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	In the Long Peace, server activity both within and without the Ilios Alliance was predominantly focused on city- & station-building and national development, as well as wide-reaching initiatives to promote Horizon's End and retain new players to increase the server's player count. These latter initiatives, such as [[yodabird19]]'s [https://www.reddit.com/r/mcservers/search/?q=Horizon's+End r/mcservers Reddit advertisements] and [[Consue]]'s [https://bsky.app/profile/horizonsend.bsky.social Horizon's End Bluesky account], were motivated by the belief held by many players on the server that the existing player-base of Horizon's End could no longer support large-scale [[:Category:Conflicts\|conflict]], and that the rise of new nations would be needed to ensure that the server's politics remained interesting in the long term.		In the Long Peace, server activity both within and without the Ilios Alliance was predominantly focused on city- & station-building and national development, as well as wide-reaching initiatives to promote Horizon's End and retain new players to increase the server's player count. These latter initiatives, such as [[yodabird19]]'s [https://www.reddit.com/r/mcservers/search/?q=Horizon's+End r/mcservers Reddit advertisements] and [[Consue]]'s [https://bsky.app/profile/horizonsend.bsky.social Horizon's End Bluesky account], were motivated by the belief held by many players on the server that the existing player-base of Horizon's End could no longer support large-scale [[:Category:Conflicts\|conflict]], and that the rise of new nations would be needed to ensure that the server's politics remained interesting in the long term.

			[[File:BCstockpiling.png\|thumb\|250px\|Multiple [[Imperial Nova\|Novan]] [[Battlecruiser\|battlecruisers]] piloted at the same time on [[survival]], an example of the battlecruiser stockpiling issue perpetuating the long peace.]]
	=== Battlecruiser Stockpiling ===		=== Battlecruiser Stockpiling ===
	During this era of the server, large nations such as [[Imperial Nova]] and [[Cortesia Del Mar]] stockpiled large fleets of warships and [[battlecruisers]].		During this era of the server, large nations such as [[Imperial Nova]] and [[Cortesia Del Mar]] stockpiled large fleets of warships and [[battlecruisers]].

	[[File:BCstockpiling.png\|thumb\|250px\|Multiple [[Imperial Nova\|Novan]] [[Battlecruiser\|battlecruisers]] piloted at the same time on [[survival]], an example of the battlecruiser stockpiling issue perpetuating the long peace.]]

	=== Minor Conflicts ===		=== Minor Conflicts ===

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	The '''"Long Peace"''' is a term used to describe the era of [[Horizon's End]] server politics between ~~the end of the [[Ilios Alliance-Vask Authority War]]~~ and March 2025. This era was notable for a relative lack of [[:Category:Conflicts\|conflict]] on the server, or the impending threat thereof. This term is borrowed from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Peace real-world concept of the "Long Peace"], which describes the era of relative global peace since the end of World War II.		The '''"Long Peace"''' is a term used to describe the era of [[Horizon's End]] server politics between August 2024 and March 2025. This era was notable for a relative lack of [[:Category:Conflicts\|conflict]] on the server, or the impending threat thereof. This term is borrowed from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Peace real-world concept of the "Long Peace"], which describes the era of relative global peace since the end of World War II.

	== History ==		== History ==
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	=== Dominant Political Regime ===		=== Dominant Political Regime ===
	The result of these developments was that the [[Ilios Alliance]] ~~have become~~ the most potent political bloc shaping server culture and politics. Unlike previous groups to occupy such a position, the Ilios Alliance ~~are~~ dominated by [[colonist]] players, and consequently ~~maintain~~ a non-interventionist and anti-war foreign policy (as [[Radiance]] leader [[star_litty]] described it, "we don't really fight, we just are gay and rich"). This ~~has~~ resulted in a server political regime distinguished by a lack of either large-scale conflict or the imminent threat thereof.		The result of these developments was that the [[Ilios Alliance]] became the most potent political bloc shaping server culture and politics. Unlike previous groups to occupy such a position, the Ilios Alliance was dominated by [[colonist]] players, and consequently maintained a non-interventionist and anti-war foreign policy (as [[Radiance]] leader [[star_litty]] described it, "we don't really fight, we just are gay and rich"). This resulted in a server political regime distinguished by a lack of either large-scale conflict or the imminent threat thereof.

