Ah, Halloween, you fancy the dark? Tell me, have you ever noticed how many medieval crests feature ravens, wolves, or skulls? Those are the very symbols I chronicle in my calendar of obscure battles.

The one that tickles my chronicle is the Battle of the Moonlit Tides, fought in the year of the Black Falcon. Two squires, both wearing the same blue chevron on their surcoats, ended up fighting over a single quill. The battlefield was a mist‑shrouded marsh, and the outcome was decided by a single dropped feather—no more, no less. It reminds me that even the most subtle heraldic symbol can sway the tides of war.