The Great War

+ Ingressus Voltaris walks through a portal into 154 years in the future to start the Second Great War

Combatants| * Ardoni
* Humans
	+ Ender Knights
* Felinas
* Magnorites
* Ardoni

Commanders| \*King Rendor* Master Aegus Nestoris
* Achillean Nestoris
* Kiyoshi's grandfather
* King Pythus
* Vulcannus
* Master Ingressus Voltaris

Strength| * Ardoni
	+ Sendaris
		- Thalleous Sendaris
	+ Nestoris
	+ Mendoris
	+ Kaltaris
* Humans
	+ Ender Knights
* Felinas
* Magnorites
* Herobrine
	+ Undead
* Ardoni
	+ Voltaris
		- Tygren Voltaris
		- Lucidius Voltaris
		- Zinaida Voltaris
		- Xan Voltaris

Casualties| * Many Ardoni
* Many humans
	+ At least one Ender Knight
	+ At least one Ender Dragon
* Many Felinas
* Many Magnorites
	+ Chronos
	+ Many Undead
* Many Voltaris

„*They call it "The Great War", but few things about it were great. Many lives were lost, and the Ardoni... The Ardoni were nearly brought to extinction.*”
— Thalleous Sendaris, to Senn about The Great War.↑
**The Great War** is the most memorable conflict of the whole Ardonia history. It took place around 154 years ago. Its prelude was the Nether invasion which later led to this conflict. The war was a devastating fight with the Nether and Voltaris allied together against the rest of the Overworld and the Ender Knight forces. This event was written on the 11th Wall of Time in the cave of The Walls of Time.

## Prelude

Some time before the Great War, the Nether army ruled by King Chronos and commanded by Pythus began an Invasion in the Overworld, conquering and vanquishing the Kingdoms of Ardonia. It was then that the Ender Knights returned to Ardonia to defend it from this threat, as they were their protectors long ago, but even these legendary warriors could not stop the Nether. Thus, the Realms called the Ardoni Clans to wield the powerful Prime Songs against this great threat. The Clans reluctantly agreed, and a tournament was held to decide who would be the Champion who would wield these mighty Songs. The tournament was won by a persistent, cunning and powerful warrior, and he was presented with the Prime Songs to be delivered to him, and at the time was revealed himself as Ingressus Voltaris, leader of the exiled Clan Voltaris, for which he was denied use of the Prime Songs. But during the night, Ingressus left for the Ardoni provinces and assassinated the masters of the Kaltaris, Sendaris, and Mendoris clan to take their Prime Songs, Through these dark deeds, he became known as the Deathsinger. However, he failed to assassinate Master Aegus Nestoris, who continued to protect the Aggressium Prime, the last and most powerful of the Prime Songs. Deathsinger reunited to the reduced rest of the Voltaris clan and allied with King Chronos, forming The most powerful Alliance Ever, to conquer the world of Ardonia, beginning the Great War.

## History

The Nether's war effort was intensified. Even King Chronos finally entered the Overworld to show his enemies his faith in triumph. The world of Hydraphel was greatly devastated. Only small resistance groups were obstacles against the Nether which sought to have full control of Hydraphel. Cydonia was also suffering, and even its large armies couldn't stop the Nether threat which spread across the kingdom. Fortunately their capital Meridian was far from Nether assault as it was protected by the oceans.

