War of Bridges (Eufez)

The War of Bridges was a seperatist war fought between Vedelsped separatists and the Newteland Confederation. With the confederation exhausted for resources after two Oxxam wars, the War of Bridges were ultimately won by the pioneer revolutionists. The war ended with the discommunication of the two continents, resulting in famine for the north and the unification of the Baden Empire in the south.

History
Shortly after the end of and even partly during the Oxxan war, many independent colonies in Vedelsped began to wax strong towards the northern continent. These territories included the Pravokan, Georganian, and Hepolampi regions, which were once heavily forested. Fearful of losing power, a civil conflict ignited across several colonies even reaching deep into the Georganian peninsula. In the midst of the war in 1050 ( a war which many remember as epic in detail as it is romanced in several literary works), the southern continent offered a peace letter which the north mocked as "an unrieviedly flat and grotesque attempt at flattery, nothing more than veiled taunts"

In response, the north completely ceased contact and trade with the south in an attempt to cut them off and maintain Great Power status. Any last northern loyalists were forced to retreat and the Vedelspedans were left with a bitter taste in their mouths. The south was weakened, having just gone through two wars with the Oxxans. The Vedelspedan hero Dolfsmeorc arose to aid the fledgling southerners. He claimed that he had divine inspiration from god and used his religious beliefs to justify the execution of the pagan Vedelspedans. His works allowed Vedelsped to remain Christian despite the pagan elements that permeated their way into certain colonies during the Oxxam wars.

To their advantage however, the south now possessed the advantage of superior technology and resources. The united culture and untapped resources of Vedelsped had an inverted effect and ironically the colonies of Vedelsped became more prosperous than they had been under the north. The north meanwhile encountered various famines. While the north may have been right to initially mock the offer, it was now too late and this caused the Newteland Coalition to fall apart and fracture. While most of the former coalition nations went extinct, a few survived. (This period of excommunication between Vedelsped and Newteland lasted nearly 1000 years until they were reconnected in 2004 in response to the elemental crisis.)

Several political movements started in response to the excommunication, as the survival of the southern colonies was seen to be at stake. Most notably was the formation of the Holy Baden Empire led by the Viscount of Shurikon, Cléber. Within seven short years, the first foundations of the new Vedulspedan Empire began and the Letter of Unification symbolized Vedelsped's new era of stability. With his alliance of powerful families, he successfully united many of the colonies under his banner and established himself as the Emperor of the empire. His policies were generally benevolent, but were often met with resistance from the local nobility who saw him as a usurper.