CONFLICT SIMULATION - POST SCRIPT

 Conflict Simulation Post Script

The following is an account of what happened to the individuals of the December 2022 Minoria Conflict Simulation…

The Loriastan Government

Things started relatively well for the Loriastan government immediately following the implementation of the peace agreement with the various armed rebel groups. Unfortunately for President Nate Cooper there were hard line forces lurking behind the scenes that hated him for giving the Stock people so much in exchange for so little. One day on his way back to the Presidential Palace after a hard day at work Nate’s limousine driver stopped at a red light. Nate rolled down his window to give a homeless person some money. Unfortunately that homeless person was a paid assassin and he executed Nate with two point blank shots to the face. The damage was so bad that his wife could not even identify the body. A radical pro-Lor terrorist organization known as “The Lor Keepers” claimed responsibility for the killing. He was given a state funeral as the saviour of peace to Loriastan. Several monuments were built in his name both in Jamestown and a smaller one in a park in Kate. 

Riley Wellner was subsequently elevated to the position of President as per the constitutional rules of Loriastan. He spent nearly 8 years in charge of Loriastan. Generally considered a wise and able ruler of Loriastan, his presidency was marked by reasonably impressive economic growth as the benefits of oil production began shortly after his arrival as President. As the latter years of his rule wore on people began to suspect that his wife Isabella Wellner was the one actually running the show; pulling the strings from behind the scenes. After videos surfaced on Tik Tok of her hitting Riley with a whip most people lost faith in his leadership. Elections were called and Riley did not even run. He spent the remainder of his days sipping cocktails on the beaches of Port-o-Panch reading the newspaper in his villa. Over the course of his presidency he had managed to steal $35 Million USD in funds from Pictonian coffers. 

Jude Chedrawy decided to move away from Loriastan after the war ended. A very educated man Jude moved to Basel, Switzerland where he became a professor of political science at the University of Basel. He was universally liked by his students and published several books over the course of his lifetime that became staples in the academic community. His most famous work “Military Strategies in a Modern Minoria” was heralded as the next “Art of War” by Sun Zu. Jude has spent the last several years touring all of the major military colleges of the world giving lectures about how to negotiate and get foreign troops allowed into foreign countries without firing a shot. His work spent almost a year on the New York Times Bestsellers List. When Iran invaded Iraq in 2032 Supreme Leader Ayatollah Iqbal Khaleesi quoted Jude as his inspiration for his military strategy. 

General of the Armed Forces of Loriastan Logan Hounsel managed to stay quietly under the radar during the transition to peace and afterwards. Unfortunately for him his deception was eventually uncovered. It turns out that Logan had falsified all of his resume information and military documentation. Logan’s roommate at the English boarding school he attended during the late 1980s disappeared in a skiing accident in France. Logan assumed his identity and managed to enter West Point academy in the United States. He was kicked out but after hacking into their system managed to create fake graduation documents and transcripts. Once this was uncovered by a Loriastan journalist whom Logan had once threatened he was immediately fired and sent to work on the oil rigs in the Gulf of Nono Boo. 

Leader of the Republican Guard of Loriastan Ted Nahas got promoted to lead the country’s first international spy agency. Generally distrustful of the Stock people and the newly formed Stock Country, Ted Nahas became obsessed with “bringing down” Nash Willis. He would spend the next 20 years attempting to blackmail, threaten, assassinate and kidnap Nash. As each attempt failed he became increasingly paranoid of everyone around him. He became prone to fits of rage and lunacy which eventually got him fired from the top job of the spy agency. He would spend the last 5 years of his life in an insane asylum muttering to himself the words “I’m gonna get you…I’m gonna get you one of these days…”

The Pictonian Government

Edwin Siller triumphantly returned to the center of Pictonian Power after his election victory over Henrik and Samuel. The lessons of corruption and funding terrorist organizations however never sank in. Edwin, believing that he had been divinely chosen to lead Pictonia like North Korean Leader Kim Il Sung, began to consolidate his power and create an insane Cult of Personality atmosphere in Pictonia. Pictures of him were plastered on every wall, every classroom, on subways and restaurants. While giving a speech to a graduating class at the Alexville University (originally funded and built by Samuel Bassil) he was blown up by a bomb that had been planted under the stage. It turned out in the investigation afterwards that thumb prints found on the detonation device belonged to Henrik Gerard.

