Barbarian Rally

A Barbarian Rally is a term used most notably in the Aurlûnor Velande where the imperial government declares war on squatter settlements within the Velande's de jure territory. Barbarian Rallies are not declared for all squatter settlements per se, but when particularly large or difficult squatters put up resistance, or if there are multiple squatter groups in Velande territory, they have been declared in the past. So far, five Rallies have occurred.

First Barbarian Rally
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A settlement known simply as Boris was settled near Athrabar, led by Kakarot and three others. Kakarot proclaimed that "Athrabar is OURS!" and the first Barbarian Rally was subsquently called. The Velereth Sareariel Lelya-Earcala (Coffeeccubus) and her allies killed multiple Borisites and took their gear. Many of Boris' members remained logged off when the lands war happened, as Sareariel marched on Athrabar with 4 friends- the Aurlûnoren Celestial Knights. Boris remained logged off, and the march was a success. The next day, Coffeeccubus tricked Boris to get online by saying they would give him his gear back, and she declared a lands war as it occurred. She alone marched on the city, looted it, and had the land claim deleted by siege rules.

Second Barbarian Rally
Players from North Sangria founded a squatter settlement in Aurlûnoran lands and attacked the Velereth when she came to talk to them. A Rally was then called. This occurred under the Aurlûnor-Ryzan Empire, so a few Ryzani forces were committed into the conflict. The conflict killed some members of Froggi_Town before the remainder of the squatters fled.

Third Barbarian Rally
The survivors of the Second Rally from Froggi_Town settled in the mountains along the western world border. They visited Lhumar, the Velande's capital, and refused to submit to the Velereth's demands when informed of the Velande's religious laws mandating the worship of Twin Dragon. The squatters held their weapons out when in the Velereth's presence and responded rudely to the government's demands. On March 31, 2021, the Velereth declared a Barbarian Rally on them. Though few records of the event remain, the physical influence of Froggi_Town's members was destroyed and they have not been heard from since.

Fourth Barbarian Rally
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The Fourth Barbarian Rally was a Barbarian Rally undertaken by the Viceroyalty of Isillûnde, the Velande's Sinawendoran colony. It was the first of the Rallies to occur in Eldham, as well as the first to be resolved without bloodshed. A squatter named Swenking proclaimed the entire colony as his own domain of Atlechia. The Velande would denounce him publicly, and declared the Fourth Rally with support from Huitca. After discussion with the Imperial Court, Swenking would later reach an agreement to remove his settlement and relocate to the north.

Fifth Barbarian Rally
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The largest Barbarian Rally of them all, the Fifth Rally involved 17 different groups fighting the Velande's forces over the course of two years (IRL months). The most notorious events of the rally were the battles of Betaburg and the Sawiya Oasis. The later-occurring Forest Council War is considered to be either the unofficial final battle of the Fifth Rally, or to be an undeclared Sixth.

The squatters of Betaburg, Raktrokia, and the Forest Council all hailed from the Helmian region initially, and as such Aurlûnoran relations with the states of Helmia remained at a low point, reaching their lowest during the Mithran-Dandelion War of which Aurlûnor was one of the main coalition members.