The Ender Knights gathered their forces under King Rendor's command and fought the Nether head on. Their efforts helped to stop every upcoming wave of Nether attacks. The Overworld began taking advantages in this war. Unfortunately the Nether's forces with newly created Undead assets had reached the boarders of Crown Peak. Although Nether abominations and skeletons were no match for Crown Peak's well organized army, which successfully protected their land. Ardoni clans were also involved in the conflict as it a duty for them to protect the Overworld from the Voltaris' efforts. The Nether however had overseen those efforts and sent many undead to threaten citizens of the Ardoni provinces, especially in Mendoria, slowing down reinforcements for the Overworld. But Nether activity was too dangerous to let it grow in strength, and despite political differences, the Kingdoms understood it and banded together to end the conflict. Before long defenders of Ardonia got reinforcements from the Magnorites of K'arthen, which helped situation in Cydonia and Hydraphel, and support from the Felinas of Felden which helped in protecting lands of Conchord. Those times were advantagous for the Chroniclers of Northwind whose areas were almost non-reached by any tainted scum or even Netherans. It was also an origin of the Legend of Herobrine which have many different versions and the truth is still unknown. But despite everything the Nether armies broke through thanks to the Voltaris. Soon armies of the Nether broke through Conchord's defences and destroyed one of its major cities, Bhengorn. Because Conchord wasn't prepared, undead spread across the forests and trade routes were military tracks used by the Nether to transport prisoners, supplies and reinforcements. Becuse of the intensed Voltaris efforts, the Ardoni decided to found a secret location, Ataraxia, which could deliver supplies, serve as a perimiter and be the last stand of the Overworld if nessary.

Tides of this conflict turned when a young Ardoni commander Achillean Nestoris started organizing partisan actions to free prisoners and cut off Nether supplies. His group was still growing and the range of his actions soon reached areas of Conchord where he started his partisan activity. One of his best known actions was saving prisoners from Bhengorn. Because of change the tides of the conflict he has come to be known as the Tidesinger. Not long after this action his group had enough men to join other armies of the Overworld. It's said that his great tactical decisions were key to the advantage in this war for the united Ardonia armies. Before long Achillean's united army and the Ender Knights forced the Netherans to retreat back to Hydraphel and later to the Nether.

The Voltaris lost their allies and were left on their own. They fell back and regrouped at Mount Velgrin along with some remaining undead to fortify their positions and prepare for the impending attack of Ardonia's inhabitants, although they didn't last long. Tidesinger went alone to the peak of the Mount Velgrin. It was assumed that Deathsinger and Tidesinger fought together and were both killed, because after the battle their songs were found. Most of the Voltaris were wiped out by the end of the battle. The Prime Songs were recovered, signaling an end to the Great War.

## Aftermath

After the end of the Great War, a period of healing, rebuilding and peace began for the world of Ardonia. Thalleous Sendaris started hunting the last Voltaris, but without knowing it, they were already working out a plan to return. The Deathsinger had secretly created a portal to travel into the future, at a time when he would find less resistance, when the events of the Great War have been forgotten and became legends, when Ardonia has grown fragile and weak and when the enemies of the Voltaris are no longer present to stop them. This moment came 154 years after the end of the Great War, when Cydonia and K'arthen were in a conflict between them, Felden was immersed in a war against Necromancers, the Ardoni clans were peaceful and weak and had not used the Songs of War in a long time, the Ender Knights had long since disappeared and the threat of the Voltaris was seen as a legend of a War centuries past. Eventually, the Voltaris became powerful, allied with the Nether once more, and the Second Great War began.

## Trivia

* Deathsinger and Tidesinger survived their exhausting duel, and Deathsinger went through a portal to the future. Deathsinger appeared in present time during the Battle of Mount Velgrin, and Tidesinger appeared in present time some time later before the Second Great War.
* Ataraxia was founded during the Great War.
* The origins of the Necromancer movement were established during the Great War, when a young Voltaris Ardoni named Xan Voltaris observed the Nether armies controlling hordes of undead, and began to learn to do so as well, forming a large army to conquer the world beginning in the Kingdom of Felden.

## Gallery

Ender King Rendor who gathered his forces to face the threat of the Nether.The Ender Knights charges against the NetherCrown Peak assembles their armies for the Great WarCrown Peak forces defends their city against the Nether armiesMendoris clan fights the undead of the NetherMagnorite reinforcements from K'arthenFelina reinforcements from FeldenLegend of Herobrine, who is said to have fought in the Great WarBhengorn in firesCitizens of Bhengorn held captives by the NetherAchillean Nestoris leads the armies to free prisoners from BhengornArdoni and other Ardonians fight Voltaris, left alone without any alliesThe Tidesinger fights the DeathsingerWeapons of Deathsinger and Tidesinger after their supposed deathsA Mendoris clan family receives a Prime Song to protect it