Great War

Combatants| * Republicans
* Enselonde Front for Democracy
* Emerald League
* Grey Temple

Commanders| * Jan Luftschwert

The **Great War** was a major conflict that raged from 1211 AW until its inconclusive end in 1227 AW. Spanning nearly every continent and involving vast networks of allies, the Great War is considered the second-largest conflict in Enselonde's history after the Divine War.

The Great War officially ended with the death of Jan Luftscwhert, which led to the loss of Fühlgartian influence on its Republican allies due to the Second Fühlgartian Civil War. As a result, the various alliances opposed to the Republicans no longer faced an organised enemy and instead fought more localised wars which are considered a different type of conflict: the ongoing Epilogue Wars.

## Context

The Great War was not declared overnight, yet slowly escalated further and further in scale. Starting with the Republican-Wyrsian War in 1211 AW, the conflict grew in scale once Wyrsia joined the Monarchists, an old remnant of the Fühlgartian Civil War less than a decade earlier. What followed was a spree of alliance-building and proxy conflicts as more and more countries and groups began getting involved in the spreading chaos across Enselonde.

As a result, the Great War is often divided into theatres of phases instead of it all being considered the same conflicts. Smaller conflicts will be grouped into the Great War if the latter's factions began getting involved with these conflicts. Because of this, this page will be used to list the theatres/conflicts that made up the Great War, not the battles themselves.

## Belligerents

### Republicans

*Main Article: Republicans*

* Republic of Fühlgart
	+ Republic of Ostland
	+ Protectorate of Weckstein
	+ Stratocracy of Kirchenstau
	+ Protectorate of Lao Muji
	+ Republic of Southern Wyrsia
	+ Protectorate of Woodhall
	+ Protectorate of Toscov
	+ City-State of Whitecrest
	+ Protectorate of Nordelver
* Empire of Daletia
* Wintersong's Republic
* Republic of Avateaux
* Republic of Marenbach
* Duchy of Rytow-Kerzew
* Republic of Da'al Mon

**Former Belligerents**

* Protectorate of Ostland
* Protectorate of Kirchenstau
* Republic of Toscov

### Monarchists

*Main Article: Monarchists, Monarchist High Council*

* Kingdom of Fühlgart
* Kingdom of Wyrsia
	+ Duchy of Woodhall Island
* Kingdom of Toscov
* Duchy of Kinzova
* Kingdom of Amagoi
* Hexad Empire
* Loyalist State of New Wyrsia
* Kingdom of Vachstadt

**Former Belligerents**

* Wyrsian Wintersong Colony
* Wyrsian Woodhall Island Colony
* Duchy of Redwall
* Kingdom of Avateaux
* Empire of Sallant
* Sapphire Kingdom of Qibiqa

### Enselonde Front for Democracy

*Main Article: Enselonde Front for Democracy*

* True Republic of Redwall
* Kymelian Republic
* People's Republic of Daletia
* Republic of Arrenzo

### Emerald League

*Main Article: Emerald League*

* Empire of Nytalyria
* Kingdom of Gurtrenn
* Clan Shadow-Guard
* Green Skull
* Third Union of Clans

**Former Belligerents**

* Second Union of Clans
* Forgefather's Clan

### Grey Temple

*Main Article: Grey Temple*

* Free City of Rosendorf
* Grey Kingdom of Weckstein

## Theaters / Conflicts

* Invasion of Frosthaven Island (1211 AW)
* Republican-Wyrsian War (1211-1212 AW)
	+ Battle of the Green Grove (1212 AW)
* Starport Rebellion (1212 AW)
* Woodhall Island Campaign (1213 AW)
* Fühlgartian Invasion of Toscov (1213-1214 AW)
* Fühlgartian Invasion of Avateaux (1214 AW)
* Second Sallanthian-Da'al Moni War (1214 AW)
	+ Da'al Moni Civil War (1221 AW-)
* Northeastern War (1219 AW)
* Republican Coup in Marenbach (1219 AW)
* Rosendorf Offensive (1222 AW)
	+ Grossheim Offensive (1222 AW)
	+ Frigerus' Blizzard March (1222-1223 AW)
* War for Weckstein (1222 AW-)
* Vachstadt Rebellion (1225 AW-)
* Insular Campaign (1227-1228 AW)

The following conflicts began before the Great War, yet became part of it due to foreign intervention.

* War for Whitecrest (1198 AW-1228 AW)
* Kirchenstauer Civil War (1205-1214 AW)
* Daletian Civil War (1206 AW-)
* War of the Four Kingdoms (1207 AW-)

## Aftermath

The aftermath of the Great War was chaotic, as the Republican alliance faced near-total collapse following the death of Jan Luftschwert. His brother, Ulfric Luftschwert, managed to regain control over the Fühlgartian Senate before the country collapsed into the Second Fühlgartian Civil War in 1228 AW. No longer able to influence power abroad, Ulfric recalled most Fühlgartian troops to fight in the ongoing civil war. The death of Jan Luftschwert usually marks the end of the Great War and the start of the Epilogue Wars.

The Epilogue Wars are a continuation of the Great War, though on a much smaller and more localised scale. While many of the Republican states have been left to fend for themselves or have received minimal support, other alliances such as the Monarchists and Enselonde Front for Democracy retain a high degree of cooperation. It is therefore predicted that this cooperation will eventually pressure the Republican alliance enough to fall apart, though these wars still drag on to this day.