The Royal Xavieran Archipelago

## Xavieran Archipelago

Official Flag of Xaviera

The Royal Xavieran Archipelago (Commonly known as the Xavieran Archipelago) is a nation located east of Chastonovia and north of Forarendt, off the western coast of the Northern Islands. The archipelago includes hundreds upon thousands of islands and over a dozen lakes located within its borders. Southern Xaviera shares a gap with Forearendt and Eastern Xaviera shares a border with Chastonovia.

The Xavieran Archipelago is a unitary parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy. The monarch, King Alfred II, has reigned since 97 BGW. The capital and largest city is Athebury, a large city and financial centre with an urban area population of 10.3 million. The Xavieran Archipelago consists of four territories: Xavier, Zago, Glucaster and Osawel. Other than Xavier, the constituent countries have their own devolved governments, each with varying powers.

## Xavieran History

According to records and old history books and articles dated back until 81 BGW, there were 4 Nations which was Xavier, Zago, Glucaster, and Osawell. These 4 nations always attacked one another claiming lands for themselves. Xavier being the strongest nation with access to superior weapons and ammunitions amongst those 4 nations, King Alfred I has made a decision to unify the Xavieran Archipelago and bring peace to the ancient lands full of history and culture. At first the attempt to unify the archipelago failed after many disagreements and failed treaties. But seeing the threat posed by the neighbouring nations abroad, they have agreed to unify under the condition of each nations being an independant state.

#### Grand War

During the grand war, Xaveria was very much intact with all conflicts ensuing. During the war itself, Xaveria was invaded by the Ivory Alliance. The Invasion was one of the most grueling campaigns of the War.

With their newfound experience in the field, the Ivory Alliance started to look back again to Xaviera. On the 3rd of March 8 GW, the Ivory Army started its offensive back again after a few months rest. They racked up the Forarenian Second Army again after its defence of Yajad, taking 210.000 casualties against 368.000 casualties on the Grand Alliance.

On the 9th of August 9 GW, a series of Magdorlandian skirmishes between Chastonovian soldiers in the outskirts of the border made Chastonovia declare war on the Grand Alliance and soon lend its forces with the Ivory Alliance. During this struggling times, the Forarenian King Volkhar set up a puppet state in Elovannia called the Kingdom of Dresanaria with Albert Hubert, one of the Elovannian Forandrendt supporters to become king.

10 GW marked the first full offensive by the Ivory Alliance after Operation Blue Star, it had 12.000.000 men with around 65.000 Tanks, 25.000 Fighter Jets into the offensive. By this point in the war, both alliances brought almost their entire armed forces into the war, sparing only a few reserve personnel. Tanks from the Ivory First Army Group descended along the plains of Xaviera and advanced without infantry support after they were told to finish up isolated pockets of Grand Alliance units. By mid-August the Ivory Alliance were almost at the gates of the Xavieran Capital, Athebury but were soon repulsed in the outskirts by some Corps from the Kingdom of Dresanaria.

A suprise Winter Offensive by the Grand Alliance forced the Ivory Alliance to settle down halfway into Xaviera. On 11 BGW, they agreed into a truce that would last until mid-July the next year. On 11 BGW the war started again by a offensive by the Grand Alliance that thrusted almost into Kaphan but were repulsed again and again by the Ivory Alliance. The war on the sea started back again when a task force under Grand Admiral Kelv attacked a Ivory Convoy carrying troops. Grand Admiral Kelv managed to destroy 1/3 of the convoy before being driven back by the Grand Admiral Clifton Marks in his flagship GNS Graycott.

Fighting slowed back again when both sides were exhausted yet again in 12 GW, this would last until 19 GW when both sides were back at offensives. Technology advancements made NVG accesible to not just special forces but regular forces too, the conscription of men from all across the war began after both sides lost considerable amounts of experienced soldiers.

The most intense fighting in the entire war aas brought up in 19 GW when 200.000 Artillery Pieces from both sides attack one-another in a desperate bid to see who will win the Battle Of Xaviera. Homes were destroyed, entire villages was razed to the ground, but soon the Grand Alliance again was withdrawing after Ivory Armies liberated Athebury after 14 years of Grand Alliance occupation.

On the 3rd of February 20 GW, the biggest naval battle in the Grand War was to commence after the entire Eastern Grand Alliance Fleets (3 Fleets, 600+ Ships) decided that they would have to break the blockade and regroup with the Western Fleet). The Battle of Abyss has begun, around 3 Grand Fleets faced against 5 Ivory Fleets. Both sides were led by seasoned Grand Admirals (Kelv commanding the Magdorland Fleet) (Indev commanding the entire Forarenian Eastern Fleet) (Clifton commanding the Gruvanian Home Fleets) (Charles commanding the Kaphan Northern Fleet). Around 60 Supercarriers participated in the battle, with around 12 of them sinking (Gruvania: 4) (Kaphan: 2) (Magdorland: 2) (Forandrendt: 4). The battle was a strategic Ivory victory due to Grand Admiral Kelv going down with his flagship, MNS Jeremiah and Forandrendt losing 1/3 of their Navy.

