The Invasion of 1087

In the early stages of King Alfonse of Bepis' term, The King of Faygo sent a sizeable force up through the southwestern reach of Bepis and captured the fortress-city Volunder. Faygo's forces occupied Bepis territory for about 6 months before the brutal northern winter forced their departure.

The Events Prior
When Queen Srenhyuld of Bepis passed the throne down to her son, King Alfonse, the new leader inherited healthy relations with the Kingdom of Faygo. However, Alfonse's first few years of leadership exposed an exploitable softness about his character. Alfonse was kind and naive, which prompted the King of Faygo to send a military force up through the archipelago north of Faygo and into Bepis' mainland territory in order to seize the wealthy pacifist kingdom's resources.

The Southwesterly March
When Faygo's military landed on the western coast of Miskunnervold, they set course for Bepis' northern capital, Volunder. Along the way, they sacked and pillaged many villages and town to feed their march and demotivate Bepis. By the time the armed forces reached Volunder, they found the entire city empty, evacuated by King Alfonse.

Tactical Retreat
In the meantime, Bepis' own forces set about fortifying agricultural settlements in southern Bepis as part of a long plan by King Alfonse to starve the Faygo forces who captured Volunder. Many of those who lived in Volunder were sheltered by Bepis' eastern ally, The Barq Empire. Alfonse, who was expectant of Bepis' worst winter yet, firmly held onto the agricultural settlements, and when that cruel winter came to the continent, Faygo-Volunder was left without enough food to sustain itself. Eventually, even the King of Faygo's son fell ill in the cold, and was forced to make a deal with the dislodged King of Bepis. Alfonse would use the Divine Pencil to restore the child's health even though Faygo's doctors couldn't, and Faygo's forces would in turn evacuate the region and return home.

Tearful Ire
Alfonse set about restoring Volunder and the villages captured by Faygo immediately, and hearing his citizens' plight, he was filled with sadness and rage. The humans of Faygo had violated Alfonse and Bepis trust, so in response, commerce between Faygo and Bepis was discontinued, and nearly all humans were forces out of civilized Bepis. Most of Bepis' citizens, who had suffered so much at the hands of man, supported the gesture completely, but some animals supported the minority of humans who already lived in Bepis, and were consequently exiled along with those humans, creating a population of bandits that now settle the virgin lands that separate villages, towns, and city. The Kingdom, it's leader, and it's people were permanently affected by the event, despite their victory, forcing Bepis into isolationist policy against humans in general.