Buraya

The Burayan People, are a group of Baszku decedents located on the North west continent within the world of Abexilas. Burayans are work oriented and highly drive, given there historic past of corporatism. 
Buraya city sits upon the Tsarus Sea bordering the Romilian Kingdom and Zaryt Republic of Krasnoi. The city of Buraya is the sole territory of the Burayan State making the country a city state. Buraya is predominately ethnically Baszku descendants from an old city known as Tyafara now modern day New Falka. Minority groups include Naveerese and Krazniks.
== History ==
=== Prehistory ===
The Burayan people trace their origins to the First Baszku Kingdom, located in what is now modern-day Zilatra. The Baszku Kingdom under the Abusaya Dynasty was held together by various lesser Dynasties one of them being the Nadyas. The Nadya Dynasty sought favor with the Abusayas and through strategic marriages were granted their own region to rule. The Nadayas new territory would be known as Tyafara (modern day New-Falka). The serfs of Tyafara could be seen as the assertors of the Burayan People. Tyafara, a settlement within the North East of the kingdom was situated on an icy coast. Making trade necessary but harder due to the ice on the harbors. The Nadayas strategy was to form groups of merchants who go out and trade leaving the coast in the summer, trading with other cities and kingdoms, and returning the following summer. Tyfaras trade strategies lead to a culture of mercantilism. 
=== Early expansion ===
Tyafaras ambitions grew once they saw success with there trading units. The Tyafaran State Export Company (TSEC), a powerful state company funded by the Nadya Dynasty, which was supposed to venture into remote territories was formed to establish colonies and expand trade. Expeditions became an appealing prospect for poor serfs looking for new opportunities. The most famous of them was the "Trans-Abexilan Expedition" that began in 275 TE (Traverlers Era) and arrived on the other side of Abexilas by 277 TE. They arrived on the continent of Caerus, and established the colony of Buraya. 
 
The original Burayan colony was almost purely Tyafaran in line with the ethno-supremacist policies of Tyafaran elites. Buraya was ruled by Tyafaran State Export Company directly through its Chief Executive, Vallie si Buraya. 
When the Chief Executive of the TSEC returned to Tyafara in 279 TE, he said Buraya was a perfect place for a new colony. More settlers and more money were sent out to Buraya by the Nadya Dynasty, who became increasingly invested. Gradually Buraya’s economy swelled, and the colony became as affluent as its ancestor city, Tyafara. 
=== National realization ===
By 304 TE, Vallie si Buraya, now angry with the Tyafaran lords, was aware of increasing Burayan independence. By the time Tyafara lost its sway after the collapse of the First Baszku Kingdom, Burayans saw the Tyafaran State Export Company as their own government independent of Tyafara. 
After this realization, Vallie si Buraya met with the Board of Directors of the Tyafaran State Export Company, and declared the independence of Buraya in 304 TE. He formed the Burayan State and broke all ties with Tyafara. It was not opposed by the lords of Tyafaran or any other Baszku remnant state, but Buraya’s new independence had not been without cost. 
=== Recession ===
After the formation of the Burayan State, Vallie si Buraya passed the Legal Statute of the Burayan State, which consolidated the power of the Burayan State Export Company in the region. It was also the age of a cultural revolution as Burayan identity and culture took hold independently from Tyafara. But Buraya was far from stable since being independent meant losing constant funding and support from the Tyfarans across the world. 
A lack of trade meant a lack of profits for BSEC, and the Burayan people started to doubt the usefulness of the corporate government. Buraya’s wealth had been plummeting, and the new normal left many Burayans disappointed. 
=== Burayan occupation ===
In Buraya’s straits, another threat appeared from the Mizlarai Commonwealth, an empire growing larger and larger on North Caerus. The Mizlarai began attacking Burayan ships and the Burayan State retaliated by attacking Mizlarai navy ships along the coast. 
What began as isolated fighting turned violent. The army of Mizlarai seized on Buraya’s revenge as an excuse to invade and, in 318 TE, the Burayan State was conquered. The Burayan State Export Company was abolished, and the Mizlarai put in place their own viceroy, Ariston Zephyr, who would administer Buraya as an imperial colony.
