The Diary of Knuckles; Day 293, 7 PC (Mobian Year 3247 (Cataclysm happened in 3240))
Dimitri has fled. My uncle, so many generations ago I have lost count, has used his great knowledge of the sciences to assist nations outside Angel Island. Why, uncle? Don't you understand the echidna people need our help first and foremost?
Apparently he didn't, as he alone did not like mine and Guardian X's plan to intervene in the conflict to prevent far greater bloodshed. X and myself understand that the Echidna race, and yes, even the Dingos, will only lose no matter who wins this war. Dimitri said that we should let them sort things out, but that's the problem!
It isn't just my family, Dimitri's, and the Dingo leadership going at it! They are merely at the top of the ladder, and are forcing countless young people to give their lives for a war with no end in sight! If it was just the leadership, I could see why we should stay out, but innocents who just want to get on with their lives are being butchered by these events.
But with "Dimmy" out of the way, me and Guardian X now control policy together. He represents Dingo interests, believing all peaceful Dingos should be allowed into the ranks of our society, whereas I represent no longer just the Brotherhood, but Echidnas everywhere.
"Believe it or not," he said, "You are the
Avatar. It is your prophesised duty to help these people and save them from destruction - be it from someone else's hand or their own!"
He's right. I can't just sit here doing nothing anymore. I'm a fighter, not a strategist. I must do this for my people and end this division that has lasted since long before I was born.
I will end this once and for all.
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The Dingos are gone, but now, Echidnaopolis has entered the fray! It has 33 armies to its rivals' 16!
Echidnaopolis declares war, formally under the Mitre and his government, the High Council, but in reality, under the power of Knuckles and Guardian X.
8 battles are fought, with the losses being:
5 Brotherhood, 2 Echidnaopolitan,
Killed in draws are 1 Echidnaopolitan force and 1 Brotherhood force.
With the Brotherhood's crushing, all effort is focused on the Legion.
The Legion loses 6; the Echidnas 2. Waves continue.
The Legion is obliterated, but thankfully, the Echidnaopolitans lack the force needed to crush them entirely. They hold on with 11 provinces. Knuckles then attacks his own family members in the Brotherhood, seeking to end the conflict.
When the dust settles, Knuckles' troops rule 32 provinces from Echidnaopolis, whereas the Legion and Brotherhood each rule 11 provinces. As if that wasn't bad enough, the Legion and Brotherhood have NO armies left, to Knux's 27 armies!
Spectre and
Moritori hold a quick, secret meeting, promising to work together to combat this new threat, as much as both hate eachother. They have no choice; their youthful descendant has gone mad!
Echidnaopolis has no benefits given, apart from the fact it's pretty much guaranteed to win and that could benefit its allies.
Oligarchy (Militaristic flavor)
Authoritarianism
Plutocracy/Manorialism
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