War of the Six

The War of the Six, also called the Jewelfruit War or the Ikam War, was instigated by the Violet Accord and the Pact of the Blessèd as they sought control over the newly-discovered ikam fruit in the Inebi Grove. The 'Six' refers to six Jal, three on either side of the conflict. Balaqalneyis and Seyis-Gol remained largely uninvolved.
The main military force of the Pact of the Blessèd (headed by Prime Nettherrose Altith) was the Golden Itoqir, whose system primarily came from the Itoqir of Ustraria that acted as its backbone. They were led by Tothjal Terbias Cuun, from Ustaria; Jal-Fiir Jonna Biqare, from Iyr; and Jal-Mulir Shedrogard Affenblau, from Unenshuut. They also employed the Hidden Company, a group of nine mercenaries led by Iknais (later Jal-Droxir) and semi-posthumously deigned the Droxir.
The main military force of the Violet Accord (headed by Ouni Kujan) was the Host of Selephise, also known as 'the Host'. They were led by three Generals (Titans) -- Hezath Zalesper, from Kiva; Scedal Basania, from Ustraria; and Aguthsha Intoh, from Unenshuut. They also made increasing use of warlock-summoned members of the Azgorach Horde.
The war began with the Tikkiss Skirmish in the Season of Closing, 986AC, and ended following Aguthsha-Titan's release of the Plague of the Bitter Hand at the peak of the Widow's Siege on the 33rd Day of the Season of Ripening and the Inebi Armistice that soon followed on the 43rd Day of the Season of Ripening, 989AC, thus lasting for three years. The period of exceedingly high infection rates and death and the subsequent economic destruction is known as the Long Wake.
Of the six capitals alone, approximately 189,000 lives were lost from the conflict itself and the plague.

The Conflict

Prelude

Discovery of the Inebi Grove on the 6th Day of the Season of Opening, 985AC, and -- more importantly -- the discovery of the ikam on the 51st Day of the Season of Opening, 985AC.
Formation of the Violet Accord (61st Day of the Season of Ripening, 985AC) and Pact of the Blessed (2nd Day of the Season of Waiting, 985AC).

Deployment

Tikkiss Skirmish, 12th Day of the Season of Closing, 986AC.

Battlefield

Varied, dependent on theater. The majority took place in north and northeast Unenshuut and the southern half of Ustraria.
Generally Agreed-On Theaters:
Central Theater -- A corridor from Korzhûn in central Ustraria down through the Rivens, across the border and the Tubisqu River to Keismeb, ending around Memboti.
Northwest Theater -- From the northern border of the Tycephaur Lake to the Root River, as far east as Ocalin in Ustraria and the westernmost bend of the Tubisqu, and as far south as Eibe in Unenshuut. The Haaros was officially exempt due to acting as ancestral ground for fauns.
Northeast Theater -- Encompassing exclusively the Qos Spear and Qos River, ending at the Temple at Willowbreak Field at its southernmost point.
Eastern Theater -- Anything east of Hooth's River in Unenshuut, with the Temple of Willowbreak Field as its northmost point and encompassing Gell's Landing, and as far east as the Acheche River and as far south as the Unenshuut-Seyis-Gol border.

The Engagement

Notable Specific Engagements & Incidents:
Tikkiss Skirmish (12/C/986AC)
Charge of the Martyrs (13/R/987AC--15/R/987AC)
Slaughter of Gild Bitterway (71/R/987)
Cojaea Nesting (73/R/987AC)
Duel of Dussan's Crux (39/W/987AC)
Battle at the Qos Spear (72/O/988AC)
Tubisqu Rout (72/O/988AC)
Siege of Keismeb (25/R/988AC--35/C/988AC)
Slaughter of the Anteg Stead (26/R/988AC)
The Seizing of the Ice Child (15/O/989AC--18/O/989AC)
Assault on the Nest (22/O/989AC)
Widow's Siege (20/R/989AC--33/R/989AC)

Outcome

Initial expected casualties of war; following the release of the Bitter Hand, widespread panic and infection. Lack of procedure led to further deaths from initial contamination.

Aftermath

'The Long Wake': Vast swathes of several populations -- even those not originally involved in the war -- dead or dying from the epidemic; widespread economic and civil disruption or outright failure.

Historical Significance

Legacy

Crippled economies, devastated populations, religious zealotry.

In Literature

Inebi Treaty
Inebi Armistice
the Ttarvek War Poems

Included Conflicts

• Assault on the Nest
• Battle at the Qos Spear
• Charge of the Martyrs
• Cojaea Nesting
• Duel of Dussan's Crux
• Seizing of the Ice Child
• Siege of Keismeb
• Tikkiss Skirmish
• Widow's Siege

Conflict Type

War

Battlefield Type

Land

Start Date

12th Day of the Season of Closing, 986AC

Ending Date

43rd Day of the Season of Ripening, 989AC

Conflict Result

Mutually-agreed truce in the face of the epidemic.

Location

Icalar

Belligerents

Pact of the Blessed

• Golden Itoqir
• Pact of the Blessèd

Led by

• Devatska Acosaphaura
• Jonna Biqare
• Nettherrose Altith
• Shedrogard Affenblau
• Terbias Cuun
• Xocis Bu'ran

Violet Accord

• Host of Selephise
• Violet Accord

Led by

• Aguthsha Intoh
• Hezath Zalesper
• Ohni Kujan
• Scedal Basania
• Vasaeon Hejiq
• Xa'aroch

Strength

At its peak, the Golden Itoqir -- a.k.a. the Great Drake -- was officially 114,688 strong: two standard drakes from Ustraria and one drake of united forces from other countries, plus two reserve wings.

At its peak, the Host was approximately 95,000 strong: some 40,000 of the Kivan Valnoc, another 50,000 assembled infantry and cavalry, and the remaining 5,000 consisting of warlocks and Azgorach

Casualties

Objectives

To seize the Inebi Grove and all Ikam for the purposes of enhancing both current and future Bloodsingers.

To retain hold on the Inebi Grove and all Ikam to conduct further non-military research on its properties, applications, and implications.