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The Deluge
	; Urcean Royal Navy ship HMCMS Attendant firing a missile at military assets in Varshan
Date	2008 - 2024
Location	Cusinaut; Crona
Result	Realignment of northern Crona towards the Occident
Belligerents
Urcea NSTA; ; Corumm; Kiravia; Alstin; Faneria;	Algoquona; Varshan; Alpachnee Confederation;

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The Deluge describes a series of conflicts and geopolitical tumult that occurred in northern and central Crona from 2008 through 2024. As a series of related incidents, it began with the War of the Northern Confederation in 2008 and ended with the Treaty of Electorsbourg in 2024. The Deluge saw the significant Occidentalization of central and northern Crona as Urcea and Alstin in particular greatly expanded their spheres over Cusinaut and the Orixtal region respectively, while Corumm and Kiravia also made major inroads in the eastern Nysdra Sea region, sometimes in collaboration with Urcea. Most importantly, the ancient Cronan great power of Varshan, which had dominated the continent geopolitically for a millennia, was destroyed by an international coalition that included most Deluge participants as well as the first direct military intervention by the League of Nations.

Nomenclature

Background

At the dawn of the 21st century, many of the global powers that would come to be engaged in Crona had relatively limited influence and presence in the region. Beginning in the east, Kiravia's Mid Atrassic Crona territories were limited in scope to the island of Atrassica itself and some small coastal ports adjacent to it in nominal Alpachnee territory. On the Nysdra Sea, Corumm possessed Cao and a relatively small amount of land in what would become Xisheng. In Cusinaut, Urcea possessed the small Rectory of New Harren and also exercised limited control over the League of Nations mandate of Venua'tino on the northern coast of the Nysdra. New Harren was bordered by Porfíria to the west. To the south, Alstin had existed as a full-fledged Occidental colonial nation since the 16th century, but exercised a relatively limited buffer zone on the Cronan mainland. All of these possessions were relatively obscure or remote parts of their respective countries. Crona had long been anchored in stability with the Northern Confederation dominating Cusinaut and Varshan exercising control of some variety practically over the entire continent. The coming decline and fall of the Northern Confederation would have a dramatic effect on Cronan geopolitics that would, in time, drag most of the Occidental world into major military conflict in Crona and inaugurate the bloodiest armed conflict since the Second Great War.

Regions

Cusinaut

During the Deluge, Cusinaut saw the greatest number of conflicts, border changes, transfers of sovereignty, and general diplomatic realignment in terms of volume. The War of the Northern Confederation is considered by most to be the beginning of the Deluge. Cusinaut was active during the entire duration of the Deluge, and in the span of sixteen years the region was entirely transformed.

North Nysdra

East Nysdra

Orixtal-St. John

Varshan

The most influential event of the Deluge occurred in north-central Crona, where the ancient great power Varshan - which exercised soft power over the entire continent - was destroyed. The destruction of Varshan was not directly intended or envisioned by the Deluge's participants; Varshan's reactive foreign policy, responding to the rapidly increasing foreign interventions that constituted the Deluge, led it to intervene in Cusinaut. This decision sparked the Final War of the Deluge in 2021.

Legacy

The Deluge had the effect of completely reorienting most of Crona geopolitically. Prior to the conflict, Varshan was the great power in the region; most happenings on the continent had either Varshan's direct influence or at least tacit approval. The final destruction of Varshan as it was and the continued influence of the Occident and Corumm everywhere brought about a political, cultural, social, and religious revolution in the region. The area, which had never been under direct Occidental colonization, was integrated into the Occident's global economic, political, and cultural footprint over the span of two decades.

Demographic effects

The emergence of Urcea as the largest power in the Nysdra Sea region led to significant out-migration of people from Urcea, reducing and stabilizing its population growth while leading to an explosion of population growth in Crona. As of the 2020 census, it is estimated that slightly more than 30 million people within the NSTA sphere are either from Levantia or are of Levantine descent, including Nysdrine people. These migrations lead to the further expansion of Nysdrine people and intermarriage between Levantines and Cronites. Populations analysts projected, as of 2020, that the Levantine-Nysdrine population of Urcea's Crona possessions could reach nearly 220 million by the year 2100.

