Founded by Saradomin during the God Wars to rid the desert of the remaining followers of Zaros, the Crusader Kingdoms were made up of three principalities with the now destroyed cities of Avaron, Ibelian, and Ordesia. The Nobles hastily landed their force onto the beach under extreme heavy fire, the air being filled with quarrels and arrows. The Zarosian force led by Nurad-Din soon had his fleet of ballista armed ships move up the river to engage the Saradomin ships. Meanwhile Nura-Din raising a mighty force of 40000 Zarosians back in the fort