Luminaria Armistice Agreement

The Luminaria Armistice Agreement is the armistice which brought about a complete cessation of hostilities of the Luminarian Schism. It was signed by Admiral of the Fleet Lumira representing the Luminarian Rebel Military(LRM), Grand Admiral Severunt representing the Luminarian Empire Military (LEM). The Armistice was designed to "ensure a complete cessation of hostilities and of all acts of armed force to preserve the Luminarian species."

Attempts throughout the Post-1st Norsus era to implement a peace treaty have consistently failed. A final peace settlement has never been achieved. The signed Armistice established a demilitarized zone between Empire and Rebel space, the de facto new border between the two nations, put into force a cease-fire, and finalized repatriation of prisoners of war.

Background

Midway through the Luminarian Schism after the battle at Aphu Prime, the Luminarian Rebels's Grand Assembly were discussing terms for an agreement to end the Schism. However both the Luminarian Navy's Admiral of the Fleet and the Luminarian Ground Forces's General of the Army strongly opposed the Armistice, believing that proposing an Armistice at that point in time would be tantamount to surrender. The Defense Council, supporting the advice of the military, put a stop to the Grand Assembly's plans.

At the climax of Operation Alacrity, Emperor Ulran offered an Armistice to the Rebels with the appearance of 2 Battlestation-Class vessels. Many believe that the 6 Empire aligned Great Caves forced Ulran to capitulate, considering the sheer amount of destruction that both sides have wrought on the Luminarian species. Although the Defense Council still opposed the Armistice, the logistics situation for the Luminarian Rebel Military was at its breaking point and support for the armistice was widely popular amongst both the Grand Assembly and the civilian populace, leading to the acceptance of the Armistice.

Armistice Discussions

Armistice talks were conducted on Luminaria, as a symbolic gesture. The two primary negotiators were AF Lumira, and Head of the Aeternus Novax Cave, Throla. After two days, a five-part agenda was agreed upon and this guided talks until the signing of the armistice. The items to be discussed were:

1. Adoption of an agenda.
2. Fixing a military demarcation line between the two sides so as to establish a demilitarized zone as a basic condition for the cessation of hostilities.
3. The independence of the Frontier Worlds as a space-faring empire.
4. Arrangements relating to prisoners of war.
5. Ownership of the J-2801 Anomaly.

After the agenda was decided, talks proceeded slowly. Both sides attempted to gain the advantage in negotiations using military demonstrations, leading some to believe that the negotiations were futile.

A major, problematic negotiation point was regarding the ownership of the J-2801 Anomaly. Both sides wanted ownership over it and were not willing to budge on the issue. Talks regarding the issue only moved forward when it became clear that the Rebel Navy was able to hold on to the anomaly despite repeated attempts by the Empire to reclaim it.

2 months after the end of Operation Alacrity, the Armistice was signed by Severunt, delegate of the Empire Military, and Admiral of the Fleet Lumira representing the Rebel Military. 2 days later, transport ships belonging to both sides would begin bringing POW back to their respective factions and 5 months later, both sides would fall back to the agreed-upon border.

Effects

The signed Armistice established a "complete cessation of all hostilities by all armed forces" that was to be enforced by the commanders of both sides. The armistice is however only a cease-fire between military forces, rather than an agreement between governments. No peace treaty was signed which means that the Luminarian Schism has not officially ended.

Recently after the 2nd Battle of Norsus, the Empire has begun a large scale build up of forces along the border.