Regnum Fortunae

Regnum Fortunæ, also officially known as The Serene Crown of Fortunae, the earthly regency of the goddess, and Realm of the Fortunate or just Fortunae, is a client state to Sirradra. It's capital is Fortunae and it stretches from the Andronikos Bay to the southern world border. The name Regnum Fortunarii means, in Traveler's Tongue, Fortunan Kingdom.
== Culture ==
Most of the culture in the north of this province is derived from the Fortunans and the Fortunist religion. There's a Greco-Roman building design in these buildings and they spread throughout north of the province. Very similar cultures are the Kaisaran culture and the Lapithosi culture. For example, in the Lapithosi culture, buildings are more detailed on their walls and they use granite in their roofs instead of bricks like Fortuna. The largest culture, Fortunan, has also an own language. 
== Geography ==
Fortuna is in southern/central Cymru, surrounded by the neighbouring provinces of Valron, Silvay, Novoros and Aussay, and the State of Confusion & Ainsel. In the north there's a taiga biome and mountainous ranges, while in the south there's plains. The province has a very short coastline, but with populated cities, such as Fortuna and Kaisara, which are surrounded by the Andronikos Bay, in the Cursed Sea. There's also terraformed places like the cities of Fortuna, Vassa, Kaisara and Lapithos.
== History ==
Section "Origins" is lore, for in-game events skip to "Transition to Interium".
=== Origins ===
Upon the death of Caereus, the last recognised King of the Rasennans, his sons would abolish the millennia spanning monarchy based on law of primogeniture, to the law of election. Thus, was born the title of High Prince of the Rasennans. Caereus' sons carved up his newly conquered domain, Eugenios the northern islands, Loukas the Eastern plain, Asdaros the southern forests, jungles, and hills, and Andronikos getting the north and it's coast. 
It was only a matter of time until the brothers would begin to fight amongst each other. These tensions culminated in the wars of the successors. Sparked by Andronikos crowning himself the King of the Fortunans, after gaining the title of Prince by election due to him being seen as the weakest of the brothers. Outraged, the brothers would declare kingdoms and dynasties of their own and muster their men for battle. However, little saw action as Andronikos would come to an agreement to forfeit any ambition on the entire Vale Rasenna, and instead keep his humble kingdom and sign the first concert of Rasenna, establishing the Rasennan Princely League. 
Fortunae at the time was the weakest of the kingdoms, it's only advantage being access to the coast and it's vast riches, translated poorly to military prowess. The Kingdom would suffer a crushing blow in the Battle of the Plains against the King of Larutia, son of Loukas, Domitios Rex. His forces would eventually besiege and seize te city, brutally murdering Ulpius I, and ordering all the residents to be slaughtered out of his madness. The Mad King was shortlived in his ambitions, as the Fortunans rallied around the inspiring figure of Tydides, to hold their last stand atop the acropolis. The successful defence would then urge Tydides to negotiate, asking to speak with Domitios face-to-face. Upon meeting the Mad King, Tydides would unsheathe a dagger and thrust it into the bowels of Domitios, seizing the moment of shock to run away. Seeing no leader, the Larutians left with all the loot that they managed to pillage and of what was not bolted to the floor. 
Faustus I would ascend the throne, and for the next few monarchs only occured a time of rebuilding and occasional conflict with their opponents. Eirene I Regia was most notable for her marriage of Eugenios of Renasa, securing an alliance and eventual union between the wealthy merchant cities. Under her successor, Valerios II Rex, the Fortunans would strike a crushing victory in the Battle of Lisara which saw an alliance of Larutia and Asdara, Asdaros' sons, and a Fortunan coalition with the various free and barrack cities. 
Upon Valerios' death, would come Hypatia II Regia, otherwise known as "The Thorned". Hypatia would set the scene for Fortunae's dominance of the league, squashing rebellion from within and Renasa, she would side with the Prince of the Rasennans, Prince Carios, during the Occalan controversy. The wealth of Renasa and Fortunae would aid her in bribing countless cities in the vale to manipulate the election of the new prince upon Carios' death, among which a leading candidate was the heir to Asdara. However, his fortunes were not to bloom and a weak ruler was put into place. 
Hypatia would also manipulate the succession of Larutia, guaranteeing that it be the only son of Loukas III from his 4th marriage, which was seen as near illegitimate by many. Thus when a barbarian host led by Asamantes came to burn and pillage Larutia, only Hypatia intervened, forbidding all others to do so. Impressing the Chief to such degree with the line in the sand speech that he was convinced to lay down his arms and march back. The Larutian controversy would be the point of no return for Larutia, now a puppet state of Fortunae. 
