Asgarnian Massacre

The Asgarnian Massacre was the murders of 3,000 Asgarnian POWs. It happened on Bennath the 1st, 172.

What happened
King Roald ordered the massacre because he felt it was for Misthalin's good. Most citizens wanted revenge because of the property damage Asgarnia caused them back in the Misthalin-Asgarnia war of 167. The murders were painful and gross. The POWs were given choices for their death: to be sent to the gallows, be strangled to death, be burned at the stake, or to be killed by a mob of citizens. Although all picked the gallows, only a few actually went because Misthalin believed in efficiency and it would take weeks to murder 3,000 men by hanging. When Asgarnia asked for a reason, King Roald said that the people, not him, forced him to do that.