Draconian Supremacy Movement

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The Draconian Power Flag, a defaced flag of Draconia with the DP emblem used by Draconian supremacists.

The Draconian Supremacy Movement was a series of movements, organizations, protests, and riots that began in late 1689 in Drak-Modan. Emboldened by several Draconian-first policies begun by John Hilding Waffel-Paine, the small Draconian population of Drak-Modan began to agitate for privileges beyond equal rights and protections. Having been subjugated for most of their oral history, the Draconians felt it necessary to impose their culture upon other Drak-Modani citizens. The government of Drak-Modan had been advertising itself as the original homeland of the Draconian people, hoping to attract settlers from New Dracoheim, Natopia, and Ynnraile, Ransenar. The goal of the movement, sometimes even referred to as the Draconian agenda, was to remake the government of Drak-Modan into a vehicle to advance the Draconian people at the expense of all others. The royal family of Drak-Modan, the Reorganized Church of Bous of Modern-Day Saints, and even several high ranking government officials are rumored to be sympathetic or supportive of the Movement.

Causes

Creation of the kingdom of Draconia, the right of return for all Draconians to live there. The island is the semi-mythic homeland of the Draconians, and so unlike New Dracoheim which was unwanted land given to the Draconians, this time the "new homeland" idea stuck.

John Hilding Waffel-Paine established the House of Drak & Waffel-Paine as a separate and distinct Royal House, free from the dynastic control of his father's house, the Waffel-Paine family. This gave Draconians cause for celebration, as after generations of struggle, they felt they had their own voice and champion.

Draconian identity became more fluid. Residents of Nel Modan began to identify as Draconian after the kingdom was founded because they found Draconians preferred to do business and associate with other Draconians. As a nomadic people, the Draconians had no way to really prove a Draconian "ethnicity" beyond family names and reciting family genealogies, which was not always possible. And for the residents of Nel Modan, it was very likely that some weere ancestral cousins of the descendants of the nomadic Draconians.

John announces his engagement to Loki Drakspunk from Draconia, Qaren Queenie from Capeshire, and Griselia Jones from Sehmlshire. By publicly and dramatically embracing the Bovic practice of Quadratic Marriage, many Draconians are emboldened to convert to the Reorganized Church of Bous of Modern-Day Saints. The RMDS experiences a dogmatic shift as large numbers of fanatic Draconians join and affect elections to the World Conference. The Council of Sixty-four feels pressure to cater to Draconian culture or lose the favor of the new converts.

Ideals of Draconian Supremacy

As a nomadic people, the Draconians have long been marginalized, stereotyped, mistreated, and distrusted. Draconian writers and leaders began to reacquaint old and new settlers alike with Draconian culture with a tinge of propagandizing. After generations of shame, Draconians now felt pride in their heritage. And after more propaganda, the Draconians would soon feel superior.

After the stability of the kingdom of Draconia had been established for a few years secret Draconian customs became more and more commonplace. Draconians were emboldened by their unwarranted sense of propped-up superiority. A new and entirely fabricated legend of Kaiser Loki I began to be circulated that reframed his dalliances on Dracoheim as a mystical action to birth a race of enlightened, and beautiful free spirits to roam Micras until one day rule it themselves. As the Draconians began to see themselves as native Benacians, they began to align themselves with more conservative parties

Certain tenets of Draconian culture have been kept relatively quiet from the public, except during the public extravagances of the reigns of Kaiser Sehml and Kizzy Drakland. Most Draconians are polyamorous and poly/pansexual. For many generations they rejected marriage because it required approval from the state. They group together in relationships based on mutual interest and attraction.

Due to their marginalized history, many Draconians found work on the fringes of society. Sex work was very popular among Draconians, even Kizzy Drakland, who became kaiseress of Shireroth was a sex worker in her early years.

The nomadic nature of their culture also necessitated that unwanted children were an extreme burden on their society. Heterosexual couplings that carried unwanted and burdensome offspring to term were sometimes ostracized. Producing an overabundance of children was seen as vulgar and selfish. Contraceptive use is taught as an essential part of life to children of appropriate age. Abortion is regular and encouraged. When a coupling does decide to reproduce, adoptions from inside the group are preferred. Same-sex couplings often negotiate with other couplings on a careful and defined parenting contract. The sperm and egg donor are assigned, and the surrogate is assigned. Sometimes as a last resort, the "farm method" is chosen when a male would insert himself into the female.

