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	Also known as the '''Bloody Seven''', the '''Seven Year War''' was a brutal war that claimed over 30 million lives over the course of seven long years. It involved the vast majority of the realm's nations and ended in the establishment of '''the Conclave'''. In a state of total war, the major participants threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. The Seven Year War remains the deadliest conflict in the recorded history of the Forgotten Realms.		Also known as the '''Bloody Seven''', the '''Seven Year War''' was a brutal war that claimed over 30 million lives over the course of seven long years. It involved the vast majority of the realm's nations and ended in the establishment of '''the Conclave'''. In a state of total war, the major participants threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. The Seven Year War remains the deadliest conflict in the recorded history of the Forgotten Realms.

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	The Goliath Uprisings were a series of conflicts staged throughout the eastern coast of the Viking territories. Slave cities such as Kartenheim were ransacked and pillaged, and their slaves freed by the Forsaken. For every master and hired sellsword there were three Goliaths ready to fight to the death. In Goliath culture, death is but an honor given to the living who then join their ancestors in the afterlife. Goliaths who fear death have forgotten their heritage. Driven by an ancestral rage, the slaves had drawn out the conflict for ~~over~~ months before the Alliance gave in and given those who wanted to leave, ironclad ships to return to the Frostback Mountains.		The Goliath Uprisings were a series of conflicts staged throughout the eastern coast of the Viking territories. Slave cities such as Kartenheim were ransacked and pillaged, and their slaves freed by the Forsaken. For every master and hired sellsword there were three Goliaths ready to fight to the death. In Goliath culture, death is but an honor given to the living who then join their ancestors in the afterlife. Goliaths who fear death have forgotten their heritage. Driven by an ancestral rage, the slaves had drawn out the conflict for months before the Alliance gave in and given those who wanted to leave, ironclad ships to return to the Frostback Mountains.
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	The Goliath Uprisings were a series of conflicts staged throughout the eastern coast of the Viking territories. Slave cities such as Kartenheim were ransacked and pillaged, and their slaves freed by the Forsaken. For every master and hired sellsword there were three Goliaths ready to fight to the death. In Goliath culture, death is but an honor given to the living who then join their ancestors in the afterlife. Goliaths who fear death have forgotten their heritage. Driven by an ancestral rage, the slaves had drawn out the conflict for over ~~2 years~~ before the Alliance gave in and given those who wanted to leave, ironclad ships to return to the Frostback Mountains.		The Goliath Uprisings were a series of conflicts staged throughout the eastern coast of the Viking territories. Slave cities such as Kartenheim were ransacked and pillaged, and their slaves freed by the Forsaken. For every master and hired sellsword there were three Goliaths ready to fight to the death. In Goliath culture, death is but an honor given to the living who then join their ancestors in the afterlife. Goliaths who fear death have forgotten their heritage. Driven by an ancestral rage, the slaves had drawn out the conflict for over months before the Alliance gave in and given those who wanted to leave, ironclad ships to return to the Frostback Mountains.
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	===The Goliath Tribal Council===		===The Goliath Tribal Council===
	The newly freed Goliaths formed an alliance headed by the most prominent Goliath tribes and overlooked by Ygrid's sister-in-arms, [[Gremala Drathos]]. Drathos was from a prominent tribe of Goliaths known for taming and raising wild dragons. She had rallied the Goliaths and began construction of '''Jotunrath''', the capital of what would be the Goliath Kingdom. Hundreds of thousands of hours were put into the construction of the '''Walls of Drathos''', a supernaturally large wall of ice. When asked why she built a wall, Drathos said, "''So the other races have no confusion about where our land starts''."		The newly freed Goliaths formed an alliance headed by the most prominent Goliath tribes and overlooked by Ygrid's sister-in-arms, [[Gremala Drathos]]. Drathos was from a prominent tribe of Goliaths known for taming and raising wild dragons. She had rallied the Goliaths and began construction of '''Jotunrath''', the capital of what would be the Goliath Kingdom. Hundreds of thousands of hours were put into the construction of the '''Walls of Drathos''', a supernaturally large wall of ice. When asked why she built a wall, Drathos said, "''So the other races have no confusion about where our land starts''."

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	*'''The End.''' '''Ygrid''' and '''Edgar''', with thousands watching on both sides of the table, debated for no more than five minutes. Ygrid gave the ultimatum that if the Humans didn't withdraw, she would slaughter Edgar and the 33rd. A choice, that if she made, would still grant her total victory with the reinforcements she received. And the Humans did just that. King Tyrell I, having already lost his son and countless millions, ordered an immediate withdrawal to save the life of his most trusted officer and advisor. Following light skirmishes, the Elves and Dwarves withdrew as well, having exhausted their wealth with the Realm's Bank. The Goliaths had ''won''.		*'''The End.''' '''Ygrid''' and '''Edgar''', with thousands watching on both sides of the table, debated for no more than five minutes. Ygrid gave the ultimatum that if the Humans didn't withdraw, she would slaughter Edgar and the 33rd. A choice, that if she made, would still grant her total victory with the reinforcements she received. And the Humans did just that. King Tyrell I, having already lost his son and countless millions, ordered an immediate withdrawal to save the life of his most trusted officer and advisor. Following light skirmishes, the Elves and Dwarves withdrew as well, having exhausted their wealth with the Realm's Bank. The Goliaths had ''won''.

