Blue Monday

**The Monday Coup**, also known as **Blue Monday and The Algorn Coup**, was the event that directly caused the rise of the House of Algorn from Dukedom to Royalty over the Kingdom of Azeroth.

## **Leadup to the Coup**

### **Stormwind Instability**

Following the Void War and the death of Anduin Wrynn, the House of Wrynn was dissolved as it had no further heirs, throwing the recovering Kingdom of Stormwind into a crisis. Almost immediately after the event's end, dozens of Noble Houses of the Kingdom began vying for power, each seeking to see themselves be elevated to the position of Monarch and Royal House. Political life in Stormwind became a deadly affair, with various houses employing methods from blackmail to assassination to undermine their rivals.

Due to the chaos, reconstruction efforts notably slowed as the carnage among the surviving political elite threatened to throw the Kingdom into a downwards spiral. Political parties began to form amid the chaos, with everyone from minor noble houses to criminal organizations declaring for one house or another. By the end of the year 116 two parties had emerged as the dominant figures. The Stormwind People's Democratic Alliance, who wishes to turn the Kingdom into a democratically elected government, with a president elected for life that would wield dictatorial powers, and The National League; who promised to reassert Human supremacy within the Kingdom and return Stormwind to the Stormwindians.

As the year rolled into 117, with international eyes turning toward the struggling Kingdom, hostilities came to a head between the Democratic Alliance and National League.

### **The Goldshire Storm**

On the 12th of May, 117, a street clash broke out between the militant wing of the Stormwind People's Democratic Alliance, known as the Liberty Brigade or Blueshirts, and armed members of the National League's militant wing, The 1st Lion Regiment, outside of the Lion's Pride Inn.

Members of the 1st Lion Regiment, supposedly acting outside orders from higher League command, opened fire on unarmed Liberty Brigade Blueshirts with automatic weapons and handguns, killing ten Blueshirts, six civilian bystanders, and injuring scores more. Nearby Blueshirts rushed to the sound of the gunfire and returned fire with semi-automatic rifles and pistols, while unarmed Blueshirts and civilians ran for cover or back inside the inn.

Within minutes, the street was awash with blood as more armed Blueshirts and Regiment soldiers flooded into the growing battlezone, joined by armed civilians. Local Guardsmen rushed to the scene, but only managed to disperse the crowd after use of riot gas and bringing in heavy APC support. After the clash, a total of twenty Blueshirts, fifteen Regiment soldiers, and ten civilians were dead, with over three dozen bystanders and combatants injured. The next day both factions condemned the acts of their supporters publically, and both vehemently denied having units of armed men within their factions. Yet, it was common knowledge that both sides were beginning to place more supporters and armed men within the city.

Tensions continued to boil over the coming weeks, with more violent clashes between Blueshirts and Lion Regiment soldiers erupting across the city. To make matters worse, supporters of either party began attacking supporters of the rival party. A notable incident involving civilian assault was when a mob of National League supporters attacked a People's Democratic Alliance meeting with melee weapons, handguns, and Molotov cocktails; destroying the building they were meeting in, killing six people, and wounding twenty more.

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