Cedronian Civil War
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- "“To walk through the ruined cities of Cedronia is to feel an actual doubt about the continuity of civilization.” "
- — Unknown journalist
The Cedronian Civil War, also known as the Rebellion of the Six States by the Royalists, is an ongoing multi-party civil war in Cedronia immediately after the Cedronian Revolution as many factions vie to determine Cedronia's political future. The three largest combatant groups are the United Seresian Empire of Cedronia, fighting for the civic nationalism and the formation of a united Seresian Empire led by Ferrum dom Manus, the loosely allied forces known as the Royalist Coalition for the Restoration of Cedronia led by Crown Prince Ares dom Reynar, which included diverse interests favoring political monarchism, economic capitalism and alternative forms of nationalism, each with democratic and anti-democratic variants, and the Union of Communes, a collection of unionists of various thoughts wishing to establish a world-wide Unionist state.
In addition, rival militant groups and non-ideological armies fight against all conflicting parties. Currently, there are four foreign nations intervening in the war, each with its only goals. In it's 18th year, the war has entered a stalemate with no side having a clear advantage over one another and with no end in sight. There are an estimated 4 million casualties in the war, with most being civilians. In addition, the war has led to a complete collapse of the Cedronian economy, a severe decline in the quality of life in many parts of the country and the devastation of countless cities, towns and villages.
The war found its origins in dissatisfaction among many nobles and young knights with the royal government's handling of Coalition Wars as well as the economic recession that occured shortly following the start of the wars. An alliance of knights, particularly the domains of Castelli, Manus and Hargest, and a burgeoning nationalist faction and loosely the unionists attempted to seize control of the royal capital but failed.
The two forces fought for two years until the the rebels reached Antiqupolis and laid siege to it. The city remained under siege for a year, with Ferrum dom Manus being tasked with repelling any and all royal reinforcements from lifting the siege. As the rebels ahd finally broken the city walls, an explosion of unknown origin occured, destroying the entire city and all the attacking forces in an event known as the Oblieration of Antiqupolis.
Following this, those loyal to the Reynar retreated to the north-eastern domains of Cedronia where they reformed the Kingdom under the new Master-King Ares dom Reynar.
Beginnings (1638 - 1642)[edit | edit source]
Ashkali Intervention (1642 - 1647)[edit | edit source]
Celestial Intervention (1647 - Present)[edit | edit source]
Major Factions[edit | edit source]
Seresian Democratic Republic of Cedronia: (Loyalists)
Leader: Arch-Imperator Ferrum dom Manus
Ruling Group: Seresian National Resurrectionist Workers Party - Cedronia Region
Ideology: Conservatism, Seresian Nationalism, and Secularism
Faction Summary: The official government of Cedronia under President Manus and his party of Resurrectionists achieved power after the death of former president Darial Crowlith. Manus and his party ruled with an iron fist for seven years until the uprising of Unionists in the great plains set off a chain of events culminating in the loss of much of the country. The regime is said to be the strongest of all the warring factions in the civil war but it is forced to stretch its resources and manpower thin due to the many threats that surround it.
Start Enemies: Unionists, Royalists, Republicans, Asharists, Kushari Separatists
Start Allies: None (Celestial Hegemony?)
Military Size: 325,500 Soldiers
- The Democratic Navy of Cedronia
- The Democratic Army of Cedronia
- The Resurrectionist Trooper Corps
- Seresian Nationalist Guard
- Seresian Foreign Legion
- House Manus-Lysandria
- House Hargest
- House Castell
- House Arven
- Isitan Grey Corps
Union of Communes (Unionists):
Leader: Mother Sigourney Scapula
Ruling Group: Libera Populares
Ideology: Total Unionism, Atheism
Faction Summary: The Free Unionist Republic is a one-party oppositional state in Cedronia and Ordovia ruled by the Libera Populares. While they have the largest army of all factions in the civil war, many of these soldiers are farmers or peasants with little to no military experience or training.
Start Enemies: Government, Royalists, Republicans, Ordovian Separatists, Asharists, Kushari Separatists, Castrix, Wellestria
Start Allies: None (Barcasia?)
Military Size: 653,000 soldiers
- Revolutionary Insurrectionary Army of Cedronia (Black Army)
- Black Guard
- Starkist National Liberation Front
- Obsidian Order
- Popular Liberation Army
- Haverson's Popular Front
Kingdom of Cedronia (Royalists)
Leader: Crown-Prince XII Ares dom Reynar
Ruling Group: Royalist Coalition for the Restoration of Cedronia
Ideology: Reactionary, Constitutional Monarchism, and Orthodoxism
Faction Summary: The Royalist Coalition is headed by the last known surviving member of the former royal family. Supported by a number of generals and aristocrats the Crown-Prince seeks to regain the Kingdom's former glory and territories. Unlike his predecessors who believed in their divinity to rule, Ares believes in democratic values and therefore allows a large amount of representation within the lands he controls. The Kingdom boasts the most elite soldiers despite having considerably less of them. The power structure is "shared" by the Crown-Prince and his Lord-Counts, however, it is rumored that the aristocrats maintain much more power and sway over the land and military than the young king.
