Battle of Baikulo

The gate of Ktieb-Kulo

**The Battle of Baikulo** was the climax of the feud between the Island state of Baikulo and player Doc\_Emerald. The conflict was a demoralizing defeat for the forces of Baikulo, directly leading to the Bai colonization of Eldham.

## Background

The battle stemmed from a conflict between Doc\_Emerald, Meidi Bal, and Hydr0Pho3nix at Ktieb-Kulo over a week earlier. Doc\_Emerald arrived at the gates of Baikulo and asked for food, of which they received. Doc\_emerald was then told to leave the premises. Two days later Doc\_emerald would return, asking to join Ktieb-Kulo. As Hydr0Pho3nix was giving Doc\_Emerald a tour, Doc\_Emerald pulled out a weapon and quickly dispatched Hydr0Pho3nix, stealing as many items as they could. Hydr0Pho3nix called out for assistance, and Meidi Bal who was in nearby Baikulo rushed over to aid Hydr0Pho3nix. Meidi Bal would chase Doc\_Emerald into the sea and to the ocean floor, where he would slay them. After retrieving Hydr0Pho3nix's items, it was found that Doc\_Emerald had brought a tamed wolf with them, and it was left on the docks of Ktieb-Kulo. In an act of lingering anger at the attack on their friend, the citizens of Baikulo summarily executed the wolf. The wolf's death message brought wide condemnation from those who heard of the citizens' action.

## The Battle

A few days after the first incident Doc\_Emerald had formed a small claim from which they declared war on Baikulo. Upon receiving the declaration, Meidi Bal went to the Kush leadership, informing them of the situation. Having beaten Doc\_Emerald in single combat before, Meidi Bal was confident in the ability of Baikulo to win the war on its own, but still asked for a little aid from Kush. Pirimidnas of Kush joined the Bai in the battle. On the other side of the conflict, Doc\_Emerald had gained two new players as citizens who would aid their war effort, as well as hiring a mercenary from Vanakunir whose name has been lost.

Before the battled started, an observer of the battle came along. As the battle began, however, their status as an observer was called into question, with claims on the side of Baikulo that the observer was purposefully entering into the line of fire to give them a reason to start fighting. Meanwhile the observer and Doc\_Emerald would claim that the observer was shot first when out of the line of fire. Regardless, the observer would end up joining the fray on the side of Doc\_Emerald.

The fighting began at the front gate of Ktieb-Kulo, where the first casualty of the battle was Doc\_Emeralds citizen, whose name has also been lost. After that, with the combined might of the Vanakunir mercenary and the observer, Doc\_Emerald's forces were able to take advantage of the extremely poor tactics, combat abilities, and discipline of the Bai forces. Pirimidnas was targeted from the beginning of the battle. When he fell, the Bai forces collapsed immediately after.

## Aftermath

Following the end of the battle, Doc\_Emerald's forces would loot the combat gear from the slain Bai, including Pirimidnas' full set of netherite armor, and Meidi Bal's enchanted netherite axe. Following their looting what valuables were stored in Ktieb-Kulo, Doc\_Emerald's forces pulled out of the region. The morale of the Bai forces plummeted. Due to their absolute defeat, loss of many of their valuables, and the recent discovery of a new world, the Bai decided to pack up their remaining belongings and set out to start a new in the new world.