Loki's Inn Massacre

One of the first Draconian supremacy riots to gain national attention was at a Draconians-only gay bar in Dracoheim called Loki's Inn. The name of the bar is a play on the phrase "Look, he's in," a phrase repeated among sex workers when the ancient Kaisers would come to the island. A straight couple from Modan Hamlet was vacationing on the island and walked into Loki's Inn, as it was listed on a guidebook as being one of the oldest bars in the city. When the gay Draconians inside saw the straight couple enter their space, they went absolutely berserk and began to attack the straight couple and shout heterophopbic slurs at them. The beaten and bloodied couple stumbled out onto the street, where a crowd of Draconians had gathered to block their escape. The couple was beaten to within an inch of the lives until the crowd finally allowed an ambulance to pass.

The couple unfortunately died from their wounds days later. When news of their deaths broke, Draconians took the streets to celebrate their deaths and find more straight people in the city. After 2 weeks of nightly riots, nearly 30 straight people were murdered. The straight population of Dracoheim now lived in fear for simply existing and resentful to be at the mercy of a violent minority. Many straights fled Dracoheim to cities on other So-Saran islands where straights organized plebiscites to join moderate Sanama.

Sanaman response

With the Draconian supremacy movement leading to a breakdown in law and order in both Eastern Shimmerspring and the So-Saran archipelago, the Sanaman government saw a sharp increase in cross-border raids from Shimmerspring independence militias, as well as an explosion in pirate attacks against international shipping in the So-Saran archipelago. These factors forced the Sanaman government to call up the Drak-Modani ambassador in Sanama City repeatedly to explain the Sanaman position on the matter and to implore the Drak-Modani government to act to reestablish control. After weeks of discussions, promises from Drak-Modan and yet still complete inaction, the Sanaman government finally issued an ultimatum. Either Drak-Modan request Sanaman assistance in establishing control, or Sanama would unilaterally cross the border.

Results

The DRak-Modani ambassador to Sanama was instructed to delay and deflect on a solid response to Sanama as long as possible. Meanwhile, leaders and political commentators in Drak-Modan began to take extreme positions in response to the ultimatum. Some of the more hawkish proponents suggested all-out war with Sanama as a response to the mere suggestion of crossing the border. The meek and increasingly irrelevant Bagelcraticans advocated for outright cession of the affected areas to Sanama and a payment to the Sanama government for the trouble. High profile meetings between the co-monarchs and co-chancellors are televised in which the leaders debate the pros and cons of expending time, resources, and manpower on the now straight-majority regions of the kingdom. The lack of outright condemnation of gay-on-straight violence instills fear in many straight Drak-Modani and emboldens gay citizens. As these debates went on for weeks, even more straights began to flee to east Shimmerspring and So-Sara as gay Draconians in the rest of Drak-Modan drew inspiration from the Loki's Inn Massacre.

Violence against straight Drak-Modani citizens grew from isolated incidents of lynching straight individuals in rural areas to domestic terror attacks targeting straight establishments in cities. Police and government officials refuse to take threats against straight citizens seriously. As chaos and uncontrolled migrations continue to east Shimmerspring and So-Sara, the flare up of insurgency and piracy creates a perfect scenario for the government of Drak-Modan to take a hard and sudden turn towards official, state-sponsored heterophobia.

The government of Drak-Modan agrees to Sanama's demand to intervene, but cites a need for a plebiscite of the local population before authorizing foreign intervention. The Fury quickly authorizes a plebiscite for citizens in east Shimmerspring and So-Sara with the yes-no question "Should the Sanaman military be permitted to enter these territories for the purpose of controlling insurgency and piracy?" The Fury set the plebiscite date for one month after it was passed, during which the Drak-Modani government made even more policy changes to make life as unpleasant and degrading as possible for straight Drak-Modani.

A week before the plebiscite, the King of Drak-Modan, gave a television interview in which he dropped all "both-sides" rhetoric of the earlier debates and began to deride straight people on live, national television. The most damning soundbite of the interview was when he was asked to condemn the Loki's Inn Massacre, "No. No I think not. Honestly it's very nice to not have those fruits [Editor's note: fruit is a Draconian slur against heterosexuals, derived from the Nazarene commandment to "be fruitful and multiply"] around as much anymore. It's not natural how they behave. I don't get it. I mean, if they want to live their disgusting lives behind closed doors, fine. But don't shove it in my face. I think it's best if they did leave, actually." The interviewer then pressed the king to explain what he meant, exactly. "Look I don't know or care where they go. Straight people are really such a burden on our society. If someone wants to take that responsibility, fine! They can go. Good luck!"

Protests in east Shimmerspring and So-Sara erupt immediately after the interview is aired, demanding that Sanama occupy and annex the areas before they descend into further human rights emergencies. The king responds to the protests re-Tweetering a video of a straight family being stabbed by a mob of Draconians with a comment: "One man's trash seems to be another's treasure! If the plebiscite next week achieves 75% in favor, I'll sign the order that night to get these filthy fruits out of our country. Drak-Modan!"