Borikdan remembers the day of the battle as if he had just experienced it in the last hour. The air was thick with tension as the Orenian loyalists prepared for an extended siege of the Stafyr castle. Ammunition was distributed to the men-at-arms as the siege-weapon-operators manned their stations. Little did they know within their ranks were vicious Northern monsters hidden among their men. It is not known why they decided to hide amongst the loyalists, possibly out of hatred for one of the factions opposing them--regardless, their mischief would have cataclysmic results. Most soldiers fighting for Oren would only be informed of this fact following the battle (Oh, how they would be told of this fact, ad infintium) and merely fought their best and slew those who would attempt to impose their corrupted ideals upon them.
The mischief did not end there, however, as devilish necromancers would aid the rebels in their fight, resurrecting them and returning them to battle--Borikdan himself killed several people twice. But little objection was made as the 'hackers' dealt their own damage upon the rebel forces and this just aided in leveling the playing-field (After all, many were there for a good fight). But of course, the rebels would use this as a point of contention regarding the battle, declaring to the skygods that the world was set against them. Borikdan has no opinion regarding this, as he only has his experience and that of his brothers-in-arms, not the experience of rogue 'hackers' who the rebels claim were orchestrated into effect by Oren leadership.