Atemnity War

## Alliances:

**Advent Alliance** - Thallian, Caivia, Chellearenth

**Paragon Contract** - Everagil, Relarian

**Stayed out** - Stoniel

## The Story

Long ago, after the great Battle of Dreidal, Atemnity was only officially divided into six kingdoms. **Thallian**, **Caivia**, **Chellearenth**, **Everagil**, **Relarian** and **Stoniel**. Now, each of these kingdoms had its own ruling structure and, for the most part, interacting amicably; information was relatively freely exchanged. Life was magical, routine and worked.

Until, that is, a day in **1812** a fishing trawler from Stoniel off exploring new waters to the west stumbled across a new piece of land. The fishermen hastened to report back to Stoniel after a brief survey of the islands that made up this spot of land. This report slowly began to leak its way throughout the other five kingdoms through diplomats, whispers and rumours.

The leaders of the six kingdoms did, of course, what any good leader would. They hastened to put together scouting parties and diplomatic teams intent of claiming this land in the name of their own kingdom. It was a race to the finish as vessels were loaded with the necessary supplies and launched for this new discovery.

However, due to a number of factors, launch dates, ocean currents, routes etc each of the emissaries arrived on the shores of the first island at the same time. They, of course, met aboard one vessel, provided by the Caivian naval fleet, to discuss this problem. The problem that arose from this meeting was that no one could decide who had actually arrived first. Each emissary insisted he she or they were the first and even when they agreed that perhaps two or three emissaries had stepped foot on the shore at the same time then no one could prove which three.

Thallian, Caivia and Chellearenth all insisted that it was them - chiefly Thallian as the smaller of the three. The Thallian emissary insisted it had been she who had arrived first and insisted that these small islands were merely an extension on the islands already contained within the Thallian empire. It was after a well reasoned argument from the Caivian representatives that Thallian agreed to concede some of the territories to Caivia and Chellearenth because it was clear they were the other two to arrive at the same time. After all Everagil, Relarian and Stoniel had been delayed by internal problems in setting out in the first place.

Relarian and Everagil did not like this forming alliance one bit. The other three dubbed the **Advent Alliance** had always been plotting and planning against them they insisted. Now, Everagil and Relarian had always been trading partners, sure, but they weren’t what you might call close. As such, and both being in agreement over their mutual displeasure at the hands of the Advent Alliance they agreed to a contract - dubbed the **Paragon Contract** that stated they would split this new land between them. Stoniel, on the other hand, being more mistrustful of all five of the kingdoms - and not wanting to share this new land with anyone - opted to stand alone in the brewing war and stay out of the petty squabbles of the other five.

Things escalated quickly as the mighty naval forces of Caivia, Chellearenth and Thallian banded together and set sail closer to the new land, intending on taking it with sheer force. Everagil and Relarian were not stupid, however, they knew that their combined naval forces were no match for the superior and combined efforts of the Advent Alliance. They begged and pleaded with Stoniel to lend aid but the desert kingdom refused, stubbornly insisting on taking the land for itself. So The Paragon Contract opted for stealthy runs on the smaller, easternmost island - intending on encroaching on the land through stealth as opposed to sheer strength.

Stoniel, meanwhile, opted to run interference missions intending to chip away at each of the other kingdoms efforts through espionage, surprise attacks and even theft of supplies on the mainland. Unfortunately, these plans did not go over so well as Stoniel was not known for its covert tactics.

Blood was spilt over and over on the shores and waters of this foreign soil with each alliance being unable to make much progress into the island chain because of both the other side in the war and unknown magics and protections in place. About a year into the constant and never-ceasing battle, many casualties being lost on all sides, strangely marked ships superior to even the might of the Advent alliance, began to show up and seemed to be defending the island chain. It was only three months into the second year when each ruling party of each of the kingdoms was contacted by a new party. These were people who claimed **they** lived on the island chain. They demanded the fighting over the right to colonize it cease - that they were the sovereign Kingdom of **Serelia**.

Well, none of the other kingdoms would hear this. They insisted the land was unclaimed and that its people would bow down before them and their allies. The fighting continued as each alliance tried to push their way into the chain and “Serelia” adamantly defended their claim with military force and powerful magics familiar only to Thallian (who shared none of its knowledge with even its allies). This continued for another year and a half with constant meetings and arguments among the various diplomats of each kingdom with Serelia’s apparent leaders. Each time the new party that was Serelia demanded the withdrawal of each kingdom from its waters and each time the alliances refused and attempted to convince the Serelian authorities to join their kingdom with promises of aid and shiny baubles.

Finally on **Shonazor 21, 1815**, after a show of strength from the Serelian navy (they attacked a Thallian settlement on its western borders). The small island was devastated. And a blockade was formed of Serelian ships, trapping those anchored offshore and preventing any rescues from outside their waters.

Ten days later after secluding themselves in a conference room, an agreement was met.

Serelia would be declared a sovereign nation, becoming the seventh kingdom of Atemnity, and would release their hostages. In return, the other kingdoms would withdraw from their waters and return to their own nations.

From there the warring kingdoms began to pick up the pieces and reforge the peace and tranquility of before. This also included dealing with the treacherous actions and refusal of Stoniel to join the fight. The kingdom was charged with war crimes for its theft from the other five kingdoms and they were made to sign a peace treaty that required them to trade regularly with the other kingdoms in order to pay for what they had done and taken.

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