The War For Orbis

The War For Orbis was the largest and longest continental war in all of Nara's History. The War spanned over a century long, grouping together a series of conflicts and battles that would lead to the eventual unification of the continent of Orbis. Initially the war was categorized as a period of chaos, with most of the combatants simply vying for power after the power vacuum that formed following the fall of The Palax Empire. Towards the last decade of the war a clear goal became present, and soon the remaining combatants fought for a unified purpose, to unite Orbis under their own banner.

## **Prelude**

Only a year prior to the start of The War For Orbis, Orbis was ruled by an Ancient Empire known as The Palax Empire. The Palax Empire was a Drazzanian Empire, that established control over most of the known world during the Orbisian Dark Ages. During this conquest, a series of great conquerors would establish an Empire that would rival the size of the Three Empires centuries prior. However by 1650 A.T.F this Empire had become stagnant and weakened by constant infighting. Thanks to several failed successors of the five great conquerors, and the Drazzanians lack of knowledge on how to administer such a large empire, the Palax Empire was on its last legs. By late 1650 A.T.F the Palax Empire capitulated after the last Palax Great Khan had died. During the immediate power vacuum that followed, several Vassal States and Tribes immediately took the opportunity to carve out their own domains within the ensuing chaos.

## **The Start of The War (1650 A.T.F-1705 A.T.F)**

The War's initial start is often disputed, but many agree that it's true start was directly after the capitulation of The Palax Empire. Two of the most prominent states that emerged the subsequent anarchy, was The Free States of The North and The Duchy of Vaedesia. The Free States of The North, was a confederation of Norkish, Vicish, and Thrallish Tribals that controlled a majority of the Far North, with its capital seated in Sven City. It's southern neighbor, The Duchy of Vaedesia, was loyal to the Patriarch and was seated directly south poised in Northern Orbis with its capital being Vaedesia. These two emergent superpowers immediately engaged in conflict over iron mining rights within The Northern Mountains. Furthermore The Free States of The North also laid claim to the city of Konigsburg citing the city had a far larger Norkish Population than it did Vaedesian. With the Vaedesian rebuttal claiming the city was on their side of The Northern Mountains and thus it feel under their jurisdiction. The conflict between The Free States of The North and The Duchy of Vaedesia would mostly be relegated to small skirmishes and raids against one another, never culminating in any large scale pitched battles. During this conflict, Vaedesia was able to successfully dispatch an expeditionary force and reclaim the old capital of Titus City.

By the late 1680s things had began to change for The Duchy of Vaedesia. For the last couple of decades The Duchy of Vaedesia managed to hold their own against a numerically superior foe, primarily thanks to their technological advantage in armor and weapons. However the antics of Duke Ireons "Titus", self proclaimed Emperor, had left Vaedesia in a vulnerable state. The Young Duke had exhausted the Vaedesians resources into a failed Crusade against The Third Legion in Northern Nova, and he further worsened the situation by unintentionally allowing several of his nobles to revolt against him. With the most prominent of these Rebels forming the Warlord State of Titus, basing their new nation from the city of Titus City. While Ireons managed to put down most of the rebels and reclaim a large portion of the land that succeeded from his domain, he was unable to recapture Titus City. The lost resources from the failed attempt to recapture Titus City, The failed Crusade into Northern Nova, and the incessant infighting brought the Duchy of Vaedesia to its knees. The Final death blow to the Duchy was the mysterious death of Emperor Ireons "Titus". With no heir to the Duchy, the Duchy of Vaedesia was quickly overwhelmed by both the Warlord State of Titus and The Free States of The North ceasing to exist by 1705 A.T.F

