The Fall of Aringale – 250 AE

Military action

The end of an Era.

Ashnoor's fabled capital Aringale falls to the Erayax

Over the time of the Succession Wars there was much civil unrest in the Capital city of Aringale. The belief at the time was that was directly and solely linked to the conflict surrounding the Succession Wars. However, recent findings by the Hall of Scholars have shed doubt on this premise. Based on these findings, it would seem that a significant amount of the unrest inside of the capital was instigated and fed by agents of The Erayax. In fact, well before even the commencement of the Succession Wars, The Erayax had been able to successfully integrate undetected into a number of levels of Aringale society. Truth be known, as the final battle in the Succession Wars was commencing, though the majority of the populous of Aringale were unaware, the capital was already under the almost complete control of The Erayax.

Thankfully though, there were some that were able to identify the threat and although they were fruitless in convincing the population or indeed the warring factions of their peril, they were able to escape the capital with various artifacts and objects of historical significance (although it should be noted that to this day the vast majority of artifacts and historical documents contained in Aringale are considered to be either lost and destroyed as a result of the fall).   As the final battle of the Succession Wars drew to its bloody completion, The Erayax appeared on the horizon, the faction forces already severely depleted, where powerless to resist in any significant manner. In fact it would seem that both factions quickly identified that their only alternative was to flee south, to escape a brutal massacre. With the majority of the factional remaining fighting forces fleeing south, there was little left to defend the city of Aringale from the wilful destruction at the hand of the Erayax Horde. Those few that escaped, tell tales of horrific scenes of death, mutilation and destruction delivered with unquenchable ferocity never before witnessed in the lands of Ashnoor.   This moment in history, has led to the pathological fear that both factions have regarding The Erayax Horde. It was a loss of great cultural and spiritual significance to each faction, and a loss they both hold eachother responsible for.