In 1024, bands of drakes led by powerful dragonlords descended upon different parts of the world. Among these were Margath the Unkind, Levirax, Zir the Black, Avox, Gehennor and Baalesh. Their quarry were the Stars of Timmorran, artifacts of unimaginable magical power. The attacks sparked the Dragon Wars, the Third Darkness. While these attacks were almost simultaneous, the dragonlords were not initially in alliance with one another, and they even sent portions of their hordes to attack the forces of rival dragonlords if they strayed too close. They were each simply out to collect as many Stars as they could.
Baalesh's sights were on the Aymhelin. There, she crushed the Latari Elves in battle and forced them to retreat to the palace of Caelcira where the last remnants of elven resistance held out against her siege. The rest of the Aymhelin was occupied by the dragons, the once proud Latari people enslaved.
Some time near 1029, King Aanir of the Latari organized a massive sally from the silver palace of Caelcira. Under cover of darkness, he led a spearhead of Leonx Riders into the heart of the encamped foe. Unfortunately for the Elf king, his charge did not prove the decisive action he had hoped, and before his cavalry could regroup, he was pinned to the ground by the Dragonlord Baalesh and devoured, the occupation of Aymhelin unbroken.
Baalesh consolidated her own forces in the aftermath of this battle, and she judged that the Elven defenders were now so weakened that she could finally storm the silver palace and end the Elven resistance. Before she could act, however, Baalesh was called away by a message from Zir the Black, who demanded that she reinforce the Dragonkin under attack in Terrinoth rather than attempt to storm Caelcira.
The Dragon Wars were eventually ended by the judgement of the Great Dragon Rex Shaarina and peace was restored to Mennara. The ultimate fate of Dragonlord Baalesh is not recorded in any scrolls to be found. A most worrisome note on which to end this account.
References
- Realms of Terrinoth