Cornflower War

Nations involved:
Aldoviri Side:                                                                                                                                                                                   Imperial Federation of Aldovir                                                                                                                                                   Autokratoria of Sirradra                                                                                                                                                                                  Holy State of Viesten                                                                                                                                                                          Paragon                                                                                                                                                                                                           West Lands Alliance (Syltör, Uldarash, Ombria)                                                                                                                        Farthorn

Galadonni Side:                                                                                                                                                                                  Bardonia                                                                                                                                                                                        Wheatonia                                                                                                                                                                                             Carvinia                                                                                                                                                                                                    Oblock                                                                                                                                                                                                         Azuria                                                                                                                                                                                                             Vallia                                                                                                                                                                                                     Swagistan

Upleading Events to the declaration
After Galadonn and Sironia-Carn had been friendly and almost unified at some point, Galadonn was held responsible for the disappearance of Regent Archoness Niki Bakura. From Galadonni stories it is heard that the Sironia-Carnian Archoness Alessandra destroyed a shelf full of Galadonni history and therefor peace talks broke down. Galadonni people started raiding multiple Sironia-Carnian Cities and attacking citizens. They've been 'toxic' towards S-C Citizens ever since that time, and Galadonnis also started attacking members of the family of the Archoness, the Bakura Dynasty. Galadonnis found this justified since multiple members of the Bakura Dynasty had either attacked or damaged Galadonn. To another fact is that head of the Bakura Dynasty, Ryou Bakura, killed the father of King Cassius of Galadonn and was therefor seen as a enemy of the state. But, that Ryou Bakura would come to Alessandras aid when she needed it. He kept the nation together and also worked towards a unification with the neighboring nation Adashira. As the unification succesfully happened and the nation of the Imperial Federation was formed, more Bakuras joined the Nation. Delta Bakura, son of Ryou taking an active role in the high government and Deltas son Astral Bakura becoming mayor of the prosperous town of Arkplain. The Kingdom of Galadonn, seeing the influx of Bakuras and larger size as an active threat to their power and safety took action integrating the small nation of Orbitville and preparing themselves.

Day of the declaration
On the 17th of September 2022, King Cassius Potentia officially declared war on the Imperial Federation of Aldovir. Aldovir knew that something was up, but they didn't expect war. Delta Bakura was the first one to react from the Aldoviri side, but still acting after the nations of Swagistan, Bardonia and Vallia declared their support for Galadonn. Delta, drafting an announcement which seemingly nullified their Casus Belli was met with praise in Aldovir, but Galadonni official Skinnyee took the opportunity to make an announcement basically screaming back at Delta. No sense was involved and it was quickly deleted by the now obliously more competent Cassius.

Upleading Events to the first battle
The shouts of "Suwi Galadonn" and "Siél Aldovir" echoed throughout multiple nations as both sides rallied their allies and hired mercanaries. Galadonn, being the aggressors in this war prepared their full force to attack the cultural capital of Aldovir, Praestenia. Praestenia was massive with a lot of free space they could capture. The Government building they had to capture though, the "evil looking tower" standing on a giant hill above Praestenia. It was a hard to capture build, with the defensive experts of Paragon, Aldovirs allies prepping the way up with traps and making the entire city better to defend. While Aldovir relied heavily on their Allies, only sending few of their own citizens to fight, Galadonn didn't send one of their citizens to the war they declared.

