Northern Civil War

The Northern Civil War was a conflict in Wojcraft 4 fought between the Imperial North and Yugoslavia that lasted from February 1st to February 5th 2021, resulting in Imperial North victory. The war is regarded by some to be the catalyst for many other conflicts and events, being directly tied to the breakup of the New Aldwyn Company, the souring of relations between the Third Order of Bethlehem and NeoChina, the formation of Rapture and the Hyacinth Foundation, among other things. 
The stated reason for the war was cited as being Yugoslavia's over-usage of the North's materials, using but not giving anything in return, however, the major underlying reason was the leaders of the Third Order and the Imperial North's dislike of Shades, who it was found out to be the true identity of Resurrecti.
== BUILDUP TO THE WAR ==
On February 1st 2021, a shocking discovery was made by Chrissant, the leader of the Third Order of Bethlehem: Resurrecti, leader of Yugoslavia, a town in the Imperial North, was actually 70shades, using a separate identity to avoid his ban from Wojcraft 3. This was found when Chrissant decided to run Shades' name through namemc.com, revealing his new identity as Resurrecti. This prompted Chrissant to inform Eagle, leader of the Imperial North, then the Wojcraft council, hoping to get him banned. The Council voted to keep Shades unbanned for Wojcraft 4, citing the fact that X-raying, his crime in Woj 3, was impossible in this iteration due to new anti-exploit plugins, meaning he would not be a threat to the server. Upon hearing this, Eagle and Chrissant begun a heist of Yugoslavia. Chrissant distracted Shades by keeping him occupied in his Discord DMs, acting upset in hopes of amusing him long enough to keep him occupied. While this was happening, Eagle, having access to Yugoslavia's chests, took everything of value from the town, then subsequently removed Yugoslavia from the Imperial North.
On the same day, the Imperial North declared war on the now exiled nation of Yugoslavia, citing the consumption of the North's resources without anything in return. A small skirmish broke out that day between Shades and members of the Imperial North and the Third Order. Shades logged on to find himself surrounded by Imperials and troops from SECTOR-07 around his cabin. Shades fought off these invaders with his newly employed mercenaries from the New Aldwyn Company and the Davit of Sasun Brigade (information below). After they were defeated, Shades logged off peacefully. However he logged back on into the same situation again without his mercs, causing him to log off once more.
NEW ALDWYN COMPANY SCANDAL
During the first day of the war, it was assumed by the Order and the North that due to Yugoslavia's lack of manpower (being comprised only of Shades himself), they would be forced to hire mercenaries to fight for them. Eagle, after being advised by Chrissant to do so, contacted the New Aldwyn Company to hire them and keep them occupied so that Shades could not hire them, however, it was found that Shades had already hired them, offering all of the Imperial North's loot as a reward. Eagle countered the offer with Yugoslavia's loot as well as payment in diamonds, also claiming that in the event of the collapse of the Imperial North, all diamonds, iron and other valuables would be burnt. Despite the North offering more money, however, the New Aldwyn Company still sided with Yugoslavia due to Yugoslavia offering all of its land and loot, betraying the definition of being a Mercenary group, and leading to Operator Pleskauen to betray the Company by acting as a saboteur for the North, contributing to the breakup of the Company. Pleskauen would serve as an informant for the newly formed Northern Coalition for the rest of the war, giving them valuable inside information they would utilize to get an advantage against their adversaries.
== THE FIRST BATTLE ==
YUGOSLAVIAN ATTACK
On February 3rd, the first battle of the war had begun. Yugoslavia and their hired mercenaries launched an attack on the Imperial town of North Sanctuary, putting the Coalition in a defensive position as they prepared to fend off the mercenaries from the town. According to sources from the Coalition, they had been expecting a large scale attack that would possibly lead to their demise, however, Coalition forces were able to defend the town and kill all of the mercenaries, as well as NeoChinese volunteers, while sustaining small casualties. 
COUNTER-ATTACK
Emboldened by the more than favorable defensive victory, Coalition forces led a counter-attack into Belgrade, the Yugoslavian capitol, spearheaded by soldiers of the Third Order. The coalition managed to push inwards into Yugoslavian territory, claiming multiple chunks while sustaining minimal casualties in the process. This advance was halted when 70Shades logged out, making it impossible for any further claims to be made. 
CEASEFIRE AND OWNER ABUSE CONTROVERSY
Under any other circumstances, Shades' logging out would be considered a warlog, however, smogonite, the owner of Woj 4, refused to treat it as such, saying that it did not count as a warlog because he proposed a ceasefire after he had left. Despite this, a rule was later made in the future to prevent other nations from doing the same thing. This was considered to be the first of many abuses of power by smogonite throughout the entirety of Woj 4, another instance occuring on the same day when smog was seen teleporting to Belgrade, as well as teleporting other Yugoslavia-alligned members to the town. Despite protest from other Woj players, these abuses were not addressed and were downplayed by smogonite.
The ceasefire was agreed to last until the next day at 1:30 CST, where it would be lifted and fighting would resume. During the ceasefire it was agreed that all armed hostilities between Yugoslavia and the Coalition would halt until the set time.
