Vitsala

Vtisala, officially the Republic of Vitsala, is one of the three nations in the Dariath Federation and is located in the subcontinent Zarilya, part of the greater continent Halinn. Vitsala is made up by the sole town of Ozstaadt. Ozstaadt is the capital of the Republic of Vitsala and has stood long before the arrival of the comet.
== Pre Iristor's Comet History ==
For hundreds of years Vitsala was a small republic within Halinn that had been relatively peaceful. The Vitsa natives took pride in peace as it was a large component of their local religion and faith. Vitsala had stood as a bastion of peace and democracy in Halinn for about 400 years before the republic was invaded by rivaling neighbors. The invaders enslaved and massacred the local populations of Vitsa until only the capital of Ozstaadt remained. For 600 years the Vitsa were slaughtered and enslaved by their oppressors until a hero sent by the Vitsa's gods descended to Abexilas and fought to free the natives. 10 years of conflict went by before the Republic of Vitsala's borders were restored by this heroic demigod from above, but the being soon disappeared after her success. The Republic of Vitsala stood for many more millennia to come, until Iristor's Comet arrived.
== Early History ==
=== Katherine Yoaken's Arrival ===
1000 years after the disappearance of the demigod, Iristor's Comet hit the world of Abexilas bringing in new colonizers and oppressors. The comet may have brought new threats to the Vitsa, but along with the threats came new friends. The Yoakumaen Patron, Katherine Yoaken, had traveled far into the south west and discovered the Vitsa. When the Vitsa first laid eyes on her, they believed their gods had sent another hero to protect them in this time of change. Katherine Yoaken was soon inducted into Vitsa society and praised as a hero that would lead them into greatness. Soon after Katherine took charge of the nation, she was followed by her old husband from Eldham, OldManPablo, with his soul now trapped within a wooden puppet. Together they founded a new town, Neo Yoake, in remembrance of their old homeland from Eldham. The town did not last for much longer, as OldManPablo's wooden body began to deteriorate and decay. Soon the puppet had been fully destroyed and OldManPablo's soul faded into the afterlife. With the death of her husband, Katherine abandoned the town and secluded herself to Ozstaadt.
=== The Tävuken Mäntíchí ===
The Tävuken Mäntíchí were a fellow group of travelers from Eldham that Katherine had ties to originally. After they struggled to gain some lands for themselves independently, Katherine offered them protection if they joined the Republic of Vitsa as a province. The Tävuken Mäntíchí's leader agreed to this and became a governor within the Republic of Vitsala. A month after the Tävuken had settled, they began to slowly disappear over time. Their town suddenly vanished and became a ruin for another to discover and then steal away from Vitsala. Not much is known about the disappearance of the Tävuken, but Katherine was saddened to see her old friends go.
=== The Federation of Dariath ===
While Katherine Yoaken had successfully helped the Vitsa begin to modernize to the levels of Eldham and Rathnir, other's had been moving in on colonizing the area. Cailadra-Kaishu a large union of people from Eldham had settled in the nearby area and claimed Vitsala as their own. Wanting to avoid conflict, Katherine kept a diplomatic stance with them and tried to reason with a peaceful agreement. The leaders of Cailadra-Kaishu were very kind and lenient to Katherine as they also wanted to avoid war. In the end, and agreement was made where the Republic of Vitsala officially joined Cailadra and Kaishu in a federation. Together the three nations established the Dariath Federation and began to develop their towns, and work together as one.