# [[Campaign of Saint Malcolm]] >From 1001 to 1005 The campaign was a rebel movement organized by the [[Paladins of Saint Malcolm]] of [[Ibir]] to unite forces with the enslaved or otherwise oppressed in [[Ibir]] to take down the [[Lucian]] forces in the colonies and, with a united army, take to [[Aurora]] to join the war effort of the [[War of the Alliance]]. The campaign was organized by [[Kelesanthrax the Alms-Giver]] and carried out by [[Grand Duke Geraldo Marino de Fortuna]] (then just a knight of the [[Royal Court of Fortuna]]) and [[Sir Nivaldir the Pious]]. The campaign revolved around cutting access to the [[Gold Route]] (the main artery of the gold export of the colony to [[Aurora]]) to attract [[Lucian]] forces across [[Ibir]] to [[Fortuna]], while the forces moved northwards to [[New Helios]] and [[Dawn Fort]] to eventually sail off to [[Aurora]]. ## Timeline >[!timeline|t-l c-plain] **Good Tidings** _1001_ >[[Kelesanthrax the Alms-Giver]] receives news of advancements in [[Aurora]], with the alliance of the goblin armies to the anti-[[Lucian]] resurgence, and rumors of [[Vesper]] preparing for war in the coming years. >[!timeline|t-r c-plain] **Guerrilla Warfare** _1001_ >Envoys of [[Kelesanthrax the Alms-Giver]] reach out to [[Native Ibiri]] and [[Quilombola]] communities to organize them for war. >[[Grand Duke Geraldo Marino de Fortuna|Sir Geraldo Marino]] commands raids to plantations and mines, liberating the enslaved and asking them to join forces against [[Lucian|Lucians]]. >[!timeline|t-l c-plain] **Taking of Lake Hope** _1002_ > With the help of allies in the city, the [[Paladins of Saint Malcolm|Pink cloaks]] strike [[Lake Hope]] and shut down the [[Gold Route]], disrupting [[Lucian]] operations in [[Diamantine]] and [[Places/Settlements/Saint Jernod|Saint Jernod]]. As the [[Lucian]] army advances to recoup the city, the [[Paladins of Saint Malcolm|Pink cloaks]] retreat to [[Castle Ember]], surprising the [[Lucian]] attackers that had moved to intercept any escape to the [[Monastery of Saint Malcolm]] to the west of the city. >[!timeline|t-r c-plain] **Battle of Itutinga Lake** _1002_ >The undead forces of [[The Old Baron|Jarel Malazzart]] advance towards [[Castle Ember]], but are intercepted by a combination of [[Paladins of Saint Malcolm|Pink cloaks]] and their allies, along with the knights of [[Baroness Silvana Jacinto Guimarães de Goodwheat]]. >The battle lasts for days, and ends with [[Grand Duke Geraldo Marino de Fortuna|Sir Geraldo Marino]] defeating [[The Old Baron]] and his lieutenant [[Dame Carlota Sandragon]] in combat. >[!timeline|t-l c-plain] **The White Woods March** _1002_ > The collected [[Lucian]] armies in [[Ibir]] land in [[Summerport]] and head west in the [[Gold Route]] to stifle the rebellion, but [[Kelesanthrax the Alms-Giver]] had already predicted this outcome, and the combined forces of the rebellion were marching north through the [[White Woods]] towards [[New Helios]] in [[Valiant]]. The investment of the [[Lucian|Lucians]] in quelling the rebellion in [[Fortuna]] left them open for more liberation movements to spring across the colonies. > While most troops followed [[Grand Duke Geraldo Marino de Fortuna|Sir Geraldo Marino]] in the march, [[Kelesanthrax the Alms-Giver]] and [[Sir Nivaldir the Pious]] kept collected forces in the [[Monastery of Saint Malcolm]] and [[Castle Ember]] respectively to defend the people from the incoming [[Lucian]] attack. >[!timeline|t-r c-plain] **The Siege of New Helios** _1003_ >The [[Paladins of Saint Malcolm|Pink cloaks]] reach [[New Helios]] and lay siege to the city coming from the west, expecting to attract even more attention from the [[Lucian]] armies, that are now being recalled from [[Fortuna]]. The siege was accompanied with urban guerrilla warfare that eliminated more [[Lucian]] forces in the capital. >Meanwhile, [[Grand Duke Geraldo Marino de Fortuna|Sir Geraldo Marino]] headed to [[New Sunrise]] to strike at plantations, liberate more enslaved people and unite with the local [[Quilombola]] for their next steps. >[!timeline|t-l c-plain] **The Battle of Dawn Fort** _1004_ > The [[Paladins of Saint Malcolm|Pink cloaks]] and their allies leave [[New Helios]] as the [[Lucian]] armies arrive by boat and head to [[Dawn Fort]], where [[Grand Duke Geraldo Marino de Fortuna|Sir Geraldo Marino]] had managed to take over the city along with his local allies. As the [[Lucian]] armies arrive and strike at the heart of the city, the [[Paladins of Saint Malcolm|Pink cloaks]] commandeer the [[Lucian]] warships with their allies and sail off to [[Aurora]]. >[!timeline|t-r c-plain] **Joining the War of the Alliance** _1005_ >With their most accomplished knights and soldiers that survived the Campaign, the [[Paladins of Saint Malcolm|Pink cloaks]] landfall at the [[Kingdom of Isles]] in war-torn [[Aurora]] to join forces with the local resistance against the [[Vile King Lucius IV|Eternal Emperor]] in the [[War of the Alliance]].