Cheth Wars

Cheth Wars
Image of Echelon Frigates from the HE trailer by Kwazedilla
Date April 4 - July 22, 2022 (109 Days) Location Server-wide Result NA
Participants
Allied Sovereign States Amcaran Social Republic UNSC Neo Nova Primordials United Federation (Arimfea) Orovika (material aid, minimal direct involvement)	Echelon Gutin War Cult Vulnere Republic of Carthage (material aid, minimal direct involvement)
Casualties and losses
NA	NA

The Cheth Wars were a series of closely-related irregular conflicts that occurred in the early months of Horizon's End. The conflicts were fought chiefly between members of the Bastion of Neutral Groups (BoNG), an alliance led by Echelon, and the Allied Sovereign States (ASS).

Context

Resource Scarcity and Inexperience

<describe the resources scarcity/"starting from zero" issue>

<describe how nobody knew wtf they were doing (except vega?)>

Internal Conflict in the Allied Sovereign States

<holy shit they were shooting down each others' ships>

History

Damkoth Blockade

The Horizon's End survival server opened to the public on 4 April 2022, after <how much time?> of anticipation by the player-base following the closure of Star Legacy. The very same day, Vandrayk, leader of the Echelon Caliphate (a successor to Vega on StarLegacy) announced a blockade of the planet Damkoth, which was host to Echelon's chief operating center of New Baker Street and was the primary source of Chetherite on the server (followed up by Luxiterna):

Damkoth Blockade
Until further notice effective as of this morning, Damkoth is under a strict blockade by the Echelon caliphate. All chetherite mined on Damkoth is now subsidized and under Echelon control. 
Upon no circumstances will chetherite be mined while an Echelon member is online without swift military action. Upon entering the planet, you will be asked to leave. This will be your only warning. 
Any refusal of this order will result in your death and loss of items. 
Due to combat not being enabled yet, we are under a verbal blockade, any refusal of said orders will result in your name being logged and marked for termination by an Echelon or Vulnere operatives until we feel that our stolen chetherite has been repaid in full. 
Vandrayk, Echelon Caliphate

<describe the impact of the damkoth blockade>

<mention how the damkoth blockade was ultimately resolved>

Timeline of Events

<do the best you can, i can clean this up later. just get everything on the page>

Aftermath

<this is where you explain what actually came of all this>

Legacy

The Cheth Wars are broadly understood to have caused extreme damage to the Horizon's End player-base, 'filtering out' a large portion of StarLegacy veterans who attempted to play the server in its early days. Per NovaManGood2110, "more people quit from the cheth war than the RDY war and VA war combined". This is considered to be the broadest conflict in Horizon's End history.