Editing History of the Vale (section)

== Orcish Invasion, Signing of the Fivefold League ==
''150 years ago / 850 SK''

The orcs of the Stonemarches invade, devastating the remaining petty kingdoms. They roll through the Vale largely unopposed until the elves of the Winterbole unexpectedly offer their aid to the Valefolk. The elven army brings the orcish onslaught to a halt, but is unable to fully win the day; it takes a combined force of gnomes and halflings, supported by goblin scouts and archers and kobold sappers and mages, to finally rout the orcs.

In the wake of the victory, the elves preside over a council to determine the future of the Vale. Exhausted by two centuries of constant conflict and conscious of their narrow victory, the Valefolk sign the historic Fivefold League, which establishes all the races as equals and allies, and forbids the rise of any future warlords or would-be kings. The elves pledge their aid and support against the Stonemarch orcs for so long as the other races hold to the terms of the League.

The folk of the Vale begin the process of reclaiming their lives.