Lebendeländer Civil War

The Kingdom of Lebendeländer sits on a geopolitical fault line between The Kingdom of Awegon to the west and north and Ausfenz to the east and controls the only major crossing point between them. In the year of 932 PA this came to a front when the king proposed starting negotiations with Awegon over the claim to the north of the valley which was and still is controlled by Awegonian forces. This outraged two groups of people: the military, who faced massive cuts to their budget if the chances of conflict with Awegon were reduced, and the Ausfenzians, who would lose a major lever they could pull against Awegon. In secret, these two groups met with The King of Ausfenz, Kerekes Von Louffen, promising to support the general Lebendeländian forces, Helferich Hetzinger, in a war against Awegon if they took control of Lebenlander.

Armed with this knowledge and some halberds, an elite team of soldiers attempted to storm the palace but the palace guards, loyal to the king, fought hard against them and when they finally breached the walls they found that the king was nowhere to be found. The king and the royal family with a few servants and guards had fled, through tunnels known only to them, under the Kurts and were now fleeing through Kurtsport to the Naris Hold, an impregnable fortress at the top of a winding road into the hillside.

When they arrived there they dispatched messengers to the Achthalian Capital, Pleitsdorf, and to garner support in the main military base, Krutsfurt. However, the commander of Krutsfurt,  was strongly behind the plot and alerted Helferich before setting off to take the Naris Hold.