Great Frogist Crusade

The Great Frogist Crusade, also referred to as the War on Heretics or Frogist Uprising, was a two year long religious conflict between the Frogist Zealots (Also referred to as the Heretics or the Defenders of Frog) and the Defenders of Ischanic Faith (also referred to as the Anti-Heretics or Anti-Frogists) in the Kingdom of Lisvar in Ischanor. 
== Prelude ==
=== Selroan snap elections ===
The first stage of conflict was started by the long awaited snap elections for one of the seats in the Selroan Upper Senate. Only two candidates were fighting for the seat: Useless and Früg Früginson. The day started normally, with a seemingly usual debate between the candidates. However, things really started going downhill as both of the candidates gathered massive support. The monarch of Selroa has declared that Useless won, despite the elections not lasting long enough and despite his victory being only by a few percent. 
=== Appearance of the frog ===
The debate led to protests. People, mainly the supporters of Früginson, started going out on the streets and protesting, calling the government to recount the votes or redo the elections. Between all this, a mysterious Frog appeared on the streets of the city. It quickly caught the attention of the angered people. The people initially tried to catch the frog, but it kept running away. At some point, when the chase reached a graveyard, the frog, possibly tired of people chasing it (allegedly) started throwing lighting bolts around the people. The people stood in shock and disbelief. The frog immediately got the attention of everyone who was in the city, even the people who weren't chasing it initially, even the Ischanic aristocracy that wanted to spectate the elections. One of those people was the Duke of Kalkenstein.
== Battle of Lisvar Church ==
=== Frog's preaching ===
As the frog had caught everyone's attention, it (allegedly) started speaking in a human voice. It said that it was angered by the actions of the people. The people started worshiping it, making offerings and begging for forgiveness for angering it. The frog started saying that the people must spread the word "ribbit". It said that the people must purge Ischanor, Kejafros and the entire world of all heretics. The Frog further demanded that the people take Lisvar. In all of this, the Selroan government fearing that things were getting out of control and fearing another revolution had fled to Bachengart, leaving Selroa in anarchy.
=== March on Lisvar ===
The people and some of the local militia listened to the frog's preaching. The frog started leading people to Lisvar City. After a few hours, as the frogists reached Lisvar, they broke down the city gate and burst into the city. They were immediately met by some of the Anti-Frogists, at the time composed mainly of Bachengarters and Kalkinians who knew about the situation from the Selroan government and the Ischanic nobility that has witnessed the frog's calls to take Lisvar. A few small street fights broke out, but their results are undecided as they weren't recorded properly. Nevertheless, the Frogist Zealots made it to the Lisvar Church. 
=== Battle of the Church ===
As the Zealots made it to the church, they immediately sat down and the frog started preaching again. The Anti-Frogists now alerted by the Zealot's arrival locked up all the entrances to the church, but they didn't engage immediately, they stood back and listened to the frog's preaching. The Frogists were screaming "RIBBIT". The Anti-Frogists started screaming "Heresy!". As soon as the frog stopped speaking, the Anti-Frogists attacked the Frogists, starting a massacre. Despite the fact that the Zealots weren't able to form any defense, they were still able to flee the church and retreat to Selroa. Nevertheless, the battle is considered a victory for the Anti-Frogists. This concluded the first day of the conflict. In this battle the archduke of Lovvres managed to strike down the mortal form of the frog but it later manifested again to support his followers. 
== Siege of Selroa ==
As the Frogists retreated to Selroa, they immediately started fortifying the city. They were able to quickly construct temporary walls on the streets between the buildings. They also gathered a lot of food from the city and they prepared a secret escape route in case they had to flee again. After a few hours of work, the Frogists were fully ready to take on the invasion of the Anti-Frogists. 
After a few hours of waiting, the army of the Anti-Frogists, led by Ludwig von Bachengart appeared at the city gates and started attacking. The temporary fortifications of the Frogists were barely able to hold off the invaders and it looked like the Anti-Frogists will seize the city. However, after half a year of fighting the frog appeared again. It told the defenders to charge at the enemy, it started throwing lighting bolts at the Anti-Frogists and started saying that "There's no victory against an army that doesn't bleed". By the autumn of the first year of fighting, the Anti-Frogists retreated back to Bachengart. By 19 VE, the war was concluded with a victory for the Frogists. 
== Siege of Bachengart ==
The war became a very loud topic in Ischanor after the siege of Selroa. It attracted multiple people to both sides, boosting their numbers. The Frogists received reinforcements mainly from Cìrion and the Anti-Frogists received their reinforcements mainly from Celras. The Frogists, with their morale very high and with their confidence boosted after the last victory decided to pursue the Anti-Frogists and to take their main stronghold: Bachengart. 
After the Frogists had regrouped, they struck the city. They had hoped to quickly breach the gate and to take the city by storm. However, Bachengart was already a very well fortified city- arguably one of the best fortified in Lisvar. The Frogists were quickly met with this reality. The siege lasted for 2 days. The Frogists have managed to open the gates of the city, but the defenders were able to organize very quickly. They also managed to shut the gates, trapping the Frogists who have entered inside. The battle was a victory for the Anti-Frogists. 
== Battle of Lisvar ==
During the Siege of Bachengart, the Frogist commanders have realized that since the Anti-Frogists are in Bachengart, then Lisvar must be empty. After heavy loses during the fighting, they have decided to abandon the siege, but instead of retreating to Selroa they have made the decision to take Lisvar instead. They knew that now the Anti-Frogists will be confident and will pursue soon, so they decided to fortify in the Temple of Tharx, that is right next to the city. The kobolds of the temple were not happy to be involved in the conflict and their traps were under maintenance, so they locked the gate, forbidding the zealots from entering the temple. Despite this, the Frogists have fortified on the staircase leading to the temple as that was still a very defensible position.
Not long after, the Anti-Frogists had arrived and laid siege to the Frogist positions. Despite the casualties on both sides, the Frogists were able to defend themselves successfully. The battle didn't last long, after a few hours of fighting, the leadership of the Anti-Frogists have made the decision to retreat to Bachengart. The battle was a victory for the Frogists and the siege ended with the Frogists firmly in control of Lisvar City. At the end of the year (20 VE), the frog appeared again and declared "Total Victory", having told the people that they don't need to fight anymore and that they can rest.
== Aftermath ==
By the beginning of 21 VE, the leaders of the Frogists and the leaders of the Anti-Frogists met in Bachengart to discuss peace. They agreed not to fight anymore, and to respect religious freedoms. The Selroan government has returned to Selroa and has agreed to hold another elections. Ever since the war, Frogism has become a somewhat relevant faith primarily in Lisvar.
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