Valdic Civil War

Prior to the beginning of the civil war, tensions had been growing between the Jarldom of Hrafngrad and the Jarldom of Skýnrfalhá for some time. It never amounted to any conflict, but it was all verbal tension with the people of both jarldoms arguing on a constant base. This went as far as radio stations in each jarldom constantly belittling each each other during each broadcast, with those to blame being Radio Nyr Prósidr while it was hosted by Faðir Bröðgrætr, now led by Ulisse Don II, and Radio Stockwyln, still led by Theodore Winston Ravengard.
Furthermore, at one point Ulisse Don II had traveled overseas to come back with two foxes who he then allowed to breed and spread all over Iristoya, as the continent did not have foxes beforehand. On top of this, Ulisse Don II was an adamant supporter and contributor of the 2nd Grand Field, which was a large wheat field made in honor of the 1st Grand Field, which had been created by Ulisse's namesake, Ulisse Don I in the town of Prosede, Eldham. It was because of these two events that the leadership of the Jarldom of Hrafngrad became even more frustrated due to the alleged destruction of the natural landscape and ecosystem of Iristoya.
== Justifications for Declaration ==
The final straw for Hrafngrad though would be when former Jarl Kasjös av Havardr had stepped down from his position as Jarl of the Jarldom of Hyríka Skýta, then allowing for the creation of the Jarldom of Skýnrfalhá which comprised of all of Hyríka Skýta, as well as some minor territories in the Jarldom of Greater Vulwodar, awarded by still current Jarl of the region, Ælryh av Aldver. This caused the new Jarldom of Skýnrfalhá, now led by Ulisse Don II who was elected by the Jarlíndt, to hold roughly 80% of the Valdic coastline and roughly 1/5th of Valdic territory as a whole. Because of this, the Jarldom of Hrafngrad declared war on these premises in the Summer of 60 VE, claiming Ulisse's rule to be illegitimate and the amount of territory he held unreasonable compared to the amount of contribution he gave to the Valdic Union.
The declaration of war was made without prior consultation with the Jarldom of Skýnrfalhá for these grievances, and came as a surprise to Ulisse Don II who claimed both during and after the war that everything could have been avoided, had the proper diplomatic channels been open.
On top of this, the current Grand Jarl, Jacob Otto Bjorkson Liberatus of Balistar was overseas in the continent of Halinn at the time, hunting degenerates and meeting old friends. Because of this, he was not aware of - nor could he stop - the declaration of war by Hrafngrad at the time. In fact, he was completely unaware of the conflict, as an excerpt from one of his journals in Halinn had shown.
== Bolstering Forces & Unlikely Allies ==
=== Ulisse's Search for Allies ===
At the outset of the declaration of war, Ulisse Don II began to immediately make a call for aid across all the Valdic lands, personally going in-person to leaders to ask for aid, promising that, "If you ask, you shall receive," in response to what they stand to gain from the war. 
One of the first people to back the Jarldom of Skýnrfalhá in their war of defense was the Jarldom of Greater Vulwodar, led by Ælryh av Aldver. They came to their defense almost immediately, claiming that lich magic flowed through the Jarl of Hrafngrad, Störbor av Aldver. As they were cousins, this complicated the conflict in terms of allegiances. Although, Ælryh av Aldver had stated in an announcement to his cousin that if he did not stop the baseless war he started, then he would be taken into custody for wielding forbidden lich magic, as nearly all forms of dark magic was banned in the Valdic Union.
After the support of Greater Vulwodar, Ulisse set out to the Thanedom of Xotor, home to the dwarven peoples of the Valdic Union. He personally met with their leader, Ælder Gildir of Xotor, who was the former Jarl of the now defunct Jarldom of Vestúrfjelt. The negotiations went well and Ulisse was able to recruit a handful of dwarves who agreed to join him under the banner of Xotor. They did not ask for anything other than transportation for battle, as they wanted to join the war to support Ulisse, but more importantly because they had not been in conflict for some time and wished to experience battle once again. Some time later though, the dwarves had decided against sending forces for the Skýnrfalhá Alliance, as they further deliberated on the matter and decided it would be in their best interest to not involve themselves in the conflict. They were able to do this because they never publicly voiced their support nor did they ever sign a formal document with Ulisse.
