Aurelia

Aurelia is a moderately large and visually rich country in the region of South Osea south of San Martin and Leasath and Northeast of Cayenne. It is known for its Alps and it's long drawn out conflict (verging on war sometimes) with Cayenne over a large group of islands to its South. It's military has been tried and tested multiple times and is no pushover.

## History

### Foundation

The territory comprising the modern Aurelia had been populated by ancient people (or settlers) from the Middle Ages, who at some point founded the capital of Griswall, which grew to the point of being listed by carthographers in early modern world maps. The Kalana Steppes in central Aurelia were also inhabited by an unknown group, who built fortifications across the region that remained standing until modern times.

### Osean War (1905-1910)

Aurelia joined in the Osean war on the side of Osea and their allies. However they were very involved very little in the conflict and only had sent a very minor detachment of Army forces to assist in the war effort.

### Cold War (Circa 1950-1995)

During the Cold War Aurelia was supported by Osea in order to keep the south from leaning towards Communism in reaction to Cayenne being supported by the Yuktobanians which was one of the closest Communist leaning countries to the continent of Osea. This lead to a increase in tensions between the Aurelians and Cayennese especially over the fiercely debated ownership of the islands in the south between the two nations. Even between '55 and the '60s the ownership of the islands traded back and forth between them up to twenty three times.

In 1972 tensions heightened to the point of war. The Cayenne Army occupied the largest island of the chain owned by Aurelia. The Aurelian Navy, Army and Airforce coordinated a counter attack but it failed as the Cayenne Air Force saw it coming from a mile away. A surprise interception of the invasion force routed them before they could even set foot on the island. Soon a declaration of war was signed by both nations in 1973 after a failed peace summit. This war would become the "Unknown War" as the world paid very little attention to it. During it the Cayennese occupied the rest of the islands and had threatened even the mainland. The Military, desperate for a victory, staged a final assault to take back the islands. In 1975 Operation: Bastion was launched. The Aurelian Military quickly pushed back the Cayenne Forces and took back over half the islands. Both sides were exhausted from fighting, a peace treaty was signed dividing the islands. But it never fixed the tensions between the two nations.

In 1984 tensions flared yet again. An engagement on the Aurelian-Cayenne border in the air between two or more Squadrons attracted the attention of the world as the two nations argued again. Soon it escalated and a large number of lives were lost in the Flashpoint between the two nations. The casualties were restricted to the air in engagements between the AAF and CAF, Pilots from both sides flew and died in the skies over the islands. Soon due to international intervention making sure the conflict didn't become a war, peace was signed and it seemed the two nations were now calm once more.

## Description

### Armed Forces

The Aurelian Armed forces consist of an above average Air Force (Aurelian Air Force), good Army (Aurelian Army) and a Navy (Aurelian Navy).

## Notable Locations

* Griswall
* Aurelian Alps
* Cayenne/Aurelian Southern Islands
* Kalana Steppes
* Aubrey AFB
* Aubrey Bay
* Aurelian Sea
* Terminus Island
* North Puna (Northwestern Aurelia)
* South Puna (Southeast of North Puna)
* Lenal County (Eastern, North and Central Aurelia)
* Pointe County (Southern Tip of Aurelia)

## Notable Characters

* 2nd Lieutenant Amabel Allard
* 2nd Lieutenant Rainer Durand

## Trivia

* The Aurelian Air Force and Navy have fought the Cayennese for many years over the Islands south of the continent of Osea.
* Aurelia seems to be an Analog of France
* Amabel Allard's Squadron were destroyed over the Sea near the Islands during the Aurelian-Cayenne Conflict. They afterwards were erased from most records and denied of ever existing to save face.