Third Sand War

The Third Sand War is a conflict between the FTP coalition and the pale. The war officially started on 6/30/22 when Die Volksrepublik Merkonis declared war on the pale.

End of the second sand war
The war by technical means can be viewed as a continuation of the second sand war. Following the war, Many citizens of Merkonis fled to eastern holds owned by Wolfgang Godd-fjell. These holds would become the new center of Merkonis with the nation slowly slowly rebuilding.

Attempted murder of Wolfgang-Godd-Fjell
on 4/29/22, the now retired jarl, Ur_Baked attempted to kill Wolfgang Godd-fjell in the city of ''Arrakis. At the time of the attempted murder, Ur_baked was a jarl in The Pale''

Raid on Neumerkstadt
On ''05/05/2022, 4-6 Citizens of Volkmor, a vassal of the pale, raided the capital of Merkonis of Neumerkstadt. The raiders inclu''ded the leader of Volkmor.

Trident theft
on 6/24/22 a citizen of the Pale, mrgoodasian stole a trident from the Kanzler of Merkonis. The Kanzler was not in the nether and the trident was destroyed by the pale.

Merkonian Ambush At Oblitus Oris
on 6/29/22, An ambush happened at the occupied city of Oblitus Oris after a diplomatic meeting in the city causing the denouncement of Merkonis by multiple nations.

The War
The war started on 6/30 with multiple nations declaring they would support Merkonis and the FTP coalition in a conflict against the pale, working together to defeat the nation.

Propaganda War
Before the war had officially been declared, both sides had already started mass producing propaganda.

Propaganda for the pale mostly consists of citizens joining the fight and donating supplies to fund the war effort.

On the Merkonian side, Propaganda mostly consists of blasting the pale, showing them as evil imperialists and counter revolutionaries.