The Battle of Sundered Hill
The final battle of the Second Great War (sometimes known as the Dragon War), in which the Peace of the Oath was dissolved.
Belligerents:
- Vengeance of the Lost: a contingent of dragons, infuriated by the use of Blood Crystals, the crystallized essence of their own ancestors, as a fuel source for Artifice by Man.
- Commander: no supreme commander. Zefira, Auldellise, and Ankhanis were present and commanded their respective flights.
- Forces
- The Kingdom of the Sword: bereft of any support from elves.
- Commander: King Orendil.
- Forces:
- 1,922 Knights Titan
- 24,900 Knights of the Round
- 144,000 regular men-at-arms
- 584,000 irregular militia
- 1,866 Wizards of the White Tower
- 75,600 riflemen
- Over 32,000 dwarven allies of the Thanelands
Result:
- Pyyrhic Victory - Kingdom of the Sword
- Losses:
- Vengeance: 1,944 dragons, including Auldellise's predecessor Umaradyse, once eldest of his line.
- Kingdom of the Sword: 561,000, including King Orendil. Dynasty Blade not recovered; apparent end of the Seventh Dynasty. Kingdom of the Sword dissolved in aftermath.