Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/The Aion Defense Initiative

The Aion Defense Initiative are one of the twelve factions in The Warzone.

Description
The Aion Defense Intiative, or ADI, has come a long way from it origins. But to truly understand it's state, one has to turn back the clock

In the aftermath of the Great Voshkod-Aquilan War of 1955-1958 V.C., a protracted conflict with the Aquilans, Hawkes and the Zemurians defeated the Socialist Union of Voshkod, as well as their allies, the Ascalian Monarchy and the Lustrians, a multinational task force (Special Ops 9) was established by the Zemurians and their allies, whose are also involved in the same war, the Elyos, Miqo'te, Gnomes and the High Elves of Arborea as a covert peacekeeping unit that answered to the Zemurian nations. Although much of the activities (including it's formation) remain classified, it's known that it was active in the 1970s and 1980s V.Cs. and may have played a part in the later part of Aquilan-Lizardmen conflict. By the early 1990s, it was discreetly collaborating with Aquila's Task Force Eve, Andora's Chimera Command and various agencies in pursuing the terrorists, millitias, some of which would be tied to an unknown benefactor.

What transpired in 1995 V.C., a mysterious organization calling itself the Brotherhoood of Asmodia revealed to the public. Led by its even more enigmatic yet charismatic leader, a Fodlan man known as Kane, this stateless movement aggressively began expanding it's influence into war-developing nations and empires - from Arankona to even parts of post Voshkod-Aquilan war nations - through a mix of propaganda, subterfuge, terrorist attacks and outright military coups. Realizing the severity of the threat, the governments of Zemuria, Elyos, Gnomes of Gnomeregan, the Miqo'tes and the High Elves of Arborea made a fateful decision. On 7th month of 1995 V.C., in accordance with the Aion Defense Act, what had been Special Ops 9 was greatly expanded, transformed and officially established as ADI. An military peacekeeping force unprecedented for its time, it was tasked with preserving world order of the Aion continent by combating global terrorism and later the Destroyers of Balthazar after they inducted into the Guardians of the Tacitus. This mandate would remain a constent.

Legendary Generals

 * Michael McNeil: General of the Steel Talons
 * Rean Schwarzer: General of the Zemurian Raiders
 * Olivert Reise Arnor: General of ZOCOM
 * Estelle Bright: General of the Arborean Angels

Notable Characters

 * EVA: ADI communications system (EVA)
 * Mark Jamison Sheppard
 * Sydney Mobius
 * James Solomon
 * Kirce James
 * Jack Granger
 * Redmond Boyle
 * Sandra Telfair
 * Nikoomba

Commandos

 * Ghost Stalker: Steel Talons Commando
 * Frank Fullerton: ZOCOM Commando
 * Nick "Havoc" Parker: Zemurian Raiders Commando
 * Valkyrie: Arborean Angels Commando

Sub-factions

 * Steel Talons
 * ZOCOM
 * Zemurian Raiders
 * Arborean Angels

Arsenal
Main Article: The Warzone/ADI Arsenal

Structures
Basic Structures Defense and Support structures

Trivia

 * ADI is based on the Global Defense Initiative (GDI) from Command & Conquer Tiberium sub-series and their arsenal is the mixed of GDI arsenal from Tiberian Dawn, Tiberian Sun, Tiberium Wars (including Kane's Wrath and Tiberium Essence) and Twisted Insurrection
 * The sub-factions of the ADI are based on what their arsenal (mainly vehicles and some of the infantry) of the GDI being used in Command & Conquer Tiberium sub-series
 * Zemurian Raiders: Tiberian Dawn era GDI (including Dawn of the Tiberium Age, Renegade, Twisted Dawn mini campaign of Twisted Insurrection)
 * Steel Talons: Tiberian Sun era GDI
 * ZOCOM: Tiberium Wars era GDI
 * Arborean Angels: Twisted Insurrection and Tiberian Twilight era GDI including their depiction in the Combined Arms mod of OpenRA