Upon her death, Ascended Philippos I Rex, who would spark the Asentine wars after his deposition of Loukas IV and annexing of Larutia. Philippos failed to manipulate the election in his favour and an opponent named Asentios would gain the title of Prince. Thus Asentios would wage war upon the Fortunans in the Asentine war. A short but devastating war it would end with the second concert of Rasenna, otherwise called the Concert of Fortunae. The concert saw the League effectively abolished after 200 years of existence, with law of primogeniture restored, and Prince becoming a hereditary title. 
However, tensions were at a breaking point upon Philippos' early death, succeded by his son Faustus. Faustus III Rex would forever be known as "The Blooming Rose" or "The conciliator" as he spent his reign entire on mediating and improving relations between the crown and it's vassals. The realm was described as immensely peaceful and stable in the reign of Faustus III, leading the Vale Rasennans to prosper with his successors imitating his policies. Faustus III established many laws and precedent and would in time become the model Fortunan monarch, peaceful and gentle while fierce in determination. 
His long reign, and the imitations of his successors would see the first Rasennan golden age of peace, known as the Pax Fausta, named after Faustus III. The only interruption being the death of Andronikos IV. A populist Monarch beloved by the people, he gave many funds to aid the common man while neglecting his duties to the nobility. Eventually fearing Andronikos may strip the nobility of their many privileges, a small group would plot his death. Waiting for the best time, the King's most loyal men, Dux Faustus Decorianos, and the Marquis de Lisara were away from Fortunae. The only opponent to them was Andronikos' son, Ulpios, and Dux Faustus Falcarus in Renasa with 3000 men of the city guard in their command. 
On the ide of Mounichion, the plotters would lock Andronikos IV in the senate chamber, and stab him with stone swords to symbolise his supposed tyranny. The Plotters then bloodied his robes and paraded his body around the city, much to the displeasure of the peasantry. Upon hearing the news, Ulpios rushed to the capital alongside Dux Falcarus. The plotters would manage to convince Prefect Asdaros Clemines to defect and march with 4000 men into the capital, however, he backed down and surrendered after being threatened by Dux Decorianos and the Marquis d'Lisara who were all close to the prefect. Thus only a smaller force of 3400 would reach the city, however, Ulpios gained the loyalty of the Lictors and would meet the traitor army in the flower fields. After a rousing speech and master work of Oratory, Ulpios moved the soldiers enough to refuse battle and defect. The Coup was over and the plotters were fed to dogs, kept alive and then sent into exile. Ulpios would set a precedent of undying loyalty to the Monarchy. 
After these events, the period of relative peace continued until the Maro-Daenic wars. Philippos II would spark the war after invading a portion of barbarian land to hunt down rebels, refusing to leave. The war would then continue for more than 60 years and see many exploits from many figures, however, too much for a summary like this. The war would be ended by Antoninos I Rex, who utilised scorched earth to destroy barbarian settlements and pick apart the scattered tribes. Eventually seizing what remained, he expelled them from the land and took over the sparse forests and plains. The war devastated the Fortunan realm and see the following monarchs unable to cope with the losses in finance and the mounting debt. 
Upon Antoninos' death, would a half barbarian general by the name of Askolos rise the ranks. Through heroism and trickery he gained vast influence as a High Strategos. And for the next decades ruling the Kingdom from the shadows with 3 monarchs all of which being children. Faustus VI, and Alexios IV would brutally be murdered by Askolos when both attempted to kick him out of power in court. The spark would be the death of the beloved young Queen Hypatia IV, seen as an innocent and pure soul, her sudden death was blamed on Askolos, resulting in many severing ties and the people of Fortunae rioting. Eventually, Dux Acliades Dendaros, and The Marquis de Orsinos, Faustus Asterios, son of Andronikos Asterios, would lead their hosts of men into the capital facing little resistance. Askolos was mutilated and exiled to a monastery to live the remaining days of his life in misery. 
The following centuries would see spendthrifts, and gamblers ruin the Kingdom's fortunes and drown it in debt, with plague and crisis shrinking the one great city into ruin. The downwards decline only halted by Artemisia II, who rebuilt the city around the core Acropolis area, while sponsoring works of art and research, and shrewdly defending the ever ruining Larutia from being sacked by capturing the Barbarian leader during negotiation. Her reign, although not as long as Faustus III, saw a reversal of Fortunan fortunes which were undermined by her son Antoninos II, and expanded by her grandson Flavius Rex. 
Antoninos was weak and ineffective, failing to address the plummeting economy and turmoils of the time, a group of officers from lower nobility, coordinated a Coup alongside the Marquis de Lisara, Loukas Salentinos, who became the leader of the new movement. The Royal family escaped and took refuge in Kumaur, while their defeat in the battle of Larutia would see loyalist forces led by the Marquis de Renas defeated and routed. During the interregnum, the city fell into chaos as rival factions seeked power. The tensions would lead to the Marquis de Lisara being pulled apart in the streets, while his son took up the role of leader as Florianos Salentinos. 
