Defeat of the Corran Armada

Military action

After years of sabre-rattling and border squabbles, the Corran Empire under newly elevated Emperor Kern Overmere launched a full-scale attack on Tenthun, with the central thrust of the sneak attack being an attempted blockade of the nation's west coast. With both Halfling nations having recently agreed to neutrality in the event of war, a successful blockade could have been disastrous for the devout southern nation. The Corrans are not a naturally seafaring people, however. Their navy was massive but largely staffed with raw recruits drummed up in the Emperor's rush to war, and their ships were built precisely to poor plans. The Tenth fleet under Commodore Mott successfully routed the Armada, leaving very little materiel afloat and intact. The event is considered a shameful boondoggle that forced the young Emperor away from his dreams of immediate glory and into a reluctant peace treaty with a rival power.