Krunia

Krunia, officialy the Krunian Federation, was a nation located in south eastern Talasi. It bordered Nunindae to its north, Oddisa to its south and Jarazeh to its West. Its capital city Coniston is located in the northern peninsula of the nation. It also contains the towns of Lakabez in the west and Spudania to the south. In the sea north of Coniston lies Fidamentum.
In comparison to other nations in the region, Krunia was a relatively new nation within its region and its land only settled around 300 years ago. The nation would start as a dual monarchical Empire, however after the May Coup it would change its system of government to a constitutional monarchy. The May Coup was a civil dispute where the two diarchs would disagree on how the nation should go forward and be run, eventually leading to the abdication and leaving of one of the monarchs, Fuzzald I, leaving the nation in the hands of Helius I. Eventually, Helius would also be deposed due to incompetency and would be ousted from government by popular vote of the people, with his place being taken by Maverich Von Hochburg who remains Emperor to this day 
In the modern day, the nation consists of The Electorate and the Directory who make the majority of decisions for the nation, with the Emperor acting as more of a figurehead than a political leader. Krunia is a democratic society, which holds elections. In these elections, the classes of civilians and Lords intermix. In the modern day the class distinction is much less than that of early Krunia, and is more for tradition. 
== History ==
=== Early history ===
Krunia was a nation formed by Krukev people, an agrarian, expansionist society that would eventually create their first major settlement in what is now modern day Coniston. The Krukev would slowly grow to notoriety as they began to expand outwards and settle more lands to its south. Eventually, the Diarchs of Fuzzald I and Helius I would declare the creation of the Imperial Plains of Krunia and the nation would become officially recognized as a state. 
The earliest forms of government within the nation were that of powerful feudal Lords and Barons who would take control of large population centres and have the common people work the land for them, in exchange using the money gained from the land to improve the land and living conditions of the people and offer protection. This system of government, while different, is still very prominent in modern day Krunia, as there lies a clear hierarchial society where there are common people, the nobility, and the Emperor.
=== Early Krunian settlements ===
Over time, Krunia has formed multiple different settlements, with different settlements having vastly different architechture and layouts from each other. A notable one of these settlements apart from the capital of Coniston is Spudania, which has a very uniform architechure, with buildings being primarily made out of sandstone, cobblestone, stone bricks and mangrove wood. Coniston itself has a very non uniform architechtural style, with wooden, stone buildings making up the majority of the city, with a notable landmark being the Great Wall which surrounds the city as a means of defense against outside armies.
=== Krunian Civil War ===
The May Coup (also known as the Great Krunian Split) was a civil dispute between the 2 diarchs of the Empire, which would lead to the eventual abdication of Fuzzald I and the reforming of the Krunian government from a feudal society into a constitutional monarchy. The dispute was cause over differing wishes from each Diarch, with Helius being more peaceable and Fuzzald being more expansionist but wishing to keep Krunia out of war. The Coup would fully begin when Fuzzald attempted to reach out to Michava and merge Krunia into Michava for his own gain, which prompted Michavan troops to march into Coniston. This resulted in Maverich von Hochberg to fight the troops, which would result in failure. Nonetheless, the near instant and massive escalation would lead to most of the Government calling upon Fuzzald to step down, which he did.
=== War of the Walls ===
During a period now named the War of the Walls, the town of Spudania in Krunia would build a wall around itself in defense from primarily Feurcollis and Nunindae. In response to this Feurcollis would build their own wall and would make it taller than the Spudanian wall. Spudania would respon to this by making their own wall 1 block higher than Feurcollis' wall. Feurcollis after this would then make their wall 1 block higher, as to which the Spudanian response was a harsh takedown of Feurcollis' wall, shortening it to be 3 blocks shorter than Spudania's wall, later on that same day Spudanian's would terrorize Feurcollis by destroying wheat fields within their nation and patching up water sources to stop their lands from being fertile. Feurcollis would then attempt to fix this damage and would extend their walls up again. It was around this point that Spudania would start the tradition of putting up signs with inflammatory language towards Feurcollis and Nunindae, and vice versa. This would go on with the Spudanian side constructing a large catapult and throwing large boulders over the Feurcollis wall, with the Feurcollian response being to create a large phallis made out of dirt just outside Spudania's border. This conflict would later be ended that same day with a Feurcollian raid on Spudania, ending in a Feurcollian victory, and an agreement between the 2 towns to stop the conflict with each other.
