Escharian Civil War

Initial Conflict
The Turtlonian Wars had begun, and there was conflict in the East that required more levys in order to secure a victory, and so the Escharian Emperor sent Sylene an Zannkara to the south to secure troops from a local city loyal to the crown. The Escharian noble decided to travel to the city of Schafstadt (Asteri: Ausseanna; City of Sheep), here she was attacked by a minor noble named Batko an Garra. This would result in Batko gathering the civilians and local retinues to declare a rebellion. Batko would begin his revolt my constructing a fort named Pax_Romana. Following this, Emperor Severie and Grandmaster (General) Veriss led a campaign to the fort to crush the rebellion, with the initial request of Severie being: "Surrender Batko, and you shall be spared."

This request was ignored, and so war began. The Escharians dug trenches and bunkers, a whole network of fortifications around the site. Soon after arrows would launch and a long conflict would evolve over the coming days. For hours men shot at each other from the trenches until the Escharians had them trapped in their encampment. However, a rebel sortie (ooc: plugin abuse, killaura, and stone axe rush) would see the Escharians retreat from the battlefield and their trenches.

Eventually it would be come to known that the rebels began worshipping the dark god Zirra (known commonly as Caligo), and so many warriors had gained dark powers (using hacked clients). This would result in them beginning to launch raids on Escharian trade routes and towns such as Lileanen.

Prayers to Solaris
Eventually, reports arrived that the forces of Pax Romana were using dark forces to gain unnatural powers, such as the power of flight, or the ability to kill just by being near someone (killaura). As more reports rolled in of the rebels using powers to see through the world and summoning items from nothing, the Escharians prayed to Solaris to strike them down. Solaris (or in some reports, Ivoras) answered and a massive flame hit their encampment. This would burn the fortress down and kill much of its inhabitants, allowing for an Imperial sack and massacre of the forces present.