Atlechian-Vulperium War

The Atlechian-Vulperium War was a regional conflict taking place between the Kingdom of Atlechia and The Vulperium and it's allies following the Vulperium annexation of Ahalia, which Atlechia had previously declared war on. Following the declaration, Atlechia would amass a mercenary army and invade the Vulperium city of Lazodi, to which it was beaten back in a decisive defense by the Vulperium and it's allies, notably The Hands. Currently, the war is still officially ongoing as both sides attempt to make peace.

Early Relationship
Atlechia and Ahalia are two bordering nations in the Pentamorea region of the Arsine continent. The roots of the conflict stem back to late December of 2021, when a legal conflict arose over Atlechia's claims and hold on several territories bordering Ahalia. The expansionist kingdom of Atlechia was denounced by Emperor Theo for allegedly neglecting the care of these lands and letting it fall into ruin and depopulation.

Ahalia then moved in and had new structures built on the disputed land, after which king Swen made an attack on these Ahalians, deepening the crisis.

A neutral party, the court of the nation Qadakh, was asked to make a ruling on this matter and is said to have ruled in Atlechia's favor. Ahalia did not recognize the integrity of the judge, claiming Atlechia engaged in bribery and corruption, and thus Emperor Theo continued his policies towards them, with further Atlechian blood shed in the battle of Agoge.

This conflict would sour the long-lasting relations between the two nations and remain in king Swen's rhetoric as a national injustice to be repaid in time.

Prelude to the War
In the midst of regional chaos, following a devastating succession dispute known as the Ahalian Civil War, the Autokrator of the Ahalian Empire Theo Zevedeos would make a move to allow the Serene Republic of Novastonia to annex Ahalia into it's lands. This was however rejected by the people of Ahalia who broke out into rebellion. These rebels were led by Arindor Zevedeos, son of the failed former civil war crown-claimant. They would succeed in securing Ahalian independence, but not without losing many of the Empire's former territories.

Atlechia and Ahalia got off to a fresh start with the dissolution of the Empire and the ascension of King Arindor. During the events of the revolt, Arindor and king Swen had been in discussions on what would happen after the war, with talks of a possible unification afterwards brought up. During such talks, Swenking would get the impression that Arindor promised that Ahalia would join Atlechia after the war. Arindor would argue this by stating that he never actually agreed to the deal, and the deal only mattered if military action occured, which it didn't. Regardless, Atlechia declared war on Ahalia with intentions to place a puppet king on the throne.

Arindor would begin negotiating with BeastlyBrock, Grand Valar of the Vulperium, about unification, as Arindor had learned of Atlechian plans to invade the Vulperium and divide it between itself and it's allies, with Swen even promising the lands of Bai to Ahalia in exchange for vassalship. Seeing as an invasion of his lands was going to occur regardless of what happened, Brock would agree to allow Ahalia to join as a Duchy.

This would greatly anger Swenking, who later wrote numerous responses in a rushed and blunderous manner, which would be seen as a national embarrassment for Atlechia and quickly prohibit him from receiving international support. He would send an ultimatum to the Vulperium, demanding the lands of Ahalia as well as $1,000,000 and a public apology, to which he was laughed at by Vulpur leadership. They would promptly deny the ultimatum, which led to Atlechia declaring war on the Vulperium.

Declaration of War
Atlechia would declare war upon the Vulperium following the denial of the ultimatum. Immediately, their ally of Belmore would declare official support, followed by a call for support by Arindor Zevedeos to the allies of Vulperium and beyond. An official response by BeastlyBrock would be written, similarly calling for assistance from their allies. Many nations would declare neutrality, notabily Duruk Kunar, an ally of Atlechia, and the U.S.S.E, a longtime ally of the Vulperium.

Vulperium's allies would begin to honour the call, from the Pale and Anglunia to Sylvania and Vladigrad. Oddly, the Vulperium would be contacted by the Hands, a mercenary organisation mostly based in Rathnir, offering assistance in the conflict, to which the Vulperium swiftly agreed. The Hands would play a major part in the defense of Lazodi, and were vital to the Vulpur victory. Oceanum, Eleanor and Rodinnbrok would follow suit.

