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{{Infobox Military Conflict
| conflict    =Themiclesian-Jedorian Hyper War of 4096 BCE
| conflict    = Themiclesian-Kolodorian Hyper War
| partof      = Pre-Sperg Era
| partof      = Hyper Era
| image      = [[File:Map_of_the_hyper_war.png|500px]]
| image      = [[File:ThemiKoloWar.jpg|400px]]
| caption    = Map of the two factions before the war
| caption    = Themiclesian soldier in Proto-Letnia
| date        = April 39 - January 2 4096 BCE
| date        = 23,119-22,899 BCE
| place      = [[Septentrion]], [[Xen]], [[11th Dimension]]
| place      = [[Septentrion]]
| territory  =  
| territory  =  
| status      = Status Quo Post Bellum
| status      =  
| result      = Status Quo Post Bellum <br> Dissolution of the Greater Jedorian Empire
| result      = Themiclesian Victory <br> Dissolution of the Kolodorian Dominion <br> Great De-synchronization
| combatant1  = [[Greater Themiclesian Space Empire]]
| combatant1  = {{flagicon image|ThemiCollective.png|22px}} Themiclesian Collective
| combatant2  = [[Grand Jedorian Collective]]
| combatant2  = {{flagicon image|KoloDominion.png|22px}} Kolodorian Dominion
| commander1  = Emperor Beans CLXVI <br> ProZD
| commander1  = {{flagicon image|ThemiCollective.png|22px}} Xi Shu
| commander2  = Commander Yprin Yukishuma <br> Bob the Builder
| commander2  = {{flagicon image|KoloDominion.png|22px}} Eisolos
| strength1  = 91 million ground troops <br> 500,000 ninjas <br> 23,000 starships <br> Beans Gang
| strength1  = 75 million hominids
| strength2  = 122 million conscripts <br> 300 Raptors <br> A whole Pirate ship <br> Patrick Star
| strength2  = 53 million ''homo sapiens''
| casualties1 = 12.3 million killed <br> 39.6 million wounded <br> 250,000 ninjas killed <br> Hundreds of Beans spilled
| casualties1 = 24 million hominids
| casualties2 = A Yellow Submarine <br> All the Lonely People <br> Additional Beatles References <br> Dignity
| casualties2 = 16 million ''homo sapiens''
| notes      =  
| notes      =  
}}
}}


The '''Themiclesian-Jedorian Hyper War of 4096 BCE''' was the most destructive and violent unarmed conflict in all of pre-recorded human history. Waged across every known dimension of space (and some unknown ones), the war lasted from April 39 to January 2 (14 September on the Mayan Calendar) and resulting in moon-shattering ramifications for both the [[Greater Themiclesian Space Empire]] and the [[Grand Jedorian Collective]], whom were the two primary combatants. Historians have traditionally divided the war intro three and a half phases; the Opening Moves, in which the Themiclesian Space Fleet was able to inflict defeat after defeat on the Jedorians, followed by the Middle Phase, when Jedorian counterattacks successfully spilled them beans, and the Endgame, which we are forbidden to speak of.
The '''Themiclesian-Kolodorian Hyper War''', also known as the '''Collective-Dominion War''', was an armed conflict fought between the pre-historic powers of [[Kolodoria]] and [[Themiclesia]], lasting from 23,119 to 22,899 BCE.  


Following a period of intermittent fighting that resulted in a stalemate for (t = (wa^5IQ/3G^(2/p)k^2R^5)) years, the Themiclesian discovery of the Halo Array proved instrumental in proving the Jedorian forces were actually just a bunch of pussies who gave up just because they all died.  
The root of the conflict lay in the competing ideological differences over definitions and concepts of humanity, and what constituted a human being. Themiclesian schools of thought predominantly favored the ''cognitive sapience'' view of humanity, in that any sapient being capable of recognizing, acknowledging, and adopting the social and legal customs of human civilization could be considered human. Kolodorian ideology instead favored a definition dependent on DNA; only those genetically human could be considered a human being and thus granted the rights and status of person hood. Although the two states had previously cooperated against the Neanderthal Empire in 50,000 BCE, Kolodorian efforts to drive the Neanderthal to extinction earned Themiclesian ire, resulting in a cold war between the two major powers of [[Septentrion]].  


