The Battle of the Line

The Battle of the Line was the final stand of the Proles Army as it held an entrenched defensive line between the encroaching dysthrope hordes created by the Contagion. It began on February 6, 3138. The objective was to protect the extremely porous borders of the city of Proles while the dome was built and completed by the civilian population. The battle lasted for 422 days, ending on April 3, 3139 as the dome was completed. The army then withdrew into the Sanctum in what was considered a textbook perfect retreat, under the direction of Major Casey Ngue and Commander Hob Ravani. After the retreat was completed, the dome was sealed.

During the course of the battle, the Proles Army incurred significant losses. The final casualty rate, including KIA and MIA, was 72%, totalling approximately 864,000.

Memorial of the Line
The names of the soldiers who died during this battle, as well as the civilians who perished during construction of the wall, are immortalized on the Memorial of the Line in central district 3.

The memorial is a long, black marble wall that surrounds a central park, upon which each name is carved and stained with red pigment. Water runs continuously over the rear of the wall and into stylized river that surrounds the memorial site. Plates are regularly spaced along the inside of the wall to hold flowers, fruit, and incense, as well as other offerings. Benches are also spaced out along the wall. The park itself is considered to be a site for quiet contemplation.

At original construction, a single red line ran from the Hub to the Memorial in a straight-line course. Portions of the original line still survive, though much of it has been erased by construction in the last 24 years. A regular memorial ceremony is held at the wall on April 3, prior to Dome Day celebrations.