Third Holy War in the name of the Order

Military: War

The Third Holy war was started as a response to Gannauan raiders attacking Orderly Kingdoms. The war was predominantly fought and won by the forces of Kirk II 'the Wise', who had his kingdom closer to the mountain range than other powerful rulers.   After their victory, the followers of Order established the Mountain Kingdom of Gannau under the rule of Ladomir Blakfort.

In 1163, the Probare called upon his the faithful for the Third Holy War in the name of the Order. The Giant Men of the Úar'gannau mountains began raiding the neighbouring kingdoms. A year later, all rulers who follow the religion ceased their wars and sent their armies to fight the enemies of the Order.   In 1165, the army of Kirk II 'the Wise' arrived in the the mountainous Úar'gannau, the lands of the Goliath tribes.   With the help of dwarves, his army quickly marched towards the biggest Goliath tribe to fight their strongest enemy before the Goliaths could unite. He entered their camp and challenged their leader to a duel, but when their chieftain, "Bearwrestler Mathebunni" exited his tent to fight him in an honourable duel, he ordered his men to shoot the man where he stood. The rest of the tribe, outraged by the dishonourable fight, attacked the king and his forces, but they were surrounded and killed mercilessly. This event was the most important "battle" of the Holy War and later became known as the "Mathebunni Massacre of 1165".   In the next few years, the rest of the Goliath tribes were subjugated or eradicated and the Probare announced that a new, human ruler should occupy the mountains of Úar'gannau. As most of the fighting was done by Blakfort troops, Kirk II was given the honour to choose a worthy king for the newly created Gannau Kingdom. Kirk chose his distant relative, Ladomir Blakfort, a capable fighter and an intelligent administrator as the first Mountain King of Gannau. As the new capital of this kingdom, they started constructing a fortress at the site of the Mathebunni tribe named after its previous owners.