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+'''The Deluge''' describes a series of conflicts and geopolitical tumult that occurred in northern and central [[Crona]] from [[2008]] through [[2024]]. As a series of related incidents, it began with the [[War of the Northern Confederation]] in [[2008]] and ended with the [[Treaty of Electorsbourg (2024)|Treaty of Electorsbourg]] in [[2024]]. The Deluge saw the significant [[Occident]]alization of central and northern [[Crona]] as [[Urcea]] and [[Alstin]] in particular greatly expanded their spheres over [[Cusinaut]] and the Orixtal region respectively, while [[Corumm]] and [[Kiravia]] also made major inroads in the eastern [[Nysdra Sea]] region, sometimes in collaboration with Urcea. Most importantly, the ancient Cronan great power of [[Varshan]], which had dominated the continent geopolitically for a millennia, was destroyed by an international coalition that included most Deluge participants as well as the first direct military intervention by the [[League of Nations]].
-'''The Deluge''' was a set of related conflicts in [[Crona]]. While many [[Occidental world|Occidental powers]] maintained a minor colonial presence in the area prior to the 2010s, [[Urcea|Urcean]] involvement in the [[War of the Northern Confederation]] and [[Corumm|Corumm's]] simultaneous war against [[Nanseetucket]] created a cascading period of instability throughout northwestern [[Crona]] that lead to an even greater level of Occidental involvement. It concluded with the end of the [[Final War of the Deluge]] and [[Treaty of Electorsbourg (2024)|Treaty of Electorsbourg]] in 2024.
+==Nomenclature==
 ==Background==
-[[Occidental]] involvement in [[Crona]] can be traced definitively back to [[Aster's expedition]] in the 1380s.
+At the dawn of the 21st century, many of the global powers that would come to be engaged in [[Crona]] had relatively limited influence and presence in the region. Beginning in the east, [[Kiravia]]'s [[Mid Atrassic Crona]] territories were limited in scope to the island of [[Atrassica]] itself and some small coastal ports adjacent to it in nominal [[Alpachnee]] territory. On the [[Nysdra Sea]], [[Corumm]] possessed [[Cao]] and a relatively small amount of land in what would become [[Xisheng]]. In [[Cusinaut]], [[Urcea]] possessed the small [[Constituent_states_of_New_Harren#New_Harren|Rectory of New Harren]] and also exercised limited control over the [[League of Nations]] mandate of [[Venua'tino]] on the northern coast of the Nysdra. New Harren was bordered by [[Porfíria]] to the west. To the south, [[Alstin]] had existed as a full-fledged Occidental colonial nation since the 16th century, but exercised a relatively limited buffer zone on the Cronan mainland. All of these possessions were relatively obscure or remote parts of their respective countries. Crona had long been anchored in stability with the [[Northern Confederation]] dominating [[Cusinaut]] and [[Varshan]] exercising control of some variety practically over the entire continent. The coming decline and fall of the Northern Confederation would have a dramatic effect on Cronan geopolitics that would, in time, drag most of the Occidental world into major military conflict in Crona and inaugurate the bloodiest armed conflict since the [[Second Great War]].
+==Regions==
-[[Urcea]] established its first colonial possession in the [[Nysdra Sea]] in the 19th century with the creation of the [[Constituent_states_of_New_Harren#New_Harren|Rectory of New Harren]]. In the late 20th century, Urcea would attain significant more influence in the Nysdra Sea with the establishment of the [[League of Nations]] Mandate for [[Venua'tino]] in [[1967]].
+===Cusinaut===
+During the Deluge, Cusinaut saw the greatest number of conflicts, border changes, transfers of sovereignty, and general diplomatic realignment in terms of volume. The [[War of the Northern Confederation]] is considered by most to be the beginning of the Deluge. Cusinaut was active during the entire duration of the Deluge, and in the span of sixteen years the region was entirely transformed.
-==New Harren==
+===North Nysdra===
-''More Information: [[War of the Northern Confederation]]''
+===East Nysdra===
+===Orixtal-St. John===
-Though [[Occidental world|Occidental]] colonies had dotted northwestern [[Crona]] for decades or, in some cases, centuries, prior to the early 2000s, many of these colonies were relatively small, extending perhaps a hundred miles or less in from the coast. One of the major powers working to isolate the Occidental colonies was the Northern Confederation, a union of some five native Cronan nations. While the Northern Confederation successfully managed to limit Occidental expansion during the 20th century, it descended into infighting in the 21st century between several of its members. The newly-ascended [[King Riordan VIII]] of [[Urcea]] directed the [[Government of Urcea]] to intervene, and Urcea began the slow work of dismantling the Northern Confederation.
