Nebskoslav Crisis

Pacification of Nebskoslavia or Fourth Nebskoslav Independence War is an ongoing internal conflict in Ryzan, which is part of Aurlûnoren-Ryzani Empire, 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.

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.

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