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==Background==
===Arkian Civil War and Neu Arkia===
{{Main|Arkian Civil War}}
After the [[Arkian Confederation]] fractured into two warring factions in 2002, about a quarter of the former country's territory broke away when Ostarkeland declared independence as [[Neu Arkia]] and when Tretrid [[Tretridian intervention into Schlesia|seized and occupied Schlesia]].
After the Arkian Civil War ended, the victorious Arkian Empire claimed Neu Arkia's territory as rightfully Arkian. The unpopular oligarchic regime of Neu Arkia likely would have collapsed or been toppled by Arkalarius if Tretrid had not moved to ally itself with the country, propping the state up. Tretrid sought to prevent a resurgent Arkalarius from reclaiming its former territorial extent, to effectively prevent it from regaining its pre-Civil War strength.
This was highly controversial, even in Tretrid itself. Opposition politicians denounced the move as propping up a corrupt, ineffective regime, especially in light of the increasingly unpopular continued [[occupation of Schlesia]]. After members of the Neu Arkian Council were implicated in the corruption scandals around then-Prime Minister Æthelred Wulfricson in 2016, continued Tretridian support of the regime was denounced as corrupt and fueled by bribery from Neu Arkian officials. By the time [[Eoforwine Æthelstanson]] became Prime Minister at the end of the year, he noted his "reluctance" to continue supporting the state, but believed that it was "absolutely necessary" for Tretrid's foreign policy.
===Karling's coup===
==The sinking==
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