Erebor Civil War

The Erebor Civil War is a war between the Kingdom of Erebor led by shadowmaster10 and the Erebor Rebels led by Shakespeare\_Dano. The war began on August 21st 2020 and ended on January 19th 2021.

## Background

Tensions began to rise in Erebor shortly after Bofur\_The\_Dwarf was banned on April 11th 2020. His successor was longtime heir \_Fiene22\_, but conflict began to occur between her and the Erebor player-base. These tensions cumulated in the resignation of \_Fiene22\_ for JackFlash29, the Heir of the Iron Hills, on July 26th 2020. It was hoped that Jack would be able to smooth over the conflict within Erebor, but tension continued to rise, resulting in Shakespeare\_Dano declaring civil war on August 21st 2020.

Jack quickly abdicated in favor of an Erebor-native, shadowmaster10. The Dwarven Council immediately declared its support for the Loyalists, while the Wind Dwarves declared their support for the Rebels. The Wind Dwarves support of the rebels caused their rival, Khand, to declare for the Loyalists. Khand and the Wind Dwarves ultimately came to an agreement wherein both withdrew from the war. Throughout the war the loyalists held unofficial support from the Alliance of the East while the rebels held unnoficial support from the Council of Calion.

## War

### Battle of the Six Armies

The first battle of the war took place on October 10th 2020 when Shakespeare\_Dano marched upon Erebor accompanied by 4 of his men, causing shadowmaster10 to gather 4 soldiers from other Dwarven Realms to meet them. This battle is thus called the Battle of the Six Armies as it consisted of Rebels, Loyalists, Red Dwarves, Blue Dwarves, Iron-Hills Dwarves, and Khazad-Dum Dwarves.

After several minutes of fierce fighting, all 5 defenders lay dead while the Rebels sustained 1 casualty. This victory allowed the Rebels to seize control of a stretch of land west of Erebor.

A video of the battle can be found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW-Z4aXGC10&list=PLCPHkiV59ddTFdwklMbAMXe24KUNpyLPP&index=145.

### Siege of Fort Durin

Following the Battle of the Six Armies, the Erebor Rebels launch an attack on Fort Durin: A fortress positioned east of Erebor. Control of this fort would result in the complete encirclement of Erebor.

Shakespeare\_Dano launched his assault on November 7th 2020 with 4 of his men, while shadowmaster10 launched a defense with 4 of his own. The fortresses defenses ultimately allowed the loyalists to prevail and the rebels were forced to retreat.

### Siege of Erebor

Following their defeat at the Battle of Fort Durin, Shakespeare\_Dano decided to launch a frontal assault on Erebor itself with 3 of his men. Shadowmaster10 launched a defense with 3 of his own followers, and the two armies met on November 28th 2020. A fierce battle broke out and in the end the Rebels took Erebor.

A video of the battle can be found here https://discord.com/channels/@me/630162923112759296.

## Conclusion

Despite rebel victories at Erebor and the Six Armies, the rebels gradually grew tired of the struggle and departed from Erebor on January 19th 2021, allowing shadowmaster10 and his loyalists to peacefully retake the previously conquered areas.