Estalia–Rhode Island War: Difference between revisions

| date = 24 July 2022 - Ongoing

| status = Ongoing

| combatant2 = {{flag|Rhode Island}}

| casualties1 = {{flagicon|Estalia}} 7 Pearled <br>

{{flagicon|Estalia}} [[S4NTA]] <br/>

{{flagicon|Estalia}} [[Ez2Clutch]]†<br/>

{{flagicon|Titan Industries}} [[Naglafer]]<br/>

{{flagicon|Titan Industries}} [[JuniorTide]]<br/>

The '''Estalia-Rhode Island War''', sometimes known as the '''Generic War''', is an ongoing war between the nations of [[Estalia]] and [[Rhode Island]] on [[CivMC]].

 

 

The war was largely the result of existing animosity between players of the two nations predating server launch. Despite attempts to remedy the issue, notably through the signing of a Non Aggression Treaty between both sides,<ref>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ppDNoDLNzJwY0wmtDcqkgDLSJUzwZeRC/edit </ref> tensions would continue to rise and eventually escalate into war.

In the statement presented at the start of the conflict, Estalia would claim that the Estalian forces had no serious intention of pearling Bob_the_BuiIder. While Rhode Island would claim that Bob_the_BuiIder's chasing by Estalia was a purposeful breaking of the Non-Agression Pact, and that Ez2Clutch had sought to provoke and bait Rhode Island into starting the fight.

 

 

On 25 July Rhode Island would perform an attack on a Estalian Slime farm and bunker,<ref> https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/w7k0s8/the_daily_nut_rhode_island_obby_bombs_and_raids/ </ref> justifying it as a response to the events of the day prior.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/w7rrv7/incoming_transmission/ </ref> Attempts to stop the conflict through diplomatic means failed, and the war would continue through a series of back and forth attacks and raids by both sides on each others farms and infrastructure, with Rhode Island losing a significant amount of pearls while Estalia suffered no losses.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/w8w6jc/civmc_beach_party/ </ref><ref>https://tribune.pavia.institute/2022/july/26/conflict-strikes-close-to-home-with-body-found-in-tunnel/ </ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/w9096r/the_daily_nut_rhode_island_raids_estalian_pot/ </ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/w9dcii/shitting_on_shitters_10_minutes_of_ri_running/ </ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/wdjrbf/the_daily_nut_three_rhode_islanders_pearled_today/ </ref>

 

On 26 July, the nation of [[Kallos]] would publicly declare its neutrality on the conflict,<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/w85183/kallos_declares_neutrality_in_the_riestalia/ </ref> a few days later Kallos would become one of the founding members of the [[Non-Aligned Movement]],<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/wbflz7/announcing_the_nonaligned_movement/ </ref> a movement of nations who sought to distance themselves from the conflict, and which notably included as founding members several other nations that had previously been part of Rhode Island.

 

On 1 August, Rhode Island would perform an attack on the Estalian trading hub of 0,0, obbybombing and breaking several bunkers, traps, shops and, notably, griefing the [[Gregy165]] statue and three of the signs placed by players at 0,0.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/wdckwm/rhode_island_obby_bomb_break_00_signs/ </ref> The attack and its perceived nature as grief of non-military infrastructure would spark international outrage, including an official condemnation of the attack by [[Pavia]].<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/wderv6/the_principality_of_pavia_condemns_rhode_islands/ </ref> In a statement released the following day,<ref> https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/we1wa9/estalian_lies_and_the_underappreciated_value_of/ </ref> Rhode Island would justify its actions by framing most of the infrastructure targeted as being of a military nature and apologizing for the grief of the Gregy165 statue and signs.

 

On August 9th, u/6ft5_king{{Who}} stated on a reddit post that the Estalians Ez2Clutch, [[SwiftFizz]], and Carson had been pearled<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/wk4ek0/clutch_swift_carson_pearled_post_claims/</ref>, a fact later confirmed by the Daily Nut<ref name=":0">https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/wmehmh/the_daily_nut_the_war_continues/</ref>, marking a large victory for Rhode Island.

 

 

On August 8th, GravekeeprsGod, formerly Rhode Island's top diplomat, announced the creation of a new state known as The Enclave made up of disillusioned Rhodesians<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/wjqj0k/announcing_the_enclave/</ref>. The Enclave was to be formed out of the former territory of Utopia (another Rhodesian breakaway state) and the Rhodesian territory of Yggdrasil.

 

On the 11th, [[GeneralThomas4]] announced on reddit in an open letter that, after a month of absence, they have re-assumed leadership of Rhode Island.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/wldbqu/dad_is_home_from_getting_cigarettes/</ref> Citing concern over obby bombing, which was described as "fundamentally against [Rhode Island's] ethos", and the "undiplomatic nature" of the "zoomers", mentioning players [[Adderral]] and [[Vanax35|Vanax]], they had re-taken control of Rhode Island thanks to their primary ownership of reinforcement group. They expressed the intention to begin to transfer control of the various Rhodesian groups to The Enclave, while being unffiliated with them themselves. Concerned with the future of Rhode Island and wanting their players to continue playing, GeneralThomas4 stated that they will not surrender to Estalia, and proposed conditions to all parties involved in the war.

 

While many were hopeful for "peace in our time"<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/wldbqu/comment/ijsuyvs/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/wldbqu/comment/ijsrp4o/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3</ref> and commended the return of Rhode Island's previous leader<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/wldbqu/comment/ijsn3vn/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/wldbqu/comment/ijsnc50/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/wldbqu/comment/ijtrsf8/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3</ref>, hostilities continued at an Estalian cactus farm, which was the recipient of obby damage, and no deaths occurring.<ref name=":0" /> Leader of [[Estalia]], [[Gregy165]], afterwards said: "the unfounded obsidian bombing attack on our cactus farm and allies will not go unpunished", suggesting an Estalian counter-attack, and the continuation of the war, is unavoidable.

 

 

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