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====[[Greyhawk Wars]]====

* In Readying, the half-orc [[Turrosh Mak]] of the [[Nedla]] tribe becomes its chief, secretly supported by the Scarlet Brotherhood. He unites the tribes of the [[Pomarj]]. He attacks the Wild Coast, sacking [[Eldredd]], [[Badwall]], and [[Fax]] before invading the [[Principality of Ulek]]. ([http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=lg/lgmp/20071106a Safeton]; Wars, Adventurer's Book p.15-18)
* '''[[Battle of Celene Pass]]'''. Pomarj forces are stopped by a scouting party of dwarven warriors calling themselves the League of Right, who establish hasty earthworks and fortifications. Commander [[Rourk Splinterstone]] and 30 of 200 soldiers survive long enough for reinforcements to arrive. Splinterstone is awarded a small barony and the survivors are awarded a lifelong pension. (From the Ashes p.7; LGG p.152; Slavers p.122-124; Wars, Adventurer's Book p.18)
* Queen [[Yolande]] of [[Celene (realm)|Celene]] closes her realm to outsiders. (Wars, Adventurer's Book p.19)
* In Coldeven, [[Safeton]] and [[Narwell]], the last remaining unconquered cities of the Wild Coast, sign sign a Pact of Association with the [[Free City of Greyhawk]]. ([http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=lg/lgmp/20071106a Safeton]; From the Ashes, Campaign Book p.50)
* Fearing invasion of the city of [[Fax]] by Turrosh Mak, forty members of the [[Crescent League]] hijack a ship and flee to Onnwal. This act destroys the Crescent League's reputation across the Flanaess. (Dragon #256 p.47)
* [[Fax]] falls. ([http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=lg/lgmp/20071106a Safeton])
* In spring, Commandant [[Osson]]'s ride comes to an end. Trapped in Medegia, he makes an impossible dash for freedom toward the [[Hestmark Highlands]], but most of the unit's officers are killed in an ambush while crossing the [[Flanmi River]]. The survivors flee into the hills. Osson is never seen again. (Wars, Adventurer's Book p.19)
* The [[Gran March]] sends troops across the Lorridges to aid Furyondy against Iuz, fulfilling obligations under the [[Treaty of Niole Dra]]. (LGG p.50)
* Overking Ivid orders [[Medegia]] crushed for their impunity. His army spends substantial time plundering and sacking every town and city. (Wars, Adventurer' Book p.19)
* '''Night of Terror.''' On 1 Growfest, all half-orcs, orcs and hobgoblins in [[Safeton]] and [[Narwell]] are killed in a single night. (Player's Guide p.61; [http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=lg/lgmp/20071106a Safeton]; From the Ashes, Campaign Book p.50; Slavers p.123)
* Twenty-seven of the thirty lords of the [[Sea Princes]] assassinated in a single night by the [[Scarlet Brotherhood]]. The remaining lords surrender. (LGG p.101)
* Most of the Order of the Golden Sun are recalled to Onnwal, where they are ambushed and slaughtered by the Scarlet Brotherhood. Only six members ultimately survive. (Dragon #293 p.93)
* The thieves' guild of [[Scant]] suddenly flee the city. (LGG p.80)
* '''Night of the Scarlet Knives.''' On the night of Wealsun 18, spies of the [[Scarlet Brotherhood]] capture Scant, landing an army by sea the next day. [[Onnwal]] falls to the [[Scarlet Brotherhood]]. Szek [[Eward Destron]] is slain. (LGG p.80; [http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=lg/lgmp/20051101a Scant - A City Enslaved]; LGJ #15)
* [[Jian Destron]] inherits the position of Szek of [[Onnwal]]. The Scarlet Brotherhood attempts to sink his ship, but he is able to escape thanks to a sudden fog, for which credit would later be claimed by Rary the Traitor. He establishes a court-in-exile in the port of [[Nessermouth]] in [[Nyrond]]. (LGJ #15)
* [[Lordship of the Isles]] officially declares loyalty to the Scarlet Brotherhood. (Player's Guide p.7)
* A fleet from the [[Lordship of the Isles]], led by the [[Scarlet Brotherhood]], attempts to invade [[Gradsul]], but is repelled. They move on to harry the ships of [[Irongate]]. (LGG p.66,72)
