Battle for Nymara
The Conflict
Prelude
When Lucidae was blessed with Light power and her compatriots were blessed with their own Natural power from the gods of Arkanis, Lucidae gathered more resources until she had established her own queendom in the west. Her wealth, power, and influence corrupted her previously selfless views, turning her into a zealot obsessed with her power. She determined that the people of Umbralti, the queendom of her sister and rulers of Neutral power, were her last obstacle to having no weaknesses. Thus, she set in motion a chain of events that would turn the other queendoms of Mataisa, Zozaia, and Aftara against Umbralta, setting Umbralta (and her sister) up to be the "villains" who were threatening to take over the rest of the continent.
Inciting Incidents
- Aftaran ships sunk in the harbor by mysterious means; all that remained of them was the Umbralti colors flying
- Mataisan exports to Lucidia were intercepted by "Umbralti" spies
- Zozaian priestesses were found slaughtered in their temple, with lacerations only shadows could have caused
- The Umbralti expansion project Queen Chryseia had proposed to the council, where they would establish a stronger base of developing technology to concentrate their power, is twisted by the politicking of Lucidae
Battlefield
The final battlefield was in the city of Nymara, the capitol of Umbralta at the center of the continent. After many skirmishes where the Umbralta Army was defeated, the city stood as the last fortress against Lucidae's tyrade.
The Engagement
The city fell under siege, and Lucidae's soldiers killed both soldiers and innocents. Many soldiers of the other countries saw Lucidae's military campaign as a grab for power and an opportunity to destroy her "opposite" and when they began killing innocents, these soldiers stood down and instead helped a few Umbralti escape.
As Lucidae stormed the castle, her sister Chryseia stood waiting for her. In a final bid for peace, Chryseia laid down her weapons and held her arms open to Lucidae. However, her younger sister's madness had reached a peak, and Lucidae stabbed Chryseia and attempted to destroy the nexus crystal, the vode crista.
Injured, Chryseia escaped to the Void with the remainder of the nexus crystal, it's shattered pieces still scattered on the floor. Lucidae torched the castle and declared victory.
However, unbeknownst to Lucidae, the fragments of the nexus crystal were collected by the last Umbralti priestesses and spirited away to other countries, where they were made into relics and jewelry to protect the remainder of their culture and power.
Belligerents
Imperial Army
Umbralta Army
Strength
- A coalition of soldiers from each region of Arkanis, made up of Chosen soldiers
- United against the "common enemy" of Umbralta
- Led by Lucidae, the most powerful Chosen leader of Light
- Formal military of Umbralta
- Made up of Chosen soldiers who carry Shadow power
- Specialize in reconnaissance, guerilla warfare, and distance combat
Casualties
- Numerous casualties; many lost when consumed by the Void or eaten alive by shadows
- The Chosen soldiers of Light remained primarily unaffected, but heavy losses were recorded for the other Queendoms
- The entire army was either captured or killed by the end of the conflict
- Any Chosen soldiers remaining either went into hiding or were stripped of their powers by Lucidae
Objectives
- To destroy the Vode Crista and thus neutralize the shadow powers of the Umbralti people
- Topple the Umbralti government by murdering their Queen
- Genocide as many Chosen Umbralti as they could; convert the rest
- To protect their people from genocide
- To preserve their traditions of Shadow casting and neutralizing
- To convince the other Queendoms that Lucidae did not have their best interests at heart, and that the Umbralti were being used as a scapegoat for Lucidae's own plans to take control of Arkanis
Maps
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Arkanis
A lush continent with diverse landscapes holding magical, elemental power.
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