The Unshackled Thrall

The Unshackled Thrall is a raider gang formed after an uprising against the rule of The Mariners. They believe that it is their sworn duty to spread the beliefs of anarchism to the rest of the wasteland, frequently pillaging settlements and killing their governing body to 'free' the populace. While their intentions are somewhat good, they mostly leave a path of destruction in their wake. The Thrall is based out of "Fort Fusion", a massive military complex built out of a Mass Fusion factory in the countryside. The Thrall has a very loose, military based 'government'. The faction is led by a council of skilled military leaders known as 'The Warband's Council', who have only military power, commanding lower level military leaders and orchestrating raids.
== History ==
=== Pre-Independence ===
The Unshackled Thrall was formerly territory owned by The Mariners after 2278 after conquests by The Serpent in his 8 year long period of war after the death of The Admiral in 2276. The territory had once been controlled by a coalition of settlements and separatists from The Order of The Stronghold. As a way to keep the rebellious region under control, The Serpent appointed a military government to control the area, establishing it as a 'Battle Thrall' for The Mariners. This Thrall acted as essentially a vassal, being part of The Mariners but officially a separate area.
Cracks in the area's relative stability under the rule of the Thrall began with several acts of brutality by Mariner military police. The most radicalizing of these was The Cagetown Massacre. In this event, Mariner affiliated military police took their punishment for a crime too far in the eyes of the civilians, beating 19 people, with 9 of them dying from their injuries and the rest being severely harmed. The police then grabbed 4 people associated with the 19 who had not been beaten and forced them to fight to the death, then killing the winner. These 23 people had been associated with a gang devoted to destroying The Mariners' rule over the area. This obvious brutality went with no punishment, and began the formation of an underground resistance.
A large organization began to be formed out of the ruins of a Mass Fusion factory far from any nearby major settlements and areas of frequent Mariner patrols. A war council for this organization was formed, and plans were drawn up for war against The Mariners.
=== Revolution ===
In 2283, war was officially declared against The Mariners by the rebel organization, which had taken the name 'The Unshackled Thrall'. They declared all lands that were formerly owned by the settlement coalition and the Order separatists to be rightfully theirs, and several battles began, with Thrall forces ambushing Mariners when given the order. Several major cities, including Cagetown, which had an hour of mourning after the defeat of The Mariners in the city, fell to the Thrall in the first two weeks.
Mariner forces organized a large counterattack after they were able to get their bearings, launching an assault to attempt to take back Cagetown and use the momentum to take back the rest of the major cities they had lost. This attack was launched on October 9th, 2283. The Thrall defense was able to narrowly defeat the assault in Cagetown, the last remaining Thrall soldiers in the city waving their flag atop the capitol building of the city in defiance to the rule of The Mariners. After this major loss, demoralization rose in the ranks of The Mariners. Many soldiers complained about orders, and some outright refusing to follow them, knowing they would be sent to their certain death.
In the climactic point of the war, a massive siege befell the headquarters of The Thrall after Mariner scouts had located it. Massive amounts of soldiers on both sides died, but the battle ended in a decisive victory for The Thrall. After this defeat, The Mariners officially surrendered the land to The Thrall.
=== Post-Independence ===
After independence was gained by the Thrall after the war, they instantly went to small wars against the northern raider warband and The Order, claiming small parts of their land that they claimed were 'rightfully theirs'. After this, they entered a state of internal consolidation that they've been in to this day.
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