War of Vengeance
The War of Vengeance (1508-1509) was a war between Elwynn and Yardistan which took place in the First Babkhan Era of Elwynn. The war ended in a decisive Elwynnese victory.
Background
At the time of Elwynn's demotion in the Year 1488 from Duchy to Barony its elite consisted of haughty and snobby corrupted Elfinshi.
The Elfinshi (with their Menelmacari and Hyperborean allies) had a vested interest in keeping the Elw indentured. Shireroth (and its Duchy of Elwynn) was a fully feudalist society. Ravishing the women of a lord was a legal punishment for certain crimes (only women until the "equal ravishing rights" debate took place).
The Elfinshi had their idyllic Soloralist concept of what life should be. Nature should be unspoilt. Seeing how monstrous Menelmacar had become after industrialization, Elwynn couldn't possible endure the same fate. It had to be protected. For that reason, the Elfinshi decided to make Elwynn a "reserve" built on tradition and the five quintessentialist truths. The environment would be catered for, things would be peaceful and beautiful. Everyone would sit in the tree tops and sing every day.
For the Elfinshi elite, at least, who lived in a clueless bubble of luxury and extravaganza.
The native peoples, at this time mainly the Elw, toiled. They were a nomadic people, prior to the Shirerithian invasion. The Elfinshi indentured the Elw, and made them work in agriculture, in construction and so on. And as modern technology was denied, work was very heavy and very hard. These backbreaking, dangerous and slave-like conditions only fueled resentment from Elw to Elfinshi. Many Elw people died, of course.
After Elwynn's demotion to a barony, the alliance between Hyperboreans and Elfinshi had broken down. Mari Greenwood and the upper echelons of the Elfinshi elite left for Delvenus. Violence broke out. Elw people demanded freedom. As Mari Greenwood, for reasons unknown, left the baronial throne to Ardashir, the Babkhans who did arrive were hailed as heroes and liberators. Especially as they brought technology with them.
That the Elfinshi genocide then actually did occur within two or three months from demotion was not too surprising, given the chaos, the resentment, and the will for the new regime to get the people on its side.
