War of Trade

Prelude: The Darians wanted to be able to have their caravans move through the Kildenvale mountains to be able to trade in their cities, and to have to avoid moving around them. However they did not like having to pay the tariffs imposed by the Dwarves and started sending armies with their caravans to prevent the Dwarves from trying to collect.

War: Eventually the Dwarven Commander Gogran Battlehorn decided to press the laws of their Liege and not be bullied by these humans. He ordered the caravan to stop and pay the tolls and tariffs on the goods they bought. The Darians responded by attacking the Dwarves without warning and slaughtering them. Gogran fought valiantly and its said he took down 15 Darians before he was brought down in a hail of arrows and bolts. The Darians captured around 50 dwarves to use as hostages.

Outcome: The Darians used the hostages to leverage the Dwarven king to give them what they wanted: Free reign to move through their lands. Unfortunately the 50 captured were of a regiment mostly comprised of nobles, and losing them all would have dealt a major blow to the Dwarven stability and nobility. King Kalderseg had no choice but to give way to their demands. Since then diplomatic relations between the two countries have been strained but the Dwarves have yet to try and revoke their treaty.