Allied States of Karyvia

== Information ==
=== Location ===
The Allied States of Karyvia is located in the northern lands of the SMP. It borders the Empire of Meladonia and is the second largest nation currently in existence, only behind the previously mentioned Meladonia, while in the history of the SMP, it is the third largest to have ever existed.
It is commonly known as "The Jewel of The North"
=== Politics ===
The Republic of Karyvia is the most powerful nation in the SMP today.
The nation is a republic, founded by a pirate whose identity is unknown and ruled by his two adoptive sons, Christopher Wenceslas Roberts Nero and Amarok Roberts Kaldwin. 
Altho they have no national coin, their economic system revolves around capitalism and economic freedom, liberty to sell, buy and trade whenever and with whoever a person desires.
As a nation that praises liberty as a whole, it works to protect freedom on the world stage, but that is criticized by some, claiming liberty is too vague of a concept to be guarded by blades and arrows. That position as a sentinel caused it to be in a state of cold war with the Empire of Meladonia.
It is also the first nation to allow villagers and other races of humans to peacefully co-exist in the same cities. That is also target of critics by the meladonians who say the villagers should never live among other races as their cultures and traditions are much different.
=== Population ===
It currently has 17 citizens, making it the nation with the highest population.
The majority of citizens are adult males, most of them trained in combat. 
Being a nation founded by pirates, most of the citizens were previously pirates themselves, but as it grows, more people from other areas and other pasts come to the nation, though it still maintains a naval culture. That is shown by the architecture, clothes and sailing traditions.
=== Districts ===
There are currently 6 districts in Karyvia, those being: Conttoyor (the capital), Aleuthera, Morgana, Loretta, Nevassa and Karnaca.
The original states are Conttoyor, Aleuthera, Morgana and Loretta. Nevassa was incorporated into the territory after the victory over the Second Empire of Vodorium in the Karyvian-Vodorian war, and Karnaca was added to the list after an international meeting in january 2024.
== History ==
=== Pre-Foundation Period ===
The lands where today are under the karyvian rule, were always inhabited by pirates and villagers, but in the region of Conttoyor there was a wealthy family, the Torres family, living in the Torres Manor. Their wealth came from slavery, enslaving the villagers that lived in Conttoyor and Aleuthera. They were as great of a naval power as the pirates that sailed around the region, and both parties were in constant conflict, as pirates constantly plundered their ships. 
As civilization started to leak north, with nations like Meladonia and Norvichia, pirates knew they had to adapt, the life of piracy was not going to last for long. They knew if they didn't act, the lands would be destined to stay under a regime of suffering and enslaving, as the Torres' already controlled the regions, and if they were to officially become rulers, it would be near impossible to take them off the throne. The pirates would be fated to death, and villagers doomed to slavery. For them to estabilish a nation of their own, they would have to destroy the Torres Family, once and for all, but that was easier said than done. 
So the battle started, on what became known as the Karyvian Foundation War. The pirate ships engaged in battle against the family's. Many ships were sunk on both sides and one frigate was captured by the pirates, who were victorious, at least in sea. They sailed towards the manor, where the rest of the family was slayed. 
The people of Conttoyor watched fate decide their destiny, and celebrated when a black flag was raised from the building.
Karyvia was founded by the great pirate who leaded the others during the war. Yellow stripes were added to the black flag to, along with the black, symbolize freedom, but also hope.
=== First Year ===
Shortly after its creation, the pirate leader caught the plague, and died some days after. The nation went to his 2 adoptive sons, Amarok and Christopher.
Karyvia's first year was troubled. Their efforts were spent on bringing order to the chaos that had taken control of the land now that the Torres family was gone. Villagers were homeless, so a community house was built and the problem was temporarily contained, giving the leaders time to build enough homes for all who needed.
Part of the effort was also put on repairing ships and the manor, that were highly damaged from the conflict.
Altho the nation was very new, it was clearly a prospect, greatly promissing, being owner of great plains that could be foundations for great cities and a huge mesa biome, rich in ores, specially gold.
Amarok's diplomatic skills in pair with the lands loaded with promise that he and his brother controlled helped Karyvia make allies with Meladonia, who is leaded by Diana.
Diana invited Amarok for a meeting, along with Neon, leader of Moonfall, and Vicktor, king of Norvichia. She had found out that the emperor of Vodorium, Michael Mare, was trying to bring Shadow Mare, the former empress, back to life, with strange rituals, and bring Vodorium back to its apex of power.
That would mean the destruction of all their nations, the execution of freedom, and the comeback of slavery. They could not allow that.
