The Kingdom of Exshire

The Exshirian Flag, featuring the first king, Bruhius Eagalius

The Kingdom of Exshire is an council-limited monarchy in northern Zapita, founded in 2025. It consists of 20 provinces: Exshire, Athain, Hügamsee, Arinate Island, Bergsteppe, Asmos, Stadia, Visla, Weidel, Ostemos, Norden Caskonia, Süden Caskonia, Trockenhügel, Klenverian Isle, Neu Viddora, Adlerkralle, Seeufer, Staudenburg, and Sonnenland. Provinz Noxin also serves as a semi-automonous zone of Exshire.

## Government

Exshire is a Council-Limited Monarchy, meaning the decisions and actions of the monarch have the potential to be limited by an elected council.

### The King

The Exshirian King is the most powerful entity in the country. The title of King is appointed by the previous one, usually well before their death so that a clear heir to the throne is established. Should the King not provide an heir, then the throne will go to his closest living relative. If the King should have no living relatives, then the Royal General will take the throne.

As the most powerful entity in the country, the King can enact laws and take action without the approval of the council. In addition to enacting his own laws, the King has the power to veto certain laws proposed by the Council.

### The Council

The Council is the second most powerful body in Exshire. They are responsible for making sure the King does not stray too far from the common goals of Exshire, and ensure that he acts on the country's best interests. Each province elects 2 members to the Council each year, except for Provinz Noxin, which is allowed 4, and Exshire, who is represented by the King. Currently, the Council consists of 43 members.

The Council has the power to introduce laws for approval, as well as veto the decisions of the King. In order to send a law to the King for approval/denial, it must garner at least 20 votes. If it has 35 or more, however, it shall be enacted immediately, without possibility of denial by the King. In order to veto a law proposed by the King, the council must garner at least 35 votes.

### Political Parties

Given the election system in Exshire, a number of political parties have been formed. Currently represented in the council are the New Nationalist Party (NNP), Old Nationalist Party (ONP), Freedom Party (FP), and the Exshirian Moderate Party (EMP). There are a number of different parties in Exshire not currently represented in the council.

New Nationalist Party: This is the party created by Wilhelm and his supporters after the successful coup. It eventually grew to encompass any who supported the regime change, and eventually the status quo in Exshire. The NNP has a strong focus on regional strength, wanting to cement Exshire's position as the head of Northern Zapita (as seen in the NZS Initiative) and counter communist influence throughout the continent. Besides instances that directly threaten Exshire's interests, the NNP will be hesitant to intervene in distant international affairs. Interestingly, the NNP has found strong support in the revolutionary provinces of Stadia and Hügamsee, as they hold a grudge against Eagalius and his rule.

Old Nationalist Party: The ONP is the new name for the ERP, or the Exshirian Royalist Party. This party was the premier presence on the council pre-coup, as it essentially acted as the King's main body of support. After the coup, the party was renamed to counter the NNP, and became the party of Wilhelm critics and/or Eagalius supporters. Ideologically, the two are extremely similar, although the ONP focuses more on international affairs and global standing. Unlike the NNP, the ONP advocated for involvement in Castaña, but ultimately failed to garner enough support.

Freedom Party: The FP mostly appeals to the extremely libertarian Asmosian provinces. Members of the FP support traditional libertarian policies, and frequently work to counter any efforts to increase government intervention in the economy. Wealthy businesspeople from Athain also strongly support the FP, again for the reasons of less regulation.

## Annexation of Asmos

With Exshire's continued growth, they began to ask their neighbors for willful annexation. The Republic of Asmos agreed, and officially became a part of Exshire in late 2025. The country was divided into five new provinces: Stadia, Ostenmos, ARC IV, Visla, and the largest, Asmos. ARC IV, when Asmos was in charge, was where the large majority of the country's criminals and communists were kept. Because of this, the province was not allowed to elect members to the Exshirian council until the concentration of criminals and communists decreased.

## Asmosian War of Independence

After the willful annexation of the Republic of Asmos by Exshire, a loud minority came to power in the Former Asmosian Provinces, or FAP, called the ANR (Asmosian National Revolutionaries). The goal of this violent group was to, as the name of the war suggests, gain independence for their country again. They were lead by revolutionaries such as Big Smoke and Tyler Blevins-Goebbels.

### War

After the creation of the ANR, they immediately went to work and stole 4 bombers from a laxly guarded Exshirian airfield. The Exshirian Armed Forces responded and met the majority of the ANR soldiers in the Province of Ostenmos in early 2026. Both sides were entrenched and it quickly became a stalemate.

