ARCHIVED: The Acquisition of Osship

[Syrixia]

(OOC: This story is set in the past.)

Major Shay Qaloc marched his taskforce, ready to survey Osship, through the broad North Pacifican grasslands. It was pristine and the soldiers were happy, seeing wonderful sights every day as they got closer and closer to the Designated Territorial Area of Osship, of which had not been surveyed yet.

However, there were rumors of an isolated city, known as Osshivilla, home to a lonely people seeking a country to call home. This rumor spurred the soldiers even more, as they wanted Syrixia to be that home...

 

[The Spokesman of Eumenor]

For years, the people of Osship had been resistant to contact with Eumenor. They were a fairly poor and backward people, fearing technology and progress. Just across the border were the Eumenorian metropolises and towns. A short hop over the hills, carts were drawn by horses, and men were content to farm the fields with the yaks that were abundant there.

But now, times were changing. They were being forced by changing times and pressure from nomadic tribes surrounding them to industrialise - would their way of life survive?

 

[Syrixia]

(OOC: Osship is at this point in the story not a sovereign nation, but a confederacy of tribes led by the city of Osshivilla, where those tribes are organized incase the Osshipis need to protect themselves. It is also home to the Grand Poobah of Osship, who will later become Osship's provincial governor.)

This was exactly why the people of Osship were worried; the rumor that they wanted a home was not true and they were dreading the day Syrixians arrived.

The Grand Poobah of the city of Osshivilla, Pulir The Magnificent, convened a public meeting of the people of Osship.

"Kaan, Zodu, Shelat aq Oqqur!" (Friends, family, people of Osship!) "Hedaak qalon zubrir! Shalot nere con yere! Fe cuntu sadaan acham eineideir!" (We have news! We are under attack! We must ready our defense against the foreigners!)

The people cheered, and began to group into separate squads, each squad led by one of the 30 personal guards of the Grand Poobah, known as the Vigillaries. The Poobah himself as well as his advisers and the city's farmers stayed behind, while the rest donned armor and gathered pitchforks, torches and knives to fight the enemy.

Little did they know the "enemy" was unarmed. Prime Minister Sirus (Prime Minister at the time this is all happening) had instructed Major Qaloc to simply survey the land and make peace with the indigenous people, though they weren't exactly friendly.

At last, the surveyers entered Osship...but they were in for a battle. (Click on each image to magnify, image at the top is first chronologically, image at the bottom is latest chronologically.)

 

[Scandigrad]

OOC: Yes, I recognize this was in the past.

Commonwealth of Scandigrad Ministry of Foreign Affairs​

On behalf of the Commonwealth of Scandigrad, I would like to express our astonishment and dismay at the continued militaristic actions of the Syrixian government. We remain concerned that the Syrixians continue to show a blatant disregard for the territorial sovereignty of other nations and people.

Furthermore, we detest the Syrixian desire to spread their militaristic influence, and can only interpret it as an imperialistic and threatening action. Unless the Syrixian government ceases the creation of enclaves throughout the region and spreading international military bases, the Commonwealth will be forced to seek repercussive actions within the Democratic Union, and throughout the international community.

We hope the Syrixian government will follow a peaceful and diplomatic course of action.

Very respectfully,

Chad Gallagher
Commonwealth of Scandigrad
Minister of Foreign Affairs

 

[Syrixia]

Despite the warnings from Scandigrad, the military continued to march. Syrixia had effectively lost control of Major Qaloc's taskforce.

Prime Minister Sirus was worried. He quickly grabbed a paper and pen and began to write.

Mr. Gallagher:

It is with dismay we say that we've lost control of the task force you appear to have observed moving into Osship. We've been watching their movements as well; Parliament had moved to call them back.

The taskforce blatantly ignored direct Parliamentary orders and continued to march, resulting in the massacre of Osshipi peoples we have both observed.

We have taken into account that they have requested help. They are unaware that Syrixian helicopters have already flown to Osshivilla requesting peace talks, and since the Osshipi military is absent and our diplomats arrived with riches and Syrixian delicacies, we have reason to believe these talks will succeed.

Therefore, we ask that you ignore the transgressions committed against DU law by the task force of Major Qaloc, and we implore you and other nations reading this do not send assistance to the Major. We have taken the liberty of planning an operation for his capture.

Sincerely,
John Sirus
Prime Minister, Syrixia

Meanwhile, Major Qaloc clicked off his special hacked phone. He had intercepted the electronic transcript of the letter.

"All Hail the True God!" he yelled loudly. He yelled before pouncing on and eating one of the soldiers, and then stabbing himself.

"Oh my god..." one soldier said.

The soldiers left promptly.

Meanwhile in Osshivilla, peace talks had just been concluded.

"Kaan truul zo dhein, tur zonaan qoluur daquaan." (We will join you, but we request autonomy and the respecting of our language.) said the Grand Poobah.

"That is satisfactory, your highness. As promised, we will also give you the promised amenities and the title of Provincial Governor." said Foreign Affairs and Culture Minister Shaw Atlas. Admittedly, he realized that was too quick, and something was up.

Even though the secret Cult of the True God (OOC: The extremist group mentioned in URGENT BULLETIN) agent, Major Qaloc, was now out of the picture, along with the Grand Poobah accepting union with Syrixia, the struggle was not over.

The subjugated Osshipi army that was defeated by Major Qaloc's force was not killed. They were instead converted to the Cult of the True God's faith by Qaloc.

An army of extremists was marching on Osshivilla, and there would be no way the remaining Osshipis would stop them.

"Yes, sir, it's Shaw...get Scandigrad on the line again. We need assistance."

 

[Syrixia]

The Grand Poobah turned. "TIY! TIIIY!!!" (Look! LOOOK!!!) he yelled.

An angry mob of extremist Osshipis bounded down the hill to the east of Osshivilla.

"Now hold on, your majesty. Let's not just begin to fight; we don't want to do what Major Qaloc did." said Minister Atlas.

A diplomat was sent out.

He was impaled.

 

[The Spokesman of Eumenor]

(OOC: Can we halt here, discuss what's going on in the other thread, and then I'll edit this out into my post when we reach a consensus?)

 

[Syrixia]

(OOC: Alright, I'll put a summary of what's going on now in that thread.)

 

[Syrixia]

(OOC: We probably should've used the drafting plane first. I'm an idiot. Discontinuing this thread, starting a new one.)