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Telworth begins selling warships from the wealthy eastern Anduel lords to the Arn fishermen turned pirates.
Cyfurrel hires 2,000 short term mercenaries out of the Flood Plains.
Cyfurrel's uncle by marriage, Fenwin, leads his 2,000 fresh mercenaries into south Durnhall along the Dranmeck Sea.
Kergin joins Fenwin's command- having already met Fenwin five years prior.
Fenwin's force defeats an initial army of 1,800 south Durnhall men then another force of 1,700 two days later. Kergin claims three important kills and receives a position in Fenwin's guard.
Lord Clousen buys two additional warships through Telworth. His fleet stands 5 ships strong, 3 warships and 2 prize fisher vessels turned warships.
Durnhall lords send all of the silver and gold in the region to Errfulfel City as tribute.
Fenwin is recalled to Errfulfel City, his mercenary force is disbanded.
Herber provides Fenwin the funding to hire 197 of his previous command as personal mercenaries. Kergin rejoins Fenwin's command.
Fenwin, with Herber's continued financial support, hires an additional 120 soldiers out of Enhold.
Fenwin marches his 317 men to Myron II's Fall under the imperial banner.
Fendor is born.
Fenwin recruits an additional 86 men out of south Vesop, many are older veterans who fought for his father 25 years before.
Nearly bankrupted from paying Fenwin's troops' wages, Herber is forced to cease Pavel's Teymon Herber Trade House operations in Teymon and ship goods through the Merrod Trades Guild instead.
Pavel sends his family to Errfulfel City to live with Herber, then travels to Myron II's Fall and joins his father, Fenwin.
Telworth is given/takes the name Telworth the Wise due to his cunning middleman pirate ship brokering and salesmanship between east Anduel suppliers and west Anduel customers.
Garret is born.
Cyfurrel announces the first Errfulfel Championship, a competition of warriors.
Fenwin secures funding from the Greyfield Casot School to purchase two river boats and travels with Pavel and his 401 remaining men up the River Grey to the Torreson Casot School. Kergin and one other mercenary do not make the journey with him.
Kergin leaves Fenwin's employ and returns to Ortund.
East Anduel lords recognize that the 'poor fishermen' of the Arn are buying more and more expensive and advanced warships. They realize that there must be a lot of easy money to be made in interdiction raiding and dispatch entire pirate fleets of their own to the Anduel Strait.
Camder travels to Champion's Hold.
Prince Fenwin claims the Torreson Casot School lands, the Rupert Fief, and the north Vesop Woods as his dominion by right.
Fenwin builds Fort Rupert on the edge of the Vesop Woods.
Telworth the Wise's brokered ship sales grind to a halt as fewer ships are being sold to west Anduel because they are being put to use by the builders themselves. The demand still exists, though.
Telworth the Wise takes his own warship, stationed out of Mackwin, to the Davley Sea to capture ships which he plans to sell in the Arn.
A boy is born to Dornal and Anageld. Anageld barely lives through the birthing. The boy does not survive.
Prince Jorge, son of King Hollwick of Greyfield, marches a force of 700 against Fenwin in Vesop.
Fenwin is driven out of Rupert Fief by Jorge's forces.
Fenwin takes refuge in the Vesop Woods.
Kergin travels to Champion's Hold to participate in the first Errfulfel Championship.
Kergin buys a suite of mail with the last of his money.
King Jauford Hollwick petitions Emperor Cyfurrel to intervene on his behalf and apprehend Fenwin in the Vesop Woods as fulfillment of his oath.
All but 102 of Fenwin's soldiers lay down their weapons and return home. The remaining men fight either out of patriotic fervor as Vesop Woodsmen or for the promise of reward by Prince Fenwin, contender to the throne.
Cyfurrel orders Herber jailed for supporting Fenwin financially, but Herber flees Errfulfel City for Durnhall prior to arrest. Mabel, Julia, and Mica remain in Errfulfel City under Lynn's protection.
Telworth the Wise returns to Mackwin with 3 prize ships and spends the winter as an honored guest of Mackwin's lord.
Fenwin retreats deep into the Vesop Woods with his men for the winter.
The first Errfulfel Championship is held in Trahbeck. 260 men participate, many former Imperial soldiers, some existing soldiers, and several River Valley nobles (and 6 Durnhall lords). There is a round of three free for all melees with 100, 100, and 60 participants. The last 10 men standing in the 100 man melees and the last 6 men standing in the 60 man melees are promoted to a one on one direct elimination tournament. The top 8 men are paid 18 Myron marks. The top 4 are paid 36 Myron Marks. The top 2 men are paid 80 Myron Marks. The winner is titled Champion of Errfulfel, paid 100 Myron marks, and given land at Champion's Hold. A native of Trahbeck, Gren of Dermith, wins the championship. Gren served in Imperial Ertund from 1408-1412. The participants use woven reed batons as weapons. Two participants die, several are severely wounded.
Kergin makes it to the direct elimination round of the Errfulfel Championship. He defeats his first opponent, then submits in battle- making it to the top 16.
Kergin is convinced to join a ship crew out of Kern/Flood Plains. He travels with his recruiter, Jamel Swick, to the Flood Plains.
Telworth the Wise travels to the Arn with his small fleet and sells his 3 prize ships.
Despite his many ship sales, Telworth has little personal wealth and actually sells as a sponsored captain in a small Arn fleet, pirating the Anduel Strait.
Kergin, Jamel Swick, and crew work under their captain, Wendyl, as an escort ship for merchant vessels traveling between Ortund, Cantley, and Delco.
Kergin is able to visit Anya and Ilanya in Ortund frequently.
Vern, long lost since 1388, shows up at Fenwin's camp with 300 loyal Vesop woodsmen of good, experienced, warrior stock.
Port of Errfulfel is established at the mouth of the Errfulfel River.
Cyfurrel City is established at the top of the Enhold River.
Fenwin and Vern lead their force of 400 out of the Vesop Woods and retake Fort Rupert from the small garrison of Prince Jorge's men.
Lynn convinces her sister Delsa to convince her son, Emperor Cyfurrel, to not intervene on behalf of King Hollwick in Greyfield against Fenwin.
Cyfurrel travels to Greyfield Castle.
Cyfurrel agrees to only mediate the situation between Prince Fenwin and King Hollwick if Jauford Hollwick surrenders Vesop to Fenwin - otherwise he will let them fight it out as they see fit. Cyfurrel stands by his promise to assure the Hollwick line control of Greyfield, but refuses to make any such promise regarding Vesop.
King Hollwick refuses any agreement with Fenwin.
Cyfurrel returns to Errfulfel City.
Wendyl joins his ship with a fleet of three other small escorts.
Fenwin raids a Greyfield winter grain store on the east bank of River Grey.
Many Vesop people turn to Fenwin for support during the winter in face of grain shortages- support he is able to provide.
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