With their empire in decline during the latter part of the 3rd century PC, the High Elves of Mellvellon knew they had to rebuild their crumbling position and prepare for an inevitable showdown with Typhus in the south. Reports of daemonic incursions in Canabrin were therefore ignored for many years, at first dismissed as rumours and superstition spread by the uncultured and ignorant human tribes under the protection of Mellvellon, but as the 4th century began the High Elves could no longer ignore the signs.
By 301PC the more hot headed members of the Mellvellon ruling establishment finally convinced the dragon lords to send an army to locate and destroy the daemon infestation, playing on fears of a daemonic pact of alliance with their mighty neighbour, the Kaalroen Empire. In addition the "crusade" by the HSE intended to help Mellvellon in her long war against chaos had ended in spectacular failure in 299PC. No, if chaos needed defeating, it would take an elf warhost to do it.
After months of searching the elf seers finally located the root of the infestation in Canabrin and soon brought the daemonhost to battle. In a vicious fight lasting more than a day the elves threw their precious elite forces against the servants of chaos, eventually defeating them utterly and returning to Mellvellon in triumph. A daemonic incursion had been thwarted and for the first time in decades the High Elves had something to be happy about.
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