The Severlands

Category:Nations
The Severlands is a nation located on the continent of Tiberia and was founded in late December 2024 or in 67 VE due to mass migrations from other nations around Abexilas. The Severlands are known for their unique cultural practices, dark medieval building style as well as curses that afflict the population. 
The name of the Severlands is an exonym given by the native tribes. Over time, the original name faded to obscurity and the inhabitants of Tiberia began referring to the nation as the Severlands and her people as Severfolk, the Severfolk eventually embraced the name as their own.
==History==
===Departure from Geraria===
Exiled from the Southern Kingdom of Geraria, a small group of settlers set sail in search for a new homeland. Alienated Gerarian Legionnaires and disgruntled citizens roamed the ship, anxious about the long journey ahead of them. DeanGun09 was chained away in a holding cell, deemed too dangerous to be allowed to wander the ship.
The Journey led them northward to the continent of Talasi, where settlers would dock at the famed Kingdom of Drackar. They took the opportunity to resupply their wares and coincidentally encountering some new faces and allies, notable arrivals was the charismatic leader Meroving, who gave direction and hope for their new life. Once the group was satisfied with their visit, they set sail, hoping that the North Continent would become their new homeland.
===Founding of ███████===
After an arduous journey to the Northern Continent, the settlers finally stumbled across the stone beaches of Tiberia hoping that the homeland that they envisioned was beyond the slick stones and pearly sand. A few people stayed by the ship, claiming that they were going to sail eastward in search for somewhere they could all call home.
Exhausted and running out of hope, the group had continued northwards from their initial landing. They had discovered that these lands were no uninhabited, but was the home of native tribes that did not take kindly to the colonizers. The settlers pressed further north until they discovered paradise, a jungle clearing that sat on the shores of largest lake any of them had ever seen. Meroving exclaimed to the group, after months of frustrations and lack of hope, their home had been found!
Unfortunately, the natives had decided to throw a spanner into the works by disrupting building of infrastructure, ambushing and thieving traders as well as pushing their own camps right up to the settlement. Meroving wasn't sure how to handle this threat, the people he had been travelling with were being picked off one by one and many were getting ready to leave. However, a thought flew across his mind, the one person who may be able to fight these people off was the very person who was locked inside a cage, Deangun09.
Meroving conversed with DeanGun09, who surprisingly was not the insane insurrectionist that the Gerarians had described him as. DeanGun09 listened to Meroving and pondered the crisis before them, DeanGun09 mentioned that maybe showing their strength would be enough to get the Natives away from them, and that only he could put this plan into work.
Meroving unlocked the cage and removed the restraints, and DeanGun09 finally walked the first free steps in the many months since he had left Geraria. The two leaders of the settlement shook hands and promised each other that they would lead the settlement to a happy and stable life.
Dean rallied the Gerarian Legionaries who had travelled with the group and begun to push the natives back, giving them space to breathe. Dean saw the opportunity and decided to go to the route of the issues and targeted their camps with raids. A legionnaire Kalen Scarsen decided to permanently subdue and disfigure the Chieftan of this tribe, by severing his hands at the wrists. This practice was adopted by the group in further conquests to help subjugate the natives.
After this initial conquest that secured their position upon Tiberia, DeanGun09 was crowned as the Blade of ███████. He oversees the development of the Capital Severum.
==Government Structure==
At this point, The Severlands is ruled by a single Monarch known as the Blade. The current Blade being DeanGun09 and the title will be passed down to his first son when he is fit to rule or DeanGun09 is unfit.
Land bearing Noble Houses are all a part of a Noble Council, which will be used to bring issues to the Blade as well as suggestions, ultimately the Noble Houses have complete authority of their land, but they are required to swear fealty to the Blade.
Common Houses that do not own land can ascend to the Noble Council simply by owning land.