Griffonian Republic

The Griffonian Republic (known as the Republic of Cloudbury by the international community) is a

sovereign state in Northern Griffonia that has existed since 978. It was established in 978 after the Griffonian Revolutionary War, which briefly overthrew the Grover dynasty, only to be driven north by counter-revolution. The Republic's first and only president, Alexander Kemerskai, has ruled since his revolution against the Imperial monarchy under the rule of the National Republican Party (NRP), due to a combination of factors including the suspension of the constitution and a broad cult of personality. Between early 979 and early 981, the Kemerskai government fought against the Duchy of Cloudbury in the north, ruled by Otto II of House Plumenjar, eventually seizing it and re-establishing their Republic.

The Republic is built upon Kemerskai's "Three Principles of the Republic", Liberty, Prosperity, and Democracy, and, at its founding, was supported by the fledgling Socialist People's Party, which would inevitably become the United Socialist Revolutionary Front of Skynavia. President-Marshal Kemerskai, fearing defeat from the powerful SPP, which had been growing in popularity since the failed revolution, suspended the constitution, the elections, and declared the NRP the sole legal party of the Republic. This event eventually forced the SPP into armed rebellion, who eventually fled even further north and established the Socialist Republic of Skynavia.

Under Kemerskai, Cloudbury has seen unprecedented industrialization and modernization, but has seen major conflicts between the Republican military and Imperial forces, such as in the Battle of Rotten Rift, where the Strawberry Duchy attempted to attack the Republican border. In addition, the Republic has seen significant antagonism from its own army, which has become inclined to warlordism and banditry during the decades of peace and pragmatism. Many have become dissafected with the Republic, citing a failure to return to Griffenheim as a complete failure of Kemerskai. Commanders Suntail and Rosewing, dispatched by Kemerskai to the North after routine failures, are alleged to be particpating in treason against the Republican goverment.