Dropping out, no time, out of RP ideas and I want to make life easier for the GM. Will continue to lurk and may claim a country in the far future.
It was a grim soggy afternoon in the military camp of the Paraguayan armies as they stood in a clearing in the Brazilin jungle. Gasoar poured over charts and plans laid out before him. THe glory of Paraguay will not fail, especially with help from within the enemies land. The plague on our shores that is Portugal will be chased away. Satisfied he laid himself to rest, his faithful guards at his side. As usual he slept lightly. Midway into the night a noise awoke him. It was mearly a guard standing nearby. He gripped his golden pistol and fell back to sleep. The guard drew his ceremonial sword and seemed to inspect it. As his companion turned, the guard lifted his sword and struck the other down.
By tommorrow, news of Gaspar's death spread through Paraguay. Before the army could return, remanents of the opposition scrambled to assemble a government of Catholics and anti militarists. As this civilian government began establishing law and order the army returned and the head general declared himself Gaspar's sucessor. People took sides as the Congressionals (as the civilian government came to be known) faced the Militarists. Portugese support enabled the Congressionals to resist their stronger rivals, but they were unable to secur control. Paraguay was in tatters.