NationStates Jolt Archive

Well, I said I’d start the thread today, so here it is.

The Background
When Japan embarks on imperial adventuring in the 1920s and 30s, the Syskeyian government does not take this well. Though circumstances prevent the Republic from really doing anything about it, the said protest is noted when the Empire of the Rising Son decides to strike south. Due to troop needs and various other things, Adoki agrees to invade Syskeyia on Japan’s behalf. (Complication on who was the “real” emperor of Japan, Hirohito or Akodi’s monarch, may or may not occur here)

The Attack
The invasion begins in January of 1942. Adoki forces smash through the Twin Shrine Pass and roll into northern Syskeyia, carving out a nice between the jungle in the northwest, Phangkotham and Ankalina in the east, and the Kardja mountains to the south (they’re the ^-shaped mountains in which lay Syskeyiapolis. See this map of Syskeyia (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v123/Syskeyia/syskeyia_map_revised.jpg) of reference.) Syskeyian forces are initially routed, but later reform and hold back the Adoki adance on the aforementioned fronts. A general stalemate occurs on the Jungle and Phangkotham/Ankalina fronts, as the Adoki generals believe it too risky to go up through the passes of the Kardja mountains.

Note – a general stalemate. The Syskeyians and Adoki make some advancements, but no real gains (such as out of the jungle or past Phangoktham (or Ankalina, depending on your side)) are really made Meanwhile the fighting continues. The fighting on

Finally, in 1945, the Syskeyians launch an armored offensive which reclaims most (if not all) of the territory lost in the war. The Adoki offensive is defeated. They either-
a) surrender (probably not, given your culture and what Adoki says in NSwiki)
b) fight to the death (might happen)
c) sign a face-saving “armistice/cease-fire” with the Syskeyian forces, withdraw from Syskeyian and somehow make it back to Ambara (this one I’m favoring, as it allows stuff like you still technically being at war with me after all these years, and it gives you battle-hardened veterans for the war with Marlund. :) )

Characters-
Ignatius Vonvachit- President and First Consul of the Republic of Syskeyia
Cyprian Sukothai – Syskeyian fighter ace, grandfather of Benedict Michael Sukothai (Present Syskeyian President and First Consul
Ieshige Takashima – Japanese/Adoki administrator of occupied Syskeyia. A warrior/samurai type, he studied in Syskeyia, gaining an impressive knowledge of Latin (and Syskeyia itself) and even married a Syskeyian woman. (When studying in Syskeyia, made a note by translating the “Tale of Genji” into classical Latin.) Believing that Japan/Adoki should ally with Syskeyia to kick European imperialism out of the Pacific, he was dismayed with the Vonvachit administration’s anti-Japanese foreign policy, and became colonial administrator only reluctantly. As administrator, tried to respect and keep Syskeyian civic and religious institutions and traditions whenever possible. (Should conflict with an Adoki general – type who wants to treat Syskeyians like, well, how the Japanese usually treated occupied people – over occupational policy. Sort of like Yamashita-vs-Tsuji in the Philippines (read Ghost Soldiers, you’ll know what I’m talking about.) Captured by Syskeyian forces in 1945, he was jailed and converted to Catholicism (much to the delight of his wife) sometime therafter. After that… don’t know. If Japanese, becomes first postwar Japanese ambassador to Syskeyia. If Adoki… we’ll work it out.
Joshua Takashima- eldest son of Ieshige, ran away to Syskeyian lines and enlisted in the Syskeyian Army.

Well, that’s all for now. What do you think?

I don't think we even need a formal armistice at first. Maybe, after the Syskeyians have largely won and following the surrender of Japan, the Adoki troops are simply redeployed to the new war against Marlund? The war would probably have officially been declared over in Adoki in the eighties though, as a sidenote to the general trend towards liberalization at that time.

Characters-
General Akahito Hachirobei-Commanding officer of the Adoki forces, engaged in a constant struggle against the officially appointed Japanese colonial administrator, whom he frequently referred to as a "servant of a false Emperor." General Hachirobei, over Takashima's objections, committed a number of war crimes, including the manifest abuse of prisoner's of war, the killing of civilians, the use of conscript labor on a wide scale, and the taking of some Syskeyian "comfort women", although Takashima's particularly strong objections on this point forced him to mostly rely on women brought in from Korea and India.
Colonel Hachemon Haga-Head of Adoki military intelligence presence in Syskeyia. Occultist and conspiracy theorist. Allegedly practiced human sacrifice, although no hard evidence exists to prove this.
Colonel Hachigoro Jimbo-Unlike the preceding two, not an exceptionally wicked man and one who would likely have been quite a good man if he were born in a later time or in a different place. He was the main commander on the actual battle field and was generally an honorable opponent. He was a committed Shinto but showed no particular desire to suppress other religions.
Colonel Merten Stauss-Marlund military liason with Adoki forces. Very anti-Catholic but even more anti-semitic. Would normally move back and forth between trying to attack the Catholic Church and trying to use pseudo-religious rhetoric to enlist their aid in his vendetta against the Jews (a task made easier by the fact that Nostra Ætate and Dignitatis Humanae were still a couple decades in the future). However, Stauss's obsessions were never seriously supported by his Adoki allies, more because they didn't care than because they objected, and he never did much.
Damalis Palamas-A Greek woman who wound up an Adoki prisoner because she had the bad luck to be a Western tourist visiting when the fascists took over and the war began. Transported to Syskeyia for reasons better not dwelt on, she managed to escape with the help of some local people. Traumatized by her horrific experience, she initially attempted to get direct revenge upon the men who had wronged her, killing at least one Adoki officer before realizing that she would never long be able to pass among the local population. At that point, she fled behind the Syskeyian lines and undertook support work more typically undertaken by women at that time. Eventually, she fell in love with and married a local man, although there were some complications arising from the fact that he was Catholic while she remained Greek Orthodox.

That's all I have for now. Let me know if you object to any of it.

I like, I like.

Now I'm think I might need to make up/develop some more characters of my own. :D

Should we actually RP this at some point?