Start Enemies: Government, Unionists
Start Allies: Ashkal, Republicans
Military Size: 138,000 Soldiers
- Cedronian Royal Front (Kadelists)
- Royal House Reynar
- House Barrow
- House Levon
- House Taggard
- Cedronian Orthodox Army
- Thaal's Shockmarine Corps
- Various mercenary groups
Cedronian Republic (Republicans)
Leader: Supreme Allied Commander Tedric Veldon
Ruling Group: Alliance of Republican Forces for the Salvation of Cedronia
Ideology: Militarism and Republicanism
Faction Summary: The Alliance has its roots in the original ten revolutionary parties involved in the Cedronian revolution to overthrow the Cedroni Kingdom. As the revolution turned bloody, many of the democratic parties merged to form the Republican Alliance. Under the leadership of Lucius Regulus, a republic was formed however after his assassination, the Republican coalition fell from power and was co-opted by dissatisfied military leaders. Many outside of Cedronia consider the Alliance to be the legitimate government and therefore they receive the most foreign aid, mainly from Ashkal and the Black Table Company. Despite this, they are crippled by widespread level of corruption.
The Alliance is known as the most widespread of the factions, with thousands of soldiers being spread out throughout the country waging low-level guerrilla warfare in enemy territories. In addition to this, the Alliance is supported by the military faction of the Resurrectionist Party.
Start Enemies: Unionists, Loyalists, Kushari, Royalists
Start Allies: Ashkal
Military Size: 170,000 Soldiers
- Legions of the Republic
- Grand Navy of the Republic
- Volunteer Resistance Force
- Cedronian Patriotic Front
- Army of the Wolves of the Ressurection
Minor Factions[edit | edit source]
People's Republic of Kusharidan (Kushari Separatists or the Southern Alliance)
Leader: Prime Minister Bakos Kaleroth
Ruling Group: Military Council of Kusharidan
Ideology: Kushari Nationalism, Separatism, Libertarian Democracy
Faction Summary: After the Unionist Uprising, one of the few ethic Kushari generals, used his Southern Pacification Army to seize control of his homeland and parts of the Great Plains, and propaganda to radicalize the starving people against their Seresian rulers. His anti-Seresian doctrine supports the establishment of a Kushari homeland based on the model of a representative Republic. Western Kusharidan relies heavily on foreign support due to its lack of factories and resource production centers. Prime Minister Bakos Kaleroth keeps a small, personally recruited corps of officers that while good for morale and effectiveness, spreads command staff thin and makes large area deployments a logistical nightmare.
Start Enemies: Barcasia, Republicans, Unionists
Start Allies: Celestial Hegemony, Asharan Protectorate of Cedronia
Military Size: 90,000 Soldiers
- National Liberation Front for Kusharidan
- Kusharidan Workers Union
- Kushari Democratic League
- Patriotic Union of Kusharidan
- Democratic Union Party of Cedron
Leader: Admiral Torius
Ruling Group: Supreme Council
Ideology: Piracy
Faction Summary: The Arcana Sea Clique is controlled by an admiral who was stationed in the far west of Cedronia. When the 5th Coalition War ended and upon hearing of the obliteration of Antiqupolis, the admiral took control of the entirety of the Black Sea Fleet and the surrounding areas. Piracy is prevalent amongst this clique, with the admiral using his captured fleet to wreck havoc among the Black Sea, a key area for trade between the Eternal Ascendancy and Sarakovo.
Start Enemies: Everyone
Start Allies: None
Military Size: 50,000 Soldiers
Leader: Castellan Caius Tullius
Ruling Group: Royal Council
Ideology: Tribal defense
Faction Summary: The Megara Clique is run by a general who took advantage of the royal collapse to carve out a piece of territory for himself, and runs it as an absolute autocrat. Claiming to be the last surviving member of the House of Arven, the Clique has a fierce hatred of both the Nationalist government and the neo-royal government who claim both betrayed them.
Start Enemies: Everyone
Start Allies: None
Military Size: 78,000 Soldiers
Leader: General Zane
Ruling Group: Revolutionary Council
Ideology: Piracy
Faction Summary: The Arcana Sea Clique is controlled by an admiral who was stationed in the far west of Cedronia. When the 5th Coalition War ended and upon hearing of the obliteration of Antiqupolis, the admiral took control of the entirety of the Black Sea Fleet and the surrounding areas. Piracy is prevalent amongst this clique, with the admiral using his captured fleet to wreck havoc among the Black Sea, a key area for trade between the Eternal Ascendancy and Sarakovo.
