Second Republic of Peyisik

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The **Second Republic of Peyisik** *(Peysiki: Dezyèm Repiblik de Peyisik)*, also know as the **Republic of Peyisik** or just simply as **Peyisik** and by the Boyah government as **Sugalan** is a small island nation located in the Bonat Ocean. It is south of the **United Nations of Boyanus**, west of the **Yomamian Empire**, east of **Frodonia** and north of the **Ceis Republic**.

The nation is formed from a former Boyah slave colony in the Bonat Ocean. The colony rebelled in 1902 and gained independence in 1905. The Republic of Peyisik would be occupied by the Boyah Republic again in 1946 until 1949. The Empire of Peyisik would be formed but fall in 1967. After the Peyisiki Civil War, the Second Republic would be declared.

The nation is mostly neutral, having a few trade agreements with Frodonia and Ar. The nation's economy is very mixed, with high civil taxes and a large military budget but few corporate regulations and business taxes. The economy is small and rather weak, with most corporations and businesses recently being kicked out, due to them being Boyah owned. The new laws put in place make sure that at least the top 40 largest corporations in Peyisik are Peyisiki corporations. This has led to complaints from the BIPC, the United Nation of Boyanus' largest farming and production corporation, which is an international monopoly.

Peyisik owes the UNB 34.5B Boyahbucks for the "loss in profit" due to the 1902 Revolution. Peyisik has paid around 14.9B of the 34.5B and has seen very little growth. This is seen as the main factor for the weak Peyisiki economy.

## History

### **Pre-Colony (Before 1764)**

There is little known about the history of the island, since there was no human population there before 1764. The earliest human actions on the island can be traced back to as early as 1690, as an axe that was produced between 1690-1694 was found there. The animal populations of the island before the arrival of humans were very high and plant life was diverse and thriving.

### **Colonial Years (1764-1902)**

In mid 1764, a Boyan scout ship landed next to Peyisik. Attempting to investigate the area around Yomamia, they stumbled across the island. It was found that due to ocean currents, no one had been to the island more than once, due to the fact that it was very hard to reach, which requires fighting the ocean waves. The scout party saw the large plants and the very large Timayix. They kept track of how to reach the island and sailed back home to the Boyah Empire.

In early 1766, a fleet of 10 settlement ships sailed to the island, with 600 settlers, enough food for 5 years and 50 soldiers. They began to settle down on the island and discovered the large amount of sugar inside the Laj-Kann. By 1782, the settlers had begun growing the plant in plantations set up by the Boyan noble, Richard Packs. Packs took position as Mayor of New Palacia, the name of the new settlement. The population quickly rose from 800 in 1770 to 9,000 by 1785. The Boyan government invested in the sugar plantation on the island and demanded they bring the seeds of the plant back to the Empire to begin planting them on the warm southern coast. When the seeds were planted in Boyanus, the crops failed and did not grow. After 5 years of trying, the imperial scientists realized that the plant did not grow anywhere but Peyisik, after the Frodonians also tried it in their climate, which was much warmer than the climate of Boyanus.

The Emperor at the time, Teneezee XXVII gave declared that the island, now named Sugalan would be heavily invested in. By 1794, the population also began harvesting the Kafewouj, a very large coffee plant which produced bigger beans. In 1800, the population of Sugalan reached 11,000 and the price of labor began to skyrocket for the investors. In order to combat the labor prices, the Boyah Empire permitted slavery of blacks from any uncolonized areas across the globe. Slavers began to hunt for slaves across the planet, and eventually brought almost 5,000 slaves to the colony. In 1813, the colonial administration demanded 4,000 slaves in order to lay off the paid laborers still working. Slavers would bring back more than 13,000 slaves. By 1820, the population of Sugalan was 70,000, of which 56% was slaves.

Around 1850, the Boyah Empire demanded more product from the colony due to the high demand for sugar, after Frodonia halted exports to the Boyah Empire because of external affairs. The colonial administration sent out a request for 60,000 slaves in 5 years. The population of Sugalan was around 390,000, with 87% being slaves. The demand was met with around 70,000 more slaves brought to Sugalan. By 1890 the island reached 780,000 people, and around 95% of the population was enslaved and brought without consent.

