Morladron-Sylvania War

Summary
The Morladron-Sylvania War, also known as the Great Sylvanian war in Morladron or the Second Valorant War in Sylvania, was a war fought between Morladron Mysterlu and Sylvania (and their allies, notably the Eldham Alliance) between 21st July 2022 and 24th September 2022 and resulted in a Sylvanian victory.

The war took place over the course of 4 main battles, involving over 60% of Eldham by land mass. It cost over $20,000,000 between both sides and saw minor technological advancements, such as the first use of aircraft in warfare.

Prelude
On the 21st July 2022, - citing unaccounted Sylvanian transgressions - Morladron declared war on Sylvania. Immediately, Morladron began seeking aid and rearming - with Sylvania following suit. After only a few days, Morladron had just two allies: Samora and Merkonis, with Paragon hand The Hands as mercenaries.

Meanwhile, Sylvania had amassed a mighty coalition of Sylvania (themselves), the Lunari Empire,the Velerian Empire, the Republic of Helsia, the Empire of Simulami, the Vulperium, Scylding, Varn Torum, Astrya, Vintas, The Pale, and the Crownlands of Raiyuna. On top of this, Sylvania hired Aragotha, The Brotherhood of Ulfaeng and Drackar.

Morladron's Perspective

Following the democratic institutions, Trelanganack resigned from their Pennsevik position to run as a Menyster in the government with the mantle was passed down to Buck, who would lead the nation until the Pennsevik elections. This would be known as the "Short Government" and would see the shift from a peacetime to wartime economy; Buck would use propaganda and other developments to mobilise the population and create the biggest military surplus of armour sets and potions possible to help Morladron through the war.

Morladron failed to win public support, with people such as Imperius and Amy actively denouncing Morladron's declaration, leading to a massive fall in international public standing - from which Morladron has never recovered. However, internally, the war was a massively popular move with almost 100% of the citizens supporting the decision and aiding in the pre-war armament. Over ₥72,000,000 ($15,000,000) was raised for the first battle through total mobilization, while further work continued in Mesara - which became Morladron's primary industrial town, producing over 80% of the armour, potions and brews used in the entire war.

Sylvania's Perspective

Sylvania had seen the declaration of war coming for a long time. From Sylvania's perspective, after demands from the then Pennsevik of Morladron, Trelanganack, asking for $3.000.000 in reparations, and for Sylvanians to abandon their homes in Leifmyrr, the heart and where 66% of Sylvania's population lived, it became a war for survival, and so the international community reacted in kind.

The war was hugely unpopular and criticised by most of the world, but the people in Sylvania, having resisted 6 months of Morladron's attempts of annexation and slander, were not only motivated and confident in their odds, but eager to face their long time enemy in battle and settle scores once and for all.

Sylvania raised $7.000.000 for the first battle through donations alone, no mobilization was done and the civilian economy was kept as usual. For all means and purposes, the life of the average Sylvanian did not change unless they wanted to donate or participate in war factories or as soldiers.

Sylvania's production was double to triple of that of Morladron's throughout the entire war despite the civilian economy, leading to low spending yet overwhelmingly positive results in battle.

First Battle of Vermillion
The 31st July 2022 marked the first battle of the war. Morladron and Sylvania both invested over ₥33,600,000 ($7,000,000) on mercenaries for the first battle - both armies measured armies of over 100 soldiers each. The battle began and the Morladronian army pushed westwards from Alsarya towards Vermillion however met tough resistance due to the vast coalition of highly-trained soldiers Sylvania had ammassed. Within minutes, the Morladron front-line had been broken and (lacking sufficient communications between their various groups) a great massacre began. The mercenaries abandoned the effort and fled while soldiers like Feblu and GuardReady returned to their homes to protect them - as Sylvanian raiding parties began scouring towns across the whole nation; Trelanganack and Buck boarded a small plane and flew to Kaxkaya, U.S.S.E where they met Gaboliver Urabon, who agreed to hold onto Morladron's valuable artefacts and national treasures in case of total defeat.

Ultimately, Morladron suffered approximately 150 casuatlies compared to 30 on Sylvania's side - making the battle of the most catastrophic military defeats in Eldham history. With the government in ruins and national communications down, the newly elected Pennsevik Pringles and Islewydh Alvertex reached out to the Sylvanian government to discuss surrender; however, SirLadBubblepop made it clear he wanted to carve up Morladron as Trelanganack had pledged to do to Sylvania before the war, which was not acceptable for their surrender. Anti-war leaders (most notably ex-Pennsevik Pawnch Oldguard, who left the nation entirely for the duration of the war) did not help Morladron's morale in this time, either. Shay Healy of Eleanor then contacted them, giving a speech in a meeting which lasted multiple hours to motivate the Morladron troops. Once it was done, it was clear that Morladron would not surrender.