	===~~Aftermath~~===		==Aftermath==
			The Seven Year War ended in the warm seasons of late Somerset.

			===The Alliance===
			It took almost three months for the Alliance to completely withdraw all troops from the Conclave territories. The signing of a treaty of any kind was replaced with a very direct and simple exchange that started with a three word letter from '''Queen Ygrid''', "''Never come back,''". What settlements and towns defied the withdrawal were warned that they would be outside the jurisdiction of the Alliance and would be left to fend for themselves. Some pockets of Viking tribes still fight for survival amidst the harsh elements of the Frostback Basin. Following the withdrawal, King Tyrell I succumbed to a terrible bout of Black Lung and died, naming his remaining son, [[Alexius Tyrell]] the next king of Meadowcraft. Despite their abundance of territories and resources, the Alliance has never fully recovered from the financial strain that the war placed on them. But then again, being a little less rich than obnoxiously rich, is still rich.

			===The Conclave===
			In the days following the formal withdrawal of Alliance forces from the Outerlands Territory, Queen '''Ygrid Ironborn''' violently seized power and placed herself and Archon '''Visera Maelstrom''' of the Warforged of Terminus, and God Queen '''Nadeem Val-Kalrath''' of the Drow, as the sole rulers of the newly formed Conclave Empire. The ones who dared and had defeated the Global Superpowers. History has shown a government in its birth years is bloody and unpredictable, but not with the Conclave. There were no challengers to their rule since they were all either dead or too scared. They had the choice of dying in their worlds, or living in the Conclave. A new era was ushered in on the Outerlands.
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			The war, it's stories and the people who lived them, are still felt and heard throughout the Forgotten Realms to this day.
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			<big><big><big>"''Only the dead have seen the end of war.''" - Lord Sven Sheatheshield</big></big></big>

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	*'''The End.''' '''Ygrid''' and '''Edgar''', with thousands watching on both sides of the table, debated for no more than five minutes. Ygrid gave the ultimatum that if the Humans didn't withdraw, she would slaughter Edgar and the 33rd. A choice, that if she made, would still grant her total victory with the reinforcements she received. And the Humans did just that. King Tyrell I, having already lost his son and countless millions, ordered an immediate withdrawal to save the life of his most trusted officer and advisor. Following light skirmishes, the Elves and Dwarves withdrew as well, having exhausted their wealth with the Realm's Bank. The Goliaths had ''won''.		*'''The End.''' '''Ygrid''' and '''Edgar''', with thousands watching on both sides of the table, debated for no more than five minutes. Ygrid gave the ultimatum that if the Humans didn't withdraw, she would slaughter Edgar and the 33rd. A choice, that if she made, would still grant her total victory with the reinforcements she received. And the Humans did just that. King Tyrell I, having already lost his son and countless millions, ordered an immediate withdrawal to save the life of his most trusted officer and advisor. Following light skirmishes, the Elves and Dwarves withdrew as well, having exhausted their wealth with the Realm's Bank. The Goliaths had ''won''.

			===Aftermath===

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	*'''The Siege of Drathos.''' The Alliance had successfully pushed another wave of soldiers onto the shores of Jotunrath, led primarily by '''Edgar Castille'''. While the Elves and Dwarves fortified their trade routes and outposts, what men they could spare would push with Edgar's forces onto a final assault on the last remaining Goliath stronghold. A messenger was sent asking for the Goliaths to surrender, and they were sent back with their head nail into their hands and the note stuff into their open neck.		*'''The Siege of Drathos.''' The Alliance had successfully pushed another wave of soldiers onto the shores of Jotunrath, led primarily by '''Edgar Castille'''. While the Elves and Dwarves fortified their trade routes and outposts, what men they could spare would push with Edgar's forces onto a final assault on the last remaining Goliath stronghold. A messenger was sent asking for the Goliaths to surrender, and they were sent back with their head nail into their hands and the note stuff into their open neck.

