Dragonrain Wars

The Dragonrain Wars were a 350-year series of 6 conflicts occuring between the Dragon Tribe of Dragonia and the Rainbow Tribe of Coralden. The war began with a political disagreement the city A'evatros, which was, at the time, home to 90% of the members of both tribes. The disagreement evolved into fighting within the city. Eventually the Tribes went to war, and the Rainbow tribe was banished from A'evatros, but not before they burned the city to the ground. The Dragon tribers chased them all the way to the neighboring two islands, where the Rainbow Tribers made a stand in the Battle of Lekor and managed to drive the Dragon tribers back to the strait. From here the state of Coralden was founded and the tribes each built giant armies. The wars coursed for 200 years at an incredibly heated rate, and dozens of thousands were killed. Both tribes managed to strike at each others capitals at least once. The war was ended in 2001 when it was stopped by the Phoenixian 177th and 408th battalions. Coralden surrendered only two hours after the Phoenixian arrival, but Dragonia prevented the occupation for two weeks. However, Dragonia's capital Vulcannus eventually fell to the Phoenixians and the war was declared over with the Mistui Initiative being a sign of peace between the leader of the Rainbow tribe, King Trevor Silver IX of Coralden and Chief L'ao of Dragonia (King Trevor Silver VIII had been imprisoned by the Phoenixian 177th General during the Coralden Occupation due to several war crimes committed on Phoenixians and Dragonians).

# War List

## A'evatros War

The A'evatros War was the first conflict in the Dragonrain Wars.

### Political Instability

The political instability within the city preceded the war by at least 30 years. The 26 districts of the vast metropolis were each ruled by a Governor and an Ildir, who had a place in the Rainic Senate, the Dragonic Senate, and the House of Leaders. However, the King of the city had to be either Rainic or Dragonic - the dual-rule system that preceded the Kings was too inefficient and the House of Leaders decided to change the way it worked. However, once a Dragonic king replaced the 3 preceding Rainic kings, many Rainbow Tribers began to create conflict, and Districts began to slowly divide. Governors were removed from primarily-Dragonian districts and Ildirs were removed from primarily-Rainic districts, causing citizens to divide further due to their lack of representation. The Rainic districts were in the northwestern region of the city, above the Avir Lake, and the Dragonians inhabited the rest of the city and the capital. The closest Rainic district to the capital was the Avira District, which bordered the Capital District.

### Rebellion

It wasn't long before hundreds of Rainic citizens gathered in the Avira District and fighting began along the districts. The Avira Governor had ordered the construction of a fortification around the district, and the Dragonians were surprised when many Rainic citizens stormed into the Capital District in an attempt to capture the king. However, the military, which was composed of both Rainic and Dragonian soldiers, was enough to hold them off. The military remained loyal to King Orri, however, the king's advisers thought it wise to persecute the remaining Rainic citizens in the Dragonian side of the city, sparking outrage among citizens of both tribes. The division was very controversial, as many Dragonians were friends with Rainians; but eventually all the Rainic citizens in Ildir-controlled districts were brought to the king, who pardoned most of them. However, the Rainians were not allowed back into the Ildirs' side, causing them to turn against the administration. The month following this order, there was a duel between members of the two Tribes in the Lord's Fire Arena, which was located in the Erii District on the Rainic side. Several Rainic spectators, who were speculated to have been Airbenders, attempted to influence the duel by sending seemingly-natural storm-force breezes onto the Dragonian participant, but at one point, the wind ignited a fire which burned the arena down, and the fire spread to houses around the district, causing a lot of damage. The city police put the fire out as fast as they could, but conspiracies followed it, the most prominent of which was adopted by the Avira Governor - the speculation that the fire had been a Dragonian terrorist attack.

### War

After the incident at the Lord's Arena, random and large skirmishes had broken out at the district borders, primarily concentrated in the Avira District and near the Capital. The persecution of Rainic military personnel had been a huge factor and hundreds of Rainic people had turned to violence against the administration. On September 18, an organized group of Rainic mages caused an enormous lightning strike on a guard tower at the edge of the Capital, causing it to explode and injure dozens of Elves. This was followed by a rather disorganized charge into the capital, which miraculously penetrated the defenses due to a plan conjured up by the Avira governor. 122 Rainic citizens were slain during the penetration and 65 Dragonic soldiers, as well as 12 guards in the palace. King Orri was saved due to his own fighting skill and managed to slay the Avira Governor, much to the dislike of the Rainic people that followed. They were then arrested, and the House of Leaders, which had become 80% Dragonian, voted to banish the Rainbow Tribe from the city.

### Flight

The effort to remove the Rainic citizens from the city was incredibly controversial and was a terrible experience. The Rainbow Tribers who hadn't fought before - which numbered over 95% of the Tribe's population - were now forced to fight to keep their homes. However, most of the Tribe was eventually evicted. The Dragon Tribers often had to use force to carry the orders out, and at one point, dragons were brought in, and an unknown cause (though speculated to be Dragon-caused) ignited an enormous blaze which ravaged the Rainic side of the city and spread to the capital in a matter of days. The entire city was burned dry in about a week, and thousands of Dragonians and all the remaining Rainians were displaced - a total population of over 470,000 people. The fleeing Rainic people joined their Governors outside the city, north of the Ferndale Haven, where they hoped to seek refuge. However, they were unable to locate the Haven and were forced to travel west to the Third Island, which would later be named Cloudrein. The Dragonians relocated to the province's new capital, Vulcannus, and smaller towns like Keirihaki, which grew immensely in size. The Third and Fourth Islands were nearly devoid of settlers, and in 1297 C.E., the Phoenixian Queen Araya I wrote the tenth clause of the Division Proclamation, allocating the western two islands as the state of Coralden, in which the Rainbow Tribers were allowed to act with freedom. The Dragon Tribers were outraged at this enormous loss of almost half their land, resulting in the Silver-Lei War breaking out the following year.

