A soldier from the rebel forces (now called the Nationalist Shivarian Social Republik: NSSR) clears a room, somewhere in the space center outside Tristengard.
A couple STFU soldiers walk past a destroyed shop, likely in the city of Nu-vak.
Some troops from the 35th Pioneers Guard retreat to a safer position. This was taken not long before the unit was cut off and subsequently destroyed by an STFU armored unit.
Since the beginning of the Shivarian Civil War following, the assanantion of Chonnor Mikel by a soldier named Nikota Dvar, nearly 1.5 million troops have died, along with nearly 2 million civilians, and countless cities and towns have been leveled in the fierce fighting in the early stages of the war. 2 months ago, the rebel forces took control of the vital planet of Kang-mor, and gained access to a vast amount of surviving transportation vehicals, supplies, military assets, ammo, and 2 of only 5 remaining battlecrusiers capable of combat. This then became the center of their defensive line, and both sides dug in, forcing the war to a stalemate.
In the East however, the war remained mobile untill around a month ago. Heavy fighting, poor leadership, and poor equipment led to many catastrophes for the NSSR, and 87% of all total casualties sustained in the war, were in the East. The STFU didn't know the planets system very well, and this prevented them from exploiting the Nationalists issuses. By this time, no unit in the East on either side is above 50% strength, and battles usually involve a squad at the most. Encountering anything larger is rare, and is a sign a large push is about to happen. Before the war, the STFU had a decent amount of tanks, APCs, spacecraft, and areocraft, but due to the split of the Union and the war, what few remaining assets each side has are confined mainly to key sites behind thier own lines, and on the capitol planets. The entirety of the Shivarin Celestial (space) fleet has been destroyed or scuttled. A few battle cruisers remain, but are either in no condition to do anything, or are just to valuable, and without an air force, moving them into combat is too dangerous.
THE NSSR has been receiving some aid from the NGC, although nothing in the form of military equipment or personal, although the NSSR does use a bullpup auto-rifle that they designed, but has the NGC produce for them, for which the NSSR pays a hefty sum of money to receive.
Fighting has slowed down, although niether side has made attempts to contact the other for peace. The new NSSR wants to become a major power alongside the NGC or on their own, and the STFU wants to shut them down, restore control, and kill Dvar.
The East used to be where most of the Unions industrial power was. Now, most of it is either rubble, gutted, or void of workers, and thus possess now value. Efforts to build industrial centers elsewhere is slow going, but the NSSR was able to gain a small lead thanks to NGC support.
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