Fulcrum of Jabeyrack

### Offshoots

Fulcrum of Jabeyrack (Unionist) (Briefly split off in 1955 as a part of Fulcrumite plans during the 1955 Jabeyracki Political Crisis)
Jabeyracki Liamist Party (Split off in 1916, Disbanded in 1923)
Polmarian Democratic League (Predecessor)

The **Fulcrum of Jabeyrack** is one of the major Political Parties of Jabeyrack and was the organisation responsible for declaring Jabeyrack independent from Polmaria. Along with the Quesi Progressive Party, it is one of the oldest political organisations in Jabeyrack, and existed for several decades as a part of the Polmarian Democratic League before its official formation.

When the Cataclysm struck Helinska in 1907, the Jabeyracki wing of the PDL came together and formed the Fulcrum of Jabeyrack at the behest of Sebastian Monroe, Edward Weaver, Yonath Hespor and Wolfgang Lidonus. The Fulcrum declared Jabeyrack an independent nation, updating the constitution to reflect this, and installed an Interim Council to oversee the country until elections could be held.

The Fulcrum won the first elections to the Margov in 1911 by a landslide, running on a platform of Fulcrumite Socialism and anti tyranny. They won 23/29 seats the the Margov, and thus the First Fulcrum Administration began. Their reign barely lasted longer than a term though, as three out of six Fulcrumite Council Members were assassinated by Pelarosi Nationalists shortly after the Jabeyrack-Pelaros War. This prompted the retirement of the remaining three Council Members and the beginning of three decades of decline for the party.

The party began to reenergize itself in the leadup to the 1949 elections. The Jabeyracki People's Party had been all but wiped out saving the Uckliv regions, and the spot for the largest opposition party was empty. The 1929 Coalition was beginning to become corrupt and lethargic, and this was staved off only by the personal popularity of Regent Sevin Hofal.

In January 1955, elections were held to the Margov. Surprisingly, the popular 1929 Coalition Regent Sevin Hofal announced his retirement just before the elections, causing a panic in the 1929 Coalition. Before the elections, Ava Monroe formed an alliance with the Jabeyracki People's Party led by Arly Varga and the Vambon Davanpor led Davanpor Socialist Party which had recently left the 1929 Coalition, forming the Triple Alliance. The elections resulted in a hung assembly, but after the 1955 Jabeyracki Political Crisis concluded, the 1929 Coalition Leader Drenvas had been dismissed, with Alexander George North being elected to his place and the independent Amvar Quelanpor joining the Fulcrum, allowing the Second Fulcrum Administration to be formed.

## History

### Formation (1907)

In 1907, the Cataclysm struck Helinska, and the Polmarian Triumvirate was forced to pull its troops away from Jabeyrack as Carlov West perished and the Triumvirate broke down. In the chaos, Sebastian Monroe and Edward Weaver- who had been leading a team of Polmarian Democratic League fighters who believed in Johninian Socialism- gathered the Airolian soldiers Wolfgang Lidonus and Yonath Hespor to form the Fulcrum of Jabeyrack based on the ideals of the Fulcrum.

Shortly after forming the Fulcrum of Jabeyrack, the party convened in Jabeyrack City alongside the Quendil Miner's Union and the Davanpor Socialist Party and officially declared Jabeyrack an independent nation with the Council of Six and the Margov its ruling bodies.

Sebastian Monroe wanted Jabeyrack to be a one party state at first, but strong protests from the QMU and DSP, as well as from the more progressive parts of the party caused Monroe to let go of the idea.

Due to the raging Cataclysm causing flooding in Jabeyrack City, Gyotpor and Verack, as well as completely sinking Sozvalin, in addition to the massive out pour of refugees from the country causing Voters List to be unusuable meant that it would be a few years before elections could be held. So, an Interim Council was created, with four Fulcrum of Jabeyrack Members, one QMU Member and a member from the Davanpor Socialist Party. This Council had severely limited powers, and willingly stepped down in 1911.

### First Fulcrum Administration (1911-1917)

The first two elections to the Margov were dominated by the Fulcrum. With four extremely strong leaders at its helm, and a fifth- Ava Monroe, Sebastian Monroe's daughter- looking as if she might enter politics soon, the Fulcrum looked indestructable. In the first elections of 1911, the Fulcrum won 23/29 seats to the Margov, with the Quesi People's Party and Davanpor Socialist Party making up the remaining seats. The first Council of Six was formed with Edward Weaver, Sebastian Monroe, Wolfgang Lidonus and Yonath Hespor becoming the Councilmen of Infrastructure, External Affairs, Internal Affairs and Defense respectively.

Jabeyrack City became a stronghold of the Fulcrum, with the four seats in it consistently voting for the Fulcrum in every election of Jabeyrack's history. Feril also overwehlmingly voted for the Fulcrum in the elections of 1911 and 1916. Only the Quesi region remained fairly hard for the Fulcrum to get into, and even there Quendil city voted for the Fulcrum.

The Fulcrum administration did wonders for Jabeyrack's infrastructure. Expansive train networks were established across the country, and shipping routes were created between mainland Jabeyrack and Quesi. Davanpor city received immense government funding after the discovery of iron and coal in the nearby Crimson Cliffs of the Zel, and soon became the industrial heartland of the country- displacing even the capital- due to Edward Weaver's efforts.

