Fraternal War for the Crown

The Fraternal War for the Crown was a in Achysia fought between 1410 and 1412 by the Absolutists supporting the claim to the throne of the reactionary Prince Velisas, and a coalition of Constitutionalists and Republicans supporting the claim of the moderate Prince Markas. The conflict has its origins in the Revolutionary Wars, where the Kathic conquest of Achysia led to the death of the Achysian Emperor and the heir to the crown, while also leading to the spread of republican and constitutional ideals in the country. The Supreme Regency Council managed to form a wide anti-Kathic coalition that was crucial for the Achysian victory in the war, but it sought to delay any questions about the future form of government of a restored Achysia. The death of Despot Azkaryas, the wartime leader of the country and the defeat of Achysian troops in the Achysian-Solettan War of 1408 further fragmented the power of the Council, as it sought to finally find a claimant for the throne. Unfortunately for the country though, the two most viable candidates were the twin brothers Velisas and Markas, the sons of the last surviving Achysian princess from the main branch of the Imperial Family and the Emperor of Velorensia. The inability of Achysian succession law to deal with the issue, and the vastly different political positions of the two brothers divided the country. The failure of the Coronation Courts of Vathora to reach a verdict proved to be the beginning of a new civil conflict in the country.

Various foreign countries supported the newly created factions, and for the first year of the war, the forces of Markas seemed to have the upper hand, but factional infighting between the Constitutionalists and Republicans weakened them, while the forces of Velisas continued to receive recruits in the form of former members of the Faith's Hosts, which had been disbanded after the end of the Revolutionary Wars. The decisive battle of the war was fought at the Sarkarian Fields, and the decisive Absolutist victory there, combined with the death in a skirmish of Prince Markas near Vathora a few days after cemented Velsias' victory, and led to the restoration of an absolutist Radiant Crown in the Achysian Empire.