Encroachment RP
IC | OOC | Dispatch
This roleplay is for members of THE WESTERN ISLES ONLY. If you are not on the map, you cannot participate in this roleplay. However, if you are about to come onto the map feel free to speak up in the OOC thread (this one) but please stay out of the IC thread until you become a member.
Intro
Gday gday! So it appears I have some dead weight in McHenry’s Port to cut loose. And what better way to cut something loose then by absolutely ramming it into the ground? Essentially, this roleplay is mainly between Razzgriz (acting as Razzgriz in character) and myself (acting as McHenry’s Port). Whilst McHenry’s Port is a technically a territory of Razzgriz, it has enjoyed autonomy and guarantees that Razzgriz would defend it in the event of an attack. This is important to note when considering McHenry’s Port is overwhelmingly made up of employees of the Henrite Security Services - which is one of the foremost private military corporations in TWI. The HSS has come under controversy for its failings to protect the Balniki Gold Reserve in Keverai, amongst the general baggage and bad blood you would have if you were a country run by by essentially mercenaries under the guise of a subdivision of Razzgriz (though autonomous). Their friends - Razzgriz - turn on them, seeing the HSS as an opportunity to expand their defence capabilities and as a test of their expansionist capabilities. On the other hand, the HSS has very few allies - at least not any powerful or loyal enough to send support in the face of an Iszkari blitzkrieg.
So we’re left in the situation that what will essentially occur is a shadow coup where the HSS asks the Governor to step aside, and the HSS operates within McHenry’s Port as a business within the country (although they will eventually become part of the military proper - at least the ones who stay at McHenry’s Port).
So there’s also heaps of disloyalty in the ranks - people who think that going against Balnik by sending mercenaries to Roendavar to conduct operations against mercenaries from the HSS already hired by Balnik is not a good idea, and many of the mercenaries think that its at best disloyalty to good customers and at worst the Governor turning into a bleeding heart dove who plays politics instead of fulfilling contracts. This has some rather opportunistic governments in Roendavar and Keverai surprised when many accept offers from the government to get the mercenaries to join the security apparatuses from what historically were merely contractors they hired. This easily could happen on a grander scale. Mercenaries probably wouldn't be able to get back to McHenry’s soon enough to successfully defend the capital, or alternatively they think the Governor would simply surrender having been shown to not properly defend his country.
Eitherway, there’s a lot of division and a big weak spot that Razzgriz and many other nations in TWI will be able to exploit. This RP mainly focuses on the dismantling of the mercenaries in the sense that they are a business which operates in a way that is independent from Razzgriz or other governments.
The invasion will be quick, quiet and relatively precise - the war would be over within the space of a few days in-character.
What I’m thinking
Much of the main storyline is rather self-contained between Razzgriz and I in an out-of-character sense. However, there are some details we can infill and room for people to fit in within the storyline. In addition to this, the consequences of the storyline can have wider implications that people probably could deal with as a part of the roleplay itself. That’s the sort of places where I’d imagine people could fit in. So the following is generally a bunch of ways you could get involved in the RP - feel free to suggest other ideas too, these are by no means fixed or concrete. It’s merely just examples of what roads people could go down if they’re keen on getting involved.
- I’d imagine nations in the Southern Sea or those with security interests in it would be fairly concerned by what could be considered as a ‘first move’ by Razzgriz to annex McHenry’s Port - a predecessor to much larger expansionist plans.
- Generally speaking, the annexation of a country infested with people who have worked for various juntas, rebels, shady corporations and government authorities is going to either be met with happiness, suspicion, concern (for what razzgriz may now learn about) or concern (that there is a straight up invasion)
- You could happen to have contractors of the HSS within your nation doing other jobs - maybe offering them visas, citizenship or ongoing protection until the McHenry’s Port situation resolves itself may be a way to build some goodwill with people whose loyalty could become very helpful into the future.
- There’s obviously going to be some refugees - so we’re gonna need nations to accept said refugees (who may or may not pose an elevated security risk).
- Maybe Razzgriz loses some friends, gains a few or perhaps perceptions of Razzgriz get soured?
- Maybe governments may now be forced to grapple with the reality that the Southern Sea is simply not a place of soft power and economic development but that hard power - armed force and conflict - is a reality in what often is relatively tranquil seas.
These sorts of avenues could be pursued in the news thread, or in an IC post in this rp… up to you, I’m not particularly bothered where exactly the ideas are explored as its quite possible that the rp could simply be me and razzgriz posting. That being said, I’m not against people writing ICs for the RP and I’m quite welcoming to the idea if its fits in and makes sense for it to come into the thread rather than news, twitter or citizens.
Final notes
So, let’s get collaborating! Let me know what you’re keen to do and we can go from there.
Feel free to speak up this thread if what you’re planning to do has already been discussed to show your interest. Also feel free to simply keep track of this and drop in when there’s something that piques your interest.
My idea is that this is whole rp is over by Christmas, or at the latest, by the new year.
This roleplay is for members/nations on the map of The Western Isles only.