First Battle of Praestenia
As the day of the Battle, the 25th of September 2022, came, one of the leaders of the Galadonni forces and main propagandist that was constantly seen trashtalking Aldovir, odarium, was nowhere to be found. Galadonn had decided to launch their attack in the evening. Paragon was scattered around the outkirts of the tower hill while the main force of Aldovir was concentraded on the hill. When the Galadonni forces arrived at 2:30pm EST, they began doing some terrorism and looting on the outsides of Praestenia, blowing up civilian buildings and looting whatever they could find. First contact was made when some Paragoni squads picked of Bardonian and Galadonni soldiers away from the tower. The first sword clash echoed throughout the streets and started Galadonns assault on the main part of the city, where they met an even greater amount of traps and Paragoni soldiers. Many of the first casualties were felt on Galadonns side and Paragon did what they promised they would. Apparently, some of Galadonns forces had moved to the political capital of Aldovir, Illeviane, which was located north of Praestenia. After hearing that, Aldovir reinforced the southern and northern sides of the mountain, where both of the main forces of Galadonn were located. The first of Galadonns forces started to use Enderpearls to teleport up the hill when the first of Paragons soldiers fell to the elite leader of BMW. As the first ally of Galadonn, seemingly from Ulfaeng appeared on the hill, Aldoviri forces made quick work of him by using the terrain and kicking him off the hill. All Aldoviri forces held out for around 20 minutes defending the staircase and combat bridges built by Galadonn on all sides. Around 30 minutes into the battle, the Galadonnians coordinated an attack, with multiple of their best soldiers enderpearling up the hill, distracting the Aldoviri until a safe combat bridge could be built for the main force to walk up to the hill. It took a while, but the bridge was constructed and the Galadonni and Aldovrir forces looked at each other, preparing for the deciding all out battle. From the tower, arrows rained on the bridge, kicking attackers off into the thorny and spiked ground below. 33 minutes into the battle the grand attack came, and the battle on the hill lasted around 5 minutes, when the Aldoviri forces had to retreat into the tower. The hill was captured and, unfortunatly for Aldovir, communication with the Paragoni forces were severed, and therefore they came too late to prevent or defend the impending attack on the tower. Arrows were still raining down from the archers on the tower, but a few of the Galadonnians quickly teleported up with Enderpearls, killing a few and kicking some into the crowd of attackers below. The remaining defenders skirmished inside the tower, contesting the attackers victory until Paragon forces arrived, which contested the tower until the war ended. Unkown of everyone in Praestenia, a very small Aldoviri squad moved into the government building in the Galadonni capital Lagos, blowing a hole in the kings throne.

Ending results of the first battle
Points: Aldovir 45 - 59 Galadonn

Kills:    Aldovir 39 - 44 Galadonn

Succesful Capture blocks placed by attackers: 2

Defender Government Building: Contested (nearly captured)

Attacker Government Building: Contested

Ending result: Tie

Second battle of Praestenia
After the first battle was tied, both sides knew a second battle would follow. Nearly two weeks after the first battle was faught, the Galadonnian forces had re-armed themselves enough to deal the finishing blow to Aldovir. But, Galadonn did something that decided the fate of the second battle. They did not pay their mercanaries, which therefor switched to the Aldoviri side after not getting the money they faught for. This left Galadonn outnumberd, with their biggest allied nation, Bardonia, also not coming to the second battle because they had been fighting the Crowns of Syltör. On the seventh of October, the Galadonni forces were approaching Praestenia for the second time. All the Aldoviri forces were disorganized without any real commander present. For the only high ranking person of Aldovir present, seeing their men struggling to get geared, he thought that this would be a blowout loss, and already started writing apology letters to his higher ups. But, fate had other plans. When the Galadonni approached the Cornflower Citadel, a Aldoviri fort located next to the Galadonnian city of New Kasrin, one soldier of Aldovir heard the armies marching, and now knew, the attack would come from the south. Bringing message to the main force and redirecting to scout out the enemy claim of Lestria. He got valuable information at all ends. As soon as the swords of both armies clashed outside the walls of the Praestenia Market, the first of the Galadonnians fell like flies. One after another died to the now surprisingly overwhelming Aldoviri forces. As Aldoviri scouts left Lestria, the new city Galadonn was attacking them with, and fell back to the Cornflower CItadel they saw the fight shifting more towards the south, out of Praestenia and more into the direction of Lestria. Aldoviri forces were chasing after retreating Galadonnians and followed them all the way back to the gates of Lestria. Both sides now preparing for an all out attack on the Galadonni city, the first attack was made by the Paragon forces storming into the city, slaying whatever was in their path. Approaching the towns square, the supply stash of the Galadonni forces was blown up, and the defenders were now attacking the throne room of Lestria, where the Caeron once sat. Moving into the throne room was just as much of a challenge as kicking the Galadonnians out of Praestenia, and even if a small sneak attack on the tower of Praestenia was launched at the end of the battle, it was fended off easily. The second battle of Praestenia had turned more into a battle of Lestria, and was a overwhelming victory for Aldovir.

Ending results of the second battle
Points: Aldovir 54 - 9 Galadonn

Kills: Aldovir 54 - 9 Galadonn

Succesful Capture blocks placed by attackers: 0

Defender Government Building; Not attacked

Attacker Government Building: Held by Defenders

Ending result: Siege victory for Aldovir.

Ending Results of the Cornflower War
On the 18th of October, both sides agreed on signing a white peace.