Kostuco Civil War

The Kostuco Civil War is a conflict that was started on January 12th in the nation of Kostuco on the northern end of the continent of Sparwood.

The conflict is demonstrated in a series of announcements by the leader of the Kostuco loyalists, Koza-

"A messenger came to Austus Siragele with a small scroll

'' "'the great Zaliar Ranef Kotsut, leader of Kostuco fell at Urnu-Arrak. The coalition has been defeated and the survivors are returning home". Siragele donned the previously prepared armour and, with a group of armed militiamen, entered the capital city. After a short skirmish, he took the city and declared himself as the king of Kostuco When the remnants of the Expeditionary Army were greeted with cold steel by the Siragele's henchmen it was clear that stable Kostuco was a thing of the past. The province of Kostonia Proper and the Western Marches are in the midst of war. Even peaceful Villagers led by a freedom fighter H'hmm have stirred up an uprising in an attempt to create a Village State. Civil war in Kostuco has begun'" -'' January 12

Whereas, the rebel villager leader responded:

 "Villagers of the world unite. Civil war broke out in Kostuco and the villagers' front decided to take advantage of it by creating an uprising. Every villager is obliged to take up arms and take the side and fight for your and our freedom. As a leader of the united front I announce that everyone who wants to help can give us monetary aid. In addition I declare myself the leader of the uprising I the great H'hmmm declare the formation of the UNITED FEDERATION OF VILLAGERS. If you want to help DM"  -January 12

The next day saw an update from Koza-

"Civil war update. ''Villagers train and rally their troops near Lansi, the capital of Zambezi. Eyewitnesses report that the Villagers' forces are much larger than originally thought. They are also receiving many packages with unspecified contents, these packages have socialist symbolism painted on them. The Monarchists enjoy strong support among the indigenous population of Kostuco. Factions hostile to the monarchy, however, receive much greater foreign investment, causing unrest among the king's highest command. Austus Siragele, the King of Kostuco appeals to the whole world. "Don't be fooled by the lies of the Villagers, they seem like a harmless, even amusing force but don't let that deceive you! When they conquer Kostuco the people who live here will be lost, and when they finish with Kostuco's human population their gaze will shift to the rest of the world!" The Expeditionary Army, now renamed the Sakrelist Front, has experienced a significant religious awakening. The Front has abandoned its previous mission of reviving democracy in favour of fighting for theocracy. The Sakrelist Front has signed a temporary ceasefire with the Monarchists in the Lansi region allowing Sakrelist missionaries to convert the local population to and focus on fighting the insurgent forces of the Villagers."'' -January 13

The next update came several days later-

"Civil war update. ''Villagers' troops took all the resources, deserted their home village and attacked the Monarchist troops in the east. The Monarchists have been pushed back to the eastern fringes of the country, however they still control the capital. Villagers, moving further east, captured Deoyr and sacked it to the ground, slaughtering the local human population. Most of the Monarchist forces were concentrated in and around the capital, so the Villagers decided to temporarily stop the attack while waiting for the Sakrelist Front to make their move. The Front, after a brief regrouping in Lansi, captured the poorly defended and abandoned Village of hHmm and then began a grueling march towards the capital. The war is slowly coming to an end "The people of Deoyr were the greatest allies of the King and the system that kept us as slaves. This is the first of many steps towards Villager freedom." -Villager #153, Commander of the 1st Regiment" -''January 18

Civil War Update: War weariness among all the factions has reached its peak. The villagers have entrenched themselves in the swamps blocking access to their new settlements. The king's supporter's still hold the main keep but the rest of the capital has fallen to a mutiny of pro-Sakrelist townspeople. The Sakrelist front successfully besieged the capital but the towns supporting them were severely depopulated. Considering all these factors a ceasefire was declared and all the leaders started to negotiate the terms of peace The results of this peace conference are as follows. -August Siragele becomes the King of Kostuco -The King can propose to introduce a new law. -Prophet-Descendant of Kostuco makes sure that the law does not break the religious law, if the proposed law is against the religion Prophet-Descendant can reject it -King of Kostuco converts to Sakrelism -Sakrelism becomes the state religion -The villagers receive full rights and autonomy in the province of H'hmm The Civil War is over The Zaliar is dead, long live the King -January 24