Military action
A civil war between the Qartagonian Emirates of the Niru Valley, the Marrow Desert, and the Ghostdunes; and those of the Mashiq.
Following the destruction of the necromancer Alkazidya's forces, the emirs of the Niru Valley, the Marrow Desert, and the Ghostdunes declared war on the emirs of the Mashiq. Though few battles were actually fought during the Qartagonian Civil War, the conflict prevented the Mashiqi emirs from mounting a full throated defense of their lands come the Pilgrim Crusade.