[Kerbin Only] Kerbin in Jeopardy

[Kerthenia]

MISRIAH SHIPYARDS, CALIDIA
AUGUST 12, 2018 (42 DAYS SINCE SENTINEL INCIDENT)
0330 HOURS

The trucks came in under the cover of night, down the largely deserted roads towards the concrete behemoth that was once Drydock E. Many of the others outside the small exclusion zone that had been set up around the USS Sentinel's final resting place.

Jacob Maxwell hadn't been told much about why he was going there. A skilled naval architect, Maxwell had graduated with honors from the prestigious Alanson Institute of Technology and worked a stable job at Orion Heavy Industries. He had worked on the Endurance-Class, and he knew each of the stealth carriers like the back of his hand; the seaworthiness of the hydrodynamically painful radar-dispersing shaping of the hull had largely been because of him. But the small team he led had been contacted by someone from the Office, and when the Office came knocking, every engineer at Orion knew that you'd better answer.

A few weeks later, earlier this morning, an unmarked car had shown up at his house and a stranger had knocked on his door. He had been driven to a military base, along with many of his colleagues and several people he didn't know, and they had gotten in the trucks and headed out to the shipyard.

They said it wouldn't be dangerous. But the news said it was still an exclusion zone. Irradiated. Off-limits to anyone but the Coasties' CBRN specialists. Oddly, the Coast Guardsmen in the orange-and-white hazmat suits were nowhere to be seen as they disembarked. All he saw before him was a barbed-wire fence marked with radiation trefoils and "IONIZING RADIATION - KEEP OUT" signs in the legally-mandated bilingual Dolphik and Ithakan style. The mob of engineers and specialists shuffled towards the fence, escorted by armed men carrying rifles and wearing midnight as a cloak, with not even a flag to distinguish their uniform from the night sky. Jacob couldn't see any of their faces. But he heard them tell the half-asleep crowd to wait.

They unlocked the gate on the secure fence and led the engineers towards the sarcophagus. Some asked why they were here. Their questions went unanswered. Others tried to bolt from the exclusion zone, realizing where they were. They were merely intercepted and dragged along by the soldiers. But Maxwell had heard stories about the Office, and so he kept his head down and shuffled along.

They led them inside the concrete monstrosity that concealed the carrier. Banks of massive lights flickered on from the ceiling, revealing the angular, futuristic form of the USS Sentinel. Strangely, as they laid eyes on the ship, it appeared largely undamaged.

How?

It had gone through a reactor leak and set ablaze. It should have been far worse off than it was. But miraculously, the ship appeared unharmed.

On the other side of the once-dockside overhang, a man sat at a desk. There was no name placard, but there was an air of importance to the man.

"If you're wondering why the Sentinel looks fine, that's because it is." The lighting, for all the illumination it provided the carrier, did nothing to show his face from the shadows. "Under the Official Secrets Act of 1956, disclosure of this fact is punishable by up to life imprisonment, or, for military personnel, death."

"Who I am is unimportant. Just know that I'm with the Office of Strategic Research and I'm your boss right now. You will not tell anyone a thing about this project you are about to work on. But you can tell by now that the Sentinel incident was, in fact, a cover-up."

Jacob shuddered. Yep, he thought. The stories about the Office? They're all true.

[Edusa]

Peragenor streets...

Edusans gathered in mass today to see the "Freedom's parade". At around 10:00 PM, Edusan flags and Edusan monarchy flags appeared on the buildings of Askatasuna karrika, the street leading to the royal palace's place. At 10:30 PM, the Eusonian hymn played started as the different army corps started to defile. First came an Eusonian M60 Lynx II flying the Edusan monarchy flag roughly similar to the one found in the ruins of the ESR HQ after the battle of Peragenor. Following it, a company of the 3rd Marine battalion was walking in a perfect order, their officers in front on them. After them, the marines of the famous Eusonia's first followed, most of them bearing numerous medals on their uniforms, countless evidences of their courage. Finally behind them, the 22nd Army band was playing the Eusonian hymn, applauded by the crowd.
Then the Edusan hymn started playing, the Edusan policemen appeared in their dark blue uniforms, despite the visible fatigue, they walked in a perfect order, followed by three of their multiterrain vehicles, the music barrely covering the roaring of their V8 engines. Beside them, one could see a policeman on his interception bike but perhaps more interestingly, one of the camel mounted rangers generally patroling the desert.
Following them, the Edusans special forces in their dark brown uniforms were proudly displaying their advanced weaponry and equipment. Last generation assault rifle, heavy ballistic vests, semi-automatic grenade launchers, automatic shotguns, state of the art sniper rifles and even ballistic shields for the row.
Behind them the "rookies" where walking in three separate group, one for each branch of the army, proudly displaying the uniforms of their respective schools.
Then the serious business begun, the infantry came, wearing the tan and brown uniforms, holding a mix of EF-77/91 and EF-18/L. On their left and right, two Sugaar Mk I armored 4x4s where slowly rolling, one in its standard configuration, the other being a tank killer version equiped with an ATGM launcher. Two Basamortandere wheeled IFVs and a Alighieri tank where displaying their impressive weaponry: one 30mm RCWS or a turret equiped with a 100mm gun and a 12.7mm machinegun for the Basamortandere and a 125mm gun as well as coaxial 12.7mm machinegun for the Basamortujaun.
Behind them, in three rows came the men and women of the 2nd Logistic Unite framed between two of their trucks followed by the Edusan firemen in their large fireproof vests, holding their axes and between two of their trucks and behind, the Peragenor Military Hospital medical corp who saved many lifes during and after the battle of Peragenor.
The music suddenly stopped as the roaring of jet engines became stronger and indeed, Twelve Herensuge fighters flew over the street at low speed and low altitude, leaving trails of white, red and dark blue aerobatic smokes. Nine helicopters soon followed in a near perfect circle formation while, on the ground, the soldiers of the air army where defiling in three squares: one for the pilots in their dark blue uniforms, one for the mechanics in their grey uniforms and one for the AA defense crews in their brown uniforms. Over them, three Amilamia transport aircraft flying in formation opened their rear doors and dropped a cloud of white, red and dark blue shining leaflets over the crowd.
Back on the ground, it was the 4th Paratrooper corp's turn to show off with their brand new EF-18 short assault rifles, bearing camouflage paintings on their faces and holding their heavy backpacks in their back. Two loud foghorns suddenly blew as the crews of the EIA Ekaina and EIA Maiana warships arrived on the street, holding the Liberation's Medal on their uniform and ceremonial EF-77s with fancy wooden furniture.
The music started back while the 1st Royal Marines Regiment walked behind the sailors wearing their oceanic camouflage uniforms and their special shortened EF-77/79.
The Coast guards were following them as well as a truck towing one of their red and white patrol and rescue boat.
Behind them, hand on the pommel of their scimitar, holding their ceremonial EF-77s, the royal guards in their characteristic white and beige uniforms came followed by the Royal Guards' 1st Cavalry regiment, proudly ridding their horses in four perfect rows, wearing the ceremonial cuirass over there chest and raising their hands holding their traditional scimitars. All of them wore black gants instead lf their usual white ones as a symbol of their mourning of the death of the royal family in the tragic events of the last month.
The music stopped as behind them, still part of the royal guards, the Royal Choir came singing the Edusan hymn acapela.
Then, a large group appeared on the street. Between camel mounted soldiers came the 1st Nomadic Army, a newly created unite meant to become the elite of the Edusan army. All of them where wearing their traditional black, grey or brown ouftits under their military vests and backpacks while behind them, two Sugaar 4x4s, two Basamortandere APCs and an Alighieri tank were bearing their special new dark and light brown digital liveries.
Near the end of the parade, three Lynx II tanks arrived, flying the Edusan and Eusonian flags and stopped in front of the offical's tribune. The Edusan crew members moved out of the tanks and their commanders walked toward the Eusonian officers and officials invited to watch the parade. They executed a perfect military salute in front of their Eusonian Eusonian colleagues and gave them the keys of the tanks as Eusonian crew members replaced the Edusan ones in the tanks and drove away toward their parking area.
Finally, as the music stopped, six officers standing between several soldiers arrived in front of the tribune. The Edusan chief of army stood up and walked down the tribune to face them.
"Edusans ! These men betrayed their country ! Theu served the ESR until the end despite their oath to protect Edusa ! Today, we are here to..."
A scream cut him in his speech. A soldier jumped on him and takled him to the ground. An automatic weapon crackled. He saw one of the traitors he was about to demote jump back, spilling blood all around him. The sound of a gun firing right beside him deafened him. When the soldier over him finally stood up and helped him and helped him get back on his feets, he saw the traitors lying in their blood, their limbs barrely holding, thorn appart by high caliber gun fire. He turned his head to see four other dead bodies wearing typical nomadic clothes and holding assault rifles with their barrel still smoking. He walked towards them as the sirens of ambulances started. Three of the shooters were still alive, coughing blood and bleeding from a few well aimed shots at the chest. Between two blood bubbles one of them muttered:

