The Cabal Wars

In Expansion:5662 A Northerner calling himself Orix Deathsong appeared in the furthest reaches of the north, with a large legion of the undead. Using sinister magic he enslaved clan after clan forcing them to cannibalize each other conquering while raising their ancestral burial grounds the furthest reaches of the north, this group became known as the Silver Cabal and led to the start of the Cabal Wars. The War was one of the bloodiest and most violent in the history of the North. The Cabal Wars lasted for 4 years until the defeat of Deathsong at the Battle of Valgarde Mountain in Expansion:5666   

The Battle of Jorstad Fjord (Expansion:5662)
This was the first reported sighting of the Cabal, all other villages that were decimated had no survivors. Jorstad was a large village that spanned across a narrow ravine in northwestern reaches of the continent. Despite the difficulty of invading the city the few entrances proved to be effective choke points for the Cabal as its undead legion laid siege upon the villagers. A few guard deserters fled to warn other clans about the undead legion. Jorstad was burned and the remains of the city fell into the sea. 

The Battle of the Graalt Woods (Expansion:5662)
Vjiorstead was once known as the village that could never fall; surronded by hundreds of acres of forested land, and the Wood Wailers, guerrilla soldiers that could hide in the trees for weeks. The Cabal fought against this threat by torching the forest, Deathsong’s magic incinerated the woodlands forcing cooking the Wood Wailiers alive while the undead legion marched across. When several other nearby clans attempted to aid Vjiorstead and held the Cabal to a standstill for three weeks until the undead were no more. But just as the neighboring clans were celebrating their victory, Deathsong reappeared leading a brand new legion equal to the size of his previous. The clans were annihilated and there appeared to be no survivors.  

The Battle of Seascrape (Expansion:5663)
The next village to be hit was Seascrape. Protected by a young man named Ashen, Deathsong faced for the first time another Sorcerer. Ashen’s magic was able to stall the Undead Legion by igniting a nearby wild Grizzlybear causing it to panic and charge into the bulk of the Cabal Forces. The Bear violently exploded destroying the mass of undead, in the confusion the village counter attacked forcing Deathsong to retreat. With no reserve legion at his disposal, the Northerners won their first victory against the Cabal. 

The Gathering of the Clans (Expansion:5664)
''"Our land is sick and diseased. Slowly she aches and withers away until her inevitable death at the hand of this cancerous plague. Our Brothers and Sisters have died for her, and it is our solemn duty that we do the same. We are the Blood of our land! We will purge this disease, and restore the beauty to our motherland!" ''- Dredge Ramhead rallying the Clans

After a series of smaller battles, a Moot or gathering of the clans was called upon by several elders. Leading the Moot were Bregiv Bearcleaver, Dredge Ramhead and Ashen Grizzlyfire. A temporary unification of the clans was called upon for the first time since the rule of Halvor Houndmaster thousands of years ago. The greatest warriors, healers and craftsmen formed a Pact known as "The Blood of the Mountain" to fight against the Silver Cabal and end the war.

Immediately the "Blood of the Mountain" was successful, retaking several villages and pushing the Cabal back into the North. For a while it was believed the War may have been over. But Deathsong proved to be more patient then anticipated and was secretly excavating ancient burial grounds.

The Battle of the Korstaik Burial Grounds (Expansion:5665)
The Cabal had faced several losses as the Blood of the Mountain had begun to retake lost land and villages. Scouts had found Deathsong beginning to move to the eastern parts of the North towards the Korstaik Burial Gounds, the largest Mass Grave in the North. The Blood immediately mobilized sending several smaller legions to the north ahead of the main force to slowdown the Cabal. Single handedly this advance group of 500 soldiers fought to the last, holding off Deathsong from reaching the Catacombs. When the main force arrived, they torched the Catacombs preventing Deathsong from raising the hundreds of thousands of corpses that rested within. Deathsong had exerted much of his power to reach the Catacombs and saw his armies slaughtered. He was forced to retreat and went missing for an entire year.

The Battle of Valgarde Mountain (Expansion:5666)
Nearly a year after the victory at Korstaik, the Silver Cabal finally returned, attacking Valgarde Mountain directly. Taken by surprise the Blood of the Mountain rallied in what would be the final battle of the Cabal WarsOrix Deathsong returned with several thousand undead at his command and sought the bones of Halvor Houndmaster which were said to be buried beneath Valgarde Mountain. Bregiv Bearcleaver and Ashen Grizzlyfire began to climb the mountain with the idea to drop a massive landslide on top of the Cabal, while Dredge Ramhead and the Remaining Warlords charged head-on at the Cabal. <p class="MsoNormal">The Plan was a success, Dredge engaged into duel with Deathsinger buying time for Ashen to conjure a massive thunderbolt onto the mountain. The Undead Legion was buried and crushed beneath the snow, while most of the Blood of the Mountain fell back to escape the oncoming Avalanche. Ramhead Crushed Deathsinger's skull with his Hammer before also getting caught in the Avalanche ending the Cabal Wars

Aftermath
Two Days after the battle, During the celebration, Ramhead survivng the Avalanche reemerged with the corpse of Deathsinger. The celebration lasted for weeks across the North.

Celebrations however were cut short after disagreements over the future of the Blood of the Mountain. Many of the Warlords wanted to return to their lands and reclaim their clans. Bregiv however wanted the unification to continue and proposed to move south and retake the Dourlands. Some of the Clans were intrigued by the idea, but ultimately the moot disbanded along with the Blood of the Mountain.

Fear and superstition of Magic became widespread across the North, with clans being afraid of there being another Cabal. Ashen aware of this fear, settled down back in Seascrape rather then seeking power like the other Warlords.

Dredge Ramhead returned to Carraway to rebuild his clan, seizing power in the southern parts of the North becoming one of the most powerful Warlords.

Bregiv left quietly but resentful, returning Skórdilaw to action before vanishing several years later.