F.A.T.O

FATO is a nation located in northeastern Osea. It is bordered by the Cascade Ocean to the north, the Nordlands to the east, Wielvakia to the south, Gebet to the southwest, and Belka to the west. Fato played a minor role in the Belkan War.

Formative History (1530-1950)
FATO's history can be traced back to the Belkan Empire, in 1830, FATO had yet to be a country, instead serving as a 'displacement zone' for the various tribes and natives displaced by Belkan expansion, that weren't taking in as serfs or slaves.

In the mountainous and cold region a very large number of natives succumbed to the wilderness, but eventually they learned, leading to a Belkan ruled province of now settled natives with a long standing grudge.

In the late 1890s FATO slowly started gaining more independence from their long standing rulers, culminating in full independence a year before the Osean War in 1905.

Starting off as a bordered zone no bigger than Sercia, collections of buying Belkan land in exchange for paying for both war losses and reparations, FATO grew to almost the same size we see today.

Recent History (1950-Present)
Between the early seventies and early nineties, FATO and their southern neighbour Wielvakia had an ongoing border dispute encompassing the mountainous Gangl region. Stretching across 130 kilometers of border, though several small engagements were fought, Emmerian and Osean peacekeeping forces eventually made their presence known. In an effort to flex their own muscles, both FATO and Wielvakia hired several squadrons of mercenaries, both as a way to show the peacekeepers that they meant business -though to no avail- and to bolster their own forces in en event of attack.

In the late 80's an Incident involving several mercenaries of Hammerhead Industries resulted in eight aircraft lost, and seven deaths as a result of radar malfunction and communication issues as a result of a local blizzard.

The so called Gangl Skirmishes officially ended in 1990, upon the Gangl region being handed over to FATO in a UN resolution to end the conflict.

In late 1991, FATO purchased a portion of Belka's northeastern territory, east of Dinsmark.