Warlington Rebellion

The Warlington Rebellion, also referred to as the Axelmite-Castellan War, was a conflict between Grand Castell-Llozhar and Warlington, as well as the Second Kingdom of Axelm.

Background
Warlington was a Town of Grand Castell-Llozhar located west Gaular. The war declaration was issued by Castellan after the Leader of Warlington Thom Hardin refused to acccept an ultimatum demanding him to step down and integrate the Barony of Warlington into Gaular. Castellan leadership issued this ultimatum after accusing Hardin of compromising national security and overstepping his authority as a Bardon by actively undermining national leadership.

These accusations particularly concerned Hardin allowing citizens to join Warlington without becoming national citizens of GCL. This allowed Burgamerian citizens to access GCL territory, despite tense relations in the wake of the Burgamerian Civil War. Castellan leadership also accused Hardin of conducting foreign diplomacy on behalf of Warlington without consulting national leadership. Hardin's expansion of Warlington's territory also caused a diplomatic incident with Burgamere, which accused GCL of attacking its sovereignty through a proxy claim administered by Warlington officials. Castellan leadership also alleged that Hardin harbored multiple individuals wanted for arrest in the GCL in Warlington, citing general belligerence of Warlington leadership when approached about the accusations.

Hardin did not publicly comment on the accusations issued by GCL, claiming that religious and democratic reforms he implemented in Warlington were the reason behind GCL's ultimatum. After denying the ultimatum, GhostClaimax declared Warlington's secession from GCL in a message addressed to the Rathniri Cartography Guild.

Shortly after the ultimatum was denied and both parties entered a state of war, the Second Kingdom of Axelm declared its support for Warlington, joining them as an ally in the war. The Second Kingdom of Axelm, itself a rebel faction claiming ownership of Gaular due to a historic claim of its leader, supported Warlington in order to destabilize and weaken the Castellans government.

First Battle of Warlington
The First Battle of the war happened in. Castellan forces vastly outnumbered the rebels and won the battle. Despite their loss, rebels claimed they held out longer than expected because the Castellan army was made up of "Droids." Even after losing the battle, rebel forces were able to keep Warlington, further expanding the war. The outcome of the First Battle of Warlington greatly angered the rebel leadership, as only a small amount of their supporters took part in the battle. In the aftermath of the battle, Axelmite rebel leaders announced their withdrawal from the war.

Second Battle of Warlington
In, the Second Battle of Warlington commenced. The rebels were able to mobilize more troops of a higher quality than duing the previous engagement. Rebel leadership also successfully predicted that the Castellan army would approach from the west, as it did during the first battle.

The Castellan army proceeded to built up with hay blocks and place the cap block on top the platform they made. The rebel forces successfully charged this position and routed the Castellan troops very quickly, winning the Second Battle of Warlington. Following the conclusion of the battle, Axelmite rebels rejoined the war in support of Warlington.

Battle of Novathebanii
After diving the Castellan forces out of Warlington, the rebels decided to attack Novathebanii, a town in the Queendom of Thalassii-Umoris. Rebel forces travelled through Lucida to create a shortcut in the process. After a small skirmish, the Rebel army divided into two squads. This led to disunity among their the forces, which began to argue with each other. Despite these organizational issues, the rebels were able to defeat the remaining defenders and win the battle.

To celebrate their victories, the Axelmite rebel leader Crackersarecool mocked the "evil nation of Grand Castell Lhozar" for their losses and demanded them to "return the town of Gaular to its original owner (me) and we will hapilly let the rest of ur towns live." Even though the Rebels won the Battle, the Queendom of Thalassii-Umoris still managed to hold the City of Novathebanii, and after their defeat, they soon were annexed into Grand Castell-Lozhar, becoming the Umorii Shorelands, an autonomous Barony in the Nation.

Third Battle of Warlington
In, Castellan forces attacked Warlington from Laumont. Castellan forces won the battle. This Battle soon changed the tide of the war, favoring the armies of Grand Castell-Llozhar.

Fourth Battle of Warlington
The Fourth Battle of Warlington took place in, shortly after the Third Battle of Warlington. Castellan forces once more attacked Warlington from Laumont. Castellan forces won the battle. This led to the Collapse of Warlington, and its leadership, ending the Warlington Rebellion, with a GCL victory. Once the Castellans took control of the town, they then exiled Thom Hardin, and established direct Castellen rule over it. This led to dissolution of Warlington as a whole, with it being replaced by the town of Jorylonica, being led by the Lozaneron Monarch, Joryth Lozharo himself.