Revolution Events

National Self-Defense revolution_pulse_events.1

With violent sentiment rising amongst the … …, several … communities have begun to form armed militias to keep their populations safe.

"The soul of the ancient … heroes, wandering in the world of chaos, has finally found its place."

Stochastic Terror revolution_pulse_events.2

Following a recent bombing carried out by a radical supporter of the … in …, a copy of the works of … has been found in the possession of the responsible parties.

"...and if the tragic hour strikes and we must give ourselves up to it, the consciousness of this will support and strengthen us. We do not merely say "no" but from the depth of our hearts we declare ourselves ready to sacrifice everything." — Jean Jaurès

Dual Power revolution_pulse_events.3

"One may say flatly that the … government exists only for as long as the people's council permits it."

The Common Soldiery revolution_pulse_events.4

The … of the … … have begun organizing into a council in order to advocate for higher wages and better treatment. The … views this as an active threat to their legitimacy.

Slipping the handwritten pamphlet out of the pocket of his uniform coat, he handed it to his comrade. "The Sergeant and I have talked about the pay we're getting- and I know you feel the same way. How are we supposed to do our jobs if the generals are feeding all of the money we're owed to their nice white horses?"

Self-Organization revolution_pulse_events.5

Revolutionary-sympathetic figures amongst the … in … have begun to form peasants' councils to oppose the power of the … in the region.

"I want to burden the conscience of the affluent with all the suffering and all the hidden, bitter tears." — Rosa Luxemburg

The Flight of the Battleship … revolution_pulse_events.6

The crew of the battleship …, formerly stationed at the … in …, have mutinied and fled with their vessel to …. The government of … has refused to extradite the sailors.

The great steel vessel steamed forth into the port, flying not its given … flag, but rather that of …. Sailors on the deck cheered as they made ready to flee into the bowels of its new home city, free at last from the horrors of maggoted rations and rusting berths. And as the poor people of … beheld the pursuit craft begin their chase of the …, a thought crossed their minds; "We won't forget!"

The Petition March revolution_pulse_events.7

A group of petitioners representing the …, led by …, have carried out a march on the …'s currently vacant residence in …. They are refusing to leave the residence until the … agrees to meet with them.

"Sovereign, this is what we face and this is the reason that we have gathered before the walls of your palace. Here we seek our last salvation. Do not refuse to come to the aid of your people; lead it out of the grave of poverty, ignorance, and lack of rights; grant it the opportunity to determine its own destiny, and deliver it from them the unbearable yoke of the bureaucrats."

The People's Wealth revolution_pulse_events.8

A group of revolutionaries have carried out a robbery of a … state bank in …. A significant amount of money has been stolen, and redirected into the revolutionaries' coffers.

A shot rang out, and the marble ceiling was marred with a new crack. The screams of the bank officials accompanied dust and splinters hitting the floor. "In the name of the revolutionary executive committee, I declare everyone under arrest! Hands up! Otherwise, everyone will be killed!"

Covert Agitation revolution_pulse_events.9

"The state has forsaken every right it has to order your blood shed, you must realize this. Even beyond …, people like you and I are organizing to demand an end to this nightmare." "And it starts with you and I! Us common soldiers, the ones they trust to do their will... what will happen, when they finally see that no one will stand behind them?"

Reforms at Gunpoint revolution_pulse_events.10

With revolutionary sentiment boiling over across the nation, … …'s advisors in the … have recommended a package of reforms to appease the revolutionaries.

"The situation is serious. The capital is in a state of anarchy. The Government is paralyzed. Transport service and the supply of food and fuel have become completely disrupted. General discontent is growing ... There must be no delay. Any procrastination is tantamount to death." — Mikhail Rodzianko

Trenchocracy revolution_pulse_events.11

Disillusioned members of the … have begun to write poems and stories honoring the comradeship experienced in the recent war with …. They endorse this shared martial spirit as a solution to the present social turmoil.