Following Ulisse's discussions with Xotor, he decided to set out to the Thanedom of Midjörv, where a meeting was scheduled and hosted between Ulisse and the Councilates of Midjörv. Ulisse attempted to persuade the Midjörvics to join his side by stating how the Admiral of the Grand Valdic Fleet, Sir Eagle von Grandenhoff, had mentioned the implementation of policies that would redistribute land after a Hrafngradi victory. If the Hrafngrad Alliance were to win, the Thanedom of Midjörv would have had some of their empty land redistributed to the navy, giving them space to build their ships and other facilities required by the navy. Even though this had been threated though, it never would have gone through, as when Midjörv was being integrated into the Valdic Union, they had signed a treaty with the Valdic government that had laid out their borders which could not be altered without a unanimous vote. Ulisse had still chose to bring the issue up as a form of fearmongering though, claiming that even though Midjörv was neutral at the time, if the Hrafngradi forces won over the Jarldom of Skýnrfalhá, then it would only be logical that those under the rule of Skýnrfalhá could be at threat. After the meeting, Ulisse was dismissed and told he would receive an answer at a later date on whether Midjörv would send aid or not. In the mean time, Ulisse set forth to the City State of Kiche.
While in the City State of Kiche, which was a vassal of the Valdic Union, Ulisse had asked for a meeting to be hosted between himself and the leaders of the city. This meeting would not be the same as the one Ulisse hosted with the Thanedom of Midjörv though, as Kiche had grievances undenounced to Ulisse. These grievances were primarily that Ulisse had been severely undercutting wheat prices in the region, due to alleged, "...Underpaid labor and ravaging of the land." Not only was Ulisse denied an alliance with the City State of Kiche by the end of the meeting, but then Kiche went so far as to publicly endorse and support the Hrafngrad Alliance. They not only did this by funding them, but they also funded bandits in the Jarldom of Skýnrfalhá to go and cause havoc. As Ulisse was leaving the city though, he had heard that Midjörv recently announced that they were seeking peace, sending a caravan with cookies to both of the opposing sides' capital, being Stockwyln and Nyr Prósidr for Hrafngrad and Skýnrfalhá respectively.
After being rejected by Kiche and hearing the news about Midjörv, Ulisse went on to the last group he could think of. Ulisse had decided to ask for aid from the Moyadim of Rajasdārï, as he had to pass by the former town of Vapzhaar on his way back to Nyr Prósidr. Ulisse had hosted a council between himself and the figurehead of the Moyadim, Mazash Unglood. In what is recorded within the 1st Rajasdārï Accords, Ulisse had gained the promise of aid from the Moyadim, both material and manpower-wise. Ulisse would host a second meeting between himself and the Moyadim some time later after they voiced their support for Ulisse publicly. The 2nd Rajasdārï Accords would record the planning between Ulisse and Mazash Unglood on how they would go about fighting against the Hrafngrad Alliance in terms of tactics and overall strategy. The 2nd Rajasdārï Accords would be the final meeting between Ulisse and the Moyadim before the final Battle of Æld Archæ.
After the 1st Rajasdārï Accords, Ulisse returned back to Nyr Prósidr, where after further developments in Midjörv, Ulisse was approached by the Midjörvics for an defensive alliance. Ulisse accepted this offer and Midjörv would function as a relatively independent member of the alliance, aiding the Skýnrfalhá Alliance materially more than anything.
As a Hrafngrad raid broke out on Nyr Erovald, Ulisses saw the Kamtargari Flota on the west seas of the Valdic union who commonly patrolled all around Íseldörn, Ulisse knew their leader, Mørgun Humlyhild Oᚼril, from his travels to northern Íseldörn. So as the raid was ongoing, Ulisse signaled to the flota from the coast line asking for support, the flota signalled back saying they would meet at Midjörv.
