Terror in Paradise

Chaos reigns supreme in the humid jungles Central Estria. Efforts by the Federation of Estria to both assert its supremacy in the region and clamp down on the burgeoning drug trade led to the Federation being knee-deep in a hot, hellish quagmire by the time of Operation Eurysian Storm. Now, even as the Military Anarchy devastates the Estrian mainland, Estrian troops still fight on in the central Estrian jungles, combatting both the remnants of the communist Araguan government, now fighting on in the form of the Araguan People's Resistance Organization, the Republic of Puerto Magua's fight in support of the Concordat, and the various isthmus narco-states, believed to be indirectly supported by the Empire of Ingallia.

Terror has taken root in paradise, and the profit opportunities are boundless. Spread thin by the deteriorating situation at home, Estrian military cantonments have relied increasingly on mercenaries for contract work in the protracted fight against the narco-dictatorships, communist insurrections and other dangers to the Federation's stability — whatever that means at this point.

Player Introduction
While the rest of the world reels from the aftermath of the nuclear exchange, a different kind of war persists in the tropical rainforests of Central Estria: against communism, against drugs, against the narco-regimes of the isthmus. In this microcosm of unrestrained capitalism, fortunes are made and lost overnight.

From all over the world, mercenaries seek the thrill and the pay of a lifetime: and both Federation forces and local warlords are willing to pay to that end. It is here that the War Economy flourishes at the peak of its morbid efficiency, a system that seems to only expand and grow with the slow persistence of the Central Estrian conflicts.

Character choice and allegiance mean everything here, and you must choose wisely who to trust... and who to betray. It can mean the difference between making it out free with a fortune on your hands, and dying a slow and agonizing death at the hands of captors just as merciless and bloodthirsty as most war-seekers in this land tend to be.

Aragua
The United Communes of Aragua were invaded in 1983 as part of Operation Nueces: a preemptive action to prevent the forces of the Warza Strategic Concordat from basing themselves in the country, and to overthrow Aragua's communist government. Behind the scenes, however, much of the conflict was spurred on by the Estrian oil lobby, fearful their Ingallian state-owned competitor, PETROLING, would gain a foothold in the country first.

The ensuing occupation was slow and brutal, helped in no part by the nuclear war that would take place in 1984. Due to the strategic value Aragua held, Estrian occupation forces were ordered to remain: and so they did, waging a low-intensity war against the rebellious guerrillas still loyal to the ideals of a communist Aragua. Much of occupied Aragua's industry has been monopolized by Estria, its oil reserves sustaining the Federation well into the Long War.

Ajel
The Republic of Ajel posed problems to Estrian interests long before the Central Estrian Wars even started. Though the dictatorial regime of Saul Vega initially received Estrian support due to its ardent anti-communism, his close ties to the Saín Alto Cartel, along with repeat instances of human rights violations eventually led to a falling out with the Federation. General sanctions were imposed upon the Republic after the Las Cruces Massacre in 1982. On December 4th, 1984, just a few weeks before the escalations of Eurysian Storm, Federation forces launched an invasion of the country in Operation Righteous Cause. Their goal: the defeat and overthrow of dictator Saul Vega.

The invasion would quickly stagnate in the aftermath of the nuclear exchange. As of 1988, Estrian forces are suffering slow pushbacks by both communist guerrillas associated with the Popular Liberation Forces and government troops still loyal to Vega. As such, they have relied increasingly on mercenaries to aid in the deteriorating logistical situation.

Tundama
The Unitary Republic of Tundama was among various pro-Estrian dictatorships propped up in the 1960s under NSB operation PBMAJESTY. Though General Carlos Nucci would serve as an adequate friend to Estrian interests, his eccentric and flamboyant playboy son Adrían Nucci has done the opposite. Holding a keen interest in asserting Tundaman sovereignty over the isthmus, Adrían's cancelation of Estrian military basing rights, nationalizing Tundama's oil reserves and adopting the gold standard quickly led to Estrian sanctions and, in June of 1984, Operation Justified Force was launched with the intent of overthrowing Nucci and asserting Estrian control over the canal.

Mere months later, however, the nuclear exchange would commence — forcing the war into a sluggish stalemate with Estrian forces de-facto controlling most of the canal zone. As of 1988, Estrian troops have been forced to contend with Tundaman insurrectionists loyal to Nucci conducting guerrilla warfare, along with the Communitarian Army of the Isthmus being especially active in the western highlands.

Puerto Magua
Nobody would have foreseen Estria's backyard going red. When pro-Estrian dictator Sebastián Moreno was violently overthrown and murdered on the streets of Buenavista in 1961, Estria was forced to contend with a communist government mere miles off the coast of Providence state. Repeated failed attempts by the NSB to overthrow popular hero and chairman of Puerto Magua's communist party, Serafin Morales only served to bring the island nation closer diplomatically to the Concordat. When the war began, Estria preemptively invaded Puerto Magua, as it was basing Vestan and Varangian troops. Like many other conflicts in the region, however, it was driven to a stagnated halt when the nuclear exchange occurred.

Since then, Puerto Magua has proven harsh and brutal in its resistance to Estrian attempts at invasion. Where Estrian forces have seized a sizable beachhead in the eastern reaches of the island country, Puerto Magua has reacted in turn by integrating disconnected Vestan and Varangian forces and their assets and co-opting their aid for an invasion of the Keys. As of 1988, Puerto Magua is all that stands in the way of the Federal Navy being able to cross the Taino Sea along its littoral expanses. With a mobilized populace and a fiercely resistant dictator, it seems what was previously anticipated to be a simple regime change operation will prove to be much more challenging to a direly weakened Federation.