First Great Salamandyr War
The First Great Salamandyr War, (PROSE: The Salamandyrs and the Automata) or simply the First Great War, (PROSE: Peace and Quiet) was the first great conflict between the Order of the Automata, based in Automatia, and the Salamandyrs, based in the Salamandyr Dimension. (PROSE: Peace and Quiet, The Salamandyrs and the Automata)
History
The War was a product of the Imperial Salamandyr Army's attempt to conquer Automatia. Despite the prior history between the Salamandyrs and the Order's founder, it was not a personal feud, but simply one facet of the Salamandyr Emperor's will to conquer the entire Multiverse. Though the Salamandyrs had a great fleet of Void Ships and many enslaved armies and stolen weapons, the Automata's technological prowess and ability to mass-produce more of themselves allowed them to keep up with their foes, and the War dragged on for years. (PROSE: The Salamandyrs and the Automata)
Eventually, the Ancient One was destroyed in a sneak attack by the Salamandyrs, (PROSE: Peace and Quiet, The Salamandyrs and the Automata) before he could unveil a secret plan he claimed to have developed. In fact, the Ancient One, at that point, fully expected his side to lose, and had only made up the story of the secret plan to boost morale, though he had developed a plan which would allow him to return in the Order's hour of need years down the line if he should be killed, which indeed came to pass — though by the time he actually returned, the threat had already been dealt with by the Order thanks to the help of Marksmanship-522. (PROSE: Peace and Quiet) At any rate, his apparent death led the other, grief-stricken Automata to rally with greater determination than ever before, and they managed to defeat the Salamandyrs and force them to retreat back to Salamandria. (PROSE: The Salamandyrs and the Automata)