At Midjörv, Ulisse explained the situation, Mørgun who was really fond of both Ulisse and of the Midjörvic people, agreed to provide support to the Jarldom of Skýnrfalhá, through manpower and weaponry. Right after they went to Nyr Prósidr, and then to the raid on Nyr Erovald, with more than half of the Skýnrfalhá soldiers on that raid being from the Kamtargari Flota.
Before the last battle of the war, Mørgun and Ulisse together designed a ship to bestow any of the Hrafngrad ships, named as the Iristoya's Tantrum, it had the shape of a common Valdic ship, but with a length greater than one hundred meters, it was the biggest of its kind. The size of the ship provided with great capacity for weaponry, and so Mørgun proceeded to add 34 (IC)NH-300mm howitzers, and two huge (IC)CT-800mm cannon turrets.
=== Hrafngrad Alliance's Search for Allies ===
During the civil war, the Hrafngrad Alliance did not actively search for allies, but instead accepted the aid of those who had chosen to come to them of their own volition. The first group to proclaim their support for the Hrafngrad Alliance was the Jarldom of Dŭnedăle, with Jarl Levi Voxur proclaiming:
It is not fully understood why Voxur chose to join the Hrafngrad Alliance, but this was the last communication from the Jarldom of Dŭnedăle before they went radio silent for the rest of the war.
Soon after, the Valdic Admirality proclaimed their allegiance to the Hrafngrad Alliance, headed by Sir Eagle von Grandenhoff. They had given aid to the Hrafngrad Alliance in the form of locking down the sea with their fleet, even repurposing the FMS Valdik to be combat capable, arming it with small artillery pieces and using it as a base to invade the mainland from, as Hrafngrad was primarily comprised of oversea colonies.
The next group to come to Hrafngrad's aid was the City State of Kiche after rejecting Ulisse's alliance. Their alliance was more-so in name than anything though, as they joined the conflict primarily because of Ulisse undercutting wheat prices, only using Hrafngrad's casus beli as a reason to officially join the conflict without as much backlash from their citizenry.
A minor member who "supported" the Hrafngrad Alliance was the Thanedom of Karlamæ, headed by Thane Droum Kolbecka-Karhu. As a constituency of the Jarldom of Greater Vulwodar, they had declared independence from it, with the Thane of the region fleeing to an unknown location. It has been theorized that Thane Droum and his supporters most likely fled to the Jarldom of Dŭnedăle or a foreign nation to avoid punishment. The reason for their rebellion was stated within a letter left by Thane Droum in his capital of Itaholl. It was found by the Greater Vulwodari forces who went to reclaim the rebellious thanedom.
The final group to back the Hrafngrad Alliance was the Essentist Defensive Order, headed by Paladin Hákon Torvisson. They would only lend their aid if the Hrafngrad capital city of Stockwyln, founded by Saint Deme - an Essentist saint - rejected the new religion of the Church of the Field Queen which had been growing quickly at the time, and then returned back to their Essentist roots. The leader of the Church of the Field Queen, as well as the Stockwyln leadership complied with the demands shortly after, thus gaining the aid of the Essentist Defensive Order, which had only appeared in the final Battle of Æld Archæ as a small but experienced expeditionary force.
== Motivations & Goals for War ==
Each side of the conflict had their own motivations to continue the conflict and came to varying levels of success. The Jarldom of Hrafngrad, as the instigators of the war, wanted to overall depose/kill Ulisse Don II, and reportedly they also wished to bring peace and prosperity back to the Valdic Union mainland. While most of their grievances were unfounded, this was the rhetoric that they propagated to not only their own citizens but also the rest of the Valdic Union.
The Jarldom of Skýnrfalhá only manifested their goals after the declaration of war was made. Originally, their goal was simply to defend the mainland and seek aid from nearby jarldoms and thanedoms. As the war continued though, and as they gained more support and power, Ulisse started to have more ambitious expansionist goals which were partially accomplished during the conflict.
