Draigath Civil War

The Draigath Civil war is an ongoing conflict between the Cavalierian Cavalier's Party and Socialist D.D.S.C (Dun Draigath Socialist Coalition) in the Valondori state of Dun Draigath. It began not long after their war against Burgamere came to a close due to Oisin Wattsmithov I's disagreement with the D.D.S.C administration.

Cavalier's Coup
The Cavalier's Coup was the instigating event in the Draigath Civil War. It began on the sixth of May, 2023, when Oisin Wattsmithov, the pretender to the Draigath Duchy, met with his mother, Watts Wattsmithov, and the other members of the Cavalier's Party in the Cavalier Club, New Pill. After discussing what actions should be taken, they exited the club around 10:30pm, and entered the de facto leader, Oot Otoz's home. They arrested him and placed him in the Pill Detention Cell. The rest of the government was not in the capital at the time, so the Cavalier's Party declared the D.D.S.C government to be "In Exile". Oot would later swear fealty to the new Duke, Oisin Wattsmithov, bringing an end to the coup.

Interim
There was a short period of time between the coup and the beginning of the Civil War proper, in which the nation as a whole endured significant turmoil. This mostly involved Oisin's repeated alterations of the government, at first to seize absolute power, then to slowly relax his grip on the nation. He announced his intention was to "bring about the rebirth of a new, democratic Draigath State, free of the incumbrances and failures of the old".

In this interim period, the D.D.S.C returned from exile, and Oisin Wattsmithov demoted himself from Duke to Provisional Governor. This heralded the imminent return of Democracy, but, mere hours later, the D.D.S.C announced a countercoup.

Beginning
It began with Elvis, a Constitutional Defendant and representative of the Independent Party in the D.D.S.C announcing a strike, and disabling the large experience farm under the city of New Pill. Then, Verva, a prominent member of the B.R.V (a party within the D.D.S.C) denounced the Governor, and the coup began. The D.D.S.C stormed the Tavern (The parliament building of Dun Draigath), and forced the Cavaliers out. Disorganised combat ensued, and the Cavaliers fell back to their fortified positions on the North and South of the island. Suddenly, a tertiary revolution occurred, with prisoners escaping prisons throughout the mainland city of Vykograd seizing it for the new "Movement Anarquisté Draigath", and declaring neutrality. The Iglooist Holy Lands of Igvakin also declared neutrality, prematurely becoming a de facto vassal state. The Revolutionary Army of The Black Rose began peacekeeping operations around this time, though they effectively joined the D.D.S.C, and, with the help of Redspire, built a wall across the isle, albeit nowhere near where the areas of occupation actually lay.

Peace Conference and D.D.S.C Decline
Around this time, the D.D.S.C, Cavaliers and Movement Anarquisté Draigath met in Vykograd to discuss peace. The agreement was almost signed, till the Cavaliers found out about it, and rioted throughout the nation. The Cavalier's party was on the verge of a schism, before their representative, Oisin Wattsmithov, pulled out of the treaty, prolonging the civil war. Around this time, the RABR pulled out of the war, and many D.D.S.C leaders expressed their discontent with the war.