Iado e Noso

Once two separate nations respectively called Nosodordo and Iarahado, Iado e Noso is noteworthy for the altogether peaceful way the countries united and for the culture of pacifism that has resulted from it. The country is located in northern Quanmo on the planet Gerualdi, and to date, it is the most prosperous country in all of Ealdremen that has never once participated in any war since its founding. Its primary industries are tourism, as the nation takes great pains to preserve all of its history.
The story of Iado e Noso's formation begins with the warring nations of Iarahado and Nosodordo, which fought for the coveted Lake of Paradise at the center of modern-day Iado e Noso that was said to grant immortality to those who lived off its waters. Historians tell that the prince of Nosodordo, called Prince Noso, was not a skilled fighter, as Nosodordo coddled and protected its royalty with the most elite of warriors to keep the bloodline safe. He was visiting the troops to bolster their morale when he was captured by Prince Iado, a spy skilled in subterfuge that had infiltrated the Nosodordan army to strike at the royal family. Though Nosodordo tried to bargain for Noso's life, Iarahado would accept nothing less than for Nosodordo to withdraw all its troops from the Lake of Paradise and to never set foot near it ever again. Diplomats tried to ease the compromise, but both sides were unyielding; Nosodordo did not want to lose the lake said to bring immortality or its prince, and Iarahado wished for the Nosodordans to surrender.
In his time as a prisoner of war, Prince Noso saw that the war had been costly for the Iarahadans; though he had only ever seen their skilled warriors, he now saw that the land was stricken by poverty and famine, and that was why they so desperately sought to win the Lake of Paradise. It is said that Prince Noso had a gentle heart, and he openly wept for the fate of Iarahado. When Prince Iado questioned why, Prince Noso responded that it was much the same in Nosodordo; their country was dying, and as such, they would not abandon what they saw as their sole opportunity for salvation. Moved by Noso's compassion, Iado resolved to plan with him to find a way that both nations could survive.
With the war come to a stalemate, Iado and Noso called for a meeting between their two countries at the shores of the Lake of Paradise. They announced their intent to marry and unite the two royal families once and for all; if the country was one, then everyone could drink from the Lake of Paradise and prosper. Though there was dissent, the armies laid down their weapons, tore up their banners, and raised a new flag for the country now called Iado e Noso -- literally, "that which belongs to Iado and Noso".
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Category:Gerualdi
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