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Kherfiyyan Rebel Alliance

The **Kherfiyyan Rebel Alliance** *(1906-1911)* was a Kherfiyyan republican militia and later a briefly lived nation formed after the destruction of the Ionian Rebel Alliance in 1906. The alliance spent its brief existence fighting the Socialist Republic of John and the Holy Monarchy of the First Son, which had both occupied parts of the region following Ionia's collapse.

Following the Cataclysm of 1907, the SRJ and HMOFS largely abandoned their occupation zones as futile, with only a few stuborn remnants remaining. The Kherfiyyan Rebel Alliance, seeing an opportunity, quickly assumed control of large portions of the region, including major cities like Agranid, Arkhanbad, Kirlan and Barghsdan as well as the region of Ostahim. The Rebels soon went about removing the remaining foreign remnants in the country, notably the Holy Armies of Kherfiyyah led by Matthathius Ordius.

In the southern reaches of occupied Kherffiyah, the Sultanate of Kherfiyyah- under Sultan Mehred IV and General Abdul Lateef El-Ameen- had made a resurgence, driving out the last Johninian remnants as a part of the Kherfiyyan Liberation War. Despite many radical rebels- such as Maghreb Al-Kassani and Arfan Quadishi- wanting nothing to do with the Monarchists, the Rebel leadership- under Prime Minister Aslam Al-Mohammed and Amir El-Barghsdan- saw an alliance with the Sultan as the only pragmatic move.

By 1911, the Liberation War had ended in a success, with the occupied regions being fully freed and the Rebel-Monarchist alliance being firmly in control of Kherfiyyah. Finally, Prime Minister Aslam and Sultan Mehred IV agreed to the dissolution of the Rebel Alliance and its incorporation into the Sultanate in exchange for rebel leaders being granted influential positions in the government. The more radical rebels considered this agreement treacherous, and refused to recognize it, going on to form the Kherfiyyan People's Peasant Union and the Kherfiyyan Republican Movement.

The Alliance's moderate leadership, meanwhile, would not find its new power to be long lasting. When Abin Mehred Khalid VI founded his secret police force- the Muraqibun- in the late 1920s, former Rebel Alliance leaders were the most often targetted. Amir El-Barghsdan, Aslam Al-Mohammed and the majority of the alliance's moderate leadership would be executed during the Muraqibun's reign of terror, cementing the Sultan's absolute monarchy as the only acceptable government in Kherfiyyah.
Kalisgrova Conference

The **Kalisgrova Conference**, **Symposium of Kalisgrova**, or **Council of Kalisgrova**, held January 12th through May 5th, 1928 in the Polmarian city of Kalisgrova, was a templiat symposium that followed the beginnings of the Liamist Spring. It had ambassadors from major Liamist sects--largely from Helinska--and Liamist and majority-Liamist nations.

Despite its religious significance and the international capability of the signatories, its edicts were largely ignored and its true effects were mostly that of symbolism and organization of Liamist entities; the Conference itself inspired several Liamist protests, revolts, or other acts of civil disobedience. The Conference's strong opposition to violence, however, likely hampered actions in this regard.
Jabeyracki People's Party

The **Jabeyracki People's Party** *(JPP)* was a Jabeyracki socialist, secular and Fulcrumite political party which was founded in 1929 by former Councillors Lassov and Yaeliv, with the intention of overthrowing the Longerian controlled 'Lemetiate of Jabeyrack' under Lemet Kavasia V, aiming to restore Jabeyrack to its old secular, republican constitution.
Robahim Ismael II

Sultan Robahim Ismael II presiding over a meeting of the Kherfiyyan Advisory Cabinet

### Relatives

Robahim Ismael I

Sultan **Robahim Ismael II** was the last leader and Sultan of the Sultanate of Kherfiyyah and is the first Sultan from the Robahim Dynasty, having taken power from the Mehred Dynasty after the last Mehred family member- Abin Mehred Khalid VI- died in 1945.
Stylianos Megalos

Megalos in 1953

Stylianos Megalos (born August 5, 1889) was a Kokinan statesman and soldier who served as Minister of Defense of Kokinos from 1938, and briefly as Deputy Premier in 1955, before being elevated to Premier. He was Deputy Defense Minister of Kokinos from 1928-1938, a veteran of the Novo Gavian Bush War, and a leading figure in the conservative faction of the Kokinan Socialist Worker's Party. Despite being a critic of Svolos' policies, he managed to retain his position in the Ministry of Defense, and condemned the coup attempt to oust Svolos during the Troubles.

After fellow Conservative leader Stavros Siantos ousted Svolos from the Kokinan leadership in 1955, Megalos succeeded Svolos as Premier and Chairman of the Council of Ministers, with fellow Conservative leader and Minister of Electricity Katesia Ioannidis appointed his deputy. Although the Premier was the second highest position in the Kokinan government, Megalos has publicly admitted that as a soldier, he believed that he was not fit for the position as Premier
Sentopolis Militias

The **Sentopolis Militias** were a constituent force of the Ionian Rebel Alliance from Sentopolis and the predecessor of the Kokinan Socialist Worker's Party. The Militias fought in the Ionian Revolution, but its leader Paschalis Palakos surrendered to Monarcho-Westist invaders, after which his second-in-command Markos Siantos broke off to found the KSWP.
Laron Provincial Assembly

Makeup of the Provincial Assembly as of 1955

The **Laron Provincial Assembly** is the unicameral provincial legislature of the Laron Province of Greater Kanoria. It was elected in January 1955, following the succesful capture of the Bryne International Security and Defense Affiliation's Laron Territories by Greater Kanorian Armed Forces in the Düllsberger–BISDA War.