After the election of Edwin Siller, Samuel Bassil decided to leave Pictonia. As was his plan he had a 2 seater MIG-29 aircraft ready in Smittyville. On the morning after the election, dispirited with the Pictonian people's inability to recognize good leadership he took off and never returned. Samuel had amassed a small fortune and was able to buy a Russian Oligarch superyacht that was being put up for auction by the British government. He sailed that yacht around the world until he came across a small island heretofore undiscovered in the Southern Pacific Ocean. He created a Flag, National Anthem, Constitution and Bill of Rights and ultimately made his own country named “Sammyland”. Though not currently recognized by the United Nations this small island nation is his own personal fiefdom.  

Secretary of State Owen Nicol got dealt a really unlucky hand after Siller came back to power. Known as a competent statesman and a man of honour and integrity he did not fit in with the new regime. He was arrested by the new Secret Police (known on the streets as Siller’s Slicks) and spent the next 10 years in a penal colony north of the Jozi Mountains. Given the corner cell in his jail block Nicol noticed that using a spoon he could scratch away the plaster. Though it took him 10 years he managed to dig his way out of the rather poorly built prison. After escaping he made his way back to Alexville, met up with Henrik and using the skills he learned in prison, built the bomb that eventually killed Edwin. He subsequently joined the next Pictonian administration as an advisor to the President. 

After wavering in allegiance in the complicated times prior to Siller’s (re)election General Charlie McDonough knew that he had no place in the new administration. As a result Charlie faded into the jungle and became a rebel commander of a small but dedicated group named “Charlie’s Angels”. As the name suggests only women were allowed to join his army. “Charlie’s Angels” specialized in sexual seduction and their training became critical in seducing the stage manager of Alexville University in stealing a key to the auditorium where the bomb that killed Edwin Siller was planted and eventually detonated. Charlie, in his arrogance, claimed that he alone was responsible for killing Edwin and this angered “his angels”. In September 2030 Charlie’s “Angels” rebelled against his leadership and he was never seen or heard from again.

Greg Foerester (the most duplicitous man on the Continent of Minoria) was captured by Pictonian special forces and moved to a secure prison where he waited to hear his fate. Though many had wanted him executed his loyalty to Edwin Siller ensured that he would not in fact be tried and executed for treason, sedition and attempted murder. Siller personally freed him but forced him to be his personal servant in exchange for his freedom. Greg would spend the remainder of the “Siller Years” making Edwin’s meals, doing his laundry, mixing his drinks, walking his dogs and basically doing anything that Edwin needed. After Edwin’s assassination Greg had no patron and ended up working the night shifts at a Macdonalds in downtown Alexville. 

The SFF

SFF Commander Nash Willis became the first President of The United Stockton Republic (USR). He was a beloved man in the country and worked tirelessly during his tenure as President to first rebuild and then rejuvenate the USR. After the end of the Loriastan Civil War he was named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year as well as given the Nobel Peace Prize. Though many disagreed with these awards Nash welcomed them as he began to slowly craft his image as an enlightened benevolent leader. Nash would rule over the USR for two more decades nearly unchallenged, despite questionable changes to his own constitution. Unfortunately Nash developed a terrible cigar smoking habit during those nervy days of the end of the Civil War. This 20 year obsession eventually caught up with him and he died of lung cancer in a Kate Hospital in 2042.

Vikesh Muhkida’s attempted power grab and car bombs in the first few days after the end of the Civil War landed him in a highly secure USR prison. He was put on trial for “Treason, Homicide and Terrorism”. Believing that his trial was a sham he refused legal assistance and went on a hunger strike in an attempt to sway public opinion to his side. Too little, too late. Vikesh was found guilty on all counts and sentenced to public execution at the site of the car bomb explosion that he ordered. Vikesh was tied naked to a pile of debris that had been saved from his own car bomb explosion. He was pelted with fruit and vegetables from any Stock citizen who wanted revenge. This lasted nearly 4 days. Eventually he was crucified on a wooden cross made by the families whose loved ones died in the explosion. Damn. That was harsh.