"Azkenak... Gara..."


OOC notes: I am currently working on a Google Doc showing my nation's military equipment. I'll give a link to it here as soon as it is done to give you a better idea of how this all looks like

[Kerthenia]

ISD BLACKSITE
EDUSAN DESERT
AUGUST 27, 2018
0045 HOURS

The desert did much to conceal their presence and Dr. Ackerson was thankful for that.

In front of him sat the surgery tables. Everyone in that room, on both sides of the scalpel, were going to hell. They all knew that.

He read off the report in his head. Project MORIFOLIUM. Expected procedural fatality rate: 61.2% of subjects. Of that 61.2%, 21% would be from operational complications. The rest would reject the procedure. Unfortunate. But perhaps from those who live, he thought, we might learn something useful. They were going to hell in an express elevator car in freefall, but they were breaking incredible ground.

Each of the tables was custom built for the project, with ports for needles embedded in various spots and steel restraints. And on the side, the feed system for his brainchild.

He turned his attention to what would fill the tubes running up and down the restraining tables. There it was. A nasty mix of the experimental drugs 85672-UDMXI, 72167-NZAKZ, and 53278-DEGNM, among steroids, mutagens, and other things. All of it was illegal. Some of it was poisonous. Part of it was potentially carcinogenic if the science team had fucked up.

They haven't, he thought. I haven't.

He left the operating room, covered deep by the desert sands, and walked into the observation room. Behind the one-way mirror, he called in the test subjects.

They were almost waking up from sedation. The sedatives would conflict with the neurochemical modifications they hoped to inflict on the prisoners, so they unfortunately would have to remain conscious for the entire procedure.

They awoke to find themselves clamped to the beds and questioned their surroundings for hours. They received no answer from anyone but themselves. Suddenly, chatter was cut short by screams of agony as the needles split through skin and flesh alongside bone and the cocktail of experimental drugs rushed into their systems. As the operation continued, some fell silent.

Dr. Ackerson turned to his clipboard. PROCEDURE PROCEEDING AS PLANNED. COMPLICATIONS AND CASUALTIES... He trailed off with his pencil, searching for the right word. SUBOPTIMAL.

[Barkadia]

BARKADIAN PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT

Barkadia has gone on without elections or a new government for 8 months. We have decided that in order to speed up the process of democracy within Barkadia, that the election date will be moved up to September 21st, in order to quickly get a new government. Barkadia has been unstable, and we fear people attempting to seize control of the weak government. Resistance would cause a civil war that will cause destruction beyond comprehension. We hope that the people of Barkadia choose the path they want without interference, and that they can live knowing that Barkadia is safe from internal threats.

Firdeck's house, near Acus

Firdeck shuts off his television from his couch. Although it is relatively early, it has been dark for hours, and it has made him tired. He picks up his phone and dials the number of the major general he contacted earlier in the month.

"The news just ended. Did you hear what they said?"

"What?"

"The election is now September 21st, instead of December 8th. This is good. Can we do it?"

"Yes, yes. I am already ready. We can start as soon as possible then.

"Good."

Firdeck hangs up the phone. He stands up from the couch and prepares to go to bed, devising his new plan.

[Corgelia]

Meeting Room 12, Military Organization Building, 1200, August 24th, 2018

Jacques Delaci turned on the projector in the impromptu council. Head of Operation Scatterer, he was the first to learn of the new developments involving the CWRM. With the recent war in Cascablanca, the Operations' resources were heavily drained, and the results were apparent. "Good day sirs, welcome to this quite abrupt meeting. As you know, the Operation has suffered over the past month. With the recent war stretching our resources from both the combat and the occupation, we have been attempting to limit their expansion rather than active aggression. However, recent developments in Karenie and Quanion have led to... complications. Due to the large influx of Fairan support in the area, the communist groups in the south have quickly gained large amounts of power. Quanion has nearly completely fallen to rebel rule, however large amounts of infighting have led to it appearing more like a setting for a mafia movie. As well, at least two of the groups have been discovered to be growing and trafficking drugs, as well as spreading across the border to Ostrokhan. With this, they are accumulating large amounts of wealth, and they have been able to use these newfound funds to purchase large amounts of equipment off the black market and smuggling them through Ostrokhan. Local leaders have been non-compliant with orders to crack down on cartel activities, which has been assumed to be because of bribes. With the police force being unavailable, a military force is being assembled to limit the growth of the cartel, and attempting to destroy farms growing the drugs. Thusly, more flamethrower units have been deployed than normal. These measures should prove sufficient to limit their growth for the time being. We will devise further ways to combat this threat, but for now, we lack the resources to combat this threat. You are now free to ask questions."

