Viper War

Intro
The Viper War was fought between the towns of Ardat and SewerMafia. It was named after the way Dalatra and Greentomato5 treated and scammed each other during the war, 'like snakes.'

Inception
[[File:Carpicious-ViperWar-Drawing.png|thumb|Drawing by Carpicious

"Green Against the World"]] October 29th, SewerMafia declared war on Ardat. Greentomato5 went into Ardat territory and killed a citizen of Ardat, John_Alien, while he was visiting to build a bank. He was looking for the player BackToTheHub, wondering what town they were from. After killing John_Alien, Greentomato5 next went up to Dalatra, who had full diamond armour, and defended herself, gaining her second kill on the server. Immediately after, Dalatra called together her agency of Red Orchids, a group of hired spies and hitmans. They set out to give an early warning to SewerMafia, and began a small skirmish in the town newely dubbed Manetheran, before leaving to regroup and create a plan. Dalatra settled in her city, and held council with the Red Orchids, admitting her fears of war, but also her determination to defend Ardat.

War
Over the next few days, SewerMafia and Ardat tried several negotiations, calling off the war multiple times before reigniting the conflict. Both towns readied their homes with barricades, SewerMafia's walls already a heavy fortification, and Ardat blocking up its doors, and boarding off its many open entrances. After the initial battle, Greentomato5 suggested calling off the war, only wanting to know the location of BackToTheHub. Bored and ready to move on, he was ready to put down arms. But his opponent, warry of his casual yet sudden threat of violence with no provocation, was unwilling to let him go so easily. Dalatra wanted to see SewerMafia wiped off the map. [[File:Dalatra-ViperWar-Drawing.png|thumb|Drawing by Dalatra

"the raid of Manatheran"]] In the first 24 hours after the initial declaration of war, the entire situation shifted from a search for BackToTheHub's town, into a resentful matter of pride. Once it became clear the conflict wouldn't blow over, both sides geared up for battle. During this period one thing became obvious. Although Dalatra herself had enemies, SewerMafia had many more, and the fight became increasingly one-sided. An attempt was made to build the matter into a world war, the possibility of large nations ilke Yimmu Audal going up against the VIR or Uldarash. However these attempts failed as clearly no one was going to defend SewerMafia. Insults began to be flung - an expected fallout of any disagreement. But as the world divided, Greentomato5 was left more and more on the butt-end of most of the hate. While hilariously it seemed he would be taking on entire nations single handedly, less humorously, a toxic environment grew around trying to get the reckless bandit to back down. The relationship between Greentomato5 and Dalatra specifically became twisted and full of insults, taking a toll on Dalatra's mental health, leading her almost tempted to break away from the server for a week or two.

By October the 30th, Greentomato5 had still, somehow, not learned which town BackToTheHub was from. The first declaration of war was called off when the surrender fee of 100k was paid by the attackers, SewerMafia. While tensions seemed low, Green was finally told BackToTheHub was from Bardonia. This seemed an end to the matter. The skirmish seemed over ...

But this situation had become bigger than its beginnings.

More War
Ardat insisted that her peace meant SewerMafia abandoning the continent Ummarnu altogether. Dalatra claimed that Greentomato5 was too dangerous for her home, and that staying on the continent was staying too close to her city for comfort, security, and peace. He'd proven a violent warmonger in the past, and she was no longer taking chances. However, SewerMafia declined this offer. Greentomato5's home was a town he'd already spent weeks building up with time, effort, and materials flooded into the project, almost entirely by himself. October 30th also saw Ardat building a wall around SewerMafia's home, and claiming it as a way to threaten them to back down. From here, more defenses were made, more skirmishes happened and Tomato lost all his gear in the hands of the red orchids.

