Premise
7 people dead. And the names of those seven people?
- Jrm Hangma
- Mrs Tamuwani Pachyu, CEO of Power Beer
- Jivan Pachyu, supposed lover of the Hangma and son of Tamuwani Pachyu
- Rajiv Pachyu, the younger brother of Jivan
- Yu Kumari Paija, the sole daughter of currently comatose Paija Hang (technically he is not a hang but he was the predecessor of Jrm Hangma and is still called so)
- Retired Major Phedap Moringlahang, another supposed lover of the Hangma but also friends with Jivan and the preparator???
- Captain Katrina Main, supposedly infatuated with the major and accomplice of the preparator???
The Official Version: Major Phedap Moringlahang and Jivan Pachyu were both in love in Jrm Hangma. But the two men were said to have become friends. On a party hosted by the Pachyus for Yu Kumari Paija's 14th birthday, the retired major (who also was reportedly suffering from PTSD from the 30th Parallel War) and his accomplice told everyone else except for the Hangma, the Pachyus and Yu Kumari Paija to leave the room citing security concerns. Moringlahang and his accomplice then opened fire as everyone else outside heard gunshots. Jivan tried to wrestle him but was killed. Moringlahang then killed his accomplice and committed suicide by pulling the trigger on his own head when the security arrived.
Alternative Version: Moringlahang and Main told everyone else except the Hangma, the Pachyus and Yu Kumari Paija to leave the room citing security concerns. Masked men barged into the room and gunned down the Hangma and Yu Kumari Paija who was with her. They then opened fire on the Pachyus. Moringlahang and Main tried to wrestle the attackers. Main was shot down while Moringlahang was knocked down by the attackers. The attackers left after confirming that the Hangma was not breathing anymore. After seeing that his loved ones and friends were all dead, the retired major (who suffered from PTSD) committed suicide by pulling the trigger and that is what the security saw when they arrived.
As expected, the people are more likely to believe the second version said by anonymous sources claiming to be eye-witnesses. Besides Moringlahang is a war hero from the 30th Parallel War (1991-1994) and immensely popular. Questions remain as to why there the security was almost incompetently negligent. Questions remain as to why Moringlahang and Main (if the second version is to be believed) told everyone else to leave the room. Questions remain as to why the Tribal Council of Elders and the Magarati government hosted snap elections instead of making the deaths public immediately (the public would only know all this after the snap elections are done).
And if the second version, supposedly told by many "eye-witnesses" is to be believed, who ordered the hit and for what reason?
The death of Jrm Hangma became the catalyst for the Magarati Civil War, better known as the Magarati Succession Crisis (of 2019-2020).
- Once the snap elections are over, Rhula Hangma of Tamuwan will be declared the next Hangma of Athara Magarat. She will then announce her new position and the deaths publicly.
- Claiming foul play, Thebe Kulung Hang of Khumbuwan in northeast will declare independence (we could shape some backstory like the Khumbuwanis had quickly switched over to Free Powers side after being promised they would be their own country...then got betrayed after the Imperial War ended...this region indeed had influential clans backing Khumbuwani separatists). Several southern hangates (the Chathas, Marubhumi, etc) will follow suit and proclaim their own independence. Say what you may about Jrm Hangma, her (and her predecessor Paija Hang's) authority had been the only thing keeping the ever divided hangates united.
- But that does not end here. Monarchists now rally behind Mgar descendants across the Isles. Some of these Mgar descendants are willing to claim what is rightfully theirs. The monarchists gather together to welcome the reign of the Mahangs once again.
- TBD other events
- People trying to find out who killed the Hangma and why
- Conspiracy theorists saying this and the stuff in NA and Thuzbekistan are related ("they are commies and in turmoil!") and that some nefarious group is pulling the strings (maybe there is a slight tiny bit of truth to this)
