Morladron-Sylvania War

Summary
The Morladron-Sylvania War, also known as the Great Sylvanian war in Morladron, was a war fought between Morladron Mysterlu and Sylvania (and their allies, notably the Eldham Alliance) between 21st July 2022 and 24th September 2022 and resulted in a Sylvanian victory.

The war took place over the course of 4 main battles, involving over 60% of Eldham by land mass. It cost over $20,000,000 between both sides and saw minor technological advancements, such as the first use of aircraft in warfare.

Prelude
On the 21st July 2022, - citing unaccounted Sylvanian transgressions - Morladron declared war on Sylvania. Immediately, Morladron began seeking aid and rearming - with Sylvania following suit. After only a few days, Morladron had just two allies: Samora and Merkonis. Meanwhile, Sylvania had amassed a mighty coalition of Sylvania (themselves), the Lunari Empire,the Velerian Empire, Helsia, the Empire of Simulami, the Vulperium, Scylding, Varn Torum, Astrya, Vintas, The Pale, the Crownlands of Raiyuna, Aragotha, The Brotherhood of Ulfaeng and many more.

Following the democratic institutions, Trelanganack resigned from their Pennsevik position to run as a Menyster in the government with the mantle was passed down to Buck, who would lead the nation until the Pennsevik elections. This would be known as the "Short Government" and would see the shift from a peacetime to wartime economy; Buck would use propaganda and other developments to mobilise the population and create the biggest military surplus of armour sets and potions possible to help Morladron through the war.

Morladron failed to win public support, with people such as Imperius and Amy peddling the narrative of "Morladron declared war, they must be in the wrong", leading to a massive fall in international public standing - from which Morladron has never recovered. However, internally, the war was a massively popular move with almost 100% of the citizens supporting the decision and aiding in the pre-war armament. Over ₥72,000,000 ($15,000,000) was raised for the first battle alone while further work continued in Mesara - which became Morladron's primary industrial town, producing over 80% of the armour, potions and brews used in the entire war.

First Battle of Vermillion
The 31st July 2022 marked the first battle of the war. Morladron and Sylvania both invested over ₥33,600,000 ($7,000,000) on mercenaries for the first battle - both armies measured armies of over 100 soldiers each. The battle began and the Morladronian army pushed westwards from Alsarya towards Vermillion however met tough resistance due to the vast coalition of highly-trained soldiers Sylvania had ammassed. Within minutes, the Morladron front-line had been broken and (lacking sufficient communications between their various groups) a great massacre began. The mercenaries abandoned the effort and fled while soldiers like Feblu and GuardReady returned to their homes to protect them - as Sylvanian raiding parties began scouring towns across the whole nation; Trelanganack and Buck boarded a small plane and flew to Kaxkaya, U.S.S.E where they met Gaboliver Urabon, who agreed to hold onto Morladron's valuable artefacts and national treasures in case of total defeat.

Ultimately, Morladron suffered approximately 150 casuatlies compared to 30 on the opposing side - making the battle of the most catastrophic military defeats in Eldham history. With the government in ruins and national communications down, the newly elected Pennsevik Pringles and Islewydh Alvertex reached out to the Sylvanian government to discuss surrender; however, SirLadBubblepop made it clear he wanted to carve up Morladron as Trelanganack had pledged to do to Sylvania before the war, which was not acceptable for their surrender. Anti-war leaders (most notably ex-Pennsevik Pawnch Oldguard, who left the nation entirely for the duration of the war) did not help Morladron's morale in this time, either. Shay Healy of Eleanor then contacted them, giving a speech in a meeting which lasted multiple hours to motivate the Morladron troops. Once it was done, it was clear that Morladron would not surrender.

Battle of Alzaria
Morladron played it's war much lower-key after the humiliating defeat of the first battle. Pringles authorised the expulsion of all foreign diplomats and dual-citizens and ceased all foreign policy, making the nation appear to have collapsed to the outside world. Internationally, everyone (including Sylvania) believed Morladron had collapsed and they began to stake their claim to chunks of it. The most notable pre-battle event was the formation of the Eldham Alliance - a coalition of Sylvania, Velerin, The Union and Scylding with the purpose of attacking the Vulperium - which resulted in the dissolution of all of it's constituent member's prior pacts and agreements. Morladron saw unprecidented production rates following this, producing 50 armour sets and 30 barrels of Instant Health II in 2 days.

The battle began on the 13th August 2022. Morladron was outnumbered 20 to 80 yet, due to their sole hired mercenaries at "Paragon", they managed to defeat large swathes of the enemy army. This battle also saw the first military application of aircraft in Eldham, with the Morladron Air Force using an M-11 Dynfighter aeroplane to deploy paratroopers into Vermillion, where they destroyed Sylvanian supply depots and tunnels. By the end of the battle, Morladron had won - killing 47 opponents and suffering 41 casualties - and successfully repelled Sylvania from Alsarya, which they had aimed to seize and occupy. The Eldham Alliance was humiliated by this defeat and began re-arming en masse while Morladron took the opportunity to relax and enjoy their victory.

