Firewood-Jalika Civil War

The Firewood-Jalika Civil War was an internal conflict fought in Southern Haven against two provinces of the Diarchy of Nullaria.

Background
In the East of the Diarchy of Nullaria, there were two provinces: The Province of Firewood, a lawless and poverty-stricken land built upon the idea of peace by a monk: Ongkhot and The Duchy of Jalika, a land of agriculture and grazing and better in economy and overall. Ruled by Epsilon Bolodrav, prominent monarch and noblemen across the continent.

The tension between the two duchies has been brewing for a while and now it had been bubbling. The people of Jalika who are of better class and wealth had started harassing the impoverished farmers and lowly peasants of Firewood because of their difference in wealth and living. This started as banter and harassment where many children of Firewood were scared to walk around the river borders. The harassment escalated to physical bullying and violence and later to outright discrimination.

March on Jalika
One day, the farmers of Firewood band together and they agree to march onto the bridge to cross into Jalika and confront the bourgeois of Nullaria. They exclaim that they are sick of this behaviour and that they should soften down their tone and treat them right but the Jalikans scoffed at such idea and rejected it as such.

Since words could not deter the Jalikans of their intentions, the people of Firewood must resort to violence as well. However, the Jalikans have higher quality weapons and equipment and so the farmers must take advantage of tactics and opportunities to combat their disadvantage.

Jalika and Firewood continued fighting along the banks of the river border and mountains. The Jalikans shot with musket and lead with the Firewood firing back with bows and arrows. Many were injured but nothing was too serious. Each side would get bigger as they get back at each other with Firewood fighting on the defense and the Jalikans riding in on the offensive.

Massacre of the Beggars
An inn was erected some time during the time of skirmishes. The Beggar's Inn was run by an old barkeep that went by the name of Somsak. The inn was used with it's original purpose to drink and socialise and a place to rest. The farmers also used this place as a place to recruit for anyone who came through it's doors and was also used a rendezvous point later. One night, there was a good party at the inn of Firewood Farmers. It was at this point, something was to take place that would shock the nation. A group of Jalikans who had mustered up across the river stormed the Beggar's Inn. They began harassing the farmers and soon a fight would break out into an all-out fight involving both sides.

The People of Jalika left as quickly as the event took place. Somsak was found hyperventilating holding onto a wall by a group of farmers who had came to investigate to noise. They came upon a scene of red, glass shards littered the floor and blood smeared the furniture and walls. Farmers were cut and bruised, laid flat down into cakes and soups, faces smashes in. The peasantry were heavily brutalised and some were beaten so hard, died out later. The event was dubbed as the: Massacre of the Beggars. The massacre shocked the nation and Duchess Epsilon is horrified by the actions of her people. The people of Firewood were not done whatsoever.

Firewood retaliation
The people of Firewood were outraged by the massacre and a record of four peasants were confirmed to have died, they vowed to take revenge. The remaining farmers planned an ambush by tricking several bordermen and farmers in Jalika and they are beaten, they run back to Jalika and they call up for help and many Jalikans came out to help, this included the group involved in the massacre. Returning to the border, they gave chase to the seemingly limited numbers of Firewood Farmers and chased them into the inn seemingly eager to murder them where their comrades once died. Once inside, they realised how much of a mistake they had made and were held hostage. Epsilon later comes over to speak of peace and is also kidnapped and held hostage.

A herald was received in Jalika detailing the hostages being kept in the tavern including the Duchess Epsilon. A few nobles came along to the inn to negotiate accompanied with several bannermen, instead of farmers outside to greet these nobles, a piercing theme of screaming coming from the inn came to the attention of the Jalikans. The Duchess was heard, farmers were heard sniggering in response to the screams, there were rattles of steel, cracks of leather and murderous thunderclaps.

The Firewood Farmers took this as an advantage to make the Jalikans pay anything for the ransom of the hostages and the Duchess. They were to pay so much treasure that it crippled the local economy of Jalika. This meant that the farmers currently held the Jalikan economy, their men and their leader. The noblemen were then given a list of demands to compensate for all trouble and trauma caused by this violence. A request for such a petty sum of items such as candles were an insult and discrimination from Firewood towards the Jalikans and wagons filled of iron. However, these were later changed. The Jalikans were then tasked to craft a weapon.