The Provincial Assembly is elected once every 5 Years, and is responsible for the finances, police forces, local officials and local governance of the province, with foreign affairs, defense and some other elements being handled by the Central Greater Kanorian Government and the Chamber of Councillors.

The first elections to the assembly took place in January 1955, with the main contestants being the United Democrats of Kanoria-Heartland Prosperity Party coalition, which was in power in the center, and the Kanorian People's Party- the principal opposition of the country.
Johan Friedman

**Johan Freidman** was a Laronian-international officer, statesman, and later ICO High Commissioner for Laronia during the Kanorian Crisis. He was often criticized as “hyper-interventionist” by the Kanorian Empire, BISDA, Socialist Republic of Kokinos, and others in the region prior to the Crisis due to his stance on international protection of Laronia. He served 3 tours as an ICO peacekeeping officer before being assigned to his posting as High Commissioner.

During the opening stages of the Kanorian invasion of Laronia and Operation TOURNIQUET, Friedman was notable for joining the defense of the ICO Office at Laronsburg, the ICO’s headquarters in the country. He was alleged to have killed several Kanorian soldiers and to have destroyed a Kanorian Golem.
Retaking of Mistad

### Outcome:

Kith resistance movements in Mistad linked with international advances and a loss of much of the SRJ's industrial capacity.

The **Retaking of Mistad** was a combat action undertaken by the ICO during the War of the End-Times, during which various aerial, amphibious, and local partisan elements under international command entered the major city of Mistad, then an industrial center and interim capital of the Socialist Republic of John. Combat during the retaking of the city was sparse and failed to halt the international advance in any significant capacity.

As with the conclusion of the Siege of Reverence, nearly all of the civilian population of the city--which numbered roughly 9 million--had taken their own lives under orders of the military and administrative apparatuses there. Much of the city's small garrison did the same. After the conclusion of the war, thousands of peacekeepers involved in the retaking of Mistad and Reverence were tried for crimes against sentient species, found guilty, and executed or imprisoned-- it took nearly 50 years for evidence to come up that they were not responsible for the deaths of the urban Johninian civilian populations, after which many of the sentenced were already dead from natural causes.
Sorrel conquest of Ironhorn Island

* The 5th Naval Legion subjugates Ironhorn Island, including Jern, the White Motte, Tygellos, and Stenwell
* Balthasar I hears oaths of fealty from Clan Tyrus and Clan Lykke

Belligerents| **Clan Sorrel*** 5th Naval Legion
	+ Clan Wayland
	+ Clan Vandreis
	+ Clan Burne
* Clan Karlsen
* Clan Lanter under Lauritz
Second Siege of Axiom Transit Hub

Belligerents|  **Fulcrum*** Socialist Republic of John
* Gresian Autonomy

* Fulcrum Tactical Oversight Committee - Yulea
* Fulcrum Aetherspace Innovation Initiative
* Fulcrum Joint Naval Command
* Kith resistance
* Rogue Johninian forces
* Zenshan
* Federal Republic of Cardia

*and others...* **International Cooperation Organization (1958+)*** International Forces
* Lemetiate of Airolia
* Principality of Volleryn
* Republic of Regit
* Ospheros Dominion
* Kith resistance

The **Second Siege of Axiom Transit Hub** or the **Second Battle of the Neck** was a major combat action of the War of the End-Times that marked the destruction of much of the surviving JAC as well as Battlegroup Blithe and other miscellaneous Johninian combat sections. It was fought from 1959 to 1960 for Axiom Transit Hub and its surrounding regions.

Johninian military high command (Central Collective) had banked on a stalwart defense of the Neck to stall Coalition forces long enough to enact Project: Permanence largely unimpeded. International command, on the other hand, hoped to deal a decisive blow to Johninian industrial, administrative, and military capacity by taking the *de facto* capital of the Socialist Republic of John. However, neither of these dreams would be achieved, as the battle became a grueling slog that both sides had too much invested in to simply redirect forces away.

## Background

Axiom Transit Hub acted as not only the central funnel of Johninian military logistics to the front but as a major manufacturing, research, and administrative center for the SRJ and Fulcrum. All Fulcrumite agencies were headquartered in the Transit Hub, as well as Johninian military high command. It was thus considered impossible to win the war without holding the Transit Hub by both sides. An unsuccessful offensive would mean a loss of momentum in the Coalition, a successful one would decapitate the Johninian military.
Kahoku Military District

## North Cathei Military District

CH: 加北軍轄區

* (Jiāběi Jūnxiáqū)

The **North Cathei Military District** (加北軍轄區; ZS: Kahoku Gunkatsuku; CH: Jiāběi Jūnxiáqū) was an occupation zone set up by the Kanikawa Shogunate to administrate occupied Northern Cathei, which was previously under the puppet state of Yōseikoku. The name refers to Cathei as "加台" (ZS: Kadai; Jiātái), the Zenshanese transliteration of "Cathei". The usage of this name is now considered a derogatory racial slur by Cathese people and is banned by the West Kalshei Federation.