The Burayan people, disillusioned by the corporate government, did not greatly oppose the invaders. Many Burayans saw the change in regimes as a new opportunity with Mizlarai wealth being able to go to the Burayan people. This sentiment changed after the Viceroy tried to end the Burayan identity and even trying to purge the Burayan language and renaming the region to Vagadondia. The dissent was immediate but colonial rule was set to last for the next 66 years. 
=== Revolt and Mizlarai withdrawal ===
By the 60s VE, the Mizlarai Commonwealth was no longer interested in maintaining their long-distance colony. The viceroy often absent, the lives of the Burayan people dwindling, the Burayans began to plan a uprising. Two main rebels sprang up: the Burayan Corporatist Party (BCP) under Felisza Sikarala and the Burayan Workers Party (BWP) under Jadidal is Nadaya, the son of the old Nadya Dynasty. 
The Burayan Workers Party, inspired by Krasnoi and Zilatra’s Xeroist partisans, promised revolutionary, socialist Buraya. The Corporatist Party under Sikarala tried, in turn, to get back the Burayan State Export Company and bring it back to its heyday as the economic and political force in Buraya. 
In 65 VE, Burayan Corporatist Party (BCP) and Burayan Workers Party (BWP) organised a general strike to press the Mizlarai authorities and precipitated a crisis. Viceroy Ariston Zephyr returned to bring order, but his heinous crackdowns only retorted. Mizlarai found it too expensive to fight back, and in 68 VE they fled their colony of Vagabondia. 
=== Political crisis ===
After Mizlarai left, the BCP with Felisza Sikarala and the BWP with Jadidal is Nadaya competed for dominance. BCP restored the Burayan State Export Company and seize the richest areas, whereas BWP rallied the workers. Popular support for the BWP was but one factor; the BCP’s wealth and international support insulated them. Both sides joined forces in 66 VE and announced the Burayan State. Sikarala assumed the role of Interim Leader and Chief Executive of BSEC which consolidated the Corporatists’ hegemony. 
The Burayan State had to be rebuilt massively from the decades of occupation. The country’s infrastructure was a mess, and the government built with Buratalist design, not palatial style. The Corporatist Party, even after reconstruction, was unpopular. Jadidal is Nadaya, now on the Board of Directors, was a figure of resistance who calls for the rule of the Burayan Workers Party. Conflict was simmering, Buraya was on the verge of change, and viewers expect a clash, either in the form of armed conflict or peaceful national election.
== Etymology ==
With a long history of occupation and corporate lead repression, many minitories do not practice their traditional languages preferring to speak Baszku as a way to fit in more with society. The most commonly spoken tongue other than Baszku is Naveerse with many ethnically Naveerse being less worried about repression from the state. The Naveerse people refer to Buraya as Buraiyi. 
== Government ==
The government of the Burayan State is described as an oligarchic corporate government. This legal arrangement started in 304 TE with Burayas independence from Tyafara and the creation of the Statute of the Buryan State. This Statute infused the Burayan State Export Company with the powers of the state and ensured that all Burayan citizens were registered as employees with BSEC. 
The highest organ of state and corporate power comes from a shady group known as the Board of Directors. This Board appoints a Chief Executive, State Asset Manager, and Chief of Operations. The Board of Directors appoints itself with members being added and removed with a simple majority vote. 
At the forefront of the government is the Chief Executive which serves until voted out by the Board of Directors. The Chief Executive serves as Head of State, Head of Government, and Chief Executive Officer of BEC. The Chief Executive is mainly a hereditary role given to the oldest member of the Sikarala dynasty . 
The State Asset Manager serves as the right hand of the Chief Executive. Historically this role is used to promote unity and is given to the opposition leader of the corporate government. The State Asset Manager has little power and closely watched by the Board of Directors and Cheif Executive.
The Chief of Operations is the head diplomat of Buraya and head negotiator for the Burayan State Export Company. This position is seen as the second most powerful position and usually given to long time allies of the  Sikarala dynasty. The Chief of Operations mainly does diplomacy for the interest of the cooperation focusing on trade deals with lucrative investors rather than establishing relationships with regional actors. 
== Demographics ==
Citizens of the Buryan State are registered as employees once they are the age of 10. Employees are assigned to sectors such as building, energy, mining, or forging based on the needs of the corporate government. It is common for a citizen to eat, sleep, and work only with other members of their sector witch restrict ethnic minorities to associate and practice there traditions but through such an arrangement, many groups have there own special way of staying in touch. 
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