## **The Formation of The Final Super Powers (1705 A.T.F-1755 A.T.F)**

The puzzle pieces were being laid, and by 1705 A.T.F the formation of the wars final super powers began to take place. While The Duchy of Vaedesia was crushed in the North, in the South The Warlord State of Titus continued to expand annexing most of Eastern Orbis for itself. In the East, Drazzan the homeland of the Drazzanians and once the seat of the Palax Empire reformed the Empire of Old decades prior, now lead by The Eastmoore Dynasty; with their capital being seated in Baatar. Directly north of Drazzan, bordering between Northern Orbis and Drazzan laid the city of Freeport. Freeport was the second most valuable trading port within all of Nara, barely out pacing Teratime but ranked under Aldurias in prestige and wealth. Freeport was seized by the local merchants, and became The Gold and Silver Alliance. A Confederation of Merchant Guilds and Mercenary Companies intent on preserving the autonomy of Freeport. To the far west, The Patriarch had begun the conquest of Acrabia. In an attempt to reclaim the power the Patriarch wielded during the Three Empires, this time the Patriarch intended to take full military power being seated from their capital in Aldurias. And finally in the Far North laid the Free States of The North, now divided and on the brink of Civil War.

The instability of The Free States of The North began in the early 1720s, The Free States of the North had officially been formed as a Confederation of different fiefdoms, tribes, kingdoms, and jarldoms'. As time progressed, several powerful kingdoms within the Confederation began slowly taking control over the Confederation. Soon this Oligarchy of more powerful nation members began bullying lesser nations into forcing them to give tributes, man power, and even relinquish land to the Oligarchs. These powerful nation members were oftentimes called "The Statesmen" and soon discontent grew amongst the smaller nation members. Things progressively got worse as the collective group of Statesmen began enacting laws that would benefit one another within the markets. Oftentimes stacking needles regulation on private competitors, and overlooking rules set on their benefactors and allies. The worst of this overlooking was the neglection and poor treatment of the factory workers and peasants. While these actions enriched the Statesmen and indirectly sped up toe modernization of The Far North, the treatment and neglect of the workers began to create discontent between the working class and the Oligarchs. The peasants were taxed heavily causing many to lose their farms due to debt collection, and others lacked funds to prepare for the winter causing mass starvation. The Factory Workers did not fare any better, being paid abysmal wages, subjected to poor working conditions, and oftentimes being paid late or having their paychecks reduced for the most minor infractions.

This mistreatment of the lower classes, jump started a young man in his twenties named Ivan Balinskie to begin protesting against the conditions. Originally Ivan Balinskie called for the dissolvement of The Free States of The North and for its nation members to return to fully autonomous states. Ivan Balinskie quickly changed his stance on this, as he was arrested for treason during one of his protest, and none of the other nation members who were not apart of the Oligarchy did anything to help him. After being released from prison, Ivan Balinskie took back to the streets this time preaching about the shift from a Confederation to a Free Domain. With this shift in rhetoric Ivan Balinskie quickly realized he could seize power with the massive flood of support by the working class he received, and by 1731 A.T.F Ivan Balinskie had successfully instigated a workers rebellion and destroyed the Free States of The North and formed The United Vic Republics Union.

The rise of a Free Domain in the North had caused panic amongst many of the Southern Lords. The last time a Free Domain had been successfully established was in Franika centuries prior, this resulted in the deaths of many noblemen and land owners until the Free Domain Rebellion had been put down. One particular figurehead who took great concern with the formation of the new Free Domain was Karkos, a young Norkish Jarl who recently inherited his Jarldom after the passing of his father. Karkos ruled his Jarldom from his capital in Norkia, and upon learning of the Free Domains successful upheaval of The Free States of The North, Karkos declared his realms independence. This new nation state was called, The Realm of Karkos, a Military Junta of Jarls and Kings of The Far North directly loyal to Karkos himself.

