Iron War

The Great Freeholds War, also known as the Iron War, is an ongoing military conflict between the Dominion and A.F.E. Conflict first began on the 29th January 2022, upon an ultimatum sent by the Dominion to the A.F.E which would result in the unficiation of the former Iron Freeholds under Dominion rule. Upon the denial of the ultimatum, the A.F.E would officially mobilize, prompting the Empire of GoonGuard and the Dinas Pact to enter the war on the A.F.E's side. It is speculated that the outcome of the war will result in the reunification of the Freeholds, no matter the winner.

Prelude
The Iron Freeholds was a state in Eldham that held the entirety of the region known as the Freeholds, as well as a Pentamorean peninsula known as Seaterra. The Iron Freeholds held the lands for many many decades, but eventually rampant stagnation led to them agreeing to be vassalised by the Second Empire of Plagatea. This vassalisation lasted for many years to follow, but would end upon the declaration of the Commonwealth-Entente War.

This would prompt the Freeholds to leave Plagatea for safety and merge with the newly independent Valardom of Vulmire. Randon Xen, the Valar of Vulmire, would struggle to hold onto the Freeholds, prompting Vulmire to release several duchies, even giving some of the lands to the Empire of Ahalia for a brief time. Eventually, the death of Xen and the vassalisation of Vulmire by the Astrokhan-Wandenreich Empire led to four states remaining in the Freeholds, the Freehold of Eiendom, the Kingdom of Ron de Abal, the state of Ferrus Lupus and the Dominion, with the Dominion being the largest of the four.

Immediately upon the fracturing of the Freeholds, the Dominion would begin pursuing