"The brutal and bloody apprenticeship of the trenches will mean something. It will mean more courage, more faith, more tenacity." — Benito Mussolini

The Yellow International revolution_pulse_events.12

Despite the revolutionary agitation of …, the … still has certain leaders with strongly reformist sympathies. Assisting them in getting control over the … will serve to combat the revolutionaries.

"No highly developed proletariat will accept dictatorship, however proletarian its colors, as an instrument of emancipation." — Karl Kautsky

Free Assistance revolution_pulse_events.13

With discontent amongst the … on the rise, ununiformed … members in … have formed detachments to directly repress the revolutionaries.

The newspaper rested on the table like a dead bird, one of its corners soaked through with spilled coffee. "The masses must not sit quiet for one minute longer...", said the bold black ink on the front page, "...all principled working people must show their support today..." Its reader rose from his chair and turned to face the door, before reaching for the homemade truncheon that rested beside the paper.

The Union of the … People revolution_pulse_events.14

The recent unrest in … has led to a group of citizens in the … to form a nationalist organization dedicated to defending the nation and the … from revolutionary activity.

The speaker's words burst forth from his mouth in a torrent of fire, issuing the strictest condemnations against the Reds, against the enemies of …, against those peoples deemed unworthy by the black-clad men at the flagpole, their lapels littered with symbols of reverence. "And how will you make it known that you stood by the … and the righteous …, against the tide of filth?" Flinty eyes drilled into the crowd, looking for the first onlooker to flee.

Leaning In revolution_pulse_events.15

With revolutionary activities seeming to grow ever worse in recent days, an opportunity exists for the government to draw closer to …'s nationalist movement, and further welcome … influence over the ….

"This meeting does not need to be one between adversaries, but rather between people whose love for … extends beyond all mortal bounds. Even if we have different visions, I would hope that you can recognize that what threatens our nation threatens us all..."

Innovation and Loyalty revolution_pulse_events.16

Amongst opponents of the revolutionaries, different currents of thought have come to the surface regarding the future of their movement. Radical elements of the … have begun to call for the establishment of a new totalitarian nationalist government to defend against the communist threat.

"In two weeks the sheeplike masses of any country can be worked up by the newspapers into such a state of excited fury that men are prepared to put on uniforms and kill and be killed, for the sake of the sordid ends of a few interested parties." — Albert Einstein

A Monstrosity of Opportunity revolution_pulse_events.17

Placing blame upon the … people for the present state of revolutionary turmoil, supporters of … amongst the … have carried mass acts of violence against the … population of … and its neighboring regions.

"What kind of beast cultivates mobs out of common citizens, using fear as bait? In the real world, these weren't the traits of monsters. They were the traits of men seeking power."

The Weapon of the Enemy revolution_pulse_events.18

As …'s nationalist movement gains prevalence, former socialists who have grown disillusioned with the 'anti-national' tendencies of the … have begun to defect to the nationalist cause. The values of Fascism have become more solidified amongst counter-revolutionaries in ….

"The rights of the State as expressing the real essence of the individual. And if liberty is to be the attribute of living men and not of abstract dummies invented by individualistic liberalism, then Fascism stands for liberty, and for the only liberty worth having, the liberty of the State and of the individual within the State. The Fascist conception of the State is all-embracing; outside of it no human or spiritual values can exist, much less have value." — Benito Mussolini

The Methods of Modernity revolution_pulse_events.19

"The politicians and the capitalists claim that they can ensure that this crisis is calmed, and the … nation can be saved from the scourge of socialism. At the best, they are foolish idealists. At their worst, they are no better than the Reds themselves. Only an immediate restoration of national strength can save … in this hour of peril..."

The Past's Ideal revolution_pulse_events.20

In order to avert revolution, … has issued a petition to the … to restore autocratic rule. The assembled … have already signaled their support for these emergency measures.

"What is the root of …'s glory? It is the willingness of our past leaders to make difficult decisions, and take charge in hard times." … swept … hand towards the window, pointing out the plumes of smoke in the distance. "That spirit has been temporarily weakened. But it can be brought back to life..."

