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{{Quote|Do you recall the Siege of Palghanar? One settlement held out against my forces for nineteen days. They fought well. To the end. But their fate was sealed from the start.|[[Escharum]] to [[John-117]].{{Ref/Level|Id=House of Reckoning|Hi|[[House of Reckoning]]}}}} | {{Quote|Do you recall the Siege of Palghanar? One settlement held out against my forces for nineteen days. They fought well. To the end. But their fate was sealed from the start.|[[Escharum]] to [[John-117]].{{Ref/Level|Id=House of Reckoning|Hi|[[House of Reckoning]]}}}} | ||
The '''Siege of Palghanar''' was the [[Banished]] siege of at least one settlement on the [[Unified Earth Government]] colony of [[Palghanar]].{{Ref/Game|Id=Ordo|HINF|[[High Value Target]] dossier, [[Ordo 'Mal]]}} | The '''Siege of Palghanar''' was the [[Banished]] siege of at least one settlement on the [[Unified Earth Government]] colony of [[Palghanar]].{{Ref/Game|Id=Ordo|HINF|[[High Value Target]] dossier, [[Ordo 'Mal]]}} | ||
==Background== | |||
The [[Banished]] raided a wide variety of targets indiscriminately for resources,{{Ref/Game|Id=Ik'novus|HINF|[[High Value Target]] dossier, [[Ik'novus]]|Quote=joined the Banished in 2550 and began to indiscriminately target any species or faction that stood in their way.}} including [[Covenant]] bases,{{Ref/Game|Id=HW2PL|HW2|[[Phoenix Logs]]: Outpost}} [[Jiralhanae]] settlements on [[Doisac]],{{Ref/Book|Id=OSFM|OSFM|Page=160}} and [[human]] colonies as well.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=Ordo}} One such siege was on a settlement on the [[Unified Earth Government]] world of [[Palghanar]]. | |||
==Battle== | ==Battle== | ||
[[Banished]] forces led by [[War Chief]] [[Escharum]] attacked one settlement on [[Palghanar]], which held out for nineteen days before they were finally defeated.{{Ref/Reuse|House of Reckoning}} During the raid, the [[Wraithmaster]] [[Ordo 'Mal]] killed hundreds owing to his expertise as a [[Wraith]] pilot.{{Ref/Reuse|Ordo}} | |||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||