Danisterium

## The Danisterium

The Banner of the Fanatic Danist Religion; suspected to also be the flag of the Danisterium

### National Presence

* Republic of Polynesia Under Danist Control (Fascist RoP)
* Contea-Scarlithia (for 3 hours during the joint AFC-RoP occupation of the nation)
* Republic of Polynesia (for a short time after end of Second RoP Civil War)

### Associated Entities

* Danisterium Army (Jan. 6-Mar. 18, 2020)
* Contea-Scarlithia (Jan. 6-8, 2020)
* Republic of Polynesia Under Danist Control (Fascist RoP) (Throughout Existence of Fascist RoP)

### Length of Existence

January - March 2020

The Danisterium was a top secret private organization with the goal of solidifying the power of the Fuhrer and Chancellor over the Republic of Polynesia's (RoP) government and peoples. With its members already in leading RoP positions, it effectively took over the republic from its inception to the collapse of the Fascist RoP. Due to Prime Minister Tsar's disbandment of the official RoP army in December 2019, the Danisterium created its own army upon the outbreak of the 2nd RoP Civil War. The Danisterium Army (many times labelled the "RoP Army" at the time) would become the de facto army of the RoP while it was under the rule of Fuhrer Dan. The Danisterium disbanded in private during the final days of March 2020 after the Fascist RoP's complete defeat to antifascist rebel forces. Accurate dates of the Danisterium's founding and end are unknown due to the organization's secrecy.

## Members

**Confirmed Members: 2 (Later 1)**

Only two individuals were confirmed to be members of the Danisterium - Dan as Fuhrer and Cosmic as his fanatical supporter. Cosmic left the organization a few days before the end of the 2nd RoP Civil War for unknown reasons. The legacy of the Fuhrership lives on through the religion of Fanatic Danism, with Cosmic as its sole member to this day.

**Suspected Members: 3 (All confirmed as non-members)**

There were three suspected members of the Danisterium: Sealand, Netherlands, and UNB. However, allegations of their affiliations with the group were dropped for a variety of reasons listed below:

* **Sealand:** Suspected for affiliation due to voting in support of the Fuhrership before the 2nd RoP Civil War started and for leading a sizeable Danisterium Force during the early-to-mid phases of the war; eventually serving as a part of Dan's top secret war cabinet and controlling the Danisterium Army itself for a time. Chances of his affiliation are very low because Sealand's service to the Danisterium Army was to A) put down the independence of Contea-Scarlithia, which many saw as a long-term threat to the server community; B) infiltrate, weaken, and backstab the Fuhrer in order to bring the war to a swifter end. Both of these goals saw resounding success, with Contea-Scarlithia collapsing within 3 hours of its independence and his backstabbing of the Fuhrer resulting in civilians joining antifascist forces in droves; spelling the beginning of the end of the Fascist RoP. Sealand's vote in favor of the Fuhrership was likely the result of the Fascist Party's campaigns to manipulate and subdue the Polynesian center, right, and left political wings while it was still branding itself as the Anarchist Party. Prominent figures such as Britannia, who also supported the Fuhrership vote, and Tsar, who funded the Danisterium Army for the first week of the war in order to spite Sealand with Contean arms, were among many who initially fell for Dan's political ploys but soon rose up against him.
* **Netherlands:** Suspected for affiliation due to being Dan's most supportive Prime Minister and ally throughout most of the mid-to-late stages of the war. His chances of affiliation with the Danisterium are very low because of his reputation as a self-serving businessman. It is likely that Nethy supported Dan to profit off the conflict, which the Polynesia Intelligence Agency's postwar raids looking for contraband in his residence soon concluded, after tracing back stolen military and mineral goods valuing roughly 3000 Quid (300 Diamonds, converted to the January 2021 exchange rate) to the civil war time period. Another indicator of Nethy's financially exploitative motives comes from the fact that Nethy and the troops under his command stood down during the final battle of the war, presumably to save face once it became apparent that the Fascist RoP was in its final moments of existence.
* **UNB:** Suspected for affiliation due to ceding the position of Prime Minister to Dan before the war. The chances of his affiliation are very low because UNB upon ascending office as PM stated that he'd be quite inactive and would just "chill." He was also notorious for choosing any coalition partner regardless of ideology, as shown by his Ruling Alliance with the Minecraft Protection Party, Humanitarian Party, and Social Democratic Party just a term before. Therefore, it can be assumed that UNB was yet another victim of the Fascist Party's political ploys to subdue the political figures of the RoP in order to gain power. Like many, he likely didn't pay attention to the Anarchist Party's sudden switch to Polynesian Fascism and simply gave the position of PM to his most active cabinet minister due to his personal inactivity. Unluckily, that active member ended up being Dan. UNB's role as one of the Danisterium's 3 Supreme Generals was more of a formality than an actual role due to his inactivity; a title he was unaware of until a few months after the war ended.

