The War with the Alliance and Mastery of the Seas
Description
War between House Norton (allied with Andinaq) and the Forde Commercial Alliance flares on land and sea. Sembawood's Northern Fleet, armed with bronze cannon, outranges and outmanoeuvres the Alliance's 'Invincible Armada', inventing 'sea-wolf' tactics that maul the enemy squadrons.
Lorist, meanwhile, becomes a Sword Saint but is gravely wounded and long in recovery while a mutiny brews within the house. Naval battles off Hidden Gold Bay and the defence of Hilowas Island gut the Alliance's sea power and make the Nortons the masters of the northern seas.
Timeline
- Chapter 419Chapter 419: The Battle Begins
Open war with the Forde Commercial Alliance begins.
- Chapter 428Chapter 428: News of the Sword Saint
News arrives of the Sword Saint who will become Lorist's rival.
- Chapter 479Chapter 479: Severe Injury
Lorist, now a Sword Saint, is gravely wounded, and internal strife brews within the house.
- Chapter 501Chapter 501: Post-Battle Summary
'Naval Battle 218': the Northern Fleet's sea-wolf tactics shatter the Invincible Armada's Fourth Squadron.
- Chapter 514Chapter 514: The Fall of the City
The fall of another city cements the Nortons' edge in the war.