First Great War

Overview
The First Great War at the time was also just referred to as "The Great War" the "First" came later after the Second Great War, and much later, the Third Great War. Most of the Known World joined this war, The Empire of Ardenia and United Chiefs of Nodria declared war on the Empire of Ikaria, the Holy Kingdom of Istra, and the Knights of Ciron, and later, the Kingdom of Shesla, ending in a victory for Ikaria and its allies.

Build-up to War
The war obviously didn't occur spontaneously, tensions between Ardenia and Ikaria had always been brewing, the same could be said about Nodria. For the part of Istra and Ciron, their involvement in the war was mostly due to their hatred of Ardenia and their alliance with Ikaria, not because of anything they did in particular. Meanwhile, Shesla only entered the war because Ardenia forced over 200,000 troops through their borders, thinking they would just simply stand down and allow their nation to be steamrolled.

The First Great War began in the year 207 SIY, the same year Jutte Betham enlisted in the Army Air Force and ended in the year 209 SIY when the Ikarian Army conquered Ardenia's capital

Involvement of Witches
A lesser known aspect of the war was the involvement of various groups of Witches, who fought for either side. Many of them performed various tasks that were often deadly, even more so to those without the ability to use magic. Their casualties reached an almost catastrophic number.

Involvement of Minorities
An even lesser known aspect of the war were the involvement of many ethnic minorities, especially those of Ardenian and Nodrian descent in Ikaria, who signed up even though they were fighting their own countrymen. Another group that should not go unmentioned are the hardly spoken about Elven population, who mostly fought for the Ikarians in an attempt to gain more rights for their people, something that was ultimately granted.

Notable Figures
Some notable figures that took part in the war were newly commissioned Second Lieutenant Yuki Erisa, Major Jutte Betham, Junior Lieutenant Amberjill Middleton and many others.