Battle of Fornost

The **Battle of Fornost** was the first major battle to take place between the Eldham Entente and Uldarash, and the largest battle in Rathnir and Eldham history. Victory was claimed by both sides, with the Entente claiming a higher kill count, whilst the Uldarashis point out that the enemy was successfully driven from the city. This is considered by many to be a battle of the Uldarash Civil War, though it is important to note that the Entente maintained official neutrality during this battle, only declaring their support for the Loyalists following the battle.

## Background

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Following the Auroran theft of the Boardwalk market in Eldham, the Eldham Entente declared war on Kingdom of Aurora and began the Enente-Auroran war. The Entente stated on November 17, 2021, that they would be remaining completely neutral in the Civil War and not aide the Loyalists, however, on November 29, 2021, the Entente officially entered the Civil War on the Loyalist side. Entente forces landed in Rathnir and began staging for the battle in Ardat on November 27th, 2021. The Entete was aided by troops from Ardat and Sylvania, along with Loyalist Uldarash.

## Battle

The battle began at 3:00 PM EST on November 27th, 2021. Entente and Loyalist forces began marching from Ardat to Fornost and first engaged with defending Imperial troops at 3:03 PM EST. The first Imperial Uldarashi defender fell at 3:05 PM EST, and the Empress of the Seocond Empire of Uldarash and Queen of Aurora, Nikephoros fell 10 minutes later. Furthermore, multiple high-ranking Auroran and Uldarashi officers were killed early on in the battle, leading to minor disorganization issues within the Uldarashi corps.

The attacking army launched a multi-directional assault on the city, however most Entente soldiers were positioned on the East side of the city, within the Pavlovist chapel of Fornost. Entente sappers had managed to create a significant opening in the Eastern Fornost wall, which directly opened into the chapel. This lead to extremely close-combat fighting within the chapel, as the majority of both armies attempted to secure control of it. As a result, the chapel was completely destroyed.

Towards the last half of the battle, the Entente was repelled from the chapel, and retreated into the open fields East of Fornost. In the chaotic retreat, many Entente soldiers were felled. As a result of the retreat, many claim the Aurorans were the true victors in the conflict. The official victory was, however, given to the Entente and the Loyalists as they had both more kills and more points by the end of the battle. This was the first battle in which Loyalist forces (which were serving as volunteers with the Entente Army) saw a victory against Imperial Uldarash.

## Aftermath

Following the battle there was a massive increase in morale in the Loyalist Armed Forces, with many thinking victory was now possible, as the Entente was aiding them. The Entente officially joined the Civil War two days after the battle, issuing a statement recognizing Empress Qwaser\_ as the true Empress of Uldarash and telling nations alligned to Aurora to join the Loyalists, or face the same fate as Fornost. The Entente then began capturing colonies of Rathnir nations in Eldham.

The city of Fornost was moderately damaged in the fighting, but nearly no irreversible damage was done and the city was quickly repaired by Imperial forces, and the parts of the city unclaimed by the capture beacon were reclaimed.

The Fornost Pavlovist Chapel and catacombs containing the tombs of multiple former Uldarashi Emperors, due to the immense destruction it suffered had to be rebuilt entirely, as there was nothing left of the original building. The chapel was entirely redesigned and expanded as a result. The catacombs and tombs were unrecoverable, and have not been rebuilt.

## Out Of Game Aftermath

The Empress of the Second Empire of Uldarash, Nikephoros, was banned from the server on December 1st, 2021, four days after the battle, for two weeks for a "miscommunication" to server staff about things the leader of Uraka and the de-facto leader of the Eldham Entente, Neo, said in an apparent attempt to get him banned. Imperator Neo of the Entente was also banned for one week due calling Aurora "A fascistic boot on Uldarash"

The "miscommunication" was over a picture Neo sent to Nikephoros discussing one of the founders of Uraka and his outside life. The picture was used to "evidence" that neo was harassing Aurorans. Neo pointed out that, yes the picture contained a founding Uraki citizen in it. An admin who knew this citizen confirmed that it was who Neo claimed it was.

Nikephoros when reported Neo, only reported to Uldarash affiliated staff, who in blind favoritism, believed everything Nikephoros claimed without questioning it until it was contested in tickets.

"Hag is far too based to be compared to any cringe Auroran, Like canine or 7's" - Neo's comment to admins

## Media

* Stoneworks | Battle of Fornost by Arturito