## The Danisterium Army

The establishment of the office of the Fuhrer and Chancellor resulted in the Second RoP Civil War. To compensate for the lack of an RoP army, Dan led his own militia which would informally be called the "RoP Army" or "Danisterium Army". The "Danisterium Army" had 3 Supreme Generals during the war: UNB, mostly in name (UNB did not know of this position until a few months after the war ended), Dan as an acting General, and Sealand who would control the army for a time and later join with the Resistance of Vonrocksworth to form the Polynesian Peace Organisation. Nethy commanded some Danisterium forces on behalf of his collaborationist government but was not given any Danisterium positions. Much of the Danisterium Army's equipment was either self-provided, looted, or given by Tsar\_\_Putin from the Contean war stockpile in order to spite Sealand. Only two Contean supply runs happened - one on January 6, 2020, mere hours before the AFC rebellion, and one on January 7. Contean funding stopped abruptly on January 8 upon its declaration of war on the Fascist RoP due to Dan switching the RoP flag to the Nazi Swastika (seen section below), which officialized the transition of Dan's goals from Polynesian Anarchism to Polynesian Fascism with the shock of many.

## End of the Danisterium and Fascist RoP

With all remaining antifascist factions uniting against the Fascist RoP under the PPA and AFC banners, the tide soon turned against Fuhrer Dan. Continued setbacks, such as the humiliating loss of the capital without a fight, made the impending collapse of the Fascist RoP apparent. Things kept getting worse for the Danisterium, with PPA and AFC members managing to take over the Fascist RoP's own federal cabinet positions. Giving up on the Parliament, the Danisterium consolidated its remining power in the Fuhrer and whatever lands were still held by the Fascist RoP. The Danisterium's fate was sealed when Cosmic, its only other member, left (but remained within the religion of Fanatic Danism). Regardless, the Danisterium fought on until the very end under Dan's and PM Nethy's command.

Their hold on society ended after one last battle at Hollow Harbour, which resulted in the final defeat of Danisterium forces and subsequent end of the Second RoP Civil War. Dan stepped down as Fuhrer of the RoP, causing the collapse of the Fascist RoP. With the Fascist RoP being no more, the Fuhrer Declaration was repealed. The Supreme Court, Ministry of Defense, and Parliament became independent institutions once more. The Danisterium disbanded in private shortly after the end of the war at an unknown date sometime in March 2020.

## Relationship with the Fanatical Danist Religion

Fanatical Danism is a religion which believes that Dan should always have a position of power, seeing Dan as the Son of God. The White Towers, the capital of the religion and the second largest city in Esterton, was a major fascist RoP base during the war. Despite the religion proclaiming him as its Pope and its followers still worshipping him as the Son of God, Dan never affiliated with the religion; likely using it as a mere extension of his soft power over the RoP during his reign and as a pressuring force on the Supreme Court while he was under trial after the war.