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The Megatrine Civil War was fought between three factions from 1964-1980 in The Republic of Megatridimensional Order. The primary disagreement stemmed from whether the Republic should continue to expand it's borders, and, if so, how to go about it.

Belligerents

The Ascendancy or Ascendants was the faction advocating national expansion at any cost; unconcerned with cultural/physical displacement of smaller tribes and nations - argued that ROMO culture was superior and those displaced were better off under The Republic of Megatridimensional Order (ROMO) rule.

Rationalists also wanted to continue to expand ROMO but without human rights violations; they believed in purchasing territory (though not always for a fair price) and "the sport of normalized war" - advocating military action if necessary, but adhering to code of honor: no killing of women and children, limit civilian casualties, accept surrenders vice execution, etc.

The Universal Rights Defense Front or URDF, and also known widely (and derisively) as Suicidalists demanded an end to expansion; they opposed cultural/physical displacement by ROMO, they were anti-military, and anti-expansionist; though they demanded peaceful coexistence with smaller tribes and nations, but had no qualms about violent acts committed against their own Megatrine government, military, or civilians (if aligned with opposing factions) to advance their cause.

Civil War

In 1964, the URDF declared the Rationalist government to be in violation of Taijitu human rights laws and seized power. This set off a state of war between all three factions.

The Ascendancy was winning and was strong enough in power to pull off the 1966 Foreign Purge, considered a pipe dream two short years earlier. Two things happened as a result of the Purge: First, The Ascendancy became overconfident, and 2) the other two factions realized they would need to join or die, so they joined. This eventually turned the tide of the Civil War against the Ascendancy. By 1969, The Ascendancy was defeated and exiled and, poetically, refused entry into surrounding nations and tribes. Some tried by force, and failed, to displace smaller tribes; but others kept their heads down and slowly and secretly returned to the country.

With the Ascendancy gone, the Rationalists and URDF attempted to set up a shared government, but within two years, had failed miserably. In 1971, tensions were so high that it only took one spark, known as the South Mordant Incident, to plunge the nation back into open civil war. It remained that way for 9 years, during which the Ascendancy re-built and began agitating both factions. Other Taijitu nations spying in on satellites and informants had an extremely difficult time separating the three factions. The Rationalists were the most traditional military - soldiers, troop movements, etc., but the other two factions ran terror based, limited exposure missions - the URDF by choice and the Ascendancy by need. It was not uncommon, for instance, to have the Ascendancy stop a URDF plot to attack the Rationalists and then have the Rationalists team up with the URDF to retaliate against the Ascendancy.

Finally, in 1981, the Rationalists received an influx of "international capital" from an unknown Taijitu nation. There are several theories as to who backed the Rationalists, but no nation has come forward to claim responsibility for it, nor did the Rationalists ever divulge, if they themselves even knew. It turned the tide finally in the Rationalist favor and on August 3rd, 1981, the URDF surrendered, followed by the Ascendancy on August 25.

Post-War

The Rationalists inflicted heavy penalties on the Ascendancy and URDF, but executed only the highest leaders in both organizations and imprisoning only those who would not take an oath of loyalty to The Republic. The URDF became, very quickly for the most part, a political party to counter the Rationalist influence in government, choosing to work within the government to achieve their goals rather than attacking it. The Rationalists worked on a plan to re-integrate itself into international relations.

The Ascendancy regrouped and in 1983, returned with a drive-by shooting during the Megatridimensional Order 1983 Economic Summit, injuring several members of the Allied States of Bustos delegation, including Duke Valerio Alosiso the First, who suffered permanent injury.