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
    • 6,857 dragons of various age and size
    • 34,800 allied Ahrimin tribesmen
    • 44,250 Juni mercenaries
• 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.