ATTEMPTED INVASION OF NEO CHINA
On the same day of the first battle, an invasion was launched by Chrissant of the Third Order, where he attempted to invade and destroy Neo China singlehandedly. While initially successful, his efforts were cut short by Gondola, who arrived at the area to intervene, gunning down Chrissant, who did not fire back at him. Gondola claimed that this invasion was a violation of the ceasefire. While it is not clear if Chrissant was aware of this or not, the invasion was called off nonetheless. Chrissant claimed to have been "blue balled" by the underwhelming first battle that ended in such a disappointment, and wanted to have some kind of satisfying victory.
== THE SECOND BATTLE ==
BUILDUP
The moments before the ceasefire saw most member nations begin deploying their troops at the combat zone. A newly constructed aircraft carrier named the 'Purgatory' was seen at the shores of the north, commandeered by the New Aldwyn Company. Containing their war materiel and spawn points, this would be their base of operations. The Coalition's insider, Pleskauen, would be the ones to inform the North about the contents of the Aircraft carrier, as well as the plans of attack, letting them know in a private chat that he would be wearing a golden helmet to distinguish himself from the other combatants. In the minutes leading up to the end of the ceasefire, both sides readied their troops. 
ATTACK
As soon as the ceasefire was lifted, the Coalition and the Yugoslavian alliance wasted no time to continue fighting. The actual armed conflict was short lived however, as the spawn points on the New Aldwyn Carrier were sabotaged by the Coalition's insider, Pleskauen, cutting off their forces from the area, leaving only Shades to fight for his land, which he did not. The official story of the Purgatory's sabotage at the time was that it was done by a member of the Third Order. The Coalition swept through Belegrade with absolutely no resistance. The war was an overwhelming victory for the Coalition, destroying Yugoslavia and forcing her allies out. Following the victory, commander smogonite of the New Aldwyn Company announced he would be taking a brief vacation, appointing Tante as 'Interim Captain' of the company in his absence. 
DSB HOLDOUT 
In the final moments of the war, the Davit of Sasun brigade managed to hold out longer than their allies, having placed a bed in the side of a hill near North Sanctuary. DSB forces continued to fight until the bitter end. 
== NEW ALDWYN COUP ==
Following the failure of New Aldwyn's Forces at the battle, a military coup ensued at Jackson Colony, led by Pleskauen, KommEthan and LongChongSilver. The coup is said to be a direct response to the military failures of the company during the war, the coup leaders claiming the current leadership to be "weak and ineffective", and that a military takeover would be best for the company. The aftermath of the coup saw Tante, newly appointed 'Interim Captain', forced into exile. This was not the end, however, as smogonite, in a second case of abuse, was seen smuggling items from the chests of Jackson Colony whilst being in creative mode, making him immune to gunfire and allowing him to fly away with any items he could carry. Multiple admin-spawned airstrikes were also summoned over Jackson Colony against the coup. Eventually, the entire town was completely destroyed with explosives, likely carried out by Tante, leaving nothing left of the colony.
THE SPLIT
Out of the ashes of the New Aldwyn Company rose 3 nations: Rapture, led by Tante, the Hyacinth Foundation, led by smogonite, and the Union of Salavation, led by Pleskauen. These 3 nations would play key roles in future conflicts, drastically changing the course of Woj History.
== AFTERMATH AND CONSEQUENCES ==
As previously stated, the Northern Civil War is said to be one of the most influential events of Wojcraft 4, laying the groundwork for new nations, new conflicts, and possibly even the Wojcraft 4 Nuclear Apocalypse. 
IMPERIAL NORTH
Following their victory, the North began the dismantling of the town of Belgrade, with the intention of erasing all traces of Yugoslavia ever being there. The war had put the Imperial North in a relatively safe position, having shown that they were capable of defending themselves. 
NEW ALDWYN COMPANY
The defeat of the New Aldwyn Company led to a short-lived coup led by Pleskauen, KommEthan and LongChongSilver. The coup was ended following the complete destruction of Jackson Colony. The destruction led to the formation of the nations of Rapture, the Hyacinth Foundation, and the Union of Salavation, who eventually re-aligned with each other in future conflicts.
DUCHY OF ALDEBARAN
The Gyblonski Corporation's involvement in the Civil War was a propaganda point of the National Unity Party (NUP) following the war, as the leader of the Corporation was also the leader of the Free Woj Party, the NUP's political adversary. This effect is considered to be minimally influential, however, as the two parties had always produced propaganda to attack the other side.
THE THIRD ORDER
Emboldened by their victory, the Third Order, now seeing themselves as having gained military prestige, formed 'Operation Curbstomp', a plan to invade and destroy all countries involved in the Northern Civil War that fought against them. This may have had an effect on the Bamboo War, though it is thought that due to present tensions, and an already attempted invasion, the war would have happened regardless of the planned operation.
DAVIT OF SASUN BRIGADE 
Due to the reclusive nature of the brigade, it is unknown the effects of the war had on them, however, it was noticed that general inactivity followed the war, which is speculated to be a result of the failure of their allies.
NEOCHINA
The effects of the war on Neo China are also generally unknown.
YUGOSLAVIA/HATTUSA
The complete destruction of his nation left Shades to create a new nation, which went on to become Hattusa, a neo-Hittite themed nation which would become one of the nations responsible for the Wojcraft Nuclear Apocalypse. 
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