In 1892, the new Governor of Sugalan, Eric the Red began to demand more produce from the slaves working. He made the plantation managers beat the slaves even harder and made them work even harder if they wanted to eat. By 1899, 70% of all slave deaths were from beatings, compared to the most common in 1892, which was disease at around 40%. In 1900, one of the few freed slaves on the island, Dominique Leger, visited a plantation and talked with an owner in Sugalan City. The owner spoke of the slaves in a harsh tone, which was the final straw for Dominique Leger. He created the Civil Organization for Black Liberty, which was meant to be a peaceful group to protest slavery. The colonial administration banned the organization and labeled Leger as a terrorist and demanded his arrest. The COBL had gained 2,000 members, almost all of them were slaves who wished for greater freedoms. Leger saw this as the last action needed for a rebellion.

### **Peyisik Revolution (1902-1905)**

Now being 1902, Dominique Leger went on a nine day campaign, called the Nine Day March gaining the support of slaves for a revolution. On the first day, he visited a very obscure plantation, armed the slaves and killed the owners. After seizing their weapons and mounts, they went on to more plantations and gained more support. One slave, Bernard Barelemy had gained support as Leger's secondary and was sent by Leger to take a separate path and liberate slaves from much smaller plantations. On the eighth day of Leger's Nine Day March, Barelemy returned with more than 5,000 freed slaves. On the ninth day of the march, Leger had rallied more than 50,000 slaves to his side. Leger marched back to Sugalan City with his slave militia and came to the colonial administration with an offer. If they would free all the slaves, they would continue to be loyal subjects of the crown, but if they refused, then Sugalan would declare independence and revolt. Governor Eric Swanson denied the offer and instead shot Leger in the head in front of thousands of white citizens. The slave militia, now led by Barelemy would attack the garrison at Sugalan City but fail to capture Eric Swanson. They would capture the port and seize the BRS Yaka. The remaining garrison of Sugalan would flee into the wilderness of central Sugalan. Barelemy would attempt to chase down the forces. As they were chasing down the governor's forces, winter would hit and they would have to settle down where they were.

In the second year of the war, Governor Swanson would be able to get to the secondary harbor of Port Boyaville. He would flee and return to Palacia with the news. The Emperor would allocate 150,000 soldiers and 20 warships to retake the island. The Sugalan slave rebels would send the BRS Yaka to Frodonia to attempt to negotiate Frodonian intervention. As the BRS Yaka left, the Boyan fleet began to surround the island and launched the army upon the island. The now 250,000 man strong slave rebellion had taken up defensive positions along the coast and the landing was a slaughter. Almost 110,000 Boyan soldiers were killed, the other 40,000 didn't launch due to the obvious failure, meanwhile the slaves had lost around 20,000 in the 20 day Battle of Blood Beach. The Boyah Empire purchased Donutland Mercenaries to go and land on the island and take out the rebels. As they arrived, they saw what the slaves had been through, and instead of fighting the slaves, they would join the Sugalan rebels. In Sugalan City, a constitutional assembly would meet and begin to draft a constitution for the new nation. The delegates agreed on the name of the Republic of Peyisik, a name that derived from the type of Boyani spoken by the slaves. The Republic of Peyisik declared independence officially on August 29th, 1904.

In the third and final year of the war, the BRS Yaka would return to Peyisik with 15 Frodonian support ships. The Boyan naval forces attempted to surround the Frodonian vessels, but were stopped by smaller Frodonian corvettes. Frodonian delegates contacted Governor Swanson and told him to arrive on the island for negotiations that would be monitored by the Frodonian diplomat. Once Governor Swanson arrived, Barelemy and Frodonian diplomat, Matisis Resuskow were waiting. They began negotiations on what would happen to Peyisik. Eventually, Swanson would agree to give up the colony, but in exchange for reparations to the Boyah Empire. Barelemy and Swanson agreed on 34.5B to be paid in 150 years, along with 15 years for Peyisik to grow its production. Frodonia became the first nation to recognize Peyisik, on April 18th, 1905. On April 21st, 1905 the Boyah Empire recognized Peyisik, but refused to called it Peyisik, instead calling it the Republic of Sugalan. On April 26th, 1905 Ar recognized Peyisik too, finalizing the recognition of Peyisik. However there was one issue Peyisik still had, Barelemy wanted Swanson dead. He demanded that Swanson be sent to Peyisik to be executed, of which the Boyah Empire reluctantly agreed, only agreeing to not have to give Swanson a court trial. On June 1st, 1905, Barelemy personally killed former governor Swanson with his own personal sword.

