Yigon War

The Yigon War was a conflict between the newly-established states of Gothria and North Volonté against the Kryvon resistance movement lead by Yigon, beginning in 242 TE after the First Treaty of Kenka was broken, and ending in 245 TE after the Third Treaty of Kenka was signed.

This page exists because Volontéans tend to divide the wider Kirvograd War of Independence conflict into two seperate wars:


 * The Kirvograd War, beginning in 239 TE when Kirvograd declared independence, and ending in 242 TE when the First Treaty of Kenka was signed and North Volonté was established, and
 * The Yigon War, beginning in 242 TE when the First Treaty of Kenka was broken by Yigon, and ending in 245 TE when the Third Treaty of Kenka was signed and Yigon was exiled.

Despite this, the events of the wider conflict play out the same.

The First Treaty of Kenka, Yigon's Resistance and The Second Kenka Conference
The resulting defeat at the First Battle of Kenka led to Cross, Kronprinz (Crown Prince) to the Kryvonean throne, to negotiate peace with the rebellion. The controversial "Treaty of Kenka" declared that Kryvonea would be split into two entities, in the northwest, with the city of Kirvograd, the state of North Volonté would be established, meanwhile the rest of Kryvonean territory would be put into a union with Vanshire, creating the 2nd Imperial Dominion of Gothria. On top of all of this, Kryvonea would have to pay 2 million in war reparations and remove Cross and Cao (Chancellor of Kryvonea) from the government. Outside of the treaty, Cross would renounce his claim of Kronprinz, and pass it to Epsri, seeing him as a good successor. Shortly thereafter, Cao was captured by rebel forces in Kenka, however Cross's whereabouts at the time were unknown. A leading theory during that period was that he mostly likely fled to Drak Yamar.

Hearing about the signing of the treaty, Yigon, the Emperor of Kryvonea, would announce that he rejected the document, claiming that, despite Kronprinz Cross signing the treaty on Kryvonea's behalf, Yigon, who held absolute rule, didn't ever sign the document, meaning that the treaty was therefore invalid. This would lead to much of the old Kryvonean populace to side with Yigon, and start a resistance campaign against both North Volonté and Gothria. Otto en Olea, leader of the Imperial Provinces of Aristios, would announce to the world his intention of setting up the Second Kenka Conference, a second attempt to write a peace treaty. In collaboration with the Grand Duchy of Samora, a neighboring country of former Kryvonea, they would both reopen negotiations with Gothria, with the aim of creating a fair peace treaty for both sides. The Kenka Conference Grand Jury would be created, made up of 10 experienced diplomats, local nation leaders, as well as other key members of the community, to mediate the documents, and decide on treaty and decision offers. The intention of this act, was to create a fair system, as to not allow any bias.

Failure of the Second Kenka Conference and a Stronger Resistance
Due to a number of factors, the Second Kenka Conference would prove to be a failure. Multiple times did negotiations break down, with no possible alternative to peace being able to be found. The conference was called off, however Kryvoneans still loyal to the old government, were not deterred, and still had the will to fight. Extraordinarily, Cross, who many thought had fled with no plan to come back, returned to Kryvonea to help lead the resistance with Yigon. Indeed, the fight at Kenka was a disaster, but this time, the Kryvoneans were going to put up a stronger defence. TheWorkingGamer would be placed as temporary Emperor, as Yigon would be unable to fight after suffering injuries from The First Battle of Kenka. TheWorkingGamer would immediately begin a massive effort to gain foreign support, and build proper defenses for Kenka. He would enlist the help of DJ, a fellow Barbossan, to make more potions and brews, and to make sure that supplies wouldn't be an issue.

Battle of Vidyanagrad
The rebels would choose Vidyanagrad as their next target of attack. However, unbeknownst to them, Kryvonean high command would choose not to spend their resources on the battle, and instead save them for a counter-offensive against Kirvograd. As rebels moved in, they found that Vidyanagrad was empty, with only one defender present. With no resistance, the city would fall to the rebellion. The city had nothing to be looted, and the Kryvoneans saw it as a minor loss.

The Second Battle of Kenka and Peace
The defeat at Vidyanagrad had given the Kryvoneans time to prepare a reasonably fair stockpile of equipment. Donations of supplies from Santochi, Helsia, Amagoria, and the Simulami Empire, as well as personal donations from TheWorkingGamer and zarotli, would make a major difference in the Kryvonean war effort. During this time, TheWorkingGamer would diplomatically maneuver his way to gain more outside help, contacting allies in Rathnir, such as the Lusarii Imperium. However, most supplies from Rathnir wouldn't arrive on time for the 2nd Battle of Kenka.

The Second Battle of Kenka
The time for a second attack on Kenka would arrive. This time however, the rebels wouldn't spend anything on the battle, and not many attackers would show up. On the other hand, with a well supplied, experienced army, the Kryvoneans would be prepared to defend Kenka at any cost. The experienced army was made up of multiple veterans, mercenaries, and volunteers, secured by multiple letters being sent out asking for aid. The battle would begin, and for the first 15 minutes, no attack was launched against Kenka. A large portion of defenders, led by Epsri and TheWorkingGamer, would begin a counter-attack against Kirvograd, attempting to capture the city as a whole. Only a few rebels were present, with most being chased by 4-8 players from the defending side. Capture blocks would be placed throughout the city, but the defenders would destroy multiple, which resulted in the battle not being a decisive victory for Kryvonea. Although the Kryvoneans did win the battle, they failed to completely destroy Kirvograd, despite them outnumbering the rebels.

The Third Treaty of Kenka
With the Kryvoneans winning their first battle, they would open up peace negotiations with the rebels. The rebels would agree to peace talks, and after hours of talking, both sides would agree to a fair peace treaty that would benefit all.

The terms were as follows:
North Volonté would remain independent and lose no territory.

Kryvonea would be allowed to self-rule.

Gothria would remain independent, though would lose some territory to Kryvonea in exchange for no war reparations.

Yigon would be exiled from Kryvonea, and the nation would be reorganized into the Kryvonean Grand Republic

A three month non-aggression pact would be signed by all parties.