Emerald Conflict

The Emerald Conflict was a series of political and military conflicts based around the initial feud between Keechoo and Loic in Asahiri, the Emerald City. The conflict started off relatively minor, but each stage has deepened and expanded its scope until it pitted empires and nations against each other. The conflict can be tracked in phases, where the stakes and players escalated. The climax of the conflict was an intense rivalry between Loic and Aurelian.

## The Emerald Conflict

### Result

Rise of Viodoxa, Fall of the First Empire of Uldarash

## Origin- The Coup Of Paloro and Bal Election Crisis.

The beginning of the Emerald Conflict can be traced back to Loic's attempt at unifying the continent of Haven. The Hanzeizh people, a dinonym for the Hanuyamese culture were active followers of Loic during the origin of this conflict and had called upon a united theocratic Haven. This led Keechoo I of Paloro stepping down from the throne of Paloro, but Keechoo later attempted to reinstate himself, stating that he had never willingly surrendered his title. This led to the The Coup Of Paloro, which brought about the intervention of Aurora and Uldarash. It was also the same time that the Bal election had occurred which coincided with the Coup. The City-State of Viodoxa also participated, benefiting in the Valentine Migration where they received the refugees that followed Loic.

(Video Reference) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN5cnwdfnHk&t=2s -credit to Keechoo

## Phase Two- The Auroran War

After the Valentine Migration there was a period of peace between the two sides, though it was uneasy. Viodoxan leadership was busy fighting bandits and casting a wary eye at the continent they'd fled from. Tensions suddenly broke into war when Aurora declared war on Boulderov for the theft of items. Unbeknownst to Aurora, Boulderov had been voluntarily annexed by Viodoxa, with their citizens moving to Viodoxan territory. In order to win the war that had been declared, Auroran and Uldarashi soldiers attacked the Viodoxan city of Valentum, hoping to kill a Boulderov citizen to officially win the war.

This triggered outrage amongst the Viodoxan populace, with Archon Loic calling upon Viodoxan Grand Marshall Valen and D3bi, leader of the Soleannen Spirits to lead a counterattack. The battle was swift and violent, with the attackers being quickly overrun and chased to the capitol of Aurora, Fornost. The next day saw the battle of De Sloog and skirmishes outside of Fornost. The war was quickly ended in Viodoxa's favor, with Aurora and Uldarash recognizing Loic's legitimacy as a ruler in Rathnir. It was believed that this was the end of the conflict, but those hopes would be proven false.

## Phase Three- Second Viper War

The third phase of the Emerald Conflict should be noted for the scale it reached. Instead of single nations becoming involved, coalitions have found themselves on either end of the conflict either in action, or in wait.

The Second Viper War was triggered by D3bi declaring the re-establishment of Sewor Mafia and claiming the Uldarashi half of the mesa. This lead to the Kingdom of Aurora and Empire of Uldarash to declare war on the new nation with the help of the new Golden Ring of Haven alliance.. Due to D3bi's leadership of the Soleannen Spirits, Soleannen Nations looked on with interest. In Imperial Viodoxa, Archon Loic and Regent Archon Valen decided that direct conflict wasn't appropriate given the Non-Agression Pact in effect with the opponents of Sewor Mafia, instead opting to allow volunteers to form a foreign legion that only had ties to the Soleannen faith. However, when it became apparent that Aurora possessed spies in Viodoxa, a violation of the pact, Loic and Valen scrapped the concept of a Foreign Legion and instead raised an army and declared war on Uldarash and Aurora. The Viodoxan army marched on Sanctuary and Hapatmitas. During the war, the Uldarashi government unexpectedly dissolved, leading to the war entering a ceasefire. Eventually, a peace was established, but it was uncertain. Nations from across Rathnir aligned themselves with either side of this conflict, but the swiftness of the war prevented many from being involved.

## Phase Four- Hapatmitas Crisis

After the end of the Second Viper War, it was once again hoped that the feud could be ended. Unfortunately, Aurora failed to help sign a permanent peace deal, leading Viodoxan officials to fear the war being resumed. Instead, the fractured continent of Haven banded together to form the Second Empire of Uldarash. This has led to both sides fearing another, larger war that would involve the New Guard and a majority of Rathnir due to alliances made in the wake of the Second Viper War, creating a Second World War. The peace of the region was brittle but with the help of Kush Diplomats and with much determination peace was finally made in exchange for a favor. People were still suspicious of each other and a common enemy would be needed to unite them.

## Phase Five - Operation Netherrack

Operation Netherrack was a series of investigations led by Loic to find the bandits AdmiralKartoffel and his companions. It was at first unsuccessful but after some time Loic had found AdmiralKartoffel hiding out in a fishing village in the Sterling Crownlands which had granted Loic permission for the investigation. StoryStudio had given Loic this task as a favor for assisting in writing up the Hapatmitas treaty. Loic had made a makeshift fort outside of the fishing village and with his elite idomitian guards(Sxowry and Minty) hunted and interrogated Kartoffel to find more evidence. The Operation would continue as the bandits did not stop their attacks and soon a international coalition was done to hunt down the bandits for good. Valen and Uldarash worked together to bridge a closer union and captured Kartoffel thus executing him publicly.

## Conclusion

The Emerald Conflict was one of the longest conflicts which had been the pinnacle story of the rise of an Empire. Now Viodoxa is a large Empire that has proven itself capable to defend itself. Uldarash now still has good relations with Viodoxa as both nations have prospered from such a radical series of events. Keechoo reserved himself to his small home in Paloro while Loic realized his dreams as Imperial Archon and cemented his legacy as founder of the Empire.