Editing Setting:Tabula Gloria/Garvenus/The Stormlords (section)

=An Ill-Fated Alliance=
As the battle between Vashial and Benalor was underway in the Central Lands, a young Stormlord man named '''Crenskaw''' was approached by a group of diplomats from Weylos, a nation of tribes from the south considered as neutral to the Stormlords. At this time, Crenskaw was just honored for his masterminding of the ruse keeping Vashial and Benalor busy with each other, earning the title of the "Rushing River," capable of thwarting his foes without directly killing them. The diplomats had told the Stormlord tactician of their troubles with Vashial and Benalor, striking a common ground with them. The Weylosians knew of the Stormlords' troubles with the two Empires as well. The Stormlords in turn knew of the great '''Ansal''' fighting machines in which the Weylosians handily resisted the Vashialians with. The diplomats offered their assistance in the Stormlords' conflict and the Stormlords readily accepted.

It was good timing too, especially as the warriors sent to each side of the battle for the Central Lands were thinning out, the two sides sure to learn of the ruse in due time. It was time for the Stormlords to make their stand. Warriors lined up along the northern edge of the Steppe, reaching from modern-day Twaunae to the west and modern-day Rausclef to the east. Though the Weylosians made it there in time, they were without the powerful Ansals. Apparently Benalor had sabotaged their machines just as it was retreating from the Central Lands, a greatly weakened Vashial being the victor there. Though weakened the Vashialians were, their magics still caused heavy casualties for the physical coalition soldiers of the Stormlords and the Weylosians. The battle became dire enough in which Crenskaw of the Rushing River, appointed commander of the Stormlord forces, was forced to call upon the Sky Devourer to finish off the Vashialians.

It ended as a victory, but also as an embarrassment to the commander, an embarrassment so great that the commander turned the Sky Devourer against his momentary allies. Crenskaw, the remnants of his army, and the mythical beast forced the Weylosians out of the Steppe and into their own barren lands. Those who weren't killed during the rout had ended up killing themselves for some unknown reason to the Stormlords, their deaths fueling the rise of the Great Tortoise, matching the Sky Devourer blow for blow. Though the battle isn't detailed, it is assumed that the Stormlords retreated back to the Steppe, the Sky Devourer recalled.