San Sventisimo

San Sventisimo is a province within within the Second Kingdom of Maravilla, a state in the United States of Adramis. It currently consists of the towns or cities San Sventisimo, Forto Lorbo, Aplia, Golden Grain. San Sventisimo (the City) is the capital of the province and by far the largest city, founded primarily by Sven Elder, Old Man Balonie (deceased), and Bronze Arrow (deceased). Originally part of Las Vides, San Sventisimo is in the state of Maravilla in the United States of Adramis.
== History ==
=== Pre Voyager Era ===
Hundreds of years prior to 0 VE, the area encompassing San Sventisimo sat on the outskirts of the "Icarus City" around modern day Las Vides. Then and since ancient times, the Sventisii were called "Palmerans" and their land Palmera. The Icarus City held control of much of eastern Adramis at the time, however it soon began to decline in the 8th century BVE. During the next couple centuries, the area would fall into complete disarray, initially spurred by the resource demanding Icarians eating themselves dry. Eastern Adramis would quickly enter an apocalyptic period. Once this had settled, the area became highly factionalized and tribal. The lands around Palmera would split into numerous tribes as well. The area around modern Las Vides at this time would remain largely isolated and volatile, more so than the surrounding area. Local Palmeran politics began to form, stretching from modern day North San Sventisimo City to modern day Aplia and in between. During the last few centuries leading up to the comet, outsiders would drive out the Baloni Tribe from modern day Aplia, who would join the Elder Tribe living in modern San Sventisimo. The remaining tribes would unite shortly before the comet arrived, centralized around San Sventisimo, a new town named after the Elder Tribe's leader at the time, Sven Elder. At this time, to the west, Chief Mox of the Las Vides tribe would come to Chief Sven with talks of unity, both for a loosely shared culture and as protection against the growing Gertek threat to the north. Around 3 VE (April 13, 2024), the nation of Las Vides would officially form. 
=== Early history ===
The city of San Sventisimo would grow alongside its Las Viden brother city, both sitting on La Sinuosa River. Both would culturally grow together rapidly in these early years. To ward off the Gertek threat, both cities would rapidly industrialized. The nation initially flourished, booming in population and eventually purchasing the land that includes the old land of the Baloni Tribe, Aplia and modern day Stonehaven Keep. Las Vides City, however, would soon stagnate in its industrialization due to Chief Mox's infamous "phase" plan. Phase 1, which was rapid acquisition and building up of a wide, resource rich area, went well. But "phase 2", which was a grand plan to tear down the phase 1 buildings and build a huge metropolis that would be Las Vides City, ran into a number of roadblocks. These roadblocks consisted of a discontent with the idea of destroying many people's homes, the daunting scale of the project, Chief Mox's idealism and micromanagement in building the city, and his increasingly frequent absence. The city of San Sventisimo did not have these problems, with Sven Elder building much of the city and doing a better job delegating. San Sventisimo would grow far faster than its sibling, which only declined at an exponential rate. A great number would leave the nation altogether, while some would move to San Sventisimo. San Sventisimo would begin to grow more culturally as well, creating "Vides Violence" (later Svenanigans) and beginning to practice and expand the Atarist faith. 
Around 15 VE the Sventisii would begin to grow in their discontent with the capital, and two unspoken camps began to form within the nation, fundamentalists who stood with the Las Vides federal government and reformists, primarily in San Sventisimo. The capital would continue to grow stagnant with diminished leadership and upon the rather sudden and minimalist resignation of Chief Mox in 18 VE, those in the Sventisii camp believed there may be opportunity for the nation to improve. Though this hope quickly fell following disagreements with the newly appointed Chief Sael Brante. 
And in the spring of 18 VE, San Sventisimo would declare independence from Las Vides. The towns of Puerto Lorbo, El Bastion, and Aplia would follow and would all later be merged into a single province within the Gertek Horde, now under friendlier leadership. Meanwhile, Sael Brante would resign the same year, and Voithontas the Fanfarron would take charge of Las Vides. Also during this year, Las Vides would become a vassal of Gertek. Relations between Las Vides and San Sventisimo would soon break down for a variety of reasons, spurred on by the smear campaign run by Chief Voithontas against Sventisimo. As relations between Las Vides and Sventisimo diminished, a formal treaty would be organized by the Gertek government barring dual citizenship in Las Vides and Sventisimo. 
Following this period, San Sventisimo sat largely independent under Gertek rule, continuing to conduct Svenanigans and expand its buildings and deepen its culture. Meanwhile, Gertek would briefly fall and be renamed to Maravilla, Las Vides would continue to attempt to smear and ostracize San Sventisimo to little effect. Things would settle down in time and San Sventisimo would continue to grow, adding a huge castle, a speed road, and numerous other buildings. San Sventisimo would follow Maravilla into the United States of Adramis. Little did people know an unassuming old lady would soon take the province by storm.
=== San Sventisimo Civil War ===
On 08/06/2024 (32 VE), it was clear that a lady, known simply as Mimi, and her Melon business was dominating the domestic market for melons. This upset many Aplian farmers, who began sending appeals to the San Sventisimo government to "end the Mimi Monopoly." There was little reaction from the government, with suspicion Mimi had bribed them not to respond. The farmers, who's livelihood depended on Melon sales, grew increasingly discontented. That same year, 32 VE, a group of farmers blockaded Center St, San Sventisimo in protest. Following this, there were brief talks between the farmers and the Sventisii federal government, which ended with no consensus. 
