The Battle for Aesilandri

## Reason for Escalation

**Mockrea** has been a pest to the entire Aesilandri continent for far too long. Their trouble on the continent started when they created a squatter town inside **Gewebian** claims. After finally moving away, they instead created New Mockrea inside **Verotian** claims. This however was left uncontested for a while, due to the union of Aesilandri that united Mockrea and Verotia together. The union however collapsed, with Verotia claiming that it was Mockrea's fault for the unions failure. Now with the union over, Mockrea were now squatting on Verotian land, and thus came a border dispute between the two. Mockrea feared a war would soon come of this, as they refused to give it up, knowing this they joined the Gewebian Sovereignty as a dukedom, using them as protection from the Verotians. Gewebe managed to resolve the dispute for the bad mouthed Mockreans, however trouble would soon appear.

Mockrea began pushing their luck, with the new power they had under Gewebe, they began becoming aggressive to nearby nations. They began trying to lure Verotia into a war with them, this ultimately infuriated Gewebe, as they were a close ally. Trying to once again diffuse the situation, Gewebe told Mockrea to go quiet and allow Gewebe to speak on their behalf, since they only seemed to ever cause trouble. Despite this warning to Mockrea, Verotia alerted Gewebe that Mockrea had leaked governmental information to Verotia. This enraged Gewebe even more, since the very nation they trusted began trying to stab them purposely in the back for seemingly no reason. After giving Mockrea their final warning, Gewebe would soon find out that Mockrea were planning on crippling Gewebe from the inside to allow for them to reclaim their old squatter town. Whether correct or not, this was the final warning. Gewebe denounced Mockrea and gave them an ultimatum: Remove your claims on the continent of Aesilandri and banish you traitorous leader British Pigeon.

## Attempting to Prevent War

Plenty of diplomatic talks took place between the three nation of Gewebe, Verotia and Mockrea. The most important diplomatic discussion was the border dispute with Mockrea and Verotia. Mockrea's capital was on Verotian land. Verotia explained that it was their land from the very beginning, however Mockrea claimed that since they had built on it, it belonged to them. Gewebe was soon dragged into the heated discussion after Mockrea joined them as a dukedom. Gewebe and Verotia tried their best to reach a diplomatic conclusion, but there was no outcome that would please both of the two nations. Countless deals were thrown around with both nations trying to purchase the land. Although this diplomatic exchange resulted in a failure for all parties involved, it became the starting point for Mockrea's great betrayal.

Here the nation would begin to plot and scheme against Gewebe, using their trust against them. They wanted land and towns, all things Gewebe possessed. Gewebe however gave them the benefit of the doubt, they were useful to them and so they wanted their new dukedom to become a success, especially after seeing their first dukedome, Mons Aranea truly begin to get off the ground. However no matter how many warning Gewebe gave the Mockrean's, they refused to follow the Gewebian ways, constantly misusing the trust and kindness of the Gewebians against them.

## Alliances

When Gewebe declared war on Mockrea on the 27th June 2022, the two sides began preparing. Only one nation joined the war through an alliance, that being Verotia. Through the alliance pact called the Lordania - Marda Accords, Verotia were allowed to assist their neighbours of Gewebe. Verotia had plenty of reasons to fight against Mockrea, and would have likely declared war on them regardless of Gewebe. Although Mockrea had terrorised the entire continent of Aesilandri, it was Gewebe and Verotia that experienced the full force of the problems. Countless disputes, spies, leaked information, border problems, arguments, disagreements, threats, theft, betrayals, attacks, scams and many more, it was truly a case, where war would be the only way to fix the problems at hand. Verotia wanted their land back along with Mockrea gone, Gewebe wanted justice and the continent they had called home for years to remain peaceful and protected. Mockrea however wanted it all. They wanted land, power and strength. They attempted to paint Gewebe and Verotia as the villains, even resorting to using Gewebe's troubled history to attempt to sway peoples opinions. However even this, did not work. Everyone, all across Iaddithis knew full well of the trouble Mockrea had caused, and not just to the continent of Aesilandri, but the entire world. Gewebe and Verotia did not want war, but their hands were forced. Mockrea had to go, and they refused to go willingly. Even after the war declaration trouble continued to be caused by Mockrea. After the war declarations, Mockrea fake surrendered, knowingly committing a war crime against the Gewebe and Verotia. It was clear, that even at war, Mockrea refused to play fair.