* '''Invasion of Geoff and Sterich by giants.''' In summer, renewed giant and evil humanoid raids hit the Grand Duchy of Geoff, Sterich, and the Yeomanry. [[Keoland]] offers support to the Earl of Sterich, but demands fealty in exchange. The negotiations delay the deployment of Keoish reinforcements, and Geoff and Sterich are conquered by the invaders. Dwarves and humans flee to the [[Good Hills]]. (From the Ashes, Atlas, p.7; LGG p.49,107,145; Wars, Adventurer's Book p.20)
* Nonhumans despoil the [[Loftwood]] by setting fires. (LGG p.141)
* Giants and nonhumans overrun the [[Oytwood]] in Geoff. (LGG p.141)
* Giants and ogres attack the [[Yeomanry]], but armed peasants successfully repel the invaders. (Wars, Adventurer's Book p.20)
* The [[Gran March]] sends reinforcements relieve Geoff and Sterich from the giants. (LGG p.50)
* In Goodmonth, weeks after the invasion of Geoff, [[Ket]] allies with Iuz, and promptly launches a cavalry attack against [[Bissel]]. Bissel is forced to surrender by mid-Harvester. (LGG p.33,50; From the Ashes, Atlas p.7; Wars, Adventurer's Book p.20)
* Ambassadors visit the isolated [[Valley of the Mage]] seeking assistance to fight the giants. Talks are interrupted by an invasion of giants and humanoids. (LGG p.127; The Adventure Begins p.35)
* In early summer, [[Pontylver]] is razed. ([http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=lg/lgmp/20040914a Rumours and Whispers of the Flanaess]; Ivid p.106)
* '''The Battle of Innspa''' marks the peak of the Aerdy invasion of Nyrond. Ivid V foolishly insists on personally commanding his armies, resulting in crushing defeat. Ivid executes his generals and nobles, raising them as undead servitors. Ivid is subsequently assassinated by the nobility, and the priesthood of Hextor raise him as undead. He begins mass executions. (From the Ashes, Atlas p.8)
* The North Province secedes from the Great Kingdom. (From the Ashes, Atlas p.8; LGG p.24)
* The Scarlet Brotherhood begins campaign of assassinations in Iron League states with an aim to destabilize their governments. Cobb Darg of the Free City of [[Irongate]] orders the execution of every known Scarlet Brotherhood agent within the city. (From the Ashes, Atlas, p.9)
* In Goodmonth, Iuz turns his forces to the attack of [[Almor]]. (Wars, Adventurer's Book p.19)
* '''The Day of Dust.''' On [[Goodmonth]] 17, Ivid razes [[Chathold]] and [[Almor]] in a magical cataclysm. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20161101184059/http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=lg/lgmp/20040217a Bonewood and Chathold]; Ivid p.145)
* Furyondy breaks the siege of [[Chendl]] and drives Iuz northwards in autumn. (Iuz the Evil p.4)
* The town of [[Cantona]], where magic is unreliable, is conquered by orcs. Half of its inhabitants manage to flee north; others are enslaved or eaten. (From the Ashes, Campaign Book p.58)
* '''The Day of the Great Signing'''. In the month of Harvester, '''the [[Pact of Greyhawk]] is signed''', ending what would retroactively be known as the [[Greyhawk Wars]]. The treaty fixes national borders. (From the Ashes, Atlas p.9; LGG p.16)
* On the same day, Rary instigates a massive magical battle within the Great Hall and attempts to assassinate the other members of the [[Circle of Eight]], killing only [[Otiluke]] and [[Tenser]] before fleeing into the Bright Desert to form his own kingdom. (From the Ashes, Atlas, p.9; LGG p.16,38)
* Rary's older brother, the legendary scholar [[Arkalan Sammal]] of [[Ket]], disavows his brother. He succumbs to alcoholism. (LGJ #5 p.8)
* The orc [[Quij]] takes part in the sacking of the castle of the slain archmage [[Tenser]]. (The Adventure Begins p.98)
* Cairn Hills Treaty. [[Cairn Hills]] ceded from the [[Duchy of Urnst]] to the [[Free City of Greyhawk]]. (LGG p.144; [http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=lg/lgmp/20070522a The Griffon's Nest])
* Despite the Pact of Greyhawk, some fighting continues, mainly in the [[Pomarj]], [[Ratik]], and the [[Lost Lands]]. (Iuz the Evil p.49; From the Ashes, Campaign Book p.50)
* In Patchwall, orcs loot and pillage [[Castle Sulafrait]]. (From the Ashes, Campaign Book p.50)