Liberty Democratic Alliance

Background:

The Rhevilian Civil War also called the Socialist Rebellion, or the Rhevilian Revolution is an ongoing conflict between the Kingdom of Rhevilia and the Republic of Rhevilia that began on October 12, 2021. For the past few years, there has been a rising political party known as the People’s Party that has gained significant ground in the National Assembly, the parliament of the nation. The People’s Party advocates for massive social change within the country including the eradication of the capitalist system which they believe to be inherently “authoritarian” and “oppressive”, also they advocate for the abolishment of the monarchy that has absolute authority over the nation which they also describe as authoritarian and oppressive.

Along with that, there had been rising discussions of the possibility of a “revolution” of some kind, as the People’s Party got closer and closer to obtaining a majority in the National Assembly. The counter to the People’s Party is the Royalist Party, colloquially known as the Monarchists. The Monarchists advocate for the continued support of the King and his royal family, who have led the country for generations. The tensions between these two movements came to a head when on October 11, 2021, the King, at the advice of his Ministers, declared a formal ban on political parties, institutions, and expressions, that endanger the authority of the government i.e. the Monarchy.

Almost immediately, there was a widespread backlash as many people went to arms. The People’s Party met in the National Assembly while it was adjourned and unanimously declared the actions of the King to be tyrannical, immoral, and illegal, and the group formally went into open rebellion against the government. On October 12, 2021, the first few letters came from the Governors of the majority People’s Party regions, that officially declared independence from the Kingdom of Rhevilia.

Overview:

The Kingdom of Rhevilia

The Kingdom of Rhevilia, founded in 1805, is an island nation led by King Andris Balodis I. The nation was founded by Latvian explorers who exerted control of the native populations. Despite initial rebellion against the newly founded Monarchy, the native population and new European explorers were able to find ways to coexist peacefully with one another making the nation one of the few monarchies with a very diverse population to date, though the crown has always been held by people of European descent. Its largest economic sector is tourism, with agriculture, and fishing coming in second and third respectively. The nation has been slowly transitioning its economy toward industries and a more developed economy.

Rhevilia has been, for years ruled by its Monarch, but there recently has been a push for socialism by a solid portion of the population. That clash between socialism and monarchism has led to war, the King has been repeatedly open to bringing the war back to the discussion table as he believes the continued death of their fellow former citizens is “painful” and “saddening” but he has firmly reiterated “there shall be no surrender of any of the Kingdom’s territory”. The Kingdom has refused to acknowledge the Civil War as a war and instead calls it the Socialist Rebellion, and they do not recognize the existence of the Republic of Rhevilia.

The Kingdom of Rhevilia is a nuclear-armed state, and the King has stated that any interference in the rebellion against the government can be treated as a hostile action against the government.

The Republic of Rhevilia

The Republic of Rhevilia, founded in 2021, is a number of territories in open rebellion against the Kingdom of Rhevilia, led by their elected Prime Minister Vanda Ozoliņš. The nation firmly believes in its cause and is willing to drag on the war for as long as possible if it means gaining its independence from the Kingdom. They have expressed their willingness to return to the discussion table but only if independence is “guaranteed” they no longer trust the King or his Monarchist.

Their economy, at the moment, is fully geared toward the war and because of this they are struggling to provide safe food and drinking water to noncombatants and civilians, they have been repeatedly asking for international assistance for their cause in the form of military aid and humanitarian aid to no avail due to the blockade they are under by the Kingdom.

The Republic of Rhevilia is also a nuclear-armed state having obtained access to nuclear weapon systems and silos from generals who joined the rebellion. The Republic has not ruled out the use of nuclear weapons to somehow win the war.

FTP (For The People)

The For the People movement is a rising terrorist group advocating for the complete destruction of the monarchy and the socialist groups “harming” the country. This group was founded after the beginning of the Civil War and has quickly grown despite them being responsible for various terrorist attacks against both civilian and military targets on both sides of the war. Their leader Peter Liepins, is an immigrant from the United States, who obtained citizenship in the country in 2017. The group sees all forms of the current governments as symbols of oppression.

There have been repeated attempts by this group to get access to nuclear weapons possessed by both sides, they have been repeatedly rebuffed so far.

