Loic’s War

Loic’s War, also known as the Second Viper War was a conflict that took place on March 2nd, 2021. This war would be the fall of the Empire of Uldarash and be considered the last era of the Old Guard's final stand. It is also a continuation of the Emerald Conflict (a rivalry between Loic and Canine that lasted for over two months).

Causes
On March 1st, player D3bi established a large claim over the land transitional of Ummarnu and Haven- the northern Mesa territory of Uldarash, Yanren, and other small states. Emperor RumKnight9k responded to this by declaring war on D3bi, whatever this new Sewer Mafia entity was, and likely the Escharien Spirits that D3bi leads.

''"The Golden Ring of Haven will stand against these ignorant people who try and claim our lands for no other reason other to increase the eastern influence into the west. Uldarash has stood against this since the beginning. We continue to do so. We prepare for war." -Emperor Rumknight9K''

Uldarash was the main force in a fairly new alliance of Haven, called the Golden Ring. The members of this at the time of war were- Aurora, the Holy Chevkri Empire, Paloro, Trafalgar, Kush (joining after the declaration of Sewor Mafia) and Uldarash. Aurora was the main ally to come to the side of Uldarash in this war.

The presence of Aurora in this war, and in particular King Aurelian (Canine14), brought in the interest of Viodoxa. Viodoxa and Aurora have had a rough relationship since the Auroran War. This incident involved King Aurelian receiving some information about Viodoxa's troops. Loic (Lothaire_), the Archon of Viodoxa, claimed this to prove King Aurelian was spying on his nation and therefore in violation of their former treaty. This, along with Loic being religiously Soleannen and allied with the Escharian Spirits, brought them into the war.

Battle of Sanctuary
The war was a single battle at the Uldarashi capital of Sanctuary. The Escharian Spirits D3bi, Bojijoy, as well as KeepersIndyDaddy, did most of the heavy fighting with the Aurorans and Uldarashi. This was mainly in the newly built alleys of the city, where the building roofs are brown. The battle started when the spirits showed up at Sanctuary. Rumknight immediately called for backup and several Uldarashi troops arrived ready to protect the city. They fought inside of the walls surrounding the storage room, poking their heads out to shoot the Spirits. Many of the Uldarashi reinforcements had surrounded Sancutayr and placed themselves in strategic posititons down in the town below the floating city. They began to close up the entrances while many of the soldiers were getting killed by the Spirits within Sanctuary. However, reports then came to the reinforcements surprsied when Viodoxan soldiers had miraculously appeared from the southern flank of Sanctuary and began climbing the mountain up the spiral tower. They had surprised some Uldarashi reinforcements who despite being more skilled than Viodoxan soldiers were severely outnumbered and caught off guard.

The battle grew as more Vioxodans showed up by the minute and more Uldarashi troops arrived at the storage room. The Uldarashi troops were severely undersupplied, many were given unechanted diamond and iron armor on the spot and 3 shulker boxes of potions were handed out among the troops. Finally the Uldarashi troops burst from the room. Here, the defenders were repeatedly killed. Meanwhile, the Viodoxan band marched in a cohesive group around below Sanctuary (since it is floating). They looted the items of some unclaimed territories, and eventually made their way up to the door into the city walls. They were behind it until one of the defenders, thinking these were reinforcements from the Golden Ring, opened the door. The Viodoxans came and engaged in ranged combat with defenders in the Southern walls. Some Auroran reinforcements were shot and killed seen falling off the side of the wall into the abyss below Sanctuary. Many Viodoxans were huddled by the singular entrance with crossbows. The organization of the Viodoxan armies color-coded shields allowed for them to easily manage each squad which would fire on specific targets that remained alive near the outskirts of Sanctuary. Soon enough, the city-center was captured after Viodoxa pushed with the Spirits to kill any remaining stragglers.

Battle of Hapatmitas
Despite the victory at Sanctuary, the war itself was not truly over and thus the Army of Viodoxa had marched North from Sanctuary to Hapatmitas to crush the militia defending the city. Imperial Archon Loic had decided to quickly cut down trees outside the city to prepare ladders and towers to enter the city before beginning the assault. Initially, the troops ignored innocent civilians and focused on sieging the main palace behind the river in the center of the city. Sxowry, a Viodoxan soldier, got into a clash with Damaen, killing him. Meanwhile, other clashes occurred such as a fight in a large house in which Loic had shot Snapplypie with his legendary bow. Inside the palace Whiskeynight, Rumknight, and other Uldarashi figures were huddled safely in a cellar where they could not be reached by the Viodoxan military. They logged off and Loic walked into the center courtyard with Baconvax, Strizzles, and some other loyal members where they changed the banners of the city and Loic delivered a speech...

"Our people were pushed from our homes as refugees, treated as foreigners. Our people were seen as criminals and fiends, left for dead. King Aurelian had portrayed us as dogs, he claimed that if Haven united under me that I would be the death of Uldarash and Haven as he knew it. Yet, even in that fear, it was a self-fulfilling prophecy! Let it be known that this was brought upon themselves, for Haven has fallen and Uldarash is no more!" The victory was not the only accomplishment as WhiskeyKnight III was taken from his home to rule the land of Aruna under the guide of Viodoxa as an occupying state until a formal treaty was established. WhiskeyKnight III was the bastard son of the original Whiskeyknight and now rules Hapatmitas while being commanded by the Viodoxan government.

Aftermath
Loic’s War demonstrated that the Escharian Spirits could overpower the nations of Haven. Uldarash was disintegrated in this defeat. The Kingdom of Sanctuary was created, as well as the Protectorate of Aruna, which is now under Viodoxan control. The Kingdom of Aurora was not officially disbanded, but following the war, it was heavily expected that this would be the result. The Hapatmitas Crisis would soon follow from this afermath.

The geopolitical dynamic had shifted with the fall of the final Old Guard nation. Loic was infamous and wildly seen as a warmonger for this attack. He had used his protection from the spirits and Solaris as a means to establish Viodoxa as a world power. Whether he was a truly a good warrior or not, it is irrefutable that the manipulation of the politics had given him a reputation of being deceitful.

The peace talks that followed would lead to a bitter result that only reinforced the need for a united Haven against foreign oppressors. Ironically, Haven would re-unite not without admitting in the treaty that the First Empire of Uldarash under the Spirit dynasty had fallen. This was for Loic a morale boosting victory. While to others it was simply an ego-trip which only proved Loic was a manic narcissist. Despite the claims, it is objective that Loic's War was the climax of the Emerald conflict and would lead to Viodoxa being seen at the time as a power not to be meddled with.