The conflict in of itself is considered to mark the end of the Pre-Sperg Era, after which [[Septentrion]] became dominated by fags who think obsessing over line art is a suitable alternative for getting laid. The collapse of the Grand Jedorian Collective effectively ended what was widely considered the Jedorian Golden Age, as Jedoria would never recover and remains a shithole to this day. Themiclesia would rebound over who gives a fuck about Themiclesia.
As the {{wp|Last Glacial Period}} came to an end beginning in 30,000 BCE, increased population growth and resource scarcity drove the two powers into direct competition, which eventually culminated in open warfare beginning in 23,119 BCE. Themiclesia invaded Casaterra, land traditionally considered the domain of Kolodoria, resulting in large scale fighting across the continent. Kolodoria responded by invaded Meridia and staging attacks in Hemithea, including strikes against Themiclesia itself. Despite occasional Kolodorian victories however the larger Themiclesian bastion of population, resources, and industry gradually wore down Kolodorian efforts. By the 229th Century BCE Kolodoria had been forced to cede much of proto-[[Letnia]] and parts of Vinya to Themiclesia, with a final campaign against the heart of Kolodoria starting in 22,951 BCE. A depleted Dominion finally surrendered in 22,899 BCE, bringing an end to the conflict.
 
Themiclesian victory proved to be a Pyrrhic one. Despite the efforts of the Collective, Themiclesia was unable to prevent the extinction of most other human species besides ''homo sapiens''. Only the Nekomimi of Meridia and the Elves of Vinya survived, which gradually were assimilated into the local human population and lost much of their unique culture and physiology. Exhausted by the war and ultimately disappointed by the aftermath, the Themiclesian Grand Council elected to launch the Great De-synchronization; the elimination of all advanced civilization across Septentrion and the removal of any trace of their existence. Approximately 95% of the archaic human population of the world elected to join the Grand Council in fleeing Septentrion aboard colony ships destined for the stars, while a small number remained behind to ensure humanity's survival. Knowledge of the Hyper War, and the civilizations that fought it, was quickly lost alongside their technology and resources.


==Background==
==Background==


The years prior to the war were dominated by the Jedorian-Theiclesian Cold Space War (Cold War in Space? Space Cold War?) as the two powers attempted to gain control over the Border World Xen, which would've allowed either side to gain a complete monopoly on shitty alt rock that Cozy insists on listening to for the entire fucking car ride. Prior to the official outbreak of hostilities, both sides engaged in numerous special operations efforts including the deployment of the Themiclesian 666th SS Panzergrenadier Shock Marine Airborne Mechanized Infantry Division and the Jedorian 5th Cucks Battalion, neither of which accomplished jack shit, because FUCK SPECIAL FORCES.
[[File:NeanderthalHuman.png|thumb|right|300px|Human and Neanderthal soldiers during the Primate Uprising.]]


==Outbreak==
During the Primate Uprising that brought about the Pleistocene , the various species of hominids had existed in relative tranquility and practiced intense cooperation. By 150,000 BCE the hominid genus had become dominated by ''homo sapiens'' (often simply called "humans" or "sapiens") and Neanderthals. Relations between Humans and Neanderthals were usually peaceful, and it was during this period that the concept of a "Hominid Union" first appeared. The idea of unifying the various hominid species under a single political entity was common among the various Human and Neanderthal nations and several initiatives towards that goal were launched by 120,000 BCE.


