War of SandWing Succession

Participants| * Oases Queendom
* Mud Queendom
* Blister's Suppporters
* Blaze's Supporters

Leaders| * Burn
* Moorhen
* Blister
* Blaze

Commanders| * Burn
* Scald
* Singe
* Moorhen
* Kestrel
* Narwhal
* Hailstorm
* Shark
* Tempest
* Piranha

**War of SandWing Succession**, also known as the **Great War** is an ongoing conflict for the throne of the Oases Queendom, involving most of the pyrrhian nations, excluding the rainwings and nightwings.

## Prelude

For nearly 50 years, the Oases Queendom was under the leadership of Oasis, the very queen that laid its foundations. Through its most recent past, the queendom however, was on a constant decline, skirmishes through its borders with the Diamond Empire and the Scarlet Empire, a plague spreading through the oases, causing including the death of consort king, Char, it was a matter of time until things boiled down beyond stability.

In 4992 AS, queen Oasis was found dead under unknown circumstances outside of the Savannah Palace, her daughters begun clashing against each other for the claim of the throne, naturally given to Burn, her oldest. The sisters agreed to a temporary ceasing of all hostilities in order to uncover the truth about the assassin of Oasis, however, it was merely a delaying to the coming disaster.

As Burn's forces searched everywhere as herself begun a ceremony for Oasis and the construction of an obelisk. A council is formed to guide the transition of power to Burn, against claims of Blister and Blaze. Few months later, a fire begun in the palace, and Burn accused Blister of breaking the agreement, soldiers clashed through all the palace as Blister and Blaze escaped Burn's overwhelming numbers, it was the begin of the succession war.

## Course of the Conflict

### 4992 AS

* With the murdering of Oasis, Burn, the main commander of the sandwing forces, launch an investigation and hunting for the murderer. A council is established to govern in her place temporarily against the claims of Blister and Blaze.

### 4993 AS

* A fire begins in the Savannah Palace, destroying nearly half of it. Clashes between Burn's forces against her sisters' spread through the palace, triggering the escape of Blister and Blaze and the beginning of the war.

* Few weeks later, Blister consolidates a large coalition of SkyWings, SeaWings and MudWings on her side. The massive threat to her rule makes Burn decree an all-out mobilization of every adult sandwing within the Oases Queendom.

* Blaze arrives at the Diamond Empire and is received by Glacier. Both form an alliance but Glacier is not ready for an all-out war, despite eagerness of the icewing circles to prove themselves in battle.

### 4994-5000 AS

* During the initial years of the war, Pyrrhia saw its bloodiest battles. Burn's mass mobilization proved effective against Blister's larger but desorganized armies, keeping them at bay, combined with Glacier's rather defensive posture lead to a stalemate.

### 5001 AS

* A large eruption off the coast of the Scarlet Empire causes a massive famine and temperature drops a year later. The failure of crops and famine causes all sides to retreat from the battlefield as casualties amass in hundreds within months.

### 5003 AS

* During one of the meetings of Blister's coalition, kickstarted by commander Tempest's success, a group of disgruntled mudwings revolt and assassinate Tempest. Clashes between the soldiers of the three sides lead to the collapse of Blister's coalition. Blister herself escapes to Carmine Palace.

* General Six-Claws, with reinforcements from the east, launches a siege of Blaze's Fortress.

* Hearing of the collapse of Blister's coalition, Burn sends an envoy to queen Moorhen, establishing an alliance between them, the mudwings change sides.

* With the coalition collapsing, Orca challenges the rule of her mother Coral. After a fierce fight, Coral is killed and Orca ascends as queen. Largely isolated and hated by the council, she begins the reestructuring of the Sea Queendom into the Second Sea Empire.

### 5005 AS

* A year old Clay ends up separated from his siblings and rescued by his aunt Asha during an attack of the SeaWings into the mudwing coasts.

### 5007 AS

* Hailstorm reaches the first circle, becoming the commander of the icewing forces in the Duchy of Tundra, he begins to plan the first icewing offensives against Burn's forces, firstly relieving the long besieging of Blaze's Fortress.

### 5009 AS

* A group of resistance known as the Lionfishers begin an uprising against the rule of Orca.

### 5010 AS

* Thorn takes Qibli from his abusive mother Cobra. With him as the newest member, the group known as Outclaws begin their pacification of the Scorpion Den, invading criminal business and proclaiming their new cause, the support of Thorn as the new queen.

### 5011 AS

* Early on this year, Scarlet's forces raid the headquarters of the Talons of Peace, scattering them through the continent.

* The Summer Palace falls during a fierce battle, causing empress Orca to move to the Deep Palace; Princess Tsunami disappears amidst the confusion and retreat.

* Onyx meets Beetle, who convinces her to challenge Burn for the throne and end the war. They go to the Savannah Palace, after a fierce battle, Onyx defeats Burn but decides to spare her.

* The arrival of the comet Skyfire halts the battles through Pyrrhia, as dragons try to decipher the message from the gods.

### 5012 AS

 **Other Dragons** | **Present:** Addax • Agave • Armadillo • Camel • Capybara • Cereus • Cobra • Dune • Horizon • Jerboa III • Kindle • Meerkat • Needle • Ocotillo • Ostrich • Palm • Parch • Prickle • Quicksand • Rattlesnake • Saguaro • Sandstorm • Sirocco • Six-Claws • Tawny • Torch • Viper • Vulture • Beetle • Qibli • Ostrich • Arid • Pronghorn
 **Society** | Outclaws • Talons of Power • **War of SandWing Succession**