Editing Zal'Kazzir's Stuff he knows (section)

===The Fight for the Pellurian Sea===
From the beginning of the Dornish War in 835 SA until just prior to its end in 852 SA, the Dorns and their Sarcosan enemies fought one another on the Sea of Pelluria. While the Sarcosans were masters of horse warfare on the plains of Erenland, the Dorns were much more proficient in ship to ship combat. Dornish longboats proved to be more maneuverable than Sarcosan war barges, and many southern ships were burned to the waterline by Dornish sailors. Dornish naval strength was epitomized by the heroics of House Norfall.

The number of longboats available to the Dorns was limited, however, and each loss suffered by the northmen was a painful wound that was not easily healed. At the same time, Sarcosan reinforcements seemed to sail up the Eren River on a near-daily basis, guaranteeing their victory in a prolonged war of attrition. Although House Norfall never surrendered its hold on the waves of the Sea of Pelluria, its fleet was eventually smothered by the constant influx of new ships from the southlands.

Meanwhile, north of the Pelluria in the decimated and thoroughly destroyed lands of the Dorns, orc tribes have begun to migrate out of the Vale of Tears to resettle in deserted towns and villages. Tens of thousands of the creatures have settled in the hills around Fallport, up and down the Ishensa River Valley, and throughout the barren lands to the north and east of Highwall. The orcs consider anyone in these lands to be their property to use or kill as they see fit. If the migrations north of the Pelluria continue apace, the orcs will soon outnumber the Dorns.

Along the Pelluria, in the heartland of the shattered Kingdom of Erenland, the Shadow’s grip is absolute. From orc infested Fallport in the west past Highwall, Port Esben, and Davindale, and even to the fearsomely garrisoned town of Chandering, the Shadow dominates all facets of life. Only the few fishing villages built in marshy areas or without easily accessible landing spots can avoid the tithe and therefore live with marginally less fear.