	In the Long Peace, server activity both within and without the Ilios Alliance ~~has~~ predominantly focused on city- & station-building and national development, as well as wide-reaching initiatives to promote Horizon's End and retain new players to increase the server's player count. These latter initiatives, such as [[yodabird19]]'s [https://www.reddit.com/r/mcservers/search/?q=Horizon's+End r/mcservers Reddit advertisements] and [[Consue]]'s [https://bsky.app/profile/horizonsend.bsky.social Horizon's End Bluesky account], ~~are~~ motivated by the belief held by many players on the server that the existing player-base of Horizon's End ~~can~~ no longer support large-scale [[:Category:Conflicts\|conflict]], and that the rise of new nations is needed to ensure that the server's politics ~~remain~~ interesting in the long term.		In the Long Peace, server activity both within and without the Ilios Alliance was predominantly focused on city- & station-building and national development, as well as wide-reaching initiatives to promote Horizon's End and retain new players to increase the server's player count. These latter initiatives, such as [[yodabird19]]'s [https://www.reddit.com/r/mcservers/search/?q=Horizon's+End r/mcservers Reddit advertisements] and [[Consue]]'s [https://bsky.app/profile/horizonsend.bsky.social Horizon's End Bluesky account], were motivated by the belief held by many players on the server that the existing player-base of Horizon's End could no longer support large-scale [[:Category:Conflicts\|conflict]], and that the rise of new nations would be needed to ensure that the server's politics remained interesting in the long term.

	=== Battlecruiser Stockpiling ===		=== Battlecruiser Stockpiling ===
	During this era of the server, large nations such as [[Imperial Nova]] and [[Cortesia Del Mar]] stockpiled large fleets of warships and [[battlecruisers]]~~. No nations had major conflicts because of the threat of these powerful warships~~.		During this era of the server, large nations such as [[Imperial Nova]] and [[Cortesia Del Mar]] stockpiled large fleets of warships and [[battlecruisers]].

	[[File:BCstockpiling.png\|thumb\|250px\|Multiple [[Imperial Nova\|Novan]] [[Battlecruiser\|battlecruisers]] piloted at the same time on [[survival]], an example of the battlecruiser stockpiling issue perpetuating the long peace.]]		[[File:BCstockpiling.png\|thumb\|250px\|Multiple [[Imperial Nova\|Novan]] [[Battlecruiser\|battlecruisers]] piloted at the same time on [[survival]], an example of the battlecruiser stockpiling issue perpetuating the long peace.]]

	=== Minor Conflicts ===		=== Minor Conflicts ===
	Some minor conflicts still occurred ~~since the beginning of~~ the Long Peace.		Some minor conflicts still occurred during the Long Peace.

	~~A majority of them are direct derivatives of the [[Ilios Alliance-Vask Authority War]]:~~		==== Continued Piracy ====
	* The continued pirating efforts of [[z4nityy]], the sole remaining active member of [[Vask Authority]], ~~are a direct continuation (though a far less potent one) of Vask Authority's previous wartime piracy against the Ilios Alliance.~~		Players such as [[z4nityy]], the sole remaining active member of [[Vask Authority]], as well as [[Zealandia1]] of [[SettlerGod]], and briefly [[Sherbet_S]] of [[walkemdownand_kickintheydoors]], continued to pursue piracy in this time. This regime of piracy was far less intense than that of Vask Authority during the [[Ilios Alliance-Vask Authority War]].
	* The assorted medley of hostile activity directed towards [[~~Imperial Nova~~]] ~~and the Ilios Alliance by~~ [[~~walkemdownand_kickintheydoors~~]] ~~is pursued by~~ [[Sherbet_S]]~~, a former~~ [[~~Vega~~]] ~~grinder who expressed great support for~~ Vask Authority during ~~their reign, and disdain for~~ the Ilios Alliance ~~and its members~~.

	The ~~sole~~ substantial novel conflict to arise on the server ~~since~~ the end of the [[Ilios Alliance-Vask Authority War]] was the [[Nova-Luxit War]], a minor conflict between Imperial Nova and the [[United Luxit States]] lasting from 17 November to 8 December, 2024.		==== Nova-Luxit War ====
			The first substantial novel conflict to arise on the server after the end of the [[Ilios Alliance-Vask Authority War]] was the [[Nova-Luxit War]], a minor conflict between Imperial Nova and the [[United Luxit States]] lasting from 17 November to 8 December, 2024.