The region came under direct Kanikawa military administration following the September Nine Incident of 1930, where the Shogunate's Kahoku Army invaded the northern Cathese provinces previously held by the "Yangxi" following the death of "emperor" Shi Tang. The next year, the international settlement in Xijing (Seikyō in Zenshanese) were blockaded and ordered to vacate. The Zenshanese concession in Seikyō acted as the Military District's command center, and the "Yangxi Empire" was officially annexed in 1934 as the **Four North Cathei Circuits** (加北四道) of Heihoku (Pingbei), Nagatō (Changdong), Yōsei (Yangxi) and Yōtō (Yangdong). These 4 Circuits coexisted with and were subordinate to the Military District, with the circuits managing civilian and economic affairs, and the Military District managing military affairs.

The Kahoku Military District and Kahoku Army had disintegrated by 1997, after suffering a series of defeats in the Kalsheii Revolutionary Wars. The District was *de facto* dissolved and four circuits declared "liberated" in 1997, though remnants would continue to fight until 2006, with some even persisting to the 2010s. The last Commander of the Kahoku Army, Fukuda Jun (福田盾) was publicly executed by firing squad for war crimes in liberated Xijing, 1999.
President of Volaysia

* Presidential Seal
* First
* Last

The **President of Volaysia** was a position that existed from 1907 until 1942, which served as the Head of State and Executive head of the Republic of Volaysia for the entirety of its existence. Volaysia's executive authority was vested in the President, while legislative authority remained with the Upper and Lower Senates.
Prime Minister of Kherfiyyah

Arriya Mansour, Prime Minister of Kherfiyyah

The **Prime Minister of Kherfiyyah** is the head of government of the Republic of Kherfiyyah, with executive authority held by the Prime Minister and their chosen Cabinet of Kherfiyyah. Unlike the President, the Prime Minister does not have a fixed tenure, and serves in their position as long as they enjoy the support of the majority of MPs in the Albarlaman and retain their seat in the same.

The Prime Minister does not necessarily have to be from the party with the most strength in the Albarlaman. Indeed, due to Kherfiyyah's fractured political scene, quickly changing alliances, numerous small parties and constant coalition governments, this kind of scenario is extremely common- especially in cases when no single ideological bloc is able to gain a majority, leaving regionalists as kingmakers.

Minority governments are another common occurence in the Republic of Kherfiyyah. This usually happens when a party or coalition wins a plurality- but is a few seats short of a majority. In this case, if the opposition is unable to coalesce and form a governing coalition, the President will usually invite the first alliance to form a minority government. In these cases, the government usually receives conditional support from one or more opposition or unallied parties- most often regionalist parties like the Ustarafan Democratic Movement, Kherfiyyan Democratic League and Agranid Communist Party.

## History

The first Prime Minister of Kherfiyyah was Abdul Al-Azran- one of the three main leaders of the Kherfiyyan Republican Movement and a former senior General and member of the Kherfiyyan Advisory Cabinet. Azran was essentially an interrim Prime Minister, and headed a coalition government with the parties of the two other major republican leaders- Garfani's People's Socialist Front and Saafiya Al-Assad's Worker's United.
Leaders of Jazberk

The leaders of Jazberk are the Heads of the government of Jazberk in its various forms. Due to the common political upheavel in Jazberk- with it switching from a Lemetiate to a Secular Republic to a part of the Republic of Volaysia, the leaders of Jazberk have been known by various titles throughout history.

## First Lemetiate of Jazberk (1907-1911)

From 1907 to 1911, following the destruction of Westist Polmaria due to the Cataclysm, the majority Liamist region of Jazberk declared itself an independent Lemetiate, with backing from many Liamists in the region. This Lemetiate did not last long however, as it was invaded and captured by the Pelarosi Triumvirate during the Volaysian Unification War. Following Pelaros's surrender to the Republic of Volaysia, Jazberk became a part of the young Volaysia as a Province.

**Jazberki Liamist-1**

## Governors of Jazberk Province (1911-1929)

After the annexation of Jazberk as a Province of Volaysia, elections could not be held for several years due to the Volaysian Unification War raging on. Finally, elections began to be held from 1918 onwards, and continued until the 1942 Volaysian Collapse.

The political divide during these years was mostly between the "Federalists" and the "Unitarians". The Federalists on one hand claimed to represent Liamist interests and wanted greater autonomy for Jazberk- and to an extent the other provinces- in the Republic. Meanwhile the Unitarians argued that such a weak union would spell doom for Jazberk -pointing to its inability to protect itself in 1910 against Pelaros- and argued that a strong central government was vital.

**Note: Governors after 1929 were nowhere near as powerful as New Jazberk had seceded, taking Szendrodvarke- the Capital- with them.**

Federalists**-3, Unitarians-2**

## Prime Ministers of New Jazberk/Republic of Jazberk (1929-)

In 1929, with aid from Longerian Jabeyrack, Frevin Banyel led the Liamist People's Party in Szendrodvarke to campaign for an independent city state called New Jazberk in Szendrodvarke- the Capital of Jazberk Province. After the events of the Szendrodvarke Riots, Banyel was succesful, and New Jazberk was succesfully established.

The Leaders of New Jazberk- selected by the New Jazberk Parliament- has been called the Prime Minister for the majority of the country's history. There was a brief period during 1929, during the height of the Longerian Sect's popularity, when New Jazberk was made a Lemetiate- with its leader a Lemet- this period lasted barely a few months.

