The Southern War was war was started by the Kingdom of Gondor against the old Near Haradrim Empire on March 22nd 2015. It ended with a truce.
Prehistory[]
Since the beginning of the server the Kingdom of Gondor and the Near Haradrim Empire were in direct competition for influence in the region. Following the First Gondorian Civil War, Near Harad established its dominance in the region with full control over all of Harandor as well as having a naval colony at the western shore of the Gondorian main land. After Gondor recovered from the civil war tensions between both faction grew, especially at the border near Poros. After a clash between between Gondorian and Near Haradrim forces at Poros, a Gondorian soldier lost his life, and King Elendil of Gondor declared war on Near Harad.
Gondor was quickly joined by all of the White Council save for the Wood-Elves, who were dealing with internal issues. At the time Mordor, Angmar, Gundabad, and Dunland were all extremely weak and unable to intervene, but Isengard supported Near Harad.
War[]
Several days before the war started, the Serpentlord of Near Harad, Karseius, left the server for a break and left Near Haradrim Viper shamiir in command of all Haradrim forces. The Gondorian Coalition quickly attacked Poros, taking advantage of the loss of their leader.
The army of the Gondorian Coalition outnumbered the army of Near Harad 4 to 1 as well as had far more mithril forged gear thanks to their dwarven allies. Although the superiority of the Gondorian Coalition was clear, the Near Haradrim forces managed to hold their position for a long time. The first siege of the fortress was a success and most of the Near Haradrim defenders were killed. Following this event, Near Haradrim reinforcements arrived at Poros and the second siege of Poros began. Although still outnumbering the Near Haradrim defenders 3 to 1, the second siege of Poros took relatively long.
Before the fortress fell completely, Viper shamiir and King Elendil agreed to a diplomatic solution. In the Treaty of Poros Near Harad was forced to give up their Gondorian colony but kept Harandor as a province while also promising to not join any wars against Gondor for 30 days.
The Southern War was the first war in a crusade led by good factions against evil factions and weakened the Near Haradrim Empire significantly. Although the war ended with a truce, the Gondorian Coalition reached most of their goals while Near Harad faced internal destabilization. The Second Southern War led to the First Near Haradrim Civil War and made the war against Isengard possible.
Conflict Parties[]
Gondorian Coalition:
Factions active: Gondor, Rohan, Arnor, High-Elves, Fangorn, Dwarven Council
Leader: King Elendil of Gondor
Empire of Near Harad:
Factions active: Near Harad, Isengard
Leader: Viper shamiir of central Harad.