The war officially began after the Jedorian Grand Collective uploaded a hilarious meme to Facebook that for some reason only got 6 likes even though it was fucking hilarious and should've gotten at least 20. Driven by desperation to finally get their ex to notice them again, the Jedorian Political and Morale Commander Yprin Yukishuma arranged a deal with Karen over custody of the children, which the Themiclesian Emperor Beans CLXVI was not made aware of. Outraged that Karen took the kids, Beans CLXVI promptly declared war on the Grand Jedorian Collective.  
The onset of the Ice Age starting around 115,000 BCE brought an abrupt alteration to these plans. The changing of the climate brought with it new hardship to the various Hominid nations, leading to food shortages and resource scarcity. As global temperatures plummeted, many humans were forced to migrate south closer to the equator. Neanderthals, however, proved better adapted to the new climate and remained present in the northern regions in large numbers. In Vinya however, competition from the faehominid of Ivernica prevented the large scale migration of humans from the north, resulting in a large exclave of humans in what became known as [[Kolodoria]]. In Hemithea, humans largely coalesced into the Themiclesian Collective, centered around the lands of the modern states of [[Themiclesia]], [[Maverica]], [[Dzhungestan]], [[Polvokia]], and [[Menghe]].


Fielding a giant fleet of 23,000 star ships against a Jedorian fleet of nothing, Themiclesia originally enjoyed a major advantage, able to submit Jedorian cities and industrial centers to orbital bombardments that the Jedorians had no defense against. The effectiveness of the orbital bombardment campaign was however limited since Themiclesian starships were only equipped with bean and water based weaponry, and Jedorian factories and cities were largely immune to beans and water balloons.  
Unlike in Vinya and Casaterra, there existed a noticeable degree of separation between the human populations of Hemithea and the Neanderthals, who remained largely within the boundaries of modern day [[Nukkimaa]]. This division led to significantly less friction and direct competition compared to Kolodoria and the Neanderthal presence in Casaterra and Vinya, especially in the land of modern day [[Letnia]]. Direct competition, and eventually conflict, quickly arose between Neanderthals and the Humans of Kolodoria. For the first 30,000 years of the Ice Age, this conflict was largely disorganized and ad hoc; large scale warfare was not common, but the constant friction between the two species led to a great deal of mutual animosity that built up over the course of the millennia.  


In early spring the Jedorians counterattacked by marching across Casaterra and invading the Themiclesian client state of Nukkodudeland, threatening to spill the war onto Themiclesian soil. Led by their voracious commander Bob the Builder, the Jedorians were able to push the Themclesians back to the walls of the Forbidden City.  
By 70,000 BCE, the Neanderthal domains had formed an effective empire stretching across the arctic from Vinya through Casaterra to Hemithea. This unified polity granted the Neanderthals immense sway in political and economic fields across [[Septentrion]], and was heavily exercised against Kolodoria. Open warfare between the two powers waged back and forth for the better part of 20,000 years, marked by occasional peace overtures and interventions from Themiclesia. By 55,000 BCE however the leadership of Eek had turned the Neanderthal Empire into a path of direct collision with the Human states of Septentrion; recognizing that the eventual recession of the glacial period would bring about the resurgence of human proliferation among Neanderthal territory, Eek sought to balance out the Human-Neanderthal dynamic via the subjugation of Kolodoria.


==Stalemate==
Unwilling to stand by while it's fellow human nation was attacked, Themiclesia intervened on behalf of Kolodoria, overruning Neanderthal holdings in northern Hemithea. Resistance from both human powers proved too much for Eek's empire to resist, and over the course of the next 5,000 years the Neanderthal holdings in Casaterra and Vinya were steadily reduced by Kolodorian-Themiclesian invasions. Despite Themiclesian authorities painting the conflict as a limited political dispute, Kolodorian animosity from millennia of Human-Neanderthal conflict resulted in a violent campaign of annihilation against the Neanderthal, intent on ensuring Human dominion over Septentrion.


