First Ogre War

The Orchish Empire waged this war in an attempt to seize control of the rich mines of Branchard and Gudrall. Capturing Branchard, north of the lake Thurveleg was much easier. Gudrall's mines, older and deeper, protected by the city-state of Dumugon led to the Orchish Empire's first large-scale amphibious attack.

Far from their own lands, the Orchish Empire took a different approach than previous conflicts, wearing down their foes by maneuver and economic measures. Mostly battling Toomrur interests, the Orchish Empire battled a people accustomed to conflict. For the Toomrur, conflict brought great change, new Ogre Lords and a great distribution wealth and slaves.

From the side of the Toomrur, the fighting was mostly done by the army of Dumugon. In third year of the war, Gúra, a long-time commercial rival of Dumugon, took to financing the defenders. In the fourth year of the war, the army of Khatúlg joined the defense of Toomrur land.

Other smaller groups that aided the Toomrur were Bile mercenary generals and special units delivered by the Savagor; the latter being skullcrusher ogres and war trolls.

In 1511, the war too costly, the Ageless Emperor put out peace feelers. The Morbakh Ceasefire, actually a peace treaty, was signed on 4 Temporal 1511. The key signors to this were the Ageless Emperor and the Ogre Lord Morbakh. As part of the treaty, the Orchish Empire gave up all claims to the area.