Second Battle of Vermillion
Morladron had perhaps grown too cocky by the third battle and a slurry of bad press led to the termination of destruction of a lot of positive international relations (primarily with Scylding, Vanshire and Helsia). Morladron hired the Brotherhood of Ulfaeng to aid in their offense of Vermillion and aimed to seize the town entirely; meanwhile, Sylvania - aided by the exponential wealth of Imperius - invested in multiple mercenaries alongside gaining the support of the Eldham Alliance to defend them.The battle was another devastating defeat for Morladron. The Morladron Air Force once again proved themselves by obliterating Vermillion's government outpost and exposing the traps laid beneath it, however the disorganisation of the other attacking forces (led by Ulfaeng and Vatiraia) led to a tactical retreat into the desert. Both sides clashed for vast duration of the battle, with General Secretary Lethe of the U.S.S.E making a surprise appearance to attack Alsarya. In just the last 10 minutes of the battle, the Sylvanian forces made a giant push towards Alsarya. They were halted at the wall however a small group rotated around to the back wall, infiltrated and occupied the pyramid of Alsarya. With the government building of the town occupied, Morladron forces withdrew as Sylvania moved in to occupy it.

The occupation of Alsarya was, surprisingly, not a massive morale blow to Morladron with citizens still wildly supporting the government and decrying Sylvanian actions. Pringles and Alvertex were, once again, invited to Sylvania to negotiate; they met Logui Fielinya Olmero, Aaronx4b (who had been personally responsible for Sylvania's war effort) and GenSec Lethe (U.S.S.E) in Pompaelo and, though multiple plans were discussed, Morladron's leaders ultimately refused any of the Sylvanian peace agreements. Instead, they enraged the Sylvanians by proposing a joke agreement in which they would pay a total of $3,250,000 in payment of $100,000 every three weeks, which would have meant receiving reparations over the course of 1.875 IRL years. Lethean's presence at the battle and negotiations led to a total breakdown in Morladron-U.S.S.E relations and the end of their long friendship.

Battle of Vallava
The Battle of Vallava was different in that it was the first full offensive against Morladron. Before the battle, Morladron had already begun to run low on cash and - as such - hired only Haligdom mercenaries. Kapten Trelanganack, returning to their position as commander, planned to allow the capture of Vallava's south island before fighting heavily in the north and - ideally - recapturing it. However, uncertainty was further compounded by logistical issues caused by heavy losses Morladron had suffered (including the death of Alfred "buck" ap Vaha). Sylvania had begun to recieve full aid from Velerin/Shirokaneza and the U.S.S.E due to the surrender of the Vulperium to the Eldham Alliance at the Serrona War.When the battle began, Eldham Alliance forces pushed from the west into Vallava's south islands and were unexpectedly bombed by the Morladron Air Force, wounding a few soldiers and destroying some Sylvanian capture points. However, these aircraft were quickly overwhelmed by the shear size of the Eldham Alliance force (who numbered about 60 strong), forcing them to return to Paloma. The Sylvanians quickly captured the south island and pushed up to the north where they began to meet resistance from Haligdom and Morladron. U.S.S.E soldiers attempted to bomb the island however were thwarted by Tea Brewtaker, who successfully bombed a large group of troops and injured U.S.S.E General Secretary Lethe; Sylvanian commander Aaronx4b and Shirokanezan leader Elkool were also badly injured by Morladron's forces, winning a large morale boost among the men. Ultimately, the Eldham Alliance withdrew from the town however it was left ravaged by explosives with no building left fully standing.

Though bringing Shirokaneza and the rest of the Eldham Alliance, the Sylvanians only secured a 34 kill lead - a surprisingly tight gap considering the horrendous reputation of Morladron's military. However, Sylvania had clearly won and problems began to arise. Morladron general GuardReady refused to hand over his share to be paid to the mercenaries while workers like MinerMickey went on strike from the factories in protest at paying off debts. Morladron managed to raise another few million for another battle however, catastrophically, Sylvania readied their next attack in record time and most Morladron troops and mercenaries were underprepared or pre-occupied, hence unable to fight. Seeing this, Kapten Trelanganack finally advised Morladron's government to negotiate a peace and the Treaty of Vallava was signed.

Aftermath
On 24/09/22, Alvertex and Pennsevik Pringles joined Logui Fielinya Olmero and SirLadBubblepop in signing the Treaty of Vallava. It mandated that the two nations agree to an absolute cease fire of any kind of aggression to the other (including: knowingly helping a rebellion, invasion of a third party or directly participating in; scamming, raiding or theft against citizens of each other's nations; any form of squatting, proxy claiming and illegally settling on each other’s land; and any active military attack with the intent of war), the land of old Andrimar from Lyriatell up to Vermillion would be ceded to Sylvania, the trial the of: Trelanganack, Tea Brewtaker, StickmanPrime AND $2,000,000 in reparations for the war, a first $500,000 paid upfront upon signature of the document and the rest paid every week with installments of $500,000.

The general Morladron public were shocked at this deal, however Kapten Trelanganack reassured them with a speech:Following this speech, GuardReady and other workers from Mesara (such as Slimesickle and Minermickey) unfroze their assets and wealth, donating millions. Before the next day met dusk, Morladron had fulfilled all debt obligations it wracked up throughout the course of the war and covered the full total of reparations 4 weeks early and still had enough left over to invest in reconstruction projects. Once the dust had settled, many realised the incredibly light sentence Morladron had recieved for the shear international disruption it caused across the Eldham Alliance, Vulperium, Simulami, Raiyuna and many other nations.