Fighting far from their own supply lines however, Jedorian forces soon become bogged down in brutal urban combat against hardened Themiclesian veterans and lots of ninjas. Heavy fighting raged across Hemithea in tons of violent and epic clashes that would probably be really interested to read about, but I'm not getting paid by the word count so to sum it up: Boom boom bang! Bang bang boom bang! Ratatatatat! Kerpow! Kerpow! Boom!
By 50,000 BCE the Empire of the Neanderthal had been systematically destroyed, their advanced civilization gone and only scattered communities left. To Kolodoria, such actions were justified on the basis of countless centuries of pent up aggression and disdain for the Neanderthal, but for a Themiclesian society where dreams of a Hominid Union still found fertile soil, it was a disturbing development and a blow to the ideals of the future. When Grand Minister of Habitation Shin Yun revealed to the Themiclesian Grand Council in 36,602 BCE that the Neanderthal species was effectively doomed to extinction due to low fertility rates and population decline amid rapid concurrent human population increase, the news was received with a mixture of shame and mourning.


Despite fighting well, a war of attrition favored Jedoria since Jedorian bitches could pump out babies faster than Themiclesians could (Balts outproducing Chinese? Crazy, right?). Realizing that a protracted conflict inevitably would end in a Jedorian victory, the Themiclesian Science and Youtube Minister ProZD began formulating a strategic move to capture the legendary Halo Array which would be able to turn the tide against the Jedorian onslaught.
The differences in the approach to the Neanderthal highlighted the underlying opposing views Themiclesia and Kolodoria had regarding other Hominids. For Kolodorians, who's history had long been one of conflict between Humans and other members of the genus, the concept of civilization was dependent heavily on one's genetic lineage. Acceptance into Kolodoria required the DNA of ''homo sapiens''; in Themiclesia however, where peaceful relations with the Nekomanni of Meridia had long flourished, personhood and society had long been considered the domain of those who possess the cognitive abilities to recognize and reason with societal and legal norms.


==Discovery of the Halo Array==
Such differing viewpoints fundamentally shaped the grand strategy of both states in the aftermath of the Neanderthal War. In the centuries that followed the Themiclesian Collective pursued an increasingly expansionist policy of cooperation and mutual integreation intended to encompass the vast breadth of hominids across [[Septentrion]], to include the population of faehominids of Vinya, the Nekomimi of Meridia, and what remained of the Neanderthals of Hemithea. Promoted by scholars such as Shin Li and Zi Han, this effort to incorporate other hominids into a single polity was coined "cognitive sapience", which defined humanity in the cognitive abilities of the individual regardless of heredity and genetics. The Themiclesian government heavily promoted this viewpoint to encourage cooperation between the Collective and the other hominid nations of the world.


To facilitate the discovery of the Halo Array, the Themiclesian Task Force Beans Gang was dispatched through the border world of Xen to search through various portals and shit to find and locate (isn't that the same thing, find and locate?) the Halo Array. After an exhaustive 11 minute search, Beans Gang located the Halo Array and was able to activate the super weapon, effectively annihilating the Jedorian armies and all life in the galaxy.
In Kolodoria, the works of scholars such as U̯eiknos and Ti̯egᵘ̯tornos moved in an antithetical perspective; humanity was defined by its genes and lineage. Civilization, it was argued, functioned best when within the confines of the genetic code that had spawned it. Shaped by Kolodoria's historically poor relations with it's hominid neighbors, Kolodorian philosophy insisted that a multi-polarity world divided into species-specific nations was preferable. This view was criticized by Themiclesian scholars as "sapiens supremacist", and a cover for a general desire among the Kolodorians to establish a human dominant power bloc in the world, at the expense of the independence and influence of the other hominids.  


==Jedorian Retreat==
It was this philosophical disagreement that began to lead to confrontation between Kolodoria and Themiclesia in the millennia after the fall of the Neanderthals. Themiclesia, operating on the auspice that all hominids could co-exist under the same banner, against Kolodorian efforts to coalesce ''homo sapiens'' into a single state.