Around Summer of 21 GW, the battle of Xaviera was won after the Grand Alliance withdrew into their home territory. The entire campaign costed around 6.000.000 soldiers from both sides to die. Unlike other campaigns, this was by far the most deadliest of them all.

#### The January Reactionary Coup

The January Reactionary Coup was an uprising by the Monarchist Organisation of Xaveria that was based just 10 kilometers south-west of Athebury. While the coup was unsuccessful, it still posed a large political and economic limp on Xaveria's wheel of life, especially towards the safety and the political freedoms of it's citizens. However, the current situation of the Coup has been neutralized, and everything is said to be guaranteed to be set to normal again, as well as the replenished version of the morale of the Armed Forces.

On the night of January 3rd 43 AGW, Major-General Lukas Marego, commander of the 7th Infantry Division, along with a group of monarchist extremists decided that they should stage a coup to abolish parliament and make the country an Absolute Monarchy. Fuelled by what was right to destroy parliament after its humiliating occupation of Xaviera during the Grand War, Major-General Marego gives the order for the 7th Infantry Division to occupy the parliament building and to establish checkpoints on the outskirts of the city on Victria, a small village 10 kilometers south-east of Athebury.

In a convoy of 5 jeeps streaming out of the village, Major-General Marego sends a radio transmission to divisional headquarters in Athebury in 21:00 PM. With Xavieran soldiers occupying key points in the city, there was no way of escape outside the city. At around 21:20 PM, Major-General Marego arrives outside the parliament building with the group and some 50 soldiers that had arrived there. He immediately gave orders to block any policemen from getting inside the parliament building as there was a police station nearby and to order an assault to capture the entire parliament, including the PM.

In 21:25, with the equipment ready to make an assault, the order was given to breach inside the building. Around 30 Soldiers breached from all sides into the parliament building as Parliament was holding a meeting. In quick succession, most of the parliament were captured and held hostage, including Sir Martin von Brandenbruck, the reactionary faction leader and a close acquaintance of the King.

The first to hear the news of the coup was the 4th Armored Division stationed outside of Athebury. When they heard the news, they were shocked to see that their fellow brothers are staging a coup and they allied themselves with parliament. The 4th Armored then began to move to Athebury in 22:00 PM, but were stopped by the checkpoints set up beforehand.

The next day in 07:00 AM, news started to air about the coup, with some infantry battalions rebelling against their commanders in major cities across Xaviera. The 4th Armored Division, misinterpreting that the King is in danger, opens fire on 7th Infantry checkpoints and positions. Soon the outskirts of the city turned into a warzone, with both divisions taking casualties by the hour. At the same time the 4th Armored Division started opening fire, Loyalist Battalions in major cities began attacking the Rebel Battalions as well. Soon fighting erupted in every major city as it became house to house fighting.

By the end of the day, with hundreds dead and thousands wounded, the Monarchists Extremists surrendered, with the 7th Infantry Division surrendering the very next day. Though at first none was to blame, the Loyalists began to make theories on who’s to blame. But with the chaos of the hostage situation, the Parliament, through Xavieran Law, elected so that Sir Martin became the Speaker and Prime Minister, unaware that he was the one who orchestrated the entire coup.

The next week, after parliament was replenished into it's original state, both structurally and internally, Sir Martin summoned MG Marego to the Parliament's Court. He sentenced the Major-General to lifelong prison for charges of national treason. The King, receiving this unsettling news, retained absolute power over the nation until a better parliamentary election would be held. However, at the same time the King was about to send his signed letter to the Parliament Secretary, Sir Martin's adjutant, Mr. Ian Pitesti, shot the Major General 5 times in the chest, ending his life. The local guard garrison quickly came to the aide of the parliament, arrested both Sir Martin and Mr. Pitesti. Unfortunately for Mr. Pitesti, he was sent to death squad right outside the parliament building for planned murder, and Sir Martin was deposed of his seat, knowing he told his adjutant to kill MG Marego in order to secure his power in parliament.

A few weeks later, the House of Commons and the House of Lords gathered their polls on the new PM, thereby electing von Brandenbruck's brother, Migail von Brandenbruck, an optimist of mid-right wing values as Prime Minister, which the King looks favorably upon. The coup was the most disastrous national emergency that ever happened towards Xaveria. Plans are being made to replenish anything or anyone that has lost a part of their life during the Coup.