===== Rising Tensions =====
The city cracked down on protests, and for the next 6 years the issue would appear to fade away, with occasional minor incidents. Una Vid called down to the people in disappointment at their infighting. Unfortunately, this fell on deaf ears, as not long after the old Sventisimo armory was bombed. The Sventisimo city government suspected Aplians, and believed the bombardiers were being housed in the Lanes. They launched an explosive trap in the lanes which went off and only killed an innocent old man named Mr. Jingle Heimer. This caused an uproar in the Lanes, causing several of them to join the now confirmed Aplian cause, and two more bombings took place in the following days, one on the second armory and another at the castle entrance. The city went into lock-down for a while. It wasn't until the 19th that an Aplian protest appeared outside of the Mimi Manor in Golden Grain County, where it was revealed the protestors were being led by someone under the name Pablo Jamón. Golden Grain would place a tariff on Aplia, meanwhile the Sventisimo elections were going on and not long after the province would join the United States of Adramis. 
===== Battle of San Sventisimo =====
On 09/01/2024, 38 VE, an arrow containing a message would nearly hit Sven Elder. The message acted as a warning, depicting and arrow piercing a watermelon with "soon" written underneath. The city was on high alert, including the Mimi Manor, and not long after the note was discovered, a surprise raid on the Mimi Manor was conducted. The defending Sventisii soldiers had enough time to board up the house, but the attack soon overwhelmed them. Those who could retreated into the city and Mimi was apprehended. The Aplian militants soon infiltrated the city and engaged the defenders in Tiny's apartment. The fighting was brutal and soon the Aplian onslaught pushed the defenders into the cactus farm, where fighting continued for some time among the forest of cacti. The defenders retreated to the castle where they hoped to hold out the attack. The Aplians infiltrated and were able to push the defenders into the throne room. By now everyone's weapons were largely damaged beyond use and blunt fist-fighting began below the large mural of Una Vid. The defending soldiers were able to hold out in the throne room enough for the Aplians to lose momentum. By this point both sides were too winded to continue fighting. The Aplians left, returning to Golden Grain where Mimi was being held, and the defenders did not pursue. She was promptly executed and the Aplians returned to Aplia and from then on it was understood the conflict was over.
==== Following the Battle ====
The effects of the battle quietly disappeared over time, with relations generally repairing quickly. The war was primarily about Mimi's monopoly over agriculture in the region, rather than San Sventisimo itself. Old Man Balonie would pass away in 44 VE, and his son Young Man Balonie (Pablo Jamon) would disappear. Following the Melon War it would be discovered that Voithontas the Fanfarron had left Las Vides after driving the city to stagnation. Some believe this was predicted by an old prophecy. In the coming years, Aplia would return to being a small farming, mountain community, while San Sventisimo would purchase a large swath of land to the south, including the mountain, slowly regaining its ancestral lands. The foreign fortress that existed there would be swiftly taken down and "South San Sventisimo" would begin development. The new section of the city would be built from the mountain down to the ____ river and would grow quickly. The population and activity also boomed during this period, with continued frequent Svenanigans. 
== Towns ==
=== San Sventisimo City ===
This is the Capital city of the province and among the oldest cities in the region. It has a huge cultural history and depth, and about 90% of the city was built by Sven Elder. Avoiding darker colors in its builds as much as possible, San Sventisimo straddles a mountain range, enjoying both sloping sides in order to utilize the ocean coast on the northern side of the city and the river to the south, bordering Velarim. You can find plentiful housing, markets both in use and ready to be moved into, churches, towers, palm trees throughout and...tunnels that are more secret than others. 
Partial to both expansion and preserving history, you can still find some of the continent's oldest buildings in San Sventisimo, including a tavern. 
=== Forto Lorbo ===
Initially founded as Puerto Lorbo by TheRangoTango, Forto Lorbo began as a small port town in southwest Sventisimo. The town sat quietly for some time, until it was largely demolished and replaced with a fort following the collapse of El Bastion. 
=== El Bastion ===
One of the first few claims of the San Sventisimo/Las Vides area. Founded by KibbleWibble as a defensive position against the occupants in the south during the early days of the continent. Following Gerteki and later Maravilla control of the region, the Fort sat largely unused and empty, being overtaken by nature. 
=== Aplia ===
Following the purchase of a large swath of land by Las Vides, Aplia was founded by Edejs as the first Las Viden town in the area. It remained as a small mountain town sometimes used as a retreat from the big cities and a holy site for Atarism. Following the secession of Sventisimo from Las Vides, Aplia became isolated territorially from the other Sventisii towns. During this period, both due to the isolation and the proximity to the Sventisimo capital, Aplia began to grow its own identity. The town eventually developed off of the mountain, and eventually reconnected with the other Sventisii towns officially territory-wise. It was still, however, fairly isolated from the rest of the province due to a lack of infrastructure in the area at the time, relying on the old dirt roads built during the early days of Las Vides. The area was primarily a farming economy at this time, relying on exporting farmed goods. This, combined with its isolated nature and growing individual identity led the city to rebel after the build up leading to the Sventisimo civil war, primarily led by the town's farmers and Pablo Jamon. 
=== Middle March ===
Founded in the stead of El Bastion after its fall and led by Akash, Middle March is the most recent addition to the Sventisimo area, planned to be another large town. Following the passing of Akash in __ VE, the area was left largely abandoned and the forest and Una Vid would soon cover it once again. After Akash's passing, it was decided to make the area into a state park and let nature continue to retake it.