=== Skýnrfalhá Alliance ===
==== Jarldom of Skýnrfalhá ====
In the beginning of the conflict, the Jarldom of Skýnrfalhá's goals were only to defend their immediate territory and gain allies so that they could mount a resistance against anticipated insurgents who would try to invade the Jarldom of Skýnrfalhá.
As the war continued, the Jarldom of Skýnrfalhá's goals looked more like this:
* Expel all Hrafngrad Alliance forces from the continent
* Secure the Valdic Union mainland
* Launch an insurgency campaign on the FMS Valdik to hinder the Valdic Admirality (Defunct mid-war)
* Invade core Hrafngradi territory to capitulate the rebel forces 
* Ultimately reunify the Valdic Union
==== Jarldom of Greater Vulwodar ====
The Jarldom of Greater Vulwodar held the same goals throughout the entire conflict. The primary goal they openly stated in their announcement backing the Jarldom of Skýnrfalhá was to bring peace back to the Valdic Union and ultimately reunify it by requesting a full surrender from the Hrafngrad Alliance. As the leader of the Hrafngrad Alliance was Jarl Ælryh av Aldver's cousin, their secondary goal was rid Jarl Störbor av Aldver of the alleged "lich magic" that was said to be "flowing in [his] veins."
==== Thanedom of Midjörv ====
The Thanedom of Midjörv maintained the same goals throughout the entirety of the civil war, but went about executing them in different manners as the war developed. Their overall goal was to simply bring peace back to the continent and reconcile between both jarldoms. They originally tried to do this peacefully by preaching hopes of peace publicly and going to both of the jarldoms' capitals and giving out cookies while further preaching their hopes to bring peace back to the union. After feeling threatened - despite their neutrality - by the Hrafngrad Alliance though, they chose to join the Skýnrfalhá Alliance, as Ulisse already approached them with an offer for an alliance between them.
==== Thanedom of Xotor ====
Even though Xotor had dropped out of the war shortly after collaborating with Ulisse, they did have motivations for potentially joining the war. Primarily, the dwarves of Xotor simply wanted to feel the taste of battle again, as they had not been in conflict for some time. They would ultimately drop out of the war though due to Jarl Störbor av Aldver bribing them to stay out of the conflict. Whether or not they did it preemptively or because they gained wind of Xotor's partnership with the Ulisse is inconclusive. However, the dwarves of Xotor stated to Ulisse that they dropped out of the war not because of the bribe, but because they wished to focus inwards on their own thanedom, instead of involving themselves in the civil war.
==== Moyadim Tribes ====
At the outset of the war, the Moyadim were not particularly interested in joining the conflict. In fact, it is not entirely certain if they even were aware of the conflict in the first place. Ulisse decided to approach the Moyadim - who he had only heard rumors of and read about as a scholar - after exhausting all of his other options for allies in the Valdic Union. This was because if the Moyadim were as they had been described, Ulisse thought they would make for a formidable force to be added to his army. After some discussions with their leader, Mazash Unglood, Ulisse came to an agreement with them: The Moyadim would join them in exchange for turning a blind eye in the case of the Moyadim kidnapping POW's and civilians from the Hrafngrad Alliance, which were to be used in their sacrificial rituals and for consumption. After this agreement, the Moyadim fully committed their aid to the Skýnrfalhá Alliance publicly, releasing announcements denouncing the Hrafngrad Alliance and in praise of the "Wheat King," Ulisse. However, the announcements were distributed in the form of poorly handwritten notes scattered around towns, so they typically had to be deciphered before they could be read.
==== Kamtargari Flota ====
The following are noncannon events
Though getting on the war as the fire was already burning, the flota had mainly one goal, help their Midjörvic friends and Ulisse, with a minor goal being the test of some weaponry and their warriors, as Íseldörn was a land of peace, there was not many opportunities to to assure the combat-readiness of their weapons and warriors.
