Aerius

Aerius, officially the First Imperial Republic of Aerius, was a nation located in Eldham, on the continent of Valresh in the Northeast.
It was originally established on Eldham following an Independence revolution from the Workers' Syndicate of North Valresh. The Imperial Republic holds up the fundamental laws of its predecessor. 
== History ==
=== Independence from North Valresh ===
Since the conception of Union of North Valresh by the Republic and other states in Northern Valresh, the Aeri population was systematically oppressed with their identity being stolen by the Akarechian leadership of the Union. This caused a lot of resentment among the citizenry.
This resentment soon turned into a full fledged Independence Movement led by Verias. The citizenship began slowly denying the Union leadership slowly recreating the entire Govt system. A part of the citizenship began actively rebelling against the union, often with Anti-Akarechian slogans, which soon became the basis of the general dislike for Communist ideals and Akarechians. 
This Independence Movement soon gained such momentum that the Union finally had no choice but to allow Independence. The Union didn't last long after this, with Aerius inherenting a large portion of the Union lands.
=== Establishment of government ===
Following independence, The Government was soon restablished, with Operation Manisol and Verias as the Supreme Premiers or leaders of the state. A council of Town owners called Highlords was established to assist the Premiers to make decisions. In addition to this, The nation also so introduction of Departments for various aspects of day to day life like, brewing, production, economy, diplomacy etc. This time also saw aggressive expansion of territory and a highly outward look towards diplomacy with like-minded nations.
Even though the nation was running well, a part of the the citizenship, enticed by the promises of one citizen, Arthas, tried various attempts to sieze power from the newly formed government. After the initial coup attempt was crushed, Arthas and his followers did their best at trying to raid towns, create disruptions or murdering civilians. This continued till one day, the Premiers got to know that Arthas was conspiring with foreign powers. This was swiftly taken care of and the coup attempts were suppressed with the conspirators being punished by the Government and the People.
=== Solidification of culture ===
This time saw massive cultrural developments in Aerius; Small breweries were converted into large breweries open for the public to brew, taverns opened up and religious activities rose throughout the nation. A cultural moto : BUILD, BREW, BRAWL, a saying since the time of Aerius SAR was adapted as the official moto of the Aeri culture. Buildings became more Asthetic, replacing the previously Utilitarian design. Factories were constructed with Asthetically pleasing designs; Brewing became a cultural identity asssociated with the Aeri; and the old tradition created by the Cult of Herobrine was adopted as the cultural event of Blood Moon. 
Blood Moon was an cultural event where citizens would get down on the streets of Falka, get drunk, share stories, have fun brawls with each other, share food etc. This event was was considered one of the tenants of the Aeri Culture, that allowed deeper bonding between citizens, give them hope and entertainment and help new citizens become a part of the society and culture. Soon, this became famous across Eldham, with people all around visiting and participating in the event.
=== Merger into Edrina ===
The Path to the creation of Edrina starts with a small nation called the Nightshade Diarchy. The Nightshade Diarchy was a vassal of the Imperial Republic at this time. Bordering Korosechev, and being very close to Aerius, they naturally had good relations. There were plans formed between the Diarchy, Korosechev, and Aerius, to make a sprawling subway system to allow for easier transport. An oil company was formed as a joint project between the three of them. It's easy to say that things were looking up for the Nightshade Diarchy, and yet things were in decline. Midnight Moon became terribly ill during this time, and his Diarch, StickmanPrime was left to run the nation. The two of them agreed to open diplomatic talks with Aerius for a potential merger between the two. 
The two nations opened diplomatic talks with each other for a potential merger between 5 people in total. Midnight Moon, StickmanPrime, Operation Manisol, Verias, and Alessandro Potensi. The 5 began to brainstorm ideas for the merge, various flag designs were drawn up, but one was not yet agreed upon. Midnight Moon did sketch up an insignia that combined the sun in the flag of the Nightshade Diarchy, and the Hammer of Aerius. This symbol would later be used for Edrina's flag.
Shortly after diplomatic talks began, while undocumented, historians recount that there was some form of argument between StickmanPrime and the government of Aerius. StickmanPrime close talks and convinced Midnight Moon to withdraw from vassalship. This threw almost the entirety of North Valresh into a state of destabilization, other than Korosechev. The Prime Crisis created a temporary stage of hostility between the Nightshade Diarchy and the Imperial Republic. Everyone stood and waited for war. However, that did not happen. Midnight Moon grew further ill, and it looked as if he would perish soon. 
Talks were resumed almost immediately for a merge to occur, and it was agreed that the new nation, one called Edrina, would be run by StickmanPrime, Verias, and IJK. A flag was agreed upon. One of yellow, white, and black, with the symbol Midnight made earlier at its center. As talks drew to a close, a constitution, or codex of laws, and a system of government were agreed upon, and so Edrina was born.
Category:Traveler's Era
Category:Eldham
Category:Eldham Nations