Presidian Disaster

This article is about the event. For the battle that took place afterwards, see Duel over Presidia.

Presidian Disaster
Presidia's destruction
Date	August 23, AC 432
Location	Presidia, Cascadia

"They had to take this from us! We'll burn them all, we’ll burn down the Federation!"

― Arnold Frenken, swearing vengeance after the disaster

The Presidian Disaster was the final event of the Cascadian Conflict. It occurred when the now-rogue Crimson 1 detonated a single large scale cordium warhead near the port of the Cascadian capital of Presidia. This in turn caused multiple secondary explosions, killing hundreds of thousands of Pacific Federation and Cascadian Independence Force soldiers and millions of civilians and devastating the city, causing geothermal instabilities and environmental damage.

The disaster had large scale ramifications; the rest of the world blamed the Federation for the act, believing that they had violated a legitimate ceasefire. In response to the attack, multiple Federation territories began to secede including Core States. While two of its cities were devastated, Cascadia intended to honor the Deal with Sicario and Hitman Team and the establishment of a mercenary nation seemed to be inevitable.