The Protectorate Treaty

## Cause

The cause for the treaty was due to several riots in the settlement of Terminal, due to the semi-neutrality of Boulder at the time, and the non-existence of Sioux at the time, Odessa was the only other settlement to look to for support. The riots were led by primarily by lower-class denizens of the settlement, this also included a large portion of Terminal's military, considering the majority were lower class and only in for the benefits. This led to a great shortage of manpower when it came time to finally quell the riots. This also led to the destruction of Terminal's senatorial building, the capitol and pride of Terminal.

### Lower Class Riots

The lower class riots were the first set of riots in the settlement which was originally quelled by Terminal authority, it composed of mainly oppressed and abused denizens of Terminal, having had enough they finally revolted, seizing much of the marketing districts in Terminal, before seizing control of all of I-70 leading into the Junction. This cut off the supply and trade of Terminal for an extended period of time, eventually causing them to use lethal force to mortally put down the rioters. While this was effective, allowing them to take back the districts in little to no time, it was looked down immensely by the military, which caused a lot to grow sympathetic to the cause and defect.

### Military Backed Riots

The military backed riots were the main reason for having signed the treaty, they were riots primarily backed by defectors of the military. This caused great disrupt in the region, which also allowed a lot of the trade coming through to be disrupted and for outsiders to take advantage of the situation. These riots only stopped after immense bloodshed, the main military defectors refusing to shed bled for either side, defecting from the settlement entirely. While the lower class and a tiny-tiny majority of military personnel continued to riot in this regard, it was over by the time Odessa peacekeepers came to the settlement, establishing order temporarily.

### Anarchist Coup & Riots

The anarchists were a sub-faction and temporary group that caused great turmoil for the faction entirely, causing great disrupt among the supply lines. It originally began when the riots of the lower class, finally subdued, evolved into something much larger. The anarchists are as they sound, focused on entirely destroying the order system that Terminal relied on, even going as far as to disrupt the supply line all the way leading into Utah. After finally catching the attention of Odessa personnel, they set out on several operations, losing many in the process to the extreme number of personnel that was at the disposal of anarchists. After a long offensive outside of Terminal, the anarchists finally attempted a last stand by throwing a coup, attempting to seize the capitol building of Terminal. When this failed, some of the anarchist conspirators ended up blowing up the building, leading to the death of three senators and several Odessa delegates.

## Notable Conflicts

### The Battle for Sancre Hill

The battle for Sancre Hill was the first major offensive against the anarchists, it took place just on the outskirts of Avon on one of the major points of defense that watched over that sector. The battle began when several Odessa legions engaged against anarchists that were triple their numbers, were holding the hill for their own benefit. A counting of over three hundred anarchists would lose their life that day, the rest surrendering. Over 120 of Odessa personnel would be killed that day, marking it as the deadliest battle in Terminal and both Odessa history.

### The Battle for Saint Vesuvius

Saint Vesuvius *was* a settlement that operated just west of Terminal in the Utah region near the Old 6 and 50. After contact was loss with the settlement, a small force of Odessa and Terminal militants made their way through Grand Junction, eventually making it there. By the time they made it there, they were greeted with hails of gunfire, the settlement had been occupied by a local group of "Josephs Recitalists", this caused a long and drawn out fight between the two parties, which eventually culminated in the Recitalists being driven out. By the time they made it in to the settlement it had already been sacked, along with the majority of the occupants having been executed, their bodies laying out in a ritualistic fashion. The decision ultimately was to abandon the settlement as the riots in Terminal were a far larger problem in comparison.

### The Battle of New Mogadishu

The battle kicked off when a more minor settlement was occupied by anarchist forces, a joint force of both Terminal and Odessa personnel engaged in with insurgents that day, unlike most battles, the C.O.I.R side had a overwhelming majority over the anarchist, a 2-1 force. This led to easy pickings in the door-to-door engagements that followed suit when retaking the settlement. The battle only ended when an anarchist set off a barrel bomb, resulting in 3/4ths of the settlement being entirely destroyed and leaving just three survivors of the C.O.I.R task force. The settlement was eventually was abandoned, the majority of its population having already been killed or left.

### The Fight for Independence

The battle of Independence was a battle that was fought not against anarchists, but against a group of old-world fanatics that claimed to be the remnants of the 'Regulators', demanding that the settlement of Independence be handed over to them to "re-ignite the image of America for the free". Eventually the fanatics would move into the town, engaging in several brawls with the local inhabitants. This culminated in a small security force of Terminal militants being sent in to assess the situation. The only problem was when the fanatics eventually began firing shots at someone who "refused to help them re-ignite the image of America". After several shots were fired, they eventually ended up killing someone viewing the scuffle, causing Terminal security to engage in an hour long fight which resulted in the fanatics all being killed or taken prisoner.

### The Battle for the Senatorial Building

The battle for the senatorial building was as it says, this was at the end of the anarchist movement, after a final stand made by anarchists, C.O.I.R forces eventually breached the building after dealing with the outside force, in which a quarter of the building was being used as a temporary base. After reaching the anarchists, a long fight ensued, costing the lives of several C.O.I.R militants. The battle only ended when several anarchists leveled the building using stacks of dynamite placed around several support beams that held up the building, leading to the death of everyone there. Its estimated that

## Aftermath

### Reforms

Several reforms were made in the aftermath, primarily giving alms to the majority that needed it most. This shrunk the overall income and keep of Terminal as a whole, but eventually led to a more fruitful society. The majority of the reforms surrounded around the military especially, primarily shrinking the military as a whole. This led to a lot of backlash, but made the civilian populous more happy as a whole. The more military state of Terminal was now more focused on security overall. The main problem with this was also the loss of uniforms and firearms for the military, leading to a more unorganized look that the more formal Terminal had been famous for.

### Territory

A large portion of territory was lost during this point of time, mainly territory within the settlement that was claimed by Odessa as payment and used as payment for their service in the dispute. Along with this, over 3/4ths of all the smaller settlements in Terminal's sphere of influence ended up leaving C.O.I.R entirely or allying themselves to other factions. This would have an ever lasting impact on Terminal, and impact of which they haven't recovered from. On a smaller note, they also gained territory on their borders, their former territory being expanded by a couple kilometers, mainly being used as minor marketplaces for the ever expensive and busy trading route they had established.

### Relations

The relations of Terminal were utterly soured by both Odessa and Boulder, they primarily were humiliated. Terminal primarily boasted as their image of what the capital of C.O.I.R should be, having showed their weakness when it came to fruition to show their strength. Although they were ultimately unaffected with Boulder, they still despised them for their lack of action and weakness when it came time to help an allying settlement, this would also lead to Boulder becoming neutral entirely, disbanding their military when it came time due to their heavy backlash from both Terminal and Odessa.

On the other hand, their relationship with Odessa had improved for a short time, it only soured when the government of Terminal found out that their system was ultimately tainted by Odessa influence, Odessa having unintentionally have expanded their ideals and influence all the way into Terminal's population and both government. This would never openly be acknowledged, but to this day it still plagues the highly independent Terminal and is a sort of badge of shame.