Operation Somniant
| Operation Somniant | |||||||||
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| Part of War League Internal Security and Spiritual Containment Operations | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| File:BassaridWarLeague.png War League of Bassaridia Vaeringheim File:TempleBankFlag.png Temple Bank of the Reformed Stripping Path | Slave trader-pirate alliance Alperkin insurgent cells Somniant Eidolan-aligned cults |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| File:BassaridWarLeague.png Odiferia Division Command Staff File:TempleBankFlag.png Eleven Cult Missionary Council | Cell-based leadership (pirate and slaver networks) Unidentified Alperkin cult leaders |
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| Units involved | |||||||||
| Naval Units: Ground Forces: Spiritual Units:
| *Slave-trader militias and pirate enclaves
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| Strength | |||||||||
| Approx. 336 ground personnel 4 naval vessels | Undetermined number of irregulars Dozens of slave ships and small craft |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 1 Ordo presumed lost Psychological and spiritual trauma among field units | Multiple pirate camps dismantled Confirmed high-value cult targets eliminated |
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| Operation Somniant is regarded as a critical inflection point in national security protocal. It marks the first confirmed manifestation of a Somniant Eidolan on the mainland in modern history. The operation underscores the integrated role of military and theological institutions in responding to spiritual emergencies within the Bassaridian state. | |||||||||
Operation Somniant was a hybrid military and spiritual containment campaign conducted by the Odiferia Division of the War League of Bassaridia Vaeringheim in early 51 PSSC. Officially initiated on 12/1/51 PSSC, the operation began as a localized naval patrol effort in response to the uncharacteristically aggressive surfacing of two Glinos Leviathan in western Lake Morovia. Over the course of several weeks, the operation expanded into a region-wide counterinsurgency effort targeting a network of slave traders and pirate affiliates operating out of the Odiferian Wetlands, ultimately culminating in the confirmed manifestation of a Somniant Eidolan—a metaphysical entity of profound religious and political significance.
The emergence of the Eidolan within mainland Bassaridia Vaeringheim constituted a national security emergency. In response, both the War League and the eleven major cults of the Reformed Stripping Path initiated a full-spectrum response, combining conventional military operations with coordinated spiritual banishment rituals. The scope of Operation Somniant ultimately encompassed tactical interdiction, mass civilian evacuations, psychological containment, and theological warfare.
Initiation and Early Discoveries
The operation was initiated following reports of erratic behavior by two Glinos Leviathan—cold-dwelling apex predators whose ecological role in Lake Morovia includes mesopredator suppression and nutrient cycling. These creatures had begun surfacing along major shipping routes in the lake’s western corridor, exhibiting signs of territorial aggression. On 12/1/51 PSSC, the Odiferia Division deployed a maritime patrol group comprising two Saluria Class Gunboats and two Aetherium Class Patrol Ships to investigate and stabilize the situation.
Instead of ecological disruption, the patrol uncovered evidence of a coordinated slave trading network operating in concert with rogue pirate groups. These elements had established fortified encampments along the lake’s western littoral and were actively disrupting commerce and civilian transport.
Escalation and Ground Combat
In response to the discovery, the War League authorized the deployment of two Manipuli (each comprising 96 active and 48 reserve personnel) from the Odiferia Division on 31/1/51 PSSC. These forces were tasked with dismantling the slave camps, securing transit routes, and neutralizing resistance.
On 33/1/51 PSSC, a significant escalation occurred when slaver-affiliated insurgents—supported by pirate collaborators—set fire to major shipping warehouses in Somniumpolis, severely disrupting the regional logistics network. A third Manipulus was subsequently dispatched to reinforce ground operations and stabilize the urban perimeter.
Combat persisted throughout Atosiel (spring) and into Thalassiel (summer), with Odiferian forces encountering not only conventional resistance but also signs of metaphysical and cultic activity. Intelligence reports noted the presence of ritual symbols, sacrificial implements, and glyphic invocations associated with arcane strains of Stripping Path heresy—suggesting an active effort to conjure a Somniant Eidolan.
Political Assassination and The Eidolan’s Emergence
On 25/2/51 PSSC, a Normarkian representative stationed near Somniumpolis was assassinated by a rogue Alperkin insurgent cell believed to be participating in ritual activity supporting the Eidolan’s manifestation. In response, the War League deployed a full Ordo (32 active and 16 reserve personnel) to reinforce security across the affected region.
Though prior reports of Eidolic activity had been restricted to Haifan Bassaridia, where it had been suppressed by large-scale banishment operations on 54/1/51 PSSC by missionaries representing the eleven major cults, the confirmed emergence of the Eidolan in Odiferia constituted an unprecedented breach of containment. On 26/2/51 PSSC, all contact was lost with the deployed Ordo. Civilian testimony from nearby settlements described the arrival of an overwhelming mist—known as The Shroud—and the appearance of an immense, cloaked specter with two radiant eyes. The phenomena matched all canonical descriptions of the Somniant Eidolan, a hostile emanation of the Host Spirit associated with spiritual coercion, madness, and metaphysical obliteration.
Spiritual Response and Evacuations
Following the confirmed disappearance of the Ordo, the major cults of the Reformed Stripping Path initiated coordinated banishment rituals across Somniumpolis and the greater Odiferia region, modeled on the successful rites carried out weeks earlier in Haifan Bassaridia. These rituals were aimed at severing regional spiritual conduits and protecting civilian populations from the Eidolan’s influence, which had by then been confirmed to be haunting the Odiferian Wetlands.
As part of the emergency response, civilians from rural and semi-rural settlements surrounding western Lake Morovia were evacuated to larger urban centers. Populations were temporarily resettled in Somniumpolis, Aurelia, Aureum, and Vaeringheim, with evacuation logistics facilitated primarily by the Trans-Morovian Express. The railway’s operational capacity enabled rapid, mass-scale transit between rural zones and secure urban hubs, thereby preventing widespread civilian exposure to the Eidolan’s sphere of influence.
National Security Implications
The appearance of the Somniant Eidolan within the heartland of Bassaridia Vaeringheim is widely regarded as a moment of profound national peril. The Eidolan, a being tied to the most chaotic and coercive aspects of the Host Spirit, is understood within Reformed theology to be capable of obliterating entire settlements through psychic domination and spiritual disintegration. In light of the threat posed, the full weight of the state—militarily, spiritually, and administratively—was mobilized to effect its banishment and prevent further manifestations.
The War League, in coordination with the Temple Bank of the Reformed Stripping Path, continues to monitor the High Risk Anomaly Zone surrounding the Odiferian Wetlands. Ritualists, field exorcists, and spiritual surveyors remain active across the affected perimeter, while elite military units maintain a persistent presence. Operation Somniant is ongoing as of late Thalassiel 51 PSSC, with emphasis shifting from active combat operations to long-term spiritual containment, counterinsurgency intelligence, and metaphysical stabilization.
