Civil War

Civil War was a four-year-long conflict that occurred in Róthland, with more than 800,000 casualties, including 200,000 civilians. It started shortly after the wedding of Elaine IV of The Lowlands and Prince Quaiyle of Heywerdland (303), with Princess Rosalyn, Quaiyle's older sister abandoning her duties as Lord-Commander of Legions of Róthland, and went on to boycott her mother's orders to marry her niece Marianne-Elaria to much older King William III of Heylington. The tensions escalated four months after the official boycott, and turned into a more weapon-oriented conflict that lasted for four years, and gradually involved multiple factions, organizations and local governments. Towards the end, a lot of territory was left in ruin, famine was widespread in many parts, the local governments had trouble controlling the funding of the Greyburg, plagues were spread in some parts, trading economy crashed and The Wall to the East was cracked up. Subsequently, various bands and orders of pirates, assassins, rogues and thieves gained influence over the common folk, which later helped overthrow the monarchy.

Following the end of monarchic and aristocratic government, the Róthland found itself in a war against the Many-Angled Ones, beings of nearly immeasurable power who sought to bring the Twilight Hour into reality.

Prelude
Queen Bítres, the ruler of Heywerdland, sent her granddaughter Mariann-Elaria off to Heylington, to be married to their polygamous King. She also had her grandson Vein engaged to Wilhelmina, second-in-line to the throne of Kwitland.

As Elaine III died, and left the throne to Elaine IV, who was married to Bítres' youngest son, and had a child with him, Bítres' power and influence over other families of Greyburg exponentially rose, despite the toll that it took on her family. Rosalyn, her only daughter, who was sent to Hills Harbor to command the Legions of Róthland, so that she wouldn't dabble with Bítres' plans, after a few months, abandoned her duties in order to find her mother and have her explain everything, but primarily her sending Mariann-Elaria down to William III.

As Rosalyn returned, she was greeted with a cold welcome, and was unable to actually speak to her mother. After six days at the palace, she formally announced giving up her title and boycotting her mother, in a rally near the Palace. She explained that her decisions that took toll on her family, and the lack of courage to face the consequences of those decisions made her feel ashamed to be her daughter. Even though, at the rally, she received mixed response from the spectators, the support for her cause grew later on, as all that she said was in fact revealed to be true. An uprising gained traction within the city, as Rosalyn ventured off south to ask William to return her niece. When she came, William III refused as his ties to her mother were too strong, and he was a polygamous dumbass. She, later on, received an invitation to Geirburg Palace, where her younger brother and his wife, the Queen, offered diplomatic help to return their niece. Bítres was pissed off, but couldn't cut off all ties to The Lowlands, as it is where her influence is the greatest, so she tried to get her youngest to kick Rosalyn out of the country. As he refused, the tensions between her and him grew, and so did the tensions between Heywerdland and The Lowlands. Heylington stood by Heywerdland, while Plòdgald, a semi-anarchaic space between Heylington and the Lowlands, ruled by a puppet king, stood by The Lowlands, and raised taxes for any Heylington resident who wishes to pass through. Exactly four months after the official boycott, King William III secretly ordered his rogues to kill King Fròde of Plòdgald, so that he may seize control over the lands. Unbeknownst to William, the true power wasn't held by the monarch, but by the trading companies. Despite killing the King, he achieved nearly nothing for his own gain, but got declared war by The Lowlands. Soon other countries joined in.

With an ingenious arsenal of weaponry, the two forces collided, starting the Civil War, with many other joining later on, either for one of the two sides, or for their own gain.