The Sironian Nationalist Liberation Front

The Sironian Nationalist Liberation Front, or SNLF, is a nationalist and anti-Yimmu-Audal paramilitary which served as the official defense force of Fuscinivir during its existence. The name is derived from the groups ideology (nationalist), purpose (liberation), and nationality (Sironian). The group was headed by infamous Sironian/Fusciniviri terrorist Liraxak until his death during the Fuscinivir War in 116 TE, being headquartered in his Dacha at Iverthirak. It was employed by the Supreme Leader of Fuscinivir Joe Frank Kennedy as the military of Fuscinivir and as a Secret Police force. The group adheres to Ytharism, a nationalist Sironian ideology which stresses the legitimacy of Sironian leaders through Prophetic Succession alone, thus being extremely loyal to Archon Ythar II during the Sironian Civil Wars, and later on his successor Veron V.

The SNLF became infamous as a terrorist organisation during the days of the Empire of Aldovir and the Fuscinivir War, launching attacks on various groups that it deemed "unsavoury" or "heretical". Its forces perpetrated the Fuscinian Genocide which deported, enslaved, and killed many Carnians, Audaladae, and Nikhen.

History, Foundation, and Membership
The SNLF was first formed on the 23rd of October, 2021, by international Sironian terrorist Liraxak, with the intention of making it an infamous terrorist group worldwide. After setting up multiple bases, he staged a terrorist attack on Port d'Ilivian where ethnic Carnians were living in Sironian land. Shortly after, he was condemned by the Empire of Aldovir and lost his citizenship, but nonetheless, he continued to operate the organization. Soon after this, he was exiled from his home-in-exile located in Pasouthak, Yimmu-Audal, and then became a wanderer, marauding throughout Aldovir to spread terror on behalf of the SNLF.

His next major work would be to carve a giant cobblestone sign into the floors of the Farms of Carn reading "SNLF". He joined the Aldoviri Democratic Front as an Allied Forces Commander to help destroy his enemies in the Aldoviri nobility and bring an end to their corrupt rule, but this rebellion was cut short by internal division and weak leadership. Continuing his work, he would build more giant "SNLF" signs and "liberate" Carnian and Aldoviri villages by burning them to the ground and executing the "heretic" inhabitants.

As the Second Sironian Civil War (also known as the Sironian Separatist War) raged, Liraxak began to achieve his first proper military successes. He stormed the Keep of Asour'therak from the sea, a feat previously considered nigh impossible, and from there was able to march on various towns in the region, including Verika, Asalath, Ytharash, and Rowunrua; encircling Azethvir and forcing the Aldoviri government to consider reinstating Ythar to the throne. Just as Liraxak was preparing a March on Azethvir, he received word from the Dawn Palace, from Ythar, who had indeed been made the Archon once more. Liraxak then rallied his forces outside the Sanctum of Azethvir and left for an island called Sirathia in the Ombrian Gulf, with the goal of establishing himself a small Kingdom.

After Joe Frank Kennedy rallied the Old Sironians and declared independence from Yimmu-Audal, a backstage deal was done by him and the Aldoviri elite, detailing that Fuscinivir would join Aldovir as an Imperial Territory on the conditions Aldovir supported them in their War of Independence against Yimmu-Audal and that Liraxak and the SNLF would be allowed to live and operate within Aldovir again, but instead as a paramilitary to defend Fuscinivir. This was readily accepted and thus Liraxak's citizenship was reinstated and Aldoviri military strategists began to plan with the SNLF on how to best win the Fusciniviri War of Independence.

Fuscinivir was immediately thrown into disarray. Traitors and rebellious minorities immediately disavowed the Revolution and were loyal to Yimmu-Audal. A lightning offensive by the Audalads saw most of Fuscinivir fall in the first year of the war. The SNLF abandoned Sirathia, with Liraxak leading a legion of Sironians from Azethvir through the secret metro tunnels to Noukouthak. The new capital of Fuscinivir was encircled, with trenches marking the front line between the walls and the Audalad Fort Yissuviad. Supplies by sea and from the metro line were enough to keep the city from falling into chaos, but were not sustainable. Liraxak arrived and was given a hero's welcome, rallying the armies and the SNLF with him for an all-out assault on Fort Yissuviad. The attack was a total success, and the Battle of Noukouthak was over as Liraxak stormed the fortress and Fusciniviri armies broke out into the countryside. Despite this success which arguably saved the Revolution, Noukouthak would still be targeted in raids from the Audalad Swiliana in the north, resulting in skirmishes and bombardments which severely impeded the SNLF's performance.

