Hedgewitch

Prince Tavard's secret war on the Magelaw, intended to humble Minalan through coordinated proxy attacks along the entire frontier. Settled before it could become a kingdom-wide conflict thanks to Terleman's three-day conquest of three baronies, Astyral and Baron Gydion's legal defection to Alshar, the staged Benfradine duel, and a Curia-level settlement at which King Rard ratified the Magelaw's gains.

A legal sleight-of-hand worked out by Terleman in the Hedgemage civil war. Baron Astyral of Losara and Baron Gydion of Tantonel formally surrendered their Castali baronies to him under right of conquest; Terleman gifted them back under Alshari sovereignty and the two swore fealty to Duke Anguin instead of Prince Tavard. Two Castali domains lawfully transferred to Alshar in an afternoon, without a sword drawn.

A staged judicial duel in which Baron Maynard of Benfradine, Astyral's future father-in-law, challenged Viscount Terleman to a three-pass lance combat over the disposition of his fief, lost on purpose, and thereby transferred Benfradine from Castal to Alshar under right of conquest. Same lord, same castle, new duke.

Prince Tavard's secret war on the Magelaw, uncovered and conquered before he was ready. The Lord of Cleston used Tavard's unannounced declaration to raid the frontier and capture Terleman's squire Anjak; Terleman, already in the field with three thousand men, conquered Cleston the same day, filed a Writ of Conquest with the Alshari court, and went on in three days to also take the Castali baronies of Walkurjurik and the Gilmoran barony of Harton, mostly bloodlessly, becoming Viscount of Spellgate.