Desert Shield Protocol
The Desert Shield Protocol was an emergency defensive strategy implemented by the National Salvation Council of Oportia in 1744 AN during the escalating tensions with the Committee of Euran Salvation. Activated on 10.XIV.1744 AN[1] as part of the broader Operation Sovereign Bastion[2], the protocol established a comprehensive system of strategic resource denial and territorial defense focused on Oportia's desert regions, which contained vital Alexandrium mining operations and served as potential invasion corridors. The Desert Shield Protocol represents the National Salvation Council's commitment to "scorched earth" tactics rather than allow strategic resources to fall into enemy hands, with President Joseph Fouche declaring that "the deserts will become graveyards for any invader before they yield a single grain of Alexandrium."
