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They would be noted for their dogmatic hatred of anything Ionian. Any form of cooperation, tolerance, or meeting with Ionian soldiers or representatives would be reprised with violence and deadly force, under their creed that any "fruit of the Blighted Tree", as they called Ionia, was poisoned. | They would be noted for their dogmatic hatred of anything Ionian. Any form of cooperation, tolerance, or meeting with Ionian soldiers or representatives would be reprised with violence and deadly force, under their creed that any "fruit of the Blighted Tree", as they called Ionia, was poisoned. | ||
They also held no regard for the death of civilians or collateral damage. Their maxim was embodied by the phrase "We vow to fell Ionia, that Blighted Tree, even if our hands must be drenched in the blood of our people!" Although they often claimed to be merely highly pragmatic | They also held no regard for the death of civilians or collateral damage. Their maxim was embodied by the phrase "We vow to fell Ionia, that Blighted Tree, even if our hands must be drenched in the blood of our people!" Although they often claimed to be merely highly pragmatic or tried to divert scrutiny by pointing out Ionian atrocities, most members were motivated by grief and revenge, making them all the more brutal. | ||
Their access to lost technology, such as [[ship]]s, often allowed to outmaneuver and trap Ionian forces, giving them an enormous advantage in battle. Their biggest victory came at the ruins of [[Martylion]], where 3rd Branch General [[Dilom Lances]] attempted to use the town's historical tragedy to anger and bait the Vermilion Axe's forces, only to find himself surrounded and completely wiped out. | Their access to lost technology, such as [[ship]]s, often allowed to outmaneuver and trap Ionian forces, giving them an enormous advantage in battle. Their biggest victory came at the ruins of [[Martylion]], where 3rd Branch General [[Dilom Lances]] attempted to use the town's historical tragedy to anger and bait the Vermilion Axe's forces, only to find himself surrounded and completely wiped out. | ||
From | From there, the Vermilion Axe army would march south, then east only to be repelled at the [[Great Wall of Achlites]] by 2nd Branch General [[Quinelia Liuis]] and [[Hero (Genso Suikoden Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki)|the hero]]'s forces. Around this time, it also became apparent that forces within the Vermilion Axe were cooperating with Ionia in some fashion, though it was not known which group had infiltrated the other. | ||
Part of the reason for the Vermilion Axe's defeat at Achlites was that Aaron Barcai's force used the battle as a distraction so as to travel to the [[House of Wisdom]]. There, he would learn that the technology to spawn Teras Pharma was of Ionian origin and that Rochelle Kollek was an Ionian double-agent. Her mission was to help found the Vermilion Axe in order to provide an underlying threat for the Holy Empire to focus people's fears on. | Part of the reason for the Vermilion Axe's defeat at Achlites was that Aaron Barcai's force used the battle as a distraction so as to travel to the [[House of Wisdom]]. There, he would learn that the technology to spawn Teras Pharma was of Ionian origin and that Rochelle Kollek was an Ionian double-agent. Her mission was to help found the Vermilion Axe in order to provide an underlying threat for the Holy Empire to focus people's fears on. |