Daemonic Assault
It rapidly became apparent just how thin the barriers between reality and the warp had become as numerous rents across the Border Princes allowed daemonic legions to pore forth into the material universe. The fabric of reality was already badly weakened within the chaos haunted forests outside Vidovdan following a previous daemonic incursion and more rents tore asunder to vomit their daemonic filth into the mortal plane. Minions of Khorne reeked havoc, claiming the beast clan’s totems and trophies for their own before instability sent them back to the void. Beneath the Tombs of Kairnos more portals opened and daemons ran amok in the sacred catacombs, defiling and cackling with insane glee. There were also faint reports of fighting in the deep places of the north, but the dwarves fought their own war, alone and unheeded by the outside world.

House Séregon demonstrates its power
Seeking to confirm their position as the most powerful force in the Border Princes the Dark Elves of House Séregon marched on the city of Somjek and laid siege to it. Alarmed and seeking to contain the growing threat the Dark Elves posed to the entire Border Princes the Alptraum-Leiberwitz alliance sent an army south down the river Trebleca to defend the city. If Somjek fell then House Séregon would control the mouth of the river allowing them to contain the Alptraum-Leiberwitz fleet docked further upriver at Brasoc. Lord Valandil lead the assault, successfully breaching the walls and contemptuously crushing the army lead by a heir of the Leiberwitz family. In desperation the degenerate people of Somjek turned to darker allies. Using the remains of the Alptraum-Leiberwitz army as a sacrifice they summoned a daemonic legion of the Blood God Khorne to defend them. The mighty minions of Khorne succeeded where the steel and discipline of mere mortals had failed, checking the dark elf advance at the city walls but failing to drive them from the city. With their existence in the material universe limited for the time being the daemon host evaporated leaving Somjek at the mercy of the elves. Somjek called upon its last line of defence, the Nipponese mercenaries of Kasos. The army was trounced, fleeing from the approaching dark elves with barely a fight and allowing the city to fall. A lesson to all who would rely on mercenaries: never pay up front.

Meanwhile, Lord Tathar lead his own forces in an attack on Fort Karn further west. Safe from the prying eyes of his nephew Lord Tathar, a secret Slaaneshi worshipper, summoned a daemonic host of his own to attack the fort. It successfully cleared the walls, defended by an army sent from the Alptraum-Leiberwitz alliance, saving the dark elves many casualties. Finally Lord Tathar allowed his Corsair allies to storm the fort, slaughtering the Nipponese mercenaries holding the central keep and offering up their heads to Slaanesh. Now House Séregon controlled a fortress and major port who could dispute their supremacy?

Battle for the forests
As it turned out the Wood Elves disputed their supremacy. Mustering all their forces they drove the armies of House Séregon from their forests, pursuing them deep into their own lands and claiming them as the dominion of the Wood Elves. Tree Singers were soon at work and before the end of the month where once there were barren planes now there was verdant forest. The elves further strengthened their hold on the recently disputed lands, weaving the trees into a living fortress so that they never again would fall.

Revenge of Cernunnos
Frustrated by the inability of his beastly followers to repulse the wood elves from their ancestral homes Cernunnos lead his minions against the Orcs infesting the mountains to the north of his new realm. Finally he found success as his followers slaughtered the primitive tribal orcs, driving them back into their underground tunnels and claiming vast areas of mountain for the beastmen. The unexpected magnitude of his success opened up new opportunities. Whilst the wood elves fought their dark kin to the east Cernunnos invaded the weakly held west of the elven realm. The Elves were not expecting an attack from this direction and were unable to hold against the baying hordes. The forests, part of their dominion since time immemorial fell the darkness.