The First Fulcrum Administration developed a strong military for the nation, and put it to the test with the Jabeyrack-Pelaros War. The war was inevitable- the aggressively Johninian Socialist Councilman of External Affairs and the experienced Yonath Hespor of Defense both desired to invade the Pelarosi Triumvirate- a despotic nation modelled after the Polmarian Triumvirate, the sworn enemies of the Fulcrum.

The reason to invade came when Pelaros invaded the neutral Liamist Lemetiate of Jazberk, prompting an immediate Jabeyracki reaction. Due to the effects of the Cataclysm, Jabeyrack was not fully able to make use of its superior military, and much of the war involved capturing a city- like Nanzkya or Zelburg- and then spending several months digging in for a war of attrition. Eventually, after Jabeyrack had seized territories till the city of Nanzkya, Volaysia- a democratic state in the area- captured the Pelarosi capital of Zafold, and annexed Pelaros. As a gesture of goodwill to the young nation, Jabeyrack ceded all captured territories beyond Nanzkya to Volaysia, whilst Nanzkya city became a part of Jabeyrack.

In the 1916 elections, the number of districts in the country had increased to 30 with the annexation of Nanzkya. The Fulcrum kept up its great performance in Jabeyrack City and Feril, and also won the newly incorporated Nanzkya. However, the second term of the Fulcrum would not last long, as tragedy would soon strike.

Just a few months into their second term, Yonath Hespor, Sebastian Monroe and Edward Weaver were all killed by a Pelarosi nationalist while visiting Nanzkya via an explosive. This shocking attack led to the surviving members of the Council of Six- including the Party's leader Wolfgang Lidonus, who was also the Councilman of Internal Affairs, as well as Amveilin of Councilman of Finances and Aelar Quensol of the Courts- retiring from politics. Ava Monroe, Sebastian Monroe's daughter, was too grief stricken to take up control of the party, and so the Fulcrum of Jabeyrack did not contest the 1917 elections outside of Jabeyrack City.

### Decline and Persecution (1917-1949)

Due to the Fulcrum's inaction during the 1917 elections, a patchwork coalition of the Jabeyracki Liberal Progressives, the Jabeyracki Liamist Party, the Quesi People's Party and the Davanpor Socialist Party came together at the behest of the Jabeyracki Liamist Party politician Evandian and formed the First Grand Alliance.

From its formation, the First Grand Alliance was fond of heavy handed manipulation of government ministries to persecute opposition politicians. The Jabeyracki Council Police in particular was founded to "Enforce the will of the Council of Six". The JCP's purpose became clear soon enough however, when Ava Monroe- then Deputy Leader of the Fulcrum- denounced the ruling coalition and the Councilman of Defense, Kayeros, in particular for his incompetent handling of the security forces after several more officials had been killed in an Ucklivian seperatist attack.

Just a few days after Monroe made her speech, a team of JCP officials led by Officer Cendiv arrived at her residence and detained her in the Jabeyrack City Prison for two months before offering her a fair trial. Although this increased the Fulcrum's popularity in Jabeyrack City, they failed to capitalise on the newly generated sympathy as their grassroots organisation outside of the Capital and parts of Feril had become all but non existent.

The First Grand Alliance's unpopularity was instead exploited by a patchwork coalition of Independent candidates, led by the populist population Gedshiv from the Amarvit District. The Gedshiv Regime won the 1922 elections easily, although the Fulcrum continued their dominance over Jabeyrack City. The Fulcrum was mostly ignored by the Gedshiv Regime, and when Valos became Councilman of Defense, this policy continued.

### Rise of Veeldin (1927)

In 1927, the Gedshiv Regime- now with Valos as the Councilman of Defense- was still in power, but the divisions of the Civil War remained present in the military. Many of Gedshiv's former supporters began to be brought under the fold of Veeldin, his widow and an Elf-supremacist. Eventually, Veeldin gained the backing of the Jabeyracki Council Police Chairman Cendiv. Soon, with the help of the JCP, Veeldin organised the assassinations of Bulrav, Valos, Jom and Avalov, as well as organising the failed assassinations of Lassov and Yaeliv. When these were carried out, the entire Council of Six was dead or missing, and Jabeyrack was thrown into political chaos.

In the capital of Jabeyrack City, things were tense. Rioting was beginning, and the Orcish General Eck Dremand- the most senior official in the area- assumed temporary power to restore the peace. Veeldin immediately capitalised on this, accusing Dremand of organising the assassinations and attacking the Fulcrum of Jabeyrack- which governed Jabeyrack City- as being complicit. Immediately her troops stormed the capital, imprisoning Dremand and dismissing the Jabeyrack City Assembly, imprisoning Ava Monroe and several Fulcrumite leaders in the process.

Alexander George North- the temporary leader of the Fulcrum- met with the leaders of the remnants of the First Grand Alliance- namely the Quesi Progressive Party, the Jabeyracki Liberal Progressives and the Davanpor Socialist Party- and agreed to begin working together to restore democracy to the country.