Battle of Ta'lik

"LET THEM COME, THE SAND SHALL RUN RED WITH BLOOD!"

The Battle of Ta'lik was a confrontation between Prethagmi and the three gods Vae'ra, Ommigen and Direcan, and their servants Ku'tae, Lazzou and Raeesga. Xarnor was present, but did not participate. It was the largest gathering of demi-gods in some time.

Prelude to the battle
The conflict was caused by Prethagmi's expansion of The Great Desert into Su'a'kar which damaged the Veil of Spirits. Vae'ra, concerned for the safety of her people demanded a meeting with the Sand Eater, hoping for a peaceful resolution. Meanwhile Ommigen, enraged that the veil of spirits, the back drop to the eastern portion of her realm, had been damaged was keen to reclaim the land Su'a'kar had lost to the desert.

Although Prethagmi agreed to a meeting in his land, before this could take place he penetrated the veil of souls, fascinated by Vae'ra's domain he wondered towards the village of Ta'lik. Simultaneously Vae'ra learnt of his intrusion and set out to confront him, and Ommigan discovered his location and too set out to confront him. Meanwhile in the Burning Plains, Direcan sensed the meeting of gods and set out to investigate.

Prethagmi was quickly trapped within the village by Vea'ra's guard, unable to burrow in the soil of Su'a'kar, be resorted to parlay with the shadow queen, but the talk turned heated and Prethagmi transformed into his giant centipede form to attack.

The battle
As Prethagmi transformed Direcan revealed himself, hungry for a fight. Meanwhile Ommigen brought Lazzou to the village's obsidian cathedral with the intent to build the golem a body suited for battle, asking her allies to defend them until they are ready. The others attempted to occupy the Sand Eater, but the god made and attempt towards the cathedral. To stall Prethagmi, Ku'tae resorted to jumping onto the gods back and stabbing at it; Prethagmi responded by attempting to cut the knight down with his mandibles, but at this point Lazzou was complete and intervened, subduing Prethagmi with his superior size and strength.

Aftermath
Prethagmi agreed to Vae'ra's demands to leave her lands, but was insistent undoing the damage to her lands was impossible. Meanwhile the spectacle of the battle was so great that Xarnor could not contain himself and revealed to his fellow gods that he had escaped the Mad Land.

While Vae'ra and Direcan were concerned at Xarnor's freedom, the gods did not find the motivation to apprehend the mad god.

Elsewhere, when Lesherac learned of the battle he decided to take advantage of Prethagmi's weakened state and ordered a series of raids on his followers.