Rummaldin Empire Civil WarFew people know that the famous elfurr spec-ops commander Mira'Biel ("Cobra") from the Nefruhsabek planet took part in the so-called Rummaldin campaign of 2590. Moreover, she worked directly with the sister of the high Elfurr inquisitor Totkhemris User-Kaf, Nehfertari. Both troop groups, led by commanders, were sent to the back of the galaxy in the Rummaldin Empire to aid the local defense forces. And sending them there is not at all easy.
In 2589, magister-militium (general) Dimarus Lutetia overthrew the Empress Krimhilda. A military dictatorship reigned in the state. Lutetia desired to expand his country and transform it into a prosperous galactic empire. The general banished Kriemhilda and her family from Rummaldin forever, establishing their own dynasty. He did not take the title of emperor, but retained the post of general. From now on, he was called the Great Steward of the Empire. The highest echelons of power passed to the loyal supporters of Lutetia and the merchant magnates.
Using unlimited dictatorial power, Lutetia invaded the Geran Sultanate without declaring war. For six months, his army was able to bring the military campaign to an end. Sultan Aswad II recognized the power of Rummaldin and bowed to his power. Thus, Geran completely fell into dependence on Lutetia. Many nobles advised the general to accept the imperial title, but he refused. Lutetia began trying to deify his personality. Ideas about his probable Khatonist origin were actively disseminated by priests and journalists. He himself called himself a descendant of the sun god Khaton, who allegedly entered into a relationship with a Rummaldin princess, his distant relative. Half of the population trusted Lutetia, but the other began to hate him. By 2590, most of the Rummaldians were strongly opposed to the dictator. In addition, uprisings began in Geran. Sultan Aswad II understood that he would not be able to serve a tyrant from a neighboring state for a long time.
In mid-2590, Prince Rumalpinx organized a coup. Lutetia was captured and thrown from the walls of his own palace. He never left heirs, and he did not have time to marry. Therefore, after the overthrow of Lutetia, the question of succession to the throne arose. The exiled former Empress Krimhilda asked the Elfurr Empire for help. Pharaoh Senuhsert The Greatest initially refused her, claiming that he would not interfere in human affairs. But he soon began to realize that helping Rummaldin would play into the hands of the Elfurr Empire. Moreover, Krimhilda herself promised the pharaoh one of the satellites of the main planet Rummaldin Prime. Therefore, after consulting with the advisers and viziers, Senuhsert agreed to help the empress in exile. Together with her, he sent two groups to Rummaldin, one led by the commander Mira-Biel, the other with Nehfertari User-Kaf, sister of the high inquisitor Totkhemris.
In Rummaldin, meanwhile, a civil war had already begun. Rumalpinx overthrew the ruling regime of Lutetia and the entire former military junta. But immediately there were hundreds of candidates for the throne of the empire. Without thinking twice, Rumalpinx declared himself emperor. However, at the same moment, the Geranians rebelled. Gerans Sultan Aswad renounced vassal dependence and declared war on Rummaldin. Geranium armies in a few days defeated the main forces of the empire based on their planets. Rumalpinx was forced to send troops against the sultanate. But suddenly uprisings broke out on three different planets. On one planet, people stood for the former Empress Kriemhild. On the second - the local residents proclaimed the son of the tanner, Desiderius, the emperor. On the third, the governors revolted, announcing the creation of an independent republic.
Krimhilda, with the support of Elfurr, recruited up to 80,000 warriors into her army. Thanks to Senuhsert's agents, the empress managed to buy two companies of mercenaries at once. Plus one of the Byzantine regiments, by order of Emperor Honorius, was sent to support Kriemhilda to establish legal authority in the country. The united army of the empress appeared within the boundaries of Rummaldin in full force. Most of the locals took up the fighting spirit of Kriemhilda and immediately rose up against the emperor Rumalpinx. The rebel armies took control of four planets in a matter of days. Many generals and naval commanders began to go over to the side of the legitimate empress. Desperate Rumalpinx threw all available troops against Krimhilda. In the decisive space battle at the asteroid Merovey, the tyrant's flotilla was utterly defeated. Subsequently, the Kriemhilda army made a landing on the capital planet and inflicted 5 more defeats on the local forces. Rumalpinx was surrounded on all sides. His best generals, one after another, went over to the side of the empress, renouncing the usurper. Commander of Elfurr special forces Mira-Biel secretly infiltrated Rumalpinx's palace and finished him off with a poisoned blade. And after the assassination of the self-proclaimed monarch, power in the country completely passed to Kriemhild.
Having reigned over Rummaldin again, Krimhilda sent an army to suppress the rebellions and to destroy the unrecognized states that had been created on the territory of the state. First, the peasant army of Desiderius was defeated, and then the independent republic, once proclaimed by the imperial governors, fell. The rest of the rebels swore allegiance to Kriemhild and recognized her as the rightful empress.
After the restoration of power, Kriemhild kept her promise and gave Elfurr one of the planetary satellites. Mira-Biel, Nehfertari User-Kaf and their battle groups were sent back to their homeworlds. They were awarded by Senuchsert for valor and courage, as well as for helping the legitimate authority of Rummaldin. By 2591, the empire was completely at peace.