Dying New Galasia

[Aerandariel]

ELVA, 1583
The Campus
Cathedrium, Angirisian Empire

The Angirisian Empire had had enough. After four years of relentless civil war in New Galasia that caused a massive humanitarian crisis with no end in sight, it was apparent that something had to be done. Despite the suffering, virtually the entire planet - save for Angiris and a few other nations such as Nyland or Mestra - had ignored the war, much to the chagrin of the Angirisian government and the suffering population of New Galasia. The refugee crisis that spawned from the war was left primarily for the Empire to deal with, though Nyland and some its allies did what they could to try and alleviate pressure off the Imperial administration. Despite the Nylander efforts, the Angirisian government still became overwhelmed. Diplomatic reasoning with the warring powers in New Galasia utterly failed; the Alsace government refused to meet with Angirisian diplomats due to the Empire not recognizing it, the monarchists did not want to negotiate an end to the war, and the Rojadavi simply didn't trust the Angirisians at all or at least not with Zargistani and A'sirian officials in their ears.

In the backdrop of this, Chancellor Aerandariel Apotecarius had threatened military action once before, but was talked down by other Near Eastern countries in hopes of holding out for a peaceful solution. But now, even those countries had come to the realization that New Galasia was a lost cause by this point. In secret, the Chancellor and his commanders had begun devising numerous battle plans for what seemed like an unavoidable conflict. He also began to probe the Imperial Senate, gauging the mood of Senators for war. The Chancellor did not want to make any official move until he had the Senate behind him. Once battle plans came into being the Chancellor announced a month prior that the Angirisian Empire was preparing for a "likely intervention" in New Galasia.

For a month now, Angirisian officials had done what they could to alleviate other countries' concerns over the Imperial military actions with some measure of success. The Empire had reached an accord with Zargistan about approaching the Rojadavi about a cooperation agreement with the Angirisian Empire for the duration of the conflict. Zargistani ministers hoped to bring A'sir on board as well, and despite the many reservations of the Foreign Office - considering A'sir's recent militancy - the Chancellor agreed, seeing an opportunity to resolve differences with A'sir. The talks with the Rojadavi appeared to be coming up close, and Angirisian forces hoped to have the separatist group lined up before the war began in earnest.