Parpaldia Empire’s Invasion of Altaras

**Altaras Kingdom Strategic Victory**

* Princess Lumies evacuated to Japan

The **Parpaldia Empire’s Invasion of Altaras** refers to the war between the Parpaldia Empire and the Altaras Kingdom. In this war, the Parpaldia Empire defeated and conquered the Altaras Kingdom in three days.

* Land Battle Force Commander Captain Bafram
* Navy Commander Bordo †
324 ships estimated total
* Super-Phishanus class 120-gun ship-of-the-line *Pall* (Flagship)
* 211 Phishanus-class 100-guns ship-of-the-line
	+ *Phishanus*
	+ *Shirant*
	+ 209 other ships-of-the-line
* Dragon Carriers
	+ *Mille*
	+ *Ganam*
	+ *Masale*
	+ 9 other dragon carriers
* 101 landing ships
* 240 wyvern lords

**Parpaldia Imperial Army**
* 3,000 elite troops with flintlock muskets
* 32 Land Dragons (Lintwurm)
* Portable magic cannons (unknown number)
* Wheeled magic cannons (unknown number)
* Ships-of-the-line with wind god arrows (details unknown numbers)
	+ *Silanto*
	+ *Beshial*
	+ *Cidy*
	+ *Osia*
	+ *Pacella*
	+ *Vuodet*
	+ Other ships-of-the-line

**Altaras Kingdom Royal Army**
* 20,000 troops
* 300 cavalry with spears and bows
* Several Parpaldian soldiers died and injured
* Altaras army’s main fleet burned and sunk
* 120 wyverns shot down
* Estimated over 20,000 Royal Army dead

## Background

The Altaras Kingdom was a country south of the Philades Continent outside of the civilized area. The mining and export of magic gems made the kingdom rich and was the reason why it was considered one of the more stronger countries of the uncivilized area. But the country was also under constant pressure from the Parpaldia Empire to dedicate a portion of its national income to fulfill Parpaldia's demands for resources. This lead to a tense relations between the two countries and growing anti-Parpaldian sentiments among Altaras' population.

The situation escalated, when Altaras' current leader, King Taara XIV, refused to fulfill one of Parpaldia's demand that was seen as especially insulting. The demand included the handover of the Siltras mine, which was critical for Altaras' economy, as well as Princess Lumies, his daughter who was quite popular among Altaras' population, as a slave of the Empire. He ordered to freeze all of Parpaldia's assets and the mobilization of the army.

While his country prepared for war, Taara XIV also prompted the escape of his daughter Lumies.

In response to the events in Altaras, the Parpaldia Empire declared war on the Altaras Kingdom and dispatched the Imperial Army to crush them.

## Battle

### Air Battle

As the Parpaldian Fleet approached Altaras' coasts, the 120 wyverns of the Altaras dragon rider squadron moved to intercept it. When they made visual contact with the Parpaldian fleet, they were ambushed by Parpaldia's wyvern lords. Using their superior speed, the Parpaldians quickly gained the upper hand by quickly escaping out of fire blast range and engaging their Altaran counterparts from advantageous positions. While the Altaras dragon rider squadron tried to fight back, they were unable to score any hits and were completely annihilated.

### Naval Battle

Because of the higher range of their magic cannons, the Parpaldians were able to fire the first volley. Although it mostly missed, it nonetheless hit the Altaran ship-of-the-line *Silanto*, which went up in flames. The Altarans counter-attacked with their own weapons, so called "Arrow of the Wind God" which were ballista bolts with a explosive magic gem tipped to the head of the bolt and a sail and a Tear of the Wind God attached to it for improved range. While most of them missed the Parpaldian Fleet, ten of the them scored direct hits on the Parpaldian Phishanus-class 100-gun ship-of-the-line *Shirant*. They did considerable damage to the warship, but its anti-magic steel plating prevented it from being sunk or even rendered inoperative. The flagship together with the rest of the fleet then fired a second, more destructive salvo on the now outgunned Altaran fleet, which was destroyed by the Parpaldian Fleet.

### Battlefield

After having secured the seas, the Parpaldian army landed with 3,000 elite troops and 32 Land Dragons, wingless dragons with harder scales used by the Parpaldian Empire as living flame tanks, on the northern coast of Altaras. The army then headed south intending to take Altaras' capital Le Brias.