	*'''The Warforged and Drow join the war.''' The first stage of the Siege of Drathos was to wait until the beginning of the cooler seasons when the snow was beginning to soften, but before it completely froze over. This would allow the proper Dwarvish siege equipment to join Edgar and Roman's soldiers for the assault on the wall which was all but impenetrable. They would make camp there and discuss methods of infiltrating such a massive structure. Outwaiting the Goliaths wasn't an option, as the Alliance would suffer immeasurably if they attempted to brave another deadly winter. ~~(WIP)~~		*'''The Warforged and Drow join the war.''' The first stage of the Siege of Drathos was to wait until the beginning of the cooler seasons when the snow was beginning to soften, but before it completely froze over. This would allow the proper Dwarvish siege equipment to join Edgar and Roman's soldiers for the assault on the wall which was all but impenetrable. They would make camp there and discuss methods of infiltrating such a massive structure. Outwaiting the Goliaths wasn't an option, as the Alliance would suffer immeasurably if they attempted to brave another deadly winter. On the first day of the siege, the first ranks arrived at the staging area to see that there was no siege equipment. The warning had not yet reached them that thousands of Drow had joined the war, and immediately cut the head off the Dwarvish engineer corps and stolen the equipment. Equipment which sat just behind the wall and bombarded Roman and Edgar's forces with such prejudice that their ranks broke and scattered to the forest.

			*'''The Battle of Jyork, or the Battle of Slaver's Bay.''' '''Ygrid''' made appearances across the new Goliath frontlines. Reinforced by Drow fighters and Warforged firepower, she pierced the defensive line protecting the supply ships and made one last attempt at breaking the Alliance. Human Intelligence gathered that Ygrid would push through the coast of Jyork, an abandoned fishing town that the supply ships were using to unload. They gathered that if they strike, and cut the head off the Goliath leadership for good, the body would die. '''Edgar Castille''' made the bold decision to engage Ygrid's speeding offense with his valiant 33rd. What he didn't know, was that a Goliath spy posing as a slave on the inside of Human Intelligence, leaked this plan to Ygrid. The valiant 33rd were overrun within an hour by the combined might of the Goliaths, Warforged, and Drow. Worst was that Edgar hadn't just lost, he had been captured.

			*'''The End.''' '''Ygrid''' and '''Edgar''', with thousands watching on both sides of the table, debated for no more than five minutes. Ygrid gave the ultimatum that if the Humans didn't withdraw, she would slaughter Edgar and the 33rd. A choice, that if she made, would still grant her total victory with the reinforcements she received. And the Humans did just that. King Tyrell I, having already lost his son and countless millions, ordered an immediate withdrawal to save the life of his most trusted officer and advisor. Following light skirmishes, the Elves and Dwarves withdrew as well, having exhausted their wealth with the Realm's Bank. The Goliaths had ''won''.

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	===Year 2===		===Year 2===
	*'''The Orcs''' join the war after fruitful negotiations with the Goliaths. They provide a steady supply of Orc prisoners fighting for their freedom. Among them is '''Skulk Greymind'''.		*'''The Orcs''' join the war after fruitful negotiations with the Goliaths. They provide a steady supply of Orc prisoners fighting for their freedom. Among them is '''Skulk Greymind'''.

			*'''The Hobgoblins''' join the war on the honor of gold. Full companies of marauders and conquerors become the fearsome tip of the spear of the Goliath offensive.

	*'''The Duel at Razgal Cliffs.''' '''The Samurai''' and '''Orcs''' fight to a bloody six-hour stalemate between the twin cliffs of Razgal. '''Skulk Greymind''' leads a small force under the cover of night and ambush the Samurai at their tents. His victorious duel against Captain Jyunichi Hakai forces the samurai stationed there to surrender.		*'''The Duel at Razgal Cliffs.''' '''The Samurai''' and '''Orcs''' fight to a bloody six-hour stalemate between the twin cliffs of Razgal. '''Skulk Greymind''' leads a small force under the cover of night and ambush the Samurai at their tents. His victorious duel against Captain Jyunichi Hakai forces the samurai stationed there to surrender.

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	*'''The Siege of Drathos.''' The Alliance had successfully pushed another wave of soldiers onto the shores of Jotunrath, led primarily by '''Edgar Castille'''. While the Elves and Dwarves fortified their trade routes and outposts, what men they could spare would push with Edgar's forces onto a final assault on the last remaining Goliath stronghold. A messenger was sent asking for the Goliaths to surrender, and they were sent back with their head nail into their hands and the note stuff into their open neck.		*'''The Siege of Drathos.''' The Alliance had successfully pushed another wave of soldiers onto the shores of Jotunrath, led primarily by '''Edgar Castille'''. While the Elves and Dwarves fortified their trade routes and outposts, what men they could spare would push with Edgar's forces onto a final assault on the last remaining Goliath stronghold. A messenger was sent asking for the Goliaths to surrender, and they were sent back with their head nail into their hands and the note stuff into their open neck.