**LPP-2, NJPP-2, JDF-1**
Territories administered by the ICO

**ICO Transitional Authorities** are territories directly administered by the Interstellar Cooperation Organization as per its Eight Pillars and the Seventh Charter of the Covenant of the Fraternal Nations. They exist to facilitate the stabilization, democratization, and/or independence of states in which they are declared.

They are legally distinct from ICO Mandates, which were previously sovereign territories put under the governance of neighboring or more capable powers to ensure stability and continuity of governance, and ICO Member-States, which are sovereign nation-states subservient to international legislative, executive, and judicial authority.
Quesi War

### Outcome:

Airolian victory:* Annexation of the Quesi region into the Free State of Haerig-Laronia
* Airolian Land Reform Acts of 1886
* Rise of the Midnight Flower Trading Company

Belligerents|  Lemetiate of Airolia* Haerig-Laronia

The **Quesi War** was a Helinskan conflict from 1882 to 1886 between the Lemetiate of Airolia and First Kingdom of Polmaria. It was sparked by competing territorial claims between the two parties and Airolia's desire to dominate the Laron trade. During this war, the Airolians competently invaded the Quesi region and annexed it from the Polmarian province of Jabeyrack.

It had profound impacts; some historians, such as Cyran Virwenys, considered it a major cause of the First Steam War. Polmaria's defeat in the war was disastrous for the prestige of the reigning Calano dynasty and caused discontent in the military, leading to the rise of the Midnight Flower as a Polmarian auxiliary force and creating the conditions for the Westist coup d'etat of 1905. In Jabeyrack, the loss of their traditional Quesi lands to Airolia prompted a nationwide reckoning, as well as a political crisis that again allowed for a Westist takeover in the early 20th century.

Airolia joined the annexed Quesi region to its territories in Haerig-Laronia, uniting Quesi and Laronian nobles for the first time since their shared domination by the Despotate of Ionia. To consolidate its recent conquests and reform its ailing administrative system, Airolia's Holy Council in Idigon passed the 1886 Land Reform Acts. Among other things, this created the Republic of Laronia, a large Airolian confederal state situated along the Laron and supervised by a Lord-Protector.

Territorial disputes between Polmaria and Airolia intensified after the Quesi War. Polmarian monarchs never removed the Quesi region from their grand title, continuing to claim titular sovereignty over the region. When the First Steam War eventually broke out in 1905, the Quesi region was one of its first battlegrounds, being targeted by the vengeful Polmarian Westist army in Operation Vurig.
Konradt Luiz

**Konradt Luiz** was a Karostainian statesman, diplomat, and 8th Director-General of the ICO. He oversaw the establishment of the ICO Transitional Authority in Kagrabad, the renewal of funding and personnel for ICOATF, ICOTAI, ICOTAEL, and various other negotiations and ceasefires. He also was the first international leader to advocate widespread green policies, greatly influencing international policy in the coming centuries.

In 2002, Konradt was killed by Riverian security forces while negotiating a ceasefire with rebel forces in Riveria and Kohlesia. IMIAS accused CETO military intelligence of organizing the attack and of complicity with credible support– namely from Karostain itself. This incident would result in the dissolving of the national Security Council system and its replacement with a purely international, ICO-led system.
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Shi Zhenxiang

## Shi Zhenxiang石鎮湘

**Shi Zhenxiang** (石鎮湘; 1849-1911) was a Cathese warlord who ruled over northern Cathei as President of the Republic of Cathei from 1905 to his death in 1911. As Shi and much of his subordinates were from the Yangxi Province, his regime was called the **Yangxi Government**.

The Yangxi Government, held together by Shi's connections and network of followers, could not last after his death. His son Shi Tang "inherited" the title "President of the Republic" and continued ruling parts of northern Cathei first as the **Yangxi Clique**, and later the "Yangxi Empire"; The southern warlords of the Yangxi Government led by Yuan Ruizhang and Chen Yuxing, who controlled Meixiang Province, formed the **Meixiang Clique**; and the eastern warlords, who controlled the heavily Airolian and Kanikawa-influenced Fangzhou and and Zezhou Provinces, formed the **Fangxi Clique** (eastern parts of Fangzhou were then occupied by a different warlord)

Shi's tenure saw increased Shogunate influence seep into Cathei, ultimately resulting with the Shogunate's invasion and annexation of the nation a few decades later. He (and his clique) are remembered as being Xiajian (traitors) who destroyed the Cathese Republic, prevented the rise of democracy, led Cathei into the warlord era, and ultimately allowed Kanikawa imperialists to colonize the country, and is a vilified figure in the modern West Kalshei Federation
Paschalis Palakos

Palakos in 1905

**Paschalis Palakos** (1859-1927) was a Kokinan Ionian socialist revolutionary from Sentopolis. His rebel group, the Sentopolis Militias, would later become the Kokinan Socialist Worker's Party, the ruling party of the Socialist Republic of Kokinos

In the 1890s, Palakos had fought against the despotic old regime of Ionia, with Markos Siantos as his second-in-command. In 1900, after the despot was overthrown, Palakos and his rebels became the *de facto* regional governors of Sentopolis and surrounding settlements. However, this did not last long, and in 1906, Ionia would fall to Monarcho-Westism. Palakos initially resisted, but was quickly overwhelmed by the invaders' superior numbers and surrendered, as did the majority of his forces. A few of his rebels, led by Siantos, refused to surrender and continued waging guerilla warfare against the occupiers. As a result, Palakos was distrusted by his captors, and he was transported to the Polmarian city of Quendil and imprisoned there. After the Cataclysm struck and Jabeyrack became the owner of Quendil, Palakos was released. He wished to return to Sentopolis, but the situation in Jabeyrack made it impossible for him to return. Palakos stayed in Quendil until his death in 1927.
Sack of Saltbath

