Reason behind the War of Sight and Touch:
Shortly after Talissare became Emperor, there was a break out in dungeon used to lock up some of the Crazed in the Nation of Sight. This particular Dungeon was located relatively close to the Nation of Touch. And as such many of the escaped Crazed crossed into the Nation of Touch. Several deaths happened by their hands. A few took to small towns burning them to the ground and mutilating their occupants. Most, however, had the wit to stay together, Hiding in the woods and robbing, killing unsuspecting travelers.
Emperor Talissare had his criers warn the people. Informed them he had sent in a small group of soldiers to handle the threat. The Crazed that were on a killing spree he had killed immediately. The ones acting as bandits, however, kept managing to slip away from the soldiers. In secret, The Emperor had paid off a man to tip off the Crazed bandits. He wanted the threat to be dealt with slowly, so he would have an excuse to create conflict.
After a few months, eventually the soldiers had managed to hunt down the main group of Crazed. However, at this point the people were already riled up. This is not the first time such a break out had occurred, in the Nation of Sight, though it had been one of the worst.
In the Nation of Touch, it was common practice to execute the Crazed the moment they first showed signs of breaking. The Emperor of Touch sent a missionary to the King of Sight, and demanded that the King shut down his dungeons and execute the prisoners inside. The Nation of Touch would not allow for such reckless regulation of Crazed any longer.
The King of Sight refused the request. However, he sent his regret for the incident and gifted the Emporer with gold as payment for the damages caused. The Emperor rejected the gold.
"Gold will not bring back the dead." The Emperor exclaimed. "Gold will not undo the suffering that was wrought."
Again the King apologized. Instead he offered a compromise. One Crazed for every twenty-five civilians killed. They would be brought to the Nation of Touch to be executed. The Emperor of touch declined.
"A ruler must be able to protect his land and people. How can I do that when my neighboring lands has Crazed running amok?" Emperor said
On more time The King of Sight sought make amends for the event. Yet again the Emperor declined. "I refused to leave my lands open to future attacks!" The Emperor exclaimed. "If you will not secure your lands, I will."
And so began the War of Sight and Touch. A war that the King of sight could not hope to win. The following day, The Nation of Touch's army held invaded the now empty Dungeon where the breakout occurred, and burned it to the ground. Soldiers invaded the border towns, seeking out Crazed hiding among the townspeople. Those who showed signs of insanity were executed. The rest were spared of harm... in a way... War is a tricky business after all. Maintaining army requires feeding many mouths. Food was taken as needed, and not all soldiers are honorable enough to leave the conquered unharmed...