=== Modern History ===
Krunia during its time fought and squabbled with the state of Nunindae multiple times during its existence. The nation was under constant threat of war and wished for expansion into previously owned regions, however was unable to due to dwindling population count. After Max was forced to resign, an election was held for a new leader of the nation, as to which Maverich De Kaltine won an overwhelming majority. After this however, the nation would continue to struggle as it lost more and more population. Eventually Krunia would almost completely die out, and its major cities would be peacefully handed over the Brukel in order to keep them preserved and away from opportunistic nations.
== Culture ==
Krunian culture was one that is defined by a strong national identity, and strong wish for independence from outside forces. Krunian culture was one of individualism and nationalism, where individual Krunians are important to themselves, yet also are all one as a nation. 
Krunian culture also had very prevalant themes of expansion, with the nation being rather agressive against some of its neighbors, almost always looking to expand. Unlike other nations, Krunia was much more willing to resort to war over peace when it comes to conflict.
Internally, Krunia was split between 2 culture groups, the North Krunian (Krünisch), and the South Krunian (Krunski). Both regions are considered "Krunian" however are quite different from each other. The North is much more industrialized and is where the majority of the Krunian population lies, with almost no farmland but however with some sea access and holding the majority of government activity with the capital of Coniston being located in the North. The South on the other hand, was much less populated (with the exception of Spudania) and is much less industrialized and has an economy based on farming and natural goods. This provided Krunia with a unique symbiotic relationship between internal divisions, with the South providing the North with food and raw resources, and the North producing manufactured goods that often make their way back into the South. Despite the 2 halves of the nation being racially and linguistically different, they were very much united and both considered themselves as completely Krunian.
=== Language ===
There are 2 Krunian languages which are quite different from each other. The 2 languages are known as Krünisch and Krunski. Krünisch is the primary language of the nation and is spoken by the majority of the people and used by government in official documents. Despite being vastly more used than its Southern counterpart, South Krunian (Krunski) is still spoken by about 25% of the Krunian population natively, and around 75% of the population are fluent in both Krünisch and Krunski. Krunski is primarily spoken in the largest Southern Krunian settlement, Spudania, however it is also the official language of the town of LaKabez to the west.
== Cities ==
=== Coniston ===
Coniston, located at the tip of the Krunian peninsula, was the Capital city and largest city within Krunia. Conistons design is that of tightly packed townhouses made of primarily sandstone and concrete, with uniform stone brick roads and lights attached to buildings instead of lamposts. Coniston underwent a renovation project started by Exsiq Dmitri Pytrov in order to get the city build in a much more timely manner. The rennovation project started on the Summer of 24 VE and has since been put on permenant hold after the fall of the nation.
=== Spudania ===
Spudania is located at the south most point of Krunia and was the second largest city in the nation after Coniston. Spudanias design is that of small, sandstone houses with mangrove roofs, with houses spread quite far apart from each other. A defining feature of Spudania is its mountainous terrain, most of it held back by large stone brick walls constructed in order to make better use of the land. From 24.50 VE to 27.75 VE Spudania was made the official Capital city of Krunia for government operations while Coniston underwent rennovations, after which the capital was changed back to Coniston.
=== Landmarks ===
Krunia has many landmarks throughout the nation, defining its culture and way of life. Some of these include: Triumph Tower, Spudanian Town Hall, Mall of Coniston, The Great Wall, Spudanian Welcome Sign and the Tower of Spudania. One of the most well known landmarks is the Spudanian Clocktower. Constructed in the Summer of 1 VE, it stands at a height of 85m. The Clocktower contains 28 cubic metres of Gold, and used to serve as the residnce of Exsiq Dmitri Pytrov.
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