Meanwhile, Sylvania's morale was at an all time high, after months of disputes and proxy conflicts, they finally had managed to deal a devastating blow to their enemies to the other side of the Kraken's Fall Sea. Production and monetary situation was stable, and the Sylvanian people already expected Morladron not to surrender, so news of the war to extend were less of a surprise and more of a confirmation of what was already expected.

Sacking on Ruya/Kragmen
Morladronian forces shortly occupied the town of Ruya in the Sylvanian mainland, a formerly Morladronian town that was firstly taken from Alzaria (Nexus).

Morladron planned to use it as a proxy base for the war closer to deep Sylvanian territory. However, the proximity to Sylvania's core, the Sylvanian blockade surrounding Morladron's capital forced Morladron to abandon their outpost. However, not without leaving a sizeable amount of their war supplies abandoned, which Sylvania quickly capitalized, strengthening their own supplies.

Sylvanian leadership was impressed at the poor quality and low ammounts of Morladronian supplies, leading to even higher morale among Sylvanian ranks after the rumours of undersupplied mercenaries on Morladron's side were confirmed.

Battle of Alzaria
Morladron played it's war much lower-key after the humiliating defeat of the first battle. Pringles authorised the expulsion of all foreign diplomats and dual-citizens and ceased all foreign policy, making the nation appear to have collapsed to the outside world. Internationally, everyone (including Sylvania) believed Morladron had collapsed and they began to stake their claim to chunks of it. The most notable pre-battle event was the formation of the Eldham Alliance - a coalition of Sylvania, Velerin, The Union and Scylding with the initial purpose of attacking the Vulperium - which resulted in the dissolution of all of it's constituent member's prior pacts and agreements. Morladron saw unprecidented production rates following this, producing 50 armour sets and 30 barrels of Instant Health II in 2 days.

The battle began on the 13th August 2022. Morladron was outnumbered approximately 20 to 50 yet, due to their sole hired mercenaries at "Paragon", they managed to defeat large swathes of the enemy army. Partly due to the Brotherhood of Ulfaeng beginning a mutiny, killing Sylvanian soldiers, switching sides or giving up/jumping in enemy ganks.

This battle also saw the first military application of aircraft in Eldham, with the Morladron Air Force using an M-11 Dynfighter aeroplane to deploy paratroopers into Vermillion, where they destroyed Sylvanian supply depots and tunnels. By the end of the battle, Morladron had succeeded in driving the Sylvanians out - killing 47 opponents and suffering 41 casualties - and successfully repelled Sylvania from Alsarya, which they had aimed to take in a counter offensive. However, Morladron had simultaniously also utterly failed to attack. The Eldham Alliance was humiliated by this defeat and began re-arming en masse while Morladron took the opportunity to relax and enjoy their victory.

Second Battle of Vermillion
Morladron had perhaps grown too cocky by the third battle and a slurry of bad press led to the termination of destruction of a lot of positive international relations (primarily with Scylding, Vanshire and Helsia). Morladron hired the Brotherhood of Ulfaeng to aid in their offense of Vermillion and aimed to seize the town entirely; meanwhile, Sylvania invested in the Aragotha mercenary company alongside gaining the support of the Eldham Alliance to defend them.The battle was another devastating defeat for Morladron. The Morladron Air Force once again proved themselves by obliterating Vermillion's government outpost and exposing the traps laid beneath it, however the disorganisation of the other attacking forces (led by Ulfaeng and Vatiraia) led to a tactical retreat into the desert. Both sides clashed for vast duration of the battle, with General Secretary Lethe of the U.S.S.E making a surprise appearance to attack Alsarya. In just the last 10 minutes of the battle, the Sylvanian forces made a giant push towards Alsarya. They were halted at the wall however a small group rotated around to the back wall, infiltrated and occupied the pyramid of Alsarya. With the government building of the town occupied, Morladron forces withdrew as Sylvania moved in to finally occupy it.

The occupation of Alsarya was, surprisingly, not a massive morale blow to Morladron with citizens still wildly supporting the government and decrying Sylvanian actions. Pringles and Alvertex were, once again, invited to Sylvania to negotiate; they met Logui Fielinya Olmero, Aaronx4b (who had been personally responsible for a sizeable part of Sylvania's war effort) and GenSec Lethe (U.S.S.E) in Pompaelo and, though multiple plans were discussed, Morladron's leaders ultimately refused any of the Sylvanian peace agreements. Instead, they enraged the Sylvanians by proposing a joke agreement in which they would pay a total of $3,250,000 in payment of $100,000 every three weeks, which would have meant receiving reparations over the course of 1.875 IRL years. Lethean's presence at the battle and negotiations led to a total breakdown in Morladron-U.S.S.E relations and the end of their long friendship.

