Editing Second Antinium War (section)

===<u>The Goblin Siege of First Landing</u>===
Three days after the Goblin King landed on northern Izril, two of the [[Five Families]] formed a force of 100,000 [Knights] and [Lancers] led by [[Fulviolo El]], [[Petria Terland]], and [[Ulva Terland]]. Within ten minutes, the Goblin King defeated the Human army and beheaded Fulviolo and Petria. A hundred survivors and Ulva Terland managed to escape. This was the first of a series of Goblin victories across Human territories. 

Anticipating an attack on [[First Landing]], the Izrilian Human capital, the Five Families of Izril unified their forces for the first time in over a thousand years. For three weeks, eight of Velan's Goblin Lords besieged First Landing against the two notable leaders in the city's defense: [[Tyrion Veltras]] and [[Magnolia Reinhart]]. Tyrion Veltras became a military leader who took command of the defense while Magnolia roused Human nobility to come to First Landing's defense. The Goblin King's forces would eventually withdraw, due, in large part, to the Sacrifice of Roses and a surprise assault from the Reinhart estate.

The Goblin King had entrusted his Goblin Lords to take First Landing; meanwhile, he would lead a small force into the [[High Passes]] for eight days. He was absent for much of the siege.{{ref|The Antinium Wars Pt3}}

====The Sacrifice of Roses====
{{quote
|quote=We held the line. None of us ran, not even when the Goblin Lords appeared. Even when they cut us down. I still dream of that night.
|speaker=[[Bethal Walchaís]] tearfully recalling her experience at the Sacrifice of Roses.{{ref|The Antinium Wars Pt3}}
}}

Two weeks into the Siege of First Landing, Magnolia Reinhart led every [Lady], and their respective personal escorts, to the battle front against the Goblin besiegers. The [Ladies] would level and receive combat-based skills to aid the Human defenders, as well as bolster morale and resolve among the [Soldiers]. In response, the Goblin King retaliated in an event that is now known as the [[Sacrifice of Roses]]. Goblin Lords were sent to slaughter the relatively defenseless [Ladies], who held the line rather than flee the Goblin commanders. This allowed for Human [Soldiers] to fend off the Goblin Lords, at the cost of near-total annihilation of each [Lady] targeted. Over 60% of the [Ladies] who marched to defend First landing were slaughtered. Those [Ladies] who perished became martyrs whose deaths rallied the Humans of Izril, and would unify them to face later threats in the Second Antinium War. The Sacrifice of Roses would also leave a long-term vacuum in the Human nobility of Izril.{{ref|The Antinium Wars Pt3}}

''See [[Sacrifice of Roses]] for more details.''

====The Crown of Flowers====
Two weeks after the Sacrifice of Roses, Magnolia Reinhart led a surprise attack of plant-based constructs numbering in a hundred thousand, summoned by [[The Crown of Flowers]]. From the Reinhart estate, Magnolia's army marched and allowed for a two-front attack upon the Goblins attacking First Landing. The Goblin King's army was repelled from First Landing and Magnolia Reinhart would earn the title of '' 'The Deadly Flower Blooming in the North' ''.{{ref|The Antinium Wars Pt3}}