Jose Antonio of the SFF was eventually exposed as a Mexican spy. For years he had pretended to be Stock even though he was originally from Guadalajara and an undercover member of the Dirección Federal de Seguridad. Upon hearing about his exposure after a crazy security leak in Mexico City, Antonio went into hiding and spent the next 18 months trying to get back to Mexico. First he walked across the Hurtado desert where he nearly died of dehydration. He was rescued by a nomadic tribe and found his way on a cargo ship bound for Singapore. After sneaking onto a Singapore Airlines flight bound for Los Angeles he nearly froze to death in the luggage compartment of the plane surviving off of seaweed that a Japanese passenger brought on. After landing he ran across the runways and hopped the fence disappearing into the suburbs of LA. From there he hitchhiked down the California coast until he reached the Mexican border. He returned to Mexico a government hero! 

 

The PFLS

After a few near death experiences during the final weeks of the Loriastan Civil War PFLS member Ben Tector became a man of faith and devoted the remainder of his life to the singular pursuit of advancing his own religion. After succesfully robbing a bank in Togo of millions of dollars Ben created and built the United Church of Greater Stocktonia. Ben became the “God Like” figure of the church and stained glass paintings of his luscious red locks adorned all of the windows. The Church was initially successful due to his notoriety as a high ranking member of the PFLS but after he forced all of his congregation to get the exact same ridiculous haircut that he currently has, attendance steadily declined. Ben died at the altar piece of his church of old age, extremely poor yet with a full head of hair.

Jonathan Apold AKA Johnny “The Butcher” was indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court. Immediately following the end of the Civil War news of his atrocities spread widely and a $100,000 bounty was put out for him dead or alive. INTERPOL agents eventually tracked him down in the Hurtado Desert where he was hiding in a cave. He was brought back to the Netherlands to stand trial for War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity. After a lengthy trial he was eventually found guilty on all accounts and sentenced to life in prison with no eligibility for parole. Fearing this sad eventuality, The Butcher bit down on a cyanide tooth in the courtroom yelled out “DEATH TO LORIASTAN” and committed suicide rather than spend the rest of his life in prison. 

After the Civil War had ended Nathan Bortolussi decided he didn’t like working in government and decided to start the Continental Soccer League (CSL) made up of teams from each of the major cities in Minoria. He managed to secure funding from FIFA as well as Loriastan and USR to get it off the ground. The CSL was quite successful and his own favourite team The Kate Krusaders actually managed to make it into the UEFA Champions League Group Stages. Unfortunately Nathan was embezzling millions of dollars from the league to fund his massive gambling debts. When a journalist finally broke the story Nathan was arrested trying to leave Minoria under an assumed name and fake identity. He was caught at the airport and is currently awaiting trial.    

The ARM

Evan Beaubien returned to Macleania and became the Governor of Kaydenville. With his thousands of loyal troops and the political catastrophe that was Pictonia at the time he managed to secure the Diamond Mines of Kgoro. Slowly but surely Evan turned the alluvial diamond mines into a juggernaut diamond mining industry. He founded the E.B Diamond Company. He has since built it into an industry leader in diamond production, polishing, and retail. It is currently the second largest diamond company in the world behind only DeBeers. Unfortunately in 2044 Evan’s private jet crashed shortly after take-off killing him instantly. There were a lot of questions surrounding this mysterious crash. In his will Evan stipulated that control of the E.B Diamond Company would go to his former ARM comrade Mr. Paul Xu.

Paul Xu had initially joined the ARM because he loved the idea of going to war. However, his true passion had always been flying. He desperately wanted to become a pilot. Unfortunately his terrible eyesight forced him to become a mechanic instead. After the Civil War ended Paul decided to open up his own flight school in Macleania. Unfortunately due to the poor economic conditions for years afterwards Paul went into extreme debt and had to sell his business. This coupled with a very messy and expensive divorce from Charli D’Amelio left Paul in financial ruin. Since 2044 Paul has taken over as CEO of E. B Diamond Company and is living the dream. He is currently married to Taylor Swift.   

After years of Civil War Noah Reddy had gotten used to fighting. Transition back to a world without war was difficult. Noah had his doubts about the long-term viability of the peace agreement and whether or not Loriastan and Stockton could live side-by-side in peace. As a result Noah became a doomsday prepper and began stockpiling weapons, ammunition, food, water and medical supplies. As he got older and the prospects for war faded he became increasingly paranoid that his former Stock enemies were still trying to come after him. No one knows where Noah is right now but Loriastan investigators believe that he is involved with the disappearance of at least 15 Stock individuals who have gone missing in the past 5 years around Macleania.