Belligerents| Lordship of Onnfrey* Clan Frederiksen
* Clan Koett

The **Sack of Saltbath** in 1619 represented the consolidation of the Graolist faith among the Litugian-speaking brigand nations east of Helinska. It was prompted by Lord Jochem Saltbath's conversion to Lianis Liamism. Fearing the destabilization of their realm, Clan Frederiksen sailed against and subsequently massacred the Saltbath family at their home city.
Polmarian Handetskräfte

The **Handetskräfte** was the land service branch of the Polmarian Triumvirate. The Handetskräfte was formed following the dissolution of the Royal Army after the Westist takeover of Polmaria. The Handetskräfte was led directly by the Marshal of Polmaria, a military dictator. At its height, the Handetskräfte had a strength of nearly 1.9 million uniformed servicemembers.

## Mission

The role of the Handetskräfte was defined by Marshal West as:

* To defend the nation against all aggressors, foreign or domestic.
* To support the national agenda.
* To protect the population from rogue elements.

In late 1904, Marshal Carlov West ordered the implementation of the Generalplan Norden 19 which included the formation of 3 army groups: Army Group South, Army Group North, and Army Group West. Generalplan Norden 19 was formatted primarily in response to rising tensions with the Fulcrum, namely with the Grand Lemetiate of Airolia.

## Theaters and Campaigns

### Eastern Theater

* Volecian Desert Campaign
	+ Operation Vurig

### Western Theater

* Battle of the 'Northern Outer Territories'
* Battle of the 'Southern Hellscapes'
Revolutionary Capitals of the SRK

The Four "Revolutionary Capitals of the SRK" refer to four cities in the Socialist Republic of Kokinos: Floropolis, Sentopolis, Retgard and Johanopolis. They played a major role for the communist faction during the Novo Gavian Bush War. They were seen as a symbol of patriotism to Kokinos, and loyalty to the Kokinan Socialist Worker's Party, and became some sort of tourist attraction by the 1950s
Sorin Firea

**Sorin Firea** *(Born 2124)* was a retired Polmarian politician from Kalaroos who served as the Prime Minister of Polmaria for 10 years, serving from 2177 until his retirement in 2187, when he was succeeded by his Deputy Alexander Silvas. Prior to becoming Prime Minister, Firea served as the Deputy Prime Minister for 5 years under the SDPP-Federalist coalition headed by Prime Minister Oliwia Tylka of Kalaroos, and prior to that he served as the Governor of Kalaroos from 2162 until 2172.
Ospalan Involvement in the War of the End TImes

### Initial Offensive

With the declaration of war upon Ospalar, a counteroffensive was quickly organized, invading a large portion of Polmaria, and liberating Ospalar's occupied Southern Island.

### Johninian Counteroffensive

The SRJ unleashed a counteroffensive of unforeseen ferocity, using various experimental weapons on major population centers, resulting in 15 million casualties, mostly civilian, and eliminating Ospalan Central Command. Despite resistance, the undermanned Ospalan army, which was then largely in occupied Polmaria, was unable to effectively combat Fulcrumite invasion forces. After the Siege of Hallivi, the Ospalan army was pushed back into a retreat through the many mountains and deserts of Ospalar to the Union of O'Lear, with half of the army perishing in the retreat from starvation and exposure. The Ospalan Navy put itself under Zenshanese Command and fought by Zenshanese forces for the remainder of the War of the End-Times.

### Resistance

Resistance was strong in occupied Ospalar, and counterinsurgency operations were conducted daily to combat Ospalan resistance. By the time of liberation, it is estimated that 20 million died between the time of occupation and liberation. Improvised explosive devices were frequently used to target Johninian forces. In the mountains of the Northern deserts, the Karadi nomads were persistent in harassing Johninian forces, using skirmishing attacks to whittle at Johninian troop counts and morale.

Exiled Military

After being pushed out of Ospalar, the remainder of the Ospalan military engaged in many attacks against the Fulcrum.

### Liberation

Rygard forces eventually were able to launch counteroffensives into occupied Ospalar. In the Fulcrumite retreat, retributive attacks as well as attacks against resistance fighters emboldened by the presence of Rygard forces killed 5 million Ospalans. Ospalar was liberated by a united Rygard force after many years of occupation.

### The Second War

Following Ospalan Liberation, the largely military-led Ospalan government immediately declared a counteroffensive against the Fulcrum. It is estimated that some ten to twenty thousand volunteers fought with ICO-led detachments in the later stages of the War of the End-Times.

### Post War Effects

Ospalar experienced a famine for several years, killing 2 million people. ICO relief and aid greatly assisted in stopping the famine, but Ospalar remained at an incredibly large population deficit for centuries. The temporary military junta also relinquished power to the Ospalan civil government, restoring the Republic of Ospalar as a republic.

As a reaction to the incredible loss of civilian life, taxes were increased on the now far smaller population, emboldening Seltonese resistance to openly protest, organize, and eventually revolt. The breakaway Republic of Selton was internationally recognized in 1991, with a peace agreement overseen by ICO Director-General Konradt Luiz.
Polmarian Democratic League

The **Polmarian Democratic League** was a militant insurgent group in the Kingdom of Polmaria and Polmarian Triumvirate that advocated for a democratic Polmaria. It was made up of a myriad of different groups, including socialists, liberals, students, anarchists, communists, nationalists, minority groups, and numerous others.

