First War of Lunor

The First War of Lunor was a siege that took place at Ash and was fought between the Kingdom of Shroomtopia and a conglomeration of states led by the Domhan Eile. To date, it is the largest war in Lunor's history as well as the bloodiest.

## Prelude

Prior to the war, Shroomish aggression had already been considered a major issue among Lunor's inhabitants. Cosmos Dorotheus Shroompios had already forcibly removed individuals from the Shroomish Isles and had solidified Shroomtopia's place as a warrior state.

### JadeAx Incident

A few days before the outbreak of war, the Shroomish citizen JadeAx entered into lands around Centrom, Domhan Eile, and Mandskia and attacked foreign leadership with the intention of stealing their items. Outraged, foreign leaders called for a meeting and demanded that JadeAx be surrendered to them so that they could execute him for his crimes.

While initially agreeing to the terms, Cosmos was convinced to reject the claims and stall for time by Monkius Shroompios -- his second-in-command -- as he believed there to be a high likelihood that they would succeed in the fight. Monkius argued that the opposition had to win by a massive margin in order for this conflict to be seen as a success; if they lost it would have been humiliating given the enemy's superior numbers and if they only won by a small margin, it could have been used to show that they were unable to secure a decisive victory against the Shroomish forces even with their apparent advantage.

Cosmos listened to his comrade's advice and asked for more time as the Shroomish citizens prepared for conflict. On July 18th, 2022, Cosmos announced an official declaration of war against Domhan Eile.

## Battle

The war began on July 19th at around 3 PM Eastern Standard Time. The actual fighting took some time to begin as the Shroomish forces had to cross many oceans and continents to reach their destination with fighting actually beginning around 4 PM.

### Forces

The Shroomish forces were small in number at around six soldiers. These included Cosmos Shroompios, Monkius Shroompios, Vhazaar, JadeAx, Luko\_Landino, and Qwifi. Other Shroomish citizens were present but did not play a major part in the fight or were located at Shroomsville to guard valuables. Despite their small size, the Shroomish soldiers had excellent gear, good communication structures, and were more experienced than their opponents.

Domhan Eile and their allies numbered in the mid- to low-thirties. Despite their larger size, the force opposing the Shroomish army was poorly equipped, trained, and managed, lacking basic communication.

### Initial Skirmishes

Shroomish forces, through a level of confusion among their group, found themselves unsure of where to engage the main conglomerate force and instead captured various settlements around Ash. They met little resistance and engaged in small skirmishes that resulted in no casualties on either side. After spending a long period waiting in a nearby town to gather their bearings, the Shroomish forces began their march to the expectant defendrs.

### Siege of Ash

The Shroomish forced arrived at Ash and were met by a large city surrounded by a moat and various traps. Despite the walls, Cosmos Dorotheus and JadeAx were able to scale onto the walls using tridents and killed a number of defenders. The other Shroomish citizens who lacked tridents remained around the moat and the city's main bridge, escaping a hail of arrows from the defending forces. Despite their advantage on the walls, numerous defenders attempted to engage the Shroomish soldiers outside the safety of the defenses and were cut down with ease.

Eventually, for reasons that are still unclear, the main gate to Ash was opened and was unable to be closed. With this opportunity, the Shrooms entered the city and began attacking the main defenders. Despite their numbers, the conglomerate's forces were no match for the Shroomish soldiers who killed numerous opponents. Despite their superiority, the Shroomish soldiers began to run out of supply and retreated back outside of the city and began to reassess their situation.

During their retreat, Luko\_Landino found himself captured in a lava pit and -- despite fighting fiercely and killing many -- was slain. Angered by the death of their comrade, the Shroomish soldiers launched attacks on the city again but were unable to find the success that they had in their previous attack.

### Fighting in the Jungle

After the initial attacks, a number of the Shroomish military left the battle to either defend Shroomsville or take care of personal matters. Understanding their numbers were small, Monkius Shroompios advised that the remaining Shrooms -- Cosmos and Vhazaar -- pull back to the jungle and regroup under the safety of the foliage. As they withdrew, numerous defenders harassed them with arrows and would try and chase after them though they were either killed or repulsed.

Vhazaar and Cosmos left resulting in Monkius being the only remaining Shroom. Despite this, he slew many enemies as he defended the jungle. At this point, resolve among the defenders was lost and they ultimately surrendered.

## Result

The battle was a decisive victory for the Kingdom of Shroomtopia. Numerous valuables were secured by the Shroomish soldiers as loot and stocked into the Kingdom's armory. The war further bolstered the Shroomish Kingdom's reputation as a warrior state leading to a general fear of Shroomish expansion.

The war also resulted in the collapse of the Domhan Eile and the dispersal of their members (though they would return to found Nova Zorya). Centrom, then a vassal of Mandskia, would declare independence from their overlord citing issues around the need to join into the conflict.

Despite the conflict, various members of the forces that opposed the Shroomish Kingdom would still maintain great relationships with the Shrooms such as Nethileth, Mandskia, and Centrom.

## Trivia

* Though exact casualty estimates are unclear, it is likely that the conglomerate's forces lost around 40-50 soldiers while the Shroomish military lost only one soldier.
* Monkius Shroompios had the highest number of official kills with 15. Cosmos had 14 and Vhazaar had around 10.
* The final war score for the war was 312-12.
* The First War is the largest war Lunor has ever seen.