	===~~End of an Era~~===		==== Vega-Ekatera War ====
	~~On 8 March 2025~~, ~~Vega~~ and ~~Imperial Nova mutually declared~~ [[Vega~~-Nova War\|war~~]] ~~following~~ the [[~~7 March Vega~~-~~Nova Siege~~]] ~~and after several smaller sieges and battles over the prior weeks~~. ~~These events brought an official end to~~ the ~~current era~~ of ~~peace, alongside an increase in piracy~~ by the ~~nation of~~ [[~~Oblivion~~]] in ~~early March~~.		{{main\|Vega-Ekatera War}}
			The Vega-Ekatera War was the largest conflict of the Long Peace, and the first international conflict to directly involve [[Vega]] since the [[Horizon Federation-RentDueYesterday War]]. The war was initiated by the impoundment of a Vegan-owned ship by [[Ekatera]] at the [[Trade City]] [[Altar Sanctorium]], and resulted in a substantial reduction in Ekatera's size and activity.

	On 13 March 2025, the Ilios Alliance ~~was~~ disbanded after Radiance left to pursue a more neutral and independent path, with Cortesia Del Mar and [[Orovika]] choosing to retain their alliance.		===End of the Long Peace===
			The Long Peace is widely held to have ended in March 2025, due to a confluence of factors.

			On 8 March 2025, [[Vega]] and [[Imperial Nova]] mutually declared [[Vega-Nova War\|war]] following the [[7 March Vega-Nova Siege]], and after several smaller sieges and battles over the prior weeks.

			On 13 March 2025, the [[Ilios Alliance]] formally disbanded after [[Radiance]] left to pursue a more neutral and independent path, with its other members [[Cortesia Del Mar]] and [[Orovika]] choosing to retain their alliance.

	[[Category: Politics]]		[[Category: Politics]]
	[[Category: Player-Created]]		[[Category: Player-Created]]

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	===End of an Era===		===End of an Era===
	On 8 March 2025, Vega and Imperial Nova mutually declared war following the [[7 March Vega-Nova Siege]] and after several smaller sieges and battles over the prior weeks. These events brought an official end to the current era of peace, alongside an increase in piracy by the nation of [[Oblivion]] in early March.		On 8 March 2025, Vega and Imperial Nova mutually declared [[Vega-Nova War\|war]] following the [[7 March Vega-Nova Siege]] and after several smaller sieges and battles over the prior weeks. These events brought an official end to the current era of peace, alongside an increase in piracy by the nation of [[Oblivion]] in early March.

	On 13 March 2025, the Ilios Alliance was disbanded after Radiance left to pursue a more neutral and independent path, with Cortesia Del Mar and [[Orovika]] choosing to retain their alliance.		On 13 March 2025, the Ilios Alliance was disbanded after Radiance left to pursue a more neutral and independent path, with Cortesia Del Mar and [[Orovika]] choosing to retain their alliance.

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	On 8 March 2025, Vega and Imperial Nova mutually declared war following the [[7 March Vega-Nova Siege]] and after several smaller sieges and battles over the prior weeks. These events brought an official end to the current era of peace, alongside an increase in piracy by the nation of [[Oblivion]] in early March.		On 8 March 2025, Vega and Imperial Nova mutually declared war following the [[7 March Vega-Nova Siege]] and after several smaller sieges and battles over the prior weeks. These events brought an official end to the current era of peace, alongside an increase in piracy by the nation of [[Oblivion]] in early March.

	On 13 March 2025, the Ilios Alliance was disbanded after Radiance left to pursue a more neutral and independent path, with Cortesia Del Mar and Orovika choosing to retain their alliance.		On 13 March 2025, the Ilios Alliance was disbanded after Radiance left to pursue a more neutral and independent path, with Cortesia Del Mar and [[Orovika]] choosing to retain their alliance.

