The Republic of Xion

The Republic of Xion is a unitary constitutional monarchy located in the Xionite Desert on the Cold War One server map. The Republic is one of the earliest factions of Fulda, as it was founded by Brenin Llywd (Edling Llywd following his appointment to the position of Prince). Xion has been the USR's consistent strategic opponent, but has frequently suffered from internal weakness and industrial limitations.

Cold War I

In the first Cold War server, Xion became the leading member of the coalition that opposed the Comintern, known sometimes as the Southern Powers, though it was most likely not actually the most powerful of these nations. In that server's history, Edling Llywd served as its first Prince, and following the Espionage Crisis (as a result of which Edling resigned), ApianArcher took power. Xion suffered from a major issue in that the majority of its population was spying for the Comintern, a situation that some experts in political science call "a f**king nightmare". Xionite power and influence suffered a major blow in the Kiro Crisis, in which its colony of Kiro seceded and joined the Comintern, and the damage was compounded in the Second Kiro Crisis, in which Kiroite terrorists, notably the war criminal Consus (may his name be ever cursed), detonated a hypersonic explosive in the Xionite capital of Xiona Madna. Though Xion survived the End War in Cold War I, it was permanently shattered by the loss of its allies.

The Canon Interregnum

The Xionite Republic is a major power in the series of stories and unofficial bits of plot, largely written by Xanyo and Edling Llywd, set simultaneous to and immediately following the events of Cold War I. These include the Endermen/Enpisi Eldrich Excavation Emergency (E/E EEE) storyline, as well as the Random Dude In A Bunker story.

Cold War II

In the Second Cold War, Xion's capital was relocated to Gibraltar, a large rock formation to the southeast of Xiona Madna. Xion again was the main strategic opponent of the Comintern for much of the server, though it cooperated briefly with the USR in efforts against the Crascuans. Xionite double-dealing in that crisis permanently poisoned relations between it and the USR, though. Following that war, the Royal Coalition formed against the USR. USR agents provoked a war over the Piezomierda Islands, a costly conflict that led to substantial Xionite military expenditure, harming its economic development. Later, those same USR agents were elected chairman of the Royal Coalition by blaming Edling Llywd (the former chairman) for the war. This is known, to some political scientists and experts in the field, as "really really obnoxious."