Archive:Great Alathran War

Great Alathran War
Clockwise, from top left: Elyrian fort above Romanus Silva. Dessious (1death39) duelling with ShermansWorld at the Battle of Stormwind. LordCrowe duelling with an Elyrian fighter, possibly Attune, at the Battle of Castle Nevermore. Elyrian and Entente fighters at the Siege of Peachfield. Elyrian fighters cornering Fred_book at the Battle of RedWood.
Date August 19, 2021 - August 30, 2021 Location Worldwide, mainly Gaushan and Arith Result Elyrian victory Signing of the Treaty of Peachfield Federation of Arith pays reparations to Elyria Destruction of the Alathran Entente Elyria becomes undisputed superpower of Alathra Elyrian coup d'état and founding of the Elyrian Empire Collapse of Pyrrhus and the Fossore Republic Lydoneia, swears fealty to the Elyrian Empire Prospitian Revolution, subsequent Elyrian Civil War and collapse of Acquendavia
Belligerents
Elyria Acquendavia	Entente: Federation of Arith Kingdoms of Arith Lydoneia Fossore Republic Arcadian Altanate Pyrrhia Lethonian mercenaries Co-belligerents Southada
Commanders and leaders
King Eiric (SHS) ShermansWorld Attune chickenprism Grandpa_boob	Cody29797 TheTartarSauce StampymaxUSA Falcon Shil0_ Pitru Punstraia (IAmTheSenate13) Game Glider SKG Melevor
Strength
8	~60
Casualties and losses
Multiple deaths	Mass death: loss of multiple towns

The Great War, or Elyrian-Entente War, was a massive military conflict fought globally in August 2021. It saw the total mobilization of most of the world's great powers and split the world into two military alliances: the long-standing Elyrian-Acquendavian alliance and the Alathran Entente.

The war was sparked by an ultimatum issued by the Elyrians to the Federation of Arith, threatening war if their demands were not met. Relations between the two nations were icy from the founding of Peachfield. In response, the FoA and its allies founded the Entente to counter the perceived Elyrian aggression.

Despite their small number, Elyrian forces were able to win multiple key battles at the beginning of the war on August 20. The Elyrians used guerrilla tactics to distract and divide the huge Entente army to great effect, forcing the Entente to fight a war on multiple fronts at Romanus Silva, Castle Nevermore, Pyrrhus, and Bloxburg. While the Entente forces managed to regroup and force a siege at Savage Crow and the Elyrian capital of Peachfield, they were not able to break through into the heavily-fortified towns. These early Elyrian victories devastated the morale of the Entente forces, leading most of the alliance to leave the war a day after fighting began. A ceasefire was called that lasted until August 29, when Elyrian-Acquendavian forces defeated the Entente - which now consisted of only of the Federation and its mercenaries - at RedWood, drawing the Great War to a close.

The Great War permanently changed the political landscape of Alathra. The war caused the collapse of multiple nations and a large reduction of active population on the Entente side and cemented Elyria's status as the world's sole superpower. It was also characterized by great out-of-character hostilities between the two sides - Entente forces saw the war as revenge against Elyria's hostilities and the semi-collapse of Kogongu and Ashina. The outcome of the war was massively controversial, with some choosing to the leave realm entirely after the Elyrian victory. After victory, ShermansWorld deposed King Eiric in a coup, crowning himself Emperor and founding the Elyrian Empire, with some former Entente nations choosing to swear fealty to the new regime.

But despite the conclusive Elyrian-Acquendavian victory, peace under Elyria would not last. Unrest in Prospit led to the Prospitian Revolution against Acquendavian rule. The new Elyrian Empire proved fragile, with its member states now split between staying neutral, or aiding/fighting against Acquendavia, sending the Empire into a brutal civil war.