Battle of Mount Cephas

The Battle of Mount Cephas was the first major battle of the Kal'Shabbol Civil War. It took place at the base of Mount Cephas on Kal'Shabbol and saw the forces of the Order of the Jedi Bendu of the Ophuchi fighting against those of the Eternal Order of the Vipera. When the battle began, the Jedi Bendu immediately strengthened their infantry and relatively small cavalry in the center of their line and charged the Valley People’s weak center. The mostly mounted cultists, however, anticipated this move and began a slower charge, shooting arrows from behind the front ranks the entire time.

As the two lines met, the center lines of the Valley People began to give somewhat. The flanks of the lines closed in a pincer formation on the Jedi Bendu troops, surrounding them with their quick-mounted warriors. Completely enclosed and fighting form all directions, the Jedi Bendu army was massacred with only a few high-ranking prisoners captured and tortured for use as fear propaganda.