### Death of Leading Revolutionaries

Big Smoke, the leader of the ANR, died suddenly of heart disease. Obesity was thought to be a factor. Meanwhile, the head of the ANRA (Asmosian National Revolutionary Army), Tyler Blevins-Goebbels, was assassinated by the Exshirian Government at his hideout in Stadia for turning 4 year old children into kamikaze pilots. These deaths left the ANR disorganized and frazzled, making the war turn dramatically in Exshire's favor. The majority of the war was over the year it started, but small skirmishes continued until what is thought to be the last revolutionary's death in mid 2027.

## Nationalist Coup

A Nationalist Coup was staged in Exshire by Friedrich Wilhelm IV in early 2027. He overthrew the previous king, Bruhius Eagalius IV, and crowned himself. Nearly all of the military supported him. Bruhius Eagalius was also banished from the country, much to the citizens of Solaris' dismay. Despite the forceful change of power, almost all laws and rights have stayed the same in Exshire.

### Council/Policy Changes

Friedrich Wilhelm IV, when he took power, dismissed all members of the ECP (Exshirian Communist Party) and SJP (Social Justice Party) from the council, replacing them with members from the ENP (Exshirian Nationalist Party). Other than that, there were no changes to the council or the way elections are handled.

Freidrich Wilhelm IV's plan is also to focus on building up Exshire before focusing on international affairs, and putting the capitalist needs of his country first. This includes trying to strike more arms purchases for the EAC, or Exshirian Arms Company.

### Reactions

Obviously, different provinces reacted differently to the change of power. Most of these reactions are clearly shown in the 2028 election results. Ostenmos and Athain were the biggest supporters of the new leader. Ostenmos was so supportive because of the large amount of ANR soldiers from there. The province still has a hatred for the Old Nationalist Party (headed by Eagalius), and will do anything to make sure the new leader stays in power.

Sonnenland is the main opponent of the coup. since Eagalius and most of the old royal family were born there, the citizens have always felt a special connection with the old king.

## NZS Initiative

The NZS (North Zapitan Stability) Initiative (est. 2032) is an ongoing movement in Exshire to incorporate the smaller states of Northern Zapita into Exshire. It was conceived after a spike in terrorism stemming from these smaller, unstable states and the warlords that originated from them.

### Goals

The goals of the initiative are to increase the stability and safety of Northern Zapita by uniting it under one country, Exshire. Most countries in the region have a very short lifespan, and switching the land between governments/owners every year or so does nothing to help protect the people there. Incorporation into Exshire is seen as the only possible option, as alliances have been done before, but they do nothing to help the internal stability of the participating states.

### NZS-C

NZC-C was an initiative that involved delivering aid to the government-less people of Caskonia, as well as eventual integration and annexation to Exshire. The plan, despite being public and unopposed when it started, was halted by The Horsemen after Exshirian convoys made their way past central Caskonia. During negotiations, it was agreed upon that Exshire could keep AR-1, as it had already been integrated, but gradually remove its aid convoys and soldiers from the other regions in the months following the deal. However, large countries such as Great Hegi have refused to recognize the deal, making AR-1 a somewhat disputed territory. Eventually the territory was given to Exshire, and remains split into the provinces of Norden and Süden Caskonia.

## Ninoto War

In mid 2033, Larinde declared war on Sturmwalle because of issues regarding Sturmwalle's autonomy and their joining of the Ninoto Confederacy. This war, while short, ravaged Eastern Zapita, hence why it is sometimes referred to as the East Zapitan War.

### Protection of the Ninoto Confederacy

Exshire did not publicly support either side of the war, but they did send troops into the Ninoto Confederacy to help protect it from the invading forces of Larinde. This action lead to brief skirmishes with soldiers from Larinde and Mikiniking, however, a peace treaty was soon signed and troops from both sides were sent home.

### The Treaty of Ferrin

After around three weeks of fighting, a treaty was signed between Sturmwalle and Larinde. Exshire acted as the arbitrator between the two countries, and the treaty was signed in the Exshirian capital of Ferrin. The treaty gave Larinde the Arborland territory which was contested between the two nations, in exchange for a temporary demilitarization of the region.

### Disbanding of the Ninoto Confederacy

Despite the war ending, the conflict caused massive amounts of unrest in the member states of the Ninoto Confederacy. This was caused by most of the fighting taking place within them, as well as their relative inability to defend themselves despite being in a fairly large military alliance. Member states also supported conflicting sides in the war, making the small military resistance they did manage to put up even more insignificant. This made the member states realize that the alliance was unable to achieve its goals of mutual protection and cooperation, leading to the official disbanding of the confederacy shortly after the war.

## Return of Eagalius

In the early days of 2035, the formerly exiled leader of Exshire, Bruhius Eagalius, made a shocking return to the country.

