Siege of Viodoxa City

The Siege of Viodoxa City (2 January, 2022), also known as Siege of Viodoxa and the Battle of Viodoxa City was one of the battles of the Second Purple Insurrection.

The battle was one of the largest battles in the history of Viodoxa, fighting in the center of Viodoxa City itself, with roughly 170 participants fighting between both sides.

The entirety of the battle lasted for 49 minutes, and ended in an overwhelming Archonal Union Victory.

Background
The Siege of Viodoxa was a result of the (currently) ongoing 2nd Purple Insurrection between the Archonal Union and the Archonate of Viodoxa. The Siege of Viodoxa City had been in planning for several weeks prior to the Christmas truce, with both Archonal Union and Viodoxan forces preparing heavily for the battle.

Defenses
The Viodoxan Archonate had focused its forces on defending against an attack from the south, the oldest part of the city and the least defended. The Northern City had been walled in with a large wall made of obsidian and stone bricks, as well as magma being placed under the water to prevent a sea-bound infiltration of the city. Large amounts of sweet berries were placed throughout the city, which was already incredibly confusing and difficult to navigate unless one was already familiar with it, something that would be a contributing factor to the chaos of the battle soon to come.

The Battle
The battle officially began at 3:00 PM EST on January 02, 2021. The server was whitelisted due to the size of the battle, though many members (reportedly 1/3 to 1/2 of each side), were allegedly unable to enter the server, reducing the magnitude of the battle severely.

Pre-Battle
Before the battle began, Archonal Union forces rallied in both Maxstadt and PirateFrogg's Pirate Shipp, a crumbling vessel they managed to somehow float into the waters near Viodoxa city. It was around this time that Union forces were told of the battle plan, something that quickly spread through large army and was subsequently leaked, allowing the enemy to prepare their troops in the southern side of the city.

At this time, Viodoxans were finalising their defenses.

Maxstadt Defense
In Maxstadt, the capital of Eisenland, four soldiers remained in order to fortify the city and act as an alarm system in case of a Viodoxan counter attack. Despite patrolling the outer walls of the city for much of the battle, the effort proved pointless, as no assault on Maxstadt ever came, and the team, later joined by a fifth member, ended up leaving to join the rest of the Union forces in Viodoxa city at the end of the battle. Between their efforts, they sealed off many of the possible breach points into the city, as well as constructing barricades within the city itself.

Meta
Thank you to everyone who helped contribute to this page! We (foolscrow, NumisLoomis, and Mortem) couldn't have done it without you guys and all the footage, written accounts, and info you provided. We are still working on the page, so if you have any information regarding the battle feel free to dm foolscrow on discord [whopper jr#9346] with relevant notes, video, audio, or reports.

Special shoutouts to CrazyHjonk, for the two hours of video from the defender's side including preparations, PyzeTrolls for a play-by-play written account of the battle from their perspective, and Viomelia, for sharing footage from the attacking side.