The Spilling of Noble Blood revolution_pulse_events.21

A minor member of the … nobility has been assassinated by revolutionary forces at his estate in …. The surviving members of his family are demanding reprisals.

There was a shot, a cry, and then everything was still, but for the anguished woman's sobs that would emerge from the parlor a moment later.

Minister Taken Hostage revolution_pulse_events.22

One of the …'s trusted ministers, …, has been abducted by rebels and spirited away to a hidden location. The rebels have declared that … will be executed if the government does not offer them a ransom.

UNDERSTAND THIS: …'s life is in your hands alone. If … is to die, … blood will lie on your hands alone, along with the blood of so many others of the people of …. You will have forty-eight hours from the time this letter is delivered to provide to us the needed concessions. Fail to do so, and we cannot guarantee the minister's safety.

Tears of the Ivory Tower revolution_pulse_events.23

An investigation of the … in … has revealed credible evidence of revolutionary activity among the students, aided and abetted by at least some of the faculty.

"The guilt that we bear is infinitely old, that of the people's oppressors. It is our duty to make amends for such, by devoting the whole of our lives, every act we make, to empowering the peasantry..." The opinions of the professors were more openly shared, here, in this basement, thought the young student, but they were no more subversive than they always were.

Assassination Attempt on the … revolution_pulse_events.24

At an event to commemorate the opening of an ornamental garden in …, a revolutionary detonated an explosive device near …. The … survived, but the assassin died of his wounds before testifying.

As soon as the bomb detonated and the explosion split the air, the crowd was already on the would-be assassin, heedless of their own wounds, bearing him down, beating him with their bags and fists. "People of …! I did it for you!", shouted the assassin, but it was to no avail.

Gone in a Flash revolution_pulse_events.25

Whilst … … was riding in a carriage between … and one of … country estates, a revolutionary threw himself under the carriage with a live grenade, slaying both the … and himself.

Then, as if in a dream, a fog, it seemed to me that some young man, of small stature, was in a hurry to get off the sidewalk onto the pavement towards the Sovereign's carriage, and hurled himself towards it, after which there was a deafening explosion. As soon as the crash rang out, the Sovereign, the officers surrounding him, and the observers on the pavement nearby - they, all at once, fell, and a cloud of white smoke obscured them all.

Sedition Amongst the … revolution_pulse_events.26

Prominent members of the … have been found to be using their privileged position in society to encourage radically anti-government activities.

"… is split between two irreconcilable camps.", said the priest. "One of them pursues a policy of anti-… and anti-religious terror! The other side pursues a policy of respect for …, and seeks to restore national order. With this in mind... who else could any good-hearted person stand behind?"

Revolutionary Standoff in … revolution_pulse_events.27

A group of militants in … have locked themselves in a church, with a stockpile of ammunition and firearms. They have fired upon all government personnel attempting to seize the building.

The church's wood was scarred by bullets, and yet its oaken doors stood firm. Tangled corpses rested on the street outside, from where they had caught the brunt of the first volley. From every window, gunfire blazed, forcing policemen and soldiers to lower their heads below the barricades. A man in uniform turned to another, searching for an answer to the situation.

The Feminine Order of … revolution_pulse_events.28

A group of women affiliated with the … in … have founded an organization with the purpose of arranging medical and material support for anti-government revolutionaries.

"The hateful tyrant …, has no authority in our temples, and no place beside our god!" said the veiled woman on the stand. "We do not recognize the laws of man, for they are as fallible as the men who create them!"

Crime and Divinity revolution_pulse_events.29

The reactionary leanings of many … affiliated with the … have given rise to demands to curb the political influence of … religious organizations.

"I have made my opinions on this clear. All of the monasteries in … are not worth the life of a single … citizen."

The … Workers' Brigades revolution_pulse_events.30

Armed workers affiliated with the …'s progressive factions have volunteered to assist government forces in countering reactionary forces that would threaten ….

One by one, they took up the gun, father and son, and lo, under a sky without a sun, another page of history comes, as yet more blood runs.

