Butternut–SEC War
The War of Grievances (colloquially referred to as the Buttsecs War) is an ongoing conflict on CivMC between forces of the Security Enhancement Coalition and an assortment of belligerents with the backing of the nation of Butternut County.
| The War of Grievances | |||||||
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 Combatants of The War of Grievances; SEC in blue and Butternut in yellow | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 SEC | Butternut County | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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 Lagiacrus |
 Gwua | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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10+ Fighters | ~6-7 Fighters | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 9 Pearled (as of June 13, 2023) | 2 Pearled (as of June 13, 2023) | ||||||
Background
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 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 At the time of the kickoff of this conflict, however, this backing was assuredly no longer in effect.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 obbybombing of Icenia, but the relationship between the two soured as promises to erect a statue of Bewsiej in Icenia were not honored.
The Supermarket Scuffle
The First Days
The conflict sparked when SEC fighters Zolo17 and Jaimie were pearled during their manhunt for Ez2Clutch and Chosentwicelol and 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 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 June 6th, 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.
Banwave and Reverse
On June 8th, a banwave swept across CivMC, with many Butternutters caught in it as a result of suspected association, a recently implemented rule designed to curb toxicity on the server - however, after a short period and pleas against the bans, many were reversed.
The Bridging of Whole Foods and the Return of Gang Shi
Amid the fighting, the imprisoned and former Gang Shi citizen Fastestgrass was soon approaching the end of his sentence. Interested in an early release, Fastestgrass cut a deal with the SEC to be granted an earlier release with the condition that he retire to the nation of Mercutio. Alongside Fastestgrass, PhysicsGamer was also released by Cortesia Del Mar's Red_Steel - a move that was met with ire by Icenia, who had pearled him following the Temporal Isles Coup. A bounty of 64d was immediately placed on her pearl by the state of Bloom.
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. Gwua and Ch1pR, who had never been captured 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 reneg on his plea deal and abandon Mercutio to assist in the bridging.
In the early hours of June 11th, Whole Foods was successfully bridged - and its pearls released. Later that day, Butternut's forces secured the pearl of ChrisChrispie, the President of Icenia.
A Government in Exile
On June 12th, the newly formed Butternut-Gang Shi coalition announced the "liberation of Icenia", and detailed a plan to fully demilitarize the nation, outlining their grievances and new rules for the wartorn nation. The coalition urged Icenians to turn themselves in for a reduced sentence, and assured that any peaceful citizens would not be harmed. Any individuals seen wearing prot or netherite, however, would be swiftly pearled. Soon thereafter a new announcement was made, this time by SEC Forces, showing 6 fighters. The announcement read, "Icenia doesn't need liberating. We will persevere".
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. 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 timebeing, at least until the next patch. Jumping on the opportunity, the SEC used this newly found trick to free at least 5 fighters trapped within logboxes, a move that drew considerable complaints from Ez2Clutch and Chosentwicelol.
An opinion poll asking the global community their opinions on the war showed that support for SEC forces was 60%, compared to Butternut's 40%.
One June 13th, Gwua stated that the war would not end with the fall of Icenia, and that it was "just the beginning of the campaign", with the rest of the Security Enhancement Coalition firmly within their crosshairs.