Dandelion War

The Dandelion War (also called the Bardonian Wars)(this is also known as rathnirs "second coalition war") was a series of conflicts surrounding the rapid expansion of the Republic of Bardonia after the dissolution of the Trillium Alliance in the wake of the Great Rathnir War which was fought between the Trillium Alliance and global coalition lead by Yimmu-Audal. The Bardonian Wars are dated as commencing with the announcement of Bardonian Mobilization, made by Chancellor Unic0rnb0i on January 14th, 2021. The Chancellor voiced Bardonian's ambition to unify all of Rathnir 'under a single banner of true peace.'

Hostilities were ceased on January 20th when Bardonian officials declared the their world conquest to be over. One of the consequences of this war was the birth of the Third Bardonian Republic.



Looting of Urnu-Arrak
The Looting of Urnu-Arrak took place on January 17th, 2021. The Council of Elders of Yimmu-Audal refused to accept Tzseu as Empress and elected Gray_Is_Yes as Emperor instead, despite the terms of the peace deal of the Great Rathnir War stating that Tzseu was to ascend to the throne. Bardonia, citing a breach of the peace treaty as their reason, subsequently declared war on Yimmu-Audal and laid siege to Urnu-Arrak only eight days after the Battle of Urnu-Arrak ended the Great Rathnir War.

The war was swiftly ended when Gray_Is_Yes, the only member of Yimmu-Audal to participate in the war, was shot by Bardonian forces.

Attack on Dorasterrock
In the night from January 17th to January 18th, multiple players using invisibility potions headed to the Bardonian capital, Dorasterrock, and blew up various buildings as a means of guerilla warfare. Shortly after the attack, Bardonian officials accused the Industrial Workers of Rathnir of being behind the attack, announcing that 'anyone involved will be executed and any nations or towns they are part of will be annihilated.' While the IWR feigned ignorance at first, they claimed responsibility for the attack on January 20th. The announcement stated that the IWR 'intend[s] to keep sponsoring such attacks' and that Bardonia should '[e]xpect more attacks in the future.'

War of The Last Bastion
On January 17, Dex_Og of the Last Bastion declared a lands war on an Escharian town, likely Lileanen. Escharian Emperor Emeritus Siegfried von Aspach responded to this by denouncing the declaration as an 'aggression from a Bardonian'.

"Escharia has done nothing but antagonize me for my entire time on this server. I have been a bardonian [sic] for only a little while, and this would have been coming regardless of Bardonia. Mark my words. Escharia will be mine. Scorched and ash or regal and tall, it will be mine. I'll rule coals and pebbles if i have to. Blood for the blood god baby!"

Due to negligence of crucial documents regarding the war declaration by Dex_Og, the so he had to be declared a second time on January 19th.

Fake Civil War
From January 18-19, Bardonia faked a series of civil wars in their nation. This was done to prevent outside powers from attacking a city using the lands system. "War Buddies: Bardonia Vs. Dorasterrock Neos Knossos Vs. Lobopolis Auron's Peak Vs. New Dorasterrock Askavollr Vs. Volkore Drifting Isles Vs. Viewed's Island

Confirm both lands have 2 to 3 days worth of upkeep, take turns declaring war on eachother (the offender can't declare war twice, but the defender can declare right after). Make sure to insert upkeep before declaring war again and make sure the other party is online and ready.

“Use fake civil wars to give us protection from terrorists.”"

Battle of Aezenfjord
The Battle of Aezenfjord was a conflict in the Bardonian Wars.

Background
On the 18th of January, 2021, the relatively new Sørveien Empire announced that they had done a sacrifice to the Blood God and received a message "telling all those whose witnessed this ceromonial [sic] event that the Sørveien Empire is the holy successor of the Valdreech [sic] Imperial Republic" (Brydon). As a result, they announced their ambition to reconquer former VIR territory and declared war on Aezenfjord, the old capital of the defunct VIR, which was a protectorate of the Empire of Escharia.

The announcement was initially met with scorn from former enemies of the VIR. It was also opposed by former members who wanted to defend their independence. The Republic of Posavaria, a regional power and a former territory of the VIR, felt threatened by Sørveien's ambitions and announced their intention to defend Aezenfjord, despite a strict policy of neutrality in foreign conflicts.

It was quickly discovered that Sørveien had private ties to high-ranking Bardonian officials and that Bardonia would be sending soldiers to assist their friends. Many nations suspected the conquest to be a proxy war orchestrated by Bardonia to further their expansionist agenda. Subsequently, many enemies of Bardonia condemned Sørveien aggression and pledged support to the defenders of Aezenfjord, including the Crescent Concordant, a regional anti-Bardonian alliance.

The Republic of Posavaria and the Sørveien Empire briefly negotiated in an attempt to resolve the conflict. Posavaria requested Sørveien give up their claims to Posavari territory and realign with the regional alliance instead of Bardonia. Sørveien refused and demanded Posavaria become a protectorate of their Empire. Peace talks were subsequently abandoned.

Due to a conflicting schedule, Emperor d3bi of Escharia was unable to take part in the battle. Because Escharia was expected to defend their protectorate, the defenders sought to postpone the battle. Sørveien was unwilling to do so, but offered to keep Bardonian forces out of the battle if d3bi would not participate. Sørveien and Bardonia were widely condemned as dishonorable warriors and likely agreed to this to appear honorable. The belligerent parties also agreed to several other rules of war to limit the scope and damage of the conflict.

Battle
See the Battle of Aezenfjord article for a more in-depth description of the battle.

On the 19th of January 2021, the Sørveiens attacked from the northeast of Aezenfjord. The initial Sørveien assault was repelled by the defenders and the attackers were chased back to their siege tower. Following another short skirmish, the Sørveiens were killed, their beds were broken, and the siege camp was cleared out. Having won the initial engagement, the defenders returned to the city to wait for the official conclusion of the war.

Not long after their defeat, Sørveien leaders began to claim that the defenders had broken the rules of war. The defenders were confused and did not understand the accusations. In retaliation, Sørveien invited their Bardonian allies to join the battle on their side. This outraged the defenders, who complained that Sørveien was violating the rules of war. Bardonia led the next assault on the city, quickly breaching the defenses and killing all the defenders, breaking their beds, and eliminating the entire defense.

While the defenders of Aezenfjord successfully defended against initial attacks, the final result of the conflict was another crushing defeat to Bardonia.

Surrender of Aezenfjord
The defenders refused to surrender Aezenfjord because Sørveien had not followed the initial agreement, thereby voiding the result of the battle. The defenders believed they had won the initial battle and that Bardonian interference was to be disregarded. However, Sørveien threatened to repeatedly attack Aezenfjord and raze the city if it was not ceded to them, so the caretaker of Aezenfjord yielded.

Posavari Account
Shortly after the fighting ceased, Posavari officials released an official account, describing the defenders' perspective of the conflict and following controversy.