Alamayn Civil Wars

The Alamayn Civil Wars were a series of events that led to the collapse, and subsequent annexation of Alamayn, as well as the formation of The Kingdom of Mithra.

Timeline

 * Oct 16 - Halond/Swamp Conservers, squat on Alamayn land. Alamayn declares war.
 * Oct 17 - Hands declare war against Alamayn.
 * Oct 18 - Hands defeat Alamayn. Adwa is destroyed. Luke and Weed Cat Gaming retire.
 * Oct 21 - Cusless is elected the next Grand Sultan of Alamayn. Rexaria declares a state of rebellion. The Swamp Conservers join Rexaria.
 * Oct 23 - Cusless steps down, Bag and Bee become the new rulers of Alamayn.
 * Oct 24 - Cusilvania secedes from Alamayn. Lumeno, Vansapat, and Kaltnorr declare independence from Alamayn. Argenteus province secedes from Alamayn and joins the VAK. Alamayn is renamed to Neo-Alamayn
 * Oct 28 - The VAK and the Sapphire Commonwealth sign the Sicarian Agreement, allying the two nations, and splitting the lands of Alamayn - giving the eastern provinces of Alamayn to the Sapphire Commonwealth
 * Oct 29 - Luke returns and attempts to declare Axum independent from Alamayn.
 * Nov 14 - Bag and Bee sign the Treaty of the Silver Crownlands, forming The Kingdom of Mithra.

Background
The foundation of the Alamayn civil wars can be traced back to the War of Southern Aggression. Several members of Alamayn, including its leader, Luke, joined the war against Bardonia. While the main coalition forces would invade New Dorasterrock, Luke and other coalition forces would raid the famous PogBar in the Battle of the Pillars of the Sun, but were easily repelled. Regardless, they would loot the bar after the Coalition's victory and the dissolution of the Bardonian Empire.

An artifact looted from the PogBar was later put up as a prize for a charity auction, preventing its original owners from reclaiming it without looking bad. This, along with other things, solidified the Chancellor's Hands grudge against Alamayn.

By October 16th, a group of VAK citizens from their province of Halond had established a squatter claim in Alamayn, with the goal of destabilizing the country. Alamayn promptly attacked, winning a battle against them. A day later, on the 17th, the Hands used this opportunity to declare a final war against Alamayn as one last chance for revenge.

Alamayn's leaders, rather than fight a battle they knew they would lose, blew up the capital city of Adwa, killing themselves in the explosion. The citizens of Alamayn began an election for the next Grand Sultan shortly after, taking three days to set up platforms and cast votes.

On the 21st of October, the results were revealed, with a citizen named Cusless gaining majority and becoming the Sultan.

The War That Was Never Fought
Immediately after, the then owner of the Silver Citadel, Rexaria (who later privately revealed himself to be a VAK spy by the name of Blaze), declared a rebellion against Cusless' rule. Many more of Cusless' rival candidates joined the rebellion, such as Oxaxefax of Stonekeep (though they would later switch back), and Bag and Bee of Taeharel. The formerly defeated Swamp Conservers also joined the rebellion. There were several skirmishes among the citizens of Alamayn, many of whom were also dissatisfied with the new Grand Sultan.

The rebels planned to attack Cusless' city, Cuslandia, from Stonekeep, which lay just north of Cuslandia. However, a few hours before the war began, Oxaxefax, mayor of Stonekeep, surrendered, paying reparations of $100,000 to Cuslandia, and kicking the rebel fighters from his claim, effectively stealing all of the gear stored in Stonekeep. Oxaxefax was subsequently banned for grand theft (though he later successfully appealed) and the rebellion prepared for another attack.

Now facing immense opposition and nigh insurmountable odds, Cusless stepped down after only two days of being Grand Sultan and handed the leadership of Alamayn to Bag and Bee, two of his rival candidates from the elections. In exchange for stepping down, Cusless' province, Cuslandia, gained independence from Alamayn and was renamed to Cusilvania.

Alamayni Collapse
The new change in leadership triggered a new wave of revolution. On the 24th of October, the Alamayni provinces of Lumeno, Vansapat, Strandland, Kaltnorr, and Argenteus all seceded from Alamayn. Lumeno, Vansapat, and Kaltnorr sought protection from the Knights of Co, forming a defensive league against Alamayn. The remaining loyal provinces quickly became a protectorate of the Varandoy-Aestyrian Kingdom.

Alamayn's internal politics reflected it's external state of affairs. former Grand Sultan Luke returned, accusing Bag and Bee of violating Alamayn's constitution through not having been elected. A new election was held, with all candidates signing an agreement stating they would not rebel, and would accept the outcome of the new election in order to avoid another crisis. The election went through, and Badflex was announced as the new Grand Sultan of Alamayn. While the political situation appeared to stabilise at first, the upper government remained tense and divided. Badflex's sporadic, unpredictable activity, and inability to communicate his plans well lead to a large number of Alamayni quickly losing their trust in him as a leader. In the background, Bag and Bee were plotting to retake control and began preparing for a coup, seeding Alamayn's high council with their supporters.