A small shantytown on the Doxian-Ostrokhani border, 0600, August 27th, 2018

The convoy rode upon the town at dawn. Among it stood tanks, armored personnel carriers, and armored cars. The town had been hastily erected for the sole purpose of serving the cartels. Buildings filled with drug-making equipment, fields filled with plants to be refined into cocaine and heroin. The government had discovered it recently, and this town was to be destroyed. Gunfire shook the air as bullets harmlessly pinged off the vehicles. Machine guns flashed as the vehicles opened fire, and the cartel members took cover inside their houses. Rushing out of the vehicles came soldiers bearing ballistic shields first, then the flamers. Taking cover behind the shield carriers, streams of napalm flowed from the nozzles of their weapons. The temporary homes, made of simple wood, quickly caught fire. Many a person fled the buildings, only to be torched themselves or shot by the vehicles. The flamethrowers moved to the fields, burning the plants that took hundreds of hours to grow and cultivate. They returned to their vehicles, sat down, and drove away, the village burning behind them. Another victorious mission.

[Blorbs]

333 Via Banese, Serria

A small car slows down and stops in the silent twilight beside an old, run down dirt road. Thick trees line all sides of road, but, this was her destination. There was clearly a small path of grass that had been walked on much more than the rest of the forest, but no other sign of structures were in the area. Valzka opened the door and, assuring herself that her pistol was securely holstered, continued forward, following the trampled grass. After walking a significant distance, Valzka nearly runs into a rusted barbed wire fence, clearly left in disrepair for a long period of time. To her right is a chain linked gate in the fence, clearly a new addition, presumably due to an older door breaking down or becoming otherwise unreliable. Unable to remove the lock, Valzka begins to carefully climb up the gate which, while small, was not composed of barbed wire and did not have any razor wire strung along its top like the rest of the fence. Across, Valzka continued forward until she noted a small clearing. A small cottage lay there, seemingly unoccupied and for no reason of note.

She began to consider that this may not have been the correct destination, but it even adorned a small sign on the front with the placard '333 Via Banese', which clearly had been the destination of several suspicious individuals that she had earlier that morning intercepted their conversation. Hoping that nobody had been inside the cottage to see her, Valzka ducked into a collection of lower trees and bushes and made for the side of the cottage. Checking all directions, she quickly dashed to a window left slightly ajar. The cottage appeared entirely empty and unlit, with no visible furniture. She climbed through the window and into the empty room, attempting to stay as silent as possible proceeding through the house. Opening the first door she came upon, Valzka noted with her flashlight that the unusually long and steep staircase she saw was made of a material that seemed very much unlike and unfitting to the dusty empty wooden floors of the decrepit cottage.

She slowly descended down the well built staircase without noise. At the bottom of the staircase lay a large, ornate set of double doors made of rich, aged wood. On the front, embossed in gold, lay the letters 'CMB'. Putting on gloves to avoid possible fingerprint identification, she attempts to slowly open the door. It feels as if it is about to begin opening when Valzka feels it is clearly locked. She steps back, and, for a few moments, begins trying to remember whether she had brought lock picking tools with her and had simply left them in the car, or if another solution would be necessary. She also thought of the possibility of simply breaking down the door, but that might bring the attention of whatever might be across it. Further, as her mind drifted Valzka had the thought that she might not want to break down such an ornate door, and wondered if it might even have some historical value. Lost in thought, she almost didn't notice when the door handles clearly began to move from the other side.

Alone, man stepped through quickly through the double doors and, almost not noticing her, questioned Valzka immediately with surprise and aggression, "Who are you?!"

"I...uh," Unsure what to do, and not seeing anyone else nearby, but not desiring to make her position known to anyone else nearby, she immediately hit him over the head with her pistol, immediately re-holstering it and knocking the man unconscious. About to stash the unconscious body in a hidden area, she hears some commotion outside the above building, the sounds of marching feet and loud commands yelled in the distance. She decides instead to turn in through the door and find some place to temporarily hide and collect herself. The room was seemingly empty, with wood walls and bookshelves with nothing else but a secretary's desk, likely the man she had just incapacitated at the door. Directly next to it is a thin door, marked as the file room, and she immediately rushes into it. Once entering, Valzka notices a second door just across on the other side of the long filing room. Several people stand around or near a round meeting table with a similarly shaped light above it, looking somewhat alarmed.

She ducks down out of view of the window. Thinking what to do, she can't help but notice the names and designation of several different drawers of file cabinets and several other files strewn about on the floor. She immediately begins poring through the files and, more importantly, rushing to take images page after page. The information she finds is shocking but almost expected, confirming the KBN's current hypothesis about suspicious activity by several branches of the Serrian government. She suddenly heard the blast of several soldiers booming into the main room. Valzka immediately fumbled for a satellite transmitter, hopefully capable of working to at least some level this far underground. Able to get only the weakest of signals she begins to set up for transmitting and starts with a short text preface, rushing in fear of her life.

"A. V2 IN ACQUISITION OF VITAL DATA REGARDING SERRIAN 'SHADOW GOVERNMENT' INVESTIGATION--INTELLIGENCE APPEARS TO PROVE ALL OF CURRENT EXISTING THEORY. AGENT CURRENTLY UNDER IMMEDIATE DANGER. WILL PROGRESS RELAY OF INFORMATION IMMEDIATELY."

She sent the preface and then, hands shaking violently, attached one end of a cable to her camera. Valzka was then interrupted as a cascade of bullets streamed in from the file room window into her neck, skull, and torso.

[The United Kolonia Republic]

Kolonians - The past few days have been days of disruption and strife. Terrorist groups have taken over many buildings and locations in the Stolska area. Many innocent civilians are dead, and civil order is continuing to degrade in those areas. Our brave troops are already engaging with these terrorists, and casualties are reported on both sides. Thus, to support this state of emergency, the National Guard has been mobilized around the cities of Stolska, Konilamitanfia, Hradalec, and Viditce. Some units of the Kolonian Reserve Force are being put on standby if the situation continues to escalate.

The ultimatum handed to us by these terrorists is denied and ignored.

I take this opportunity to remind my counterparts in Barkadia that this is the most serious political disruption in the north since 2005. The Kolonian policy will be zero-tolerance. Barkadia is permitted to take refugees and assist in a peaceful resolution, but must *not* escalate this issue, either by recognition of this terrorist "state" by supplying them with any aid, civilian or military.

Another situation has grasped the North in another series of possible escalations. Barkadia has purchased 300 AMLIS systems for their military. Although our government will not criticize Barkadia for this move, the truth is that is will possibly being another series of military escalations to the North. In response, the Kolonian government has made deals with the Serrian Archipelago and agreed to the purchase of 250 AMLIS systems, which will be imperative to the defense of this nation and its security forces.

