Scanran War

The Scanran War was waged between Tortall and Scanra. It unofficially began in the late 450s HE with small skirmishes and raids at the borderlines. It was at this time when the Scanrans first began to use killing devices, which were metal monsters. War was officially declared in 460 HE when Maggur Rathhausak, the new King of Scanra, allied many of the Scanran clans by use of hostages. Jonathan IV of Conté, the King of Tortall, was forced to respond to increasing violence and hostility at the border with war. The killing devices were employed throughout 460 HE, until Blayce the Gallan's destruction at the hands of Keladry of Mindelan in the summer of that year.

Even after Blayce's death the war continued for the next two years in various smaller fights—the hill country wasn't the best terrain for real battles—and didn't end until spring of 464 HE..

Scanra

The instigator of the war. The forces were led by Maggur Rathhausak, the warlord who studied battle strategy in universities and with actual armies. He shaped up the Scanran raiders so they actually acted like warriors.

Weapons Used

The Scanrans' main mass-killing weapons were killing devices. They were metal monsters made by Blayce the Gallan from the souls of dead children. They were made of steel and bone, and they were strong. Their arms were knives and other weapons.

Tortall

The head of the Northern armies was Vanget haMinch, the famed General from the warrior noble clan, the Minchis.

Forts

• Fort Steadfast
• Fort Giantkiller
• Fort Mastiff

(and others)

• Frasrlund—fortified town on the Vassa River.

Commanding officers

• Vanget haMinch, the General
• Wyldon of Cavall, commander of a district
• Raoul of Goldenlake, commander of the King's Own
• Keladry of Mindelan, commander of Haven, the refugee camp

(and more)