Lokelian-Silonian Relations

The relations between the Lokelians and Silonians started at the beginning of the Age of Empire, specifically when the two bordered each other. Before this, the two had no prior diplomatic missions to one another. The two started out as rivals of one another, but after the Lokelian Revolution, they soon became the closest allies in history.

In the Age of Empire, the Lokelian Empire and the Silonian Republic were bitter rivals. Though the Silonians had become Frethic by this point, and adopted many North Aesonian cultural qualities, the competition to become the largest and most powerful empire overwhelmed any semblance of unity between the two. The rivalry ignited to war twice, in the two Great Imperial Wars. The first began with a direct declaration of war from the Lokelians, and then a subsequent invasion of the newly acquired Silonian land in Southern Carlath. It was a six year conflict, fought mostly in Southern Carlath and then sporadically on the Aesonian border. Though it was not that destructive in relativity, over 7 million died overall, 4 million of which were Silonian. The Second Great Imperial War was a direct Silonian reaction to the loss of land from the first. The Silonian Republic declared war on the Lokelians citing the reclamation of their Southern Carlathian holdings. This war was far more destructive, killing over 23 million people, 5 million of which were civilians, the largest in any Andromedian war yet. To note specifically, Operation Duster was a failed Silonian frontal assault that resulted in the death of 80,000 soldiers in two hours of fighting, as well as the capital city of the Silonian Republic, Valtonik being carpet bombed and shelled by a final assault from the Lokelians.

Relations never improved, and reached climax yet again in the Lokelian War of Unification. After losing on Lokeli, Silonians prolonged the war substantially by fighting on their interstellar colonies. This proved to be extremely effective, and was able to prevent complete Lokelian occupation in the Silonian colonies until peace was reached. In the Age of Expansion under Lokelian rule, the Silonians still held many grievances, as did the Lokelians, however due to the special status Silonians received in the empire, relations at least between the more elite Silonians and Lokelians improved.

Then they took a sharp dip on the eve of the Lokelian Revolution. Although, like most other nations, the anger was directed more towards the Emperor of the Lokelians, and not the Lokelian nation. In fact, the Silonians recognized the Lokelian revolutionaries as brothers-in-arms, and therefore fought valiantly with them in the Unitarian Wars. With the solidification of the Silonian PDG and LRS, this ideological bond between the two greatly strengthened their alliance that would never end until the formation of the UPA.