Mackenzie War
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The Mackenzie War, also sometimes known as the Cascadia-NWT War, was an armed conflict between the Republic of Cascadia and the nation of NWT (later renamed to Mackenzie) which lasted from October 31, 2024 to December 3, 2024. This followed a secession from Cascadia, primarily by members of the Cascadian Communist Party, who left dissatisfied with the nation. Eventually, a territorial dispute was escalated to war by NWT. Soon therafter, Cascadia's defense apparatus defeated the much smaller nation, leading to a Cascadian victory. Afterward, NWT would merge into Alaska, and eventually reform as Alaska declined in 2025.
Background
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Prelude to War
NWT Secession
On October 2, 2024, a couple of towns in the far north of Cascadia, exclusively members of the Cascadian Communist Party seceded peacefully from Cascadia to form the nation of NWT. The secession was after...[Writers Note: Research is under progress.]. Though the secession was peaceful, it was not without scorn, and relations between NWT and Cascadia would become cold.
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Settling of Ythan Adevir
On October 28, 2024, the town of Ythan Adevir (in present-day Mackenzie County) was founded by Aduwastaken. It was located only about 300 blocks east of Castle John, xHydre's town and the largest in NWT. She attempted to make contact with NWT to join them, however xHydre was offline at the time. She decided to join Cascadia instead. This was much to the anger of NWT, as her town was placed alongside Highway 94, which had been constructed by the Cascadian Department of Interior years earlier. The road was a critical connection between Castle John and Hay River, the nation's capital. A little over a day later, xHydre reached out to Adu asking them to join NWT. When they declined, xHydre threatened to claimblock the town.
In the afternoon of October 30, Cascadian diplomats, led by Secretary of State Capitanfra, reached out to NWT leadership requesting an explanation for the threats. XStoicx replied that "of course there’s going to be consequences for your governments actions..." and that NWT viewed the settlement of the town as an act of aggression. Despite NWT's claims, there had been no previous contact between Adu and the Cascadian government. XStoicx then revoked the NAP between the 2 nations, and gave Cascadia 24 hours to remove the town from their claimed territory, or else action would be taken. This ultimatum was notably not approved by the Prime Minister RuffWoof, who attempted to calm tensions between the sides. At the same time, Adu had placed signs at the border of her town stating that it was her land and she would remain "...until the second coming of Jesus Christ. In other words, fuck off." XHydre responded to this promise stating that "it [Ythan Adevir] will perish by my hands then. You're fucking with the wrong player." Cascadian officials maintained throughout the beginning of the crisis that the town was not within NWT territory, and repeatedly stated that they had never even received a claim map from NWT to begin with. NWT would never produce such a map.
Skirmishes in the Great North
During the early hours into the morning of October 31, 2024, PvP skirmishes began to take place between Cascadian citizens and NWT forces.
