Battle of Dawnshire

The Battle of Dawnshire (Often referred to as the fall of Dawnshire) was the final battle in a campaign that spanned the course of several months in which The Bloody Dawn sought to crush the Duchy of Dawnshire.

The Forsaken Siege of Dawnshire
Under the leadership of Dread Commander, Terrence Bishop, the forsaken host known as the Bloody Dawn marched through the province of Dawnshire, raiding villages and slaughtering the smallfolk. The lord of Rosegarde, Tytos Blackvale rode out with the Knights of the Order of the Rose and half his soldiers to lift the siege before the city of Dawnshire fell beneath the might of the Bloody Dawn. Though they fought bravely, Tytos and his Knights were all slain in battle and their corpses were defiled by Commander Bishop.

The Battle of Dawnshire
Fearful for her husband, Lorrain Blackvale assembled twenty of her household guard and rode to Dawnshire with Victoriea Blackmorn, some members of the Crimson Hart and a handful of the Knights of the Silver Hand. With a force of less than sixty, they managed to defend the relief camp from a forsaken raiding party of more than two hundred. After defeating both Amaliana Bradford and Sir Delan Aiden in single combat, Bishop was forced to flee the field when Merrideth Whitehall arrived with the Knights of Eastvale. Their victory was short-lived and brought with it, the terrible news of her husband's fate at the hands of Dread Commander Bishop. A bloodied sack containing the severed heads of Lord Tytos, Sir Francis and Sir Jacob Blackvale was tossed at Lorrain's feet.

The Fall of Dawnshire
In spite of the efforts of the house of Blackvale, the Knights of Eastvale and the Knights of the Silver Hand, Dawnshire was lost and later laid to waste by blight. Whitehall Manor was completely destroyed, along with the city of Dawnshire. Fueled by grief and fury, Lorrain marched back to Wolf's Crossing with her Cousin, the Baroness of Eastvale and her knights, where she planned to join her brother in assembling a large host to crush the Bloody Dawn. Before they set out for the Crossing, Lorrain was quoted as having said. "Whether I live or die, Terrence Bishop will die screaming."