## Silver-Lei War

### Construction of Letheria

The A'evatros War didn't mark the end of the conflict between the two Tribes. In fact, the Dragon Tribe was furious with the Phoenixians for creating a land pact without their approval, and taking over 40% of their land and donating it to the Regn refugees; as a result, the Dragon Tribers attempted to retake the land by force, and to their delight, the Phoenixians did not intervene. The Regn leader, Trevor Silver, felt betrayed, since the Phoenixian queen Araya had promised to assist the Rainbow Tribers in case of an attack; he tried multiple times to speak with the queen, but was always rejected. He decided to act on his own, creating House Silveradis and embarking on the construction of a grand fortress. The Dragon Tribers sent about 2 legions worth of soldiers from their capital, Vulcannus, when Supreme Chief Lei ascended to the throne of Dragonia; intent on retaking their lost land, he converted it into a military matter and threatened the Phoenixians and the Rainians with military force. At this time, both the Phoenixians and Rainians were too weak to fight the Dragonians; Phoenixia had exhausted most of its soldiers fighting the Castle Tribe, and the Rainians did not even have a proper army. Lord Trevor quickly realized they needed somewhere to stay permanently, and somewhere the Dragon Tribers would have a hard time attacking - as a result, he and his advisers decided to build Letheria-on-the-Lagoon, which would be situated in the small strait between the two islands allocated to them. However, at the Dragonians' rate of advancement, they would be able to destroy Letheria, so Lord Trevor decided to hold them off and defeat them properly before commencing with the construction. They fought at the Battle of Keri, where the Rainbow Tribers had set up defenses on a highly strategic ridge, before pummeling the Dragonian forces with all manner of fire. The Dragonians were unprepared and took heavy casualties, forcing them to retreat beyond the Sarain Seamount. The Rainbow Tribers couldn't fight them head-on, so they used a more unorthodox attack style, shooting at the Dragonian koas from behind trees and rocks, until enough had been slain or injured that they would have to retreat to the next zone. Over four months the Rainbow Tribers managed to push the Dragonians back until only half a legion remained eligible to fight. Chief Lei was furious but called his soldiers back in. The Rainbow Tribers then thoroughly planned and constructed Letheria in 1314, made primarily of stone slabs extending from the lagoon floor and placing houses on top; bridges and boardwalks connected the slabs. The city was surrounded with all manner of defense, and from then on, the Rainbow Tribers began organizing an army to protect their new land.

### A Time of Peace

After the Battle of Keri and following conflicts in the Dragonian Retreat, the Slumber ensued where neither of the two Tribes attacked despite being on edge. During this time, most of the attention was on the creation of several Elvish colonies in the Straits of Fire which brought hordes of wealth to the Elvish society in Cyclandia. Repeated wolf attacks on the Cloudrim Tribe and Shadow Tribe in the west were problematic, causing the Siphoneans to move an army into Mirilin to assist the Cloudrim Tribe, but they quickly pulled out when dozens were slain. However, both the Coralians and Dragonians were quietly preparing and building armies and fortresses. Aun was constructed by the Rainbow Tribers and Keirihaki by the Dragon Tribers. In 1560, after the fall of the Cloudrim and Shadow Tribes, the Tribes once again went to war - this time with both sides riding dragons.

### Invasion

Though the Dragon Tribers held an overwhelming control of the sky, they could not hold the sea as well as the Rainbow Tribers could - 200 years of living in a water city had made them exceptional at creating ships and boats, evolving into a grand navy. Though it was not impervious to the Dragonians' fire attacks, they were lined with weapons that were specifically made to take dragons down. However, the Dragon Tribers annihilated the first navy regiment sent to the capital; Chief Lei had set up an enormous and well trained army. The Regn soldiers quickly realized that their ships would not be able to reach Vulcannus, and thus set up a blockade between the two provinces in order to at least prevent the Dragonians from crossing into Coralden. General Ixen, the leader of the Regn forces, was slain during an attack by the Dragonians on the blockade, resulting in a retreat. Commander Sen, who was then placed in charge, led a swift assault on Kiyonari, which failed as well. Realizing that the hit-and-run attacks were not working, the Coralians decided to plan for a strategy, but their invasion had ultimately failed and the Dragonians had once again taken the upper hand.

### Readoption of Magic

The Readoption of Magic by the Rainbow Tribers proved to be critical in their defense against the Dragon Tribers. For many years the two Tribes had shared an anti-magic law, though the Rainbow Tribers dissolved the law in necessity of war, while the Dragon Tribers did not. As the Dragon Tribers began to push into Coralden's territory, they met more and more magical defense, to the frustration of the Supreme Chief. The construction of a grand fortress known as Aun in the north of the eastern island of Coralden was another point of deficiency for the Dragon Tribers as they continued their push into the realm. By 1519 the front had been pushed about halfway through Cloudrein. The Dragonian captains used their sheer numbers at this point to overwhelm the Regn battalions, who weren't as strong on land as they were on sea. Magic was tiring and couldn't be used by the spellcasters for extended periods of time, thus providing the Dragonians an enormous advantage. The Coralians' knowledge of the land was the only thing that kept them fighting. The Dragonians were turned back once again at the Ridges of Color.

## War of Change

The War of Change occured between 1700 and 1800, and it was notable as the fronts moved a lot. (Dragon Tribic victory)

## Evolian War

The Moderna War occured between 1900 and 1950, and the tech evolved rapidly.