On the 28th of October, the Varandoy-Aestyrian Kingdom and the Sapphire Commonwealth signed the Sicarian Agreement, entering into a full alliance and agreeing to split the lands of Alamayn between them. The eastern provinces were given to the Sapphire Commonwealth and placed under the Second Empire of Plagatea, an SC member state, while the western provinces merged with the Varandoy-Aestyrian Kingdom. The Alamayni response to this agreement was mixed. The eastern secessionist states went quietly, happy at no longer having to dispute their land. The eastern loyalist states, however, saw the agreement as a hostile invasion, and a violation of the protectorate agreement with VAK, which stated that they would not interfere in Alamayns governance except in times of crisis. Despite vehement protest from Grand Sultan Badflex - especially as his own city, Azadi (then Kratos), lay on Alamayn's eastern side, with the SC - Alamayni resistance was largely ignored and the agreement was upheld.

Despite the many disputed claims and territorial disagreements during this period, no actual battles were ever fought. Though in the aftermath, the once proud nation of Alamayn had practically dissolved in it's entirety.

Formation of Mithra
Now having merged with the VAK, the western provinces of Alamayn continued to face tension and land disputes. The province of Axum attempted to secede from Alamayn and illegally attempted to join the Sapphire Commonwealth but were rejected, and the complete merger between Alamayn and the VAK was hotly disputed amongst many citizens, with some - namely Oxaxefax -simply fleeing their homes. In the chaos, Bag and Bee managed to successfully coup Badflex with VAK support and took control of the western Alamayni provinces. By now, the western Alamayn region's upper government had been cut down to only five members - Bag and Bee themselves, Xeo0o (governor of Durandal), Lucius (a prominent member of Bag and Bee's own province, Taeharel), and Blaze - and the majority of it's towns and provinces lay abandoned and devoid of life. On the 14th of November, Alamayn and the VAK signed the Treaty of the Silver Crownlands, officially merging and becoming the Kingdom of Mithra.

Reformed Kingdom of Aljazair
While western Alamayn remained largely divided after the Sicarian agreement, the eastern provinces banded together, forming the Reformed Kingdom of Aljazair. Though Aljazair remained a semi-autonomous sub-region of Plagatea, it remained largely peaceful, a sharp contrast to the chaos in the west.

Aftermath
Although politically presented as a merger of Alamayn and the Varandoy-Aestyria Kingdom, Mithra was, in effect, an effort to placate the conquered Alamayn subjects and give a clean slate to the VAK. Alamayn was given a degree of autonomy, which they used to plan war against the Sapphire Commonwealth, in order to retake the provinces that had seceded from them. They hired mercenary groups to attack them, sent bandits into their land, and sent troops to fight against them.

This violated the treaty that had given them the authority, in turn, led to the king of Mithra at the time, Jayhawk Blackfyre, to strip Bag and Bee of their titles, as well as invalidate the Mithran treaty. This only stoked the fires of the ever-burning Alamayni malcontent. They began working within Mithra's political structures, gaining power and building trust. Mithra would eventually join the Sapphire Commonwealth around this period, leaving the Zamotz Union once they had lost most of their military.

Instability in Mithra
Once the king of Mithra, Jayhawk, stepped down, the Alamaynis went on the offensive and immediately declared their intent to secede. In addition to something of a succession crisis, there were several revolts once the next king, Dusk Synderys, took power on the 27th of December. The Alamayni leaders united with several Mithran dissidents and were successful in pressuring him to step down. The next day, Ianak, a Bardonian, took power, and shortly after dissolved the country, declaring Alamayn independent and taking the rest of Mithra for Bardonia.

The Mithrans, upset by this, swiftly ousted Ianak. They then went to their allies in the SC to stabilize the region and prevent any further uprisings, coups, or revolts, until everyone could agree on how to proceed.

Mithran-Bardonian War and Independence for Alamayn

 * Main article: The Mithran-Dandelion War

Bardonia took advantage of the chaos and Ianak's brief stint as king to pursue their claim and revenge against Mithra. A number of grudges from Bardonia and their allies, as well as political missteps by Mithran officials, led to nearly all of Bardonia's allies either declaring war, or declaring their non-interference in the case of the Sapphire Commonwealth.

The Bardonian allies indirectly supported Alamayn in their bid for independence, who used Ulfaeng to win a battle at their capital, Adwa. Shortly thereafter, Bardonia annexed Mithra, now just it's VAK territories, signifying the end of the nation's would-be imperialism against their neighbor.