In the West the Patriarch had continued to exert military power under the command of the Patriarch Valin Cortes Maximus II . Little over a century prior the Patriarch had experienced great success with its first crusade into Norkia, and realizing it could militarize its followers, the Patriarchy had begun expansion into Acrabia. By 1732 A.T.F the Patriarchy controlled the cities of Krotia, Carigo, and Zoria. Upon reaching Carigo the Patriarchy now bordered The Warlord State of Titus, which was lead by King George The Fat. To the Patriarchs surprise, King George was an adamant follower of The Church of Titus and the two nation states initial contact was on friendly terms. By 1738 A.T.F the two nations had entered a military alliance, regularly engaging in trade, communication, and assisting one another militarily. The climax of this friendly relationship was reached whenever Valin Cortes Maximus II and King George The Fat agreed to launch the Second Crusade into Northern Nova. This Crusade was primarily being assembled due to the attempted Third Legion Invasion of Drazzan, which had almost narrowly succeeded had it not been for the Eastmoores efforts to stave off the Invaders. Like the first Crusade initially lead by Ireons Titus, this crusade (lasting from 1740 A.T.F-1741 A.T.F) failed horribly and resulted in the death of Valin Cortes Maximus II in battle on 1740 A.T.F.

Although she was still a child, this would eventually pave way for Sarah Cortes Maximus, the daughter of Valin Cortes Maximus II, to become the next Patriarch two years later. King George was able to return home relatively unscaved, however unbeknownst to George, what followed was a massive retaliatory army of Third Legion Slave Soldiers and the Undead. On June the 4th 1741 A.T.F the city of Carigo was raised to the ground by a massive detachment of the Third Legion. Lead by a necromancer named Felois, the army of the Third Legion completely destroyed the city of Carigo. This horde of undead soldiers initially landed in Drazzan and had paved a bloody path all the way to Carigo, burning every Hamlet, Estate, Town, and City it came across. Upon leaving this Undead Army had taken an immeasurable amount of slaves and left behind plague, ash, and death. Although leaderless, the Patriarchy was still under the administration of The Council of Inquisitors. The Council of inquisitors rushed to elect a new Patriarch and out of desperation, or other desires they elected the child of Valin, Sarah Cortes Maximus on January the 11th 1742 A.T.F. Sarah Cortes Maxmius was only 16 years old, however she had been trained well by her father and was regarded as being "extraordinarily intelligent" for her age. Sarah Cortes Maxmius had summoned a meeting to convene on September the 4th 1742 A.T.F with the most prominent lords of the land. The host included, King George The Fat, Karkos The Conqueror, Ivan Balinskie, and Roaric "Ryan" Dust. Once the most prominent lords had arrived and were seated, Sarah Cortes Maximus explained the threat that the Third Legion posed. She elaborated that the Third Legion was a remnant of the Three Empires, now corrupted by Sargoth and using Northern Nova as a base with an endless supply of slaves and the undead to fill their ranks. She went on to conclude that regardless of their conflicts with each other, the Third Legion was intent on destroying everything and everyone within Orbis in service to their dark lord Sargoth.

Although there was much debate, bickering, and tension between the lords who attended. It was agreed that the Third Legion and its leader Felois were a threat to the sovereignty and safety of all of the people of Orbis. The meeting concluding on September the 16th 1742 A.T.F, and the council of attendees had agreed to rally their armies for a Third Crusade into Nova. On November the 23rd 1742 A.T.F all five lords present at the meeting had assembled at Baatar, Kelmujin Eastmoore provided his coastal capital, Baatar, as a staging point and rally point for the Crusaders. The Crusaders departed Baatar on November the 26th A.T.F and reached the shores of Northern Nova on January The 2nd 1743 A.T.F. Unlike the last two previous Crusades, the Third Crusade made great progress. The combined armies of The Realm of Karkos, The Warlord State of Titus, The Patriarchy, and The United Vic Republics Union, proved too much for the Third Legion. The Third Legion was finally vanquished at The Battle of Fort Titus. With the Third Legion destroyed and Felois killed at The Battle of Fort Titus, the continents of Queenston, Northern Nova, Southern Nova, and Sante De Domingo, were all now open for colonization. Brettland, Frankia, and Histania would immediately engage in Colonization efforts, while Orbis would miss their opportunity to establish a colonial empire due to the return of infighting following the end of The Third Crusade into Nova.

