Pento War
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The Pento War was the first major conflict the D'ni faced after moving into the cavern. It was fought between them and the inhabitants of the Age of Pento from 1323 DE (6333 BC) to 1376 DE (6280 BC).
[edit] Background
In 1303 DE (6353 BC), a member of the Guild of Writers went missing, along with a collection of Kortee'nea and sizable amounts of ink. He and the Judges of Yahvo wrote a large number of illicit Ages over a period of 17 years, in an effort to develop a race of warriors that they could control and drive to war with the D'ni. In 1320 DE (6336 BC), the Judges accessed the Pento Age and found exactly what they were looking for.
In 1323 DE (6333 BC), a group of Pento linked to D'ni and stormed King Koreen's palace, driving his family from the city. The legend says that as they sailed underneath the Arch of Kings, Koreen's wife gave birth to Ahlsendar, who would later become known as the Great King.
Koreen stayed behind in D'ni to lead the fight against the Pento, pouring money into the cavern's small military force, to no avail. In 1352 DE (6304 BC), Koreen was assassinated by a group of Pento warriors. As the Judges claimed control of the D'ni government and began moving their troops into the Ages to expand their conquest, Ahslendar, just 29, started planning the counter-attack against the Pento from a private Age.
Several weeks later, Ahlsendar's waiting paid off. The Judges, fearing that the leader of the Pento was becoming too powerful to control, turned against him and killed him. Unfortunately, he had not declared a successor, and his two sons began fighting for control over the Pento and D'ni. Chaos ensued.
Fifteen weeks after his father's death, Ahlsendar returned to D'ni with a small force, reclaiming the palace with relative ease. He called a meeting with one of the Pento leaders' sons, Mekarr. Mekarr agreed to leave D'ni completely in exchange for Ahlsendar's help in defeating Makarr's brother, Timaue, as well as a new Age for his people to live in.
The deals were signed and in 1376 DE (6280 BC), Ahlsendar led a force through to the Pento Age. There, in the Battle of the Great King, Mekarr's brother was defeated. After the battle, Mekarr turned over two of the leaders of the Judges of Yahvo. Three more were found in the D'ni city. Despite the public's demand for their executions, all five were condemned to Prison Ages, and the books burned.
