Alls-Rule War
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LordSkorne7
LordSkorne7 (June 20th 2021)
1st of New Mavimyst - 2,870 YM
1st of New Mavimyst - 2,970 YM
Numerous internal and external conflicts were experienced by both the Westland Empire and the Eastern Union in the century leading up to the War; collectively referred to as the "Interim Century."
Hundreds of individual conflicts ultimately comprise the umbrella-termed Alls-Rule War
Hundreds of individual civil-conflicts were experienced by both sides in the War's aftermath
Innumerable individual battles were waged during the Alls-Rule War. Notable battles include:
TBA
Likely several thousand
Westland Empire
Eastern Union
Western Allies
Eastern Allies
The whole of the Known World
The scope of the Alls-Rule War has only been matched by the Edian-Dragon War, and the Sundering War of the ancient Archaistic Era.
Nearly unmatched
Most historians conclude that while the war was inventible; ultimately nothing was gained, marking it a total loss for the whole world.
While each individual engagement has its own nuance; the complexity at the war was rather simple: "One must fall."
Variable/debatable depending on engagement
Varies depending on source, but generally accepted that the assassination of Rythven Darkfang was the War's catalyst
To either destroy, or subsume the other side
Varies on time frame and region. Generally, the Eastern Union had an economic advantage
Incalculable, as all world commerce bent around the War during and after
Several areas of the world had been rendered near totally destroyed, making it a living scar on the face of the planet
Uncountable
Uncountable
Uncountable
Overview
The Alls-Rule War, also known as the "East-West War," the "Cardinal War," and the "War of the World," is the longest-lasted conflict in recorded history, lasting an entire century from the years 2,870 YM to 2,970 YM. Waged by both the Westland Empire of Bariquel, and the Eastern Union of Rahmiel; alongside every major power of both the Aquatic and Abyssal Worlds; it stands alone as the single-most devastating conflict of all time, by measure of lives lost; killing an uncountable number of men, women, and children across every corner of the Known World. The repercussions of the Alls-Rule War remain an overhanging shadow across the land and sea, as all world events going forward were colored — at least in part — as direct consequence of its waging.
Although often collectively referred to as a singular conflict, the Alls-Rule War encompassed hundreds (if not thousands) of individual engagements reaching the level of wars in their own right, fought between various factions that varied widely by region. It is generally accepted that these respective conflicts share a common genesis in the assassination of Rythven Darkfang; then Supreme Chancellor of the Eastern Union, in 2,869 YM, shortly after his swearing into office.
The century preceding Rythven's death marked the buildup to the Alls-Rule War, characterized by internal conflict and acts of sabotage instigated by both the Imperial Crown and the Union Banner governments towards one another. Despite increasing hostilities, direct confrontation between the two superpowers did not occur until the official onset of the war. The period from 2,770 YM to 2,870 YM is collectively referred to as the "Interim Century," denoting its transitional and preparatory nature in relation to that of the Alls-Rule War.
These factors combine to render any overview of the Alls-Rule War a tightly bound knot, nearly impossible to unravel or summarize succinctly. The conflict simply encompasses too many moving parts, motivations, perspectives, and philosophies, dispersed across an extended span of time to be able to do so.
Impact
The impact of the Alls-Rule War on the Known World is without parallel. In the decades that followed its conclusion, nearly every event of consequence bore the imprint of its legacy; whether as a direct repercussion, or as a byproduct of the ideological, territorial, or political shifts it unleashed. State formations, regional collapses, global treaties, and cultural renaissances all emerged in response to, or in the shadow of, the Alls-Rule War. Entire populations were displaced or erased, lines on maps redrawn without precedent, and generations raised in the aftermath of devastation.
The war's imprint on memory, law, and diplomacy became so foundational that no occurrence of any geopolitical importance thereafter can be fully understood without reference to the conflict; either in least part, or in full, ultimately making the Alls-Rule War the sole axis in which defined the paradigm all subsequent world affairs would be measured.
