Noveldian Island

Noveldian Island (Tyahilian: Новэлдийский ОстровTyahilian Language, /'nɔvɛldijskjij ostrəv/) or Isle de Vykt (/a͡ɪl də vɪkth/) is an island in the northeastern part of the continent of Caerus. It is bordered by the Nordsian Sea to the north, Troiskian Bay to the east, and the Tsarus Sea to the south. The island is currently partitioned by two nations, The United Collectivist Republics of Krasnoi (U.C.R.K.) and The Tyahil Commonwealth, the former controlling the western portion and the latter controlling the east. Formerly, Michava held the U.C.R.K. portion after a defection of the local population, adding on to the Krasnik-Michavan War. The lands were then returned after collapse of the local Michavan administration. 
== Etymology ==
=== Noveldia ===
The origins of name "Noveldia" can be traced back to the discovery of the island by the Tyahilian expeditions and interactions with the native Vyk, the Southerner Tyahil's interests in the island were limited to fur trading. 
According to one source, old Tyahilian documents suggest this island was initially referred to was "Vyktya" before it received its current name. Nauveail, a native and future chieftain of a Vyk settlement with frequent engagement with the merchants, made an agreement with a group of merchants to pursuit his education in the Tyahilian contingent's capital, later returning to his village for his coronation and agreement for his portion of the island to become a protectorate and later integration. His achievements and collaboration with Tyahil lead to the commonwealth to refer to the island as "Noveldia" named after the aforementioned Nauveail. 
However, the Caellian Encyclopedia mentions that the name came in honour of the Eldian people, lead by Otyeman Bugs-in-Maymauth, hired by Tyahil to settle the westernmost territories of the Commonwealth. Eldians came from Southern Abexilas. 
The Tyahilian portion of the Noveldian Island would come to be known as "Novozemya". 
=== Isle de Vykt ===
Isle de Vykt is a name meaning "The Isle of the Vyks", Vyks referring to the natives of the island which was an ancient holy site for the native faith.
== History ==
Initially, it was home to the Vyks spread across the now territories of the UCRK, Michava and Tyahil. 
With the settlement of Tyahil Commonwealth within the local region, several smaller expeditions from across the Troiskian Bay explored the Noveldian landmass, which at that time was technically a peninsula (it became an island after a canal was dug out between Troiskian Bay and the Nordsian Sea). At same time, Krasnoi expeditions were moving eastwards and encountered the Tyahilians, thus starting the first contact between the two powers. 
An agreement was made to formalize the borders between the two, splitting the Vymblikian Mountains (modern day Chertanovo) and the Noveldian island. This was when one of the Tyahilian superiors at that time, Faynd Quri, hired Otyeman Bugs-in-Maymauth to settle the Tyahilian portion. With the intervention of the hired Eldians, most of the Vyks were either assimilated, slaughtered, or exiled to various places. Most fled to the island as it was regarded as an ancient holy site for the native faith of Vyks. The lack of interaction between the spread out Vyks separated them into different united tribes, the most influential were the Northern Vyks, the Eastern Vyks, and the Western Vyks.
The Northern Vyks were able to repel the frequent attacks by the tribes and chiefs of the Northern contingent, their defence effectively denied any conflict between external entities. Novozemya (now Romapunovka) became their main base of operations which connected the northern portion of the isle to the mainland, it was considered as the most technologically advanced tribe out of the rest of the Vyks but also adopted an isolationist and hostile approach to invaders. After the Eldians created a canal to separate the two landmasses, the region became geographically referred to as an island. Eventually, Northern clans fell and were slaughtered by the Eldians, leaving Novozemya to Otyeman Bugs, who formed the Novozemyan Autonomy as part of the Tyahil Commonwealth. 
The Eastern Vyks were known to enjoy a great deal of peace and trade with the Southerners of Tyahil. The relationship between the Vyks and the Southern contingent blossomed when a Vyk by the name of Nauveail became the tribe's chief and accepted Tyahil's offer to create his portion of the island a protectorate and later integration and assimilation to Tyahil proper. The Eastern Vyks now operate in the port city of Vaslau and its outskirts.
The history of the Western Vyks has been one far more tragic than their brothers. The Western Vyks were the group who stayed true to the old Vyk ways for as long as possible. They now find their home in the town of Vykteriya, or more commonly known as Victorya. The Western Vyks descend from a tribe of Vyk peoples far west in what is not the western border of The UCRK. They often got news much later than the rest of the tribes and were so isolationist that when the UCRK first took over the lands, the tribe was unaware of it. It was not until the socialistic governments of the UCRK started to make attempts to force the Vyk tribe into one of the many republics in its union. The Western Vyks did not take kindly to this new authority, and instead of opting for assimilation like the tribes in the North and the East, the Western Vyks fought back. Conflict broke out between the tribe and the UCRK, and the loss devastated the tribe. The population was reduced by 80% due to a mix of war, disease, and famines. The last independent chief of the Vyk, known only as Chief Varkaryan made the bold decision to leave every settlement the Western Vyks had built and flee to the ancient holy site of the Isle de Vykt. However, the island had already been inhabited by other foreign powers. Where Chief Varkaryan expected to find the tribes of the Eastern and Northern Vyks on the island to worship their God, he only found so called "Tyahilians," on the eastern side of the island. Varkaryan established the town of Vykteriya on the western half of the island, the name meaning, "People's Last Stand." With both an encroaching Tyahil to the west and UCRK to the east, it seemed all hope was lost until King Micha, a fabled ancient king and namesake of the Kingdom of Michava, offered protection to the last remaining Vyks. Micha made promises to allow for the Vyks to retain their culture, unlike the deals that the eastern and northerners made with Tyahil. Vykteria has remained a final bastion of the ancient culture of Caerus, and many practices still take place there such as burnt offerings and pilgrimages. Eventually, Victorya would collapse due to administrative strain, and the region was retaken by U.C.R.K. 
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