The WPFM

Henrik Gerard fell into a deep depression after his defeat in the Pictonian Presidential Elections of 2022. After missing a series of highly important WPFM meetings and getting into physical altercations with his fellow members Henrik was kicked out of the organization. Details are hazy for the next few years as Henrik became a sort of rural drifter. He would turn up in random bars and diners, drunk, talking to anyone who would listen about the “time I almost became President.” Henrik eventually turned up in Port-O-Panch and is currently a bartender at the new “All Inclusive Hilton Resort and Spa”. He is also a part-time surfing instructor. Word around the hotel is that if you need “something” Henrik is the guy to go see. 

Sully Sullivan got so good at doing one line Press Releases as the media correspondent for the WPFM during the war that he was hired by Jimmy Fallon of the Tonight Show to write jokes. After his 2 year contract (and working visa) expired he was not brought back to the show. Sully returned to Pictonia looking to continue his career in the entertainment industry. A chance encounter with Danny Zarif (CEO of Dove Beauty Products) changed Sully’s life forever. In 2029 Sully was hired as the face of Dove’s new “Manboy Beauty Campaign,” and his boyish face is plastered on billboards and bus stations all over Pictonia and Loriastan.      

Martin Poulsen continued on as the single commander of the WPFM. Due to his significant lack of involvement as a rebel commander during the Civil War he was the perfect choice to lead. No one really knew what he looked like or how he typed emails. He did not have a significant online presence or connection to the Civil War. Heck, most of the troops underneath him had no idea if he had brown hair or blonde. As a result of this total anonymity, Martin Poulsen, quietly built the WPFM from a minor rebel group into a slightly bigger minor rebel group. Martin and the WPFM spent the decade after the Civil War harassing Loriastan border guards. One night Martin’s jeep driver got too close to the border and got stuck in some mud. Loriastan officers, sick and tired of being annoyed by him, pulled him out of the jeep and beat him so badly that Martin now has to eat all of his meals from a straw in a hospital bed in Tidi. The WPFM has since disbanded.  

The United Nations

Gavin Wickwire was brought back to the United Nations HQ in New York City a hero for his work bringing the Loriastan Civil War to an end. Never the type of person to admit that realistically he didn’t do “that much”, Gavin lapped up all this praise and accepted a job as the new United Nations Secretary General. The top job of the UN. Unfortunately he would never see a single day in office. The night before he was about to be sworn in, Gavin went out to celebrate. After one too many drinks at a swanky NY nightclub called “The Menagerie”, Gavin woke up in an unfamiliar hotel room with no memory of his previous night. That morning the entire world awoke to Gavin’s “exploits” in that hotel room. The pictures were so obscene that even Google blocked them from circulation. Ashamed and embarrassed Gavin now drives a Tuk Tuk in Bangkok. 

Josh Brooks was so upset with what he saw in the Loriastan Civil War he vowed to never do another bad thing in his life again. After speaking with his therapist Josh decided to quit the United Nations and travel to Tibet and become a Buddhist monk. He has spent the past 18 years in total silence attempting to reach a level of zen like calm that only Buddha could achieve. After such a long time in meditation Josh Brooks was elected as the next Dalai Lama. Rumour has it that he can actually levitate. 

Daniel Lu decided to stay in Loriastan following the end of the Loriastan Civil War. He met a lovely woman and settled down to a simple life as a farmer in the Graceland countryside. Daniel’s popularity with the locals increased when he fought against a land reform bill brought in place by President Cooper that would have seen a process of forced collectivization occur. Daniel started a local rebellion against this process and was responsible for some of the worst post-war fighting the country witnessed. Unfortunately his opposition to Nate Cooper did not end well when he was driven off the road one night returning from a labour union meeting. Daniel died in hospital 3 days later. 

