The Great Turf War of Dana'us

For context on what Dana'us is, go to This page.
== What was the war? ==
Ah yes, of course, the most IMPORTANT question. What???
The Great Turf War was a massive war that happened after the early Dana'anish tribes settled for what area they'd stay in. Due to not having any solid borders yet, they began to battle and push each other away from one spot, which pushed them into another. Basically, it was like tectonic plates, and as destructive as them too.
== Starting Territories ==
At the start of the war, each tribe settled on one area to be in. The map on the edge there shows the current territories, but ill be using the labels to say where they chose at the start.
The Petalwings lived in the Tulip Valley.
The Sphinxwing lived in the Glass Desert.
The Arrowwings lived in the Spearhead Mountains
The Nymphwings lived in Bigtree Forest
The Sharkwings lived in the rivers and the shallows through and around the island.
In the lower islands, great beasts lived. The tribes, being young and weak, settled on living on the northmost island.
== Battles, Borders and Barriers ==
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=== Shark and Sphinx ===
The Sharkwings began to build dens beside the Glass River to sleep in, which caused a problem for Sphinxwings. Sharkwings, being very aggressive, would chase them away from that area, which basically blocked off some of the desert.
=== Shark and Petal ===
Same as the Sphinxwings, the Sharkwings built dens along the rivers which caused there to be less land for the Petalwings due to the Shark's aggression. Furthermore, they were also bordered by Arrowwings, who were also very aggressive, and Nymphwings, who they already battled with in the shallow forest areas.
=== Shark and Arrow ===
The Sharkwings didnt have much effect on the Arrowwings. However, they did make a few dens at the north of the island, which were quickly invaded and torn down by the Arrowwings, forcing the sharks to go lower down the island.
=== Shark and Nymph ===
One river went right through the Bigtree Forest, which caused a large split in Nymphwing territory, like the Sphinxwings. The Nymphs however, were a bit more cunning, and began to poison those waters. Many Sharkwings died, which caused a large tear in their relationship...
=== Sphinx and Petal ===
The Sphinxwings and Petalwings only interracted when the Petalwings began to be pushed into Sphinx territory because of the tight bordering. They reacted badly, having their territory also divided, and pushed them back.
=== Sphinx and Arrow ===
The Arrowwings began to claim the land just outside the desert, which became more guarded over time. The Arrowwings, taking this as a threat, attacked the Sphinxwings, taking advantage of their Sharkwing problems and pushing them towards that river.
=== Sphinx and Nymph ===
Sphinxwings and Nymphwings didn't interact much, their only problems being the small distance between the forest and desert, which caused some squabbles but never anything notable.
=== Arrow and Petal ===
The Arrowwings and Petalwings have had a few feuds. The Petalwings began to creep onto the hills around the mountains due to the Nymph and Shark's pushing them away from their borders. The Arrows didnt take lightly to this, and began attacking whenever they got near the rocky parts of the area.
=== Arrow and Nymph ===
The Arrowwings only interracted with the Nymphwings during their edges closer to the desert, feuding over where the line would be drawn between them.
== Notable events ==
=== The Nymphwing's Fate ===
A few events lead to the final chapter of the Nymphwing's reign over Dana'us's forested areas and the inevitable extinction of the tribe itself, leading the 2 present day descendants of it to live on.
==== The Death of Queen Lotus ====
Queen Lotus was the queen of Nymphwings during this war, and the last queen of this territory. Following a particularly devastating attack from the Sharkwings, Lotus went to make peace with them, seeking any way to make an agreement. Upon sight, the Sharkwings were enraged that the queen of Nymphs was coming, taking this as a threat. At the water's edge, Lotus was attacked and quickly killed, her glass-like scales and tissue-thin skin being shattered and torn within seconds by the strong Sharkwings. Her body was destroyed, torn and laid to waste at the hands of General Depths.
==== The Nymphwing Split ====
After the death of Queen Lotus, the Nymphs were basically cornered, forfeiting their territory to the surrounding tribes and fleeing to the unwanted islands lower in the archipelago. However, there was a divide on which island they'd stay in. Some wished to go to Crescent Moon Island, to hide beneath the dark cover of the trees and in the hollows of their trunks. Others wished to go to Citron Isle, to bask in the sunlight and explore its historic ruins left by great scavengers before them. They began to fight until they finally decided; those that wished to live on Crescent Moon Island would stay there, and those that wished to live on Citron Isle would stay there.
==== Parallels of Light ====
When the Nymphwings had divided onto the 2 south islands of Dana'us, the population of what really could be considered 'Nymphwing' dwindled, different tribes taking their place. The Nymphs on Citron Isle became brightly coloured, thin and fast with a patriarchal society, with the females regarded as mythical beings. They became Magicwings. The Nymphs on Crescent Moon Island became black, foggy-eyed bugs, half the size of a normal dragon with a specially-raised queen twice the size of the average skywing.
=== The Flee to the Ocean ===
Following the death of Queen Lotus, the Sharkwings were chastised for their actions, each tribe chasing them away upon sight. Soon, the Sharkwings decided that their space was limited on the Danas, and the smaller south islands were too small and dangerous for them. Due to the fish-like nature of Sharkwings, they dispersed into the deep waters at Dana'us's centre. In the deep water, they had to evolve and overcome the darkness, developing crystalline sacks of bioluminescent chemicals on their forehead and stripes of bright scales dancing down their body.
=== Agreement to Serenity ===
When the worst of it subsided and each moon rose full and bright, the 6 tribes gathered to make an agreement; to stick to their current territories and defend each other's against any threat. Each tribe agreed and the war was ended on a positive note.
== Final Territories ==
At the end of the war, everyone had enough land to support them.
Sphinxwings had the Glass Desert.
Petalwings had the Tulip Valley and Bigtree Forest.
Arrowwings had the Spearhead Mountains
Sharkwings had the Centre Depths
And the Nymphwings divided into 2 new tribes;
Magicwings, who had Citron Isle
Oddwings, who had Crescent Moon Island
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