### **First Republic of Peyisik (1905-1946)**

#### ***First Barelemy Term (1905-1910)***

During the Peyisik Revolution, a constitution had been drafted by a delegation of drafters. It officially took effect on June 3rd, 1905 after the Republic of Peyisik was officially finalized and declared as a sovereign state. The first act as a new nation was to hold elections. Funded by Frodonia, the Peyisik held their first elections on October 1st, 1905, which resulted in a landslide victory for Barelemy as Elektè, the head of state. The election also saw Barelemy supporters take up 35 of the 40 seats in the Reyinyon. The COBL which be dissolved and transformed into the Coalition for Human Rights (KDM), a political party which took on center-left views. Barelemy would execute any former slave owners who refused to leave Peyisik as his first act as Elektè. He would pass the Sugar Mass Production Act, which would give the former slaves stakes in the sugar farms across the nation and make more jobs for the newly freed slaves. He would also draft, pass and sign the Coffee Mass Harvesting Act, which did the same for coffee farms.

In his second year as Elektè, Barelemy would sign the White Codes Act, which gave citizenship to all whites in the nation who had not owned slaves and had not taken part in the counter-revolution during the Peyisik Revolution. He would sign the Worker's Rights Act in 1908 which would give every worker a set of rights they had against corporations in the nation, which were mostly Boyah-owned. Barelemy would take up many Frodonian investments in his term and give Frodonian merchants a discount on sugar and coffee in exchange for these investments. Barelemy would sign the Frodonian Trade and Investment Act in 1909 to bolster Frodonian investments, in an attempt to limit the Boyah Empire's influence on the nation, but the act would do little as it would be limited by the Frodonian Civil War that was going on at the time. Barelemy would end his first term by creating reserves for the dwindling Timayix population, large sauropods which had almost been eradicated by Boyan hunters. The National Regeneration Alliance (ARN) would act as Barelemy's main opposition.

#### ***Second Barelemy Term (1910-1915)***

Barelemy was elected to a second term in 1910 with a majority in the Reyinyon (44/50 Seats). His first action in his second term was the Monetary Stabilization Act, which officially made the currency of Peyisik the Boyahbuck. Barelemy would seek investments from the Trade Republic, due to the Frodonian Civil War stopping their biggest investors. The Prime Minister of the Trade Republic, Charles James would be hesitant to invest in the Peyisiki due to the harsh stance on the Boyah Empire. The Boyah Empire had now invaded the UTA in the Burning War and didn't wish to upset the Boyah Empire. The Trade Republic agreed to send investors to look around and see if the investment would be worth while in order to delay the decision. The Trade Republic investment would never come in and was permanently paused. Barelemy would later dispute with his own party members after they refused to pass the International Association Act, which would of set up diplomatic embassies in every country. The other members of his party did not want to set up relations with the Boyah Empire, but Barelemy saw it as necessary. Eventually a compromise was met but it did not satisfy either side and the KDM would split in too. The Loyalist Faction would remain as the KDM, whilst the Radical Faction would form a new party called the Party for Revolutionary Change (PCR).

Barelemy would fail to pass his most wanted bills and have to pass much less significant acts. In 1915, Peyisik started to pay the reparations that they owed to the Boyah Empire. It had made a big impact on the economy, as it delayed the production of sugar across the eastern part of the country. In the Reyinyon, the members of the PCR attempted to block Barelemy's 1914 economic plan. It worked and the budget was never posted, causing the government to shut down for 104 days until Vis Elektè Elet Orelan made a compromise between the PCR and KDM. Barelemy's health would begin to rapidly deteriorate as he grew older, and he decided to not run for a third term. Barelemy would endorse his Vis Elektè, Elet Orelan for Elektè in 1915.

#### ***Orelan Term (1915-1920)***

Elet Orelan would be elected Elektè with 53.4% of the vote, much less than former Elektè Barelemy's 89.3%. Orelan would win a majority in the Reyinyon, with 31 of 50 seats. He would begin to pass bills Barelemy was unable to get passed, such as the Agricultural Funds Appropriation Act, which gave the Farming Administration more funds to help make more sugar and coffee farms. At this point, Peyisik had an unemployment rate of 0.9%, a low inflation rate, a stable currency and high GDP growth rate of about 162.3% per year. Orelan would choose not to endorse a side in the Frodonian Civil War, which Barelemy was heavily criticized for during his term. Orelan would leave office with an approval rating of 72% in 1920 and not run for a second term. He would endorse the Speaker of the Reyinyon, Dominique Christopher for the upcoming Elektè election.

