The Pig War

The Pig War was a series of consecutive and overlapping conflicts that came to be recognized as one on-going war, fought between The Tripartite Kingdoms over the course of 42 years, starting in year 974 and ending in year 1016.

Origin of the Term
The Pig War is what the conflict came to be known as after several decades of fighting because of the rumor, still as of yet unconfirmed, that it started over a squabble over a stolen pig in The Coffin. Supposedly the pig was stolen from a Sarriahn dwarf who was traveling to trade with a Keelorian merchant by a Gildebraggian bandit. Or, alternatively, from a Keelorian merchant to trade with a Gildebraggian farmer by a Sarriahn bandit. Or from a Gildebraggian farmer to trade with a Sarriahn buyer who was heisted by a Keelorian bandit. Whatever the details of the story or the truth, it became the defining story regarding the origins of the war as people perceived that the war started over minor squabbles, though it would quickly escalate into massive pitched battles.

What is known is that the conflict began in the midst of simmering tensions of economic hardship throughout the area. It expanded quickly, bringing in families, then villages, and then quickly escalating to guilds, private armed groups, cities, and then The Tripartite Kingdoms.

The Belligerents
Other Parties
 * The Sarriahn Dynasty
 * The Principality of Gildebrag
 * The Empire of Keelor
 * Orlasian Sellswords
 * The Free Companies of The Isles of Alvost
 * Troll Clans of The Giantpikes
 * Yistown Corsairs
 * The Cragmoore Freestate

The End Of Conflict
Many people hold that The Pig War was not ended formally, but by weariness of the people in the various kingdoms. The standing armies dwindled as more and more people deserted and the treasuries of all parties involved shrank. This meant private parties left the conflict and after 4 decades of conflict, the battles became less fierce and worth less. A stalemate evolved as each kingdom dug into the borders they held at that time.

The Truce of Wheelaris formally ended the conflict and designated The Coffin as a non-militarized zone where no armed individual could step foot.