Odresh-Phylon Conflict: Difference between revisions

The Odresh-Phylon Conflict refers to an [[Odresh|Odreshi]] raid in Phylon and the resulting skirmish between Pylonian and Odreshi forces in [[Odresh#Odresh_City_.28OC.29|Odresh City]], alongas withwell as the events and politics in the days before and after the battle.

Odresh had been founded in September 2019, and were hoping to join the [[North_Coast_Alliance|NCA]] along with their homeland, Okashima. To do this, construction of a railway to connect the new settlement of Odresh City (OC) to the Great Overland Rail (GOR). The planned route of this rail went through the nation of Phylon, which Odresh believed to be long inactive. They had little knowledge about who owned the land, and given that it was not on any the past few claims maps, they saw no problem with using it a stopping point for the rail. After a few months of work, a connection from OC to Phylon was completed in December 2019, and plans were put forward to continue to the next inland on the way to the GOR. A little after this, the citizens of Odresh voted 4-2 to annex Phylon, and a public post was put up on the subreddit. Seeing that there was no rebuttle to this, only a vague threatening comment from Olivay that was taken as a joke, Odresh assumed that no one contested their claim.

Lokilog and Crusher believed that Olivay's claims to Phylon were invalid. Most structures on the island had been broken into, and the whole place seemed abandoned. For Olivay to claim it, they reasoned, would be holding on to land he wasn't actually using. With the unofficial backing of [[Okashima]], they were overconfident, so the FAR and his Deputy went to Phylon, as a way of asserting what they believed was their rightful control over the island in defiance of Olivay's announcement of closed borders. But this simple stroll around the island quickly turned into a raid, with the two of them breaking into buildings popping chests, and breaking snitches. But when they noticed Olivay online, they quickly returned to the surface and dropchested their valuables. In the end, the only items of value that were taken from the island were three health pots.

By this point, Odresh alerted their friends in Okashima and [[Vinland]], who began the journey to OC to free Lokilog and secure the town. However, because of the speed at which things were developing, the resulting panic, and the fact that Odresh was desperate for help, the full situation was not properly conveyed. This led the friendly forces to believe that Phylon had attacked unjustly, a miscommunication that would force tough questions after the face. After a few hits from both sides, Olivay's force dispersed while Lokilog was freed from the logbox. He then fled by water to the GOR, and took refuge in NYC.