Selroa

Selroa, also known as the Republic of Selroa is a coastal democratic republic under the Empire of Ischanor in the southeast continent of Kejafros. It's biggest city being Selroa City, given its name due to originally being a city-state.
Selroa and the groups which live in the nation have a long and complex history, however Selroa's modern history can be mostly summarized by explaining the revolution which brought it to its current status.
== Symobols ==
=== Etymology ===
Republic of Selroa (Pronounced Sail-row-ah) translates to "Land of Roa" in Roanese (And in addition modern Selroani), referencing the Roa Herd and the founding of their land. It also translates to "Refugee of the Roa" in some parts of the city.
== Government and Politics ==
=== Positions ===
==== President ====
The leader of Selroa, serves the people until death or retirement in which they'll be elected. The president can be impeached by the people if they are deemed to be useless or harmful to Selroa and are required to work with the cabinet before passing any legislation. 
==== The Cabinet ====
The Cabinet Or individually Advisors, they oversee different aspects of Selroa and attend regular meetings with the president. Like the president, they are expected to serve the people until their term has ended and can be impeached if they are deemed harmful or useless to Selroa and the people. They're elected every 3 and a half months, with the following 5 advisory roles being issued once elected in:
* Diplomatic Advisor
In charge of doing diplomacy/improving and maintaining reputation for the nation, the current advisor is Mithal Exler (Fernthorn, TBD)
* Architectural Advisor
In charge of overseeing architecture and construction, this position is currently open
* Economic Advisor
In charge of the economy, trade and business in the nation, the current advisor is CHRP
* Guildatorial Advisor
In charge of overseeing the Selroan Guilds and Guildmasters, the current advisor is Spike
* Judicial Advisor
In charge of creating laws to keep Selroa just and safe, the current advisor is Lena Bjørnson
==== Constables ====
Responsible for managing and maintaining peace in Selroa as well as be responsible for keeping up and acting as representatives for the citizens of the nation, constables are also elected regularly every 3 and a half months.
==== Mayors ====
Responsible for managing and maintaining towns, colonies, and vassals. Someone can also just be promoted to mayor for owning land, depending if that land is in Selroa or not. Their land is expected to follow Selroan law and serve a purpose in the nation.
==== Guildmasters ====
Responsible for managing and maintaining the guilds of Selroa. They approve projects in their respective guilds, managing promotions and demotions in their guilds, and represent their respective guilds during guild events and gatherings. Guildmasters elections are typically every 1-2 months, after a guildmaster is elected they can appoint a high ranking guild member as their right hand man aka the guildwarden.
=== Groups ===
==== The Guilds ====
The Selroan guilds are recognized associations focused on a specific purpose that benefits the nation, these guilds can range from organizing events for the people to protecting Selroa from any threats they it may face.
* The Architects Committee 
A guild of builders, new and old. Committed to building for the nation and to teach beginners how to master The Gabriel architecture and how to build in general. 
* The Pentural Foundation 
Full of lorekeepers and history enthusiasts alike. They manage and document lore and history of Selroa, they also promote the Selroani culture and keep track of more underground or ancient cultures like The Yekin through festivals, books, gatherings, and more. T
* The Commerce Guild 
Guild of the business owners, employees, and citizens interested in the economy. They work together with the Economic Advisor to handle price of goods, officiate merchant/business licenses, and more. 
* The Adventurers Society
For citizens looking for some excitement in their lives, They are sent out to create maps of Selroan territory, search for lost Selroan artifacts or documents, and uncover more of Selroa's ancient history of the Roa Herd/Rugundy/The Yekins. They often work hand in hand with PF.
==== The Fernthorns ====
The house of Fernthorn is a noble house within Selroa. Although they now have little to no direct political power ever since 5 R.E, they are still considered as influncital in the nation today with joining forces with the Valyries only increasing that influnce to a wider extent. The Fernthorns have a long history dating back to almost one thousand years ago and possibly even longer as historical and cultural research continues, which started after declaring independence from Lorenis.
