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During an anniversary of the Great Alliance War, the king of the Zasnyan Empire participated in a local gathering, when he was suddenly shot and killed by an assassin. The killer fled but eventually was arrested, being revealed to be a Druavanian spy who acted on the murder on his own accord.
Angered by this, the Zasnyan parliament writes a ultimatum to the Druavanians, threatening to invade them if they don't bend to their will. Defiantly, the Druavanians decline due to the intentionally absurd terms.
And so, the Zasnyan Empire declares war, starting a domino effect that would get the Kadelburgians involved due to an agreement between Zasnyan and Kadelburgian officials that made it so the Kadelburgians were required to join any conflict that the Zasnyans found themselves in.
The Vebrusians then, seeing warring countries on their borders, reinforces their own borders with soldiers, but an incident involving a Kadelburgian officer's car and a few Vebrusian soldiers cause an outrage than throws the Vebrusians into war. The Montagne Blaue and Commonwealth quickly jump in, with the Roosenvardians and Brandrietians getting thrown into the mix soon after.