WI:Asgarnian Civil War

The Asgarnian Civil War is a well known event in Gielinor's history which created much of the modern world.

Economy problems
Many believe that the war was fuelled by the comments supposedly given by King Roald I (great-grandfather of the current king of the same name) at a gathering where he stated that the southern settlements were mere setbacks, restraining the rest of Asgarnia from making much money. Roald I later denied making such comments, but by now he had caused one of the main factors of the war.

This statement may not be true, as it was well known by all that much of Asgarnia's economy came from Lumbridge's exportation of fish, and Lumbridge is located (and always has been) in the southern half of Asgarnia.

Goblin tolerance
Another reason for war were the way people felt about the number of goblins living in Asgarnia at the time. A lot of the northern locations (Varrock especially) had a strong dislike of anything not human, so they were against the allowing of letting goblins live in Asgarnia. Many southern towns such as Sarim were not bothered about the goblins, and allowed them to live as they wish. Due to these opposite opinions, it is thought that the north were fighting to rid themselves of the growing number of goblins, and the south were trying to protect their fellow creatures.

Religous rumours
It is a known fact that Upper Asgarnia consists of mainly Saradominists, where as Lower Asgarnia tend to worship Guthix more.