Erodian Conflicts

There have been three major wars, called the Erodian Conflicts, between the Vastirians on the Western Continent and the Erodians on the Eastern Continent of Vastire. Many other skirmishes have occurred between these wars, but they are usually resolved quickly without long-lasting impacts.

First Erodian Conflict
The First Erodian Conflict started when the Iveleen attempted to spread Their light across the sea to Erodia in 83 ARI. The Erodians were not welcoming to the Iveleen, and attacked Them. This action led to a chain reaction of retaliations that led to a full-scale war.

Three years later, the Iveleen decide that if the Erodians are not accepting of their light, They would allow the Erodians to remain in savage squallor. The Vastirians suffered heavier losses than the Erodians, partially spurring the end of the war.

Second Erodian Conflict
The primary cause of the Second Erodian Conflict was over joining the P.A.. Both continents agreed that joining the P.A. was the right course of action for the future of the planet, however, only a single P.A. Senator can be elected to represent a planet. With both continents believing they deserved the representation, a war predictably broke out.

Vastirian technology won over Erodian magic, and the Vastirians graciously allowed the Erodians to keep all of their land in exchange for subservience in the P.A.. A council was formed, composed of both Vastirians and Erodians, to act in the interests of the planet, but the Senator himself/herself would always be Vastirian.

Vastire officially joined the P.A. less than two years after the end of the war.

Third Erodian Conflict
P.A. representation was again the primary conflict in the Third Erodian Conflict. The council established at the end of the Second Erodian Conflict had been dissolved, and the Erodians perceived that they had absolutely no influence in the P.A.. Hence the Erodians attacked Vastire in 420 ARI.

This war ended thanks to the exploits of Graze Aseus and Gallant Mark. They infiltrated the Diamond Fortress on the Eastern Continent, head of Erodian war operations, and turned the Erodians' greatest weapon, codenamed the SPHINX, against them.

The Erodian loss in this war essentially guaranteed the lack of representation in the P.A. for Erodians, though an Erodian figurehead was appointed with direct access to the Vastirian P.A. Senator.