Askonian Restoration War

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## Askonian Restoration War

* Map of Belligerents
* Third Battle of Goblin Town

### Date

OOC: November 11th, 2023 - CurrentIC: Summer of 285 TE - Current

### Battles

**Askonia Front:*** Third Battle of Goblin Town

(11/26/2023) (Spring of 289 TE)* Fourth Battle of Goblin Town

(12/10/2023) (Fall of 292 TE)

> "inshallah nori"
>
> ── Ryzani Chant during Third Battle of Goblin Town (circa 11/26/2023)

> "goblin town is oppressed by the ryzanis we must liberate it"
>
> ── Bardonian Chant during Third Battle of Goblin Town (circa 11/26/2023)

The **Askonian Restoration War**, is a conflict that is occurring between the **Second United Crowns of Syltör** and the **Seventh Empire of Bardonia** in Syltör.

**Related War:** Northern Collective War

## Prelude

### Goblin War

Main article: Goblin War
Between August 31st and September 24th, 2023, the United Crowns of Syltor along with its allies would launch Operation Goblin Freedom. The resulting campaign would see the collapse of the Goblin Empire of Askonia. The collapse of Askonia would see the United Crowns annexing the capitol of Askonia, Goblin Town which would be a large contention for allies of Askonia to restore the former empire by taking Goblin Town.

### Gronborg Occupation

Capna, would declare war on the Steinjärn due to a failed annexation between Steinjarn and Mavos. Steinjarn would eventually cave to Capna's demands of Gronborg and the city was sold to Mavos for 200k and the Steinjarnians would subsequently relocate to Valoore. Gronborg would later be used as the staging ground for the war on Goblin Town.

### Bardonian Civil War

On November 12th, 2023, Capna Azurov would proclaim the Seventh Bardonian Empire and secede from the Bardonian Soldier's Republic. While the Bardonian Soldier's Republic had attempted to integrate the former parts of the Kingdom of Bardonia following its annexation, unpopular support and claims of Ryzani interference in the state led to multiple states joining the Bardonian Empire.

## Order of Events

### Declaration

#### Casus belli

The Bardonian declaration of war on November 11th, 2023 (Summer of 285 TE) was justified in the goal of restoring the former Goblin Empire of Askonia with the goal of seizing Goblin Town.

### Effects of Dupe of 23'

Between November 12th, 2023 and November 22nd, 2023, notable members on the Bardonian and UCS sides would be banned from the server and the brew leaks which led to a temporary shutdown of the brewing plugin would result in a delay of the war and temporary logistics issues.

### Rattican Switches Sides

On November 23rd, 2023, The Holy Rattican Empire, vassal of the Crownslands of Ashai, would switch sides from fighting on the UCS to fighting on the Bardonian side. The Crownlands of Ashai would still support the UCS even though their vassal was supporting the Bardonians.

### The Collective

Primary Source

Greetings, stoneworks,
Today we proudly declare a new era of strength and unity as we proudly unveil the formation of a formidable alliance, "The Collective"

On November 22nd, 2023, the Bardonian Empire, Ultima, Orithia, Kartek-Fjellheim, Evermore, and Galadonn formed a full military alliance. This effectively brought the nations into the war against the New Continential Directive Alliance.

### Third Battle of Goblin Town

Main article: Third Battle of Goblin Town
The Third Battle of Goblin Town occurred on November 26th, 2023 with Bardonian and Collective Forces attacking the United Crowns held Goblin Town from the city of Gronborg. The battle would see the United Crowns and their allies end with 422 casualties compared to the Bardonian and Collective 52 casualties. The battle would result in a draw with the Bardonians having 60 points and the United Crowns having 40 points. It is claimed to be a strategic victory for UCS due to the prevention of a siege point and claimed to be a tactical victory for the Bardonians based on the UCS equipment losses and mercenary costs.

### Fourth Battle of Goblin Town

Main article: Fourth Battle of Goblin Town
The Fourth Battle of Goblin Town occurred on December 10th, 2023 with Bardonian and Collective Forces attacking Goblin Town again from Gronborg. The battle would result in a decisive United Crowns Victory with UCS obtaining 50 points and the Bardonians securing 10 points. The outcome was a result of majority Bardonian forces withdrawing from the battle and leaving a skeleton army behind which lead to United Crowns forces being nearly uncontested for the battle, with some even sitting in a hottub at the end of the battle.

### Fifth Battle of Goblin Town

Main article: Fifth Battle of Goblin Town
The original time and date for the Fifth Battle of Goblin Town was set for December 18th, 2023, however due to massive server crashes and issues, the battle was cancelled and postponed until after the 2023 December Holiday Truce.

## Footnotes

1. ↑ The New Continental Directive was a Syltori Alliance that the United Crowns of Syltor called upon during the Goblin War.
2. ↑ The Kingdom of Norfthorn, a part of the Norfthorn-Askonia Union would be unaffected by the collapse of Askonia, but would face territorial losses due to the establishment of the Kingdom of Prolings and Kingdom of Trans-Norfthorn (later integrated into Prolings)
3. ↑ Against popular belief from Imperial Bardonians, Crezyman is not Ryzani or a puppet of Ryzan
4. ↑ As of November 30th, 2023, there has been no former Askonian leader that has formally endorsed this war in any official announcement besides the war leader, Capna, who was the Provincial Leader of Askonia in August of 2021 prior to the Second Andorn Crisis
5. ↑ The war was delayed by StoneyStoner, owner of Stoneworks, for one week due to the bans and brewing shutdown.
6. ↑ Due to the brewing shutdown and later restart would lead to some brews being useless which led to massive logistical shifts to obtain vanilla potions for the war and securing new brews/recipes that had effects.
7. ↑ In technicality, Ashai was fighting its own vassal.
8. ↑ 118 of the 422 casualties were \_Chaos\_Creeper deaths
9. ↑ The draw was decided by admins because the Bardonians did not have a 30 point lead in order to secure a victory. While there were claims that Bardonia had 70 points for victory, the extra 10 points were from a bug when a battle ends and there is a cap point still active.
10. ↑ Sources debate about the true outcome and aftermath of the battle and its effects towards the war.
11. ↑ The decision to withdraw from the battle was a deliberate decision.
12. ↑ Multiple Defenders sat in a Trident Teleport Pad as the battle to celebrate the UCS Victory.