Auroran War

The Auroran War was a conflict that took place on February 18th. It was between Aurora and the nearby state Pedregal. The side of Pedregal had allies of Viodoxa and the Soleannen Spirits, and thus far outnumbered the forces of Aurora. The war consisted of three battles in rapid succession, two attacks on Pedregal and Viodoxan cities. The war was won by Viodoxa after many more conflicts and peace being made soon after.
== Causes ==
Canine14 declared war on Boulderov because their member "Signore_Ravioli and LickenChittle (who was once an Auroran) were raiding [an Auroran] storage facility when we were joining to continue our work on our infrastructure. The lost goods were estimated to be [Aurora] of over 20 stacks of Coal Blocks, 5 barrels of Wood, and a stack of Iron blocks". Due to the way lands wars work, Aurora traveled to Valentum in order to find a member of the Boulderov land and slay them to claim victory. Aurora also wanted Loic and others killed, because of actions during the week of peace between February 7th and 14th. With all of this in mind, the decision was made to raid Valentum. This caused the defenders to call in the Spirits of Soleannen which was a huge moment for Viodoxa. In exchange for their defence, Loic would promise to baptise himself and many of his citizens to the Soleannen faith.
== Attacks on Valentum ==
At first, the band against Aurora set off to attack Fornost at the beginning of the war. However, a small force from Aurora attacked the town of Valentum. Canine14 lead this battle with RumKnight9k, domn8u, TequilaKnight, and mercenaries BacktotheHub and ViewedMarquis in the fight. Though the original group, Canine14, RumKnight9k, domn8u, and TequilaKnight were quickly outnumbered and overrun in the main square and surrounding alleys of Valentum. Canine14 returned to Valentum with no gear after being killed, he was standing on a low roof when tylerlikesanime came up behind him and hit him off with a diamond axe. He was killed by Im_cooming afterwards.
== Skirmish on Pedregal ==
Another attack occured in Pedregal, with a similar conclusion. The attacking forces did not know that most of the population of Pedregal had packed up and left at this time. The allied army travelled by nether portal to defend this town in Boulderov. There was only one death on Aurora's side before the defenders took a quick second to reorganize, then going on to attack Aurora's capital of Fornost. There were a few TNT craters around one edge of the town, but there was no other damage. At this point, Klausisen, BoltonYale, and LordBorakan had joined the allied army.
== Battle of Fornost ==
After Pedregal was defended, the allied army travelled by foot from Pedregal, over mountains with ghasts in the air, through a swamp following behind BoltonYale with ice-boots. At this point, d3bi and AristenLopez had joined the allied army, AristenLopez marking the grass with a shovel so the army could follow. They ran up the road to the castle, pillaged its farm, and climbed the mountain next to it to jump on Fornost's walls. The only casualty was Canine14 by Knightman51 after coming out of the castle in the beginning. The players found their way to the building which held Domn8u, and piled up against the door, trying to break it. He left as soon as he saw them trying to get past the claimed door. They then went their way to the building which held aw222, climbing across the roofs of the castle buildings. Aw222 saw them piling on the door, played the music disc Cat, and put multiple doors between him and the outer one that kept the attackers at bay.
Soon after the attack on Fornost, the player Rathnir ran into the allied army and talked with them. Players pushed him around and enclosed him in a cobble space. D3bi then hit Rathnir off a cliff with fire aspect, but threw a health potion at him. Then, Zelious then hit Rathnir with his axe. As soon as Rathnir died, the whole server shut down for a moment. Both Zelious and D3bi died for combat logging at this.
== Massacre of De Sloog and the Vandalism of Fornost ==
The Morning of February 19th, mercenaries which were proven not to be Auroran had slaughtered innocent lives in De Sloog which caused more controversy as the leaders of Viodoxa believed it was an attack led by Aurorans. This further enraged the populous which called a rallying of nearly 30 troops which were fully prepared to lead an assault on Aurora. ViewedMarquis and others killed the leaders of de sloog and looted it before disappearing causing mass controversy. 
After appealing to the Stefani in the Hexturnal, Loic led his army to Fornost where a small skirmish was had killing Knilz1999. His men then marched into Fornost and tore down its southern outside wall in preparation for an iminent war. The troops then made a small fort as a forward operating base surrounded by barricades and trenches. The fort was quickly discovered, yet the casualties of the war had proven enough by both sides to come to the table for negotiations. After a much heated conversation with Uldarash, it seemed that peace would finally be had. 
== Peace Negotiations ==
Following intense and fierce debates on who was painted wrong, RumKnight and Loic had finally agreed to meet after an exchange of private letters proved there was miscommunication which had originally sparked this entire conflict. It seemed, that Uldarash had misjudged the character of Loic as being a warmonger and having funded the raids on Aurora which had been the main turning point to conflict. Having pinned the actions of others on his leadership was the main point of contention which sparked massive outrage in Haven. Yet, the letters had proven that Loic was innocent, and further that his rule over Paloro was indeed legitimate. In order to end this conflict, Uldarash alongside Aurora had conceded that Viodoxa had won the war and compensated them for the struggle. 
The treaty was known as the Treaty of Hapatmitas and gave Loic full legitimacy as a ruler in Rathnir.
Furthermore, this war was the first full battle in the Emerald Conflict and also was a huge success for followers of Solaris. After this war, Loic would lead his men including his heir to convert to Soleannen following his word to Solaris. He would be seen by his citizens as being the original 'Akerei de Sud' meaning King of the South in Niedean. His claim as a Soleannen King would be legitimized in this ceremony which was overseen by d3bi and Pope.
== Gallery ==
File:2021-02-18 23.06.13.png|Attack on Valentum
File:2021-02-18 23.43.38.png|Post Battle of Pedregal
File:2020-12-24 21.54.14.png|Fornost Castle, the capital of Aurora
File:2021-02-19 00.15.08groupies.png|Group photo after the battle of Fornost
File:2021-02-18 23.54.26.png|Travelling by BoltonYale's ice boots
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Category:Wars
Category:Escharien
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