The Arconian Situation:
CA refers to "Couronne Arconne" (Crown-Arcon), or loyalist forces that swear to back the old regime guided under the late Önecht III, and to be led by the government in exile under Önecht IV.
PNP refers to "Parti Populaire Nationale" (National People's Party), or anti-loyalist forces that swear to back the new regime under the nearly absolute leadership of President Saville Lamontagne.
President Lamontagne casts off his title. He refuses to acknowledge the old regime and calls for a leveling of people in all liberties, including removing special privileges. He calls for a new image of Arcon. A few noblemen and women cast off their titles and vow to support Lamontagne in fear, though most remain loyal to the old regime. Several of the loyalist nobles and dignitaries flee Arcon to Avalonia and Romekate, primarily Avalonia, bringing with them information about supplies. Some nobles begin to act as moles and send information to loyalist or loyalist-aligned forces. The cousin of the late Önecht III, Marquis Julian Boorstøff is publicly executed in Oydvynn's "Admiralty Square" after being dragged through the street. His family is imprisoned at the Oydvynn State Prison.
The PNP capitol is moved away from Auregge and to Oydvynn, where support is better for their cause. Romekati and Avalonian intelligence note that support mostly comes from the poorest 40% of citizens, although the support is not uniform in this group. Individuals from all social classes support the PNP, as with the CA state.
Önecht IV creates a modified version of his journal about his three years of travel around the world in secret with his late father, titled "To be King". In it, he lists himself under the pseudonym "Charles Moore" and his father as "Antony Moore" to disguise their identities. They are portrayed as a father who grew wealthy after opening up a business and a son who didn't know the true value of wealth and power that was bought at the expense of his father's and grandfather's efforts. Additionally, he disguises all identities to protect others' identities. Any references to real world experiences are given due value, but are alluded to differently. In the journal, he recounts his travels and the lessons which his father taught him. A principle that his grandfather had taught his father was that a ruler should always strive to rule better than his predecessor, and that this was to be carried on to him. The first year recounts travels around Arcon, in which he is shown the value of people from the poorest to the richest, and that it is without these people that, in his grandfather's words, there is no kingdom, and there is no king. He tells of times where he slept on the streets in the rain or gambled and drank with the poor, and he came to find a level of appreciation for his subjects to be. "I could hardly believe what had passed after the revelry, that these people had a life so robust and so strange. It surprised me that those who have so little could find so much value in the business of life, the likes of which, I now know that I am lacking." The second and third years recount travels throughout the rest of the known world. The narrative details merits people of all classes for whenever it is due, and shows a change in perspective of Charles on his journey to show appreciation for the common people.
The book is published in Nazgar. Önecht IV calls for this work to be spread to the Arconian people. Arrangements are made so that the prince only makes a small cut from the publisher so that the book may be kept cheap and easy to obtain.
Wienburg swears absolute loyalty to CA loyalists and calls for Avalonian action in the southern territory, which is now occupied by Espovs forces. Collineville also swears loyalty to the CA.
Other than a portion of loyalist separatists that left the ranks of PNP forces, the Western Division is defeated by the Romekati forces. Avalonia captures Regnée, partly due to an Avalonia-aided loyalist revolt. Fort Nascher at Regnée is captured after a six week siege. Thousands of weapons are seized, including the Arco-Conservatian needle rifles and the Conservatian super cannon from decades' past. Arconian nobility are calling for raising loyalist militias.
PNP naval forces march into Mt. Aegia and declare that Izlandia is now a fully-integrated territory of Arcon. This act of aggression, amidst others, causes NCO delegates to vote Arcon out of the NCO. The home office is moved to Skye, Scotia. NCO officials wish to see this bitter civil war over.
Former Minister of Labor Gunther L. Magnus escapes Arcon narrowly, fleeing to Avalonia. As an avid CA supporter and friend of the late Önecht III, he rallies support for Crown-Arcon amidst Avalonian militias in a series of speeches around the country. He recounts his family history—although he is a fourth generation Arconian, his ancestors were Avalonian, and thus, he calls for the preservation of "A good brother and good master", as he calls it.
Minister of Finance Tristan Babin and Minister of War Jacques Lespérance remain loyal to the PNP.
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