## History

First founded in the late 1800s during the reign of Queen Maria Calano, the PDL had originally intended to create a constitutional monarchy but became vehemently opposed to the existence of a monarchy at all after the 1892 Karfalo Massacre. Several attacks on the Polmarian military were organized during this period, increasing the organization’s numbers. It is suspected by some that the assassination of Maria was orchestrated by the PDL, though this is unconfirmed.

Following the 1905 Polmarian coup d'etat and rise of the Polmarian Triumvirate, the subsequent Witch Hunt resulted in many activists aligned with the PDL being arrested or executed. This act greatly provoked PDL members, who began to more frequently undertake militant action.

During the 1906 Armature War, the Fulcrum (and especially the Lemetiate of Airolia) funded, armed, and even directly supported the PDL with boots on the ground in the hopes of destabilizing the Polmarian Triumvirate, leading to a rise of Fulcrumite Socialism within the organization.

After the Cataclysm, several cells of the PDL seized territories during the breakup of Polmaria and interregnum, declaring either independent or successor states. The Republic of Volaysia, Nordpołga, as well as Jabeyrack were formed either wholly or partially by PDL insurgents. However, upon the return of King Lucas, an agreement was made between the moderate monarchists and the liberals of the PDL, creating the Dual Senate system and transforming the nascent Second Kingdom of Polmaria into a constitutional monarchy in exchange for the disbandment of the PDL.

Despite its official dissolution, several splinter and successor groups emerged in the power vacuum, usually made up of the far-left elements of the PDL unhappy with the compromise.

## Legacy

The PDL is often viewed positively both inside and outside of Polmaria.
Rudolph Haemel

**Rudolph Haemel** is an Adeno-Holraesi Nationalist Party politician from Claure who has been serving as the Prime Minister of Adeno-Holraes since 2195, when his party won a massive majority in the Federal Assembly, beating the traditionally dominant Liberal Party and Conservative Party.

Haemel began his career as a union leader and agitator in Claure, being a member of a local regionalist party. His career spanned a decade, during which he built up an immense network of connections within Claure as well as the upper echelons of the Federal government. Ultimately, this culminated in Haemel being elected Mayor of Claure in 2180, beating the incumbent Liberal Mayor in an unprecedented upset victory.

After serving two terms as Mayor, Haemel founded the Nationalist Party in 2191, with the aim of contesting the 2195 elections and challenging both establishment parties. With unemployment reaching an all time high under Liberal PM Alfred Clay after two centuries of green policies, and a series of anti-government attacks by Slobians in the country, Haemel's far-right party rose to the top of the polls, and beat both parties in a landslide, gaining a massive majority in the Federal Assembly of Adeno-Holraes, with Haemel becoming Prime Minister

## Early Life

### Childhood

Haemel was born in the outskirts of Claure in May 2150 to a poor Orcish Liamist family. Growing up, Haemel saw his parents regularly having to change their employment and look for new jobs as the Federal and local government's green policies destroyed thousands of blue-collar jobs. In 2161, when Haemel was eleven, his father- Ralph Haemel- was murdered during a robbery by a group of criminals of Slobian descent. While their descent was unrelated to their crime, this incident instilled a hatred for Slobians in Rudolph Haemel from a young age. Following his father's murder, Haemel's mother- Theresa Haemel- spiralled into a depression. Ultimately, she took her own life in 2170, a few years after Rudolph got a job at a steel factory and began his career as a union leader.
Tarnist Republic of Kanoria

Flag of the Tarnist Republic of Kanoria

The **Tarnist Republic of Kanoria**, officially the **Republic of Kanoria**, was the government of the Kanorian people that succeeded the Despotate of Ionia. Although it was democratic on paper, in practice it was controlled by the Cult of Tarn. The TROK was heavily industrialised, and their cities were powered by massive power plants.

Due to the Cult's influence in the Republic, there was no religious freedom, and followers of Liamism in particular were heavily persecuted. The Tarnists exerted extremely heavy control over the TROK, and much of the country's industry was dedicated to making Golems.

   The TROK managed to survive for nearly three decades with little foreign interference mostly due to their mountainous terrain and their detachment from Helinskan wars and politics. This stability did not last, however, and the oppressed people of the Republic rose up in the Kanorian Revolution of 1938, purging most of the Tarnist influence in the country and establishing four new nations in its place- Düllsberg, the Jabeyrack backed Republic of Kanoria, the Kokinan backed People's Democratic Republic of Kanoria and the Kanorian Confederation.

Although the TROK was vastly hated, and its rulers executed during the Revolution, some people living in the various successor states missed the old regime in the decades following its fall, citing stability, security, and even democracy after the creation of the Kanorian Empire as their reasons.
Valzemon of Gyotpor

**Valzemon of Gyotpor,** *(1035-1113)* occassionally called **Valzemon the Stooge** was an Ucklivian statesman and politician of the First Republic of Jabeyrack who served as the Chamberlain of the Margov for 17 years- beginning with the death of Harlane the Elder in 1089 and ending with his resignation at the beginning of the Davanporian Civil War. Valzemon was considered a weak and pliable Chamberlain, who allowed Levica the Splendorous to become Regent of the Council of Six- a step considered treasonous by her few opponents.