+===Varshan===
+The most influential event of the Deluge occurred in north-central Crona, where the ancient great power [[Varshan]] - which exercised soft power over the entire continent - was destroyed. The destruction of Varshan was not directly intended or envisioned by the Deluge's participants; Varshan's reactive foreign policy, responding to the rapidly increasing foreign interventions that constituted the Deluge, led it to intervene in [[Cusinaut]]. This decision sparked the [[Final War of the Deluge]] in [[2021]].
-In 2008, the Confederation dissolved following a sack of one native capital city by another tribe. Following contact with some of these native nations, the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]] was deployed to settle scores between the natives, and following a three year campaign of diplomacy and arms, the Kingdom of [[New Harren]] was established as a new confederation with the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]] at its head. The expanded Kingdom, which revealed huge deposits of uranium, opened the door for further Levantine involvement in Crona.
-==Quetzenkel==
-{{Main|South Nysdra War}}
-In 2013, Archchief Quetzen XXIII ascended to power in [[Quetzenkel]] following the assassination of his predecessor and great uncle, Honau V. Much of Honau's reign had been consumed with the geopolitical question of how Quetzenkel should respond to the [[War of the Northern Confederation]], and Honau - like Quetzen - assumed a position of status quo and peaceful relations with the Occident in order to ensure Quetzenkel's survival. Radicals assassinated Honau for this stance, and Quetzen declared martial law over the country in order to establish order. By 2014, martial law continued, and most of Quetzenkel's military forces were committed to maintaining domestic order and were spread thin. The [[Veltorine people]] in western Quetzenkel, which had been facing significant political and economic hurdles since having been settled in that part of the country in the 1970s, waged a rebellion in response to the martial law. Quetzen XXIII himself was killed by a Veltorine assassin as the conflict escalated. The status of Veltorine people in the country lead to [[Urcea]]n intervention in favor of [[Levantia|Levantine]]-educated [[Telucti I]] assuming the throne of [[Quetzenkel]] and agreeing to separate out Veltorine occupied lands as [[Cetsencalia]].
-==Nanseetucket==
-Corummese involvement and interest in northern Crona sought to preempt Western domination of the continent and to carve a place for Corumm as a vital player in the region. Following the violent acquisition of the island of Cao in mid 2000, the Corummese government set its long term sights on the fragile state of Nanseetucket. Inhabited by myriad tribes and subdivided into precarious statelets and city states often hostile to one another, it was considered a target ripe for conquest. While the validity of the Corummese casus belli has been called into question at the League of Nations and by academics all over, the 2015 war waged upon Ixa'Taka; one of Nanseetucket's sub-entities covering all of its western territory, was swift and quite brutal on the local populations. Two Ixa'takan monarchs were killed in the process and several cities were effectively flattened by Corummese bombing runs. By late 2015 all attempts at military resistance had been quelled and tens of thousands of refugees had flooded across the border into Vespia. Corumm's Assembly of the People swiftly passed an annexation bill that created the overseas state of 'Xisheng' and made it an integral part of the republic.
-Nanseetucket's 'central' government was hardly agreeable to these developments but could hardly even think of doing anything about it in the face of Corumm's clear intention to continue eastwards with the invasion. Likewise the near simultaneous attack by Kiravia put Nanseetucket into a position of extreme disadvantage. A renewed push by both colonial powers saw Nanseetucket's government crumble by the end of 2017 and the divvying up of its territory into separate zones of influence.
-==Alpachnee==
-''More Information: [[Alpachnee War]]''
-==Algoquona==
-{{Further|Algosh coup}}
