First Hyperion Conflict

"The first great war between Kaldheim and Xania. Quite a tale. Many died in that conflict so that we may chose to live how we wished free of Xanian oppression. Appearently, Xania never got the memo that they were no longer welcomed here."

- General Roland Alexander of the Kaldheim Security Forces

The First Hyperion Conflict (508–514 ATE) was a major conflict in the Virgo Cluster, between the Xanian Empire and the Nyr colonists. The conflict was largely confined to the borders of the Hyperion sector from which the war takes its name. It is significant in interstellar history as in the aftermath of the conflict, the Unified Nyr Federation was born, the first nation to successfully gain its independence from the Xanian Empire, and the first major defeat the Xanians had ever suffered before. The conflict is also notable for being the starting point of the famous Nyr-Xanian feud which has lasted for the last two and half centuries, and started five other conflicts, all of whom bear the name of the very first.

Beginning with the harsh rule of the Nyr colonies at the edge of Xanian space, the Nyr grew weary of Xanian rulership, and after their requests for a lighter hand and increased support of their colonization efforts were flatly rejected or simply ignored, they rose up against their leaders demanding change. This led to a brutal crackdown against the colonists, who united under the leadership of Cybria, and soon the protestors became rebels, who waged a bloody campaign of rebellion against the Xanian Empire. Desire for a better life in the colonies, and Xania's blatant refusal to help them, pushed the Nyr into open rebellion.

Following the end of the war, the Unified Nyr Federation was established, and Xania was forced to withdraw from the Hyperior sector altogether to put down out uprisings inspired by the heroism of the Nyr and their desire for change. What the Nyr accomplished led to a two hundred and fifty year long period of stagnation in which the Xanian Empire saw enormous portions of its territory breakaway from it, and form small nations that were all allied against the Xanian rulers. The long-term effects of the conflict did not destroy Xania, but they did ensure Xania was in no position to force the new empires back into its empire.