== History ==
=== The Wood Era (Pre-Founding) ===
Not much information was documented about the pre-founding of Selroa except some details of the Roa herd, a nomadic group who mainly traveled through the east (and sometimes the southeast) that eventually founded Selroa. The herd's population was estimated to have 100 members during its prime and followed a sub sector of the Podaist religion.
=== Founding (987 W.E - 1000 W.E) ===
Around 987 W.E, the Roa herd began to travel along the west coast of Kejafros which was unluckily hit by a massive blizzard. Several members of the herd died from hypothermia and many others suffered frostbite during the storm, which made finding shelter all the more important. With the help from a nearby tribe of yak people used to the very cold climate and gathering enough resources, they managed to create a makeshift barn in time that the majority of the Roa herd were able to make it pass the storm.
Once the storm passed over, Belfan Fernthorn, the leader of the Roa herd, and many of the herd's members explored the surrounding area and after some time they decided to do something most herds never do, create a town. They eventually declared the town as a nation in 1000 W.E with its new name, Crown of Selroa. With Belfan Fernthorn taking the role of Monarch with Holly Fernthorn by his side.
=== The Emerald Era (0 E.E - 800 E.E) ===
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=== The Ruby Era (0 R.E - 100 R.E) ===
==== Vassalization ====
Following the purchase of the Port of Selroa by the growing Kingdom of Lisvar, the Old Kingdom of Selroa started becoming reliant on the Lisvarians for trade, warefare, and to some extent diplomacy. This port would be where the Chevence would first arrive in Selroa, being brought in as cheap laborers to do dock work, as well as to divide the newly conquered Rugundians from being able to rebel. This would all come ahead when the Goanene King of Selroa pledged fealty to the King of Lisvar, leading to the full annexation of Selroa by Lisvar. After some time, Selroa gained the title of Duchy, renaming the country to Duchy of Selroa. 
==== Ischanori Ruling Class ====
Shortly after the vassalization of Selroa, the kingdom of Lisvar went behind their backs and created a new government system which effectively nullified all the power of the monarch and in turn gave all that power to the new Ischanori ruling class. The citizens of the city-state were upset about the new change, and the anger only amplified when they started heavily taxing and forcing labor upon the workers and citizens with unfair pay.
==== Revolution ====
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==== Victory ====
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=== The Dark Age ===
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==== The Great Selroa Fire ====
Around the summer of (Date tbd, but it was a long time ago, like around 15 years ago) R.E, a fire broke out in a docked ship. Within a few hours, the fire began to spread onto the dock itself and eventually leaking into the city. Which created panic in the city as the senators ordered a massive evacuation, around 125 residents were killed in the fire and many more injured either by the fire itself or falling debris. And so overnight half of the city was destroyed, leaving it up to the people of Selroa to rebuild it.
=== The Copper Era (0 C.E - 3 C.E and Ongoing) ===
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== Culture ==
Our main culture is the Selroani culture, originating from the Roanese, Chevence and bits of Yekin. The culture is described as very artistic and colorful, with invention and innovation being a core value in Selroa. Luck is also a big part of the culture, with rabbits being a representative of the concept as they theme most events and luck shrines around them.
==== Language ====
The Selroani language is the official Selroa language and is widely used by the Selroan people for general communication and the government for documents and record keeping. It was mainly influnced by the Roanese and Yekin languages but later influnces like the Chevence created modern Selroani. There are also other languages in Selroa that are mainly spoken in a few circles like Roanese and Chevence, the Yekin language however is said to be extinct.
==== National Holidays ====
===== New Spring =====
Every first day of spring the Selroan people decorate the streets with flowers and other flora to welcome the new season of spring. It was celebrated as a national holiday for many years with it being declared as a holiday sometime after the founding of the nation. Some believe that the flowers on this day bring luck to harvest all year round.
