Ferrymen War

The Ferrymen War is an ongoing conflict that started on April 19th, 2021.

Uni, The Supreme Chancellor of Bardonia, publicly denounced The Ferrymen after Bardonian Nightguards were attacked 4 times repetitively by them in the Bardonian capital and surrounding area, these engagements are known as the Battle of Bardonian Fort Lee where 6 Bardonian troops fought off 5 Ferrymen and lost many of their troops but still held their ground. This denouncement lead to Bardonia. The Helping Hands, and The Anti-Bandit League preparing for war.

Soon after, the first engagement took place. Sewer Mafia initiated a raid on The Ferrymen's tower, where several players with only stone axes ran at the tower and got sliced down repetitively, all wearing the skin of GreenTomato5 in the honor of GreenTomato. During this raid some of The Ferrymen were reported killed and their armor badly damaged. Dozens of copies of GreenTomato's head decorated the Ferrymen's territory.

Soon after the first engagement, words of an upcoming war declaration from The Ferrymen on Bardonia spread quickly. As a response to the hearsay, choochie15, a citizen of Vraelea, was requested to claim a Dalatra's Ring around The Ferrymen's tower by Mobius, the leader of The Anti-Bandit League and Grand Lieutenant of Bardonia, and Chancellor Uni. The funds were sent from the Bardonian treasury and not long after, a claimed ring encircled The Ferrymen and their tower. Thanks to the distraction caused by the Sewer Mafia and attention to building on their own land, the Ferrymen did not notice this.

Before Bardonia could accept or create a war request of their own, a lands war was declared out of nowhere by ViewedMarquis, Theios-Essukdal's Grand Bashar, with the land of Jirn. This influenced a meeting that was being hosted by Uni at the time to switch from a talk of tactics to a rallying call of war. Nations agreed to unite under a single banner for this next upcoming battle which would decide Rathnir's future.

In response to this, the Ferrymen began to prepare for the upcoming battle. An advertisement was placed calling for enlistment into their ranks, offering looted gear to those who joined. Their ranks more than doubled on the eve of the battle. A wall and other defensive structures were added around their original tower.

The Battle of Ferrymen
On 4/20, at 7:53 EST, the battle of Ferrymen commenced. The Coalition of Bardonia, TE, Uldarash, Viodoxa, Aurlûnor, and many more, gathered in a small stonebrick fort to the southeast of the Ferrymen fort, a large structure of netherrack and wood. Unic0rnb0i organized the fighters into 4 groups of 5-10 people each, as it was noticed from the Ferrymen's youtube that they'd often lure people into groups of 4-5. The Ferrymen brought more players from wherever they come from to assist in the defense. When the war started, the coalition waited for about 30 minutes before attacking. Many Ferrymen sat between their fort and the coalition outpost, one with a large herd of angry dogs. The coalition eventually attacked out, they encircled the fort, and many minor skirmishes occurred. The first large exchange happened in front of the front gate of the fort, which was left open by the Ferrymen, but the attackers never forced their way inside, and the Ferrymen placed blocks in front of the gates to block their way. They broke off more. The longest chase of the battle happened with The60th, who was chased by many soldiers until he was cornered in a river and killed. The coalition sustained many more deaths at the hands of the smaller force of Ferrymen. There was significant fighting in the forest to the north, northeast, and to the south.

After the battle ended, the Ferrymen had more kills and kept their fort defended. The coalition returned to their outpost, called Area420, and grabbed their stuff and fled. The Ferrymen then surrounded this outpost, and as people left, killed them. Unic0rnb0i was notably chased and then killed for the first time in PVP during this conflict.