Nebskoslav Crisis

Nebskoslav Crisis also referred to as Pacification of Nebskoslavia or Fourth Nebskoslav Independence War was a lengthy internal conflict in Ryzan, which is part of United Crowns of Syltor, with the belligerents being the Freehold of Nebskoslavia, and the government.

Referendum Request
Back in 1040 ACA, Nebskoslavia, which was part of Ryvenate of Ryzan (which one year later reformed Aurlûnoren-Ryzani Empire alongside Second Aurlûnor Velande), requested an independence referendum. Nebskoslavs provided an exhaustive list of reasons, several of them listed below:


 * Ethnical differences
 * Constant fighting with Bardonia
 * Political disagreements

and more. While the regional government of Nebskoslavia did not expect to receive a positive answer, Tsarina Elle ni Shan actually agreed for the referendum to be held in three years from there.

Dealbreak
In early 1043 however, Tsarina Elle ni Shan backed out from the deal, calling Nebskoslavs traitors. This fact was actually anticipated as a possible turn of events by Nebskoslav government, however nobody was really concerned about it because everything seemingly went smooth. What ensued were negotiations between both sides, which however went terribly wrong. Tsarina Elle claimed she never agreed to a referendum, while Nebskoslavs had clear evidence she did. With neither side willing to back down, a conflict seemed imminent.

Pacification of Slouttawa
On the day when referendum was supposed to be held, Aurlunoren-Ryzani forces stormed the Nebskoslav capital, Slouttawa. Nebskoslav Guard tried to resist but they were quickly overpowered. What ensued was clearly unnecessary havoc in the city, with several buildings razed to the ground, and roads ruined. There were also dead civilians. Following ARE's seizure of the capital - Slouttawa, Csardom's government moved northward, with conflicting intentions, as the Viec Korlovy, main governing body of Nebskoslavia besides the Csar was split between those who wanted to fight back, and those who wanted to come to terms with Ryzanis.

First Unsigned Truce
After the dust settled, the violence mostly died down, with the dispute again being brought to the table. However as prior to the Pacification of Slouttawa, neither side backed down. For the most part no consensus was made, other than that the violence has been brought to a halt, however even that is not a direct agreement of negotiations, it's rather a side effect of them.

For the following two years the internal tension mounted, with the negotiations ending roughly mid-1045 without any agreement, left at a standstill.

Some of the Viec Korlovy members had to be kicked out.

As of now, the situation still stands unresolved

Failed Coup Attempt
On the 1st of Tardalan 1045, Ignati Korol demanded the Csardom of Nebskoslavia to surrender itself to his government, and recognize him as the Lord Protector of Nebskoslavia. This "Protectorate of Nebskoslavia" however had no support from the people, and the government of Csar Slout V had no intention of giving up. The coup failed, however no one involved suffered consequences.

Ignati Korol wanted to repair the relations with Ryzan, and presumably reintegrate.

Nebskogrod Secession
On the 22nd of Yun 1048, Ignati Korol made a second attempt at taking matters into his own hands. He announced his seceession from both Aurlûnoren-Ryzani Empire and Nebskoslavia, as the Free City of Nebskogrod.

"Over the past couple years, a dispute had arisen (...) which both of sides failed to resolve. (...) The hostility of the Ryzani government as well as the failure of the Nebskoslav government have forced us to take the action of secession (...)

''We await representatives from either government to approach us about reintegration, but for the time being the Free City of Nebskogrod is an independent city state. (...)"'' - Ignati Korol

This action clogged up the situation even more, with the conflict getting three-sided. This did not spark as much backlash from the remnants of former Csardom of Nebskoslavia government, which was still trying to pick itself together and reestablish it's authority over remaining territories with the new centers of power becoming Novogrod and Bjornsull, as it did from ARE. The Tsarina Elle ni Shan threatened "there will be a problem", and accused Ignati of making the entire crisis worse.

Battle for Nebskogrod
Soon after the secession of the Free City of Nebskogrod the second major armed clash of the crisis took place, as the military forces of the Aurlûnoren-Ryzani Empire moved in to take control of the city by force. They succeded, and returned the city to Nebskoslavia, who at that point seemingly unofficially more or less normalized their relationship with Ryzan.

