Noxnorr

= Versh Gildrich a'Noxnorr =
=== Introduction ===
The Kingdom of Noxnorr was the very first nation on the sub-continent of Helmia ruled by the Noxist/Noxnorric people from around 500 years before 0 TE to the fall of the Sterling Crownlands and the reformation in 48 TE to the Holy Gildrich a'Owyddnorr.
The Kingdom of Noxnorr was a theocracy, believing in the Noxist faith and being ruled for most of it's life span by House Fievleii.
=== Founding Myth ===
The Kingdom of Noxnorr is said to be founded by the ancient Noxists that migrated from mainland Nieden to the island of Errenfedlt, lead by the now goddess Roris who followed the star of Baldemar to a safe haven in the north, which is the meaning behind the name Noxnorr, and founding the capital of Noxnorr, Sovdal.
== History ==
=== Settlement and the Nox-Aulmer War ===
[-450 TE]
When the Noxist people arrived at the haven in the north, Roris, their leader built a giant temple made of quartz with a centerpiece of a holy blue tree to thank the Dyvrech Afton for saving the Noxist people from the persecutions in the south. On the small island that the grand temple, named the "Aftonsal", they built a city using bricks and wood from the surrounding lakes and forests, the named the city "Sovdal" for it came to be from the dreams Roris had that saved the people. The city flourished and grew larger by the day with uncontested power from the surrounding Helmen tribes, however this would soon change when the Noxists met with the Aulmers.
The Aulmers were people of trade who wore colorful robes mainly in the shade of red, they came from the island of Aul Aer, the Sun Island, they dominated the Dusk Waters and the land surrounding it, mainly the sand western shores of Xand and the rocky mountains of northern Helmia. Their domain was ruled through the main island at a palace named Ljoch Vrocht, the people themselves were traders and when they arrived at the plains of the Hjaerdeler, the Heartland, the Noxists saw them as a threat, the Aulmers saw the same thing towards the Noxists.
Soon, a war started between the two states, at this point Roris had already passed and after marrying Fiev according to legend, their son Faeryn Fievleii took the role of the Gildrich and lead the Noxists into war with the Aulmers.
The war lasted from winter to summer and in the end the Noxists put an end to the sun worshippers known as the Aulmers. The Noxists annexed their land in Aul Aer and northern Helmia and placed a group of local Aulmers who supported them as the new rulers of Aul Aer under the Noxists and thus house Aulder was born.
With the annexation of the new land, a new nation rose, named after their success in the north of making it a haven for the Noxists, they named the place "Noxnorr", a haven in the north.
=== Expansion into northern Helmia ===
[-420 to -250 TE]
After conquering and securing dominance over the northern part of Helmia, the Gildrich of Noxnorr started to expand without competition, annexing all the local Helmen tribes and establishing new noble houses or past noble houses that lost their holdings in the great migration back in the days of Roris. Noxnorr expanded slowly but surly in all directions, eventually reaching the western shore of the Sea of Bern.
At this point, Noxnorr contacted the biggest Helmen tribe in the area, the Lunethir tribe of Luel Bern, the mountains of the moon, with their already fortified cove city Cradbern they established trade routes with the people of Noxnorr aiding in their economy, over time due to close relations, the Lunethir began worshipping the Dyvrechi of the Noxnorric people, with that change, the land of Luel Bern was integrated to the Gildrich of Noxnorr under House Benilwyn which was of Lunethir origins, the house got land in the Vald of Aul Aer under the rule of house Aulder, however valdenvraeld Marnawyn Benilwyn began the construction of Bern Vralas on the tallest mountain in Luel Bern, at first it served as a summer house for house Benilwyn but later it became the biggest city in all of Noxnorr. 
=== The Stensar-Fievleii Conflict ===
[ -190 TE - -250 TE]
Back at the days of Roris and the great migration, at the southern mountain range of Helmia, a region named Versh Vel Deurel, The White Peaks, the Noxists made camp for a few weeks under the shade of the mountains and discovered the lush and fertile land around them, when Roris ordered the Noxists to move on and follow the star of Luna northwards, a conflict rose between the tired and demoralized Noxists, led by Stensar "the Old" which was an elderly noble from one of the original 6 Noxist towns in mainland Nieden. Stensar argued that the Noxists should settle right there at the shade of the mountain while Roris urged the Noxists to have faith and continue north. After a long argue, the supporters of Stensar decided to stay where they are at the camp while the supporters of Roris continued north, Stensar founded the city of Ancyvech and slowly started conquring the local tribes and southern Helmia, creating the Gildrich of Galaend.
Around 250 years later, the two Noxist states, Noxnorr and Galaend finally encountered each other. At first they were friendly to each other, but quickly they rediscovered their differences in views of faith and ideological. Soon a cold war broke between the two states as each tried to gain as much land as it can in Helmvrie.
About 50 years of conquering the local Helmen tribes, the continent was split into two, Galaend and Noxnorr and the inevitable accrued, there was no longer land to conquer and the two had to face each other. Many battles were fought and many lives were claimed in the next 10 years of conflict. The war ended when Árean Fievleii of Sovdal promised his grand daughter's daughter to Aver Stensar of Vel Deur's grandson's son, this political marriage integrated the Kingdom of Galaend into Noxnorr, with it, uniting Helmia under one, Noxist rule.
