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|quote=''"Secure the prisoners, and transport them to the laboratories, their leader might be dead but we'll find a use for them yet."''
 
|quote=''"Secure the prisoners, and transport them to the laboratories, their leader might be dead but we'll find a use for them yet."''
 
|quote_author=- [[Ioulaum]]
 
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|summary=Illusk was a human port city located at the mouth of the River Mirar. The city served as a trade hub and accepted activity from as far as [[Netheril]]. During the early months of 1767 [[History#Nether_Years_.28NY.29|NY]] a warband of orcs, lead by a sizeable giant contigent swept through the [[Illusk]] country side and eventually came upon the city of [[Illusk]] itself.<br><br>A [[Netheril|Netherese]] relief force organised by [[Jeriah Chronos]] was sent to try and lift the siege however their arrival failed to save the city and was ultimately forced to escort those who could flee the city to safety.
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|summary=The War of the Standing Stone Orcs was a defensive series of battles fought by the [[Netheril|Netherese]] against the orcs of the [[Rampart Peaks]]. Having gathered under the warlord [[Ruzmal Bloodaxe|Ruzmal]] this warband fell over the [[Netheril|Netherese]] lands, raiding and pillaging all in their wake. In response the Archmage [[Ioulaum]] gathered and organised the [[Netheril|Netherese]] forces to ready an effective defense. The [[Netheril|Netherese]] ultimately carried the day, and after breaking the orcish resistance rounded up the would-be invaders and utilised them as fodder for their magical experiments. This battle, and the wounds sustained from it, initiated the [[Netheril|Netherese]] purge of the nearby orc-tribes, with out-right eradication or enslavement as live-subjects for use in their experiments.
 
|title=War of the Standing Stone Orcs
 
|title=War of the Standing Stone Orcs
 
|image=[[File:Ioulaum_Battling_Orcs.jpg|frameless|400px]]
 
|image=[[File:Ioulaum_Battling_Orcs.jpg|frameless|400px]]
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|date=714 [[History#Nether_Years_.28NY.29|NY]]
 
|date=714 [[History#Nether_Years_.28NY.29|NY]]
 
|location=Plain of Standing Stones
 
|location=Plain of Standing Stones
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|result=Orc's defeated,<br>- Leads to initiation of [[Ioulaum]]'s orc-kind purges.
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|result=Orc's defeated,<br>- Leads to the initiation of [[Ioulaum]]'s orc purges.
 
| faction_group_a=[[Netheril|Netherese Army]]
 
| faction_group_a=[[Netheril|Netherese Army]]
 
| faction_group_b=[[Rampart Peaks]] Orc Warband
 
| faction_group_b=[[Rampart Peaks]] Orc Warband
 
|commanders_group_a='''([[Netheril|Netherese]] Army)'''<br>[[Ioulaum]]
 
|commanders_group_a='''([[Netheril|Netherese]] Army)'''<br>[[Ioulaum]]
 
|commanders_group_b='''([[Rampart Peaks]] Orc Warband)'''<br>[[Ruzmal Bloodaxe]][[KIA|†]]
 
|commanders_group_b='''([[Rampart Peaks]] Orc Warband)'''<br>[[Ruzmal Bloodaxe]][[KIA|†]]
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|strength_group_a='''([[Netheril|Netherese]] Army)'''<br>~5,000 Footmen,<br>~2,000 Marksmen,<br>~2,000 Rengarth Mercenaries,<br>~300 Mages
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|strength_group_a='''([[Netheril|Netherese]] Army)'''<br>~10,000 Footmen,<br>~5,000 Marksmen,<br>~2,000 Rengarth Mercenaries,<br>~500 Mages
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|strength_group_b='''(Orc Warband)'''<br>~8,000 Orc Footmen<br>~5,000 Orc Marksmen
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|strength_group_b='''(Orc Warband)'''<br>~12,000 Orc Footmen<br>~7,000 Orc Marksmen,<br>~2,000 Goblin Worg-Riders
 
|reinforcements_group_a=None.
 
|reinforcements_group_a=None.
 
|reinforcements_group_b=None.
 
|reinforcements_group_b=None.
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|casualties_group_a='''(Netherese Army)'''<br>~3,000 Footmen,<br>~1,000 Marksmen<br>~1,000 Rengarth Mercenaries,<br>~100 Mages
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|casualties_group_a='''(Netherese Army)'''<br>~8,000 Footmen,<br>~3,000 Marksmen<br>~1,000 Rengarth Mercenaries,<br>~200 Mages
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|casualties_group_b='''(Orc Warband)'''<br>~6,000 Orc Footmen<br>~2,000 Orc Marksmen
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|casualties_group_b='''(Orc Warband)'''<br>~9,000 Orc Footmen<br>~4,000 Orc Marksmen<br>~1,000 Goblin Worg-Riders
 
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Revision as of 22:52, 28 July 2020

"Secure the prisoners, and transport them to the laboratories, their leader might be dead but we'll find a use for them yet."
- Ioulaum


The War of the Standing Stone Orcs was a defensive series of battles fought by the Netherese against the orcs of the Rampart Peaks. Having gathered under the warlord Ruzmal this warband fell over the Netherese lands, raiding and pillaging all in their wake. In response the Archmage Ioulaum gathered and organised the Netherese forces to ready an effective defense. The Netherese ultimately carried the day, and after breaking the orcish resistance rounded up the would-be invaders and utilised them as fodder for their magical experiments. This battle, and the wounds sustained from it, initiated the Netherese purge of the nearby orc-tribes, with out-right eradication or enslavement as live-subjects for use in their experiments.

War of the Standing Stone Orcs
Ioulaum Battling Orcs.jpg
Ioulaum mid-fight with the orc menace.
Date: 714 NY
Location: Plain of Standing Stones
Result: Orc's defeated,
- Leads to the initiation of Ioulaum's orc purges.
Factions:
Netherese Army Rampart Peaks Orc Warband
Commanders:
(Netherese Army)
Ioulaum 		(Rampart Peaks Orc Warband)
Ruzmal Bloodaxe†
Strength:
(Netherese Army)
~10,000 Footmen,
~5,000 Marksmen,
~2,000 Rengarth Mercenaries,
~500 Mages 		(Orc Warband)
~12,000 Orc Footmen
~7,000 Orc Marksmen,
~2,000 Goblin Worg-Riders
Reinforcements:
None. None.
Casualties:
(Netherese Army)
~8,000 Footmen,
~3,000 Marksmen
~1,000 Rengarth Mercenaries,
~200 Mages 		(Orc Warband)
~9,000 Orc Footmen
~4,000 Orc Marksmen
~1,000 Goblin Worg-Riders
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