The Crusaders returned back to Orbis on May the 4th 1744 A.T.F, and resumed both old and new grievances amongst one another. Relations soured between The Warlord State of Titus and the Patriarch, once allies, Sarah Cortes Maxmius had shifted her views on The Warlord State of Titus after King George The Fat began using slave labour to help boost production amongst his weapons factories within Titus City. It didn't help that King George The Fat denounced Sarah Cortes Maximus after she abolished The Council of Inquisitors, even though there was viable proof that the Council of Inquisitors was secretly in league with The Third Legion. Things were not any better in the North, as Karkos The Conqueror and his General Roaric "Ryan" Dust had began a reconquest of The Far North against the Free Domain State of The United Vics Republics Union. Nearing the end of 1750 A.T.F Karkos had managed to conqueror Vaedesia, and Konigsburg from the United Vics Republic Union. Karkos had also instructed his General Roaric "Ryan" Dust to occupy the ruins of Carigo and begin rebuilding the city, a project that would be completed in early 1752 A.T.F. Karkos's Realm had nearly tripled in size, and so too did his power. Early into the year of 1753 A.T.F Karkos further expanded his power by allying with the Drazzanian Great Khan of The Palax Empire, Kelmujin Eastmoore. At the end of the year of 1753, Karkos would finish off the year with the final conquest of Freeport from the Gold and Silver Alliance.

It was becoming clear a final showdown was about to take place between the major powers of Orbis. The final player of the War For Orbis would soon arise to the throne, on April the 13th 1755 A.T.F King George was assassinated by a slave, his daughter Azebellia assumed the role of Queen of The Warlord State of Titus. Her rule would be short, and she would meet the same fate as her father after being assassinated, although not by a slave but by William The Unforgiving, previously a bodyguard to King George The Fat. William The Unforgiving was a power hungry Franikan who had left Eastern Danika seeking a better life for himself, with the help of his friend and soon to be second in command, Arthur Paxton, they had both successfully taken power and secured total control over The Warlord State of Titus.

## **The Beginning of The End (1755 A.T.F-1759 A.T.F)**

The Puzzle was now fully complete, and a full picture of the final super powers who were to battle over the supremacy of Orbis was formed. To the Far North The Realm of Karkos had secured a large and vast Empire controlling Norkia, Konigsburg, Vaedesia, Freeport, and the rebuilt city of Carigo. To the west The Patriarch controlled the cities of Aldurias, Krotia, and Zoria. To the South The Warlord State of Titus controlled Titus City, Romikka, Gallius City, Mycaan, Taan, and Hoplotakia. To the East The Palax Empire Controlled Baatar, and finally in the Far North the United Vics Republics Union latched on to Ice Tooth, and Sven City. Things were beginning to heat up and an arms race ensued. This Arms race would see many foreign nations selling an immeasurable amount of armaments to the Orbisian Powers. Hundreds of thousands of Flintlock Muskets from the old surplus storage facilities in Brettland were emptied to meet the demands of firearms in Orbis, warehouses full of plate armor and chainmail were ordered from Brettland and Franika, and artillery pieces by the thousands were bought from the Duvans. This arms race caused a great deal of concern to Sarah Crotes Maximus who had studied the Reichlandian Civil Wars, and wanted to avoid a continent spanning war on the same magnitude as the ones seen in Reichland.

