Sicuria Republic

The Sicuria Republic, unofficially the Sicurian Republic, is a unitary republic in The Bustle. The republic is dominated by Sicurians, known for their continued practice of medieval customs well into the species' space-age.
Following a brief civil war in 2 GS, the country was forged from a divided empire, taking half of it's territory, populace, and resources.
== History ==
Increasingly divided by a cruel monarch (King Morosa Me), who continually took away rights from both the nobility and commoner, the outer fringes of imperial lands started to spread discontent and ideas to declare succession. These rumors largely flew under the kings radar, also avoiding the detection of the royal court who was preoccupied with managing the realm with an essentially absent monarch.
With the influence of the nobility and numbers of the commoners, the two formerly separate classes joined together and swept over large swaths of imperial territory with ideals of equality and justice. By the time the royal government had realized what was happening, a third of the empire had already raised arms. Completely disoriented, the royal armed forces were scattered and unable to pick out friend from foe. Fighting began within the first three weeks, but was isolated to largely rural worlds where loyal and secessionist forces were easily identifiable. Because efforts were focused here, the provisional government was allowed to plan their actions and collect resources. Loyalist dedicated their time to flushing out treasonous thoughts, and arresting (in some places, executing) those who refused to swear loyalty to the royal family. Urban areas were largely spared devastation, and the rural worlds that did see fighting managed to keep their civilian populations away from harm.
By the end of the first year, King Morosa was deposed by the Royal Council and replaced with his brother King Lieutprand Me to appease the rebel cause, but the damage had already been done. The secessionist movement had resulted in what imperial media called a "peasant revolt", despite being backed by former nobles. The revolutionaries were now trained and ready to deploy as armies, but the royal military was now also fully mobilized and able to confront them wherever they would go. The royal army and navy was severely ill-equipped to deal with the numbers the rebels held, but the freedom fighters likewise lacked discipline and arms. The stalemate lasted for another year, with a handful of skirmishes throughout the combatants space doing little in damage.
King Lieutprand authorized the Royal Council to meet with the provisional government to settle peace. The revolutionaries, originally aiming to free the entire empire, accepted their only course left was forming a new government. The provisional government declared the "free territories" would become the Sicuria Republic, with themselves becoming acting senators until an election could be held.
== Relations With The Empire ==
The Republic and Empire have engaged in fighting on numerous occasions, with war breaking out three times, each deadlier than the last. Both nations have grown exponentially, and the next war is closer than ever, with foreign powers attempting to stop a full on conflict.