Frozen War

The 'Frozen War' as it has been dubbed, is the name given to the period of time that which the main focus of The Blue Beyond takes place. The world has been locked in a perpetual state of cold war conflict; meaning it is undergoing an extensive period of conflict via third parties, proxy wars, paramilitaries, and other indirect unconventional warfare techniques.

Causes
Unlike most conflicts, the Frozen War has relatively few causes. The significant one being the Khazak Disaster, in which a significant portion of the Vadu'ade population had been eliminated. This disaster caused a split in ideology that is leading the forces of Pavonas ever further away from one another.

On one side, Arcyte has rallied a diverse group of individuals together in the persuit and study of magic and its power. Intelligence, class, and bureaucracy dominate the Cerulean Confederacy; one of the main belligerents. On the other side, the stout and stalwart dwarves of the Adamant Commonwealth stand firm in face of their magical enemies. The Vadu'ade value technology, engineering, and tinkering over magic and study.

List of Current Conflicts
The number of on-going conflicts as a result of the Frozen War are too many to list. However, there are several key areas in which the forefront of fighting occurs:
 * The Badlands: Once home to the capital of the mighty Othma League, the Badlands are nothing more than a ruined, burning warzone. A place of constant strife and conflict, the Badlands are typically considered the 'frontline' of the Frozen War. Here, nearly every single nation, both human and not, come to fight in this everlasting battlefield.
 * The Great Divide: All of the fighting takes place within the vast thousand mile stretch of alien jungle and fauna. While routes through the jungle disappear as quickly as ones are made, it doesn't stop the nations of Pavonas from killing one another over said routes. Indeed, many nations tend to erect fortifications within these jungles. Pillboxes, trenches, research facilities, the list goes on. All over the vast jungle lay uninhabited installations long abandoned or overcome by the jungle.