The Raids of Rahkt

On a frozen winter night in An Gra, during the Darkest Hours when the Song Walkers fill the night with their voices, no matter which clan is gathered in the high halls, it is very likely that a youngling might pipe up with a request to hear the tales of the Raids of Rahkt.
The telling might differ from song to song, but the way of it is this:
Long ago, and a little longer, while clans Azagrut and Kezik were locked in bloody feuding, each of the combating clans tried to convince Whuqsu to fight alongside them to defeat the other. But Whuqsu fights no one but the sea, the mountain, and the ice-eyed elves.
Frustrated, Azagrut and Kezik sent raiding parties into Whuqsu territory, stealing food and disrupting hunts, until the people began to fear the hungry summer. They came together in the high hall, to see what could be done. None wanted to fight their neighbors, not for, nor against.
Then Rahkt, Song Walker of his people, stepped forward. "I will stop this terrible thing. I will stop this raiding. I will stop them without blood. I will stop them with three warriors." This is what he told them.
So it was told to the clan, and so the clan raised fists to vote. They would trust their Rahkt.
So he chose his three warriors. He chose his three Song Walkers and brought them down from their mountains. He brought them down to their battlefields.
The raiding party of Azagrut came to the mountain. They came to steal food and disrupt the hunt. They listened for the sounds of singing, for the sounds of the people.
Asya Ana, Song Walker of her people, sang out her magic to the mountain. Sang out the many voices of her people. Sang out to the raiders. "Come to me," she sang. "We have many riches here."
Eagerly the raiders followed the way of the mountain. They followed Asya Ana's magic. But they found no camp to raid. They found no people They found only empty stone. They found only mountain. They returned to their camp with angry faces.
The raiding party of Kezik came to the mountain. They came to steal food and spill blood. They listened for the sounds of singing, for the sounds of the people.
Kiel An, Song Walker of his people, sang out his magic to the mountain. Sang out the many voices of his people. Sang out to the raiders. "Come to me," he sang. "We are on a fruitful hunt."
Eagerly the raiders followed the way of the mountain. They followed Kiel An's magic. But they found no camp to raid. They found no blood to spill. They found only empty stone. They found only mountain. They returned to their camp with angry faces.
Look! The camp of Azagrut is empty! They have no horses, they have no meat. Their stores have all been stolen.
Look! The camp of Kezik is empty! They have no horses, they have no meat. Their stores have all been stolen.
Zuruk An, Song Walker of his people, sang out his magic to the mountain. Sang out in the many voices of his people. Sang out to the raiders. "Look at this!" he sang. "We have taken your horses. We have taken your meat. Go back to your side of the mountain!"
The raiders of Azagrut and the raiders of Kezik could not contain their anger. For three days they screamed and searched the mountain. For three days they chased the voice of Asya Ana. For three days they chased the voice of Kiel An. For three days they chased the voice of Zuruk An, until they were all exhausted.
Then Rahkt An, Song Walker of his people, sang out his magic to the mountain. Sang out the many voices of his people. Sang out to the raiders, both Azagrut and Kezik. "Come to me," he sang. "We have meat to share, and horses. Come to me," he sang. "We'll end this raid as brothers."
Then came the raiders of Azagrut, their bellies loud with hunger. Then came the raiders of Kezik, their heads hung low in shame. They found Rahkt An on the mountain, surrounded by his treasures. They found his three warriors, turning meat above their fires.
They fed the warriors of Azagrut, and fed the warriors of Kezik, and as the Darkest Hours fell, they fed their song to the mountain.
Thus ended the Raids of Rahkt.

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Essentially, what can be surmised from the traditional songs is that during one of Azagrut and Kezik's blood feuds, they tried to coerce Whuqsu into tipping the scales in their favor. Whuqsu, historically adamant about remaining neutral in blood feuds, refused both parties, and both parties decided to punish Whuqsu in retaliation. However, Whuqsu's Song Walkers strategically positioned themselves in the mountains to use the echoes to mislead the raiding parties into futilely searching empty sites until they gave up, only to find that their own camps had been raided while they were gone. The Song Walkers then ran the raiding parties in circles around the mountain until both parties were finally willing to talk out a diplomatic solution.
It is regarded as a wildly clever solution to the conflict.

Conflict Type

Military Campaign

Battlefield Type

Land

Location

An Gra