Valzemon was the first non-Jabeyracki to be chosen as Chamberlain, and also the first not from Jabeyrack City. Throughout his tenure, he was considered a seat warmer Chamberlain, being little more than a rubber stamp for Levica and her Council of Six. This belief was held by the majority of the Margov- even though most supported Levica, they wished to have a check on her power which Valzemon simply was not. Ultimately, this led to the Margov pressuring Valzemon to resign in 1106 due to the start of the Davanporian Civil War, with Aelar the Ambitious- a more independent Member of the Margov- replacing him.
Populars

The **Populars** were one of two civilian resistance movements that worked against the Silver Throne of Clan Sorrel during the O'Leary War of Changing. They advocated for a reform of the Monarchy in the wake of the Black Iron Throne's collapse and the end of the widely-recognized Aastersen dynasty. They had an alliance of necessity with the Arms.
Vaughn IV Vilkan

Vaughn IV in his youth

**Vaughn IV Vilkan** *(1105-1200)* was a Jabeyracki monarch of the Vilkan Dynasty who served as the King of Davanpor for 27 years, beginning with the death of his father Vaughn III Vilkan in 1173 and ending with his own death in 1200, when he was succeeded by his nephew Avantelor I Vilkan- ironically the grandson of Volarys I Vilkan, with whom Vaughn IV and Vaughn III had fought a three decade long civil war over control of the country.
Unitarians

The **Unitarians** or **Unitary Party** was one of the two major political parties in the Republic of Volaysia, being in favour of a strong central government and against regionalism and federalism. The party was dominant in Volaysian politics for most of the country's history, and was also able to influence a lot of government policy during the tenures of Federalist Presidents Harold Mitchells and Caelan Morris.
Operation TRUNNION

Belligerents| Treaty of Tradition* Council of Wartime Affairs
	+ Johninian Infantry Corps
		- Battlegroup Tranquility
		- Serenity Regional Command
			* Army Subgroup Balance
			* Army Subgroup Judgment
			* Army Subgroup Ennui
	+ Patriotic Johninian Militia
	+ Johninian Aerial Corps
	+ Johninian Naval Corps
* Council of Internal Pacification
	+ Clan Sorrel
	+ Clan Wayland
	+ Clan Vandreis
	+ Clan Selby
	+ Clan Skulder
	+ Clan Farsvarr
* 13th Naval Legion
	+ Clan Larsen
	+ Clan Frederiksen
	+ Clan Birger
	+ Clan Koett
	+ Clan Olney
* 8th Naval Legion (logistical support)
	+ Clan Baxter
	+ Clan Taverly
	+ Clan Sussang
* Clansteel Brigade
* Red Roaches

Republic of Ospalar* IV Army Corps

Republic of Volaysia* 37th Marine Battalion

**Operation TRUNNION** was a combined-arms offensive conducted by the Treaty of Tradition against forces of the Union of O'Lear during the Battle of the Neck in 1928. It was a decisive Johninian victory that resulted in O'Leary withdrawal from the mainland Neck.
Polmarian National Salvation Authority

## Polmarian National Salvation AuthorityPolmarski Autorité Ocalenia Narodowego

The **Polmarian National Salvation Authority**, or **PAON**, was a provisional government in the Republic of Volaysia from 1907 to 1920. It was formed by members of the Polmarian Democratic League with the support of local towns to better administer the region of Volaysia during the Cataclysm.

The PAON administered Volaysia throughout the Volaysian Unification War before stepping down in 1920 when the first national elections were held.

After their dissolution, some former members formed the Democratic Volaysian Salvation Party to contest Volaysian elections but gained few seats in national legislature. The majority of the members- being moderates with various loyalties- found it hard to fit together in one party, and formed Volaysia's two major parties- the Unitarians and Federalists, with most PAON members becoming Unitarians.
Somvit

General **Somvit** was a senior Jabeyracki born military officer who earned fame in the 1920s for his involvement in leading the Jabeyracki mission to crush the Di'Aamascene Westists during the Di'Aamascene Civil War. During the campaign, he earned fame for rallying anti-Westist forces at Conflans.

Later, Somvit- a senior general- became a leading military figure in the Second Republic of Polmaria, and led a decisive campaign to crush the splinter states of the People's Republic of Camaria during Operation Welandia. Somvit's fame increased even more, and soon after the end of the initial stages of the Polmarian Civil War, Somvit joined the Fulcrumite Party of Polmaria and was elected Governor, succeeding Istvan Fiala who had quit as Governor to campaign for the Senate of Polmaria.
Vambon Davanpor

**Vambon Davanpor** *(1908-1995)* was a Jabeyracki politician and trade unionist who served as the first Governor of Jabeyrack in the Second Republic of Polmaria after the country's formation. Prior to that, Vambon served on the Jabeyracki Council of Six as Councilman of Internal Affairs for two years, and served as the leader of the Davanpor Socialist Party- one of the oldest parties in the country- for 8 years, following the retirement of his predecessor Balivia.
Operation Welandia

## Operation Welandia

### Outcome:

* Golvin Council Joins the Second Republic of Polmaria
* Republicans capture Zofi and Soltvad, dissolving the Soltvad Council
* PRC Loyalists splinter further without Hans Laipov
* Southern PRC splinters captured by the Third Kingdom of Polmaria

Belligerents|  **Republicans*** Sinhali Partisans

Leaders| * General Somvit
* President Ruben Baciu
* Prime Minister Leon Van Calano
* Istvan Fiala
* Seleni Ariel
* Anton Karis
* Commissar Grigori Kovacs
* Commissar Helina Petri
* Commissar Alin Gitanas
Unholy Alliance (Ionia)

According to Kanorian historians, the **Unholy Alliance** (***aníeri symmachía***) was an arrangement in the Despotate of Ionia by which the Kokinan nobility received preferential treatment from the ruling Ionian nobility. The Kokinans were generally the ethnic group most supportive of the Ionian elite over the course of the Despotate's existence, even when the realm was cleaved apart during the Sunderings.

