Second Empire of Uldarash

The Second Empire of Uldarash is a successor state to the Empire of Uldarash. It was formed when all the former nations of Haven, except for Trafalgar, united.

Circumstances of Formation
The circumstances of the Empire's sudden expansion on the 3rd of March has its origins in the participation as a founding member of the Golden Ring of Haven, a mutual defense alliance of the states on the continent of Haven. The seminal event which lead to the First Empire's collapse and the subsequent expansion and formation of the Second Empire was the Battle of Sanctuary and subsequent battle of Hapatmitas.

The Battle of Sanctuary and the Second Viper War
The Battle of Sanctuary started with the declaration of the formation of the Sewor Mafia by a few of the members of the Handy Helpers, who claimed much of the south of Ummarnu and the north of Haven, all territory of the First Empire. After proclaiming the Empire of the Sewor Mafia, the warriors of the Sewor Mafia launched an attack on the city of Sanctuary, and the Golden Ring assembled in response. However, in the middle of the battle, the Imperial Archonate of Viodoxa launched an attack on Sanctuary, and the immediately subsequent Battle of Hapatmitas, citing their reason for attacking as Aurora having allegedly violated their previous treaty by inserting spies into Viodoxa. This claim is disputed by Aurora as being baseless, as the Viodoxan leaders have not forwarded any proof of such actions, with Aurora further claiming any information they have gotten on Viodoxa are those available to the public. The Golden Ring held their own against the Sewor Mafia as more Ring reinforcements poured into the city, that is until the Mafia was suddenly reinforced by nearly 20 players from Viodoxa, heavily tipping the battle in their favor. The Ring forces quickly retreated to the capital of Hapatmitas in its defense as the timer on the land war had neared its end, and the land war on Hapatmitas had just begun. The dwindling forces of the Ring were quickly routed, and individual Uldarash and Aurorans were chased around the city by hoardes of the iron armor equipped Viodoxans led by their netherite clad leaders. The Ring forces were further hampered by the fact that, as a sizeable part of their forces were neither part of the land war attack on Hapatmitas or residents of Hapatmitas, they could not break, place, or interact with blocks whatsoever, leading to many deaths.

The Aftermath
In the aftermath of the war, the continent of Haven erupted into chaos, with the many polities that once formed the First Empire having declared independence and the fate of the continent unsure. In the days after the conflict, Aurora and Viodoxa attempted to pursue negotiations. During this period, the various leaders of the newly independent nations of Haven that were already participating in the Golden Ring came together at a summit in the capital of Aurora, Fornost. There they declared the formation of the "True Empire of Uldarash", that soon after came to be known as the Second Empire of Uldarash. During the summit, all the nations of Haven, with the exception of Trafalgar and the Viodoxan client state of Aruna had joined together in the new Second Empire, naming the King of Aurora, Aurelian, the Regent-Emperor. This event further complicated the already ongoing negotiations, which had evolved from negotiations with just the states of Aurora and the Imperial Archonate, but into that of the whole of Haven, with new Empire.

With the changes in the circumstances and the new political goals of either state, the negotiations further degenerated and fear of an outbreak of war again swelled. Soon after however the Republic of Soumere, the Imperial Archonate, and Bardonia met at the Atlas Accords seeking a non-aggression pact with Uldarash along with the demands that any claims Uldarash on Aruna and the Eastern Duchy (lands claimed by Soumere) had to be bought by mutual agreement if any change in the ownership of the lands were to occur, and the new Emperor of Uldarash could not be an Auroran, and that both sides were to cease any and all espionage and propaganda efforts. This lead to a freeze in negotiations, as the Uldarashis had to quickly choose a new emperor in place of the current regent, and ran against the Uldarashi goals of reabsorbing Aruna. Offers were given from both sides, with rumors of initial offers for Aruna at nearly one million, to two hundred thousand, and denied payment. The tense freeze in negotiations in once again increased fears of war, with the war weary population of Haven once again worrying for the possibility of war. This fear was soon assuaged by the sudden ultimatum issued by the Doge of Kush that either side was not to engage in antagonism, and if seen as antagonism by the Doge, he would personally deliver over 15 sets of Prot IV Diamond Armor, two hundred thousand, over a stack of ancient debris (around 16 or more netherite ingots), over a hundred golden apples, a mending netherite pick, and various other gear that he had collected to the antagonized party, and that he would leave the server, and a declaration of secession from the Second Empire in order to maintain neutrality.

This hail mary by the Doge of Kush has maintained the peace to this day.

Minor Events During the Peace Process
During the peace process, some players of unknown origin had launched an attack on Uldarashi city of Sanctuary, and were quickly defeated by the Uldarashi, however due to be tipped off by an unknown source, the Hand had appeared and attacked the raiders and the Uldarashi. The Uldarashi, seeking not to further escalate the conflict and waste equipment in such a tense period quickly retreated, leaving the raiders to be massacred by the hand.

Several hours after this conflict a group of raiders by the name of _b_e_r_d_, Skinnyee, and Jacksonkilledyou launched a raid on the city of Fornost, the capital of Aurora, and the de facto capital of the Empire, killing the pets of several of the citizens there, violating one of tenants of state religions of Fornost, Pavlovism, where pets are afforded the utmost respect. In response to these brutal, and uncalled for actions, the Aurorans quickly responded, with one of the owner's of said pet's, 7_x quickly chasing after the bandits, killing a few, before being overpowered by one of the bandits who was confirmed to be using hacks, and soon after banned. During this chase, 7_x had notified Auroran leadership, who followed close after. King Aurelian had enlisted the help of several Viodoxans who volunteered, citing personal vendetta. Among their number were Valen, and tylerlikesanime, who also went after the bandits, showing a brief moment of unity between the rival Uldarashi and Viodoxans against their deplorable foes.