Stalingradfrage (Event Chain)

### Users

Goldi\_Gold\_3, Empress of Engenberg, later: - the Elarian Republic ; TrouthOfYou, Leader of Büxenstein

### Location

Elaris, Büxenstein-island

The "Stalingradfrage" or Stalingrad-Question - directly translated - was a major political chain of events in Engenberg, the capital of the Elarian Republic that started on the 8. February 2023 and was solved diplomatically on the 14. February 2023. It is considered to be the first major political - and also roleplay - event of Engenberg, that had a huge influence on how the Elarian Republic was formed in the end.

## Beginning

When Engenberg was founded on the 05. February 2023, it expanded relatively slow while demanding and influencing a relatively big amount of Territory. However, Engenberg wasn't important in the international sphere and so no one cared about Engenberg. The Time flew by and everyone was relaxed until when on the 8. February 2023, a town called "Stalingrad" was founded on the Büxenstein-Island, in the south of the today's Republic.

## Events

### Entropy Increases

After Stalingrad was founded, diplomatic contact was archieved by the Engenberger people to see, if Stalingrad would be ready to move. However, Stalingrad was not willing to move away, although both claims, also the ones of Stalingrad were not legitimated. Both parties had valid arguments, while Stalingrad /claimed it before Engenberg - which lead to them being technically the rightful owner, Engenberg was founded earlier and map-claimed the land. On that point, Stalingrad wasn't on the discord and was even less internationally connected than Engenberg, you can say that Stalingrad was remote and isolated from any international world - not a nation atleast.

Those extremes made a diplomatic solution not very easy. Already on the 08. February, tensions rised intensely. In Engenberg, the partial mobilisation was exectuted and the State's Gold Reserves were used to equip every citizen for a potential War. Engenberg wasn't even a week old and was pushed into a conflict. Intense action lead to more players joining Engenberg, raising, just because of that, the player numbers from 4 to 7.

## "The Elarian Republic got attacked! And they defended successfully"

### Result

Elarian Victory

A Day later, on the 10. February, the Situation escalated. Engenberg was now already for 2 days inofficially formed into the Elarian Republic and a basic National Idea was established. Then, an attack made by, now called, Büxenstadt (former Stalingrad) threatened the existance of the young Republic. Multiple previous terrorist attacks made the Elarians not recognize Büxenstadt as something soveraign, this attack was the strongest of the Attacks against the Republic, directly attacking its civilians. However, the Civilians flew and called help. Both of the Players that were online equipped the best Armor and Weapons the Republic was able to buy and defended to the last stand. The Attack took multiple minutes as both parties retreated and pushed multiple times. At the end, the Elarians had the worse defensive stance but fought with the power of friendship. With good coordination and the "home advantage", they defended successfully against Büxenstadt. Their Attacker TrouthOfYou escaped the battle by leaving, he died then and his stuff was taken by the Elarians.

After the major attack, the Event also more and more came into the international playground. ThrouthOfYou wasn't only "Staatsfeind Nr.1" of the Elarian Republic, he also was seen as annoying from the community, after sending left-wing extremist political songs in the ingame chat. Although the conflict was now noticed by also foreign parties, the conflict calmed down a bit. Every Citizien of the Republic had to wear the War Armor constantly, Money, Ressources, Time and Work was dedicated into a potential war. For Elaris, the Stalingradfrage wasn't yet solved.

### How it ends..

When on the 12. February, the Republic officially formed itself, the army was significantly defined with the state founding. However, more and more it was clear that the Republic would not get Stalingrad away and that Stalingrad wouldn't be able to defeat the Republic. Both parties agreed on "the willingness to find a diplomatic solution" - indirectly accepting a Status Quo as possible Solution.

In the Discord DM's of Goldi\_Gold#5328 and Vincent MC#1930 - Discord of TruthofYou - a diplomatic solution was negotiated. And on the 14. February 2023 this solution was accepted by both Parties. The Solution leads to the Büxensteins (former Stalingrad/Büxenstadt) to be tolerated and recognized on their Island, while they unclaim the Elarian Coast. A by time not limited Non-Aggression-Pact was signed and a community Bridge that will be built to connect the Island with the Elarian Mainland was planned, as a sign of peace and friendship.

With that the Stalingradfrage was solved.

## Thereafter..

### Truthofyou

In the upcoming week, TruthofYou comes up repetitively negative. He claimed that the Name of "Hommburg" a province in the Republic would be too close to "Homburg" a town in the RL Saarland, Germany - which would make it illegal, rule wise. It was ignored by the Staff, later, Hommburg gets renamed into Neu Hommburg without foreign influence, and with it not violating any rules anymore by just being a generic german name.

On the 19. February TruthofYou told the world that he would have found a bug, which he indicates to have used. He wanted to cooperate if he gets immunity. The community, annoyed by him, mostly told him that he would be already bannable by telling that he would know a bug, while not directly reporting it. After some talks with the Admin "derpymama" it looks like that a ticket was opened and the bug was reported.

After an "oh" there wasn't much activity anymore, ~10 Minutes later "Truthofyou left the server" - he never joined again. *On the official side the Player "Truthofyou" was banned for X-Ray.*

### Elarian Republic

The Elarian Republic soon faced other Problems. As the Stalingradfrage delayed fundamental processes and values of capitalism and property that would decentralise and destress the system as it ran, soon the Republic ran into an internal crisis which resulted in a loss of very close members. Dark times of Depression awaited the young Republic, that just faced and solved its first crisis. The Hommburgfrage, an upcoming crisis opens up, leading to another Event Chain..

## Sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Engenberg Lore - Goldi\_Gold#5328
2. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/989636062232072202/993947298977546250/1073176839331258378
3. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/989636062232072202/993947298977546250/1073171981740036096
4. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/989636062232072202/993712185740111922/1073656367681904720
5. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/989636062232072202/992983735303671868/1073309139742236755
6. ↑ Statement - Goldi\_Gold#5328
7. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/989636062232072202/992983735303671868/1075042345382334494
8. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/989636062232072202/993712185740111922/1075051105135894639
9. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/989636062232072202/992983735303671868/1076674433634279504
10. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/989636062232072202/992983735303671868/1076675370549518413
11. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/989636062232072202/992983735303671868/1076675255638179850
12. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/989636062232072202/992983735303671868/1076679216365568091
13. ↑ Confirmed by theFernofrommars#8193, Owner of Golden Nations