Heldrak Civil War

The Heldrak Civil War began on the 29th of July, 2021, and ended on the 2nd of August after the de facto Zsar, Tsar Bitter, called it off. This led to the dissolution of the Heldrak Republic. The war was called off for two main reasons. First of all, the two sides, those aligned with Tsar Bitter or President Dragon, had very little sword-to-sword combat. Tensions continued to rise but nothing really came from it. However, the second reason, most likely the more significant of the two, being that Tsar Bitter had begun to organize the help and protection of larger nations. If left to escalate, a world war would have been a highly probable outcome. The followers of President Dragon were persistent in never giving up. An underground base was quickly constructed to accommodate the needs of the President's resistance. The Rotorblades, or the capital of the Heldrak Republic, was largely abandoned during the time of the war.

Beginning of the War
At the very beginning of the war, President Bitter, at the time, proclaimed himself to be the Tsar of the New Heldrak Kingdom. He and along with his followers blockaded themselves within the Government Building. The opposition to his proclamation was instantaneous. After hearing the news, a few members of the previous Heldrak Republic attempted to break into the building. The Tsar along with his followers eventually escaped through a back window, which to this day remains broken. After this, word of these turn of events spread throughout the nation, and leadership for the resistance began to form. A player by the name of Spaceman and King Dragon, of the previous Helian Republic, organized what has been referred to as "the resistance". During the war, they were also called the Republicans, Republicanists, and Helians. It soon became apparent that this was to be a long, drawn out conflict. Therefore, the Helians fled from The Rotorblades in search of a new place to stay in the meantime.

Terebros
The resistance headquarters/base was established by the player M0rad0r. Terebros, as it was, and still is called, was an underground hideout for all members of the resistance. It served as the main regrouping and meeting spot. Today, the base is mostly abandoned and is now in control of a different player, as after the war, M0rad0r decided to pursue other aspirations rather than continuing to build Terebros into a fully fledged town. During the war however, farms, storage rooms, and secret armories were built inside of the base. Even a place of worship was constructed to The Drillsiah, although, this was built shortly after the war.

Rising Tensions
Toward the end of the war, tensions rose rappidly. Tsar Bitter grew unhappy with the status quo of things. To try and convince the Helians into surrendering or joining him, he contacted Kardivia to rally support for his side. This only hardened the Helians beliefs that they could not, under any circumstances, escalate or fight in traditional combat. The Helians would have been outnumberd almost 3 to 1, and therefore would have been destroyed. Before they could attempt to calm the Tsar, former Senator of the Heldrak Republic, Spaceman, decided to ask the Confederation of Anarchist Communes and the Empire of Ravenguard for help in the case of a battle. In fact, a battle was scheduled, however, many members of either side were unable to participate and it was called off. To get back on track, the fears of a world war breaking out grew on both sides.

The End of the War
As spying became the only form of communication the two sides had, it was clear that something had to be done about the tense situation. Spaceman and Tsar Bitter seemed to be confident in there allies capabilities, however, President Dragon thought otherwise. He believed that, if the situation continued to escalate, something terribly would go wrong, and the war would be out of either side's hands. He was able to convince some of his members of this, and in doing so, was able to stall the inevitable war. Eventually, Tsar Bitter agreed that the stakes a world war imposed were simply not worth it anymore. By stalling the enemy and remaining, for the most part, peaceful but confident, President Dragon and the Helians were able to return to The Rotorblades. The war is not considered a victory for either side as it brought great ruin to The Rotorblades, and the Helian Republic as a whole. One of the first commands of President Dragon was to exile Bitter and his followers. After this, efforts to rebuild became the priority. Another result of this war and the misplaced trust the Helian Republic placed in Bitter, was the Republic's return to isolationism.