Commonwealth of Dívasa

Dívasa, officially the Commonwealth of Dívasa, is a constitutional republic.

Lore of Divasa pt1

 * The following is an excerpt from Lore of Divasa pt1: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t6VObsoU_ktMOCKJ6ZFH-9jQM3HdSGWzWfp4auVz1p8/edit


 * Year 1D** - Divasan’s are a large minority in the south of Svergia, inhabiting the southern peninsula of the nation, being culturally and ethnically different than the rulers, and largely outpopulating the regional svergians, Divasan nationalism starts to grow. With ideals of founding a new state and severing ties from Svergia, Divasa nationalism begins to spread quickly throughout the peninsula.


 * Year 5D** - Divasan Nationalism is widely spread throughout the peninsula. Divasan nationalists often rally and protest, demanding greater autonomy for the Divasan people. Svergian officials deny any autonomy and Svergian authorities begin to crack down on dissent towards Svergian rule in the peninsula.


 * Year 6D** - “March on Svergian City,” large groups of Divasan nationalists hold an illegal march on the capital city of Sveriga, this march, known to Divasan’s as the “March on Svergian City,” was a large protest that had an ultimatum, “Greater Autonomy for Divasa or revolt.” Svergian authorities see this as an act of terrorism and deploy riot police to take down the situation. Many arrests are made. Many Divasans are killed. Many flee. Among the arrests are two important figures in the nationalist movement, Grandfather to the Exiled Prince, John Watson, and Henry Ulence.


 * Year 8D** - Under constant pressure, the Svergian authorities release many prisoners from the demonstration, including John Watson and Henry Ulence, in the hopes that nationalism will die down. Svergian authorities assume this gesture of goodwill will appeal to the Divasans. It doesn’t. Nationalism is further bolstered. Divasan people see this as a major victory. A proper independence movement is formed. Plans of succession are drafted.


 * Year 9D** - Divasan militias are formed to combat the Svergian forces. Led by the appointed Lieutenant General William Spring and General Henry Ulence, the militas begin to professionalize into a proper fighting force. Svergian authorities catch wind of the arming of Divasans and the formation of militias and begin raiding campaigns in the peninsula. Soon later, John Watson is elected to serve as Head of the Divasan Congress, an illegal legislature created to govern the peninsula.


 * Year 10D** - “Raid on Fort Collenbrook,” Divasan militia forces had established a fort in Collenbrook. Svergian forces moved in to capture the fort, citing terrorist activities being conducted out of the fort. They simutationsely sent raids to the Divasan Congressional quarters and personal residences of John Watson and Henry Ulence in the hopes of capturing the leaders and representatives of the resistance. William Spring and his garrison hold out against numerous Svergian attacks, suffering little casualties compared to the Svergian forces. Svergian forces are pushed back. Meanwhile, the Congressional quarters are sacked with some representatives being taken into custody. Neither John Watson nor Henry Ulence, or the rest of the representatives can be found.


 * Year 10D (later)** - Independence is declared. Divasa officially severs all ties with Svergia and her government. War is hell.


 * Year 11D** - “The Battle of Sack,” Location: North Divasa, the Divasan Fourth Division is fortifying their position, they know a Svergian attack is imminent. Low on supplies, the Fourth Division entrenches and prepares for the worst. Led by Colonel Elijah Weston, the Fourth Division is a moderate fighting force, but lacks the experience of battle when compared to other Divasan Divisions. Scouts report of a Svergian fighting force advancing on their position, arriving around 1600h, according to Scout estimates. 1530h, The Svergians are early. The fighting is immense. Their position is sieged by Svergian artillery and Svergian forces spearhead to the center of the fighting in the hopes of cutting the Division in two. They are successful. It is a major defeat for Divasa, nearly the whole 4th Division is wiped out. The Divisan people will not forget the sacrifice of the 4th Division on that day.


 * Year 12D** - “The Siege of Fort Collenbrook,” Known by many as where it all began, Fort Collenbrook was seen as a necessity to hold, if the fort was lost, so would be the hearts and minds of Divasans all over the peninsula. The unrelenting siege would last for many weeks, with the Divasan garrison being battered by waves of Svergian forces. The third week of the siege would leave an opening, allowing Divasan forces to reinforce Fort Collenbrook. With the new reinforcements, the burden on the original Divasan garrison would be largely lifted, greatly raising the garrison’s fighting ability. After 8 large weeks, the siege would finally let up. After the smoke finally settled, the Divasan banner was still flying, triumphant. Today, Svergia had been defeated. The First major victory for Divasa against the Svergian forces.