William The Unforgiving was not keen on the idea of a Female ruling the Patriarchy and had began drawing out plans for his conquest of Orbis. It had become aware to William that in the north The United Vics Republics Union had become gridlocked in a long and drawn out war against The Realm of Karkos. William The Unforgiving had little care about The United Vics Republics Union, but William wanted to split Karkos's forces. William The Unforgiving anticipated that Karkos and Sarah Cortes Maxmius would be willing to unite to stop him if they needed too, and thus he intended to strike first before Karkos or Sarah could. In late 1757 A.T.F William would dispatch his second in command, General Arthur Paxton, to begin an incursion North. His orders were to secure the city of Vaedesia and fight his way North to destroy the United Vics Republics Union. Although William The Unforgiving knew he would be eliminating one of Karkos's enemies, being able to hold a valuable choke point near the Northern Mountains Pass, by securing Vaedesia, and possessing a second front in the North West by securing Sven City would be valuable for future campaigns against Karkos. This straight shot North would have trapped Ryan Dust and his forces South of The Northern Mountains, and would have over extended his forces attempting to control Freeport, Carigo, and Konigsburg while Karkos would have been trapped North of the Northern Mountains left to defend Norkia. Arthur Paxton departed with an army of 20,000 Knights from his personal order, known as Paxtons Order, and alongside various other knights given to him by William. Initially this plan saw great success, with Arthur Paxton capturing Vaedesia after The Second Siege of Vaedesia on February the 26th 1758 A.T.F, and to the surprise of many Arthur Paxton managed to not only destroy the United Vics Republics Union at The Battle of Sven City May 20th 1758 A.T.F, but killed it's Premier Ivan Balinskie and the Commissar of War Jolak Volkov. This defeat would cause many of the Vics to begin a mass exodus from the Far North. A majority of the Vicish population, fearing retribution from the other various nobles and lords, migrated to Ruzia.

William The Unforgivings success would not last long due to he and Arthur Paxtons underestimation of Karkos's true power. Following the defeat of The United Vics Republics Union, Karkos had ordered Ryan Dust and his Generals to return North in full force and assist in the reconquest of the North. After properly garrisoning several holdings, Ryan Dust marched to engage Arthur Paxton with an army outnumbering Arthur Paxtons ten to one. Ryan Dust was easily able to reconquer Vaedesia which had been lightly garrisoned by a force of 1,000 knights who abandoned the city to rally with Arthur's forces under his orders. Furthermore he was able to gain ground at a much faster pace, thanks in part due to a neutral lord named King Pablo The Second who allowed Ryan's forces to march through his lands; instead of having to march his armies around his realm. Arthur Paxton was able to outmaneuver Roaric "Ryan" Dust's Army and march his forces South, his narrow escape out of an engagement with Ryan Dust's forces had allowed him to to avoid a certain death. All of Williams gains from 1757 A.T.F-1758 A.T.F had been lost, and The Northern Incursion was considered a failure. The disastrous campaign North left William the Unforgiving enraged, and he ordered Arthur Paxton to make an example of anyone who sided with Karkos. Arthur Paxton was ordered to sack the city of Pamplonei, a small county that had remained neutral throughout the entire war. Although Pamplonei remained adamant it would not officially accept a military alliance with any nation states, its willingness to let Karkos's Armies pass through their land was enough to convince William The Unforgiving that The County of Pamplonei had chosen to side with The Realm of Karkos.

On August The 2nd 1758 A.T.F Arthur Paxton, to his dismay, lead an army of 20,000 men to sack Pampolenei. The sacking lasted three days and the sack ended on August The 3rd 1758 A.T.F. The City was totally destroyed, and all 14,000 of its inhabitants were slaughtered, King Pablo The Second was amongst the 14,000 who had been slain as he was found hanging from a tree. Reports soon began to flood into Aldurias that conflict within the mainland had begun to hit a breaking point, Sarah Cortex Maxmius acting on her previous concerns decided to hold a feast. The purpose of this feast was to find a diplomatic solution to the conflicts within Orbis, and to hopefully begin talks of reunification. In attendance at this feast was Kelmujin Eastmoore, Sarah Cortes Maxmius, Arthur Paxton, Ryan Dust, Karkos, and William The Unforgiving, alongside other powerful figure heads within Orbis. During this feast arguments amongst the various lords quickly broke out, and the feast was canceled when William The Unforgiving laid claim to the title of Patriarch stating that Sarah Cortes Maxmius held no claim to the title due to her sex. This would kick start a minor conflict within The War For Orbis called The Civil War For The Patriarchy. This smaller scale war laid out the final alliances of the conflict, pitting The Realm of Karkos, The Palax Empire, and The Patriarchy vs The Warlord State of Titus. Karkos would take the initiative and convince Sarah Cortes Maxmius that their forces needed to strike first, they agreed to assemble at Carigo and march across the Dominal River and take the capital city of Titus City. On May the 17th 1759 A.T.F, The Coalition of The Patriarchy had assembled an Army of 242,000+ men. This force was made up of the armies of The Patriarchy, The Palax Empire, The Realm of Karkos, and the forces of several lords and nobles who had betrayed William The Unforgiving.

