Kingdom of Bressa

The Kingdom of Bressa, commonly known as Bressa, was a sovereign state located in the northern region of Greater Hansea from circa 998BGE until 879BGE, when it was merged with the Hansea Staatenbund to form the Kingdom of Bressa-Hansea, which would later become the Great Kingdom. 
During the Ancient Era, Bressa was inhabited by numerous tribes who were united under the semi-mythical figure of Bagi`Ragi. Their descendant, Prince Hallie, formally created the Kingdom of Bressa in 998BGE. 
Bressa was an obscure and insignificant region until the formation of the Kingdom, and continued to hold little political or economic sway for the first few years of the Emergent Era. Following the discovery that the Bressan-fir tree was ideal for ship frames, Bressa established a thriving shipbuilding industry and was the a powerhouse of the shipbuilding trade in the Northern Sea during the first century of the Emergent Era. 
== History ==
=== Ancient Era and Formation of the Kingdom ===
For most of the Ancient Era, Bressa was inhabited by various nomadic tribes. Little is known of these tribes; Ancient Bressan culture shunned formal documentation in favour of oral memory, through poems, songs and rock formations. However, Bressan oral memory recounts that an individual named Bagi`ragi established themselves as a high-chief. It is recounted that he and his children increasingly governed the affairs of the local tribes and that they "enjoyed the blessings of the Numerous", the Ancient Bressan pantheon. It is understood that Bagi`ragi's progeny continued to rule over the tribes. Future kings of Bressa would proudly claim direct descendance from him.
Records from Archpolonia, written around 1021BGE, are the first documented reference to of a kingdom in the Bressa region: "there stands a king in the north east". However, Archpolonia had little contact with Bressa before or during this period, the records themselves being written by an individual who had accidentally visited the region instead of Malergrundisch. 
In 998BGE, Hallie, an apparent descendent of Bagi`ragi, is noted in various Hanseatic records as having visited Malergrundisch and is referred to as "the prince from the North". Hallie adopted the title Prince of Bressa and is believed to have taken various ideas on statehood and rulership back with him to his homeland. Hallie formalised the union of the tribes in the creation of the Boar-stone rock formation and in a written declaration that is believed to have been issued to both the tribes of Bressa and to their neighbour Malergrundisch. This formalisation is considered the inception of the Kingdom of Bressa. Hallie begun construction of a permanent capital, Hammar, on the site of the Boar-stone.
=== Emergent Era ===
Prince Hallie encountered resistance to his efforts and, having been impressed by his time in Malergrundisch, sought allies there.