Helosian Civil War

The Helosian Civil War(180-183te) was an uprising against the king Doc_G to overthrow him in place of a constitutional republic. The majority of the fighting took place on the island of Valstand. The civil war is commonly split into two parts, encompassing the Revolution against the King and its Provisional government, and the Civil War that followed. Due to the actions of Bitter Dovialka bringing Helos under the Kindom of Ahalia, and eventually into the A.W.E, with the later Doc_G seeing mass plagues wipe over the Helosian Islands. The people became upset at these inadequsies springing the initial revolution, which sought to form a parliamentary democracy, however it would soon be flooded by radicals on both sides. after an increase in riots, the Helosian Sozialistische Räterepublik(SRP) would revolt. This spiraled into the second stage, which would last over a year, killing at least 3000 Helosians. The Helosian Nationalists, under Eldwic Hogerzien, would win, opening Helos up to have a minor resurgence. The War would cost Helos greatly, as much of its original infrastructure had been destroyed, causing mass plagues, weakening the state significantly and being a major cause for its eventual demise.
== Background ==
During the height of the Kingdom of Helos, the Kingdom would find itself overstretched and facing issues guarding its borders. This lead to a series of tribes making encampments on the poorly manned outposts of its borders. The series of conflicts with these mass migrants would be referred to as the Eseksil. Out of the multiple conflicts, several would succeed in holding and maintaining Helos' borders. One of the most infamous was the Noktorah Squatter Crisis, in which the then King of Helos, Bitter Dovialka, was successfully able to muster a platoon of marines and retake the island of Austral. However with the ever barraging invasions of the Eseksil, the Helosian Army could not be everywhere at once. The constant battles, while having relatively low casualties, would lessen the number of well trained troops, making it with every battle harder for the Helosians to maintain their border. Along with the decline in trained soldiers, the destruction of farms in the outer island leading to higher rates of starvation within the heartland cities, which lead Valstand's population to decrease by 14.8%.
The ensuing crisis lead Bitter Dovialka to have the Kingdom of Helos become a province of the Kingdom of Ahalia as they had friendly ties, and to avoid complete disintegration. The Ahalians would almost immediately begin a series of racist actions against the Helosians, with the Ahalians starting actions to forcefully migrate Helosian peoples, to colonize several Helosian islands. Noticing the actions of the Ahalians, many Helosians were furious at the Ahalians after witnessing the situation. Many of these Helosian Nationalists, under the lead of Stew Dovialka, would reform the Helosian Brotherhood. After a series of terrorist campaigns and backdoor deals, the Helosian brotherhood would bring Helos under a protectorate of the A.W.E.. Helos under the A.W.E. would begin facing economic turmoil as the Kustaland Coal Mines dried, diminishing Helosian industry and exports. This lead Bitter Dovialka to sell the non-heartland islands believing the extra money would boost the economy by diversifying into new sectors. In his old age, Bitter would bring Helos out of its protectorate status, believing he would bring greatness once more, dying 2 weeks after. This left Doc_G as the defacto leader until Stew's death 3 months later, allowing for his coronation.
Doc_G would be severely incapable of leading, as he had zero experience besides the low level management of Pferdhafen. During his 9 year reign, Doc_G would be widely unpopular seeing mass inequality under his control. This lead Doc_G to get himself into controversy for not continuing Bitter's economic rejuvenation plan, with many apologists believing this would have solved the economy. With the industry of shutting down, the populous would grow unrestful as many had lost their jobs. Doc_G however would divert public funds away from the capital and industrial hub of Valstand to Pferdhafen, furthering the issues plaguing the state. To further the contention, Doc_G's cabinet would be widely unpopular with the people, being widely called "a system ruled by punks and cartels".
== Revolution (First Stage) ==
After the collapse of the Helosian Economy, Eldwic Hogerzien would form the Helosian Reformist Front(HRF) with plans to reform continue Bitter Dovialkas economic resurgence plan, and enact Bitter's 2 month plan. During this time Horgerzien would begin a mass campaign, advocating for a revolution against the Helosian monarchy and a return to the Helosian golden age. His plan would publicly entail a meritocracy, however it appears already in this point in time he wanted a dictatorship under his command as a stepping stone for his greater plan. Socialist ideas were also pervasive in the politics of Helos under Doc_G, furthering their growth after the United Helosian Socialist Front(UHSF) and the Valstand Workers Delegates(Val-RAD) merged to create the Helosian Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei (SAP). During the Winter of 179te the SAP would launch a large scale strike in what would be called Verine Talv(Bloody Winter), with nearly a quarter of the population of Valstand participating before Pferdhafen police broke the riots. This altercation lead Hogerzien to begin advocating for a temporary Red-Black alliance between the Socialists and Nationalists. Further small scale riots and protests would ensue in retaliation against the monarchy of the following 6 months. With the Mall Square Massacre killing 22 protestors and injuring 44 more, the protests would become more prevalent, pushing for revenge.
During what initially appeared to another riot, Eldwic Hogerzien with 5 nationalist delegates and 7 socialist delegates would convene in the mostly abandoned Valstand Ministry Building. There they would write the constitution for the Helosian Republic and declare its independence. After the proclamation was sent across the city, an initial militia formation of around 2000 men would form. A detachment of 750 men would storm the Azure Palace while the king was away in the A.W.E., fighting against 400 Royal Guardsman, killing 150 with the remaining surrendering. After the capture of the Palatial Quarter, Hogerzien would go to the balcony of the Azure palace, holding a speech declaring the Provisional Republics autonomy. After Doc_G returned from his stay, he would muster a small platoon of 50 marines to attempt to recapture the Harbor of Valstand, failing to do so and getting all 50 marines killed in a suicide mission. 2 weeks later, Doc_G would sign a peace treaty, recognizing the Provisional Helosian Republic, in turn the recognition of Pferdhafen autonomy.
== Civil War (Second Stage) ==
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== Aftermath ==
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