Prolonging
Between 1048 and 1053 there were several attempts by Csardom of Nebskoslavia to approach the government of Aurlûnoren-Ryzani Empire about formal end to the crisis, however the government of ARE kept ignoring those approaches, an act which many perceived as intentional prolonging of the crisis from the side of Tsarina Elle ni Shan.

Reignition
The crisis, which at this point seemed more or less handled, with some sense of normalcy coming back to Nebskoslavia, and the two sides, despite never formally coming to any agreement, seemed to agree on an unsigned truce. However in early 1050s the tensions were brought back into the spotlight by no one else than the Tsarina Elle ni Shan herself.

In Luyander of 1052, she ordered the two main leaders of the Csardom of Nebskoslavia to be captured and banished from the Aurlûnoren-Ryzani Empire. By her orders, Csar Slout V Korol, and Stanislav Smolov, were banished and deported out onto Bardonian soil. From there they went to the United Commonwealth and waited the banishment out there, as it was meant to last a year. They came back on 07/02/1054.

Razing of Novogrod & Bjornsull
Days prior, the event known as Razing/Raid of Novogrod took place. A large group of masked arsonists and looters entered the city, overpowering the local Nebskoslav Guard, and ruining the city, killing 1/3rd of the city's remaining population prior to the event. They also stole everything that was worth it, such as various industrial equipment and weaponry.

A minor version of the same event took place in Bjornsull, however there the losses were minimal and arsonists quickly overpowered, however they escaped.

Second Unsigned Truce
After 1054 ACA another unsigned truce ensued, that went on for a decade.

Peace Talks
In early 1060 rumors surfaced of unofficial peace talks between some Nebskoslav officials and the United Crowns of Syltor.

Peace Deal & Ending of the Conflict
In early 1065 a peace deal was signed, ending the Nebskoslav Crisis - the deal was more favorable for the UCS but was not a complete Nebskoslav surrender either.

The terms were:


 * The Csardom of Nebskoslavia is reintegrated into the United Crowns of Syltor as a Ryzani Freehold.
 * The Csardom of Nebskoslavia's government shall be replaced by a new one, headed by Dalerac Slavski-Zerkalo, the new Csar.
 * The Csardom of Nebskoslavia shall accept the territorial concessions towards Freeholds of: Volkore, Nova Balreska & Remtal.

People of both sides were happy to see the conclusion of the conflict, as in long term, it has been damaging to both sides.

Nebskoslavia
The crisis caused the life quality to drop significantly in Nebskoslavia. Nebskoslavia, isolated from the rest of Aurlûnor-Ryzan faced hardships such as economic crisis, migrations of Nebskoslavs, occasional anarchy, especially in the regions far from big cities. The prices of goods have skyrocketed in the region, because of the tense situation.

Slouttawa
Slouttawa itself and it's metropolitan area, being the primary theaters of actual fighting, were hit the hardest, with some parts of the region's infrastructure being destroyed, many people dead as the result of fighting, and thousands more either forcibly displaced by the destruction of their home, or willingly migrating north and east, to Novogrod and Ezjornice which both now struggle with mild overpopulation because of this.

Aurlunor-Ryzan
The crisis hit ARE nowhere as hard as it hit Nebskoslavia, but saying that ARE is completely untouched by the tense internal conflict would be wrong. The prices of bread have slightly increased in ARE too, due to Nebskoslavia being one of the breadbaskets of the country.

Remtal
The Freehold of Remtal is one region that isn't directly involved in the conflict that has been hit by the crisis very much, and that is because Nebskoslavia has been the only land connection ARE had to the region on it's northern frontier. The conflict between Nebskoslavia and Aurlunor-Ryzan caused this land connection to be cut off, which made it necessary for travel between two regions to be by the sea, instead of the much cheaper land alternative, so Remtal is the second most economically ruined region by this conflict behind Nebskoslavia itself.

This connection was reestablished in the 50s, when the United Crowns's forces secured ruins of Novogrod, and reestablished the link, however Remtal has still not fully recovered from the crisis.

Conclusion
Despite the economic & social crisis that unfolded as the result of this political crisis, the crisis stood unresolved for 22 years, until the peace deal of 1065.

OOC Note: For the most part, the negotiations mentioned in the "First Unsigned Truce" revolved around out of character accusations, mainly Geo accusing Nebskoslavs of mass reporting, despite Nebskoslavs providing proof telling otherwise.