Saorlander Union State

Saorland, officially called the "Saorlander Union State" and formerly the "Saorlander Federation", is a country from Seasons 4-5 of the Shadowmare SMP that was formed after the unification of the State of Japan and the Second Neodrach Republic. Saorland has a population of 1, with Sadscotsman being the only inhabitant. Unfortunately, although it was one of the world's powers, after the War of the Nations, it remains in ruins,. Saorland was also home to several key things, such as the Flag Museum, the House of Elites, and Grenquavers which was a park named after Sir Quavers IV of Saorland. Saorland is one of the oldest still existing countries, surpassing Vodorium Imperis.
== Government of Saorland ==
=== Government System ===
==== Modern Day ====
Today, Saorland is effectively a Military Dictatorship. Following the War of the Nations, Saorland's Democratic Assembly (The House of Comradery) was abolished and a defacto dicatorship was installed, establishing SadScotsman as El Presidente for life.
==== Historic Governance ====
Key people in the Saorland government, before the existence of Xandon, were Joemany and Sadscotsman. Scotsman is the Head of State for the country, being the one who is in charge. Joemany was the Head of Foreign Affairs and also Deputy Head of State for the country. This was because these two were the ones that founded the nation. 
==== Animal Government Positions in Saorland ====
In Saorland, there are several animals whom have taken on duties within Saorland. The main ones being Butterdog, Cate and King Joe III. Butterdog is the Ceannard of the City of Neodrachia, Cate is the Ceannard of Grenquavers, and King Joe III is the Monarch of the State of Japan, being crowned as king on the day of the opening of the House of Elites (October 28th). These 3 animals also are assisted by other animals, with Obama I becoming Prince Obama I of Osaka after the crowning of King Joe III, Sir Quavers IV being a figurehead for New Neodrachia, with the currency and the park in the region being named after him, and also the other cats like Big Shitter, Dark Mode, Ed Sheeran and Corbyn who are cats who also live inside of the region of New Neodrachia
=== Ideology ===
==== Isolationism ====
Modern Saorland can be characterised as an isolationist nation - acting completely on it's own accord and rarely acting with foreign powers. This is largely influenced by the aftermath of the War of the Nations, which effectively destroyed Saorland's opportunity of becoming a global superpower, alongside leaving the country in ruins.
==== Pan-Neodrach Identity ====
Saorland is the only nation with any neodrach-descendant population, priding itself as the "Last Bastion of the Forgetten Peoples". With this, Saorland has claimed the mantle of the Neodrach Nations before it - annexing Britainia, Aberdeen and claiming Neodrachia, the ancestral homeland of the Neodrach people. Saorland has long hoped for a return of Neodrachia, agreeing to hold a summit with the V.I. to discuss its return, though this unfortunately never occured, and any hope of these talks were forgetten after the War of the Nations.
== History of Saorlander Diplomacy ==
=== Isolationist Period ===
In the first few months of its founding, Saorland remained a small isolationist state - prompted by it's outsounding geographical isolation, on an island ~6,000 blocks away from any other civilisation. 
=== Earlier V.I. - Saorland Relations ===
Whilst intially remaining isolationist, Saorland has had several diplomatic ties with foreign countries, the main one being the Vodorium Imperis whom have been the most persistent on trade, exchanging our currency and travel. Here, the VI and Saorland met up for their first official meeting on the 29th of October 2022, where they met to discuss these issues (the Queen of the VI: Shadowmare_, and the Head of Foreign Affairs: Joemany). OscarEMN and Pisus also attended the meeting as citizens of the country of the Void Commune, but it would be confirmed that after this meeting, the Commune would be dissolved.
After this meeting, there would be a diplomatic hiccup between the VI and Saorland, when the Head of Foreign Affairs: Joemany would be found out to have stolen some artefacts for the VI museum (though this eventually didn't matter). This would lead to the VI enacting a ban of all people from Saorland coming into the VI, leading Saorland to do the same to VI citizens. Whilst Saorland was terrified of the prospect of Vodorium Imperis escalating to total war, the situation quickly de-escalated and normal relations resumed.
=== "Golden Era" of Saorland ===
Things changed after the death of Queen ShadowMare_, with the new queen, Butters Mare, being more open to foreigners. Because of the economic and diplomatic policies of the two allied countries, Xandon and Saorland, they managed to surpass Vodorium Imperis in wealth and power. For the only time in Saorland's history, it found itself at equal odds to the other world powers.
=== War of the Nations & Post-War Period ===
Following the horrific reality check of Saorland and Xandon's rise in power, a series of altercations within the VI sparkedthe War of the Nations - causing devastating damage across the entire world. Out of the 3 Major Powers that enterred the war only Saorland was left standing, but as a shellshocked husk of its former self. Saorland, the country in which believed it was destined to be the world superpower, found itself battered and beaten at the last second. From here on out, Saorland would turn inwards oncemore - deeming the "International Experiment" to be a catastrophic failure. 
Subsequently, the Saorland Reconstruction Project was initiated - but suffered greatly from lack of determination and the sheer scale of destruction. As of Feburary 2024, the city of New Neodrachia has been repaired signifficantly - but still suffers great wounds from the War of the Nations. A new government building began construction, but construction quickly stalled and there has been almost no progress since December.
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