Minla War

## Combatants

**Cassiopeian Republic*** Banith Caba
* Brokshona Unity

**Minla League**

## Commanders

* Founders of Stilltide

* Guide Gitta Heirman

The **Minla War** (c. 4900 ASA) was an armed conflict between the Minla League—a political faction on the planet Heilyne—and the Cassiopeian Republic, aided by the Banith Caba republic and the Brokshona Unity, which were two other political factions on Heilyne. The war, which lasted for a little under a year, was fought on the grounds of Minla sovereignty and Cassiopeian Republic outreach on Heilyne.

The Minla War ended in defeat for the Minla League, with the Minla people banished to one of Heilyne's moons, Lorosa Maria, where their presence would continue to develop for hundreds of years.

## Prelude

In 4894 ASA, the Cassiopeian Republic sent a small team of pioneers and officials to the planet Heilyne in hopes of bringing the planet into its galactic commonwealth of worlds. The first four settlers—Hui Ying Yorod, Meredith Firth, Feng Eastsun, and Ruan Darach—would eventually establish the first Republic base and settlement on Heilyne: the town of Stilltide.

Several years following the founding of Stilltide, the Cassiopeian Republic had formed a strong working relationship with both the republic of Banith Caba and the Brokshona Unity. The only major political faction on Heilyne opposed to the Cassiopeian Republic was the Minla League, who both the Brokshona Unity and Banith Caba were already at odds with.

As the Banithians and the Brokshona people continued to welcome the presence of the Cassiopeian Republic and support their shared alliance, the Minla openly rejected the outlander government, believing CR presence as a threat to the Minla League's sovereignty and control over Heilyne. The Minla League eventually began to show their disapproval for the CR through violent means.

### First Sparks: The Attack on Stilltide

Circa 4900 ASA, Gitta Heirman, leader and Guide of the Minla League, ordered a massive raid on Stilltide. The people of Stilltide managed to successfully protect the town while sustaining relatively minimal damages and few casualties. While the incursion itself ultimately failed, such an attack was the first spark in what became the Minla War.

## The War

Within the year, the Cassiopeian Republic fought against the Minla League on Heilynite soil. The Republic formed a proper alliance with the Brokshona Unity and Banith Caba, as all three parties wished to defeat the Minla League in the interest of maintaining Heilyne's relations with the CR. While the Minla League held several victories over several different settlements belonging to the Brokshona and the Banithians, the Cassiopeian Republic was largely victorious throughout the war, thanks to the combined strength of Brokshona and Banithian forces at their side.

Controversy surrounding the war was not uncommon on many Republic worlds, including the Republic capital of Cassiopeia Prime. A good number of civilians and social groups protested the Minla War, believing the Cassiopeian Republic's involvement in and escalation of Heilynite affairs for its own annexation interests to be unnecessary. Others argued how funding a war effort on a relatively unknown planet such as Heilyne detracted from the devotion of resources to more productive efforts within the systems of the Republic.

Due to public scrutiny and in the interest of causing as little death and casualties as possible, the Cassiopeian Republic fought the war extremely defensively and rarely ever went on the offensive. Brokshona and Banithian settlements were guarded and protected heavily by Cassiopeian Military ground support and air support, which made any Minla League raid attempts easier to quell.

Nevertheless, the war was relatively short-lived, ending within the year with a Minla League defeat and a Cassiopeian Republic victory. The Minla people and what remained of their government were subsequently banished to the arctic moon of Lorosa Maria, where their presence would continue to develop for centuries.

## Aftermath

After the Minla War, those who opposed the idea of joining the Cassiopeian Republic were few and far between on Heilyne, especially amongst politicians. After a lengthy deliberation process, Banith Caba and the Brokshona Unity agreed to have Heilyne join the Cassiopeian Republic. The terms of the agreement allowed the Cassiopeian Republic's continued presence on Heilyne and for the eventual creation of more Republic settlements beyond Stilltide. The agreement also dictated the mutual exchange in resources and supplies between the Republic and Heilyne, as well as granting Heilyne representation in the Cassiopeian Senate and military protection for their planetary system.