Great Golden War

The Western War, declared on 11/3/2020, was a war between the Empire of Uldarash and Bardonia following the Bardonian Illegal Mining Incident, where Bardonia refused to pay a 100,000 dollar fine after conducting a massive illegal mining operation in the mesa.

Declaration
Before the war officially began, the Empire of Uldarash was originally going to simply declare war on Bardonia at 1:50 PM. However, the citizens of Bardonia were informed of this, but most had to work at that time and wouldn't be able to attend, so no members were online. Inspired by Ardat Mosul, Uldarash founded a new town, called Siege Camp, and surrounded the entire town of Bardonia. Once a member of Bardonia was online, they declared war. In response, Moyye, Senator of Bardonia, created the town of Alcoholism just outside the walls of Siege Camp. Alcoholism then declared war on Sanctuary, to which Uldarash responded with a declaration on the Bardonian Capital of Dorasterrock from Great Barrier.

The night of the declaration Wurmbo trespassed onto Bardonian territory and stole 3 Bardonian horses along with their Armor, hiding the horses behind the wall they were constructing in a dirt pit. The Empire of Uldarash also erected The Poo Sign on the border of Bardonia. The sign was taken down, but then erected again by Nybbles, who also constructed the original sign. Nybbles was exiled from the empire for attempting to escalate tensions between the nations. While constructing the wall around the Bardonia, members of Uldarash attempted to fight off Giant Phantoms which circled above them. Bardonia prepared their defenses for war the next day, deconstructing their town hall and turning it into an obsidian tower.

War
Beginning at roughly 3PM EST, the war officially began. Starting at night, The Empire of Uldarash found themselves suffering from insomnia, seeing as a plentiful amount of members forgot to sleep the night prior. Thankfully, an unnamed cat helped them in keeping away the phantoms throughout the night while each member slept one by one. Some called these phantoms the "Spirits of War", seeing as they were so plentiful at the start of the conflict.

The Staring
Both Uldarash and Bardonia stood in a cold stare, to the point of which some referred to the war as The Staring War, until it escalated further. Several days were spent simply looking at eachother, members of Uldarash hungry for a war. People simply patrolled the wall around Bardonia, waiting for someone to fire first. Some members of each side casually insulted eachother, trying to trick the other side into engaging. Prayers were said on Uldarash's side, as people continued to patrol the wall. Some would occasionally start patrolling directly in front of the wall, which could have been seen as a threat— though no one acted on it. Players were told to screenshot any proof of engagement from the other side before attacking.

The Fishing Competition
Eventually, a few members of Uldarash walked down into Bardonia, and started fishing. Some neutral spectators tried to get the Uldarashi citizens away, to prevent accidental conflict, but overall they kept fishing. Soon enough, both sides were fishing, to the point some declared it a fishing competition. Tensions had drastically lowered, despite several attempts to stage an engagement from each side. One such attempt being made by Wurmbo, who stated that he was hit off the wall, when he fell. Though investigation seemed to prove otherwise, especially seeing that Wurmbo was one of the more war hungry Uldarashi citizens.

The Wall's Wedding
In between this time, Wurmbo became Whiskeyknight's wife. A beautiful marriage, wedding music played as the two rejoiced in marriage, marrying between Siege Camp and Bardonia's official territory, under a dirt smiley face. Both sides seemed to be content, despite the war still going on. Neither party fired whatsoever, though the player yaykei, a rogue, kept trying to stage an engagement from The Empire of Uldarash by trying to kill members of both Bardonia and Uldarash, including Dentro, the leader of Uldarash's lower capital Sanctuary.

Tensions
Tensions, however, would continue to rise. Further attempts by lone individuals to stage a conflict would continue. Hungry for a war, some would argue that simply attacking Bardonia would not result in a world war whatsoever, and that no one would get involved. Statements from other nations officially said otherwise, though these attempts to start war would continue. During the night, several events of importance came nearly at once. One member of Uldarash heard an arrow, which turned out to be a shot towards the ground by another Uldarashi citizen. Overall though, it appeared the war would end soon. Until one citizen of Bardonia claimed that Prince Corvus and Mlgkiddoritofan of The Empire of Uldarash stole from Dorasterrock. Corvus refused this claim, and tensions quickly rose.

Battle
Soon enough, battle positions were assumed by Uldarash, and The Empire of Uldarash declared war in a panic, firing a volley of arrows at Bardonia. Soon enough, The Empire lead the charge directly into Bardonian territory. Taking hold of a partially ruined fortress, The Empire of Uldarash would soon recognize the fortifications that Bardonia had set up. Only 24 minutes remained before the war would end. Several people questioned the Empire's choice to engage.

Defenses
Bardonia had seen significant development to defend against the invading Uldarashi forces. The first defense an invader would come across would be the excessive wall of berry bushes planted to slow down and slowly chip damage at any armies. Then would come a moat, in which the only direct entrance would be through a bridge. The bridge in particular being made entirely of campfires, all of which were lit. The bridge itself was protected by berry bushes as well, so another way into the city would likely be better.

Then, in the scenario that The Empire of Uldarash made it into Bardonia, another major defense was put into play— bamboo. Making it far more difficult to navigate, and shoot arrows through, the only reliable way through Bardonia would have been through bombing. What made the bamboo worse for the invading Uldarashi army was the fact that the Bardonians appeared to have been trained to shoot through the bamboo accurately, allowing for the equivalent of guerilla warfare.

Uldarashi Invasion
Seeing the invasion over the moat would be near impossible, Timeken and two others went off to the other side of Bardonia, where there were no apparent player defenders. Seeing the bamboo and berry bushes still plentiful, it was impossible to break them. So, Timeken placed TNT to bomb into Bardonia, finally gaining an advantage in what would have otherwise been a stalemate. Several blocks were placed before other Uldarashi citizens were fully notified, and arrived. With the sudden movement of forces, the Bardonians followed suit.

The Trenches
Soon enough, the war entered a sort of trench warfare style, as bombing continued. Soon enough, a trench like formation was created, with The Empire of Uldarash now huddling around, trying to fire against the defending Bardonians. This came with little success, and Uldarash would see significant losses due to the overwhelming success of the Bardonian tactics used in warfare.