Faced with the fact that they were all dead, the Jedorians were forced to beat a hasty retreat back to their homeland of Vinya, their efforts hampered by the fact that they were all dead and it was physically impossible for them to do anything because once you're dead you're dead. Jedorian efforts to re-establish defensive lines in Casaterra were undermined by Themiclesian air power and the fact that all the Jedorians were dead. The Themiclesian advance was slowed however by three god damn seasons of filler episodes before finally the Jedorians were pushed back to the original pre-war borders.
==Prelude to war==


==Ending and Aftermath==
As the Glacial Period came to an end, sea levels rose as much of the ice that had covered [[Septentrion]] melted away. The resulting change in the climate and geography across the planet had significant repercussions for both the Kolodorian Dominion and the Themiclesian Collective. By 28,000 BC the steady rise of sea levels had forced mass migration of many Faehominid away from the coasts of lower Vinya, creating friction between their resettled populaces and the southern reaches of Kolodoria. For many Kolodorians, who felt the Fae had failed to properly support the Kolodorians in their struggle against the Neanderthals, the arrival of additional non-human hominids and the resulting rise in tensions along the border provided further ammunition for the Kolodorian arguments against pan-Hominid political organization.


Faced with the complete collapse of their war strategy and the fact that they were all dead, the Grand Jedorian Collective surrendered on 2 January 4096 BCE, effectively ending the war. Sporadic fighting would occur throughout Xen because nobody bothered to tell the forces there the fighting was over. Both sides were heavily depleted by the war; the Themiclesians had lost a bunch of beans spilled, half their ninjas, while millions more were killed or wounded. The Jedorians also suffered, losing all their Beatles CDs and being forced to accept the fact that they had effectively been beaten by an autistic mushroom.
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Latest revision as of 18:24, 23 June 2023

Themiclesian-Kolodorian Hyper War
Part of Hyper Era
ThemiKoloWar.jpg
Themiclesian soldier in Proto-Letnia
Date23,119-22,899 BCE
Location
Result Themiclesian Victory
Dissolution of the Kolodorian Dominion
Great De-synchronization
Belligerents
Themiclesian Collective Kolodorian Dominion
Commanders and leaders
Xi Shu Eisolos
Strength
75 million hominids 53 million homo sapiens
Casualties and losses
24 million hominids 16 million homo sapiens

The Themiclesian-Kolodorian Hyper War, also known as the Collective-Dominion War, was an armed conflict fought between the pre-historic powers of Kolodoria and Themiclesia, lasting from 23,119 to 22,899 BCE.

The root of the conflict lay in the competing ideological differences over definitions and concepts of humanity, and what constituted a human being. Themiclesian schools of thought predominantly favored the cognitive sapience view of humanity, in that any sapient being capable of recognizing, acknowledging, and adopting the social and legal customs of human civilization could be considered human. Kolodorian ideology instead favored a definition dependent on DNA; only those genetically human could be considered a human being and thus granted the rights and status of person hood. Although the two states had previously cooperated against the Neanderthal Empire in 50,000 BCE, Kolodorian efforts to drive the Neanderthal to extinction earned Themiclesian ire, resulting in a cold war between the two major powers of Septentrion.

As the Last Glacial Period came to an end beginning in 30,000 BCE, increased population growth and resource scarcity drove the two powers into direct competition, which eventually culminated in open warfare beginning in 23,119 BCE. Themiclesia invaded Casaterra, land traditionally considered the domain of Kolodoria, resulting in large scale fighting across the continent. Kolodoria responded by invaded Meridia and staging attacks in Hemithea, including strikes against Themiclesia itself. Despite occasional Kolodorian victories however the larger Themiclesian bastion of population, resources, and industry gradually wore down Kolodorian efforts. By the 229th Century BCE Kolodoria had been forced to cede much of proto-Letnia and parts of Vinya to Themiclesia, with a final campaign against the heart of Kolodoria starting in 22,951 BCE. A depleted Dominion finally surrendered in 22,899 BCE, bringing an end to the conflict.

