Enevnía - moments in history

Siege of Verisilum
The Siege of Verisilum is known for its particularly horrid nature, a battle between the long in decline Enenvians and the northern confederation over the Academic state of Verisilum, specifically its capital of Arna. Verisilum previously was a tributary state of Enevnía, though after a host of factors including the long period of decline and the rise of King Auszich the terrible in Enevnía, the vastly increased tribute requirements, and the growing power of the northern confederation, the small state changed sides and allowed the northern confederation's troops to pick up supplies in its cities to aid in its war against Enevnía.The situation quickly turned sour though, as violence broke out in several instances between soldiers and civilians, and the northern military invaded and occupied the region.

The Northern army with haste fortified Arna and surrounding settlements, as an Enevnían contingent numbering in the thousands were headed to retake the area. After a series of brief engagements outside the occupied state's and then capital's walls, the Enevníans laid siege on the city, constructing a wall around the besieged area. After news of a many times larger northern army passing Verisilum's walls reached the general of the Enevnían contingent, he ordered the construction of another series of embattlements around them facing outwards, though knew that they did not have enough supplies to wage a siege and weather one at the same time, with supply lines being threatened. They were eventually able to forage enough to last them roughly enough time while constructing the second layer of walls, and it was at this time that even the rationed supplies of Arna were running low, leading the decision to expel much of the city's civilian population, expecting them to be accepted by the Enevníans.

The situation put forth just before the true battle is a complicated series of predicaments on both sides, with the northerners outside the bubble attempting to break the Enevnían defense, while the several thousand men within Verisilum suffered dwindling supplies and the on and off siege of General Euzel naverius Elezsa. Once the citizenry of Arna were expelled, they implored the general of the Enevníans to accept them, though such was declined. They for several days attempted this with both sides, though were trapped in no man's land, as the more than 30,000 people present in the expelled group starved. After a two weeks, that population had shrunk to barely over 2,000 people, surviving on the meager supplies being given by sympathetic members of both sides. This was eventually stopped by both sides, and the remaining people perished in a combination of thirst, hunger, exposure, and suicide.

This heinous act, which after an Enevnían victory in the battle spread throughout the realms, was the final match that led the collapse of the aged Nauruvian Enevnía to spiral into collapse, as unrest and revolts grew and the king was eventually deposed, beginning the third chapter of the decline period, before this was ended by a member of the Nauruvian line more than 50 years later.