Ardougne Revolution

The Ardougne Revolution was a key part of the Elven Civil War which led to the liberation of West Ardougne and the end of King Lathas's tyrannous reign over Kandarin. Prior to the Revolution, West Ardougne was under the control of elves from the Iorwerth Clan. This was due to an agreement made by the leader of the Clan, Lord Iorwerth and the king of Kandarin, King Lathas in-which Iorwerth agreed to help King Lathas defeat his brother, King Tyras - a popular claimant to the Kandarin throne.

In return for this, King Lathas granted Lord Iorwerth control of West Ardougne. To establish control over the city, the Iorwerth spread rumours of a false plague in the city. They then falsely posed as Mourners who would take people from their homes to help them. In reality, the plague victims were taken to tunnels beneath the city, were they worked as slaves for the Iorwerth.

Rebel elves from Tirannwn came into poccession of plans by the Iorwerth elves which showed that they planned to kill the West Ardougne population so to summon a dark, mysterious being known as the "Dark Lord". This prompted a number of dissatisfied West Ardougne residents to start a revolution against the Mourners. The revolution began at the Mourner HQ, situated in the north-east of the city. Quickly, the rebels secured the area and, as a symbol of resistance, adopted a new flag depicting a mourner's gas mask split into two.

Following this, two knights - namely Sir Hugo and Sir Edmond - arrived at the scene, demanding an end to the revolution. The revolutionaries gave them a proclamation by Councillor Halgrive giving them control over East Ardougne's army. The knights quarrelled and went to Ardougne Castle - where the Order of Heroes and Knights of Ardougne, loyal to the revolutionaries, battled against the Padalins and Warrior Women, loyal to the king, to secure the castle.

Ultimately the Padalins and Warrior Women were outnumbered. Sir Hugo was then defeated, effectively ending the battle and forcing the king to abdicate in favour of his cousin - King Thoros.