Errantry War
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In the feudal system of Bretonnia, All young knights must spend time as a Knights Errant. On their so-called Errantry Tour they attempt to prove themselves, often by recklessly charging headlong into battle. This resource can be tapped by the king if he declares an Errantry War.
When the king declares an Errantry War, most of the young knights errant will fight it as there will be an increased focus on the area, and getting the focus neccesary to prove yourself to the king and the nobles will be far easier.
There has only been a few Errantry Wars throughout bretonnian history. The first one was declared in the bretonnian year 471(IC 1449) during the Arabyan invasion of Estalia. fighting alongside the Imperial Knightly Orders, they drove the forces of the Sultan south and into the sea, where they decided to follow him south and break his power once and for all in a crusade. Word of the victory came just as a fresh army was about to set sail, the large army of knights errant now having nowhere to go decided to attempt clearing the Border Princes of Greenskins. Since then, relations with the Dwarves have been good.
The second Errantry War was called in 1223(IC 2201) in an attempt to rid Bretonnia of Orcs, who had been a source of trouble since the founding. While that was nigh-impossible the young knights attempted, and many mountainous areas was added to the dukedoms that used to be dominated by Orcs.
King Charlen declared the third in 1442(IC 2420) this time to rid the entire world of all Greenskins. While it clearly was an impossible task, the knights still left Bretonnia to fight the everything from Black Orcs to Gnoblars in such great numbers that the kingdom itself was left vulnerable against Greenskin raiders. In 1510(IC 2488) a massive army disappeared while crossing Death Pass, an area controlled by the Black Orc warlord Morglum Necksnapper. this ended the Errantry War.
The fourth Errantry War was declared by king Louen Leoncoeur during the Storm of Chaos, in response to Emperor Karl Franz plea of aid against Archaons Chaos Incursion. This fourth Errantry War is not canon in the Age of Reckoning timeline associated with WAR.