=== A unified Gildrich ===
[0 TE]
After rebuilding Helmia and focusing on stabilizing the new land in the south, Noxnorr was finally ready to make contact with the rest of the world, however, a rumor was spreading that a terrible disease was spreading throughout Rathnir, a disease which caused fur to grow on the skin and claws to rapture out from the hands, werewolves they called the infected. Due to the unnatural source of the disease, it was marked as unholy and evil by the Noxvraeld. Hearing that in the south east a group arose to defend against these fowl creatures, officials from Noxnorr including Gwaendal Fievleii, Cavalain Caprea and Juli Aulder went to the group known as "Aurora" in the Escharian realm, together the order and Noxnorr fought against these werewolves, Cavalain Caprea was designated as head of the Noxist chapter and went on many missions to kill these beasts.
Seeing that that the world surrounding him was full of kingdoms and empires, Gwaendal Fievleii of Sovdal realized that the only way to make it out was to reform Noxnorr to a kingdom rather then a state of great houses, Gwaendal declared himself Gildrich.
In the castle of Marleon, an orc by the name of Mimtip arrived and talked with the local Lorvraeld, Cavalain Caprea, together they have made a deal to meet at the orc's place and arrange a trade deal, this was unusual to a Noxist to talk with an orc, but Mimtip was nice and respectful and respecting guests is an important tradition amongst Noxnorrians, and so, a delegation consisting of Gwaendal Fievleii, Cavalain Caprea and some businessmen arrived at the island of Yulara at the fort of Lemebah to talk with the orc Mimtip. A trade deal was settled after a long talk and the delegation returned to Helmvrie. Seeing how good trade deals can imrpove the economy, Gildrich Gwaendal sent another delegation with himself, Cavalain Caprea, Juli Aulder and two others to the city of Najera'jad to speak with the local rulers Avreham Basha and lord of Icarus, once again a trade deal was struck, however, in this meeting Avreham Basha came up with an idea, a coalition of sorts to protect the north, by the time of the meeting, a lot of empires rose all over the land to the south, the world stage was set and the north was forgotten, it was barren, and so a big coalition between all the northern states will surely make an affect on the world stage.
With this idea, Noxnorr, Najera'jad and Icarus contacted Lemebah which was a colony of another southern nation, Akratia, but with some convincing, the fort declared independence and joined its northern brothers in their conquest, afterwards they contacted a lord named Boar, the Boarlord from Boaravia, he was sited in a black castle in the north east and when hearing of the proposal, he happily joined. Next they contacted the new city of The Sand Republic, a republic of warriors and a culture of honour and tradition, but after some convincing from Avreham Basha, the 6 nations of the north decided to combine into a new coalition of sorts, keeping their own cultures and traditions but working together to make the north bright.
=== The Silver Coalition ===
[7 TE to 24 TE]
On the coronation day of emporrer Harbardr in Yimmu-Audal, and after a meeting in Sovdal, the 6 northern nations declared the creation of the Silver Coalition, named for the silver of the silver swords which killed the werewolves and after the silver glow of the moon.
In the Silver Coalition, each member nation had to choose 2 representatives to represent the nation in the council, Noxnorr chose Gwaendal Fievleii, the Gildrich, and Juli Aulder. 
Noxnorr's population grew in the Silver Coalition, it grew so much that it became the most populated member nation by far, this gave Noxnorr a lot of political power as it had the most cities, the biggest army and the most resources. 
=== The Sterling Crownlands ===
[24 TE to 48 TE]
== Government & Geopolitical Status ==
For a long while, the government of Noxnorr was of noble houses, each ruling their own "Vald" but working together with the influence from the capital city of Sovdal under house Fievleii who ruled since their arrival at Helmia, however at 17 TE, Gwaendall Fievleii decided to reform the government into a proper Monarchy under the rule of house Fievleii which later went to house Aulder and then Benilwyn.
The last Gildrich/King of Noxnorr was Cyrnn Benilwyn (Siniganggang) which later became the Gildrich of Owyddnorr.
=== As of 48 TE the Valds and their respective Houses were as follows: ===
Versh Hjaerdeler: Benilwyn
Gildvrod: Caprea
Aul Aer: Aulder
Luel Bern: Benilwyn
Versh Vel Deurel: Stensar
Crel Aer: House of Crel Havn
Norrdel: Marliel
Nildfaeld: Gilroch
Hilbordel: Benilwyn
=== The Geopolitical Status of Noxnorr: ===
Noxnorr could be divided into two regions, as in it's history, the region of southern Noxnorr which was composed of only one Vald, Versh Vel Deurel, was far less populated and dense then the north of Noxnorr which was full of cities, trade and ports. Furthermore, the north was more connected to each other via road networks. The north was far richer then the south with cities like Bern Vralas which had a flourishing port or Marleon with its Mead business, while the south was mainly used as a buffer between the states south of Helmia and Noxnorr, the fortress of Vel Deur was the richest town in the region with a bank but not much else.
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