Avertican Secession Crisis

The Atvertican Secession Crisis or Atvertican Crisis was a conflict between the Tengalii Ejzen Kajzerryk and the rebelling Kingdom of Avertico. It was sparked after the Kingdom of Avertico within the Tengalii Ejzen Kajzerryk declared independence on the 7th of June 2023, claiming the duchy of Interland the the Tengalan vassal state of Zefranian-Hafinia.

Prelude
Tensions had been on the rise within the Tengalii Ejzen Kajzerryk over the past couple of months, as a secessionist movement was rising within the Kingdom of Avertico led by Trev and his Ulfeang mercenaries. This would eventually culminate in Avertico declaring itself an independent nation-state on the 7th of June 2023, claiming their core provinces, the Duchy of Interland and the Tengalan vassal state of Zefranian-Hafinia, this forced the Tengalan government into action, already being bitter over the perceived betrayal of Trev and him attempting to annex the Duchy of Interland.

This led to the initiation of discussions regarding the territorial disputes in Interland and Zefranian-Hafinia, along with mutual mobilization, as both sides prepared themselves for war.

Early Action
The crisis was primarily diplomatic, and was solved through such means. Both sides engaged in very little combat, let alone notable combat.

Zelandia
A majority of Interlandian towns were loyal to the Kajzerryk, and therefore mobilized their populations to fight the Averticans. There was a notable exception however, one of the least developed but most populated towns in Interland decided to join the Averticans. This led to immediate action being taken on behalf of the Kajzerryk, placing an embargo upon the town and the count Michael Aurlion being stripped of all of his titles in the Tengalii Ejzen Kajzerryk.

Zelandian Raids
A joint taskforce of Vericovians, Tengalans and Zefranians were assembled to raid the town of Zelandia, to hopefully pressure them into rejoining the Kajzerryk. This was some of the only combat seen during the crisis. The Tengalans soldiers plunged into the town, killing civilians and soldiers alike, setting the town ablaze before leaving the scattered remains. This established a revanchist sentiment against the Kajzerryk in Zelandia, especially towards their soon to be direct overlords of Zefrania. They were seen as the direct cause of their suffering, which would lead to a longer duration of instability within the Tengalii domains in Sparwood Minor.

Peace
After about a week of negotiating, the Averticans dropped the claims on Interland as a whole, leaving it to the Tengalii Ejzen Kajzerryk in return for their independence being recognized by the Kajzerryk. This led to a long standing tensions between the Kingdom of Avertico and the Tengalii Ejzen Kajzerryk. It was expected that a war would break out sooner or later regardless, but Avertico would join Charm and tensions would slowly fall into irrelevance on both sides.

There notably, however, was some controversy as the Pahonjans within the Tengalii Ejzen Kajzerryk would go onto annex the previously independent nation of Atyelii which was ruled and dominated by the mercenary group known as Ulfeang, which had sworn loyalty to Trev and Avertico. This however, faded into irrelevance as well.

Not long after, the Treaty of Interland would be signed, with the Zefranians integrating into Tengala proper, with their leader Satüs Hejetür purchasing the title of duke and the Duchy of Interland. This led the a long lasting feud between the Zelandians and the central Interlandian (now known as Hafinia) government, until the town was handed over to the Hafinians in mid-October 2023.