The background of the colonial war can be traced back to increased tensions along the border of Mali colonies against Celtic and Norse colonies. The Mali Empire wanted more territory in North Brendania and as a result of Welsh colonies to the south they expanded northward. Meanwhile, the Little Ice Age was effecting the Celtics and the Norse colonies as many of their colonies had their temperatures fall and plant life and food destroyed. So the Celtic and Norse colonies expanded southward. The Celtic Union, Scandinavia, and Wales had earlier signed a pact forming the Colonial Alliance (CA), which formed free trade between the colonies and if one country's colonies were attacked the others would aid the one attacked. As a result of this the Mali colonies were surrounded by unfriendly coloni