	[[Category: Politics]]		[[Category: Politics]]
	[[Category: Player-Created]]		[[Category: Player-Created]]

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	The '''"Long Peace"''' is a term used to describe the ~~present~~ era of [[Horizon's End]] server politics. This era is notable for a relative lack of [[:Category:Conflicts\|conflict]] on the server, or the impending threat thereof. This term is borrowed from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Peace real-world concept of the "Long Peace"], which describes the era of relative global peace since the end of World War II.		The '''"Long Peace"''' is a term used to describe the era of [[Horizon's End]] server politics between the end of the [[Ilios Alliance-Vask Authority War]] and March 2025. This era was notable for a relative lack of [[:Category:Conflicts\|conflict]] on the server, or the impending threat thereof. This term is borrowed from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Peace real-world concept of the "Long Peace"], which describes the era of relative global peace since the end of World War II.

	== History ==		== History ==
	The "Long Peace" is generally held to have started with the end of the [[Ilios Alliance-Vask Authority War]] on 29 July 2024. The conclusion of this war (and the shortly-following [[Vask Authority Leak]]) saw the end of [[Vask Authority]] as a competent pirating force; the players of Vask Authority had also been the ring-leaders of several previous conflict-starting groups, such as [[RentDueYesterday]], and so their removal from server politics eliminated the chief source of chaos that rankled Horizon's End server politics in 2023 and 2024. Additionally, this moment in time saw a significant shift in the foreign policy of [[Vega]], which reduced in player count and activity, and transitioned towards more inward-focusing gameplay under the leadership of [[MaidPierce]] and [[Solesey]].		The "Long Peace" is generally held to have started with the end of the Ilios Alliance-Vask Authority War on 29 July 2024. The conclusion of this war (and the shortly-following [[Vask Authority Leak]]) saw the end of [[Vask Authority]] as a competent pirating force; the players of Vask Authority had also been the ring-leaders of several previous conflict-starting groups, such as [[RentDueYesterday]], and so their removal from server politics eliminated the chief source of chaos that rankled Horizon's End server politics in 2023 and 2024. Additionally, this moment in time saw a significant shift in the foreign policy of [[Vega]], which reduced in player count and activity, and transitioned towards more inward-focusing gameplay under the leadership of [[MaidPierce]] and [[Solesey]].

	=== Dominant Political Regime ===		=== Dominant Political Regime ===
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	=== Battlecruiser Stockpiling ===		=== Battlecruiser Stockpiling ===
	During this era of the server, ~~many~~ large nations ~~stockpile~~ large fleets of warships and [[battlecruisers]]. No nations ~~have~~ major conflicts because of the threat of these powerful warships.		During this era of the server, large nations such as [[Imperial Nova]] and [[Cortesia Del Mar]] stockpiled large fleets of warships and [[battlecruisers]]. No nations had major conflicts because of the threat of these powerful warships.

	[[File:BCstockpiling.png\|thumb\|250px\|Multiple [[Imperial Nova\|Novan]] [[Battlecruiser\|battlecruisers]] piloted at the same time on [[survival]], an example of the battlecruiser stockpiling issue perpetuating the long peace.]]		[[File:BCstockpiling.png\|thumb\|250px\|Multiple [[Imperial Nova\|Novan]] [[Battlecruiser\|battlecruisers]] piloted at the same time on [[survival]], an example of the battlecruiser stockpiling issue perpetuating the long peace.]]

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	=== Minor Conflicts ===		=== Minor Conflicts ===
	Some minor conflicts ~~have~~ still occurred since the beginning of the Long Peace.		Some minor conflicts still occurred since the beginning of the Long Peace.

	A majority of them are direct derivatives of the [[Ilios Alliance-Vask Authority War]]:		A majority of them are direct derivatives of the [[Ilios Alliance-Vask Authority War]]:
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	* The assorted medley of hostile activity directed towards [[Imperial Nova]] and the Ilios Alliance by [[walkemdownand_kickintheydoors]] is pursued by [[Sherbet_S]], a former [[Vega]] grinder who expressed great support for Vask Authority during their reign, and disdain for the Ilios Alliance and its members.		* The assorted medley of hostile activity directed towards [[Imperial Nova]] and the Ilios Alliance by [[walkemdownand_kickintheydoors]] is pursued by [[Sherbet_S]], a former [[Vega]] grinder who expressed great support for Vask Authority during their reign, and disdain for the Ilios Alliance and its members.

