Stalfrem

Flag of the Truly United Republic of Stalfrem

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## Stalfrem

The **Truly United Republic of Stalfrem** is the current iteration of Stalfrem consisting of the mainland's and the Stalfrem Protectorates, most of which have been attained in the early 1900's.

By 1910, Kreger Olsen decided that his eldest daughter, Lova Olsen was ineligible for the position of monarch. As such, he crowned Astrid, his younger daughter on the 1st of June, 1910. Lova, angered by the disgrace she felt her father graced her with, organized military, civilian, and private assets to form a coup and break the monarchy. As the poorly industrialized Stalfrem couldn't keep up with the ongoing violent insurrection, the monarchy was broken on the 5th of July the same year. Lova exiled her father to an uninhabitable island just south west of Stalfrem, where it's suspected he died just months after. Her sister was made a public display of, hanged by the neck until dead at Stekenburg Square with Lova merrily watching.

Two years after Lova Olsen's coup, their expansionist intentions were made clear across the world. Native lands just east of Stalfrem, previously untouched by other countries out of respect and fear of the dangerous marsh and jungle, were invaded by the Stalfremian military in a combined-arms operation against guerilla native forces. Forces in Stalfrem were already trained in the jungles commonly found in their large island, along with the nasty marshes they found themselves in. Most Stalfremian guns found their trial by fire in this war as well, increasing the countries technological prowess in firearms.

In the early 1920's, Stalfrem formed a non-aggression pact with the 3rd Commune of Kmlon. Both countries were attempting to develop themselves after a bloody revolution, and neither wanted to be bothered. As such, Kmlon and Stalfrem agreed that as long as Stalfrem could train Kmlonian troops in their unique landscape, they would have no problem with the former taking the lost Kmlonian colonies the monarchy once had.

### Stalfrem Before the Coup

Not much is known about Stalfrem before the coup, the Olsen family was head of the monarchy for hundreds of years, although documented kings and queens only go back to 1710 with King Kaare III their internal affairs and problems have always been prevalent. Stalfrem was no less than accustomed to schisms within the royal family, but all have been monarchical until Lova Olsen revolted against her family. The sudden nationalist movement was surprising, as nothing like it in Stalfrem had been seen before since the 1830's, with the long dead Peoples Nationalist Movement.

As Stalfrem was an isolated island with a non-interference policy and the government keeping strictly within the borders of the islands Stalfrem claims, the country never entered an industrial age with its capacity for production, military or civilian, relatively low. Provinces and other heraldic families controlled the areas they had ownership in, and most families either bought from local farms or farmed themselves. This independence from the central structure of Stalfremian politics actually caused the Olsen family to be little cared about. Although they had complete rule over the land and plenty of money, their rule was colorless and sluggish. The most prominent member of the Olsen family was actually Lova Olsen, as she was more outward and public than the rest of the family.

### Lova Olsen's Putsch

Lova Olsen requested ownership of the Kross area previously held by the Krieger-Doss family, a diarchy that fell apart just before. Kreger reluctantly agreed, thinking it would calm her from her previous outburst after she discovered she would not be the recipient of the throne. Little did he know, Lova's plan was to industrialize the region, factories and newly acquired machinery to make crude guns and cannons for her movement. The people in the region previously despised anything to do with the royal family until Lova gained control of the area, with propaganda campaigns people saw her not as a monarch, but as a true leader. This combined with her political strong-arming, either blackmailing or assassinating anyone that stood in her way caused her to gain even more political power within the surrounding regions as well.

Some whistleblowers came out and exposed her dastardly actions, but the public paid little mind, Partially because they seemed like the ramblings of a mad lunatic hungry for power, but also because Lova had increased living conditions of their province as well. Not only was it industrialized, but hospitals, jobs and schools were built in her system, the surprising distribution of wealth she gained from her past political rivals also increased the general opinion of her government.