Republic of Staptonsburg

The **Republic of Staptonsburg** is a nation in Northern Helinska that consists of the formerly Volaysian regions of Volay, Telask and Artos. It was formed primarily by the Telaski Republican Front led by Oscar Veran, and was officially formed in the latter days of the 1942 Volaysian Collapse.

During 1941-1942, anti-Volaysian sentiment was on the rise among its diverse provinces, especially in Artos- where nationalists longed for the return of the Artosi Kingdom. In early 1942, Artosi Nationalists began to riot in the streets of Dagda, and soon Oscar Veran's Telaski Republican Front followed suite in Staptonsburg.

Lozka Cehrayi- the President of Volaysia- attempted to disperse the rioters with military forces, but the soldiers- consisting of local Telaski Elves and Humans, refused to fire on the TRF and the rioters, instead joining them in their demands for a free Telask. After a brief war with the Artosi Nationalist government to the East, Oscar Veran managed to secure Telask and Artos, and also struck a deal with Karlov East in Volay, merging the three regions into the Republic of Staptonsburg.

The Republic of Staptonsburg ceased to exist in 1957 following the creation of the Second Republic of Polmaria, with Staptonsburg being one of the founding states of the nation.

## History

### Formation (1942)

During the 1940s, Volaysia was on a rapid decline. Their ships were slowly aging, and the President- Lozka Cehrayi- was widely hated due to his heavy handed reign and fondness of violently cracking down on protests.

Taking advantage of Cehrayi's unpopularity, nationalists in Artos began rioting in Dagda, demanding the creation of a free Artosi nation to act as a continuation of the Artosi Kingdom. Lozka Cehrayi reacted poorly, immediately sending Volaysian troops to crush the revolt to avoid another incident like the Szendrodvarke Riots. This proved a poor decision, as it galvanised the people of Telask into supporting the Telaski Republican Front, believing that Volaysia was no longer a good state to be a part of.

In Early 1942, Oscar Veran and the Telaski Republican Front declared Telask an independent nation (albeit still a part of Polmaria). However, the young Telaski Republic was threatened by the neighbouring Artos, which had also declared independence. The new Artosi President, Angus Felvick, declared war on Oscar Veran's Telask. However, unlike in the Telask region, Volaysian troops in Artos had not defected, and thus the Artosi military was made up of poorly trained conscripts. Artos was defeated in a lightning campaign, and the Republic now controlled two major provinces.

The young Republic spent the rest of the war consolidating its power and suppressing the young Artosi Independence League and other Artosi Nationalists, instilling a sense of unity in the people of the two regions. In late 1942, the Province of Volay- the capital region of the now fractured Republic of Volaysia- was worried that it would be annexed by Kalaroos or New Jazberk. Karlov East- the former Defense minister under the Cehrayi administration and the interim President of Volaysia- decided to form a nation with Oscar Veran's Republic. On the 13th of November, Volay, Telask and Artos officially united to form the Republic of Staptonsburg.

### Di'Aamascene takeover of Noveaux Kolodeaux (1942)

During the 1942 Volaysian Collapse, the Artos region in particular was gripped with even more strife and chaos then the rest of the Republic of Volaysia. A Di'Aam federal fleet was in the area, and were dispatched for the city of Noveaux Kolodeaux to establish a safe zone. Rufus Stevenson North- the Mayor of the city- gladly wlecomed the 600 Di'Aam reinforcements, and became fairly popular with the Federal leadership in Aeiliam. Although the Artosi Independence League and its President Angus Felvick officially opposed this, they barely had enough resources to fight Telask, and no troops could be spared to take back a small port city like Noveaux Kolodeaux.

By the time Angus Felvick and his Artosi nation had been crushed by the TRF led Telask, Oscar Veran- now the leader of the two provinces was busy engaging in negotiations with the interim President Karlov East of the Republic of Volaysia- which just controlled the capital province of Volay at that point- with the hope of forming a federation with Telask, Artos and Volay. Little thought was spared for Noveaux Kolodeaux.