The Continental War

The Conflict

Prelude

For years after the unification of Seripha by the confederation of the twelve in (PH), the nation dramatically centralised itself and enacted an immense industrialisation attempt. Within decades, the previously largely rural and nomadic country was transformed into undulating rolls of chimneys and rapidly growing slums. The population boomed as the tribes were forced to resettle into cities, with Lutenia growing by almost a million inhabitants in just 10 years.   At the same time, the Seriphanese government set about the eradication of any trace of old culture within the nation, displacing hundreds of thousands and killing thousands of wealthy individuals. This ethnic cleansing campaign went largely unnoticed outside of the nation's borders, due to widespread political and social strife at the time across the continent. The displacements only added to this. Lavenna, to the south of Seripha and beyond the towering Merkosta mountains, was particularly destabilised and its already fragmented domains were brought into turmoil at the influx of refugees. Revolution broke out in the Amaranthine Confederation to the Northeast, facing a multiple front war against Nyrish insurgents, Boronist Revolutionaries, and Aukvari Fighters. Kannosta was in the midst of a political upheaval that saw many of its major cities occupied by armed protestors and its capital under curfew. It was amidst this chaos that Seripha saw an opportunity. The supercontinent, more divided and unstable than ever, and a Seripha with a newfound industrial might.    Without much resistance, they expanded easily out of their southern holdings in Merkosta (which had been a long-time stronghold of the mountain clans) and pushed into Vardasta, Priskipsa and Caldatra. They also eliminated the ancient powerhouse of the Hux'am Republic, sacking its capital. As Seriphanese aggression in Lavenna became more intense, the predominant military powers of the region finally decided to create a loose coalition for common defense in 452. Led mostly by the Parvald dynasty in Borashta, the Kiranto Clique in Vastonya, and with limited support from Rodanya, it was believed that such an alliance would be enough to restrain Seriphanese ambitions. These beliefs were shattered the moment that Seripha amassed troops along the Vastonyan border with Merkosta in 454, and mere days later swept across the Maroe river.    With Kannosta also pledging its support to the coalition, and Seripha simultaneously invading the Cerulsian Confederation, the Continental War began.