	The sole substantial novel conflict to arise on the server since the end of the [[Ilios Alliance-Vask Authority War]] ~~has been~~ the [[Nova-Luxit War]], a minor conflict between Imperial Nova and the [[United Luxit States]] lasting from 17 November to 8 December, 2024.		The sole substantial novel conflict to arise on the server since the end of the [[Ilios Alliance-Vask Authority War]] was the [[Nova-Luxit War]], a minor conflict between Imperial Nova and the [[United Luxit States]] lasting from 17 November to 8 December, 2024.

			===End of an Era===
			On 8 March 2025, Vega and Imperial Nova mutually declared war following the [[7 March Vega-Nova Siege]] and after several smaller sieges and battles over the prior weeks. These events brought an official end to the current era of peace, alongside an increase in piracy by the nation of [[Oblivion]] in early March.

			On 13 March 2025, the Ilios Alliance was disbanded after Radiance left to pursue a more neutral and independent path, with Cortesia Del Mar and Orovika choosing to retain their alliance.

	[[Category: Politics]]		[[Category: Politics]]
	[[Category: Player-Created]]		[[Category: Player-Created]]

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	During this era of the server, many large nations stockpile large fleets of warships and [[battlecruisers]]. No nations have major conflicts because of the threat of these powerful warships.		During this era of the server, many large nations stockpile large fleets of warships and [[battlecruisers]]. No nations have major conflicts because of the threat of these powerful warships.

	[[File:BCstockpiling.png\|thumb\|250px\|Multiple [[Imperial Nova\|Novan]] [[Battlecruiser\|battlecruisers]] piloted at the same time on [[~~Survival~~]], an example of the battlecruiser stockpiling issue perpetuating the long peace.]]		[[File:BCstockpiling.png\|thumb\|250px\|Multiple [[Imperial Nova\|Novan]] [[Battlecruiser\|battlecruisers]] piloted at the same time on [[survival]], an example of the battlecruiser stockpiling issue perpetuating the long peace.]]

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	During this era of the server, many large nations stockpile large fleets of warships and [[battlecruisers]]. No nations have major conflicts because of the threat of these powerful warships.		During this era of the server, many large nations stockpile large fleets of warships and [[battlecruisers]]. No nations have major conflicts because of the threat of these powerful warships.

	[[File:BCstockpiling.png\|thumb\|250px\|Multiple [[Imperial Nova\|Novan]] [[~~Battlecruisers~~]] piloted at the same time on [[Survival]], an example of the battlecruiser stockpiling issue perpetuating the long peace.]]		[[File:BCstockpiling.png\|thumb\|250px\|Multiple [[Imperial Nova\|Novan]] [[Battlecruiser\|battlecruisers]] piloted at the same time on [[Survival]], an example of the battlecruiser stockpiling issue perpetuating the long peace.]]

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	=== Battlecruiser Stockpiling ===		=== Battlecruiser Stockpiling ===
	During this era of the server, many large nations stockpile large fleets of warships and [[battlecruisers]]. No nations have major conflicts because of the threat of these powerful warships.		During this era of the server, many large nations stockpile large fleets of warships and [[battlecruisers]]. No nations have major conflicts because of the threat of these powerful warships.

			[[File:BCstockpiling.png\|thumb\|250px\|Multiple [[Imperial Nova\|Novan]] [[Battlecruisers]] piloted at the same time on [[Survival]], an example of the battlecruiser stockpiling issue perpetuating the long peace.]]

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	During this era of the server, many large nations stockpile large fleets of warships and [[battlecruisers]]. No nations have major conflicts because of the threat of these powerful warships.		During this era of the server, many large nations stockpile large fleets of warships and [[battlecruisers]]. No nations have major conflicts because of the threat of these powerful warships.

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	=== Minor Conflicts ===		=== Minor Conflicts ===

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	During this era of the server, many large nations stockpile large fleets of warships and [[battlecruisers]]. No nations have major conflicts because of the threat of these powerful warships.		During this era of the server, many large nations stockpile large fleets of warships and [[battlecruisers]]. No nations have major conflicts because of the threat of these powerful warships.

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	=== Minor Conflicts ===		=== Minor Conflicts ===