Kaden Shen became inspired by the plant life and smells of Loriastan. He returned to his native Canada and opened up his own fragrance store which specialized in a variety of unique smelling colognes and perfumes. He was featured in an industry magazine “The Yearly Stink” where he was named the top new fragrance creator in North America. In particular his “joke” smell line became a national bestseller for teen boys between the ages of 12 and 16. In a report issued by the Union of Canadian Teachers he was personally blamed for the expulsion of at least 55 students from schools across the country. Kaden lives a comfortable life in a condo in downtown Toronto.  

The Red Cross

Alex Seguin was hailed as a hero of the Red Cross. His disaster responses and help in the refugee camps in Pictonia earned him a special commendation in both Loriastan and Pictonia. He was in fact given the Pictonian People’s Cross which is the most distinguished medal a civilian can earn in Pictonia. After the Civil War Alex returned to his native Quebec and became a world renowned open heart surgeon. He pioneered new methods of heart transplants and became the foremost expert on the subject. However behind all of the lauding Alex had a more sinister and diabolical side. In 2036 a secret laboratory was discovered at his residence in Hochelaga which showed the crazy heart transplant experiments that he had been working on. Police described the scene as the most “twisted and bizarre case of human-animal experimentation in the history of the civilized world”. He is currently awaiting trial. 

Daul Kim decided that being part of the Red Cross was not really for him. He moved back to his native Korea and joined a super group of Korean K-Pop sensations including BTS and Psy. Unfortunately his fame was short-lived. After extensive digging into his background one super fan of K-Pop noticed that he had no South Korean birth certificate. It turns out that Daul is the nephew of North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Un. For his entire life Daul had been acquiring intelligence for the Dear Leader in an attempt to position himself as the next Leader of North Korea. He is currently back in North Korea being groomed to possibly take over as the Supreme Commander of the Hermit Kingdom.  

The Ambassadors

Riegardt Kirsten realized after the Loriastan Civil War that life in the State Department was not where he wanted to be. After setting up the agreement between the US and Loriastan to drill for oil Riegardt had a secret clause inserted into the final draft legislation which gave him and him alone the ability to select the company that was going to drill for oil. He then set up an oil company, with himself as CEO, and “won” the contract to drill. He currently lives in Loriastan and is, according to Forbes magazine, the richest man in the country. Due to the duplicitous nature of how he acquired such immense wealth he is currently on a “no fly” list and wanted by the United States on corruption charges. When asked about this in a recent interview Riegardt simply said “I’m South African bru”

Peter Cormier (real name Qian Ze Ming) was kicked out of Loriastan at the conclusion of the Loriastan Civil War. After supporting the rebels with money and weapons, President Cooper revoked his government visa. Peter returned to China and was made Minister of Internal Security for the Chinese Communist Party. He was responsible for the crackdown on anti-Covid restriction protesters and earned the nickname “The Rabid Dog” for his harsh treatment of political prisoners. It is rumoured that he would starve Rottweilers for several days and then let them feast on prisoners who refused to renounce their anti-government stance. He currently lives in Beijing.

Andy Wang was also kicked out of Loriastan following the end of the Civil War. After returning to Russia Andy had a significant fall from grace when in an interview on Russian State Television he questioned the morality of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As a result he was stripped of his rankings and sent to the front lines of the Russia-Ukraine war as tank commander. He became so disillusioned with his country and in particular its President that one day during a particularly intense battle in Kherson he turned his tank on his fellow Russian soldiers and fired round after round into the HQ of his commanding officer. Eventually his compatriots managed to blow up his tank and Andy was killed. His exploits however have turned him into a hero in Ukraine. After Ukraine eventually ousted the Russians a small but poignant monument was dedicated to Andy in a park in Kherson. Songs are sung in Ukraines military about his heroism.

Mariano Arancibia returned to Great Britain after the war to answer for his rather dubious decision making during the conflict. After a parliamentary hearing he was cleared of any serious wrongdoing but he was fired from the foreign service. Mariano had always been a passionate soccer fan so he became a FIFA referee. Unfortunately during the 2026 World Cup in Canada, the US and Mexico he gave a very suspect penalty to the Mexican National Team in the Quarter Final match against France. This decision sparked an inquest and it turns out that Mariano had taken a $5Million bribe from a Mexican Drug Cartel to ensure Mexico would win the match. He was fired (again). He currently coaches soccer to a junior girls team ages 8-10 in a suburb of Mexico City.