Three Pier War (concept)
The Three Pier War was an early second century Pre-Pact Gisredde 'war' that was fought by the ramshackle militias of Gisredde (then Svergirssred, the initial name Inianvilla not lasting a decade) and Mical Wisestar, son of Gisredde's technical founder, Viceroy Inian Wisestar. The ancient black-stone docks of Peti Gisredde gave the war its name, upon which locals claim served as the battleground.
When Mical Wisestar inherited his father's Viceroyalty of the West, he struggled to keep his realm unified. His first target in a campaign to force vows of loyalty was the scattered villages of Gisredde, that were (dubiously) his rightful lands. To force his control, he brought with him a force of five hundred soldiers.
The Council of Gisredde thereafter formed in a barn to debate the crisis. Folk-lore says Jan va Gisredde then stirred the Council into action, though the truth of this is doubtful. Regardless, the Council raised a militia of locals and mercenaries, and would score a completely unexpected victory against Mical in the following 'war' (an hour long battle). While the truth of Jan va Gisredde's legendary use of of livestock and a flying cow in battle are questionable, the villages still forced Mical to retreat, destroying his realm and beginning Gisredde's history of stubborn independence.