Book Wars

## Introduction

Between **February 3** and **December 28 of 1706**, the **Lucian Kingdom** engaged in a brief conflict known as **"Book Wars"** with the Norlandic **Chagarde** Nation. When the Lucian King sent messengers to the Chagardian Royalties with **requests for various resources and labor which were denied,** the War was declared. The seizure of **philosophical** and **scientific study literature** held by the principal Chagardian libraries was the message's most intriguing request, though.

## Background

Famous **scientists**, **mathematicians**, **scholars**, **philosophers**, and **researchers** would be born during the **Lucian philosophical era**. All of these Lucian philosophers and scientists would write and publish the most infamous books in history. Although some of the written books were **lost forever in history** for unknown reasons, the majority of the books that were saved were stored at the infamous **Palace of Intellects**.

In **1503**, the Lucian King of the time directed his government and people to **collect all intellectual writing and submit it to the government**. After a few books were submitted, the King **decided to bring foreign literature to the Palace of Intellects**. However, a problem arose: the majority of the other prominent group of scholars and philosophers were from the **Savin nations**, specifically the **Chagarde** and **Aswārā** nations. Requesting a copy of the writings was made impossible due to the **importance of keeping the books safe from foreign countries**, particularly those with which relations were not very adequate (in this case, the Chagardians and the Lucians).

As a result, the **King of Lucia drafted a document containing forged trade proposals**, along with requests for the books. When a messenger was delivered to the Chagardian royalty, he showed them the scroll that the Lucian king had written. The royalties were **initially unconcerned about the requests**, but they **soon became suspicious of the scroll and the messenger**. The Chagardian king and queen then **ordered the messenger to return to Lucia**, completely **denying the scroll**. With a Lucian king insulted, he eventually **ordered a military invasion to seize the books**.

## History

### Lucian Invasion

Following the denial of the scroll, a **naval invasion of the Chagardian coasts occurred**. The Lucian king's plan was to proceed as follows: the Lucian ships would use the Jannat islands as an operating base, raids on Chagardian fleets stationed on the docks would follow soon after, annihilation of the entire Chagardian fleet still docked in the ports, a hopeful surrender by the Chagardians would end the war. The Lucian Navy approved the plan, and the naval invasion began soon after.

The first engagements would throw the Lucian Navy for a loop. The **Lucian admirals had no idea the Chagardian ships would be out of their docks and on the high seas**. When their fleet was attacked by enemy ships, the Lucians were brought to a complete surprise. It was later discovered that the Chagardians had **already begun preparing their military after the scroll and messenger were returned to Lucia**. Surprise attacks on the Lucian fleet would become a **daily occurrence for the next six months**. Although the attacks were frequent, the **damage done to the Lucian fleet was minimal** because the Chagardian ships were **outarmed by the far more powerful Lucian warships**.

With the Lucian king frustrated by the navy's slow progress, he **directed his best admirals to lead a secondary fleet** with **additional ships to act as a reinforcement**. A legend developed that the Lucian king himself was on one of the warships, but this has yet to be proven. The Lucian fleet was surprised to see Chagardian ships docked at the largest port, Port Vadi, as they approached the Chagardian coasts. With the element of surprise on their hands, and no time wanting to be wasted, the Lucian ships stormed the port and bombarded it, sinking nearly every docked Chagardian ship in what became known as the infamous Surprise Attack on Port Vadi.

### Surrender of the books

Due to the **significant loss of Chagardian ships on Port Vadi** and the **increasingly threatening Lucians**, the Lucian king issued a final order to surrender and bring the books to them before launching another invasion, this time on land. Because the **Chagardian populace did not wish to fight a powerful empire**, the Chagardian royalty was **forced to surrender and hand over the books to the Lucian translators**. In total, the Lucian translators received around **545 books**, which were then **delivered to the Palace of Intellects**. The war would be **declared over three days later**, on **December 28, 1706**.

## Aftermath

**The loss of their creations left the Chagardian philosophers deeply dissatisfied**, and their **resentment towards their homeland grew exponentially**. They **left Chagarde and migrated to various western countries**, **including Lucia**, as a result of their dissatisfaction. Historians believe the **Chagardian society was brought down by the war and its aftermath**. The downfall was also thought to have had a **negative impact on the Chagardian economy** because the government had **lost the majority of its intelligent populace**.

In terms of the military, the **war caused the Chagardian navy to collapse following the attacks on Port Vadi**, which **destroyed 80% of the Chagarde Navy's power**. **Due to the brilliance of the Lucian Navy and admirals**, **Lucian losses were reportedly low**.

## Legacy

The War for Books is **still a contentious and widely debated topic in world history**. It is **not uncommon for an originally Chagardian piece of intellectual writing to be considered Lucian**. Misunderstandings have **led to numerous conflicts between Lucians and Norlandics**, particularly the **Irys people of modern-day Chagarde**.