Themiclesian victory proved to be a Pyrrhic one. Despite the efforts of the Collective, Themiclesia was unable to prevent the extinction of most other human species besides homo sapiens. Only the Nekomimi of Meridia and the Elves of Vinya survived, which gradually were assimilated into the local human population and lost much of their unique culture and physiology. Exhausted by the war and ultimately disappointed by the aftermath, the Themiclesian Grand Council elected to launch the Great De-synchronization; the elimination of all advanced civilization across Septentrion and the removal of any trace of their existence. Approximately 95% of the archaic human population of the world elected to join the Grand Council in fleeing Septentrion aboard colony ships destined for the stars, while a small number remained behind to ensure humanity's survival. Knowledge of the Hyper War, and the civilizations that fought it, was quickly lost alongside their technology and resources.

Background

Human and Neanderthal soldiers during the Primate Uprising.

During the Primate Uprising that brought about the Pleistocene , the various species of hominids had existed in relative tranquility and practiced intense cooperation. By 150,000 BCE the hominid genus had become dominated by homo sapiens (often simply called "humans" or "sapiens") and Neanderthals. Relations between Humans and Neanderthals were usually peaceful, and it was during this period that the concept of a "Hominid Union" first appeared. The idea of unifying the various hominid species under a single political entity was common among the various Human and Neanderthal nations and several initiatives towards that goal were launched by 120,000 BCE.

The onset of the Ice Age starting around 115,000 BCE brought an abrupt alteration to these plans. The changing of the climate brought with it new hardship to the various Hominid nations, leading to food shortages and resource scarcity. As global temperatures plummeted, many humans were forced to migrate south closer to the equator. Neanderthals, however, proved better adapted to the new climate and remained present in the northern regions in large numbers. In Vinya however, competition from the faehominid of Ivernica prevented the large scale migration of humans from the north, resulting in a large exclave of humans in what became known as Kolodoria. In Hemithea, humans largely coalesced into the Themiclesian Collective, centered around the lands of the modern states of Themiclesia, Maverica, Dzhungestan, Polvokia, and Menghe.

Unlike in Vinya and Casaterra, there existed a noticeable degree of separation between the human populations of Hemithea and the Neanderthals, who remained largely within the boundaries of modern day Nukkimaa. This division led to significantly less friction and direct competition compared to Kolodoria and the Neanderthal presence in Casaterra and Vinya, especially in the land of modern day Letnia. Direct competition, and eventually conflict, quickly arose between Neanderthals and the Humans of Kolodoria. For the first 30,000 years of the Ice Age, this conflict was largely disorganized and ad hoc; large scale warfare was not common, but the constant friction between the two species led to a great deal of mutual animosity that built up over the course of the millennia.

By 70,000 BCE, the Neanderthal domains had formed an effective empire stretching across the arctic from Vinya through Casaterra to Hemithea. This unified polity granted the Neanderthals immense sway in political and economic fields across Septentrion, and was heavily exercised against Kolodoria. Open warfare between the two powers waged back and forth for the better part of 20,000 years, marked by occasional peace overtures and interventions from Themiclesia. By 55,000 BCE however the leadership of Eek had turned the Neanderthal Empire into a path of direct collision with the Human states of Septentrion; recognizing that the eventual recession of the glacial period would bring about the resurgence of human proliferation among Neanderthal territory, Eek sought to balance out the Human-Neanderthal dynamic via the subjugation of Kolodoria.

