Thread:AenMaps/@comment-30574470-20161001115420/@comment-15419758-20161118042536

1707 AC

On Zarakyth, a crisis breaks out after the Ghallians invade Ebbizon. Over the past many years, Dike Fence (Ronald Grump's successor) kept gaining power, and ironically, rigged the elections after Grump was impeached for doing so. Fence eventually becomes the dictator of Kharzonus. Fence couldn't care less about the Helvetic Bavarian lands on Ebbizon, which makes the Bavarians angry. After one more reelection of Dike Fence (who is still alive thanks to technology only available to the elite), the Helvetic Bavarians revolt. The HBC declares independence and Dike Fence declares war on them. After some fighting, the HBC rebels launch a nuke on Ebbizon towards the Ghallian invasion, but Kharzonusian military generals mistake it for an attack on Kharzonus, setting off nuclear war. Kharzonus and the HBC nuke each other to death on both Zarakyth and Ebbizon, and some rogue nukes hit Arrimouderre and the Third Starian Empire. The war ends with appocalypse on Zarakyth and Ebbizon, destroying Kharzonus's original lands and government.

Back in the Bucheling system (Tagah and Nitrousia), the colonies of Kharzonus declare independence from the dead nation as the Kharzothian Order. The name comes from the almost 50-50 split population on Tagah between Kharzonusians and Lakrothians within the order. Shortly before the war broke out, the Lakrothian minority grew to surpass the Kharzonusians on Tagah, becoming a slight majority (Kharzonusians still outnumber Lakrothians 7-1 on Nitrousia though). The order takes on a meritocratic oligarchic form of government, blaming democracy for allowing people's stupidity to elect Ronald Grump in the first place before any elections could be rigged. The order has a king/queen (head of state without any real power), a commander (head of government with quite a bit of power), and a council (legislature/parliament also with a lot of power). The council is proportionally split between Kharzonusians and Lakrothians based on the population of the order (54-46 Kharzonusian majority counting both Tagah and Nitrousia), and has 6 seats for every collective.

Jiemz, Krekition is made the capital of the Kharzothian Order, and Horven finally surrenders, asking to be integrated into the more Lakrothian-friendly order. Sulfi demands that if Horven is annexed, the city of Troff must be handed over to them. The deal is made, and Horven becomes a collective. On Nitrousia, more gains are made against the Ghallians.

1st Monarch: King Uphirk I (Lakrothian)

1st Commander: Damien Pyloss (Kharzonusian)

Council: 144 seats (6 each for 24 collectives) -- 78 Kharzonusian, 66 Lakrothian