Both sides began preparing for a battle, with much discussion taking place over where the battle would take place, with the fort of Crescent Bay, Jepola, or Aroforn being prime candidates, but it was decided that Lazodi would host the fight. Atlechia would begin recruiting mercenaries and enemies of the Vulperium to help with the battle, beginning a mass mobilisation in Atlechia City and preparing defenses. Plans were discovered by Vulperium spies that showed how the Atlechian forces planned to divide the entire Vulperium into several occupation zones that would be annexed into their respective states, which greatly angered the Vulperium authorities, and prompted more volunteers to assist the Vulperium.

Just before the battle would occur, the Atlechian towns of Astonia, Deepstead and Oratia would declare independence under the banner of Aima Percivia, citing their anger with the war and their desire to break away from the Atlechian crown. Atlechia would deny their independence whilst the Vulperium would support the rebels claims for freedom.

The defenders of Lazodi planned to create a gigantic pitfall trap in the streets of Lazodi, covered by powdered snow. This would be discovered by the Atlechian forces days before, to which the Vulperium was mocked for, but the traps proved to be essential to the Atlechian defeat in the end. Berry bushes would surround the walls, and the Vulperium would improve the defenses in any spots it could. The battle was decided to take place on the 12th of March, at 7pm GMT/2pm EST.

Battle of Lazodi
someone who was there make a detailed thing pls

Aftermath
Following the decisive Vulperium victory, diplomats immediately began proposing peace terms, but all would be swiftly rejected by Swenking, who still believed that an Atlechian victory would still occur. Unbeknownst to him, many of his mercenaries and allies would abandon his cause and remove all presence they had within the Atlechian military. For a time it was unknown who these allies were, but a map of Atlechia's victory would be discovered by a Vulperium spy, giving a full list of allied nations as well as their territorial claims.

Both sides began delliberating on the site of the next battle, but Atlechia would proceed to war dodge for the next week. In the meantime, more rebellions would occur within them. Aima Percivia would claim even more lands, and the Jarldoms of Agoge, Kernland and Fjallbjorn would all declare independence, met with a harsh reaction by Swenking. Atlechia began raiding it's former territories, namely Aima Percivia. In one massive raid, Aima would be defended by knights from The Pale, which, despite being outnumbered by the Atlechian party, would massacre their forces. In this battle, Swenking would be killed upon his horse, his body taken back to Atlechia. His son, Prince Block_Summoner, would assume the Atlechian throne, and began to pursue peace talks.

At the forefront of these talks would be Mega Kericos and Wambold Zevedeos of Ahalia, who demanded incredibly harsh terms from Atlechia, which would result in them 3/4ths of their lands to the Vulperium and independent states. This was promptly rejected by Block_Summoner, who refused to negotiate further with the Ahalians, so the Vulperium assumed full control over diplomacy. It seemed like a peace talk would be reached, until Atlechia would announce it's entry into the Federal Union of Aristios-Zamotz as a province, which would greatly annoy the diplomats and further complicate the situation.

A notable part of these talks was the Fort of Bloodmoon, which was the site of a joint operation between Swenking and Rico of the DVR, or Dandelion Empire. Rico wanted to take the fort back, as he used to have ownership of it, but Block refused. Rico would return to the talks with an official declaration of war against Atlechia from the Dandelion Empire and it's allies, unless Atlechia returned the fort.

Once a deal had been reached and both parties signed, with the approval of the Aristios-Zamotz senate, Block_Summoner would immediately abdicate and assume the control of the throne to his son, Skorpa Atlag, who was a fanatic of his grandfather, and greatly admired him. He would declare independence from Aristios-Zamotz, showing that he was just using them to war dodge, nullifying the signed treaty, and would then unite with the Kingdom of Duruk Kunar, under Tylics.

can't spoil anymore rn