Unwilling to stand by while it's fellow human nation was attacked, Themiclesia intervened on behalf of Kolodoria, overruning Neanderthal holdings in northern Hemithea. Resistance from both human powers proved too much for Eek's empire to resist, and over the course of the next 5,000 years the Neanderthal holdings in Casaterra and Vinya were steadily reduced by Kolodorian-Themiclesian invasions. Despite Themiclesian authorities painting the conflict as a limited political dispute, Kolodorian animosity from millennia of Human-Neanderthal conflict resulted in a violent campaign of annihilation against the Neanderthal, intent on ensuring Human dominion over Septentrion.

By 50,000 BCE the Empire of the Neanderthal had been systematically destroyed, their advanced civilization gone and only scattered communities left. To Kolodoria, such actions were justified on the basis of countless centuries of pent up aggression and disdain for the Neanderthal, but for a Themiclesian society where dreams of a Hominid Union still found fertile soil, it was a disturbing development and a blow to the ideals of the future. When Grand Minister of Habitation Shin Yun revealed to the Themiclesian Grand Council in 36,602 BCE that the Neanderthal species was effectively doomed to extinction due to low fertility rates and population decline amid rapid concurrent human population increase, the news was received with a mixture of shame and mourning.

The differences in the approach to the Neanderthal highlighted the underlying opposing views Themiclesia and Kolodoria had regarding other Hominids. For Kolodorians, who's history had long been one of conflict between Humans and other members of the genus, the concept of civilization was dependent heavily on one's genetic lineage. Acceptance into Kolodoria required the DNA of homo sapiens; in Themiclesia however, where peaceful relations with the Nekomanni of Meridia had long flourished, personhood and society had long been considered the domain of those who possess the cognitive abilities to recognize and reason with societal and legal norms.

Such differing viewpoints fundamentally shaped the grand strategy of both states in the aftermath of the Neanderthal War. In the centuries that followed the Themiclesian Collective pursued an increasingly expansionist policy of cooperation and mutual integreation intended to encompass the vast breadth of hominids across Septentrion, to include the population of faehominids of Vinya, the Nekomimi of Meridia, and what remained of the Neanderthals of Hemithea. Promoted by scholars such as Shin Li and Zi Han, this effort to incorporate other hominids into a single polity was coined "cognitive sapience", which defined humanity in the cognitive abilities of the individual regardless of heredity and genetics. The Themiclesian government heavily promoted this viewpoint to encourage cooperation between the Collective and the other hominid nations of the world.

In Kolodoria, the works of scholars such as U̯eiknos and Ti̯egᵘ̯tornos moved in an antithetical perspective; humanity was defined by its genes and lineage. Civilization, it was argued, functioned best when within the confines of the genetic code that had spawned it. Shaped by Kolodoria's historically poor relations with it's hominid neighbors, Kolodorian philosophy insisted that a multi-polarity world divided into species-specific nations was preferable. This view was criticized by Themiclesian scholars as "sapiens supremacist", and a cover for a general desire among the Kolodorians to establish a human dominant power bloc in the world, at the expense of the independence and influence of the other hominids.

It was this philosophical disagreement that began to lead to confrontation between Kolodoria and Themiclesia in the millennia after the fall of the Neanderthals. Themiclesia, operating on the auspice that all hominids could co-exist under the same banner, against Kolodorian efforts to coalesce homo sapiens into a single state.

Prelude to war

As the Glacial Period came to an end, sea levels rose as much of the ice that had covered Septentrion melted away. The resulting change in the climate and geography across the planet had significant repercussions for both the Kolodorian Dominion and the Themiclesian Collective. By 28,000 BC the steady rise of sea levels had forced mass migration of many Faehominid away from the coasts of lower Vinya, creating friction between their resettled populaces and the southern reaches of Kolodoria. For many Kolodorians, who felt the Fae had failed to properly support the Kolodorians in their struggle against the Neanderthals, the arrival of additional non-human hominids and the resulting rise in tensions along the border provided further ammunition for the Kolodorian arguments against pan-Hominid political organization.