Yet again the north is on the brink of darker times. My fellow Kolonians, we stand together today. it is time for us to be our strongest as this nation enters into darker times.




Stolska Outskirts, Southwestern Kolonia

4:00 PM

Today, my fellow Stolskans, we break free.

We have done it. The Kolonian aggressor, despite their murderous attempts to stop our march of revolution, have lost control of this part of their state. Their efforts have been met with direct confrontation, but despite this, 16 of our brave men, including some of our founding members, were shot to death by a team of assassins.
They believed that this would silence us-destroy our will to carry on.
Yet here we are.
Stolskans, we will march forward! We will carry on this fight, with the people of Bily Lesk, and we will fight in the name of all those who have died. Those who oppose us are deaf to the call of the people, so let us carry on into the days ahead of us.
We call on protection from Barkadia, the UoR, and any other group or alliance willing to help and protect our nations.
The war begins now.

[Edusa]

Senpere's town hall

Peio was following the crowd of the Edusans gathering to vote for their new Prime Minister. During the ESR days he integrated a loyalist resistance unit and he fought alongside it during the battle of Peragenor. On the barricades he lost almost all his brothers in arms and his arm when a grenade exploded near his firing position. Now all that was left in him was hate and a profond disgust. He could barrely work, constantly stunned by the painkillers he had to take to not feel the pain still going through what was left of his arm. As he looked around him, seeing all these people happy, wearing classy clothes, all these people who never fought, who never lost anything, who never gave their blood to defend their comfortable lifes but yet happier, wealthier, more honored than him, the only thing he wanted was to grab a gun and reiterate the battle of Peragenor. And his wish was about to become reality...
A red SUV arrived at the end of the street, jumped on the sidewalk and rolled in the crowd. The car was only stopped by the wall of the townhall. Three men jumped out of the crashed car and quickly gunned down the two police officers guarding the hall. They opened fire all around them, shooting the people trying to run away or hide. One grabed a flag pole from the trunk of the car and shoved one end in a flower planter beside the main door. A red, white and dark blue flag unfolded. Three letters, three damn letters: ESR. They walked inside the townhall, still firing at the edusans trying to take cover behind the furnitures screaming and crying.
Peio was on the ground, he tried to move and quickly felt the broken bones of his right shoulder piercing his skin. He grabed his box of painkillers in his pocket and swallowed three of them at once, managed to stand up and picked up the pistol of the dead police officer beside him, feeling nothing but the need to kill those who ruined his day, those who ruined his future.
The three terrorists didn't noticed the door opening behind them and only reacted when the head of the left one sprayed blood, skull and brain chunks all over the wall and floor. The middle one was a bit slow to turn around and received two bullets in the chest, he fell down vomiting blood as the last one jumped behind an overturned table. Sadly for him, one centimeter of metal only fragmented the bullets going through it, spraying lead and copper in his neck and chest.
All around Edusa, this scene repeated during this day the only difference was that there wasn't any Peio in the six other towns where the killings took place...

[Barkadia]

retconned

[Yinshan]

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National Bulletin of the Government of the Great Imperial State of Yinshan

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Travel Advisory Concerning Barkadia and Kolonia

The Foreign Office of Yinshan advises citizens of Yinshan to avoid all travel to Western Kolonia, particularly the state of Stolska, and Eastern Barkadia due to recent conflict between the two nations' armed forces. The travel risk level for the rest of Barkadia and Kolonia, including their respective capital cities of Corticis and Korticia has been raised to "Exercise a high degree of caution" in case of aerial strikes from bombers or missiles. If you are a Yinshanese citizen in the region of Stolska, contact the Yinshanese Embassy to Kolonia and leave the area immediately. If you are caught in an area of conflict, please contact the Yinshanese Embassy to Kolonia, stay indoors, and know the location of a bomb shelter near you.

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Travel Ban in the Qianlahar Area Still in Effect

Due to severe avalanches and rainfall, all forms of transport to and from Qianlahar remain suspended for the safety of our citizens. The situation in the area worsened when fallen trees caused an internet and cellular network outage. Rescue teams from our heroic federal police and military are currently working hard to restore faith to the city and save its inhabitants from danger.

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Supreme Council Elections and Appointments Conclude

The Yinshanese people have spoken! A new Supreme Council has been formed. Prime Minister Fang Huoshui is due to be given the Huangdiming by Celestial Emperor Tianlong to serve the Yinshanese nation towards the path of peace and victory. Fang is an extremely charismatic and fit leader who displays competency in any job he is given.

Members of the Imperial Directory have been handpicked by our Celestial Emperor to ensure that the Supreme Council serves the interests of the Zhongguang Throne in the most effective way possible that best serves the people of Yinshan.

Regional members of the Supreme Council have been chosen by their local populace to represent their interests. As according to the Common Law of the Great Imperial State of Yinshan, all of Yinshan's equal peoples are represented in Supreme Council, from the Akai people in the northwest plains, to the Tuwangur people in the western mountains, to the Phomai in the southern forests.

Notable members in the new Supreme Council include:

- Foreign minister Wang Yansui, graduate of the Tonghu Military Academy: Former ambassador to Icaria and Cresada.

- Interior minister Yu Huifa: Former chief of the Meihu Municipal Bureau of Public Safety; famous for his leading role to end the siege of the Hotaixi Grand Pastures resort in 1996 by radical Ihn Tinge extremists.

- Finance minister Yemalya Djankoriye: The first woman member of the Rimian ethnicity to be appointed into a high Supreme Council position; former CEO of Jugima Bank.

- Defence minister Ikin-Aicu Yehecun: Lieutenant General and Supreme Jiedushi of the Boolaci Military Commandery.

- Scientific and Technological Innovation Minister Jagmaluun Edernechūūnöl: Decendent of the Hojiingar noble family, former astronaut.

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National Anthem of Yinshan: Radiant Light of Tianguo

Liugan Bless Us All
吾皇萬歲萬歲萬萬歲！

[Blorbs]

Ostreich, four days prior

Several dozen people walk about the center of the recovering city, as posters for the upcoming referendum, and the location in which it is being held, are placed. In only a few days time, both here and in the other Blorbik commune set up further north on mainland Ostreich, the referendum for entrance into the Democratic Republic of Ostreich, and the full withdrawl of all Blorbik soldiers from the area, would be held. While the current state of the DRO would have had the possibility of making the voters unlikely to support entrance, an agreement had been reached to allow the two areas, if they agreed to enter, to become confederally binded under the DRO, however while still maintaining self governance. This had happened before to a region of Barkadian Anarchist government, and had largely remained successful and uninfringed, so it was generally considered to be a genuine possibility and option by most of the populace.

