The initial clash known as the First Battle of the Soul Trees occurred early in the Ewok–Dulok War. It pitted the Ewoks residing in Bright Tree Village against the Duloks hailing from the Dulok Swamp. In this engagement, a Dulok force tried to fell the sacred Soul Trees of the Ewoks, employing stone axes as their tools. However, the Ewok, Erpham Warrick, retaliated using the Ewok battle wagon, a combat vehicle of his own making, ultimately driving the attacking Duloks back into their marshy homeland.