Bal Election Crisis of Early Febuary 21

## The Last Bal

The Last person with the title of Bal was WilusaWarrior, Emperor of Uldarash from its founding until the end of the Great Golden War when he abdicated, leaving this elemental plane to find true peace and enlightenment. The title would enter a state of limbo with his abdication, as though his successor, fellow Talawan, Emperor Whiskey II had been named as such by the late Wilusa, Whiskey II was a Noxist, thus not eligible to receive it

## Hanuyamese Migration

On the Febuary 4th, 2021, a massive migration of the Hanuyamese people took place. They fled their island of Hanuyama which had sunk into the ocean, crossing all of Haven until they were taken in by Keechoo, the King of Paloro. Their leader, Loic, founded the city of Asahiri only a few hundred meters from the Palorian capital of Palovina.

## Population Boom

At the time, Paloro had a population of 3. Within the first day of Loic's arrival, this number had grown to 7. King Keechoo responded to this by granting Loic the position of High Councilman.

New people flocked to the city. When the total population reached 13, the imperial Gylok Kazi-Myre, Mlgkiddoritofan, advised King Keechoo to claim the title of Bal, making him the head of the Asharu High Temple. While Keechoo was meditating on the question, Mlgkiddoritofan was contacting the other Gylok, asking them if they would support Keechoo's claim.

During this, the Palorian population increased even further, topping off at 50 registered citizens.

## Keechoo's Abdication

Keechoo believed the current governmental structures to be unappropriate for this huge population, so he gave up his title as king and granted it to the Asahiri leader, Loic. Loic conntacted Mlgkiddoritofan, about promoting his claim to the title of Bal among the other Gylok.

Although his claim was accepted by the majority of Gylok, he staredt a dispute with the Tabist Gylok Ginknight.

With his coronation only a few days away, Loic unveiled his plans of uniting all of Haven under one nation, instating a grand Asharu theocracy. He hoped to do this peacefully, informing Aurora, Uldarash and most Southern Haven Microstates of his plans.

## The Reinstitution

Many rejected the prospect of a united Haven and rumors spread about Loic bringing war and conquest to the continent. Keechoo subsequently decided to strip Loic of his title and become King of Paloro once again. Loic rejected what he perceived to be a 'rebellion', commencing the Paloro Succession as well as the Bal Election Crisis.

## Auroran Intervention

The Auroran King, Canine, backed out of the agreement together with the government of Uldarash. Later, Aurora would call Loic a 'Tyrant"', despite him having the backing of the vast majority of the population. Aurora subsequently planned an invasion into Paloro, to steal a lot of their territory, plunder their vast gold reserves and reinstate Keechoo as a puppet governor under Auroran rule. For this, they decided to hire mercenaries, most prominantly BackToTheHub. Uldarashi government later decided to join Aurora in their efforts.

Loic did not take this well and decided to have a talk with the Uldarashi leader, WhiskeyKnight, convincing him of back Paloro instead. It would not be a particularly difficult time doing so either. A coalition of former-Concordant nations came to Whiskey II demanding he not allow this seizure of power, however Whiskey, doubtful of their intentions, and caring not for the affairs of Paloro, repeatedly refused, stating "You jackals want me to bring Haven to war with itself, merely to stop the march and progress of it's denizens..."

## Fallout of WhiskeyKnight's Assassination

After WhiskeyKnight was assassinated by the leader of his most loyal knights, RumKnight would bail out on the deal with Paloro and side Aurora once again.

## Burning of Asahiri

Knowing his chances of winning to be slim, Loic officially abdicated his title and burned down his own city to prevent plundering, destruction and conquest by his enemies. He then took a sizable amount of the former residents and migrated north into the Sterling Crownlands.

The camp was be raided frequently, as they were not a legitimate part of the Crownland and thereby not protected by Crownland's law. Soon after, Loic left, leaving his second in command Carado in charge who still continues hostilities with the Crownlands.

## The Aftermath

Paloro remains in the hands of Keechoo. Although many long time citizens like moved away, the Paloro population is still higher than it was before the migration started. Mlgkiddoritofan left the continent on a spiritual journey, conserving and spreading books, religions, and other wisdoms. Carado is remained the leader of the campsite Loic left behind, having ambitions to expand it into a town. However, contemporary observers believe this to be unlikely because his group is regularly faced with aggression from Aurora, Uldarash and the Sterling Crownlands, as they currently settle within their territories and refuse to establish diplomatic relations.

Since the incident, no Asharu ruler is claiming the title of Bal.