Messengers had alerted William The Unforgiving of this massive military build up across the Dominal River. Unable to recall his lords Spike Baextii and Gunnar Erman from the South, William could only muster Arthur Paxton, Sebastian Wolfgang leader of Wolfgang's Mercenary Company, and his personal Army. William The Unforgivings forces numbered 110,00, being both outnumbered and outgunned William The Unforgiving was defeated at The Battle of The Dominal River on May the 21st 1759 A.T.F, and was exiled back to Franika in June the 26th 1759 A.T.F.

## **The Final Showdown, The End of The War, and Unification of Orbis (1759 A.T.F-1760 U.O)**

Although William The Unforgiving had lost and been exiled back to Franika, Arthur Paxton refused to give up the fight. During The Battle of The Dominal River, William The Unforgiving ordered Arthur Paxton to retreat and to entrench himself within Titus City. Arthur Paxton was able to retreat back to Titus City after The Battle of The Dominal River, and ordered Williams Southern Generals Spike Baextii and Gunnar Erman to abandon their Southern Holdings and to return to Titus City with their forces. The Coalition of The Patriarchy arrived at Titus City on December the 1st 1759 U.O and laid siege to Titus City. After the Siege of Titus City, and the Coalition of The Patriarchy suffer heavy losses from their repeated assaults on the city the Coalition entered negotiations with Arthur Paxton. Present at the negotiations was Karkos of The Realm of Karkos, Ryan Dust of The Realm of Karkos, Sarah Cortes Maximus of The Patriarchy, Kelmujin Eastmoore of The Palax Empire, Arthur Paxton of The Warlord State of Titus, Gunnar Erman of The Warlord State of Titus, and Spike Baextii of The Warlord State of Titus.

The negotiations itself were brutal, for several days the lords bickered and squabbled over the terms of the surrender. Initially the Coalition of The Patriarch demanded an unconditional surrender, along with the prosecution of Arthur Paxton and only offering amnesty to the lower rank and file soldiers. This demand was hastily denied by Arthur and his compatriots, and the meeting further soured by the continuous bombardment of the city by the Coalition Artillery Emplacements. After days of endless banter and political dialogue, both parties had finally come to an agreement. The agreement would require The Warlord State of Titus to surrender all of its Armies and Holdings over to the Coalition and to participate in the reunification of Orbis. Furthermore All Commanders, Officers, and Soldiers of the Warlord State of Titus would be pardoned, and William The Unforgiving was to not only be allowed to return to Orbis; but was also requested to attend the Reunification Talks per request of Arthur Paxton. On January the 1st, 1760 U.O The War For Orbis had come to an end. Although unorganized, the Dominion of Orbis was created the same day and soon the discussion would ensue on how this new Dominion would operate had commenced.