The reign of the officers would be shortlived as Flavius Rex returned to the city. The officers declared him their King and crowned him, believing him easy to control. Yet, after political manouvering, and careful planning Royalist forces would prevail in overthrowing the officers entirely. The officers would be sent into exile, their descendants returning only to fail later on. 
Flavius would ascend the Throne and find it a city in ruin and decay, and over his immensely long century reign transform the city back into a bustling center of culture, the arts, and prosperity. His efforts would be known as "The Flavian Restoration" and see Fortunae's second golden age where peace reigned, otherwise the Pax Flavia, only interrupted during the Karolian wars. 
=== Transition to Interium ===
It used to be the mainlands of Interium, an ancient province which, after declaring independence from the Second Imperial Archonate of Viodoxa, was couped by Greater Karolium. Little after the coup, Justinian declared that Fortuna was to join Seratovia as a new town as his last decree, but Karolium did not allow this and declared war on Fortuna. After the Siege of Fortuna, in which Karolium lost and had to give up half of their land, Fortuna joined Seratovia as they wanted, as Karolium's revenge desire became larger. A conflict erupted in Early December 2021, which ended in the Karolian annexation of all former Interium lands except the cities of Fortuna, Lapithos and Kaisara. Almost a week later, Seratovia's government reformed to the Third Imperial Archonate of Viodoxa as a response to Loic's return. After two battles in Viodoxa City, in which Loic won, Viodoxa surrended and the county was reformed to the Imperial Archonal Union of Viodoxa, with Fortuna as a new province.
=== The Early IAU Rebellions ===
On 12nd February 2022, Greater Karolium and J Horde declared independence from IAU due to "outrageous terms such as giving their capital cities to random players and disbanding their discords" according to the rebel side. On 21st February 2022, 9 days later, Greater Karolium surrended to the IAU forces after a coup, re-integrating them into the IAU as a part of the Regnum Fortunae, CarolvsRex being castrated and exiled, and Laythe only being exiled.
Amidst the rebellion, another revolution which was IAU-sided arose inside Karolium's soil. The southern Karolium towns rebelled because they were sick of war and the United Provinces of Southern Karolium were formed. Nonetheless, this country was short-lived and it was immediately integrated to the IAU, into the Province of Fortuna.
=== The Neko Virus ===
Ever since then, the province began to gain members slowly, and many cities began to develop, such as Vassa, Fortuna, Lapithos and Fjörgyien. On May 2022, a disease struck Viodoxa's population and many were infected, especially some in Fortuna, including Kogan, but despite this other towns were left untouched. A cure would be developed afterwards, but there was conflict amongst the many cures invented for this disease, the largest ones being the Fortuna's cure and Salapet's cure. The virus eventually came extinct and every town in quarantine lifted it and continued their daily lives. 
=== Fall of the IAU ===
On July 2022, many tensions were lived across the country because of a war with Paradise. First, Maxstadt was heavily damaged with the defeat of the IAU in a battle. The poor efforts from the government led Eisenland to declare independence from the IAU and subsequently other provinces. A few days after IAU's defeat, the State of Confusion & Ainsel declared independence, holding Rostok amongst all of it's cities in eastern Cymru. Fortuna was alongside the provinces who stayed loyal to the IAU until the Viesten intervened and couped the IAU, leading to the creation of the Autokratoria of Sirradra on 1 August by the son of the Basileus Flavius Justinianus.
=== Sirradra ===
On 14th November 2022, the prefecture of Magnus Enithica was granted provincial status.
== Politics ==
It is an absolute monarchy governed by the Basileus, but it also has a senate which manage some of the province's decisions through senate votes. There's also a heir to Fortuna's city which is the Kaisarus, and the heir and head of the senate is the Princeps Senatus. The Praetor presides over the laws. The Dux or prefects are, as it's name indicates, the leaders of each prefecture. The Praefectos Polios or mayor is, as it's name also refers to, the one who leads over a town. In the nobility there's the Patricians, who are the trusted members in the Fortunan society.
The province is subdivided in 4 prefectures (praefecturius/praefecturii). They used to be counties but on Early March 2022 they were changed to prefectures.
Fortuna City Prefecture (Praefectura Fortuna Urbi) is the capital prefecture of the province. It's capital is Fortuna.
Kaisara Prefecture (Praefectura Kaisara) is an artificial island in the Andronikos Bay. It's capital is Kaisara.
Lapithos Prefecture (Praefectura Lapithosia) is a prefecture to the east, and it borders Valron and the Visible State of Confusion & Ainsel. It houses 4 towns: Lapithos, Schwarzenburg, Occulere and Varosha. It is also the second largest prefecture in land mass.
Holy Rasenna Prefecture (Praefectura Sancti Rasenna) is a special prefecture that serves as a holy site for Fortunist followers. It doesn't have a capital.
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