	*'''The Warforged and Drow join the war.'''		*'''The Warforged and Drow join the war.''' The first stage of the Siege of Drathos was to wait until the beginning of the cooler seasons when the snow was beginning to soften, but before it completely froze over. This would allow the proper Dwarvish siege equipment to join Edgar and Roman's soldiers for the assault on the wall which was all but impenetrable. They would make camp there and discuss methods of infiltrating such a massive structure. Outwaiting the Goliaths wasn't an option, as the Alliance would suffer immeasurably if they attempted to brave another deadly winter. (WIP)

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	===Year 7===		===Year 7===
			* '''Endure.''' By the seventh year of the war, both sides were operating at a fraction of the resources and men that they had at the start of the war. While the Alliance did indeed have the bodies and resources to throw at the Goliaths, they were beginning to lose the support of their people and, most importantly, gold. Throughout the war the Alliance was forced to borrow high-interest loans from the Realm's Bank, who the war was very, very profitable for. The Alliance was forced to look at the cost of the war and weigh how much longer they could afford to fight for. If it was even worth it. While the Goliaths had all but exhausted their resources and soldiers. It turned into a matter of principle, not winning. The Goliaths, even with all the aid they had bought and parlayed for, were going to lose. A decision had to be made as to whether they would surrender, or die. The vote was unanimous to continue fighting until the bitter, bloody end.

			*'''The Siege of Drathos.''' The Alliance had successfully pushed another wave of soldiers onto the shores of Jotunrath, led primarily by '''Edgar Castille'''. While the Elves and Dwarves fortified their trade routes and outposts, what men they could spare would push with Edgar's forces onto a final assault on the last remaining Goliath stronghold. A messenger was sent asking for the Goliaths to surrender, and they were sent back with their head nail into their hands and the note stuff into their open neck.

			*'''The Warforged and Drow join the war.'''

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	===Year 6===		===Year 6===
	* '''All Hail the Queen.''' To celebrate the possibility of an end to the war, the Goliaths held a formal banquet for Ygrid who was due to give birth to twins. The banquet had all the remaining ale that the Goliaths could salvage and traditional foods scraped together in the grand halls of Castle Drathos. It was at this banquet that the High-Elves and Hobgoblins conspired together to indeed put an end to the war. The ale had been poisoned and the effects were felt immediately as Goliath officers and leaders fell one by one. During this moment of confusion and shock, the Hobgoblins stormed the drinking hall and killed any surviving leaders. Among the dead were Drathos and Ygrid's husband. In one fell swoop, the Alliance had completely decapitated the Goliath leadership.		* '''All Hail the Queen.''' To celebrate the possibility of an end to the war, the Goliaths held a formal banquet for Ygrid who was due to give birth to twins. The banquet had all the remaining ale that the Goliaths could salvage and traditional foods scraped together in the grand halls of Castle Drathos. It was at this banquet that the High-Elves and Hobgoblins conspired together to indeed put an end to the war. The ale had been poisoned and the effects were felt immediately as Goliath officers and leaders fell one by one. During this moment of confusion and shock, the Hobgoblins stormed the drinking hall and killed any surviving leaders. Among the dead were Drathos and Ygrid's husband. In one fell swoop, the Alliance had completely decapitated the Goliath leadership. Ygrid survived the attempt on her life, but her unborn son had not.

	*'''The Iron Price.''' At the ~~battle~~ of the ~~Frozen Wastes~~		*'''The Iron Price.''' A month after the assassination attempt on Ygrid's life, Prince '''Edward''' and the 32nd Royal Rangers attempt to cross the Valley of Whispers, a deep canyon between the Gordyr Mountains, in an attempt to reach the Hallowed Forests and head off '''Skulk Greymind's''' war party. Unknown to Prince Edward, was that Captain Greymind knew he was coming and had set a trap. The 32nd followed the trail of what they thought was the war party and were immediately attacked by none other than '''Ygrid''', who had seemingly cheated death and set herself on them like a wild animal. The 32nd were forced to retreat back into the valley but found themselves trapped between Ygrid and Skulk's forces who took positions further up the cliffs. With the high ground advantage, Ygrid ordered that the newly named Bloody 99th, hold their positions and not engage. Any attempts on Prince Edward's end at trying to get out of the valley were met with heavy resistance. In the first few hours of the ambush, the 32nd were reduced to a fraction of their original fighting force. They were trapped... It's said that one by one, the 32nd froze to death in the coldest pocket of Jotunrath over the course of a week, and Ygrid watched from the cliffs. When asked whether she would send Prince Edward's corpse to the Alliance, she refused. ''"They took my son. So I took theirs."'' At the end of the conflict, Ygrid only sent back Prince Edward's family sword, the ''Legendary Sword of Embers''. His and the bodies of the 32nd remain in the valley to this day.

	===Year 7===		===Year 7===