Further reasoning on both sides of the debate for the referendum regarded defense. The two areas were both still, by and large, defended by Blorbik soldiers still stationed in the area. To some, this was a positive aspect, but large numbers of people held the belief that they should be defended by their own, local military, and that this referendum would give Blorbs the opportunity to withdraw, as they had promised previously after being approached by the communard government.

Ostreich, Presently

Thousands of people stand in front of radios, televisions, and the communes' capitols' plazas, awaiting the final recount of both referenda from the afternoon before. Both cities seemingly stood in silence, until it was finally announced; The referendum had passed in both communes. With the first by 57%, and the second 68%, and after multiple recounts, there was no doubt that the integration had the people's support, and it would begin underway. The referendum was legally binding, and presuming no significant changes or interruptions by both sides, the self-governing communes would be under the umbrella of the Democratic Republic of Ostreich within the next month after an expedited scramble of administrative discussion and reorganization. Blorbik soldiers are now to begin leaving both cities in the next four days, and are set to have fully exited after four weeks or less, at long last returning home to their lives in Blorbs.

[The Timberan Republic]

The Timberan government wishes to purchase a fleet of 45 su-30 jets from the Federal Republic of Anderia. Vratislav Radovan: “We realize that our air force is dated and rather small compared to the neighbors that are far more advanced than us and we want to ensure the safety of our nation and its people.” We also want to start our own production of su-30s at some point and hope that Anderia could help set that up. The government of Timbera hopes to improve our nation one step at a time and bring it into a golden era. Some of our new goals are to slowly get away from using leaded gasoline by releasing next year’s automobiles to run on unleaded gasoline. Another goal of our nation is to modernize the armed forces of Timbera to be able to handle themselves and uphold the sovereignty of our nation. The government has also decided that we will start to replace our service rifles and general military equipment when we can afford to supply the main front line force with all new modern equipment this will take multiple years to fully modernize the armed forces. The new equipment will start to be seen soon in small elite units of infantry.

GLORY TO TIMBERA

[Faulksnia]

Waters off the Faulksnian West Coast

Water frothed from the bow of the KV-107 as she gained on the four fishing trawlers that had just poked over the horizon. Crew swarmed over the small "helipad" at the corvette's stern, readying two speedboats that would carry special forces to take the trawlers when they got in range. A J-70 that had been assigned to support the mission roared overhead, soon it would have to return to base, the Imperial Navy's aircraft carriers were undergoing retrofits in the capitols.

A thin man in a thick overcoat leaned from the mast of one of the pursued vessels, binoculars pressed against his face. They had contacted the Barkadian Navy too soon, the transmission had given away their plans long before they were out of Faulksnian waters. As socialists had been stripped of the right to own any kind of transportation, their small fleet had technically been pirated. That fighter jet made a low pass over the ship, knocking the man from his perch and shattering the windows of the craft. After getting helped to his feet by some of the other refugees aboard, the man looked back to realize he could see the blue, red, and white Imperial Navy ensign fluttering from the warship's masts. A smaller form dropped off each side of the ship, the spray they emitted as they approached gave them away as boarding craft.

Each boat had eight men, hopefully enough to take over the slow trawlers without much difficulty. Suddenly, a spray of bullets tore through the water around them, the defectors had opened fire on them. That was their queue, the fast boats were turned around as one of the fishing boats erupted in an explosion of wood and rusted metal, the report of the KV-107's guns filling the air. Specks had begun jumping off the other pirated ships as a second high-explosive round removed the leading trawler.

It took only a few minutes to make sure no one would be swimming the rest of the way.

[Kheyaus]

Good morning, Kheyaus, and welcome to another edition of the Saturday Update, the oldest and most reliable news network on Kerbin! Without further ado, here's the latest:

Kheyaus Celebrates 74th Annual Founder's Day
Fireworks illuminated the skies in a fantastic display of the National Colours once again during the 74th Annual Founder's Day celebrations on Friday, a reminder of the glory of the People's Awakening. The voices of citizens from the shores of Onojin to the canyons of Rakhdana erupted as one during singing of the Hymn of Equality, and the state-of-the-art Civil Security Forces paraded down main streets across the country, causing mandatory contentment of the purest kind to be felt in the hearts of people of all ages. But what does Founder's Day mean to the general public of the People's Republic of Kheyaus? "To me, Founder's Day is the epitome of unity and equality," said Jeong-Jun Kogore, an employee of the Ministry of Transportation from the Ren Prefecture. "I was born and raised in Senji, and throughout my childhood, I have always looked forward to Founder's Day. Not just because of the stunning fireworks or the mouthwatering festival food, but because of how it brings the country together on a day of National Celebration. It is an annual reminder of how the benevolent Party shares joy and prosperity with all of Kheyaus, as a father would his children. We are all a single, unified, family, and nothing represents this more than the Founder's Day festivities."

Second Stage of FYF12 to Begin
Stage Two of the Chairman's 12th Four-Year Feast Programme has been set to be released January of 2019 by the Ministry of Economic Success' Agriculture and Food Commission. The AFC will aid in the distribution of a new strain of rice that will supposedly increase plant productivity tenfold, increasing our food surplus exponentially and bringing us one step closer to the status of World Superpower. While details of the plan are classified to prevent capitalist spies from discovering our superior agricultural techniques, AFC Director Ji-Eun Song released a statement on the programme last Tuesday. "While we have successfully accomplished large scale crop enhancement before, the twelfth rendition of the Four-Year Feast will be by far the most extensive and ambitious deployment attempted," Director Song stated. "This will be the most auspicious event in the history of Kheyaus, and we have no one to thank but the Chairman and his brilliant mind." Public response to the plan has been uniformly optimistic. "While I have not seen the plan, I am already certain it will succeed," said an anonymous resident of Fongwadok. "In fact, I believe that we have already succeeded, thanks to the idea that it was personally developed by the infallible Chairman." According to the Party, this plan will revolutionize agriculture in Kheyaus, and will deeply touch the lives of everyone.

Avellian Newspaper Claims to Uncover Rebellious Activity
Heinous capitalist lies are being spread once again by our neighbors in Avellum. A local paper, known as the Trenoa Herald, has recently run a story making the outlandish claims that our press is nothing more than a propaganda machine. Unfortunately, stories like this have become all the more common, meaning every citizen has to do their part in squashing these weapons of psychological warfare. Every citizen must remind themselves that stories like these, with their outlandish claims of "propaganda" and "oppression," are simply ploys by the supposed "free world" to try and bring Kheyaus down from the inside; a way of spreading fake news amongst the population to try and control us. We must not allow this as a society! They accuse us as being cruel to each other and dare to go as far as calling the Party despotic, yet they do not realise the irony in their statements. They call themselves free, yet they are all clearly slaves to the capitalist class system. Power is determined by money, while money is determined almost at birth, when a someone is either born into a privileged bourgeois family or that of an abused worker. The beauty of a collective society such as ours is that every person has a purpose, and to fulfill that purpose as efficiently as possible, every person has to cooperates with their neighbors. This leads to a harmonious world, where everyone gets along hand-in-hand for the betterment of the community. That is the definition of a utopia, and it is the ultimate goal of the People's Republic of Kheyaus. The people of Avellum, like the people of so many other countries, do not even realise that they are being opressed and lied to by their own governments. On this, the 74th anniversary of the birth of our nation, let us remember who we are as a people, and let us not let the lies of our enemies defile our mental landscapes.

