Butternut–SEC War: Difference between revisions

The war began following the unbanning of the known raider and former Estalian and [[Generic War]] combatant [[Ez2Clutch]]- he soon thereafter began raiding in partnership with [[Chosentwicelol]], a raider infamous for menacing the government of [[Icenia (CivMC)|Icenia]] and rumored to have had the backing of [[Estalia]], one which the nation vehemently denied. At the time of the kickoff of this conflict, however, this backing was assuredly no longer in effect. Instead, a new benefactor emerged for the two raiders: [[Butternut County]]. Butternut's [[Bewsiej]] had previously been considered a hero to Icenia following his vital role in clearing the [[Generic_War#Sack_of_Icenia|obbybombing of Icenia]], but the relationship between the two soured as promises to erect a statue of Bewsiej in Icenia were not honored due to the Icenian Senate's reluctance following an incident at Space Needle IV, Icenia City's skybunker.

=== Initial Invasion of Icenia (4 June — 8 June) ===

The conflict sparked when [[Security Enhancement Coalition|SEC]] fighters [[Zolo17]] and [[Jaimiemie]] were pearled{{by whom}} when a manhunt for Ez2Clutch was interrupted by chosentwicelol. The pearls were then kited to the Butternut vault - signaling to the world that the raiders now had the full support of Butternut County and that this was no longer a simple raiding incident. Skirmishes began to break out within [[Icenia (CivMC)|Icenia]] as SEC fighters and the Butternut raiders vied for pearls. With the city in danger, the Icenians engaged their automated defenses - a horde of withers was released inside the city, a means to keep the raiders at bay. By 6 June, Butternut secured 2 more pearls - that of [[Raeders]], [[JuniorTide]], and [[Yodabird19]]. On June 7th, a further 3 pearls were claimed by Butternut: [[Sapienfrfx]], [[Mushroom_Cultist]], and [[Spoonce]]. The tally was grim for the SEC: 8 pearls in Butternut captivity, with nothing to show for it. But on June 8th came a major SEC victory: Ez2Clutch was pearled by the Icenian [[Lagiacrus]], after falling into a sand trap and failing to escape.

With SEC blood in the water, however, former Gang Shi leaders and fighters returned, seeking retribution for their own grievances following the sack of Gang Shi in the [[The "That's Nuts!" War]]. Freed from the heavily griefed Black Mesa vault with the help of [[Jindosh]] of the [[Fempire Union]], [[Gwua]] and [[Ch1pr|Ch1pR]], who had never been pearled following the war, returned to assist in the collapse of their enemies and began the construction of a skybridge to Whole Foods, Icenia's skyvault. The Gang Shi fighters successfully recruited their former citizen, Fastestgrass, to renege on his plea deal and abandon Mercutio to assist in the bridging.

In the early hours{{when}} of June 11th, Whole Foods was successfully bridged - and its pearls released. Later that day, Butternut's forces secured the pearl of [[ChrisChrispie]] and [[Complexii]] after [[Haxx0r]] betrayed and insided SEC forces in Whole Foods.

=== Exile of Icenian Government (12 June — present) ===

Skirmishes continued in Icenia as the coalition sought to snuff out the rest of the SEC Forces in Icenia and complete their demilitarization of the nation, when a new meta-incident occurred: using the newly implemented One-Time Teleport (OTT) mechanic, the Butternut fighter Tkonic successfully escaped a logbox, prompting the SEC to seek admin clarification. {{Citation needed}} The admins stated that this was not an exploit, however it was a mistake on their part. As such, using OTT to as an escape mechanism was valid for the time-being, at least until the next patch. {{Citation needed}} Jumping on the opportunity, the SEC used this newly found trick to free at least 5 trapped fighters and refugees, a move that drew considerable complaints from Ez2Clutch and Chosentwicelol.

[[File:Skirmish between Butternut and SEC.png|thumb|Skirmish between Butternut (chosentwicelol) and SEC (Shadno, MechanicalRift) at Cane Corp, Icenia]]

=== Skybridging the Butternut Vault (16 June — 17th June) ===

After multiple skirmishes on June 16th, SEC forces began skybridging the Butternut vault. At some point during this phase of the conflict, the former Icarians [[SOGGYHOBO]] and [[Dawsonisrainy]] both betrayed the SEC and defected to Butternut, assisting with their vault defense.

On June 17th, in an attempt to get closer to the vault, SEC faced three losses due to insiders in the skybridge. Bewsiej pearled [[Awesome_Daniel]] and [[SeaRed]]; meanwhile [[JessieJinx]] was pearled by [[Dawsonisrainy]]. Meanwhile, Butternut faced 1 loss when [[auqust]] pearled [[Fur]], who was blocked off at the skybridge.

=== Seizure of Cane Corp (17 June — 20 June) ===

[[File:Butternut offensive skybridge to Cane Corp.png|thumb|Butternut and Gang Shi’s offensive bridge to Cane Corp]]

Butternut captured Bloom Vault and disabled it on 21 June.

=== Attacks on SEC Nether infrastructure (20 June — present) ===