Solurian Civil War of 1717

Beginning of the War

The Solurian Civil War was the first and only major conflict between different parts of the Solurian Empire.

The war began when the West Merchant Guild and the Solurian Trading Company began imposing their own taxes and fees for access to trade routes and vessels. When cities affected began suffering, they appealed to the Solurian Military to intervene. The Solurian Military, headed by descendants of Markous Neebo III and Siberius Neebo began to move against the two trade conglomerates which were headed by the current Currency and Economic Advisers and owned by the current Emperor, Titus Neebo IV.

Due to this conflict of powers, the remaining advisers on the Advisory Council of the Emperor (the General of the Army, Admiral of the Navy, Civil Adviser, and Governance Adviser) declared a state of emergency and declared the Emperor a traitor to the Empire. Escalation to conflict occurred rapidly, when mercenary groups under the West Merchant Guild infiltrated the Military District of the capital city, Sol and set it ablaze. When aid ships attempted to enter, Solurian Trading Company vessels blockaded the city and began a naval battle between Solurian Navy ships stationed in and near the city.

This naval battle marked one of the bloodiest losses the Empire ever had, with over 29 ships captured and 53 sunk. Nearly 70,000 members of the Solurian military died, and over 100,000 were captured along with the major parts of the city of Sol. During this period, remaining citizens and soldiers loyal to the people of the Solurian Empire retreated to the citadel atop the mountain, currently known as The Hold. From there, they prevented the complete taking of the city for nearly seven months by launching guerrilla attacks from the labyrinth of passageways that led out of the mountain and under the main city.

Emperor Titus Neebo IV took this time period to flee the city and remain in hiding. When the main force of the Solurian Military began forming up and regularly assaulting forces under the control of the Solurian Trading Company and the West Merchant Guild, the siege on Sol broke and control returned to the Solurian Empire.

Afterwards, multiple military victories by the Solurian Army and Navy shattered the backbone of the two trading conglomerates and routed their forces.

Major battles of the war include:

• Battle of Solurian Bay
• Siege of Sol
• Siege of Mar
• Battle of Estrella
• Battle of Zvez
• Siege of Storm's Wind
• Battle of Peak's Rise
• Siege of Peak's End
• Battle of Hoch
• Battle of Rigel
• Siege of Rigel
• Battle of Rigelan Plains
• Battle of Grib's Bay

Unity Movement

With the loss of the majority of their forces, the West Merchant Guild and the Solurian Trading Company dispersed their power and went into hiding. For the next three years, the Solurian Military chased the remnants of these conglomerates from towns and cities as they attempted to consolidate power and terrorize citizens for money and raw materials.

Raids by the remnants of the two trading groups became so frequent, the Solurian Sect began training priests and missionaries for combat in the event the town they were visiting was attacked. Citizens of the Solurian Empire, driven to desperate measures, collectively formed the Solurian Unity Collective, which then seized the power from the remainder of the Advisory Council. Under the command of the Solurian Unity Collective, the Unity movement began.

This movement routed those under the pay of the Solurian Trading Company and the West Merchant Guild from power, and executed them for treason. Due to the intense pressure from nearly all the citizens of the Empire, members of cults and small, violent religious groups were found to have funding from the two broken up trading groups. In return, the various cults had been preforming raids and had been killing dissenters in their spheres of influence. After violent action from the members of the Solurian Unity Collective and the Solurian Military, nearly all of the various cult and religious group members were captured and executed for treason.

After 9 months of intense and violent inquiries and executions, the location of the old Emperor, Titus Neebo IV was uncovered, and the Solurian Military moved to defeat and detain him. The battle for his capture pitted the remnants of the two trading groups, which had gathered for the final confrontation, and the Solurian Military in a violent battle that ended the war.

End of the War

When Emperor Titus Neebo IV was executed after a trial by the Solurian Unity Collective, the war was officially ended.

The Solurian Unity Collective then established a central government system, currently known as the Governing Council and set up town and city governing for local dealings. After maintaining that this government system would work, and after a constitution detailing the intricacies of this system was written up and ratified by the large majority of the Solurian Empire's citizens, the Solurian Unity Collective disbanded and released control to the new central government.

The remaining descendants of Markous Neebo III and Siberius Neebo were given the Emperor's Palace and holdings to the various lands that the previous emperor had surrendered. The Emperor's Palace was turning into a museum for the Solurian Empire's history.