The Great War

The Great War is the deadliest war that ever raged across Tilandrial. This is the war that killed off all the Sphinxes, and all but one of the Arches.

The Conflict

Prelude

As the sphinxes magic became warped, they themselves also became warped. Anywhere they went, they caused conflict, and it appeared as if the sphinxes enjoyed the discord they were sowing. In the year 398, they had caused so much strife between the Firestone and Salt reaches that war was declared. This started the War of the Reach, and it only ended when Ignacia, the first Arch of Ignus kicked the sphinxes off her continent.
The sphinxes then settled on Sinistrum, the continent watched over by Dunstan, Arch of Obscurum, and immediately their magic starts warping the entire continent and thier inhabitents. Kingdoms all over the continent, regardless of the ruling race, start brokering alliances and attacking other kingdoms.
Eventually, Dunstan's faerie attendents reached out to the other Arches for help, as Dunstan was not doing anything to mediate the battles. Because of how close they used to be, Knylia, Arch of Spiritus traveled to Sinistrum to try and talk to Dunstan. Her death by his claw is the official start of the war.

Battlefield

The continent of Sinistrum is where the main conflicts took place, but minor conflicts sprouted up all over Tilandrial.

Outcome

Arch Ananda was the only Arch to survive the conflict. Having to govern over all of Tilandrial made her retreat and become a more etherial being.

Alternate Names

The Sphinx War
The Black Bloodshed
The Arches Revolt
The Corruption

Conflict Type

War

Battlefield Type

Land

Start Date

432

Ending Date

550

Conflict Result

The entire Sphinx species died out. Out of the eight Arches, only Arch Ananda survived. Four new sentient species were created because of the war.

Belligerents

The Sphinxes and Dunstan

Led by

• Dunstan, Arch of Obscurum

The Arches

Led by

• Ananda, the First Arch of Aquas
• Blodwyn, Second Arch of Natura
• Ignacia, the first Arch of Ignus
• Lusina, Arch of Lux
• Seighild, Arch of Chalybs
• Toloc, Arch of Terra

Strength

Dunstan had the advantage of the Sphinx's almost exhaustive knowledge and their limitless magical energy.

The combined magic of the six remaining Arches.

Casualties

All of the Sphinxes, Dunstan, and most of the Drow, Lycanthropes, Vampires, and Dragosaurs.

All of the Arches except Ananda.

Objectives

The surface objective was to bring the Sphinxes back into power as the ultimate rulers.

To protect their creations
To protect Tilandrial
To protect themselves