The Kingdom of Rhevilia
Population: 34 million
Military:
- Army - 275,000 active in combat, 100,000 reserved
- AirForce - 250 soviet-era combat aircraft, 120 helicopters, 10 transport aircraft
- Navy - 7 attack submarines, 4 frigates, 3 corvettes, 13 multipurpose patrol ships, 5 minesweeper ships, 3 landing platform docks, 4 missile boats

The Republic of Rhevilia
Population: 26 million
Military
- Army - 300,000 in combat, 25,000 reserved
- AirForce - 192 soviet-era combat aircraft, 50 helicopters, 6 transport aircraft
- Navy - 4 attack submarines, 2 frigates, 4 corvettes, 7 multipurpose patrol ships, 3 minesweeper ships, 5 landing platform docks, 1 missile boat

The War
7 months of War
- KR casualties - 23,000 killed, 70,000 wounded
- RR casualties - 20,000 killed, 67,000 wounded
- Civilian Casualties -15,000 killed, 48,000 wounded
- Total Casualties - 58,000 killed, 185,000 wounded

All you need to know about Rhevilia

CLIMATE
Rhevilia is a medium-small island somewhat southern to the Labrador Sea, in the Atlantic Ocean, colonized by European explorers from the Latvian region. The best word to describe Rhevilia is cold, very cold. While it is basically Winter year-round, during Winter it is very common for it to dip and remain in the negatives at around -15°C, during the Summer it stays at an average of 8°C. Because of that, precipitation is fairly uncommon with the most you’ll be getting is snow and maybe some rain on the warmest of days.

GEOGRAPHY
Rhevilia is home to various geographical regions. The east coast is the most mountainous region of the island and the coldest region of the island. Because of this, it is home to three of the nation's smallest major cities, New Talava, Šaná, and Vēra. As you head west toward the center of the island, it flattens into the majority of the island’s vegetation and forest, this also happens to be the location of the island’s most densely populated centers being, Rhevilia City, Groshikha, Aļģis, and Ododiru, and other major towns in the location. As you head northwest you’ll run into the only glaciers on the island, of which there are two named, Suftsall and Ridgemar. While both glaciers are near the northern tip of the island, the closest major city to a glacier which would be Ridgemar is Talava. As you head south you’ll run into the warmest portion of the island, this area doesn’t have much vegetation but it does have warm hot springs provided by the geothermal activity happening under the island. There are also natural harbors that exist that provide good fishing grounds. The two major cities of this area is Rîșri and Valdis.

WATERWAYS
The island of Rhevilia has three major rivers, the Lauga, Gauja, and Dubna rivers. The Lauga River is the largest river on the island and it flows southward from a small lake near a town near New Talava, all the way past Valdis to the Atlantic Ocean. The Gauja River starts from Talava and meets up with the Lauga river at Rhevilia City. The Dubna River starts near New Talava before meeting up with the Lauga River at, you guessed it, Rhevilia City. The city was intentionally built on the meeting point of the three rivers making it the most important point on the island. There are various other small waterways and lakes on the island, though none are as important as the three main rivers.

NOTES:

The light blue represents the Republic of Rhevilia
The green represents the Kingdom fo Rhevilia
The stars represent the capital cities
The circles represent major cities
The squares represent major towns
The white lines represent major roads
The dark red lines represent minor roads
The thin ocean lines represent the blockade by the Kingdom.

Further NOTES:
The capital of the Kingdom of Rhevilia is Rhevilia City
The capital of the Republic of Rhevilia is Valdis

King Andris Balodis I

Prime Minister Vanda Ozoliņš

RULES:

1. Any immediate military action at the start of the roleplay will be ignored, you must present to your people and to the international community your justifications for interfering militarily in another nation, and you must also showcase the buildup of your military and the process of getting to said side you’re supporting. Along with that, Military actions will be forbidden for the first 5 months.

2. Diplomatic Actions must also follow a process, you must send a letter or a correspondence, or ask for a meeting, to open up diplomatic relations with whatever side you’re supporting, only then can discussion of supporting a side, dismissing a side, and aiding a side can begin.

3. Nuclear Weapons may not be used in times of war, unless, the Kingdom or the Republic launches them first. If the FTP somehow gets ahold of nuclear weapons, then that still does not permit the usage of nukes by other nations.

4. When supplying aid or really doing anything that involves, use numbers to quantify what you’re trying to give.

5. Keep in mind, that this is a modern roleplay, so all technology must be modern, usage of some kind of advanced technology will not be accepted.

6. I encourage you to ask any questions that you have before taking action via a telegram, this is arguably the most important rule.

7. At the end of the day, I am the sole arbitrator of the rules, I’ll try to do what’s best for the roleplay, so these rules are subject to change if I feel it is for the best, that said, its best to follow the rules instead of challenging.

8.And of course, the typical rules, such as no godmodding, no flaming or baiting, no spam, no one or two line rps, etc.

PROCESS

1. The process for the RP flows like this. The official passage of time occurs every two months from me, via an official update on the state of Rhevilia. Usually, this will include the sentiments of each nation, casualty count, map update, etc.

2. As the creator of Rhevilia, I will also roleplay the two nations and the interaction between other nations, as in I’ll roleplay my side of the roleplay.

3. You absolutely can request more information on a subject matter of Rhevilia that can help determine your actions, on that note, information that you wouldn’t otherwise know, shall be hidden unless you go out of your way to obtain that information. Try to request such information, beforehand, via a telegram.

4. More information to come.