## **Aftermath (1760 U.O-1764 U.O)**

For the next four years (1760 U.O-1764 U.O) Orbis had remained at peace, during this time of peace a new era of rebuilding had begun. The War For Orbis had been both good and bad for the continent as a whole. The Continent itself escaped a Dark Age, and the constant warfare brought about a new age of innovation and inventions. The War saw the birth of the Modernization of Orbis, and for the first time since the Three Empires saw Orbis, Acrabia, The Far North, The North, and Drazzan totally united. Furthermore this conflict ended the age of Orbisian Isolationism, and allowed for old ports to be reopened and new trade routes to be established. Despite the huge leap in technological and commercial advancements that were made, there was equally a large amount of damage caused by the warfare over the last century. The Population of Orbis had once again experienced its third continent wide population decrease, with more deaths recorded than births. Additionally, the damages caused by the constant warfare was on a colossal scale. Legendary Cities such as Carigo, Vaedesia, and Titus City were now shadows of their former selves and cities like Pamplonei laid in ruins. Orbis itself was changed forever both socially and politically, and was divided into several provinces. The Far Northern Province encompassed all settlements North of The Northern Mountains, The Northern Orbisian Province oversaw all cities North of Central Orbis, The Orbisian Province was composed of Central, and Southern Orbis. To the East the Drazzanian Province administered all cities present within Drazzan, and finally to the Far West The Province of Aldurias administered Aldurias and all of Acrabia. Each of these provinces was under the watchful rule of a Governor, who was elected every four years by the provinces populace. At the very top of this newly established nations hierarchy was The Council of The Dominion of Orbis, officials elected by The Governors of Orbis.

The large scale industrial damage had left the Orbisian Economy in tatters after the war, resulting in a nationwide increase in Banditry. More problems arose during the Dominions early days as some who now lived under the Dominion's Rule did not agree with the new laws enacted and enforced by their new overlords. The largest group of these law-breakers were Slaver's, who's entire business relied upon slavery, a practice now banned under Dominion Law. The Dominion Struggled to deal with this large influx of Slaver's and Bandits situated in The Orbisian Province, the situation only began to come under the Dominions control thanks to the intervention of Arthur Paxton. After the War, The Dominion of Orbis reconstructed its entire army from the ground up, and one major change to the military structure of The Dominion of Orbis was the Decommissioning of The Knights. This total reconstruction of The Army of The Dominion of Orbis was headed by William The Unforgiving, who briefly acted as Marshal of The Dominions Army. The Army of The Dominion of Orbis was created to mimic The Franikan Armies which prompted William to Decommission The Service of The Knights for Modernization purposes, many of the Knights who had served the various Kings and Queens of Orbis were now left unemployed. Arthur Paxton had felt betrayed by Williams The Unforgivings Actions, and thus he began to recruit many of the Decommissioned Knights into his Knightly Order. Arthur Paxton used this Army of Renegades to unofficially back the Dominion of Orbis, and began hunting down the Slavers and Bandits who plagued the Dominion. William The Unforgiving would later end up retiring in 1761 U.O from the position as Marshal of The Orbisian Army and would eventually become both The Governor of The Orbisian Province and The Leading General of Economics. Williams rule within the Central Orbisian Provinces left many of the other Governors on edge, William made it a point to show that he was still universally loved by those he represented. Oftentimes holding large scale parades and rallies within Titus City, and occasionally hosting veteran rallies solely for the soldiers who served his armies within The War For Orbis.

Northern Orbis and The Far North slowly began to see a power shift begin to form. Karkos was named governor of the Far North while Ryan Dust was assigned to govern Northern Orbis. Within the Far North a new family had began challenging Karkos's political power. This family was known as The Ryall Family, a family that survived both The Rise of The United Vics Republics Union Free Domain, and the War For Orbis. The Ryalls had acquired a majority of their wealth and power from a lucrative trade deal the family had struck with The East Franikan Trading Company. The Ryalls were one of the only Orbisian Mercantile Families permitted to import goods into Reichland. The Ryalls capitalized on this by buying goods that were rare in Reichland like Spice, Silk, and extoric Jewerly. Most of these goods were bought from the city of Krotia and exported from Ryall Controlled ports in Norkia and Port Settlements outside of the city of Sven City, then would be shipped to the continent of Reichland for profit. Whilst the Ryalls enjoyed economic supremacy over their competition, the Ryalls were eager to secure total control over The Far North. The Ryalls economically controlled a large portion of the Far North, but lacked the political power to pass laws and use military force if need be. This power laid in the hands of Karkos, causing friction between Karkos and the Ryalls to ensue. The Leader of House Ryall, Thane Ryall, initiated a smear campaign against Karkos in preparation for the future Governor Election. This smear campaign had accused Karkos of being a tyrant, a war criminal, and a coward relying on his "lap dog" Ryan Dust to do his bidding. The rivalry between Thane Ryall and Karkos reached its breaking point, as in response to the smear campaign that was being conducted against Karkos, Karkos had ordered that local law enforcement close all of the Ryall Ports positioned within the mainland of The Far North. In response the Ryalls used their immense wealth they had built up over the last few decades, and purchased the port city of Nork Shore from The East Franikan Trading Company in 1764 U.O. The Ryall's soon began to divert the exotic goods bought from Krotia from The Far North to their newly acquired port city of Nork Shore on an island south of Reichland to then be exported to mainland Reichland.

