Recent content by Rowboat Girlyman

December, Russia, Irkutsk Oblast... With the outbreak of war in the far east, many radical groups have taken the opportunity to rise up against their Russian masters. One such faction is an exclave of radical muslim undesirables from China, Russia and other central Asian countries. Located...

0445, Daniel Z. Romualdez International Airport, Tacloban City... With things having been relatively peaceful within the Confederacy's borders, channels have been opened with neighboring nations in the region and beyond. It's agreed upon by exporters from Japan, South Korea, the United States...

Mid-March, Leyte... By now life on Leyte seems to have relatively gone back to normal for the average person. Unemployment has decreased by 15% since the previous year and the president's approval rating is up to a soaring 58%. After the long road to this point, Barerra genuinely discusses the...

Sometime shortly after seeing off Captain Dannagher, Barerra and Whitman would briefly be stopped upon leaving Ormoc airfield. Taking the opportunity, Whitman decides to hit Barerra with his pitch... Whitman: "So boss, I got something I need to talk to you about. It has to do with the security...

Southern Leyte, Sogod Bay. Early January... Great efforts continue on the island to eliminate the rampant banditry and drug trafficking that afflicts the south, particularly around the area of Sogod Bay. The metro areas are almost completely lawless, with Filipino authorities having been driven...

Tacloban City, Mid-November... With hostilities at an end for the time being and the blockade around Leyte lifted, the Confederate government is able to start shipping stranded foreign mercs back home. Those who fought for the Confederacy during the civil war are compensated generously and sent...

Late August, Leyte... After many long negotiating sessions, the two parties managed to reach a relatively peaceful compromise. Having agreed to a ceasefire and drawdown of assets, August 30th was chosen as the deadline for Filipino forces to leave the island. The last Filipino troops withdrew...

City of Omsk, late August/early September... With the rest of the Omsk families on to their activities, violence begins to ramp up once more in the city-proper of Omsk. Hit squads begin to take out Fortvna drug dealers on many street corners, and car bombs are set up to take out important...

Leyte, mid-August... Since July things have simmered down to a stand-still between the Confederacy and Philippines. Troops along the lines are more than content to simply sit in place and stare eachother down across no man's land, many taking advantage of the halt in fighting to get some...

Leyte... With peace talks in the works, the two sides have agreed to a temporary ceasefire. In spite of the agreement, the jihadis and other dissidents on the island have made no such treaty and must still be dealt with in force... With PSA's involvement now out in the open, authorization is...

Leyte Island, Early July... With the fighting having ground to a near-halt and Confederate troops camped on the outskirts of Tacloban City, the two sides have finally agreed to come to the table for peace talks. The Philippine government sends a delegation to Tacloban, and Barerra along with his...

June 23rd, North of Heaven's Peak... With the PSA finally having granted their request for cruise missile strikes on enemy artillery positions along the northeast coast, the stalemate around Heaven's Peak is finally broken. Hordes of Confederate troops pour down off the mountain, making their...

Barerra and his trusted financial manager-turned acting Vice President, Raul Vega, meet for a rare quiet moment... Barerra: "So what's the word on our 'friends' over in America?" Vega: "Well, still no word on open military support or formal recognition yet but there is some good news. They did...

Leyte, Late June.... Though the fighting may have calmed down along the lines to the north and south, the Confederacy still finds itself plagued by many internal threats. Drug gangs are still one of the most prominent issues to address, and law enforcement has been receiving increased funding...

March, City of Omsk... After his sons were kidnapped and his assets wrested from his control by Fortvna, the former crime boss Josef Stetchkov finds himself brought before his tormentors once more... Cowboy Mike: "There he is, the man of the hour! Take that sack off his head will you guys?"...