The Short War

The Short War lasted just 42 days. By the time many of the armies were raised, the war had come to a close. It was a conflict fought between The Principality of Gildebrag and The Sarriahn Dynasty over ownership of The Skybranch Forest, which the Gildebraggians call Pinepeaks.

Background
The Short War erupted when the elves of Skybranch Forest refused to pay taxes or levies to The Principality of Gildebrag. They asked The Sarriahn Dynasty to intervene on their behalf, annexing them into their kingdom.

42 Days
The Sarriahn Dynasty's forces mobilized quickly from Dragonspear and Lymnwood to push Gildebraggian forces out and into the mountains. The Gildebraggian forces were, at that time, largely occupied by a border dispute with The Orlas Empire.

Having largely lost the conflict in just the first few weeks, the Gildebraggians began raiding along The Sarriah River, The Skybranch Forest, as well as taking out their frustration on local clans of dwarves in Gildebrag.

For days, the Gildebraggian forces dumped the bodies of Skybranch Elves, Gildebraggian Dwarves, and their Sarriahn allies into the source of the Sarriah River. This literally poisoned the river for years, destroyed the trade along the waterway, and spread disease throughout the border towns and settlements along the river's edge in The Sarriahn Dynasty, including Dragonspear.

Outcomes
The dumping of the bodies into The Sarriah River had the desired effect for Gildebrag. It stunted trade along The Sarriah River, weakening the trade position of the dynasty as well as killing thousands over the next few years with diseases. The Treaty of Starcatcher's Keep ceded the Skybranch Forest to The Sarriahn Dynasty. The Skybranch elves have remained extremely loyal allies of the dynasty since the transfer.