Vicktor and Diana said they should talk to Michael, and try to convince him to stop this madness, while Amarok and Neon said they could not risk that, and should instead kill the emperor.
It was then decided that Diana would invite Michael for a meeting, in an attempt of talking him out of this plan, if he were to refuse, Amarok and Neon would be on the upper floor, listening to the conversation, waiting for the time to strike.
Michael was determined to not back down, and so the karyvian and the moonfallan dropped from the ceiling.
The vodorian was badly injured, but somehow was able to escape. He knew it was time to put the scheme into practic.
=== The Karyvian-Vodorian War ===
==== Preparations ====
The war declaration was sent, and Karyvia had only a day to prepare for the conflict. Karyvia at the time only had 2 citizens, against 4 of Vodorium, they knew they couldn't do it alone, so Amarok went after allies.
Quickstead, a small nation bordering Vodorium, chose to directly join the war on the karyvian side, fearing that if the empire won, they'd be next in line for annihilation.
Norvichia, a well estabilished and peaceful nation, decided to aid Karyvia on their conflict.
Amarok was also able to get Axel Gen, a meladonian mercenary, to fight on their side.
Getting allies wasn't the hard part, as it was widely understood that if Karyvia were to lose, the problem would snowball out of control. The hard part was to overcome the great Vodorium Imperis. Most didn't think the pirates could get it done. Vodorium was a very powerful nation, a veteran country, while Karyvia was nothing but a promise. But the world had hope.
Even with one more soldier, the bearers of the black and yellow were still underequipped and underprepared, for now. They mined as much netherite as they could, and rigged the manor with a trap, a hole 30 meters deep, with dripstone on its base, hidden by gravel, right at the entrance of the building. The pirates ended their preparations by gathering as many totems of undying as they could.
Their time was up. Having done all they could, they patiently waited at the manor for their enemies to arrive.
==== The Battle ====
Amarok Kaldwin stood tall right at the entrance, while the others stayed inside. Thunders were heard all over the lands.
One of the walls of the manor was blown, and Ryan West, Echo Mare and Shadow Mare entered through the hole.
Michael was missing, but he was spotted at the port by Amarok, still waiting for the emperor on top of the stairs that lead to the manor.
It was 5 against 4. 2 karyvians, 2 quicksteadians and 1 meladonian, against 4 vodorians, as the world watched history unfold.
Shadow and Echo engaged in battle against the quicksteadians and the mercenary, while Christopher and Ryan faced eachother on a standoff, the 2 strongest and tallest men on each side, both carrying huge axes. Their silence only lasted for a couple of seconds before their combat started.
Michael came running towards Amarok, and with a simple pressing of a pressure plate placed on the floor, Michael found his feet losing touch of the ground as he fell towards his end.
Amarok took a glance at the pit, confirming the kill, before going inside for the aid of the others.
Christopher and Ryan were still in duel, Amarok saw Shadow fighting against Chrisguy, a quicksteadian, so Amarok went running to help.
With the numerical advantage against the former empress, they were able to overwhelm her, with the karyvian getting the kill.
Ryan and Chris were on a stalemate for too long, so the vodorian ran across the room and slashed against Oscar, the leader of Quickstead, killing the man.
Ryan and Echo resorted to running, but eventually, their combatants catched up, with Christopher ending Echo, and some time later, Ryan West.
They had all the odds against them, but still came out victorious. They rushed to the vodorian capital of Valerinia, and filled the place with their flags, painting the scenery, black and yellow.
=== The Golden Age ===
After the war, Karyvia decided to honor its praises of liberty, and divide the vodorian territory between all the neighbouring nations, being Quickstead, Norvichia and Meladonia, while Karyvia only took the area of Nova Sprucia, and the lands between it and the rest of the nation, making it a new district of the republic and naming it Nevassa.
They did however, take everything deemed valuable from Valerinia to Karyvia. That action skyrocketed the karyvian economy, because even outside of their prime, Vodorium was still a very rich nation.
Their victory led many people to move to Karyvia, and in a year their population more than doubled.
The resources were invested in things like the Karyvian Mines in Morgana, the Karyvian Netherite Mine and the rural area of Conttoyor. 
The loot from Vodorium is mostly gone, but those investments made Karyvia totally independent from any foreign power, and cemented Karyvia as the most powerful nation in the world today, in a golden age that doesn't seem to be ended anytime soon.
A very close friend of Christopher and Amarok, called Newt, had a nation called Meursault, but he decided to give the country to Karyvia, believing that together, Meursault would have a brighter future.
Meursault became a semi-independent state and the Republic of Karyvia was renamed to Allied States of Karyvia.