-In the aftermath of the [[War of the Northern Confederation]], one of the constituent members of the Confederation - [[Algoquona]] - filled the native power vacuum by establishing control over most of the free tribes and city-states which had previously comprised the Confederation. It claimed legal succession from the Confederation and continued to fight Urcea in the last months of the War before agreeing to a ceasefire. Lengthy negotiations lead to the [[Treaty of Narasseta]], intended to establish a lasting peace between [[Urcea]] and [[Algoquona]] and settle ongoing border disputes. The treaty also formally established the [[Unnuaq Mission State|Unnuaq mission exclusion zone]] in the northern, arctic parts of the former Confederation, protecting 18 [[Catholic Church|Church]] missions in the region. The Treaty of Narasseta broke down by the end of 2016, however, as Urcea's involvement in the [[South Nysdra War]] and establishment of the [[Nysdra Sea Treaty Association]] lead to Algoquona's decision to abrogate the treaty on 28 November 2016. Two weeks later, on 15 December 2016, [[Urcea]] took military action by seizing the [[Unnuaq Chain]] in [[Operation Mission Shield]], reestablishing the [[Unnuaq Mission State|Unnuaq mission exclusion zone]] by force.
-Concurrently with and continuing after the conclusion of hostilities in Operation Mission Shield, [[Yonderre]] and the [[United Kingdom]] began [[Operation Western Blizzard]], an operation to destroy the military hierarchy of [[Algoquona]]. The operation was devised as a punitive action following Algoquona's encouragement and mishandling of the Kaigwa embassy siege. The resulting weakening and destabilization of Algoquona allowed for further territorial cessions, as [[Pachaug]] and [[Housatonic]] established their de facto independence under [[Urcea|Urcean]] protection.
-==Venua'tino==
-{{Main|Venua'tino}}
-In March of 1967, the [[League of Nations Security Council]] voted to establish a multi-national [[League of Nations]] Mandate over the [[Venua'tino]], which would come under the pmernanent influence of [[Urcea]] later. The various concerns and priorities of the Deluge - particularly, Urcea's stated goal of assisting locals in creating "national states" - led to domestic and international pressure on Urcea to bring about the Mandate's final dissolution. Accordingly, the mandate's largest city, [[Shenendehowa Bay]], achieved legally recognized self-governing status as an [[international charter city]] under [[Caphiria]]n influence in [[2017]]. The central, least-populous, portion of the Mandate was reorganized as the [[International Nature Preserve]] in [[2018]]. In [[2025]], the remaining eastern part of the Mandate became independent as the Republic of [[Copake]]. Efforts continue to resolve the remaining parts of the Mandate.
 ==Legacy==
+The Deluge had the effect of completely reorienting most of [[Crona]] geopolitically. Prior to the conflict, [[Varshan]] was the great power in the region; most happenings on the continent had either Varshan's direct influence or at least tacit approval. The final destruction of Varshan as it was and the continued influence of the [[Occident]] and [[Corumm]] everywhere brought about a political, cultural, social, and religious revolution in the region. The area, which had never been under direct Occidental colonization, was integrated into the Occident's global economic, political, and cultural footprint over the span of two decades.
 ===Demographic effects===
-The emergence of [[Urcea]] as the largest power in northwestern [[Crona]] lead to significant out-migration of people from [[Urcea]], reducing and stabilizing its population growth while leading to an explosion of population growth in [[Crona]]. As of the 2020 census, it is estimated that slightly more than 30 million people within the [[NSTA]] sphere are either from [[Levantia]] or are of [[Levantine descent]], including [[Nysdrine people]]. These migrations lead to the further expansion of [[Nysdrine people]] and intermarriage between Levantines and Cronites. Populations analysts projected, as of 2020, that the Levantine-Nysdrine population of Urcea's Crona possessions could reach nearly 220 million by the year 2100.
+The emergence of [[Urcea]] as the largest power in the [[Nysdra Sea]] region led to significant out-migration of people from [[Urcea]], reducing and stabilizing its population growth while leading to an explosion of population growth in [[Crona]]. As of the 2020 census, it is estimated that slightly more than 30 million people within the [[NSTA]] sphere are either from [[Levantia]] or are of [[Levantine descent]], including [[Nysdrine people]]. These migrations lead to the further expansion of [[Nysdrine people]] and intermarriage between Levantines and Cronites. Populations analysts projected, as of 2020, that the Levantine-Nysdrine population of Urcea's Crona possessions could reach nearly 220 million by the year 2100.
-==See Also==
-*[[Nysdrine people]]
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