Elven Genocide

Introduction

The Elven Genocide occurred in the years following the Restoration, in the year 10 A.R. Led by Ehmyr Friedrich and an army of the now emboldened Church, the genocide was conducted first on the edges of the Greenwood where the Illamnian Kingdom had stood for thousands of years. Still the tales record the brutality of the Friedrich howitzers, laying their fiery volleys against the ancient woods and torching all within it. Villages of Elves that once marked the contours of a great empire were reduced to ashes, and the inquisitors followed up on the Friedrich achievements by destroying any remaining ruins they could find along the way.

The war between Elves and Man lasted for a decade, and ended with the destruction of Ilamnia's capital city. By that point, thousands had died on both sides and in the years following, thousands of elves would be put to the sword by zealous inquisitors.