Ebony War

## Causes and Pre-war Events

On M12-15 92 ASB the supreme commander of the Unified Clayistan Army (UCA) Ebony Henderson died, King of Clayistan Ebony I replaced him with his son Juan Basil, this concerned many of the Dukes of Clayistan who believed that Ebony I was attempting to consolidate power.

On M8-01 93 ASB a trade deal between the Duchy of Vooncharia and the Duchy of Iron Lake went sour, Ebony I threatened to send in the UCA to force the deal to go through, which he did three days later and the day following that the Duchy of Frothfryke declared their support for the Duchy of Vooncharia beginning the Ebony War.

## Course of War

By the end of the first week of the Ebony War all of the important leaders of Clayistan had declared their support to either Ebony I or the Duchy of Vooncharia with Ebony I being supported only by the Duchy of Eastpike and the Duchy of Terracotta along with the Neo-Estuarian Empire.

On M5-05 95 ASB the UCA suffered a massive wave of defections, Juan Basil attempted to have the defectors captured and resulted in both the destruction of the main body of the UCA and the death of Juan Basil when Ebony I learned of this news he had the surviving wings of the UCA move to Jarnvattan to defend the capital.

On M6-23 96 ASB the city of Jarnvattan surrendered to the forces of the Frothfryke led coalition, Ebony I however was still locked within the Ebony Palace refused to surrender and on M6-25 96 ASB the coalition began pelting the Ebony Palace with incendiary shells, three days into the bombardment Ebony I was killed though the coalition of vassals were unaware of this and continued pelting. Ebony I was discovered to have been killed on M6-30 96 ASB ending the war.

## Aftermath

The coalition's de facto leader Duke Troy Henderson declared that a meeting of vassals be held in a nearby field. The forces that were present at the battle for Jarnvattan arrived at the designated field on M7-02 96 ASB. The last vassals arrived at the field on M9-07 96 ASB by that point most of the soldiers had been ordered to return home and a small 'town' had sprung up around the area to feed the vassals and remaining soldiers. At the meeting which came to be know as the Brinjal Conference the idea the Troy Henderson should become the King of Clayistan was brought up but was rejected by Henderson, debate as to who should become the new king continued until M9-24 96 ASB was it was decided that Mateo Cormorant would become king based on his support during the war and being the grandson of former king Victory I. It was decided on M9-26 96 ASB that the Unified Clayistan Army was to be dissolved in favour of having larger vassal armies to protect the nation. The final thing discussed at the Brinjal Conference was what was to become of the Duchy of Iron Lake and the House of Basil, it was decided that the Duchy of Iron Lake would be split into three duchies, Iron Lake, Greater Elmhurst and Masoland being ruled by Mateo Cormorant, Elmer Basil and Marnie Basil respectively though Marnie Basil would have to create a new house to belong to, the Governate of Osilicat was also transferred from the Duchy of Iron Lake to the Kingdom of Clayistan itself. The two duchies of Eugenisme Island were restored, the Duchy of Roxa was granted to the House of Henderson and the Duchy of Fioletovy was granted to the House of Benson. The Brinjal Conference concluded on M10-23 96 ASB.