Thank you for joining us on the Saturday Update, and have a wonderful week. Long Live the People's Republic, and Glory to the Chairman!

Approved and Verified by the Ministry of Public Enlightenment

[Edusa]

ASKATASUNA

2018/09/03

And the new Edusan Prime Minister is...

Yesterday's morning, the results of the Edusan national elections came to light despite the tragic events of the last weeks: Mr. Harejauna is the new Prime Minister of Edusa. The investiture happened without any incident and the new Prime Minister reiterated his vow to "make Edusa great again".
Today in an interview he promised to "rebuild Edusa on all the sectors" and to make sure that the "dramatic events of the ESR revolution will never happen again" and indeed, his promises quickly became effective as as we are speaking, the National Assembly is already voting on three new law projects: first, the banishment of the socialists and communists parties for an "undefined amount of time" then the creation of a new bureau including an armed force to "solve once and for all the ESR question" and finally, the purchase of an undisclosed number of CDN reserve weaponry that will include aircrafts as well as tanks according to our contacts in the new government.
Needless to say that the leftovers of the socialist and communist parties organised protestation that will be "strictly overwatched" according to Mr. Mendialde, the new Edusan Police chief and indeed as we are writting this article, several heavily armed riot units are being deployed in the streets where the protest will take place.
We can only hope that the blood of innocents won't once again stain the streets of Peragenor.

Maritxu Etxebeste

[Avellum]

PROJECT JUDGEMENT PROPOSAL(CLASSIFIED MAJORIS 1 BLACK)





Date: 04/09/18


Phase 1
Phase one project objectives: 

1. Modernise long range missile defence with manufacture of new ASAT missile system. Purchase from allied CDN nations advised for stopgap measure until own missiles can be 
perfected, allowing us to focus our resources on upgrading defence radar network. Objective designation: Stormshield.

2. Initiate construction of two new breeder reactors. Designation BR.C and BR.D to supplement breeder reactors BR.A and BR.B. Objective designation: Foundry.

3. Refine additional PU239 for further study and experimentation utilising BR.A and BR.B, improving breeder efficiency if feasible. Objective designation: Steel.




PROJECT JUDGEMENT STATUS: APPROVED


Your location has been tracked upon opening of this file. Unauthorised access of this document or other Project Judgement material is grounds for immediate execution.

[Edusa]

ASKATASUNA

2018/09/04

Major left parties forbidden in Edusa, protesters arrested !

Yesterday, as the protest from left winged party was organizing, the law according the ban of the two major left parties (the AS and the AK) was swiftly voted on, beating the record of the fastest law passed in the Edusan History. The representatives of these now illegal parties still decided to hold the protest. As soon as they formed their march, the riot units fired tear gas grenades and charged them without any other warning, at least 261 persons were arrested according to the police. They will be charged for "Illegal rally", "Illegal occupation of a public area" and "Public display of forbidden symbols and ideology" leading to at least 8 years of prison for most of the protesters.
The headquarters of these two parties where raided a bit later in the afternoon leading to the arrest of 26 more people including the presidents of the two parties which will face at least 14 years of prison. The police units also seized the archives of the parties as well as several illegal firearms including assault rifles, automatic pistols and sawed off shotguns.

"The ESR remnants will soon be crushed"

The new Minister of Armies and Minister of Justice confirmed that the vote on the new bureau to answer to the ESR terrorist menace was successfully passed. They will work in a close cooperation with the Nazional Segurtasun Zerbitzu to locate and destroy any terrorist hideout, arrest question any individual suspected to be linked with the ESR. To this effect, a new armed force at the disposition of this bureau was created and according to the Minister of Armies "they will have enough weaponry, preparation and training to react to any situation involving these terrorists. With these men and women, the ESR remnants will soon be crushed". And indeed, the Edusan aeronautic company EEK's CEO announced this afternoon that he "was proud to give the means to our forces to destroy these traitors once and for all" while unveiling a new light turbopropulsed attack plane project "equiped with enough weaponry to turn a small village into flames and ashes".

Maritxu Etxebeste

[Edusa]

Edusan desert, a small ESR resistance camp

As the night was falling most of the faces where grim, no one seemed to appreciate the irony of the situation as only a few weeks ago, this kind of little camp was their favorite target. Even if the result of their attack on the town halls was a success, it couldn't prevent the election of Harejaun and the votes on his laws and now, the cherry on the cake, they had an elite armed force on top of these Azkenak chasing them. They were holding their guns 24/7 but they knew that a dozen of assault rifles and a few machineguns wouldn't keep them alive for long. Lost in the desert without support, without supplies, hunted by fanatics and special forces they where bound to a more or less quick death if nothing was done.
But gods were watching and something was sent.
In less than a minute, two Herensuge appeared over the dunes extremly low. It was like time stopped for a few seconds. The rebels could see all the aircrafts' details, the fire breathing serpent of their squadron drawn in front of the intakes, the cannon flashes, the cases falling from under the fuselage, their comrades hit by shrapnells or shells flying in swirls of blood and two black canisters dropping from under the wings of the aircrafts. They could see the weird bombs ricochet on the sand 50 meters in front as the planes flew past them. The bombs where right above them when they detonated. A cloud of small iron darts flew in all the directions, tearing appart the flesh, breaking the bones, piercing the skulls. The two aircrafts performed an impeccable looping and dove down on the camp airbrakes and flaps opened dropping two more canisters. Once again these were airburst bombs but this time a sea of flame fell on the camp.
The two planes headed back to base leaving behind them fire and death. The camp was covered by the brand new made in Edusa napalm. Its inhabitants still alive running or rolling in the sand to escape the sticky death. The air was saturated by screams and the crackling of ammo, fuel and explosives detonating, sealing the fate of the few survivors.

