Conflict Second Blight Date: 1:5 - 1:95 Divine Location: Thedas Result: Thedas victory Anderfels independence Belligerents Free Marches Orlais Tevinter Imperium Grey Wardens Others Darkspawn Commanders and leaders Emperor Kordillus Drakon I † Emperor Kordillus II Corin † Neriah † Zazikel † † = killed in action (†) = possibly killed in action Strength Orlesian Army Tevinter Army Grey Wardens Darkspawn Horde Casualties Hundreds/Thousands of soldiers Hundreds/Thousands of darkspawn

Blights First Blight (800 TE) · Second Blight (1:5) · Third Blight (3:10) · Fourth Blight (5:12) · Fifth Blight (9:30)

Free Marches conflicts Second Blight (1:5) · Third Blight (3:10) · Fourth Blight (5:12) · Battle of Squealing Plains (5:20) · Second Qunari Invasion of Kirkwall (9:34) · Battle of Kirkwall (9:37) · Mage-Templar War (9:37)

The Second Blight occurred in 1:5 Divine and lasted 90 years.

BackgroundEdit

Breaking out with the corruption of Zazikel in 1:5 Divine, darkspawn poured out of mountains all around the Free Marches, soon overwhelming the unprepared populace of the many city-states.

Major EngagementsEdit

Battle of NordbottenEdit

Darkspawn attacked the city of Nordbotten. The people gave a spirited but futile defence, and the entire city was slaughtered. Following this attack, the Grey Wardens managed to get word out about the advancing horde.

Battle of CumberlandEdit

In 1:16 Emperor Kordillus Drakon I of Orlais led his troops to Cumberland, where droves of darkspawn were slain, and many cities saved. Though many years of hardship followed, the tide had begun to turn.

Battle of StarkhavenEdit

In 1:95, the Grey Wardens led a final push against the horde. Orlais stood beside them, led by Emperor Kordillus II, along with the army and mages of the Tevinter Imperium. Both sides suffered heavy losses, but the darkspawn were finally defeated by the Grey Warden, Corin. His mage lover and fellow Warden Neriah sacrificed herself, using her own body to shield Corin from an emissary's bolt. She was slain in an instant, but Corin cut through many darkspawn to plunge his blade into the Archdemon. He too was killed.

AftermathEdit

While the newly formed Chantry was overshadowed by the Blight, its founder (Kordillus Drakon I) left an impression on the Grey Wardens. Shortly after the fall of Zazikel, the Wardens converted to the Chantry.

Despite the glorious triumph of the Orlesians in many battles, the Orlesian empire began to decline following the ascension of Emperor Kordillus II.

The Anderfels broke off from the Orlesian empire, declaring their independance.

Notable veterans Edit

• Corin (killed in action)
• Neriah (killed in action)
• Emperor Kordillus Drakon I
• Emperor Kordillus Drakon II

Notes Edit

• While Kordillus I fought in many successful engagements, he died of old age in 1:45 Divine, and was not slain on the battlefield.

See also Edit

• Blight
• Ages