Second Sand War

The Second Sand War or Onthukhan War was a conflict primarily fought between Merconis and the Silver League. The war started when Lafros, nominally a vassal state of Visio, declared herself an independent socialist state. Lafros called on her new ally Merconis to aid them in annexing Visio. Visio called the Silver League to defend her. For various reasons, many nations not a part of the Silver League would end up heavily involved in the conflict. Collectively, these nations formed the Onthukhan Defense Force (ODF). The war would not be fought around Lafros and Visio but was instead centered around the border between Merconis and The Pale.

Merconis declares independence
The war can best be viewed as a continuation of the First Sand War. Following the war, Merconis was made a vassal of Uraka. Following Uraka's departure from the Eldham Entente, Merconis seized an opportunity to declare independence from Uraka and re-establish her sovereignty. Less than a week later, 2 Zamotz citizens violated the terms of the previous treaty when they were caught trespassing in Merconis. These citizens were hunting astapf, a wanted terrorist who fled Zamots into Merconis. Merconis immediately called upon her allies for support in a war against the Zamotz Union. The Pale responded by signing a mutual-defense pact with the Zamotz Union in an attempt to avoid another war. Merconis saw this as a betrayal and immediately broke all standing treaties with The Pale. The U.S.S.E denounced Merconis imperialist ambitions and would not answer the call. Jilted by her allies, Merconis could not continue pressing for war with The Zamotz Union.

Lafros declares independence
In the wake of Direwolf's failed invasion of Merconis, Lafros was subjugated by the Andlirian Empire This vassalage would continue through Andliria's successor state Visio. On January 17th, Merconis supported Lafros' declaration of independence from Visio. The 2 nations immediately founded the Red Diamond League, and shortly after Lafros would declare war on Visio.

Antatonia declares independence
In the wake of the declaration, Vivid would declare Anatonia independent from The Pale. Unlike Merconis and Lafros, Anatonia was not a socialist state. Instead, Vivid's primary goal was to reintegrate Anatonia into the New Avarian Republic.

Battle of Perria
The Battle of Perria was fought over the border between The Pale and Merconis. To liberate Anatonia from The Pale, Kanzler Wolfgang Godd-Fjell would lead an army of mostly hired mercenaries to invade the border city of Perria in The Pale. The coalition forces leveraged their superior numbers presented their best soldiers to the breach point in the northern wall. The attack was repulsed, and combined with competent logistics the defenders would bring the fight to the border castle of Neu Kromore.

Second Battle of Oblitus Oris
As a final drive in the counter-offensive, the ODF assaulted the Merconian capital of Oblitus Oris. The city had already been evacuated in anticipation of the battle. However, Kanzler Wolfgang Godd-Fjell was asleep in the lead-up to the battle, and forgot to deploy his forces in defense of the city. As a result, the city was captured and looted by the attackers.

Aftermath
In the aftermath of the war, the Merconian peninsula was annexed by The Pale. The citizens of Lafros fled the continent leaving their home to be reclaimed by Visio. Vivid has agreed to turn the city over to The Pale in exchange for continued citizenship, but this has yet to happen. No treaty was signed as The Pale enforced demands on Merconis.