[Barkadia]

BARKADIAN PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT

Us Barkadians stand here today in a place that has almost immediately changed. Yesterday, Barkadia was on edge due to its borders being surrounded by a threatening capitalist alliance that could destroy our capabilities in minutes. Now, today, we are the strongest nation in Sverna. Kolonia has collapsed due to a revolution starting within, and it is unlikely that a stable state could form or reform within the coming months. For the first time in history, a communist state has outlasted its greatest capitalist rival. Our revolution has succeeded at proving the sustainability of a communist model, and a free and welcoming one at that. We are proud to be the first example of a victory like this, and we hope we can inspire anarchists and far leftists around the world to continue their struggle against their corrupt, unfair governments, and the capitalists that continue to exploit them. Today will be declared a Barkadian holiday, and most workers and soldiers will have a day off to celebrate tomorrow. We hope that Kolonian and Barkadian refugees find help in our nation, but we are okay if they decide to leave for places they consider better. We hope that in the end, they do what they consider best. Since the Kolonian threat has neutralized itself, we no longer need the 300 AMILIS Block VI. We will pay for what has been delivered, but we will no longer pay for the whole contract. Deliveries will be stopped. We are officially cancelling our order with Serria. Negotiations between both parties will begin in order to find out the best way to pay for what we have.

Jakub Ciernik, T-72A Gunner, Barkadian-Kolonian border

Jakub, along with the two other crew members of his tank, are smoking cigarettes in the evening while stationed on the southwestern border of Kolonia. Just hearing of the news of Kolonian collapse, they sit with their gear on and the tank stocked and fueled, waiting for an order to advance or to prepare to defend. They are having a conversation.

"The smokes we import have been better than usual. I wonder why."

"It's the end of summer for rest of the world. The tobacco is at its best now."

"Neat. Sad that it's going to get a little less good over the last few months."

The radio from the T-72, with its volume as loud as possible, begins to buzz to static and then a voice is heard.

"All Barkadian AFVs, which include tanks, IFVs, and APCs, load up and begin to advance into what was once Kolonian territory. You know your objectives assigned to you. Attack with strength, and kill the remnants of the Kolonian border guard."

The transmission cuts out.

"Oh shit..."

"Well, come on, get in the tank!"

They all drop their half smoked cigarettes and smother them out. They rush into their tank. The engine kicks on, all the hatches close, and the tank speeds eastwards with other armored vehicles. Overhead, the first Barkadian fighters and close air support scream through the air to defend the airspace from whatever's left. In the distance, the first artillery cannons and BM MLRSs prepare to launch tons of rockets towards the remaining fortifications. 375,000 Barkadian troops and vehicles at both the northwestern and southwestern border have begun to move eastwards.

[Edusa]

|TOP SECRET C1 DOCUMENT|

READING THIS DOCUMENT WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION WILL BE PUNISHED BY DEATH

Document 180905-7734bis : Project Infernusuge

Objective:
Remove communist, socialist, anarchist and circulationist ideologies from Edusa // Provide subjects for human testing

Under the supervision of:
Edusan Bureau to the Communist, Socialist, Anarchist and Circulationist Treat
Edusan National Security Agency

Description:
Concentration, experimentation and extermination areas to be established in the abandonned copper mines in the Central Mountains to deport persons (from age 5) following the afformentioned ideologies.
Deported persons will be executed via lethal injection as soon as possible unless test subjects are needed for military or medical experimentations.
Project Infernusuge will be covered up by the rehabilitation of the old mines, as such a fictive mining company will be created and several excavation vehicles purchased and sent on the area. Copper and debris output from other active mines will be partially redirected to the facility under absolute secret and shipped like regular mines. Prisonners will be sent by disguised prison minibus every morning at working hours. Machinery, furniture and experimentation material will be transported to the area in mining material containers.
Any non-authorized person trespassing will be interrogated and executed. If riots inside the facility were to happen, guards will shoot to kill and take no prisonners.
Explosive charges will be placed in strategic points to destroy the facility in case of information leaks. Location of said charges will only be known by the supervisor.
Bodies will be incinerated in copper purification facilities and transported to them under debris and small rocks.
Personal on the area will wear military gears disguised as mining equipment and should never exit the galleries with their weapons at hand. Additonal security personal will be deployed soon after the launch of the facility with the pretext to protect it from ESR rebel raid.

Read and approved by:

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OOC notes: Edusa will go back to normal, nothing will change, the revolution had no impact, it is boring, right Blorbs ?

[Barkadia]

Highway to Stolska, September 5th

It is mid afternoon in southwest Kolonia. There is a slight wind, making the cool air slightly more uncomfortable. The highway, one of the most valuable routes in southwest Kolonia, is mostly deserted, with a few speeding vehicles passing by the convoy, desperately driving into the city or away from it. In the right lane of the eastwards moving road is a column of BTRs, trucks, and tanks. The advancing troops have swept away any meaningful resistance on the border, and the city is empty of any military presence. The city will be Barkadian within a few hours. On the side of the road, a column of soldiers is also marching towards the direction of the city. The lack of transport vehicles has meant that most conscripts are made to walk unless otherwise.

A small group of solders notices a bilingual road sign in front of them. One of them is a war correspondent, who has a hidden TT-33 pistol under his kevlar vest. There is a camera slung arond his neck.

"Hey camera guy, you see this sign?"

"Yeah, what about it?"

"Take a picture of me and my squad."

"Okay, sure."

"Hey guys, get in front of the sign!"

The squad under the sergeant's command quickly assembles under the road sign.

"Smile!"

The camera flashes. The picture saved on the device displays the squad of two female and seven male soldiers smiling under a road sign with a column of troops to the right, some looking back towards the group.

Downtown Stolska, September 5th

Zora Kaliská, a Barkadian grenadier, is walking down an empty street in Stolska. Her squad is walking behind a T-90B down what was usually a busy street. A few scared people quickly move down the street, and some peak out apartment windows. As the squad advances slowly eastwards, a shot echoes from behind, and an anti tank soldier collapses to the ground dead.

"TAKE COVER!"

The soldiers scatter behind buildings and in front of the now stopped tank. A pool of blood is coalescing under the body of the deceased soldier.

"Where is the sniper?"

"I don't know!"

"Kaliská, peak your head out!"

She slowly moves her head out of cover. A shot echoes and a bullet hits the corner of the wall, barely missing her face.

"It's 6 buildings behind us, sir!"

The tank's turret has fully turned around, and suddenly, a loud boom echoes throughout the area. The front of the building crumbles to the ground. Someone peaks out of cover, and no shot is fired.

"Zora, Silvester! Go into the building, and see if the sniper is still alive!"

They run into the partially destroyed building. They run up three stories. All of a sudden, a shot from a handgun is heard almost point blank. Zora feels a bullet fly past her face.

"Whe?"

They see a bleeding man on the floor, with his left arm blown off halfway up the forearm. In his right hand, is a pistol, shaking with his arm.

"Shoot him!"

Both soldiers shoot the man laying on the floor. He falls fully to the floor dead.

"Look at the emblem on his arm."

A pine tree with a fasces sits on his right arm.

"I've never seen that."

"This'll be bad..."

