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The [[Morstaybishlian Empire]] granted a significant amount of autonomy to Axdel after the great war ended in 1917, making it into an imperial dominion as part of a greater package of liberalisations that came with the dissolution of Morstopackia. Sponsored by the conservative prime minister [[Orson Klarass]], the region was granted its own devolved elected legislature which had some control over its military and economic policy. During the following years the newly independent Axdelian defence force was tested against pro-independence fighters, with returning GW veterans on either side of street fights in cities like Barque and Montza throughout the 1920's. The Axdelian legislature was dominated by a coalition of pro-independence parties known as 'Kuesla Parliamentary' which focused on attempting to gain greater autonomy and eventually independence peacefully by improving the economy and increasing military spending. All of its bids for independence were voted down by the Morstaybishlian government, as the dominion was still vastly important both strategically and economically, and argued that continued integration with the empire would produce the best outcomes for all. Significant police crackdowns on radical political elements also frustrated any attempts to take direct action, driving the left wing out of the mainstream.
 
In the early-mid 20th century many left wing groups consolidated into the NoroistAxdelian Peoples Liberation Party, a Noroistan organisation with significant Marxist, Syndicalist and Anarchist wings, which had many members and sympathetic parties within the Kuesla party and the defence force. Over time it gained significant control over the legislature, and used it to promote military expansion with the ultimate goal of a unilateral declaration of independence from Morstaybishlia. Advice and financial support was lent to the group from several sympathetic nations including Ethalria and [[East Cerdani]], bolstering its capabilities during its early years. Despite this, police action against the organisation caused a large amount of trouble. Several key members including Kiet Narvga and Darius Finch were arrested in 1963 after being found complicit in a money laundering scheme for the party. Whilst the police knew of the NPLPAPLP, a lack of resources meant they could not possibly undo it or any other radical organisation. Thus a militant paranoia was fostered amongst the police force which lead to violent crackdowns on suspected revolutionary activity. A popular counterculture emerged from this which quickly spread across the continent, and the NPLPAPLP thrived in the resulting environment.
 
With public opinion becoming critical, [[Ian Crowcasa]] privately stated in 1964 that a violent uprising in Axdel would "certainly occur within the next few years", and that it would tip the balance of power on the continent dangerously towards Ethalria. As a stop-gap solution to mitigate the effect any uprising would have on the empires control of the region and trusting the, Crowcasa approved a boost to defence spending that including a sizeable subsidy for the the ADF. Crowcasa had a strong relationship with the leaders of the dominions defence force and trusted them to be loyal, thus believing that this boost would allow any local unrest to be dealt quickly and independently, as well as to provide aid in defending from potential Ethalrian naval assaults. In the following years, production of arms and war materiel ramped up, reservist numbers increased more than fourfold, and many more officers were covertly trained in preparation for the number of soldiers which were expected to form the new Noroist Army. In order to hide the stockpiles of arms, much of what was produced officially written off as lost or damaged before being hidden in warehouses, hangars and drydocks by non-military personnel. Whilst leaks inevitably occurred, they were few enough that this successfully concealed much of firepower the ADF truly had from the Morstaybishlian government.[[File:Narvga.jpg|thumb|253x253px|Kiet Narvga as commandant of Noroist Axdel in 1970|alt=|left]][[File:KCDF ready to have fun 2.jpg|thumb|NPLPAPLP-Loyal ADF forces in Cypramos during the Noroist coup|alt=|304x304px]]
 
In the early hours of December 14th 1969, the NPLPAPLP's leader Winston Ulysses contacted trusted contacts in the Kuesla party and initiated the long-planned coup, ordering the ADF to mobilise, bombing major highways and railways leading into Staynes and South Staynes. As day broke, the ADF declared that the Noroist Peoples Liberation Party was the legal government of the dominion, and began rounding up non-loyal governors from each province, imprisoning or executing them. By midday they had successfully secured Morstaybishlian government buildings in a relatively clean coup d’état. However several areas were still in considerable disarray, in which pockets of ADF forces loyal to the Morstaybishlian Empire continued fighting for several days. Soon though, they had all had either surrendered or been destroyed. It was during this time that Winston Ulysses was shot six times and killed by an empire-loyal lone wolf assassin within the party ranks.
 
After a lull in the fighting was reached several days later, vice-commandant Kiet Narvga was installed as the de facto leader, quickly establishing a provisional government and reorganising the ADF into the Noroist Axdel Armed Forces. He led a small campaign which saw the remaining Morstaybishlia-loyal forces destroyed or driven out of the region, and declared that Noroist Axdel was now an independent republic. At the time Noroist Axdel encompassed all of South West Aurora east of the Auric mountains, and had began the rapid establishment of land defences on the [[Molvian Corridor]] and the [[Kéya|Kéyan]] border, known as the Finch line. Early staging was also initiated for operation Runner, which would begin a few months later.
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