Editing Siege of Goderecht (section)

== Background ==
Upon the death of Prince Heinrich of Doundain in 1347 with no heir-apparent, two possible successors emerged to inherit the Valahandian throne, Heinrich's nephew, Cesan, and Heinrich's brother-in-law, the Crown Prince of the Iasgier people. Due to Heinrich's brother, Cesan's father, being a legitimized bastard, Cesan held no title, and was working as a soldier of fortune at the time of his uncle's death. Aike was made regent of Valahandia (as his son, Lourens, the heir to the Valahandian throne, was only 13 years old) in 1348 and named Cesan a pretender to the throne. Despite this, Cesan managed to garner the support of a number of influential lords throughout the Eonedíc world and pressed his claim in the spring of 1350. Through a string of small victories that summer, Cesan's forces razed and looted most of Aike's lands, but had to fall back to Steinstadr, Cesan's base of operations, as the harsh [[Liberalia|Liberalian]] winter set in. In March of 1350, Aike struck back, successfully marching on and seizing the Valahandian capital of Doundain, which surrendered without a siege.