[Politics] Vonskar Mining World Secedes

Vonskar Mining World Secedes

The planet Tshombesha, previously a member of the New Vonskar Coalition, has seceded from the Terminus-based government according to a statement released yesterday. A lucrative mining site and mineral-rich world, Tshombesha's government has repeatedly expressed concerns over the stability of the Coalition.

"For too long now we have been shackled to an incompetent and unstable government, one which was unable to provide us with security in our time of need," declared President Joseph Godefroid. "Therefore we have chosen to stand on our own as a bastion of peace and prosperity in the Terminus. Let those who would oppose recognize that we have no desire to create conflict and those who support us come to share in the riches of our world."

The Vonskar Coalition responded with a statement branding the Tshombesha government “renegades” and “the pawns of the mining concerns”, and declared that if the declaration of secession was not retracted, “every necessary punitive measure...will be employed to end [it].”

The Coalition did not elaborate on what those punitive measures would entail. However, since Tshombesha lacks a standing army and the Coalition’s armed forces took severe losses in the Reaper War, economic sanctions are highly likely.

Somehow, I sincerely doubt it will stop at economic sanctions with one power completely devoid of a standing army. Damaged after the Reaper War or not, leading a coalition like that in the Terminus would be hard without the clout to hire mercenaries when needed.

No armed forces on either side?

More Terminus shitflinging, then. Lemme know when one side or another decides to hire on some help. That's when things'll get interesting.

What he said ^
The Coalition took a real mauling during the war, I expect they'll want to string the verbal stage out as long as possible before resorting to hiring mercenaries.

They're going to have to eventually. If Vonskar's not going to bulk up their forces and try to reclaim Tshombesha you can damn well bet that somebody else will try.

Terminus politics at action here, nothing new people.

The first war by slowboat, perhaps?

I, for one, will be studying intensely. We haven't had one of these for a long while. I imagine that the current codices shall need a review in light of what happens.

Huh. 'parently it's a furhead-majority world, but with a name like that, I'd have thought it was elcor or salarian or something. Nice flow to the word.