### Harboring of Eagalius

Eagalius made his first stop in the province of Solaris, where he was born and has the most support. Despite Wilhelm's demands, the province refused to give up Eagalius. In response to this noncooperation, Wilhelm send the special forces in to Solaris to locate Eagalius. In the 2035 election, council members supportive of Eagalius won a majority of the seats.

### Riots and Protests

After winning the majority of the seats, Wilhelm decided to send in special forces to detain Eagalius once and for all. Because of this, the people of Solaris began protesting violently. These protests eventually turned into riots, and there was the largest amount of unrest in Exshire since the civil war 9 years before. These riots eventually spread to Draycott and Aran, and after seeing the rapid spread of protests, Wilhelm decided to meet with Eagalius for a peaceful solution.

### The Compromise

After rioting had gone on for almost a month, Wilhelm met with Eagalius in an undisclosed location to discuss his future in the country. After discussing, they came to these terms:

* Eagalius is allowed to stay in Exshire
* Eagalius cannot become a councilman
* Wilhelm will take into consideration the wants of the EGP
* The EGP may no longer be a party

It may seem one-sided in favor of Wilhelm, but any compromise at all was stunning to the people. While not ideal, it was seen as better than nothing by Eagalius supporters. Since the outlawing of the EGP, most former members have returned to the ONP.

## Growing Space Program

In late 2035, after the dust had settled from the year's unrest, Exshire started to turn their sights towards space. In the years following, 3 new spacecraft classes have been created, and the Exshirian fleet has exceeded 20 ships.

### Raven II

The Raven II was created as a heavily upgraded version of the original Raven. It is 1 mile long and very heavily armed. It is primarily a carrier, and holds 140 EB/S-1 Phoenix plasma bombers, and 280 EF/S-2 Falcon fighter jets. The creation of the Raven II class was the start of Exshire's military revitalization, and return to manufacturing spacecraft. The Raven II was built with certain parts from New Mytra, and Mytran spacecraft designers helped with its creation.

### Albatross

The Albatross is a 2 mile long carrier created in mid 2037. It carries 280 EB/S-1 Phoenix plasma bombers, and 560 EF/S-2 Falcon fighter jets. It is even more heavily armed than the Raven II, and carries twice the amount of fighters and bombers.

### Hornet

The Hornet is a .5 mile long battleship designed to protect the larger carriers in the Exshirian Space Force. They are specifically designed to engage in combat with other battleships, so as to protect the carriers. They are smaller, and have less weapons than the two carriers, but they are very fast, and for their size, carry more than enough firepower.

## Larindian Civil War

After the assassination of Vladim, Larinde was plunged into a civil war lasting throughout most of 2045.

### Exshirian Support

Exshire supported the Shilics during the war, sending military personnel as well as equipment to aid them. Exshire's decision to support the Shilics was mostly due to their inability to support the other factions. The Galemites' animosity and open hostility towards Mikiniking made an alliance with them impossible, and poor historical relations and severe ideological differences with the Communists caused an alliance with them to never even be considered.

### Exshirian Involvement

Exshire's soldiers were stationed in Mikiniking for the entirety of the war, and all engagements involving Exshirian soldiers happened in in the Sturmwalle theater. A majority of these battles were fought against the Galemites occupying central Sturmwalle, with brief skirmishes against the Communists in the southern region.

Exshire suffered no defeats while in combat, instead fighting a small number of decisive engagements. Most notable was the victory in central Sturmwalle. During this battle, Exshire employed relatively high numbers of tanks and mechanized infantry, cutting through the region's fields and open land. The air force was also heavily utilized, with Exshirian bombers decimating the Galemite lines and causing a complete rout. This victory opened a massive gap in the center of Sturmwalle, and would have served as the spearhead for an offensive to split Sturmwalle down the middle had the war not ended.

## Senodium-Neiano Accords

Ever since the fall of Junodinia, the regions below Exshire have been unstable at best, and dangerous at worst. Additionally, the communist Ack-Ack Republic threatened to take over the area and spread communist influence throughout Central Zapita. To counter this, in conjunction with Catsbourg and Great Hegi, Exshire signed the Senodium-Neiano Accords, which established the states of Senodium and Neiano within the former borders of Junodinia. These accords also acted as a formal declaration of friendship between the nations involved, and promised to defend mutual interests in the region.

### Neiano

Neiano is currently overseen by Exshire, and they share extremely close economic and political ties. Exshire and Neiano share a free trade agreement, and most trade between the countries is done through Lemonskova's port. However, DropEx has expressed interest in essentially becoming a transport company, utilizing larger containers to transport materials throughout the world. Neiano also purchases arms from the EAC, and hosts frequent wargames with the Exshirian Armed Forces. Exshire trains Neiano's generals and officers, in order to hopefully make them self-sufficient in defending their territory from possible aggressors such as Ack-Ack and Haravenia.