Second Elbonian War of Secession

[Sugovia]

The Second Elbonian War of Secession, better known as the (Second) Elbonian Crisis, was an armed conflict in the Sugovian province of South Elbonia from 1987 to 1989, spearheaded by the Elbonian National Army, an ultranationalist paramilitary organization, and its political wing, the Elbonian National Party.

Characters

ELBONIAN SEPARATIST SIDE

Frederick Johnes Boedwien
Role: Chairman of the Elbonian National Party
Tenure: 1985-1988
Fate: Assassinated by rivals within the ENP in 1988
Known for: Being one of the founders and the first Chairman of the ENP

Johan Marz
Role: Chairman of the Elbonian National Party
Tenure: 1988-1989
Fate: Executed by firing squad in 1989
Known for: Crimes against humanity, namely the Tossalinn Massacre, ruthlessness

Anton Wahl
Role: Chairman of the Elbonian National Party
Tenure: 1989-1990
Fate: Died due to heart complications in 2001
Known for: Negotiating peace between ENA-ENP and the Sugovian government

Karol Strœmanne
Role: Commander of the Elbonian National Army
Tenure: 1984-1988
Fate: Killed by airstrike in 1988
Known for: First Commander of the ENA, war crimes

Andrae Laankksbor
Role: Commander of the Elbonian National Army
Tenure: 1988-1989
Fate: Beaten to death by locals in 1989
Known for: War crimes, brutality, ruthlessness

Fietje Sedl
Role: Commander of the Elbonian National Army
Tenure: 1989
Fate: Assassinated by anti-negotiation factions within the ENA in 1989
Known for: Negotiating peace between ENA-ENP and the Sugovian government

SUGOVIAN GOVERNMENT SIDE

Malik Wachtel
Role: President of Sugovia
Tenure: 1987-1995
Fate: Peacefully died in 2007
Known for: President of Sugovia during the Second Secession War, unifying figure, led peace negotiations between ENA-ENP and the Sugovian government

Daniel Abdalla
Role: Vice President of Sugovia
Tenure: 1987-1995
Fate: Suffered a stroke in 1997
Known for: Vice President of Sugovia during the Second Secession War, led peace negotiations between ENA-ENP and the Sugovian government

Phillip II
Role: King of Cleves
Tenure: 1963-1990
Fate: Peacefully died in 1990
Known for: King of Cleves during the Second Secession War, acted as a mediator between the Sugovian government and the ENA-ENP

Christoph Derfflinger
Role: Sugovian Minister of Defense
Tenure: 1983-1991
Fate: Peacefully died in 2003
Known for: Minister of Defense during the Second Secession War

WIP

[Sugovia]

March 12, 1984
Tossalinn, South Elbonia

A car bomb exploded in the street, wounding 3 innocent bystanders. Police were quick to secure the area, but by then, the message was sent. Within minutes the Tossalinn Hounds claims responsibility for the attacks, threatening authorities that more lives would be taken if they do not heed the group’s call: an independent, united Elbonia. But, authorities know the Tossalinn Hounds neither have the courage or capabilities for such. It was all a bluff, one-to-many Elbonian irredentist groups used in the past. It almost seemed cliché for those sorts of groups to carry those sorts of attacks.

“3 Wounded, all Elbonians,” says a police officer reporting to his superior

“No dead?”

“No sir”

“Well, they wouldn’t be brave enough to pull that off, eh? They know any sort of terror attack they do here would mostly kill or wound their own kind, and they don’t have the capabilities to strike at important targets like Riverion.” The superior added.

It seemed as though the Tossalinn Hounds would be just another fringe Elbonian irredentist organization like the rest of them. But many have been popping up within the past 30 years, from the Wolves of Hekkel to the Republican Army of Elbonia, it seems as though Elbonian irredentism is picking up steam once again, be it due to the rise of Fascist ideology or a side effect of the larger Cold War. But as things stands, these fringe groups are just that, fringe ultranationalists that doesn’t hold any real power in Elbonia, at least for now.

[Sugovia]

June 16, 1984
House of Frederick Johnes Boedwien
Rodenne, South Elbonia

The clock strikes 11. It was dark outside. No one suspected anything. But in the house of a certain Frederick Johnes Bœdwien, leaders of South Elbonia’s largest irredentist separatist groups gathered.

They include, but not limited to: the Tossalinn Hounds, the Wolves of Hekkel, the Warriors of Saint Bœdwien, the Republican Army for a Free Elbonia, Rodenne Militia, Forces for the Establishment of a Democratic and Independent Elbonia, and the Elbonian Secret Society, among others.

details of the organizations involved

Note: I’ll add more details later on

Tossalinn Hounds
Year founded: 1978
Leader: Hraeban Fabbl
The organization that recently committed the terror attacks in Tossalinn

Warriors of Saint Bœdwien
Year founded: 1963
Leader: Father Mahler
A Christian-style military order established by Gereonic priest Father Mahler

Republican Army for a Free Elbonia: Republican Army
Year founded: 1948
Leader: Johan Marz
An organization inspired by the rise of Frankist ideology, established to seek Elbonian fascism and establish a fascist Elbonia. Before 1955 known as the Haeosse Battalion, named after Elbonian fascist politician Kaoelle Haeosse. Since 1955 it was renamed the Republican Army to remove its connections to its fascist past

Rodenne Militia
Year founded: 1981
Leader: Raeol Fallk
A paramilitary force based in Rodenne, the capital of South Elbonia. It had attacked pro-Sugovian provincial institutions in the past

Elbonian Secret Society
Year founded: 1816
Leader: Anton Wahl
An organization founded in February 1816, 3 months after the Elbonian Empire’s capitulation, the Society seeks to reestablish the Elbonian Empire and restore the House of Hekkel as the rulers of Elbonia. But with the death of Prince Bœdwien bonn Hekkel, the House’s male line went extinct. The female line had faded to near obscurity by 1847. Nevertheless, the organization believes that the Elbonian Empire can be resurrected and believes a new royal lineage can be created

Wolves of Heckel
Year founded: 1918
Leader: Karol Strœmanne
The most powerful underground paramilitary organization, its forces number around 20,000

Forces for the Establishment of a Democratic and Independent Elbonia; FEDIE
Year founded: 1972
Leader: Frederick Johnes Bœdwien
Seeking to establish an independent and united Elbonia by democratic means, the FEDIE believes that Elbonian unification and independence can be achieved by democratic means

Their gathering is worrying, as up to that point, there hasn’t been a unified call from Elbonian separatists since the First Elbonian War of Secession. The leaders gathered, and as the silent night sky turns to day, these men continue to discuss their predicaments.