Martial Laws revolution_pulse_events.31

Mass mutinies in … within the … under …'s watch have led to officers marching for a new government.

What began as a few disgruntled supply officers and colonels'-in-laws swept through the ranks. Whether strong-armed by their leaders or willing accomplices, entire brigades have joined the mutiny. Their oaths lie trampled in the mud with any who stand in their way.

Vox Diaboli revolution_pulse_events.32

In …, … devotees under … have called for a violent revolt, with … people scapegoated for their current woes.

To be sure one cannot misinterpret the voice of the people for the voice of God, one should mind that the Arch Enemy knows scripture better than they do. Indeed, it is these sweet, silver-tongued sermons that stoke strife. The cost is, invariably, a tidal wave of blood.

Greed Is Good revolution_pulse_events.33

…, and the … of … have delivered a declaration of intent: all industry production to cease until an amenable government is installed.

A hostile takeover, in the simplest terms, is when a large company acquires a smaller company against the small company's wishes. To a big enough business, an obstructive government is just another company to be incorporated. Except, now that business can write all the rules. Just look at the East India Trading Company.

A New Endarkenment revolution_pulse_events.34

The headline of …'s newspaper announces that every writer, artist, performer and educator in … has quit. The … population has one outlet left for their woes: revolt.

"Enlightenment" was the name given to the time of great thinkers and artists. Its promise was the advancement of all peoples from the shackles of ignorance and superstition. Now, there is "Endarkenment," the time of violent ignorance and fearful mysticism. Its promise is the doom of culture, the death of hope, and, perhaps to the survivors at its end, the chance of a fresh start.

Troubles of the Commons revolution_pulse_events.35

Every tenancy of the … in … has rental prices beyond reasonable limits. Their tenants direct their ire at the government for not protecting them.

Humans have two reactions in times of strife: seek culpability for their woes, and address it accordingly. A sign of strength, or fatal stupidity—philosophers could debate until the end of days. They do agree it is not a sign of intelligence. The blame can be shifted, and those culpable profit most of all.

Buried in Red Tape revolution_pulse_events.36

Falsified reports from every private and public arm in … have set the government against itself. … has a simple demand: hand over government to the people who know how to get things done.

Not all resistance is based on applying a cudgel to a skull, or a torch to a machine. An effective means is to simply not honor the gentlemans' agreement that is legal bookkeeping. A few fudged numbers here, some out-of-order submissions there; all innocent mistakes in the eyes of a supervisor. When taken together, it may be read as a brainless error or measured destruction.

Rot of the Vine revolution_pulse_events.37

With a rich harvest in …, … has a delivery report—zero of everything—with a stern ultimatum: a new order that serves the …, or mass starvation.

"We're bloody starving. The rats are starving too. Can't even go out and hunt rabbits." "Look at all that fruit... it's just sitting there, winking at us. Waiting to be picked." "Why won't the government do something? Rather take my chances with them than Old Man Jenkins' shotgun."

Under No Pretext revolution_pulse_events.38

After raiding army barracks in …, the … under … have begun turning their weapons against the government of ….

"See, that's just the thing with this nationalist saber-rattling. Most believe their guns only come from this particular law. But what the book's saying is that the Unions aren't going for your guns. In fact, it says to get more." "You know you can't read!" "It's Engels, you get credit for trying."

Vultures Upon a Carcass revolution_pulse_events.39

Opportunistic members of … have defected to the …'s cause.

Carrion crows pluck from fresh deaths, no matter the cause. Some, however, sense when a still-living beast is about to die. The creature will wait, however long it takes, for said meal to die. But better to be the first there with the choicest pick of meat, than hoping for scraps.

Heavy Handedness revolution_pulse_events.40

… mistook an enemy in the …. After accusing them with false charges, moderates in … defected to the …'s cause.

The briefest flash of anger can make an enemy of a friendly face. It can make even the staunchest allies split each other over a misunderstanding. And once it is cast, there is no going back.