 * Year 12D (later)** - Colonel Liam Sintanner would be promoted to Lieutenant General following his success in the East Divasa campaign, a campaign that sought to push Svergian forces out of East Divasa and back across the Svergia-Divasa border. Large scale victories like these would be rare for the Divasan forces, and thus would be a large morale boost.


 * Year 13D** - Freshly mobilized Svergian forces advance into Western Divasa, pushing back the Divasan presence there. Large battles like “Jacob’s Battle,” “The Battle of the Tylennien River,” and “Red River’s Run,” would all result in Divasan defeat, causing most of West Divasa to fall under Svergian occupation.


 * Year 13D (later)** - Following Divasan defeat in the West, The Divisan national congress would begin reaching out to other nations for support. Svergia’s Northern neighbor Tauritia would respond to Divasa’s plead for aid and officially join the war against Svergia, sending a spearhead invasion through Svergia’s northern border. Tauritia would also send divisions and equipment down to Divasa to support the war effort in Divasa proper.


 * Year 14D** - General Henry Ulence is dead. The commander met his end on the battlefield. Without a Military leader, the remaining High Command and the Divasan congress would scramble to appoint a new leader who could continue the struggle with Svergia. Three candidates for the position were found: Lieutenant General William Spring, Lieutenant General Liam Sintanner, or John Watson, head of the Divasan Congress. John Watson would end prevalent, being appointed by congress as Commander-in-Chief of Divasan forces. Watson’s appointment would leave the nation with yet another issue however, politically, they are now unled. Parliament would decide to merge the Military and Political leadership roles into one, branding General John Watson as General-Governor of Divasa. Given de facto Dictatorial powers, John Watson would, in a few short days, become the most powerful man in the fledgling nation.


 * Year 15D** - “The Invader has been repelled!”, “Divisains take the fight to Svergian soil!” , “Divisa, Triumphant,” Newspaper headlines read across the entire nation. For the first time, Divsiains had completely repelled all Svergian occupying forces back into Svergia, and two armies, one under Lieutenant General Liam Sintanner and another under Lieutenant General William Spring, would lead expeditions into Svergian territory. Spring’s Army would fight two major battles in Svergia, “The Battle of Seaside” and “The Battle of the Hill” which would see the capture of the Svergian port city of Seaside, albeit at costly casualties to both sides. Sintanner’s army would lead a military campaign called “Sintanner’s March to the Sea,” where his army would encircle the port city of Westraven. This campaign would see many difficulties, mainly being Svergian forces engaging Sintanner’s army and various logistic issues. The capture of the Fortified port city would definitely bring Svergia to the bargaining table, so Sintanner’s army marched on. The campaign would end successfully, and the siege of Westraven would begin. The siege would last 85 days until the city’s garrison finally surrendered to the overwhelming siege force.

Divisa was finally free.
 * Year 16D** - “The Treaty of Svergia City.” Peace talks had finally began between Divisa and Svergia. After many weeks of negotiation, an official border was drawn between the two nations and Svergia had to officially recognized Divisa as a sovereign and independent state with no ties to Svergia.


 * Year 16D (later)** - With the signing of the “The Treaty of Svergia City,” Paerland declared their independence from the new nation of Diviasa. Diviasian officials refused to recognize the Paer’s declaration as valid and continued as normal. The Paers would form a Paerish legislature and an informal militia. Divisian response would come when the Paer Militia would begin to harass Divisian authorities and armed forces alike with Guerrilla tactics. A swift invasion of the illegitimate Paerland would commence. The invasion would last roughly 2 months, with a decisive Diviasian victory. The Paer independence movement would be largely quelled and status quo would finally be achieved.


 * Year 16D (later)** - The First Divisian Congress would reshuffle and the Second Divisian Congress would be born. Around the same time, Governor-General John Watson would resign from his high position, citing that “Divisa needs not a dictator, Divisians are a free people and thus all power should be held by a body of the people.” and would request the position to be abolished. Congress would follow suit and abolish the high ranking role.


 * Year 17D** - Seen as a war hero and a grand leader, popular support for John Watson would rise dramatically after his resignation. In response, Congress would invite John Watson to congress, where they would crown him John I of Divisa, establishing the Divisian Monarchical system, with Monarch as the Head of State.