===== The Hare Festival =====
Celebrated around summertime, the festival is about commemorating the Selroani culture (Among other smaller cultures in Selroa such as the Roanese) and is a time of prosperity and unwinding before autumn. The Selroan people decorate the town full of rabbit themed ornament and other decor with games and compettions spread around the capital. With New Spring bringing luck to harvest, it is said that anyone who places their hand on the chest of the hare statue outside of the parliament will be given general good fortune on this day.
===== The Spirit Jamboree =====
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===== The Winter Solstice =====
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==== Fashion ====
Selroans often wear formal casual clothing made of cotton, satin and or wool (mostly for the chest and wrist parts of the attire). Most Selroan women clothing are mostly the same as Selroan men clothing, with some minor changes like flexible skirts instead of pants. Some Selroan garments have simple patterns, typically vines and other floral or coastal patterns. They can come in all sorts of different colors, the most common being green, blue, and yellow.
==== Cuisine ====
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==== Technology ====
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==== Magic ====
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==== Folklore ====
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== Demographics ==
=== Ethnic Groups ===
==== Hoofkin ====
The hoofkin are a subrace of Beastrion consisting of goat, yak, elk, cow, and other hoofed folk. Their lower half of their bodies being akin to a satyr, while their upper half is almost human except for their hands and some of their face. Their ears vary between type along with their size and tails, any gender can grow horns.
Despite being omnivorous, some tend to go on a more herbivore diet due to spirituality purposes or certain health problems. They also typically avoid eating meats like beef, mutton, and pork due to the animals connected to the products.
The most prominent hoofkin population are the Roanese, goat hoofkin a part of the Roa herd who founded the nation. Another example of hoofkin within the area are the Yekins, a mountain tribe consisting of yak Hoofkin whom mainly resided in the glaciers above Selroa City. Most hoofkin origins can usually be traced back to Cathramis, but some can be traced back to some parts of Kejafros.
==== BeastKin ====
Many sentient beast races also reside in the city-state, some Beastrion some hybrids and some something else. Beastkin is what most call folk who have visible traits of creatures.
==== Human ====
Humans are another very common race in Selroa alongside the hoofkin, Selroan humans originated from many places in the Kejafros continent due to being in the continent and being under the Ischanor empire. But the main origin is the Rugundian refugees, which came from the long gone kingdom of Rugundy.
==== Kobolds ====
They are also here, description is a work in progress.
==== Chevence ====
The Chevence, although living in the region for significantly less time, are the second-largest ethnic group within Selroa. Originally heralding from the old Kingdom of Rugundy, the Chevence were brought over to Selroa as workers following Lorenis' initial leasing of a port from the old Roanese Kingdom. The reason why the Chevence were chosen as opposed to other groups, was mainly as a way of quelling rebellion from them, as their ancestors the Rugundians were still highly rebellious following their conquest by Lorenis. As Lorenis pressured more control over the old Roanese Kingdom, more and more Rugundians were brought in, whilst at the same time their old homeland was rapidly being assimilated into the wider Loreni culture. As such, the Rugundians began to become distinct from their ancestors, becoming known as the Chevence, or people of the Goat land.
== Geography ==
Selroa is a coastal city perched along cliffs and nestled within semi-mountainous terrain, offers a stunning tapestry of geographical features that define its cultural and religious practices. The town's rugged coastline, with its cliffs plunging into the waters of the ocean, creates breathtaking views and a sense of awe-inspiring natural beauty. Inland, the semi-mountainous landscape, characterized by rolling hills and sharp mountains, provides a contrast to the coastal scenery, shaping a unique environment that influences local weather patterns and life within the environment. This diverse geography supports a thriving local culture deeply connected to the land and sea.
=== Maps & Location ===
Here, you can look at the dynamic map of Stoneworks in order to find Selroa, located within the empire of Ischanor.
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