CONQUESTIAN CAMPAIGN OF EDELITH GOTHITAS
A demonic naval fleet of 43, led by the Horseman of Conquest, rends a hole northward in the Shroud of Aurum.
The fleet makes land on Edelith Gothitas' northern shores with minimal confrontation, prompting a joint resistance force of Steelside Legionaires and Aurelian Loyalists, as well as the ELF. The ensuing battle marks the largest since the War Horseman's march during the Wake of Steel.
Despite heavy opposition from the Steelside-Aurelian alliance, the overwhelming Conquest forces, boasting number and weaponry superiority, captures the entirety of the Edelith Gothitas peninsula. With the total annexation of the region, Steelside Legion infrastructure is seized, leading to a massive loss of influence over the Edelith region. The ELF, unable to deter Conquest's invasion internally, is annihilated by the Construct Guard.
Bracing for an ensuing mainland invasion, the Steelside-Aurelian alliance prepares fortifications along the Lyria Canal. Preparing for an offensive that never came, the Steelside-Aurelian alliance maintains the line on the Lyria Canal despite multiple calls for retaliation.
For reasons unknown, the Horseman of Conquest's campaign had halted upon the canal despite recognizing the alliance's weakened state. Furthermore, shortly after the conflict's standstill, a Corrosive, low-hanging fog known as The Haze has set over Edelith Gothitas. Theories suggest this being a defensive annexation strategy by the Horseman of Conquest, but with little reconnaissance opportunities and minimal Conquest fluctuations apart from small skirmishes and reinforcements, the campaign has halted to standstill.
