Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/The Regal Sultanate of Elona

"Remember the Search for Knowledge"

- The voice when Elona is selected in the Conquest mode.

The Regal Sultanate of Elona are one of the nine bonus factions featured in Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict. This faction relies on frontal assault, divide and conquer, waves of general and specialized infantry supported by rough and reliable vehicles and use of Caustic weaponry to battle.

Description
"We're here for the Search for Knowledge"

-A motto of The Sultanate

Hailing primarily from Askaira, they preach a Harkonnen fundamentalist interpretation of the Qur'an and take violent action against all they see as aggressors. They virtually control much of the region, including Lashunta and much of Gilneas, and have been engaged in running battles with Allied, Hyborian, Syndicate, and Order forces for several years now.

The earliest origins of Elona started with various nationalist movements in the Askaira, such as Haqqislam or various rebel forces that fought against the Fereldan and Orlais rulers in regions such as Lashuntas and the Tomb Kings. Many of these fighters held to the idea of Pan-Elona, a single unified Elonan state that would throw away the artificial "nations" created by Western colonial powers and create a new Elonan nation from the ashes. Though often unsuccessful, these movements cost the colonial powers in men and money, earning the Elonan movements greater rights and freedoms in their own individual nations. It also earned fierce crackdowns, and many times Elonans who were content with their lives soon found new work to be done in fighting alongside their countrymen.

While at first led by intellectuals educated if Western schools and holding to ideas like personal freedoms and a new national pride, the long march of time combined with both internal power struggles and external threats meant that the Pan-Elonan movement fractured. Some became intensely bitter about Alliance control in Gilneas. Orlais authorities struggled to contain (insert) fighters, with one of the biggest blows coming in the form of the death of King Ahmed of (Insert), a staunch militarist with an intense passion for Elonab nationalism against Western powers. Though a man who often wanted to militarily annex Hyboria, other Elonan nationalists from the country preferred him to the Fereldan-backed al-Sabah family. His death via car crash in 1957 V.C. decimated his movement, though many military officers believed his death the result of Alliance agents. This claim was reinforced time and again, as many Elonan leaders were often killed or died under unexpected circumstances. By the Cold War, Elonanism had been broken into multiple nationalist fronts, though a strong core of believers in the original Elonanism movement attempted to carry the ideals forward.

The biggest blessing to nationalism as a movement came in 1962 V.C., when Haqqislam started a revolution against the ruling monarchy led by officers in the Alliance-trained Haqqislam military. One of the chief leaders of this movement was Farhad Khadivar, who with many others saw the proxy conflicts as the best chance to finally seize Elonan self-rule. After a short revolution, the Haqqislam military deposed the king, and in the place of the monarchy came the Regal Sultanate of Elona, with Khadivar's force of personality setting him up as the premier ruler of the new nation. Though many debates his actual political skill, the Haqqislam people consider him a national hero, lionized for his nationalization of the Suez Canal Company despite the efforts of the Alliance in 1966 V.C.. Already worn from the war, the Fereldan and Orlais could only send token forces to try and force the Haqqislam to retake the canal, their impotence stirring greater Askairan pride and efforts.

In 1990 V.C. Elona invaded and annexed Sequin. This subsequently led to military intervention by Guardians-led forces in Operation Desert Rage. The coalition forces proceeded with a bombing campaign targeting military targets and then launched a 100-hour-long ground assault against Elona forces in Southern Askaira and those occupying Sequin. However, Farhad Khadivar's death after Desert Rage opens a new party, the Harkonnen Party.

Currently, the largest battlegrounds of Elona is Askaira, Elonan military are fighting against what many see as responsible for their defeat in Desert Rage, completely ignoring ancient beliefs and traditions held for hundreds of years, as well as trying to continue some trace of the Harkonnen movement by keeping the oil fields in the hands of those that could actually benefit from them.

Lore Articles

 * Farhad Khadivar, the founder of Elona
 * Elona and Voshkod relationships
 * Bourak, the capital of Elona
 * The Lashunta
 * The Tomb Kings
 * The Harkonnen Family
 * Operation Desert Rage
 * Elona after Desert Rage
 * Caustic Weaponry

Relations

 * The Federation of Aquila: At War
 * Socialist Union of Voshkod: Friendly

Tactics
* TBA*

Veterancy Levels
The ranks of Elona are the bases of these veterancy ranks.

Notable Characters

 * Ardi: Elona EVA
 * Farhad Khadivar
 * Khaled Al-Asad

Legendary Generals

 * Baron Vladimir Harkonnen: General of the Guards of Harkonnen
 * Tarik Mansuri: General of the Haqqislam Battlegroup
 * Settra the Imperishable: General of the Tomb Kings
 * ...: General of the Lashunta Command

Commandos

 * Glossu "Beast" Rabban Harkonnen: Guards of Harkonnen Commando
 * Lakshmi: Haqqislam Battlegroup Commando
 * Khalida Neferher: Tomb Kings Commando
 * Kaymal: Lashunta Command Commando

Sub-factions

 * Guards of Harkonnen
 * Haqqislam Battlegroup
 * Lashunta Command
 * Tomb Kings

Arsenal
Main Article: Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/Elona Arsenal

Build Mechanic
The Elonans lack the ability to make any sort of permanent structure on the battlefield, so instead they set up canvas and balsa enclosures for all their buildings. Though vulnerable to anything, they're also easily repaired, meaning health is no more or less than normal buildings. This does mean structures can be set up quickly, but without internal wiring or support getting machinery up is a long task. This means in-game that the building under construction gains its full health quickly, but it takes longer to become usable than equivalent buildings. Build radius is fairly short-ranged (about the same as the Supply Radius), but expands when new buildings are built, like the Voshkod.

Power Mechanic
The simple tents of the Elonan means they can set up simple generators running on gasoline or other normal fuels to power everything.

Tier Mechanic
The Elonan tech up by upgrading their Supply Depots within range of the production structure. Not only does this allow for more advanced units, but this also increases their ability to defend themselves.

Supply Depots
The Sultanate of Elona lacks the SPAM-based tactics of the other great powers, and cannot create ammunition and spare parts at will. While this doesn’t affect buildings, since they’re easy enough to construct, men and machines on the field need to be resupplied the old-fashioned way, through trucks and wagons. All buildings have a supply radius, but they're limited and don't go far beyond the base. The Supply Base is the only building whose radius is wide enough for offensive actions. The Elonan player is wise to build Supply Depots regularly across the map; otherwise, units will be at a fraction of their effectiveness. The supply radius for the Supply Depots is quite large and can be overlapped, but they are vulnerable targets.

Covering Fire
The Elonans rely more than other nations on the ability of their soldiers to work together. They do not have technologies that can zap enemies out of existence, nor do they have the near-elite troops other nations do. Instead, Elonans drill to support each other in fire, and to take point when under it. Deployed infantry buff infantry around them in a small radius around them. The stat increased depending on the infantry deployed.

Structures
Basic Structures Defense and Support structures

Trivia

 * Elona is one of the nine bonus factions for Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict as free DLCs.