The Dissolution War of 1057

The Dissolution War of 1057 was a war between the Kingdom of Fegard and the Kingdom of Kashia Odra in which Fegard decisively took control of a vast swathe of territory from Kashia Odra. Tempers have cooled somewhat in the intervening ~70 years but there is still bad blood between Fegardians and Odrians, particularly in the southern foothills of Kashia Odra.

While there are many reasons that many people claim as the singular reason for the war, the truth is more complex than that. A large part of what pushed Fegard to action was the fact that the Kingdom of Kashia Odra was in deep debt to Fegard and uncooperative in Fegard's attempts to recoup the money loaned to Kashia Odra. The land between the southern Danube river—the former Fegard-Kashia Odra border—and the northern Elbe river—the current border—is rich in mining opportunities and farmland. As such, the war ended with Kashia Odra sacrificing the thirty-four mile stretch of land between the two rivers as initial repayment of the loan, the last of which it is still paying off in 1129 Nian.

This war was the debut of the warforged, Fegardian machines manufactured to take the place of scouting units, then infantrymen. They were a deciding factor in turning the tide of the war in Fegard's favor.