Liraxak sought out a more secret and geographically favourable location. He and his second in command, General Tanman, scouted the now Liberated Fusciniviri countryside to choose a location to build a new HQ for the SNLF. Tanman set up in the far east, building the island fortress in Lake Ataron which would eventually be called Liraxak's Citadel. Liraxak himself chose to relocate to the old, abandoned town of Iverthirak which he helped to build as a refugee following the Sironian Civil War. The town had many old caves and mines which mostly connected to the Iverthirak Brewery, so he decided to renovate the building and house most of the SNLF in the tunnels below the town. Operations were reestablished quickly, and from Iverthirak, the SNLF spread carnage to all Audaladae or native Fuscinians within the “rightful Sironian lands”. However, instead of outright slaughter, most of these captured minorities were brought back to Iverthirak to work as labourers expanding the tunnels and as penal workers mining in the lucrative Iverthirak coal and diamond mines. Many would eventually be sent to build "Death Highway", a road which would link Iverthirak to Noukouthak through the desert and mountains.

This, along with excellent harvests and brewing operations, provided much-needed stimulus to the Fusciniviri economy during the hard times of the war. As Iverthirak was also sheltered geographically, the SNLF was able to turn much of its attention to offensive operations, playing a decisive role in the Battle of Praestenia and the capture of large swathes of territory in the southeast, linking Liraxak’s Citadel to the rest of the country through the Abayril Road. This would be the period in which the SNLF was most successful, although it was still more widely known for the attacks during the Sironian Separatist War during Aldovir.

As the Empire of Aldovir became exhausted from the war much quicker than the massive Yimmu-Audal, peace negotiations seemed inevitable, even if years away. In order to secure the position of Fuscinivir as a nation-state in a potentially unified Alteniquia, Liraxak decided that the Audalad and native Fuscinians (endonym "Nikhen") who comprised about 60% of the population before the war had to be dealt with. Although almost 1/3 of them had already perished building the Death Highway or digging in Iverthirak, Liraxak feared that their numbers would result in pressure to partition Fuscinivir into different zones. He pressured Joe Frank Kennedy to pass a law that made Heresy punishable by death. Upon the passing of this law, anyone who refused to convert to the now Fusciniviri state-mandated Sakrelism would be systematically purged.

What resulted has come to be known as the Fuscinian Genocide. Almost the entire population of the pagan Nikhen Fuscinians was wiped out by the SNLF, with the last survivors fleeing into the depths of the desert. The Audaladae who adhered to Hukar-Sharud were also persecuted, but the majority of their population lived in Urnu-Oroyi, which was still resisting siege and well supplied by Yimmu-Audal. Audaladae and Theioniki who were Theiosists were left alone due to pressure from Archon Ythar II, in order to maintain communion between Orthodox Sakrelism and the Theiosist Synod. The Carnian Aegmerist minority was deported south to Carn due to an agreement with Caeron Drach which saw the transfer of Sironians in Carn from Feranilivir and Barastenvir to Fuscinivir. The Timist minority was largely forced out of northern Fuscinivir, however the largest town in the area was held by Yimmu-Audal, and could not be overwhelmed.

Once the removal of most Nikhen and Carnians had occurred, the SNLF once again returned to battle. The poorly trained and ill equipped Fusciniviri army was running out of manpower, and Liraxak had to step in to prevent a collapse of the front lines. The SNLF saw a major victory in the Siege of Thasir, with the city falling after it was stormed from a cave that bypassed the city walls. This victory reopened the road eastwards, with Liraxak besieging Urnu-Oroyi in what would become his final battle.

Despite the monumental achievents of the SNLF thus far, the tide of the war once again turned against them. General Tanman died defending the new Citadel, which was often besieged but proved to be invaluable in keeping Fuscinivir alive. However, the Traitorous and Revisionist Aldoviri Imperium chose to betray the war effort and land peace with Yimmu-Audal, announcing that they would unite to form the Empire of Astyllea. The horrors of the Fuscinian Genocide had turned the Audalad and Aldoviri leadership firmly against any Fusciniviri state, and despite Sironians now making up 80% of the population, only Noukouthak was to be ceded to Aldovir. However, Fuscinivir de-facto continued to exist until the unification of Astyllea, with Liraxak and the SNLF fighting on despite the Empires bearing down on them. Kennedy eventually lost hope and allowed Aldoviri legions into Noukouthak, but Liraxak refused to end the siege of Urnu-Oroyi. The city was obliterated by this point, with the ruins lying abandoned since. One day, the armies simply disappeared.