Rasvetla Slobia

Flag of Rasvetla Slobia adopted in 1927

**Rasvetla Slobia** was a nation that had suffered numerous civil wars and rebellions throughout its history. After the region of Polovia declared its independence in 1945, the state has attempted to reclaim its old territory and expand its borders around the region.

The country was a monarchy until it was overthrown by socialists led by Hans Lewis during a civil war in 1927. Since then, the the country has been ruled by the Socialists which renamed the country to Rasvetla Slobia which means "enlightened Slobia". The new regime was not well-received in region of Polovia, and in 1945, Polovian separatists declared independence from Rasvetla Slobia.

## Cult of Maribirus

   The cult was present in Rasvetla Slobia as the second biggest religion in the nation. It also had militias which were called "Fanatics". The "Fanatics" were recruited from civilians that wanted to serve the Machine God in battle, and were special branch of the Rasvetla Slobian military. Although the fanatics were usually poorly equipped and were mostly used as cannon fodder, they had high morale as they believed that their Machine God would protect them.

## History

### Kingdom of Slovania

The first documented civil war in the history of Slovania was a war over the throne between the Briston and Karamazolian noble families. The conflict lasted from 1910-1913 and ended with a Karamazonlian victory. King Karl I was the ruler of the Kingdom of Slovania ( 1910-1927 ) until a massive rebellion against him in 1921 began and the rebels besieged the capital of Slovaniagrad, where he died on April 1, 1927. Remaining monarchists resisted for three months until surrendering to the rebels on July 4, 1927, and afterwards "Rasvetla Slobia" became the primal title of the nation.

### Polovian rebellion

The region of Polovia was under the Slobia for a very long time, but its inhabitants were discontent with the rule of the Kingdom of Slovania and Rasvetla Slobia. In 1931, Polovians rebelled against Rasvetla Slobia. The conflict lasted for 2 years until the Al-kisan Agreement was signed, in which Polovia would gain independence, but forfeit all weapons the rebels had to Rasvetla Slobia and cede some Polovian land to Slobia.

### Battles during the Polovian Rebellion

March 21, 1931: Polovian rebels attacked the city of Gamagrad and laid siege to it in Operation Terora de lisa. The city was fell on September 5 1931.

March 31, 1931: Polovian rebels attempted to bomb the oil fields of Gamagrad. The operation failed.

April 1, 1931: Rasvetla Slobia sent its elite forces, the "Bear Guards", to eliminate Polovian general Gustav Priborus in the city of Beragrad. The mission was successful, and the Bear Guard eliminated the target and 23 Polovian elite soldiers with only 2 casualties.

June 30, 1932: Rasvetla Slobia sent soldiers to land in the region of Al-kisa. the operation was successful and the Al-kisa Airport was taken.

July 7, 1932-March 18, 1933: Battle for Al-kisa. Rasvetla Slobia soldiers were send to occupy the city of Al-kisa, where they met heavy Polovian resistance. There the highest ranked soldier William killed more than 70 Polovian soldiers with his sniper rifle.

June 20, 1933: Operation White Desert was a last-ditch effort by Polovia to turn the tide of the war. The operation needed to succeed or Polovia would lose the war. Polovian special forces tried to blitzkrieg through Al-dugai, the neighboring region of Al-kisa, in an atttempt to retake Al-kisa. The operation failed and more than 78% of Polovian troops were killed in action following Rasvetla Slobia's bombardment of Borograd, which destroyed much of the city