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The Battle of Night and Day

Supernatural battle fought in 379 ST in Solthon Vale (approximately 20 miles west of Kerofin Mit.)

In the early Gbaji War the World Council of the Land of Genertela invaded the Heortling lands many times, more often with success than defeat. By 368 the World Council had captured the northern cities of the Berenethings, then captured or burned all the towns and then the steads. Those Heortlings resisted heroicly until everyone was killed or driven out. However, subsequent invasions met normal resitance and tribes surrendered, joined the World Council or fled to the hills. In set battle the Dara Happan army seemed invincible. Even in hill fighting the northern Orlanthi, or Talastari as they were called, were as good as the Heortlings. The Heortlings were backed into their homelands of Kerofinela.

In 375 the Sunstop occurred. Nysalor the Liar, Gbaji Himself, was concocted. A new weapon was available to the World Council of the Land of Genertela. In 378 a new army was mustered, led by Dara Happans and including humans, dwarves and elves among the forces, which invaded Dragon Pass. Despite extreme caution. The next year they forced a battle in Dragon Pass against the Heortlings and their prehistoric allies, the Unity Council amog whom trolls were prominent. At the battle an extraordinary event occurred when the troll army mustered for massed combat. The Heortling army was led by High King Garindath the True, heir to Heort and bearer of Orlanth's Thunderstone. All the great combatants of both sides are immortalized in heroic legend.

Darkness and rainstorms dominated the battlefield when the armies met as Stormsmen on both sides called upon their gods to be present. The Dara Happans, up to their knees and waists in mud, were being slaughtered. The opposing storm kings made themselves to be gods. They were so powerful that the gods themselves appeared. Garindath struck with Thunder and was destroyed by the Lightning of Lokamayadon, so that Tarumath stood there, and Gore and Gash appeared and fell upon the Dara Happans. Daysenerus emerged in turn to protect the Light loving Dara Happans. Kyger Litor snuffed out that light, and then Nysalor himself appeared to all. Nysalor ripped the innards of Kyger Litor from her soul and ever since then the entire troll race has been cursed. Lokamayadon, filled with the new power of Tarumath, led his own men to victory against the Heortlings. So great was this victory that no further huge battles took place until the coming of Arkat.

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