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''"Fear everywhere, there were so many spies, there was so much suspicion. I couldn't trust anybody. It was the first war, it was the worst war."''
'''The War of Paranoia '''also known as the '''Endless War''' was a conflict fought primarilly between Imperia and the Basceyian
Conflicts between ex-Imperians and Basceyians still occur (see Imperian-Basceyian Relations).
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==Causes==
Harau Bascey and his followers felt betrayed by King Auel of Imperia for the events that had transpired in the founding of Imperia. The Basceyians had been overthrown in a coup by the Royal Guard and the Royal Army, lead by then Captain Auel.
Harau Bascey demanded that he be admitted to join Imperia as it's second in command and threatened war in 24 hours if the promise was not fulfilled.
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King Auel called a meeting with the officers and nobles of Imperia. A total of twelve were assembled at the meeting. After explaining the situation, a vote was held to allow Harau to join, or to start a war. 6 voted war, 5 voted against war, 1 abstained.
Unbenownst to the fellow council members, Auel had made an alternate account a noble to gain a second vote and add justification to the war, knowing that there was a high chance of war going through. If this was not done, the vote would have been a draw and war would have likely not occured.▼
▲council members, Auel had made an alternate account a noble to gain a second vote and add justification to the war, knowing that there was a high chance of war going through. If this was not done, the vote would have been a draw and war would have likely not occured.
Auel sought to increase Imperia's power and influence through a war. He reasoned that it would bolster recruitment and expand Imperia to unpreceeded heights if the war was won. With the Basceyians being exiled nobles and the Imperians being highly trained soldiers, it seemed likely that Imperia would triumph.
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==Conflict==
Contemporary wars are fought in one large battle that lasts for hours. The first battles were minutes in length. They involved Basceyain cavalry squads ambushing and killing Imperian officers and noblemen.
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A string of Imperian losses caused a loss in morale and desertion, especially from the 5 council members who voted in favor of peace. Anyone who had a problem with Imperian structure left for the Confederacy.
The Battle of Belle Island was
Skirmishes continued, especially outside the city where Basceyians would ambush Imperians and flee. More large scale battles escalated from skirmishes where one party would call for reinforcements.
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The high rate of spies earned the war the name "War of Paranoia" due to the fear of spies.
▲== & The End of The War ==
After two months of conflict, there was no end in sight for the War of Paranoia. Imperia was losing members to the Confederacy, and it seemed that it might lose.
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-Traitors must be reassimilated into Imperia
▲ed by a council of officers. The only one selected was Imperial Campaign No. 2.
'''Imperial Campaign No. 2'''
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