=== Hrafngrad Alliance ===
==== Jarldom of Hrafngrad ====
As the instigator of the civil war, the Hrafngrad had very clear goals on the strategic level, but changed their goals regularly on the operational level of the conflict as the war further developed. Hrafngrad's overall goal in the conflict was to depose Ulisse Don II, and then change the borders of the Jarldom of Skýnrfalhá. Their other more minor goals saw some success and go as follows:
* Slaughter the imported foxes brought by Ulisse to the continent of Iristoya
* Stop Ulisse's alleged aggressive expansion of his wheat field
* Free the besieged city of Nýr Erðvåld (Later Development)
* Turn Nýr Erðvåld into a Free City (Later development)
* Intercept the Skýnrfalhá Alliance's naval assets moving towards Hrafngrad core territory
==== Jarldom of Dŭnedăle ====
The goals of the Jarldom of Dŭnedăle are not particularly clear. It is assumed that Jarl Levi Voxur chose to join the war on the side of the Hrafngrad Alliance out of either a general animosity towards his neighboring Jarldom of Greater Vulwodar, or because he agreed with the Hrafngrad Alliance's views on their justification for war.
==== Thanedom of Karlamæ ====
The goals of the Thanedom of Karlamæ were to overall reunify the Valdic Union and overthrow Ulisse Don II for creating what Thane Droum Kolbecka-Karhu claimed was a "... Separatist state that has broken Valdic code and law." This was the official casus beli for their independence from Greater Vulwodar, but Thane Droum Kolbecka-Karhu also had personal motivations for doing this, as he was a former Skjoldish survivor. Due to this, he had a general distaste for conflict and sought to avoid it at all costs. Viewing the Skýnrfalhá Alliance as the aggressors (Even though it was objectively not the case), he chose to declare independence from the supporting member of Greater Vulwodar in order to join and show solidarity with the Hrafngrad Alliance.
==== City State of Kiche ====
The goals of the City State of Kiche were to primarily stop Ulisse from undercutting wheat prices against the Kiche market of Dwarven Emporium. The justification they used to join the war on the side of Hrafngrad was not only the claims of undercutting prices, but they had also claimed that it was possible due to underpaid labor and Ulisse ravaging his own lands. As Kiche was fighting as a co-beligerent with Hrafngrad, they also stated that Ulisse had to slaughter his foxes and surrender, in addition to reducing his competitive prices. This was assumedly meant to make the war more palatable to the citizens of Kiche, as a war solely based on economic interest could have caused unrest amongst the citizens of Kiche.
==== Essentist Defensive Order ====
The Essentist Defensive Order did not exactly have war goals against the Jarldom of Skýnrfalhá more than it had demands they sought from the Jarldom of Hrafngrad, and more specifically, their capital city of Stockwyln. This is to say, they wanted the city to abandon the Church of the Field Queen - which had been growing quickly at the time - and go back to their Essentist roots, as the city was founded by the Essentist Saint Deme. Furthermore, it was stated that even though they had tried to send word to Grand Jarl Liberatus of the impending civil war, their letters had not gotten through to him. Because of this, they had chosen to support Hrafngrad, as they said:
This did not mean they entirely supported Hrafngrad's actions though, as they also stated in the same missive that, "... he (Liberatus) would never sanction such strife." They claimed that the Valdic unity that Grand Jarl Liberatus forged was being betrayed with the civil war currently unfolding. Because of this, it could be assumed that they aided Hrafngrad just because of the fact that it was a significant holy place for the Essentist religion, and not because they had any grievances against Skýnrfalhá, other than being a participating member of the conflict.
==== Valdic Admirality ====
The goals of the Valdic Admirality mostly lined up with the goals of the Jarldom of Hrafngrad, as they were the primary force fighting the Skýnrfalhá Alliance, since the pride of the fleet, the FMS Valdik, was stationed off the coast of Nýr Erðvåld, making them one of the closest members to the conflict, apart from the Jarldom of Dŭnedăle. Eventually though, they had surrendered to the Skýnrfalhá Alliance under the terms of a conditional peace, created and signed by both Ulisse Don II and the admiral of the fleet, Sir Eagle von Grandenhoff, being named the Treaty of Nýr Erðvåld. They had decided to reach out for a conditional surrender to stop the alleged suffering of the town locals. In their final announcement, they had still given their verbal support to the Hrafngrad Alliance, stating that they have not betrayed the Unionists, but that they simply made the decision to avoid a costly siege of Nýr Erðvåld.