The Siege of Manatheran
Dalatra gave an ultimatum after her own war declaration: "If Greentomato and the sewer mafia don't leave the continent and unclaim their land in Ummarnu in the next 24 hours, the whole city of Manatheran will be totally destroyed" However, despite their claims, the intentions of the caliph were never to do any actual harm. Dalatra's ring (an Ardatian wall that surrounded the territory of Manatheran) had completely stopped its possible expansion. They were completely surrounded. At 9:30 pm (est) the time to negotiate was over, Green refused to leave the mainland and Dalatra led an attack against the weakened and besieged city. The result was the griefing of Manetherans. So extensive was the damage, it was afterwards referred to as the Ruins. It was during this period that the satrap Tucksparks, under the orders of the caliph, founded Dalatria, an Ardatian occupation force in the region that had just been annexed, reducing the terrain of Manatheran to less than a fifth of its original territory. This however, didn't break the determination of Greentomato5.

Failed Attempt at Peace
Another attempt of peace was made. Dalatra proposed a 1v1 fight with swords. Whoever died had to leave the continent and their home. Dalatra and Greentomato5 went to the Grizzly Bear for a bar fight to the death. Greentomato5 accepted the conditions, believing there was no way he could lose. And yet, having also accepted the possibility she would have to abandon her home, Dalatra won the 1v1. Yet again, the matter seemed settled. The rest of the server, sighing in relief, considered things finally ended. But of course. With terms like that, Greentomato5 was never going to leave. Nov the 1st was a day filled with Greentomato5 going to Ardat to kill Dalatra and anyone else he came across. He noted SewerMafia now had an airforce it was ready to deploy. A journalist for Rathnir Today went to interview Dalatra about the recent events. They spoke, and a clear image was given. She was wearing full diamond armor in her private bath. She'd been brought to a new low, constantly on guard. All parties were getting more and more frayed. Everyone wanted it to end. But no one was backing down. Greentomato5 began to remark on how unreasonable Dalatra was being, and that settling peace with Ardat was hard. Dalatra worried she'd never know quiet again. That she was desperate for peace, but she couldn't take it over her need for security. It was the perfect conflict. The first legitimate one Rathnir had seen. Both sides genuinely felt themselves to be right. Both sides, unwilling to back down. Both sides, ready to do whatever it took to crush their enemy.

It was all coming to a head.

Beltrano Operation
For the first time since its foundation, Ardat Mosul was not open to the public, and the monastery of infinite pleasure was transformed into a military fortress. During the night, a red orchid spy undercover in Manatheran insurgent forces sent an emergency report to the caliph about their imminent plans to occupy Mount Beltrano (south of Ardat) and use it as a base to attack Ardat Mosul. Immediately began the Beltrano operation, in which the military presence in Ardat (its claims) were directed by means of a line towards Mount Beltrano. Ardat's militarily occupied the territory, destroyed the enemy base (Grentomato5's bed) and killed him. This incident is what finally aroused the international gaze on the conflict, and both parties were forced to negotiate (this time with international supervision)

True Treaty
Late Nov 1st, during yet another argument in chat between Greentomato5 and Dalatra due to Beltrano operation, Carpicious offered to host a convention to moderate an accords between the two warring forces. Both sides were reasonable, desperate to find a way out of the labyrinth they'd made between each other. The two leaders, as well as almost a dozen onlookers, went to Grizzly Bear to sit and wait as a treaty was written up. The whole process took well over an hour, but finally, a solution both sides could agree to was created. Peace was finally brokered, and this time, hopefully one that would last.

Terms of the Treaty
SewerMafia did not have to leave the continent Ummarnu, but instead could build in the Mount Beltrano, so long as Ardat could claim around their build, limiting their power. Neither side can grief, kill, or otherwise attack each other, especially in their own lands. If either side wished to create any new conflict for any other, unrelated reason, they'd have to consult a third party member who becomes responsible for vouching for the validity of the attack. If either side were to break this agreement, they'd have to vacate their homes for a total of 3 weeks, after which the situation would be revisited. Dalatra initally wanted the consequence to be "forever," but it was noted that forcing someone to leave all their hard work Forever was unsustainable and would cause more conflict than it'd resolve. SewerMafia in paticular would also have to relinquish their good items and gear for 3 weeks if they too broke the terms of the treaty.

Final Note
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