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The Belascan Conflict - Preliminary Discussion; A thread to prepare for the upcoming RP involving Belasca
Topic Started: Dec 8 2012, 07:06 PM (157 Views)
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Modern Belascan History: A Primer

The Isthmus of Senova that contains the nation of Belasca has historically been home to dozens of distinct ethnic groups. While the concept of a single state to unite all of the Scavian peoples has existed since the Enlightenment, it was not until 1934 that the Scavian kingdoms of Zarovsca, Morensca, Bystrebansca and Kovsca were unified under the Treaty of Detva; it was under this new treaty that the modern nation of Belasca was born. The kingdom experienced relative stability until 1955, when Morenscan nationalists began rioting in the north. Fearing a revolution, King Andrei I (who was on Kovscan descent) barred Morenscan citizens from holding seats in parliament, and stationed Belascan soldiers in predominantly Morenscan cities to curb the riots. Tensions continued to rise until finally, in 1957, Andrei I was assassinated by a Morenscan revolutionary while on an official visit to Sobrazke.

Andrei was succeeded by his son, Andrei II, who immediately enacted legislature segregating Morenscan citizens from the rest of the nation, followed by an increased military presence in Morenscan areas. This segregation caused alarm in Sobrazke, whose citizenry clamored for the government to intervene. However, Tsar Sergei refused to intervene for unknown reasons. Tensions continued to grow in Belasca as Morenscan citizens began to be detained in internment camps for increasingly petty crimes, such as loitering. Troubles between Belasca and Sobrazke reached their peak during what came to be known as the Camp Romir Incident in 1969, in which three Sobrazkian criminals of Morenscan descent were captured in Belasca and detained. Tsar Kirill II of Sobrazke, who had come to power in 1968 and was looking for a way to prove himself, declared war on Belasca when they refused to return the criminals. The War of Sobrazkian Aggression, as it is known in Belasca, was short-lived, ending in mind-1970. As a result of the war, Sobrazke set up a puppet government to enforce integration in Belasca.

Belasca was released from Sobrazkian rule in 1991, and a new democratic government was put into power. However, ethnic tensions were still high, though a long period of reconstruction after two decades of foreign rule limited government oppression of minorities. Twenty years later, in late 2012, Miroslav Kopacheski, a Morenscan military general who served in the War of Sobrazkian Aggression, led a large-scale rebellion in the city of Zivoi in northern Belasca. His armies have continued to swiftly move south, and have managed to take several important cities; it is clear that his goal is to reclaim the former territory of Morensca and re-establish it as a sovereign nation. To the east, these civil conflicts have sparked similar movements in West Armandia, which is threatening secession as well.



This thread is mostly meant to serve as a final interest check for the RP, as well as to check with Sobrazke and EA to make sure this all works with their histories and current governments. Of course, anyone who is interested in participating may use this thread to plan strategy, trash talk, etc. Go crazy.





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West Armandia is currently a Confederate Subject of the People's Confederation, meaning the ethnic West Armandians hold no political rights. More or less, West Armandians have an oppressed Jewish minority that has been repressed under the current practices of the APG. As the south of West Armandia would touch Belasca, I'd like to know the amount of ethnic mixing between the areas.

I already know that this will cause the East/West split and a full scale war between the two, as most mineral resources lie the the West. Also, this will spur a heavy centralization effort in EA with a move toward socialism a la Siad Barre's Somalia.
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I would think that there would at least be some mixing between the northern areas of Belasca and West Armandia. Many northern Belascans probably fled into WA during Andrei I's reign, and most of these would have been ethnic Morenscans. There are probably a fair amount of them who have become Armandian citizens and would be supporting Morenscan secession. Prior to Belascan unification, there was probably some trading involved with the individual kingdoms on the Senova Isthmus, and most definitely there'd be some mixing of cultures.
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Unless they had settled in East Armandia proper, they'd probably not have citizenship, as West Armandians don't have the same civil rights as either ethnic East Armandians or those living in East Armandia. What's Sobra's stance on situation? I need to decide whether we'd be allied or against each other.
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Last time I spoke to Sobra, she seemed like she'd be allied against Belasca; the two countries already have a strong dislike for each other, and Sobrazke would dislike the treatment of the Morenscans and would support their fight.
Which leads us to an interesting situation. EA would probably be with Belasca, because they'd be fighting against an allied Morensan/West Armandian front (assuming the two seceeding states ally). On the other hand, Sobrazke would want to fight against Belasca to enforce civil rights. This could get interesting.
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We'd hate a rift between Sobrazke and EA, as we see ourselves as ethnically the same. How would Ebatica react, considering the difference in EA's government?
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It depends how centralized EA's government becomes. We'd probably fear the change to some degree, as the centralization could jeopardize the Novaya Zhoranya pact, and could potentially put the two countries at odds if the new government is radically different. Ebatica would probably oppose the centralization for this reason, though, in (what I imagine is) typical Ebatican fashion, we'd probably play the waiting game and only intervene if things really got out of hand. We would still be willing to send some troops to help the Armandian government if it needed them, though if the new government is not to Ebatica's liking we'd probably pull them out. The nation probably won't get involved in the actual war unless things got really out of hand, or it got drug into it through some diplomatic fiasco (which might be fun to have happen).
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Well, civil rights and liberties wouldn't become too jeopardized within EA. The main centralization would occur both in the military and in education. However, some Serbian-style ethnic cleansing might start up on the EA/WA border.
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We would be a bit suspicious in regards to centralization in EA's military (since Ebatica's military is so decentralized except during war-time), though we wouldn't mind the education system becoming more streamlined. The ethnic cleansing, however, would really bother us and we'd urge East Armandia to stop it; I'm not sure what measures we'd take if it continued. Honestly, the government of Ebatica isn't too keen on the ways the Armandian government oppresses West Armandian Jews, but it's tolerated; ethnic cleansing would probably push things too far for our liking.
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If there are no other questions or concerns involving this RP, I'll get it up tonight; this thread can still be used for planning and OOC discussion. If I remember correctly, EA and Vit should be available to play more in the coming day or two.
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