Sylvania saw a huge increase in foreign support, morale and supplies after the liberation of Alzaria from Morladron, which had previously taken Alzaria from Nexus and almost faced a proxy conflict with Lunaris, a Sylvanian ally.

The Sylvanian government quickly began reconstruction efforts in the devastated town, and renaming it to "New Collister". However, the name of "Alzaria" (old name of the region) is still used to this day, however, the Morladronian word for the town, "Alsarya", is prohibited in the region.

Battle of Vallava
The Battle of Vallava was different in that it was the first full offensive against Morladron. Before the battle, Morladron had already begun to run low on cash and - as such - hired only Haligdom mercenaries. Kapten Trelanganack, returning to their position as commander, planned to allow the capture of Vallava's south island before fighting heavily in the north and - ideally - recapturing it. However, uncertainty was further compounded by logistical issues caused by heavy losses Morladron had suffered (including the death of Alfred "buck" ap Vaha). Sylvania had begun to recieve full aid from Velerin/Shirokaneza and the U.S.S.E due to the surrender of the Vulperium to the Eldham Alliance at the Serrona War.When the battle began, Eldham Alliance forces pushed from the west into Vallava's south islands and were unexpectedly bombed by the Morladron Air Force, wounding a few soldiers and destroying some Sylvanian capture points. However, these aircraft were quickly overwhelmed by the shear size of the Eldham Alliance force (who numbered about 60 strong), forcing them to return to Paloma. The Sylvanians quickly captured the south island and pushed up to the north where they began to meet resistance from Haligdom and Morladron. U.S.S.E soldiers attempted to bomb the island however were thwarted by Tea Brewtaker, who successfully bombed a large group of troops and injured U.S.S.E General Secretary Lethe; Sylvanian commander Aaronx4b and Shirokanezan leader ElKool were also badly injured by Morladron's forces, winning a large morale boost among the men. Ultimately, the Eldham Alliance withdrew from the town once the battle was over, however it was left ravaged by explosives with no building left fully standing.

Though bringing Shirokaneza and the rest of the Eldham Alliance, the Sylvanians only secured a 34 kill lead - a surprisingly tight gap considering the horrendous reputation of Morladron's military. However, Sylvania had clearly won and problems began to arise. Morladron general GuardReady refused to hand over his share to be paid to the mercenaries while workers like MinerMickey went on strike from the factories in protest at paying off debts. Morladron managed to raise another few million for another battle however, catastrophically, Sylvania readied their next attack in record time and most Morladron troops and mercenaries were underprepared or pre-occupied, hence unable to fight. Seeing this, Kapten Trelanganack finally advised Morladron's government to negotiate a peace and the Treaty of Vallava was signed.

Aftermath in Morladron
On 24/09/22, Alvertex and Pennsevik Pringles joined Logui Fielinya Olmero and SirLadBubblepop in signing the Treaty of Vallava. It mandated that the two nations agree to an absolute cease fire of any kind of aggression to the other (including: knowingly helping a rebellion, invasion of a third party or directly participating in; scamming, raiding or theft against citizens of each other's nations; any form of squatting, proxy claiming and illegally settling on each other’s land; and any active military attack with the intent of war), the land of old Andrimar from Lyriatell up to Vermillion would be ceded to Sylvania, the trial the of: Trelanganack, Tea Brewtaker, StickmanPrime AND $2,000,000 in reparations for the war, a first $500,000 paid upfront upon signature of the document and the rest paid every week with installments of $500,000.

The general Morladron public were shocked at this deal, however Kapten Trelanganack reassured them with a speech:

Aftermath in Sylvania
After victory was all but confirmed at Vallava, the Sylvanian leadership had conflicted feelings about peace.

Morladron had damaged Sylvania and been hostile, unprovoked, since its formation. The chance to finish this ancient foe once and for all was there for the taking, Sylvania could end Morladron and ensure no hostilities could ever arise again. However, the majority of the Sylvanian government was ultimately more concerned about rebuilding, repairing and improving on what Sylvania could realistically gain from what would end up being the final peace deal over dealing a lethal blow that would leave the civilian economy in shambles.

Despite these mixed thoughts on the matter, the civilian population was rejoiced and overwhelmingly supported the measures taken for peace. Sylvania ultimately saw an expansion of around +20% of its territories or +40% expansion of the eastern mainland. With Palomia, Alzaria, Lyriatell and East Andrimar joining as core Sylvanian territory, and got reparations of $2.000.000, that while did not cover the whole war expenditure on its own, ultimately accounted for it in value with the land transfer, and kicking Morladron out of mainland Leifmyrr.

A forced peace of 6IRL months was negotiated, in which Morladron swore to seek cordial relations and give up on the senseless antagonism of the past.

Sylvania's population saw a new golden age ahead with the protection of the Eldham Alliance, a booming populace surplus and new brilliant minds joining government, which would transform Sylvania into an Empire where the sun never sets.