== Timeline of the Civil War ==
=== Summer of 60 VE (November 29th, 2024) ===
* Jarldom of Hrafngrad declares war on the Jarldom of Skýnrfalhá 
** Claims Ulisse Don II is a delusional leader obsessed with wheat and foxes
** Claims the alleged delusion has led to imperialistic madness and environmental disaster
** Claims the war isn't about wheat, but, "It’s about stopping your reckless rule, ending the infestation of foxes, and restoring balance to the land."
** Demands Ulisse to resign and remove all the foxes from the Valdic Union
=== Fall of 60 VE (November 30th, 2024) ===
* Ulisse Don II responds to the declaration of war as the Jarl of Skýnrfalhá
** Claims that Hrafngrad unjustly seized the island of Nyr Jrunmore
** Claims that Jarl Störbor av Aldver is not fit to rule and his declaration of war is illegitimate
** Claims that Jarl Störbor av Aldver has betrayed the Valdic Union and that the Grand Council of Hrafngrad is selfish and foolish
** Makes a rallying cry to other members of the Valdic Union to join him
=== Summer of 61 VE (December 3rd, 2024) ===
* Ulisse Don II creates a war march for the Jarldom of Skýnrfalhá
* The Jarldom of Greater Vulwodar announces their support for the Jarldom of Skýnrfalhá
** Jarl Ælryh av Aldver declares unwavering support for Ulisse and his jarldom
** Claims his cousin, Jarl Störbor is tainted with lich blood
** Asks Störbor to abandon the war and give up his alleged baseless aggression, or else he will be detained by the Order of the Hexseekers
* Jarl Störbor av Aldver responds to Jarl Ælryh's declaration of support
** Condemns Jarl Ælryh for denouncing his actions
** Does not deny being tainted with lich blood, but explains the pain it brings him
** Claims Ulisse is filled with greed and disguising it as something good
** Rallies Essentist and Field Queen followers to fight
* The Jarldom of Dŭnedăle joins the war on the side of the Hrafngrad Alliance
* The Essentist Defensive Order sends their demands to the Jarldom of Hrafngrad
** Declares they cannot aid Hrafngrad if they continue supporting the Church of the Field Queen, as it is against Saint Deme's sacred vision for the land he founded
* The Valdic Admirality joins the war on the side of the Hrafngrad Alliance
** Claims the ancient Valdic values held in Nýr Erðvåld after the dissapearance of Jarl Kasjös av Havardr are under threat since Ulisse took over his territory
** Proclaims full support for Hrafngrad and claims the city of Nýr Erðvåld will be liberated
** Rallies the Valdic Union's citizens to stop Ulisse's alleged imperialistic and expansionist ideas
* Ulisse Don II makes a response to the alleged lies levied against him
** Claims the Grand Council of Hrafngrad doesn't care about its own people
** Claims he is not destroying the natural environment since his fields only spread across empty plains and he actively plants nature in his town
** States there was no attempt to diplomatically solve the issue by the Hrafngrad Alliance prior to war
** Rallies citizens against Jarl Störbor, claiming he tore the union apart
* The City State of Kiche joins the war on the side of the Hrafngrad Alliance after rejecting Ulisse's offer for an alliance
** Claims Ulisse has built up a wheat trade monopoly, severely undercutting wheat prices
** Claims the prices are only possible through underpaid labor and the ravaging of his own land
** Demands Ulisse to lower his prices, slaughter his foxes, and surrender
** States they will actively finance Hrafngrad and bandits in Ulisse's territory until the war is over
* Ulisse negotiates with the Moyadim to join the war on the side of the Skýnrfalhá Alliance
=== Fall of 61 VE (December 4th, 2024) ===
* The 1st Rajasdārï Accords are drafted between Ulisse Don II and Mazash Unglood
** Entails stipulations for the Moyadim's entry into the conflict
** Kept as a classified document by the Skýnrfalhá government
* Hrafngrad implements the Essentist Defensive Order's demands
* The Moyadim travel to the Jarldom of Skýnrfalhá to aid Ulisse
* The Thanedom of Karlamæ declares independence from the Jarldom of Greater Vulwodar and proclaims support for the Hrafngrad Alliance
** Local government immediately flees
** Thanedom brough back under control soon after declaration by Greater Vulwodari forces
=== Spring of 61 VE (December 5th, 2024) ===
* Essentist Defensive Order pledges their support for the Jarldom of Hrafngrad
** Claims the Grand Jarl would not sanction the strife currently ongoing but will defend Hrafngrad due to it's status as Essentist holy land.