There was much documented Ionian-Kokinan cultural exchange over the centuries. When the Despotate was replaced by a populist confederation, the Kokinans repaid their former liege lords by giving out autonomous areas within the confederation exclusively for Ionian communities.

When the Ionians were exterminated by Monarcho-Westist forces during the Steam War of 1906, the Kokinans took up the mantle of Ionia's cultural successors (though this claim was contested by the Kanorians).

It was known as the Unholy Alliance because Alexios Megas, the founder of Ionia, looked down upon his Kokinan subjects as "inferior peoples".
Konstantin Makarov

**Konstantin Klimentovich Makarov** (1878-1945) was a senior Iljekyan field marshal and Hero of the Iljek Revolution, holding the highest military rank and commanding the overall war effort during the Great War. He was one of the few widely respected Party members - even by some of his opponents, and under his leadership the Iljekyans scored numerous victories in the early-middle phase of the Great War.

However, Makarov was fundamentally against the war - he understood that their enemies had superior technology and supplies, and that a prolonged total war would result in Communist Iljekya's destruction. Makarov had a falling out with Party leader Mikhail Voloshin and was purged in 1945, believed to have been shot and hastily cremated in a tank factory's furnace. After his death and replacement by less competent generals, Iljekya began suffering consecutive defeats and was humiliated by the end of the war in 1947.

After his death, he became the icon of the "Clean Red Army" myth promoted by some Montelans and Siberoslavs, who claimed that Makarov committed no war crimes (unlikely) and that the Iljekyan army was largely innocent - the regime's secret police and political commissars being responsible for the crimes committed instead.
Stathis Raptis

**Stathis Raptis** (1884-1938) was a Kokinan intelligence officer and member of the Kokinan Socialist Worker's Party who served as the first Minister of Information from 1928 to his purge in 1937. Initially a subordinate of the then-conservative faction leader and Minister of Security Andreas Bakirtzis, Raptis was planted as the head of the Ministry of Information after Bakirtzis had successfully lobbied for its formation, where he was criticized by the international (Jabeyracki) community for "assisting in the violation of human rights". Raptis would continue to be a close associate of Bakirtzis, and was arrested in 1937 after the failed 1937 Coup Attempt headed by Bakirtzis. He would be found guilty of being involved in the coup attempt, sentenced to life in prison, and died of "unknown causes" in 1938.
Pelarosi Triumvirate

Alleged flag of the Pelarosi Triumvirate.

Most likely de jure official ensign of the Pelarosi Triumvirate.

The **Pelarosi Triumvirate**, also called **Pelaros** but officially the **Polmarian Triumvirate**, was a Westist rump state of the Polmarian Triumvirate formed after the Cataclysm and subsequent collapse of a central Triumvirate government. Pelaros was initially created by various divisions of the Polmarian *Handetskräfte* who had been cut off from their headquarters and implemented martial law during the Cataclysm.

The name "Pelarosi Triumvirate" is technically a modern creation, as Pelaros saw itself as merely a remnant of the Polmarian Triumvirate and thus did not consider itself a sovereign entity. Pelarosi Triumvirate comes from its capital, Pelaros, and is used by historians to differentiate the state from its predecessor.

The Pelarosi Triumvirate was militarily aggressive to their neighbors throughout the Volaysian Unification War and Cataclysm as a whole, refusing to conduct negotiation outside of surrender. This policy led them to a successful war with Jazberk and an unsuccessful war against a Volaysian-Jabeyracki coalition, the latter of which resulted in their annexation.

Most of the small state's leadership were shot or imprisoned after their war with Volaysia and Jabeyrack.
Spiro Floros

Floros in 1926

**Spiro Floros** (1869-1926) was a Kokinan revolutionary and nationalist who joined the Ionian Rebel Alliance against the Ionian dictatorship and the HMOFS-Polmarian invasion of Ionia in 1906. After the Cataclysm, he joined the Republic of Kokinos and became an influential politician in the quasi-state until 1915, when Novo Gavia was formed. Sensing the threat to the Kokinan people that Novo Gavia posed, Floros attempted to organize resistance against Novo Gavian expansion, but the fractured nature of the Republic meant that he did not have support from any other factions. Floros' resistance failed, and the Republic was annexed by Novo Gavia, forcing him to flee to Aeiliam, where he continued to publish anti-Lespian works. At the outbreak of the Novo Gavian Bush War, he gave speeches supporting the Red Rebel Alliance.

In mid-1926, the Khilseith Guild in Di'Aam, under the request of Novo Gavia, kidnapped Floros and extradited him to New Granfel, where he was executed.

Despite never being a member himself, Floros's ideals were influential in the creation of the Kokinan Socialist Worker's Party. After the fall of New Granfel to the SRK in 1927, the city was renamed to Floropolis.