The Templar War

The Templar War was a conflict fought between june and september 2016 between the Juice Pirates, the British Empire, the Elven Empire and the Templar.

Fall of the Crusaders of the Void

Following the fall of CoV, the LoN was no longer facing any serious competition. Players from several crews waited tentatively to see which crew would break rank to take CoV's crown as the leading PvP crew. This scenario didn't set in. Solis disbanded while LoN remained steadfast. New raiding crews such as The Asylum or Templar rose from the ashes of CoV and Solis.

War

The Asylum and the Templars had neutral relations with the LoN nations and they soon clashed with the Juice Pirates, beginning two conflicts that would evolve in the Templar and the Asylum War. The Juice Pirates considered alliances focused on profit and advantage instead of humanity and brotherhood, therefore they refused all sorts of ally proposals. Because they were the only large crew who openly condemned the plunders of the Templar and the Asylum, the Juice Pirates became their main target.

Meanwhile Templar maintained friendly relations with LoN and was considered an applicant members. The Juice Pirates were outraged that a raiding crew was joining an organization supposed to bring peace to the world. This would ultimately prove LoN's undoing. In a surprise move, Templar declared war against BE too. In response, BE called upon LoN for support in the war against Templar. Due to LoN's friendly relation with Templar, however, only EE and 13C provided assistance. The other LoN crews wanted to remain neutral. No matter the outrage, the Juice Pirates joined forces with the British Empire and the Elven Empire.

The main battles were fought at the Citadel, Coconut Bay and Fort Xera (Browe_'s sandstone castle).

In september 16, the Templars announced an official stalemate with its enemies. The crew was later abandoned by its main members. The Juice Pirates considered the stalemate declaration a victory.

Aftermath

Many citizens of BE were shocked that their allies were refusing to aid them after BE had provided aid in all past conflicts concerning their fellow LoN members. This lead to a general referendum in which it was proposed BE should leave LoN and pursue closer relations with more dependable crews. The referendum, known as BExit, passed with over three quarters of voters in favour. The resignation of the biggest crew in LoN lead to EE and 13C immediately following suit, leaving only The Xanthian Empire, Luteus Republic and Iborian Empire. These three mini crews decided to merge into one and become The Xanthian Order. Though EE ultimately changed its mind and decided to stay in LoN with TXO, the former great alliance slipped into inactivity.

In December 2016, the BE revealed the Commonwealth of Nations to the public. This union would server as a spiritual successor to LoN with more detailed guidelines to prevent internal conflict. All the old members of LoN as well as the reformed Templars agreed to enter this new alliance.