When the Altaras' King Taara XIV heard of the defeat of his fleet, he marched north with his Royal Army intending to confront and push the Parpaldian invaders back into the sea. On the Rubile Plain about ten kilometers north of Le Brias, the two armies met. The battle began with a mass charge of the Royal Army against the Parpaldian lines. Lacking the powerful ranged weapons their Parpaldian opponents possessed, Altaras' army tried to overwhelm the Parpaldians by their numerical superiority. The Parpaldians responded with cannon fire and air attacks from their wyvern lords. Although they inflicted significant casualties on the advancing Royal Army, it didn't stop it. As the onslaught reached the first Parpaldian line comprised of 32 Land Dragons, the Land Dragons unleashed their short-ranged but wide fire blasts killing thousends of Altaras' soldiers and completely stopping the Altarian attack. Only 300 Altarian cavalry broke through the first line which were quickly mowed down by the Parpaldian infantry. When then the Phishanus-class 100-gun ships-of-the-line opened fire on the Altarian Royal Army, the combined fire power of the Parpaldian Army proved too much to overcome and the Royal Army was wiped out and its king killed during the battle.

With the defeat of the Royal Army ended any Altarian resistance and the kingdom fell under the control of the Parpaldian Empire, thus ending the war.

## Aftermath

After Altaras Kingdom was occupied by Parpaldia Empire, the victorious Parpaldian Empire installed a puppet regime known as the "Altaras Governing Board" and allowed most of the Altaras citizens to live to continue mining magic gems, while the entire royal family as well as every other person affiliated to them were executed and impaled on spikes and left on display in front of the royal castle.

Princess Lumiess escaped on board the merchant ship *Tarcos* and made it to Japan where she would be granted asylum. The Princess would later establish a governemt-in-exile under Japan's protection.

On Altaras, the Altaras Governing Board was hated for its inhumane attitude and its complete disregard for the native Altarians as well as systematic abuse of young woman on the island. This lead to the creation of various underground movements against Parpaldian rule. While this movements had considerable popular support, they were unable to pose a threat to Parpaldian authority due to the lack of adequate weaponry.

Ultimately, Parpaldian rule would not last long. During the Japanese-Parpaldian War, Altaras would regain its freedom after JSDF attacks decimated the local Parpaldian garrison and a subsequent popular uprising overthrew the Altaras Governing Board. The occupation lasted only 2 days short of seven months.

## Outline Map

1. On November 18th: Princess Lumies of the Altaras Kingdom leaves for exile aboard the armed merchant ship Tarcos, suffering from a shortage of food due to a detour caused by her choice of the route south of the Siso Kingdom and the poor wind direction. The ship was attacked by a pirate ship while sailing in the northern waters of the Rodenius continent. Japan Coast Guard patrol boat Shikishim intervenes and protects the ship.
2. On November 24th: the Imperial Fleet of the Parpaldia Empire met with 120 wyverns of the dragon knights of the Altaras Kingdom and 59 ships of the Royal Navy of the Altaras Kingdom from the mainland of Altaras, and the flagship of the Imperial Fleet "Thirant" was was slightly damaged, but there was little other damage.
On the 26th: they reached the northern tip of Altaras island and built a coastal advantage at the same point.
3. On November 27th: 3,000 Imperial Army land troops move south along the coastline and collide with 20,000 main forces of the Altaras Kingdom in the Le Baile Plain, about 20km north of the Royal Capital of Altaras, Le Brias, and the royal castle of Altaras, and the Royal Army of Altaras is destroyed without inflicting much damage on the Imperial Army land troops. King Tara XIV was killed in action.

## Trivia

* The manga version changes several details of the battle.
	+ The air and naval battle scenes, including Altaran wyverns and ships-of-the-line, are skipped.
	+ Altaran cavalry force armed with spears and bows against the Parpaldian lines on the battlefield and wiped out in fire by the Parpaldian Land Dragons; in the original, the Land Dragons unleashed the fire and 100 Parpaldian ships-of-the-line bombarded with cannons, killing thousands of Altaran soldiers and cavalry.
	+ King Taara XIV didn't appear in the battle; originally, he was engulfed in flames by a direct hit from a wyvern lord’s fireball, killing him.

## Gallery

Princess Lumiess escaped the royal city of Le Brias to the cave with Lilceide before boarding the merchant ship Tarcos.The merchant ship Tarcos sailed and left the capital. The guard informed King Taara XIV that his daughter Lumies escaped to Japan safety.Parpaldian elite troops and Land Dragons marched on the Rubile Plain.The battle began between the Altaras Royal Army and the Parpaldian invaders.The Altaras cavalry charged and armed with spears and bows against the Parpaldian lines over the Rubile Plain.The Parpaldian elite troops fired portable magic cannons at the Altaras cavalry. The explosions took them out over their battle formation.The Altaras cavalry launched an attack with the arrows at the Land Dragons, but arrows bounced off its scales.Land Dragon unleashed the flame to overwhelm the surfaced and burned the Altaras cavalry.The Parpaldians infantry formation fired their muskets at the Altaras cavalry. The Altarus cavalry fell jumbled to the ground.The Altaras Royal Army was wiped out in fire by the Parpaldian Army with Land Dragons during the battle.