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328 2. THE ELDER SCROLLS CHAPTER 2: DAGGERFALL
Reich Gradkeep. First the halls of the palace, and then the streets of the capitol ran red with
blood. It was only with the support of the Daggerfall army that the chaos was brought under
relative control.
The Sentinel army fled to the Yeorth Burrowland, and the Daggerfall army chased them as far
as the Ravennian Forest before making camp. One week later, after each had a chance to send
for reinforcements and plan their strategies, the armies met in the field that separated them,
the flowering meadowland called Cryngaine Field. In the heat of the clash, an unnatural fog
spread over the field, blinding all combatants. When the mist finally lifted, King Lysandus'
body was found, his throat pierced by an unmarked arrow.
Daggerfall did not waste any time in mourning; young prince Gothryd, who had shown great
bravery in battle and was very popular among the troops, was crowned King of Daggerfall
just behind the battle lines, and he ordered the army onward. Perhaps it was the sight of the
brave young warrior turned king appearing on the battlefield in full regalia that inspired the
Daggerfall army, perhaps the battle would have turned regardless, Sentinel began to panic.
King Gothryd met King Camaron before the Redguards had retreated, and the two monarchs
fought. Both were excellent warriors, but Gothryd was a more skillful swordsman, and
Camaron fell that day. Lord Oresme of Sentinel formally surrendered to Daggerfall, giving up
all rights to Betony officially. He later commited suicide on the ship back to Sentinel.
Peace was a difficult process for the cities and towns on both sides of the Iliac Bay. As part of
the formal peace treaty, King Gothryd asked for the hand of Princess Aubk-i, only daughter of
the late King Camaron and the Queen Regent Akorithi. The request was intended to restore
friendship between the kingdoms, and it was partially successful though many in the royal
court of Sentinel viewed the princess as more a prisoner of war than a bond to Daggerfall. The
only surviving member of the ruling family of Reich Gradkeep was a sickly infant, so the
councilors of state appealed to Lord Auberon Flyte, a cousin of Lord Graddock, to rule the
lordship in regency.
Lord Flyte accepted, and his strong, almost dictatorial style was just what Reich Gradkeep
needed to restore order after the bloody Treaty of Reich Gradkeep. His subjects were grateful
that when the infant heir died, they not only elevated his wife Doryanna and him from regents
to rulers, they agreed to rename the lordship in his honor. Reich Gradkeep became Anticlere,
named after his ancestral home. The horrors of the War of Betony still live on, even in
Anticlere. Whether Daggerfall and Sentinel will be able to use the marriage of King Gothryd
and Princess Aubk-i as a symbol of peace rather than discord is something that only the future
can show.
-- 14 Suns Dawn 3E 404