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{{Infobox Conflict
| name=Second Wesfolk War
| date=???–2BW
| result=
* The [[Lich-Lords]] open gateways to allow orcs onto the [[Green Isle]].
* The [[Wesfolk]] rebel and flee from the Lich-Lords.
* The [[Southbay]] army is defeated.
| belligerents 1=
* [[Southbay|Kingdom of Southbay]]
| belligerents 2=
* [[Wesfolk]]
* [[Lich-Lords]]
* [[Orcs]]
| leaders 1=
* [[Second Crown Prince of Southbay]]
| leaders 2=
* [[Jevyan|Lich-Lord Jevyan]]
}}

The '''second Wesfolk War''' was the second major conflict between [[Haldric's people|Prince Haldric's people]] and the [[Wesfolk]]. It was started by the [[Second Crown Prince of Southbay|first Crown Prince of Southbay]] as a war of distraction, but resulted in the [[Lich-Lords]] opening gateways and allowing masses of orcs to invade the Green Isle, resulting in the island's eventual downfall.

== History ==

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| quote=The new Crown Prince departed with the largest army ever assembled on the Isle to make war with the Wesfolk.
| source=Lore describes the second Crown Prince of Southbay's attack on the [[Wesfolk]].
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After the Wesfolk lost the [[First Wesfolk War|first Wesfolk War]] and were pushed into more marginal lands, a peace was achieved, albeit one of uncertainty. Now in a state of poverty, the Wesfolk continued to raid [[Haldric's people|Prince Haldric's people]]. Meanwhile, the [[First Crown Prince of Southbay|elder son]] of [[Addroran IX|King Addroran IX]] from [[Southbay]] died under suspicious circumstances, leading suspicion to fall upon his brother. The new Crown Prince of Southbay decided to start a war of distraction by attacking the Wesfolk kingdoms once more.<ref name="summer">{{Cite|summer}}</ref>

After assembling the largest army to have walked the face of the Green Isle, he advanced on the Wesfolk.<ref name="summer"/> The might of Southbay was great enough to force the Wesfolk's [[Lich-Lords|Lich-Lord]] masters into desperation, risking their lives to open gateways to the [[Old Continent]], allowing orcs to amass on the Green Isle.<ref name="return">{{Cite|return to oldwood}}</ref> The tides turned against the Crown Prince, who was killed and reincarnated by the [[Jevyan|Lich-Lord Jevyan]]. The orcs cooperated with the Lich-Lords,<ref name="final">{{Cite|a final spring}}</ref> although were less tolerant of the human Wesfolk. Betrayed by their masters, the Wesfolk fled as refugees before the orcs,<ref name="return"/> ending the war in approximately 2BW.<ref name="trow">{{Cite|trow}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Conflicts]]
[[Category:Haldric's people]]
[[Category:Wesfolk]]