First Norocosian Crisis (2045)

The First Norocosian Crisis (also referred to as the First Norocosian War or the Precursor War) was a three-month engagement between the NRL's Southern Command (now the First Southern Corps) and the Norocosia Armed Forces with rearguard support from the Federated National Guard along Norocosia's northern borders. During the three-month armed conflict, Norocosian troops clashed with NRL soldiers for control of the vital entry points along Hokushija (Munoz) Prefecture's peripheral territories in the North, which held immense strategic importance to Norocosia's defense strategies.
The war is noted by historians be the inciting incident for the Second Norocosian Crisis, an even longer and more devastating war that ended whatever little credibility the Federal Government held in the United Nations. Both wars caused significant damages to Norocosia's infrastructure, and only worsened ethnic tensions between Norocosians and the Ilokano minorities on the Northern Frontiers, leading to what was known as the Seiokai Massacres.
== History ==
When Norocosia declared independence, the borders of Minakkō (S. Aurora) and Hokushija (Munoz) Prefectures remained undefined for much time, with the general consensus being that it followed the borders of what was Region III (Central Luzon) pre-Revolution. Unfortunately, this did not sit well with many Ilokanos living in the southern plains, as this basically cut them off from their families up north.
Many affluent Ilokano clans, fearing that their interests may be jeopardized by the Tagalog-majority government, launched a petition to enable free movement between the Ilokanos of the North and those that resided in the prefectures of Nainosei (Inland Pangasinan), Seiokai (Littoral Pangasinan), Hokushija (Munoz/Northern Ecija), and Minakkō (S. Aurora). Unfortunately, the Federal Court (at the time) voted in a 7-0 motion, unanimously shutting down the petition under the Border Securities Act, in addition to other circumstances that impeded the proceedings. 
During the administration of President Lee Quán, Ilokanos were given better treatment, even more so than for actual citizens, which escalated already volatile ethnic tensions beyond the limit. In 2043 alone, 217 Ilokanos were killed in revenge-killings. 
== Escalation of Tensions ==