The Severance War

The Severance War was a war between the CRNC and the Independents/BOND. It included two phases, the first lasting for five years and the second lasting only one.

Phase 1
The famously insulated nation of Makia stayed uninvolved in the war for almost four years, but once the fighting reached its borders, the nation was forced to participate. The CRNC wanted Makia on their side, especially because they knew about its powerful history with magic. The Makian Pentatouria stood firmly against this, which forced the CRNC's hand in attacking against them instead. Makia offically went to war with the Republic that year.

Makia did well for itself for the first months in the war. Most people, both Makians and outsiders, assumed Makia would come out on top. However, when Silas Ibara promised Aurora Genisey a place on the throne in the Republic, she abandoned Makia and caused a costly internal split in the nation. The CRNC gained the upper hand and overran the majority of the northern regions of Makia, taking over the governments as they went. After the RA took control, the majority of Makians joined the CRNC's forces due to Aurora's influence. Even though there were many Makians with Independent ideals, this still caused strong feelings against Makians among Independents.

By the time Makia fell, many had preemptively accepted the CRNC's victory. This was quickly proven right when an event called the Disarray took place. A large team of Independent defectors gave away enough information to the Republic's armies for them to fully storm the Independents' primary base and scatter them enough to force an armistice. The surviving Independents formed small groups and alliances, waiting quietly for the next chance to fight.

Phase 2
This "next chance" would come sooner than expected; the BOND organization was officially created just 5 months after the Disarray. Although it seemed that people had wholly accepted Republic's rule, there were thousands of Independents staying under the radar who still wanted to fight. Although it started out small, it grew incredibly rapidly; it took less than two years for BOND to become a threat to the Republic. Their members came from such a variety of backgrounds that their access to resources was unparalleled.