Sernuria

Sernuria was a theocratic nation in the Hurva region during the 5th Century.
== History ==
Sernuria was first recorded at the end of the Great Gap, and it is believed the country formed out of Kafetran and Vadyan farmers on the banks of the Hurva and Astarciy rivers. Sometime during the Gap these farmers came together to found the city of Zinthur, and with it came a de facto country, called Sernuria by the nations around it.
Sernuria had nothing to do with its neighbours, remaining diplomatically isolated. It was a poor nation for most of its lifespan due to a lack of trade and infrastructure. Towards the end of its lifespan the lower classes began to desert Zinthur. Though still believing in the religion that had brought them together, they became disillusioned with the tyrannical priesthood and its sacrificial methods.
With a lack of common people in Zinthur, the nation crumbled around the priests of Sernuria, and in 485 Zinthur was abandoned once more. The priests vanished into thin air and the common people carried on their lives as their ancestors had before them.
== Geography ==
Sernuria was located at the fork of the Hurva and Astarciy rivers. Though governed from Zinthur, which is two leagues from either river, the majority of the population lived along the riverbanks. Traditionally the outside banks of both rivers - the Hurva's western bank and the Astarciy's eastern bank - remained unsettled due to divinations directly after the Great Gap. The priest believed that the mass amnesia of the Gap was due to settlers on the outside banks. This didn't stop settlements like Sugria from trading with Sernuria, though.
The geography of Sernuria was fairly flat - Zinthur was on a small hill, but still no more than two hundred metres above sea level while the riverbanks were half that. 
== Politics ==
=== Government ===
Sernuria was led by a council of priests who served the gods of fire and water. These were mostly split into two opposing factions, the Fire Faction and the River Faction, who squabbled over which god was most important. 
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The flag of Sernuria combined the two symbols for fire and water - representing their religion - and also contains the hexagon that held spiritual significance for Sernurians.
== See More ==
Category:Countries