Great Coastal Invasion of 517

Known as the downfall of the Lordship of Taswick, this great war was fought between the barbaric tribes of the northern Arathi Highlands and the last vestiges of power that Seacliff Castle held unto.

Origin
For the last three decades leading up to the mass invasion, Seacliff Castle and its controlled provinces were facing a rather large decline in influence and power. The combination of political unrest and pirate raids on coastal cities had weakened the large infrastructure of the once powerful island economy. Meanwhile, hundreds of miles away, numerous clans fought for dominance on the ancient and barren plains of Cotor Isle. The clans rigid use of the isle's delicate soil and massive production of lumber had all but destroyed the small isle's few resources.

Eventually the barbaric clans abandoned the unfertile and barren islet upon layman ships and unknowingly set a course straight for Taswick Isle. Jacob Garrington, the lord of Seacliff Castle at the time, did not forsee this invasion occuring and was vastly unprepared when the clans arrived. Upon their arrival he sent a small force of three-hundred men, combining the small militia forces of Lochbell and Master's Cove.

The Battle of Landow Bay
Considered one of the bloodiest battles of the invasion. The three-hundred soldiers sent by Jacob Garrington met with the three-thousand barbaric Bluecres Clansmen. Shooting short ranged cannons from the bay's inlet, the militiamen attempted to stave off the clan's arrival. They succeeded in delaying the arrival, but were unable to completely stop it. The Bluecres Clan massacred the three-hundred soldiers, safetly arriving on the isle and aware that others inhabited it.

The Siege of Lochbell
Three days after landing on Taswick Isle, the Bluecres Clan marched forward to the gates of the small coastal town of Lochbell. They easily overwhelmed the town's weak defense and took control over it.