* Ulisse makes a response to the nation
** Claims the Hrafngrad Alliance has only recruited war profiteers (Kiche), rebellious assets of the Valdic military (Valdic Admirality), and foolish zealots (Essentists)
** Claims to have united many peoples of the Valdic Union together against the Hrafngrad Alliance
** Creates the "Skýnrfalhá War March" (Valdtunga: Skýnrfalhá Freitwyf)
* Valdic Admirality readies cannons on the deck of the FMS Valdik
* Jarldom of Hrafngrad responds to Ulisse's earlier announcement
** Calls Ulisse a heretic and justifies their war with Ulisse's actions (Not specified)
** Claims Ulisse's allies are not as noble as Ulisse claims & that Hrafngrad's allies are truly noble
* Reports from the town of Nyr Prósidr claim sightings of the Wheat King protecting the town from a supposed artillery barrage from the FMS Valdik
** Valdic Admirality denies firing upon the town
** No further response from the Skýnrfalhá government
* Jarl Ælryh av Aldver resurrects the first Jarl of Frostmarch using blood magic to aid in the conflict
* The 2nd Rajasdārï Accords are drafted between Ulisse Don II and Mazash Unglood
** Entails further stipulations from the Moyadim Tribes for their entry into the conflict as well as general war strategy
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=== Spring of 61 VE (December 6th, 2024) ===
* [Noncannon] The Kamtargari Flota joins the war helping the Jarldom of Skýnrfalhá after meeting with Ulisse in Midjörv.
* The Thanedom of Midjörv appealed to the nation for peace and sent carts filled with cookies to each of the warring jarldoms' capital cities
** Neither jarldom initiates peace talks
*Battle of Nýr Erðvåld: An insurgency operation is launched by the Valdic Admirality into the town of Nýr Erðvåld
**Insurgents establish a defensive line on the docks
**A Skýnrfalhá Quick Response Force (QRF) responds to the insurgents and get's initially pushed back out of the town
**The Skýnrfalhá QRF gains reinforcements from the local town of Nyr Prósidr and pushes the insurgents back to the docks
**After more back-and-forth, the frontlines stall just outside the borders of the town of Nýr Erðvåld
**Proclaimed Hrafngrad Alliance Victory 
=== Spring of 61 VE (December 8th, 2024) ===
* Siege of Nýr Erðvåld: While Hrafngrad Alliance forces laud their victory, Ulisse enlists the aid of the Midjörvic Engineer Corps to build a siege wall around Nýr Erðvåld
** A small dock is also established on the coastline just outside of the Bay of Nýr Erðvåld
** Plans are drawn up by the Skýnrfalhá Alliance to launch a counterinsurgency operation onto the FMS Valdik to cut off the town's supply line
** Ulisse demands all women, children, and sick in Nýr Erðvåld be brought to the Midjörv-Nýr Erðvåld Border to be taken as refugees in the next 24 hours, else the occupiers be declared war criminals
** Ulisse gives the occupiers 5 days to leave the city and surrender before he unleashes an artillery barrage on the city
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