Ejek Vedotins War
| Erik Slaten's War | |||||||
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 Northern Ivili soldiers engaging in a skirmish with Taverknian soldiers outside of Umudīn | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Northern Ivili Clan Ou Clan Flatstone(1096-1100) |
 Taverkny Clan Southern Ivili Clan | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Erik Slaten Arne Alstoff Frode Alstoff Bon Ou |
Bir Taverkny Bo Alten Knud Rokin Signe Loss † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 750 | 400 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 250 | 300+ | ||||||
Erik Slaten's War of Unification initially began after the prophet Erik Slaten seized power over the Northern Ivili Clan via military coup and used it's powerful army to wage a war of unification on the neighboring clans.
Introduction
Historical records in the possession of Flatstones royal family date as far back as 1089, when the archipelagos economy was defined by manorialism and Stonish politics were dominated by powerful clans and ruthless warlords. Most notably of which was the prophet who went by the name Erik Slaten. Erik achieved a substantial amount of power through the spread of his religion, officially known as Geologism today. Supposedly having been raised in the archipelago's capital of Vedotī, at the time owned by the notoriously influential Northern Ivili Clan, Erik Slaten founded his religion on the basis that the planet Anteria is one large rock that should be worshipped eternally. The religion gained the attention of the archipelago's population, as many were looking for a spiritual escape from the civil war that had plagued the north for decades. Erik used this religion to boost his legitimacy and overthrow the ruling "Dugāposun" (Meaning "Head") of the Northern Ivili Clan through a military coup.
Battle of Umudīn
Upon Erik's rise to power, Erik inherited all of the lands formerly controlled by the Dugāposun of the Northern Ivili Clan, and with it a capable fleet. However, the fleet was small in size and was mostly made up of cogs and galleys as the fleet had originally been used to deter piracy off the archipelago's coast. Despite these drawbacks, embargo's on the Taverkny Clan prevented any large naval engagements occuring between the two, as the Taverknian fleet had essentially become trapped in-port. Erik marched his followers around the mountains and down the northeastern coastline of Poşotī, effectively reaching the city in 1093 without ever actually issuing a declaration of war to Bir Taverkny, who was at the time the Dugāposun of the Taverkny Clan. Despite this, Taverknian patrols had managed to catch Erik's army on it's way to the city, giving it a small amount of time to prepare. Upon realization that his ambush had been ratted out, Erik ordered for the encirclement of the city in order to prevent the flow of supply from reaching it's walls. This was done with ease, as the Umudīn garrison, under the command of Signe Loss, had put it's faith into the stone walls that surrounded the city, hesitant to engage with Erik's army directly. This fatal mistake was made without the permission of Signe Loss, as Signe Loss wasn't present in the city at the time of Erik's arrival. Instead, he had fled just hours before after being recalled to the Traverknian city of Suntugā. Unfortunately, the general had been captured by Erik Slaten's men and later executed under the belief that he was deserting his men in Umudīn. The city was surrendered to Erik after word of Signe's death made it's way through the cities walls. The lack of a proper commander and the casualties caused by attrition and arrow fire had effectively demoralized the inner garrison to the point of mass desertion, and thus the remaining troops pledged their allegiance to Erik Slaten and the city was ceded to the Northern Ivili Clan.
Siege of Suntugā
The fall of Umudīn had been an embarrassing defeat for the Traverkny Clan, as the city had acted as the clans capital since it's founding. To have it lost to a numerically inferior force so easily caused many to lose faith in their leadership. Instead, many began to turn to Erik Slaten due to rumors regarding him as "invincible", or a "god" that had popped up as a result of his astonishing victory at Umudīn. Others put their faith in him simply because of his connection to Geology and his promised incorporation of religion into the Stonish culture, which to many, was dying at the time. They saw Geology as a solution to the decaying Stonish civilization that had been badly severed by the century long era of civil war. What made matters worse, is the majority of the Traverknian leadership had been in the Traverknian city of Suntugā, coincidentally the same city that was made the replacement capital after the fall of Umudīn. Suntuga was a city located on an island isolated from the main archipelago, and because the Traverknian fleet had been burned in the port of Umudīn, the Traverknian leadership was unable to make it's way back to mainland Flatstone because of Erik Slaten's fleet. This meant that the remainder of the Traverknian army had to reroute itself to the Southern Ilivi Clan and regroup with the Southern Ilivi forces, who were busy fighting off the Ou Clan south of the archipelago. This allowed for Erik Slaten's army to occupy the rest of the Traverkny clan in one decisive strike, only being halted upon reaching the Southern Ilivi clans territory. By 1096, the island that Suntugā was situated on had been starved of it's supplies entirely and a famine had swept through the local population. Erik Slaten issued an ultimatum to Bir Taverkny, demanding that he surrender his forces to Northern Ivili or face execution. Bir Taverkny did not hesitate to comply, signing a separate peace treaty then that of Southern Ivili, officially ceding all Traverknian territory to Northern Ivili. It was after the signing of this treaty with Taverkny when Erik Slaten declared the formation of the Order of Flatstone, or the Stonish Theocracy. Bir Taverkny was exiled to the northernmost city of Umoko, and his generals were incorporated into Erik Slaten's army under the flag of the Order of Flatstone.
The Occupation of Southern Ivili
At this point, Erik's army had become exhausted and widespread demands for peace had become commonplace. The Ou Clan had made substantial progress against Southern Ivili, managing to occupy a large portion of islands formerly controlled by the clan. Despite Southern Ivili's army having been reinforced by the remainder of the Traverknian army, it had suffered detrimental losses on the water when engaging with the Ou Fleet. Not possessing the required manpower for recovery, Erik Slatens exhausted army made quick work of the Southern garrisons, managing to push Bon Ou and his remaining men off of mainland Poşotī by 1099. He was forced to seek refugee on an isolated Southern Ivili island situated in between the holdings of the Order of Flatstone and the Ou Clan. After a year of no progress and nation-wide revolts, Bon Ou was forced to sign peace with Erik Slaten, ceding his last island to the Order of Flatstone.
Treaty of Suntugā
The annexation of the Southern Ivili Clan marked the end of Erik Slaten's War in 1100. The now fully unified Order of Flatstone had become too exhausted to continue the fighting southwards, and was thus forced to sign a 100 year non-aggression pact with the Ou Clan, allowing them to keep custody of the northern Kosīdosugā.