War of Conquest

War of Conquest
The War of Conquest is the only war currently going on. It started almost 300 years ago, and no-one knows how long it will last. A truce has been signed 15 years ago, but both the Kingdom of Steel and the Empire of Blood are officially still at war...

Important battles
The most important battle that has taken place until now is the Siege of Ranthar, where the Hobgoblins put the Human city of Ranthar under siege for more than 3 years. The city was only able to survive due to the magical transportation of supplies, but eventually, it seemed like the Hobgoblins were done waiting and started an all-out assault. This caught the warriors of Steel off-guard because they did not expect such a reckless attack. The Humans managed to kill the incoming wave of Hobgoblins, but then another started. And another. Until at least a thousand Hobgoblins had died. But, after holding off so many attacks without rest, the Humans were eventually defeated. This marked the beginning of the Fire Fury military theory, which eventually got developed into a tactic even stronger.

Another important battle is the Defense of Azakh, the last remaining city of the Humans at that point in the war. The Humans fought like savages to defend the last city they owned, but it seemed so useless: the Hobgoblins just kept being resurrected. But then, as the rumour goes, the Human King forged a pact with a powerful, but unknown, entity. This resulted in two things: the Elves sent their most powerful mages to burn down the Hobgoblin cities (which allowed the Humans to force the Hobgoblins to sign a truce), and a certain amount of Human soldiers were turned into the Champions of Steel. Little is known about these warriors, except that they apparently are the most powerful and dangerous soldiers of the entire Mortal Plane, possessing the knowledge of Diamond Lines, a military theory more powerful than any known by ordinary mortals.