Although the Ryalls continued to use Sven City as their families seat of power, they had acquired a new trading route that not only was out of Karkos's reach, but also no longer had to abide by Far Northern Orbisian Law or Tariffs. Karkos was furious upon learning that he had unintentionally made his rivals stronger, and had given them credibility to their claims he was a "Tyrant". Meanwhile in the west, Aldurias enjoyed a peaceful transition of power, something it's neighboring provinces did not have the luxury of attaining. By 1762 U.O Sarah Cortes Maximus had resigned as The Patriarch, and declared the dissolution of The Patriarchy. Shortly after disbanding The Patriarchy, Sarah Cortes Maximus ran as governor of Aldurias and won the concurrent election unanimously. The Province of Aldurias encompassed Aldurias itself and all of Acrabia, and whilst The Province of Aldurias fared somewhat better than its other Provincial Counterparts, the Province of Aldurias still carried problems of their own. Sarah Cortes Maximus spent a majority of her time campaigning in Acrabia attempting to sway the Acrabians and Zorians desires for independence from The Orbisian Dominion. The people of Acrabia had felt that their subcontinent was uniquely distinct from mainland Orbis, and soon sentiments of Independence had begun to set in. Many of Acarbia's inhabitants felt that Orbis had only brought war to their continent, and that most of the Orbisian Conflicts should not have involved Acrabia. These sentiments and desires for independence remained surprisingly peaceful, with large scale protest and peaceful demonstrations making up a majority of the Pro-Acrabian Independence Movements actions. In the Far West, The Drazzanian Province, under the Governorship of Kelmujin Eastmoore, quietly ruled over his province of Drazzan. Kelmujin Eastmoore's steady hand in ruling had helped rejuvenate Drazzan into a cultural trading hub, creating a trade hub within the the East Gate Market located in Baatar.

## **Legacy**

The War For Orbis would be remembered for a brutal collection of conflicts that would eventually result in the reunification of Orbis. Although Orbis would fracture once again only four years after its formation during The Wesley War, The Dominion of Orbis would once again rise to atop the ashes after Wesley War. **The War For Orbis** is known for setting the final foundations of how a united Orbis would look and function. The memories, trauma, and scars the war left behind were comparable to that of The Reichlandian Civil Wars. Although not on the same scale as The Reichlandian Civil Wars, the War For Orbis created its own legends from the conflict comparable to that of the accomplishments of Reichlandian Civil War legends such as Alexander Clement, Lux Voltaire, Tokuda Naro, Barnes Barclay, and Tarkhan Khan. In this new post War For Orbis and Wesley War age names like Arthur Paxton, William Boomica, Karkos, Sarah Cortes Maximus, and Ryan Dust would become household names amongst Narian History books. The brutality of the conflict shaped Orbis and its surrounding Sub Continents into a land of both innovation and ruin. While Orbis and its people would recover, and would soon become a major player in The Great War For Nara, it is often debated if The War For Orbis was an evil and brutal necessity to return Orbis back to the world spotlight.

**Combatants**

The Followers of Sargoth

The Warlord State of Titus

The Realm of Karkos

The Free States of The North

The Palax Empire

The Duchy of Vaedesia

The United Vics Republics Union

The Coalition of The Patriarch

The Gold and Silver Alliance

The Corsair States

The County of Pampolenei