Grumella’s War

Grumella’s War was a series of battles fought between the orcs of Grumella’s Horde, led by Grumella, primarily against the humans of Voltara, aided by the Silver Tempests.

The origins of this war came from the growing influence of the orc warlord Grumella in the northern reaches of the Erbalta Plains, north of the Chardonian outposts near Voltara. Over the course of the spring of 1747, Grumella subdued a large number of struggling orc communities who had lived mostly off of meager hunting and minor raids. By late May, Grumella Horde, displaying an unusual degree of organization for an orcish army, was raiding travelers, farmers, and shepherds near Voltara, and extracting tribute.

The war escalated when the Silver Tempests killed one of Grumella’s lieutenants, and eventually erupted into a full-fledged attack when the people of Voltara refused to turn over the Silver Tempests for punishment.

Grumella was finally defeated at the Battle of Voltara, which also cemented the fame of the Silver Tempests in the area. The final disorganized remnants of Grumella’s Horde were defeated over the course of November 1747, in a series of raids led by the Chardonian Legion from forts along the northern border.