[Barkadia]

BARKADIAN PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT

Over the last two days, a large portion of the Barkadian military, even though publicly announced two days ago that they would be free of work yesterday, has been securing majority Barkadian areas in the former Kolonian state. As of 12:57 PM today, September 6th, both the northwest and southwest corners of Kolonia have been fully secured. Integration of the people and the economies has begun, and it is hoped that Barkadians and Kolonians alike can be catered to with their new governments and systems. The military will stay in its full force until deemed necessary to begin removal, as a new threat unknown until recently has emerged. Refugees from proper Kolonia have begun to come across the border, hearing of the option to either hunker down in Barkadia or go through Barkadia to what they consider better. The population of what some are considering the new Barkadian state has risen by almost two million people from the cities and surrounding areas, and the Barkadian economy, after full integration, should go up by tens of billions of dollars, fueling civilian sciences and infrastructure repairs. The Barkadian economy, now no longer needing full military production, has begun to demobilize to its pre-mobilization status. Civilian goods will begin to be produced again, and the conversion of factories is underway. The military budget, increased to 90 billion to allow proper funding of our conscript army, will be decreased to 80 billion, in order to aid the demobilization process. Conscription will be removed, and no more people will be conscripted into the armed forces. Conscripts will have the choice of staying in the military or leaving after their service is over. 250,000 soldiers who voluntarily joined the armed forces will be made into reserve forces, in order to help with reduced costs, and aid in deescalation. Many Kolonian naval vessels have been seized from the port in Stolska. The old Kolonian government considered the port extremely strategic, and stationed a large amount of ships in the area. Most will be pressed into Barkadian service, with equipment replaced and standardized. This is all for now, and remember, BARKADIA SHALL BE FREE!

[Aquariius]

2nd Reunification Referendum fails in the Assembly

September 7th, 2018

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Drug shipment from Doxian Cartel intercepted by Coast Guard

Opinion: Doxian Aid is necessary to stop the Fairan threat

Fairans deny claims of military buildup; announce support for the FUP

Aquarius - Despite large amounts of protests for the second referendum, the referendum was blocked this morning by the newly-made New Aquarian Party-Doxian National Committee Coalition. The primary argument by the NAP was the referendum late last December, which had resulted in the reunificationists being defeated 76-24. However, with the recession caused by the civil war and the Fairans growing ever more prosperous, many have flocked towards the banner of the Fairans. Before the vote, President Delci held this speech before the Assembly: "My whole life, I have seen nothing but the destruction the Fairans have caused. Be it the burned farms, the empty villages, the hung 'counter-revolutionaries,' they cause nothing but death and destruction. I have lived my life protecting against these tyrants, and I will not allow them to destroy this fertile land. From this day onward, Aquarius will never be under the yoke of any foreign power. All Aquarians will give their lives for this country, and the only thing that will wipe out Aquarian spirit shall be nuclear hellfire. Do not allow all that we have accomplished over the last few months be destroyed by the terror of the east..." Many have argued over the necessity of the speech, saying the vote was over before it started, and the NAP-DNC coalition would never pass the bill.

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FUP Emergency Meeting, 1400, September 7th, 2018

"As you all know, the referendum has failed. Despite our widespread support, the NAP has clung to its meagerly legitimate claim to the government, and we are unlikely to be able to pass anything for years. We can't wait for the elections; they'll simply destroy the country before they happen. If we cannot achieve our actions politically, then we must do it through force." This was met with nods from the other leaders of the party at the table. "We are all in agreement, I see. We must begin to arm, then. We can count on Fairan and Blorbik aid, and purchasing weapons shouldn't be too suspicious if we buy from the right people. As well, our contacts in the military are capable of spreading disinformation and rumors in their ranks. Let's send out a formal request to the Fairans and Blorbiks, and begin planning alongside the Fairans. The people will rise up, and we shall unify the peninsula for the first time in 60 years!"

[Faulksnia]

Faulks World News Company Building, South Faulks, Faulksnia

A middle-aged man in a cream suit sat behind a wide desk as makeup artists dusted his cheeks and cleaned up his eyeliner. The cameramen checked over their equipment and the boom operator swung the microphone over the desk as the main cameraman counted down on his fingers.

"Good evening, countrymen, this is your Faulks Nightly News with Raffen Adolphsenn..."

This week's chaos has continued with the collapse of the Kolonian government, Imperial border patrols are doing their best to regulate immigration but citizens are urged to report suspicious persons unable to produce passports or other federal identification...

Swords have gone missing in most Jarl's residences over the past two days. It is believed that they belonged to Marxist sympathizers but the Empress has urged people to remain calm through this troubling time until the matter can be resolved... A second Civil War would devastate the country and with Barkadian aggression in the region the Empire cannot afford-"

Shouting erupted throughout the room as the doors burst open and four gunmen forced the camera crews to the ground. The anchor's face was obscured in television sets across the country as a short-haired young woman with eye-width red stripes running from her forehead to her chin stood before the camera.

"Brothers, sisters, I beg you, these 'Jarls' seek only to keep you from threatening them. Only the strong are allowed to vote so they vote for those who refuse to aid the weak. Look around you, there are homeless along the streets, many are elderly. I saw a man beat his daughter on the street this morning. The Faulksnian legal system is barbaric, the Empress herself commits public executions without trial. Rise up! -"

Screens across the Empire went black as bullets cut through the cameras and microphones, and a red-stained face fell to the floor with her chest torn open by 7.62 rifle rounds

[Edusa]

ASKATASUNA

2018/09/09

The pride of the Edusan fleet will be...

This afternoon, Admiral U. Itsasojauna and I. Urteberri, the Minister of Armies and War, announced the winner of the call for tender for the new Edusan aircraft carrier. The design submitted by the nation of Qusmos convinced the jury with a very sleek, modern and practical design based on their own carrier. The ship was able to meet all the requirements and despite a price tag higher than its Eusonian and Dolphik proposed counterparts, the higher aircraft capacity, the flexibilty and the fact that the design proved its worth serving in a major navy while being relatively modern finally made the jury select this ship. Negociations are now ongoing with the Qusmosi shipyards to begin the construction of the soon to be EIA Dante-Indartsu.

Jon Lurrondo

Erdikomendi district's copper mines to be rehabilited

A newly created Edusan mining company, the E.E.L.K., announced the purchase of the long abandoned Erdikomendi mountains' copper mines after several prospecting parties announced that the underground was still rich in this precious metal. "Heavy security will be dispatched to keep our workers safe" said the director of the company as several raids and attacks of ESR rebels were reported on the area. The first guards are already on the area as the material will start to arrive this Monday. "This will undoubtedly revitalize the area" according to the Minister of Economy. The last mining village of the area was deserted in 1971 after the Zulohandi mine, also the last one active in the Erdikomeni district collapsed, killing 16 colliers.

Maritxu Etxebeste