Second Sand War

The Second Sand War, or Onthukhan War, was a conflict fought between the Red Diamond League and the Silver League, beside their respective allies. The war officially started when Lafros, nominally a vassal of Visio, declared independence and called on Merconis to aid them in annexing their former overlord. Visio, who had not acknowledged Lafros's independence, called the Silver League to defend her from Merconian Imperialism. For various reasons, many nations not a part of the Silver League would end up heavily involved in the conflict. Collectively, these nations formed the Onthukhan Defense Force (ODF). The war would not be fought around Lafros and Visio but was instead centered around the border between Merconis and The Pale.

Merconis declares independence
The war can best be viewed as a continuation of the First Sand War. Following the war, Merconis was made a vassal of Uraka. However, following Uraka's departure from the Eldham Entente, Merconis seized independence and re-established her sovereignty. Shortly thereafter, two Zamotzian citizens violated the terms of the previous treaty when they were caught trespassing on Merconian land. These citizens were hunting Astapf, a wanted terrorist who had fled from the Zamotz Union. Merconis immediately called upon her allies for support in a war against the Zamotz Union. But instead of answering the call, The Pale signed a mutual-defense pact with the Zamotz Union and the U.S.S.E. denounced Merconis for their imperialist ambitions. Enraged, Merconis broke all standing treaties with the Pale and chose to redirect their warmongering towards them.

Lafros declares independence
In the wake of Direwolf's failed invasion of Merconis, Lafros had been forcibly integrated into Imperila Andliria. This would transform into nominal vassalage under Andliria's successor, the Kingdom of Visio, but due to rampant inactivity became nothing more. On January 17th, Merconis supported Lafros' declaration of independence from Visio, and the two immediately founded the Red Diamond League. Shortly after, Lafros would declare war on Visio for not recognizing their independence.

Antatonia declares independence
Following the declaration of war on Visio, Vivid would declare Anatonia, a town in The Pale's northwestern reaches, independent. Unlike Merconis and Lafros, Anatonia was never a socialist state. Instead, Vivid's primary goal was to reintegrate Anatonia into the New Avarian Republic.

Battle of Perria
The Battle of Perria was fought over the border between The Pale and Merconis. To liberate Anatonia from The Pale, Kanzler Wolfgang Godd-Fjell would lead an army of mostly hired mercenaries to invade the border city of Perria in The Pale. The coalition forces leveraged their superior numbers presented their best soldiers to the breach point in the northern wall. The attack was repulsed, and combined with competent logistics the defenders would bring the fight to the border castle of Neu Kromore.

Second Battle of Oblitus Oris
As a final drive in the counter-offensive, the ODF assaulted the Merconian capital of Oblitus Oris. The city had already been evacuated in anticipation of the battle. However, Kanzler Wolfgang Godd-Fjell was asleep in the lead-up to the battle and failed to deploy his forces in defense of the city. As a result, the city was captured and looted by the attackers without any resistance.

Aftermath
In the aftermath of the war, the Merconian peninsula was annexed by The Pale. The citizens of Lafros fled the continent leaving their home to be reclaimed by Visio. Vivid has agreed to turn the city over to The Pale in exchange for continued citizenship, but this has yet to happen. No treaty was signed as The Pale enforced demands on Merconis, due to their inability to resist.