Battle of Kibris

### Background and Build-up

The squatter settlement of Kibris was built on the seas right outside the lands of Puerto Amarillo, the capital of the Republic of Amarillo. The mayor of Puerto Amarillo, Salazar Van Den Green, was not aware of the settlement for a days, until maritime patrols were able to locate it. When they arrived at the settlement, they demanded that it was dismantled, or that the squatter himself, Mr. Ananas, joined them. Mr Ananas refused, claiming the island as his. Insulted, the patrol returned home, and started gathering troops for an excursion into the squatter settlement.

Believing it to be an easy target, they only brought the Amarillo army, and allied troops from the league of Vircon, most notably Nujh. The combined strength of the Vircon armies was estimated to be around 10-15 soldiers.

On the side of Mr. Ananas, whos IGN is 222n00b222, he only had 2-3 soldiers he could field. Therefore, he decided to hire Eldham's most elite mercs, with the mercs in question being the Goblin Mercenary Guild, or GMG, who were renowned for winning every war they fought in, and GamingDerp, who was a skilled fighter. GMG were able to bring 4 mercenaries, as the time zones were not good for them. These were GreenskinGouger, Emmerman14, DrStudi, and Arcticfoxx. While outnumbered 15-7, the squatters still had a good chance, as the quality of their troops was much higher.

#### Scouting parties and first skirmish

Amarillo, having experienced naval commanders at their service, sent several scouts ahead to see the number of troops that Mr Ananas had. Once in range, they were immediatly shot at by the troops inside, giving away the element of surprise the mercenaries might have had. Hearing this, Lhytt Poliorcetes, President of Amarillo, tried to gather more allied troops, but very little time remained for this to occur. They managed to scrap together a few more troops, and with that, they sailed off to Kibris.

Upon arrival, the forces of Amarillo started circling the fortress, shooting at it with bows, to little effect. The defenders tried to return fire, but they also faced issues here. They had a lot of trouble hitting the fast-moving Amarillian troops, and therefore had very little effect. On the flip side, the coalition forces had no way of reaching the fort.

The skirmish continued for a bit, until some of the coalition forces moved towards a breach in the wall that was spotted by Lhytt Poliorcetes.

#### Main engagement, and first battle

The main army of the coalition moved into the breach, while most mercenaries from Kibris side started engaging forces scaling the walls of the fort. The battle seemed indesicive at first, but after several swift kills from GamingDerp and GreenskinGouger, the coalition seemed to be on the backfoot. However, in the distance, more troops kept arriving, most notably those led by Vix Aulian, the king of Nujh. His forces were elite, some of which could even win against the mercs if they had backup. With the arrival, the battle took yet another turn, swinging in favor of the coalition. Soon thereafter, the fort was captured by coalition forces, but their position eithin the fort was eventually challenged by the mercs. From here, the coalition split up, and GreenskinGouger recorded her tenth kill. Slowly, one after one, the coalition forces conducted a withdrawal, as both sides were exhausted, and both sides claimed victory.

#### Aftermath of the first battle

Kibris claimed victory, but the President of Amarillo, Lhytt Poliorcetes, disputed this. Neither side were fully able to claim victory, and the outcome still remains somewhat disputed. At first, Mr Ananas made a show of giving up the settlement, as The Republic of Amarillo showed it was able to continue war indefinitely until they won, and they also recieved greater support from Vircon as well as Uraka. Ananas, however, quickly returned to the fort after being booted out of his town, Iron, in Catania, being persistent as ever. More and more nations came to denounce him, but he stayed firm.

#### Kibris Skirmish

This skirmish was much more small and contained. A small detachment of ten coalition troops, who had not been sent by either Amarillo, Vircon or Uraka, came to Kibris around a week later, seeking to dislodge the squatters before the war even began. Quickly though, backup was called in, and the mercenary GreenskinGouger, and one of her friends, BeekayGod, arrived at Kibris, and killed the entire army. Due to marriage ties between the commander of the coalition forces, Vix Aulian and GreenskinGouger, the leader of the mercenaries, the gear taken from Vix was returned in secret to him.