Federation of Mirage

The **Federation of Mirage** is a nation composed of two protectorates located in both the Southern and Northern Road. It is the 5th nation to be formed and officially recognised in the SMP.

Mirage is currently the only nation to unite and hereby control two separate territories far from each other. This has occurred as a result of the 1852 Unification of Mirage after the death of Nirvana Kendrick; founder of Illusion.

## Name

When Mirage first gained independence and public recognition, it was known as the "State of Mirage". The name was then changed to the "Federation of Mirage" following the 1852 Unification of Mirage.

The name was later changed back to the "State of Mirage" after Choralex's annexation and full control over the mainland territories of Mirage, later being changed once again to the "Federation of Mirage" after the Miragist government regained control of the mainland territories.

## History

### Founding (Day 2562 - 2816)

The State of Mirage was won by Ronan Windsor during the Battle for Mirage. He then established a nation on the then Unclaimed Territory. He established a monarchist government and became the supreme leader of Mirage.

But after the unfortunate death of Nirvana Kendrick, president of Illusion, Ronan was elected as the second president of Illusion seeing as how he helped greatly in the establishment of Illusion. But Ronan had an extremely difficult job; he had to govern two extremely seperate nations far away from each other. With different cultures, conflicts, relations, economy, governments, and so on.

Ronan then made the faithful decision to merge the State of Mirage with the Republic of Illusion. Setting up one central government for both locations and merging them both as one nation under the new name of the "Federation of Mirage".

The State of Illusion is now considered a colony of the Federation of Mirage.

### Instablitity and Rebellions (Day 7444 - 7809)

On Augustus 17th 1853 (Day 7444), Soukeski Hayes, king of the Union of Choralex, had signed a classified order to his troops to invade and annex the mainlands of the Federation of Mirage. As planned, his troops had then fully annexed and controlled Mirage in 2 days.

When interviewed about his motives for the annexation, he stated that he wanted to increase his area of influence and power, he felt that annexing Mirage was the perfect way to obtain that. He also felt that he was being treated as the underdog of nations and was often left out of council meetings. Mirage in particular was against Choralex and strongly encouraged Choralex's current treatment in the Collaborative Commonwealths.

The Federation of Mirage is officially renamed into the State of Mirage, and the State of Illusion becomes its main territory.

On Day 7758, Miragian rebellions begin to gradually rise. Protests begin to slowly but surely rile up in the State of Illusion - a colony of the Federation of Mirage - which in turn encourages protests and riots in mainland Mirage.

On Day 7809, a huge revolution is sparked against Choralex from the depths of Mirage. Soukeski Hayes, looking back at his past and how he too led several failed rebellions against Solague, felt sympathetic and related to how the people of Mirage felt. Putting into consideration how deadly and intense the revolution was, he ordered Choralexian troops to retreat from Mirage, The Federation of Mirage was eventually freed from Choralexian control and gained independence once again.

### The Great War (Day 7970 - present)

#### **Foreign Policy**

After noticing Solague and Choralex's newfound strong alliance, the Federation of Mirage was inspired to form an alliance with other nations, as well. Ronan Windsor quickly decided to approach the Communist State of Minsnox - a nation that stood up for Mirage after it was annexed - to form a strong, unbreakable alliance.

Lucas Newton, representative of Minsnox, agreed and signed an official alliance treaty with Ronan Windsor.

#### **Outbreak of war**

Monty Quartz, former president of the Republic of Solague, was cautious about the newfound Minsnox-Mirage alliance, he felt it could possess potiential danger towards Solague and other nations.

Pressured by the ongoing small-scale conflicts between Solague and Minsnox as well as the newly found Minsnoxian Miragist alliance, Quartz publicly declared war on the two nations. With Soukeski Hayes and Vivamort Edison, king of Choralex and president of Ferrum Debueno respectively, publicly declaring support for Solague and Quartz's decision meanwhile Doc Zelea, king of Aurum, opposed Solague's decision.