Ixelonia has long been a puppet state of Syrixia, run by the Premier's cousin, Drake Steinberg. However, there is a rebellion afoot led by Steinberg, who wants to liberate the country thanks to its economic success. Syrixia and its eternal friend, ally and comrade, the Democratic Republic of Tomb, are going to invade. A mass genocide is planned for the Ixelonian rebels. All non-rebels will be kept in Ixelonia, and the Syrixian loyalists will make up the provincial government of Syrixian Ixelonia once it is annexed. Then, half of the country will be given to the Democratic Republic of Tomb. This, good people of NationStates, is where the ruthless battle begins.