Start Enemies: Everyone
Start Allies: None
Military Size: 50,000 Soldiers
Leader: General Barthius
Ruling Group: Supreme Revolutionary Council
Ideology: Piracy
Faction Summary: The Arcana Sea Clique is controlled by an admiral who was stationed in the far west of Cedronia. When the 5th Coalition War ended and upon hearing of the obliteration of Antiqupolis, the admiral took control of the entirety of the Black Sea Fleet and the surrounding areas. Piracy is prevalent amongst this clique, with the admiral using his captured fleet to wreck havoc among the Black Sea, a key area for trade between the Eternal Ascendancy and Sarakovo.
Start Enemies: Everyone
Start Allies: None
Military Size: 50,000 Soldiers
Leader: Nonarch Caius Tullius
Ruling Group: Holy Guidance Office
Ideology: Orthodoxism, anti-Asharan
Faction Summary: The Meridian Clique is ruled by a devout, and quite possibly mad, orthodox priest who rebelled against the Democratic Republic's repression of religion, forming an orthodox theocracy with himself as absolute ruler. The Meridian Clique claims they are the gatekeepers against the so-called "Southern Heathens" and are zealous in their belief of their religion.
Start Enemies: Everyone
Start Allies: None
Military Size: 78,000 Soldiers
Free Southern Military District
Leader: Commander Scipio Lacrunus
Ruling Group: Holy Guidance Office
Ideology: Orthodoxism, anti-Asharan
Faction Summary: The Meridian Clique is ruled by a devout, and quite possibly mad, orthodox priest who rebelled against the Democratic Republic's repression of religion, forming an orthodox theocracy with himself as absolute ruler. The Meridian Clique claims they are the gatekeepers against the so-called "Southern Heathens" and are zealous in their belief of their religion.
Start Enemies: Everyone
Start Allies: None
Military Size: 78,000 Soldiers
Celestial Asharan State of Southern Cedronia (Asharists)
Leader: Ayatashar Caius Tullius
Ruling Group: Cedronian Celestial Asharan Society of Harmonious and Ascended Followers
Ideology: Asharism
Faction Summary: Cedronia has long had an Asharist minority in the southern portions of the country, with the quality of life of these people depending on the current monarch. With the fall of the monarchy and the rise of a nationalist government, many Asharists were fearful of the new regime and in response formed militias to protect themselves. When the Interregnum started, Asharists led by Ayatashar Caius Tullius was quick to claim an independent state and request the aid of the Celestial Hegemony.
Start Enemies: Government, Unionists
Start Allies: Celestial Hegemony
Military Size: 250,000 Soldiers
- Supreme Council for the Asharist Revolution in Cedronia (SCARC)
- Covenant, the Sword, and the Arm of the Lord (CSA)
- Swords of Ashar
- Servants of the Abiding Truth
- Kushari Asharist League
- The Lord's Revolutionary Army
- Vanguard for the Protection of Asharists in Black Lands
Free State of Urius (Slavers)
Leader: Lord Aeron Skulltaker
Ruling Group: Chosen of Aeron
Ideology: Libertarianism and Autocracy
Faction Summary: The city of Urius has always been an eloquent center for human trafficking, but it wasn’t until the death of Haftar and the chaotic turmoil that follows that the city rises to prominence. Urius, for better or worse, is one of the most economically prosperous factions in Cedronia. Its commitment to land development, consistent taxation, and the massive surplus of slaves has allowed them to invest their income on infrastructure and eventually, it's military - a mix of a police force, levied militias, slave armies, and foreign mercenaries.
Urius has a population that’s mostly composed of Seresian slaves; mostly people from the western tribal region and eastern Great Plains. These slaves make up a significant portion of the demographic, with 55 percent of the population being a slave.
Start Enemies: Tribals
Start Allies: Regime, Republicans
Military Size: 100,000 Soldiers
- House of Scaro
- Various mercenary companies
Leader: Administrator Caius Tullius
Ruling Group: The Administration
Ideology: Tribal defense
Faction Summary: The Aecorna Clique is ruled by a former re-education camp administrator who took over the Ichor fields of Aecorna in the south-eastern Great Plains after the collapse of the kingdom. The Administrator continues to operate the prison camps as a forced labor system, for his own personal gain. It is said that the Adminstrator is funded by the Barcasian government, with the two having a lucrative trading system of Cedronian Ichor for Barcasian guns.
Start Enemies: Everyone
Start Allies: Barcasia
Military Size: 78,000 Soldiers