West March War

The West March War was the invasion of the Republic of Ryzan by the Allium Alliance on June 23rd, 2021. It resulted in the Bardonian occupation of Ryzan and the establishment of an occupation government, the Tsardom of Westreach.

Declaration
Tensions were already high when The Prophet (Uni) of Bardonia appeared in the Ryzani capital of Carthya, where he delivered an ultimatum to Foreign Minister Aasimar of the Republic of Ryzan. The Prophet demanded that Ryzan capitulate to Bardonian annexation or face war. Minister Aasimar refused him, and Ryzan made ready for war. Soon after, the nations of the Allium Alliance began to issue formal declarations of war against the Republic.

Bardonian Preparation
The Allium armies assembled in the Dandelion Temple of Dorasterrock and equipment was distributed. The Allium armies were roughly divided into three groups. The Vanguard and Rearguard were made up of generally elite troops. The majority of Allium troops were gathered in a central main force led by The Prophet himself.

The Bardonian Army originally marched eastwards on accident during the war; Uni would later confess that he "always confused East and West".

Ryzani Preparation
The Ryzani National Army was divided into four groups: Task Force Ulfaeng was stationed in Tossagrad, Task Forces Volkoregrod and Carthya were in the cities bearing those names, and a reserve task force was waiting in Carthya. Because the war covered the entire nation of Ryzan, the Ryzani needed to disperse their already limited resources across the entire country.

Preliminary Action
Bardonia dispatched scouts: Arugo Kotei to Carthya and Thunderfantv to Tossograd. Both were killed by Ryzani troops or Ulfaeng mercenaries, but they confirmed the presence of defenders in both cities. Once the war began, the Prophet led the combined armies in an overland march from Dorasterrock to Tossograd, across almost the entire contiguous Bardonian empire. Due to the distance of this movement, they did not arrive at Tossograd until well after the in-game lands war began.

The Battle of Tossagrad
Upon arriving near their objective, the combined army paused to reform before attacking the city. On reaching the gate, they were engaged by arrow fire and Ulfaeng war-hounds which slew several storied warriors. However, the Allium stormed the walls nonetheless and drove the Ryzani-Ulfaeng forces back through the streets in bitter close combat. Ryzani reinforcements were transferred from Carthya City and Volkoregrod, but they were unable to defeat the enormous numerical superiority of the Allium and were forced back to the citadel in the center of the city. Finally, the Ryzani armies chose to cut their losses and withdrew from the city, leaving Bardonia occupying one of the most culturally significant cities in Ryzan.

Skirmish at Volkoregrod
Arugo Kotei spent most of the war near Volkoregrod, exchanging insults with the Ryzani garrison. Following the end of the fighting in Tossagrad, Mobius and the Prophet also arrived in the area, but there was little real fighting and the war ended with Ryzan fully in possession of the city.