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| succession = Queen of All [[Tavaris]] <br /> High Chief of the Tribes of [[Rodoka]] <br> Chief of Line Nuvo
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Bana launched the Fourth War in 1670. The Raonites would rally as many soldiers as they could muster and join the war in 1676. Tavaris had not yet restored its military capacity to pre-Third War levels, and was caught off guard by the attack. Additionally, the Tavari Navy was spread thin across Tavari holdings from [[Metrati Anar]] to the [[Tavari East Pacific Isles]]. Bana focused almost the entirety of their assault on the eastern coast of the island of Avnatra (the island comprising the largest portion of Tavaris) and when the Raonites attacked the mainland Gondwana front in 1676, the Tavari could not maintain both lines and were overtaken on Avnatra. The city of East Harbor was burned to the ground in 1677, leaving more than 60,000 people dead. From there, the Banians only bolstered their hold in eastern Avnatra, seizing several other major cities in the area, such as Lansai.
In response to these events, the single greatest military defeat ever suffered by Tavaris, Queen Melora declared a national emergency and ordered a “national impressment” of every single able-bodied adult in the country, regardless of gender, into the Royal Tavari Armed Forces. While for most people this meant mandatory service in local militias to defend from Banian attack, or in some cases as a laborer in rebuilding efforts, several thousand Tavari were drafted from the general citizenry to the front lines of the war. This had never before been done in Tavari history, not even during the 15th century Raonite invasion, but there was no coordinated public opposition to the move, and those few people who did refuse to serve were imprisoned and, in some cases, exiled to [[
The Tavari expelled the Banians from Avnatra in 1680 and immediately turned their focus to Emerald Coast. The Raonites immediately surrendered, unable to match the full brunt of Tavari forces, and so the Tavari turned to Bana. In 1683, Bana surrendered after the Tavari invasion of the city of Bana, which was by far the wealthiest city in the country. Despite having dominated Tavaris for most of the war, Bana was decimated and bankrupt by the end. Bana was forced to pay reparations to Tavaris and could therefore not afford to restore their military capacity. Tavaris’ victory in the Fourth War assured Tavari supremacy over Bana and Ni-Rao, and it was credited in large part to Queen Melora herself.
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