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=== The Somber War (Late 2017, Early 2018) ===
=== The Somber War (Late 2017, Early 2018) ===
{{Main}}[[File:Peter's End Castle.png|thumb|This is Peter's End Castle, built during when he was pearled by Lexington.]]By August 2017, several alliances and major powers emerged: [[The Commonwealth]], [[Lexington]], [[Hjaltland]], and [[Mir]], to name a few. All of these nations were returning from prior iterations, and arguably had cross-server grudges dating back to the [[Titan War]] in Civcraft 2.0.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/8aqgyv/the_war_from_my_perspective_a_long_post_for_a/</ref> During the summer, Lexington launched a series of raids, using alternative accounts on [[Westminster]], the Commonwealth's capital, and used it to further declare war.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/755nes/lexington_declares_war_on_hjaltland_commonwealth/</ref> In the background, several controversial statements came from Lexington including End Claims and the Animal Farm conflict, as well as shenanigans with Hjaltland and [[Anguish]], a supposed ally of Lexington which led to the famous group-stealing bot script.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/71vj2m/a_thought_experiment_in_favor_for/</ref>.
{{Main|Somber War}}[[File:Peter's End Castle.png|thumb|This is Peter's End Castle, built during when he was pearled by Lexington.]]By August 2017, several alliances and major powers emerged: [[The Commonwealth]], [[Lexington]], [[Hjaltland]], and [[Mir]], to name a few. All of these nations were returning from prior iterations, and arguably had cross-server grudges dating back to the [[Titan War]] in Civcraft 2.0.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/8aqgyv/the_war_from_my_perspective_a_long_post_for_a/</ref> During the summer, Lexington launched a series of raids, using alternative accounts on [[Westminster]], the Commonwealth's capital, and used it to further declare war.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/755nes/lexington_declares_war_on_hjaltland_commonwealth/</ref> In the background, several controversial statements came from Lexington including End Claims and the Animal Farm conflict, as well as shenanigans with Hjaltland and [[Anguish]], a supposed ally of Lexington which led to the famous group-stealing bot script.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/71vj2m/a_thought_experiment_in_favor_for/</ref>.


Upon Lexington's declaration of war, they [[Jargon|obbybombed]] Westminster<ref>https://imgur.com/a/H5ya2</ref> in an attempt to further deter its citizens from fighting, only to get deleted once the admins discovered they falsified claims about an iron farm duping.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/75l6g5/could_someone_explain_to_me_what_exactly_happened/do75sm0/</ref> They quickly [[Jargon|pearled]] [[Lodish]], jdcorral, and Peter5930, three citizens of the Commonwealth, the latter of which was a notorious council member of the Commonwealth and superfriend (or moderator) on the server.<ref>https://imgur.com/a/ZsWnu</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/768fdf/i_am_pearled_from_cw_wanted_to_chestshop_for/</ref><ref>https://imgur.com/a/gkaJb</ref>. In addition, they pearled MrLlamma, a citizen of Anguish that insided them to prevent war.<ref>https://imgur.com/a/ocfvX</ref> The community was shocked and disappointed at the treatment of these pearls,<ref>https://imgur.com/a/ocfvX</ref> in addition to two (albeit unfruitful) sieges on the castle in the End built by the now King, Peter5930.<ref>https://imgur.com/a/OvfXm</ref><ref>https://imgur.com/a/ARAe4</ref> Due to this, much of the community rallied to Commonwealth and Hjaltland, who formed the [[Western Alliance]] along with Mir and [[Impasse]]. While they attempted to attack the vault and also successfully besieged the city, much of the winter was spent waiting for an opening and planning for a full-scale attack. During that time, Lexington offered conditions of surrender to Commonwealth but were never accepted.<ref>https://imgur.com/a/Wjmto</ref><ref>https://imgur.com/a/bOJrZ</ref><ref>https://imgur.com/Yt77c00</ref>
Upon Lexington's declaration of war, they [[Jargon|obbybombed]] Westminster<ref>https://imgur.com/a/H5ya2</ref> in an attempt to further deter its citizens from fighting, only to get deleted once the admins discovered they falsified claims about an iron farm duping.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/75l6g5/could_someone_explain_to_me_what_exactly_happened/do75sm0/</ref> They quickly [[Jargon|pearled]] [[Lodish]], jdcorral, and Peter5930, three citizens of the Commonwealth, the latter of which was a notorious council member of the Commonwealth and superfriend (or moderator) on the server.<ref>https://imgur.com/a/ZsWnu</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/768fdf/i_am_pearled_from_cw_wanted_to_chestshop_for/</ref><ref>https://imgur.com/a/gkaJb</ref>. In addition, they pearled MrLlamma, a citizen of Anguish that insided them to prevent war.<ref>https://imgur.com/a/ocfvX</ref> The community was shocked and disappointed at the treatment of these pearls,<ref>https://imgur.com/a/ocfvX</ref> in addition to two (albeit unfruitful) sieges on the castle in the End built by the now King, Peter5930.<ref>https://imgur.com/a/OvfXm</ref><ref>https://imgur.com/a/ARAe4</ref> Due to this, much of the community rallied to Commonwealth and Hjaltland, who formed the [[Western Alliance]] along with Mir and [[Impasse]]. While they attempted to attack the vault and also successfully besieged the city, much of the winter was spent waiting for an opening and planning for a full-scale attack. During that time, Lexington offered conditions of surrender to Commonwealth but were never accepted.<ref>https://imgur.com/a/Wjmto</ref><ref>https://imgur.com/a/bOJrZ</ref><ref>https://imgur.com/Yt77c00</ref>