***Christopher Term (1920-1925)***

Dominique Christopher would win the 1920 Elektè election with 67.2% of the vote, an increase from Orelan's 53.4%. He would also have 39 of 50 seats in the Reyinyon. Christopher would decide that the country did not need much more management and just needed more time to grow. At this point, the Boyah Empire was trying to push the Peyisiki government to try and pay off more debt to try and fund their failure in the Burning War. Christopher would respond by calling the Boyah Empire a "large pussy country." The Boyah Empire did not take the comment lightly and decided to cut off trade with Peyisik. This hurt the Peyisiki economy, which from a growth rate of 104.3% in 1921 to -11% in 1922. Elektè Christopher would try to bargain with the Boyah Empire but all negotiations would fail. Desperate, he would contact the Yomamian State to try and gain support, which backfired and the Boyah Empire declared that Peyisik was dealing with Neo-Yomamians and should be sanctioned. The CotM voted to not sanction Peyisik, but a few nations cut trade with Peyisik, one of which was the Trade Republic. Elektè Christopher would attempt to run for re-election in 1925 with an approval rating of just 34.8%.

#### First Belizaire Term (1925-1930)

Kesner Belizaire was elected as Elektè in 1925, the first non-KDM government. He would gain a small majority in the Reyinyon, just 27 of 51. His administration would establish a No-Boyah Zone policy, which limited where white Boyans could live. Boyah Anklav would be established as a state purely for Boyans. Around 5.3% of the population was Boyan, and the government forcefully moved them to the new state. Any other whites, such as the Frodonian merchants and Donutland mercenaries who lived there but sided with the revolution were allowed to have the same rights as any other citizen. Belizaire's next action would be to pass multiple tariffs on the Boyah Empire and their exports. The Belizaire-Saloman Tariff of 1928 would be passed and the Boyah Empire would respond by placing more diplomatic pressure on Ar to sanction Peyisik. Frodonia, still caught up in their civil war, was unable to help support the Peyisik diplomatic effort. Eventually, the CotM passed a sanction which all nations were made to follow. Peyisik could now only export 60% of their product, the other 40% they were not allowed to sell to any nation or foreign merchant.

Belizaire would respond to the sanction by investing into other items. He passed the Molasses and Rum Act, which built four large mills, two for producing molasses and two for making rum. Since the sanction had not limited Molasses and Rum, they were able to export these products with ease. Demand for pure sugar in this period skyrocketed however, especially in Frodonia. Belizaire would recognize the Frodonian Command State as the legitimate Frodonia in 1929. Rena Brekhar would secretly travel to Peyisik and agree to start buying the last 20% of sugar that was not being sold because of the sanctions. Brekhar would also offer that in exchange for the importation of sugar, that Frodonia would invest heavily after the Civil War. Belizaire agreed, however the deal was exposed and Brekhar was condemned by the CotM, named the Sugar Affair. Peyisik was also further sanctioned by the CotM. Rena Brekhar would formally withdraw Frodonia from the CotM in protest and begin large amounts of trade with Peyisik. In the end of his term, Belizaire would pass the Orange Produce Act, which allowed for the production of more diverse products in Peyisik. This would rapidly grow the production of mangoes and papayas in the country.

#### *Second* *Belizaire* *Term* *(1930-1935)*

Belizaire would be easily re-elected with 58.9% of the vote, and he would gain two more seats in the Reyinyon, going from 27 of 51 to 29 of 51. Belizaire would continue trade with the Frodonian Command State and eventually the CotM would repeal the sanctions, and Frodonia would re-enter. Belizaire would finalize Peyisiki observer membership into the CotM and become an official observer. In 1933, the Boyah Empire soon experienced a republican shift, becoming a constitutional republic and abolishing the monarchy. Belizaire would attempt to grow close to the new Boyah Republic but the nation was still ruled by right wing populists who wished to punish Peyisik. First, Belizaire tried to get TBR to recognize it's name as Peyisik and not Sugalan, but President Boyah would decline. He also allowed Boyan corporations to invest in the country just as much as Frodonia did.

In the last years of his term, Belizaire attempted to pass the Farmland Reorganization Act, to give Boyan corporations farmland in Peyisik. Belizaire's actions were seen as traitorous and impeachment was brought up but never pursued. The PCR would kick Belizaire out of the party and refuse to cooperate with Belizaire. As the government shut down, the Boyah International Sugar Company took control of almost half of Peyisik's sugar farms. The government, being shut down could do nothing but watch as Belizaire and the Reyinyon refused to work together. Belizaire would leave office, refusing to run for a third term.

#### ***Umiarian* *Term* *(1935-1940)***

Jean Umiarian would be elected as Elektè in 1935 with 49.8%, the first Elektè to win without a plurality of the vote. Umiarian was a member of the KDM and a personal friend of former Elektè Barelemy. Barelemy, who was still active in politics was old, and was hitting his 90s but in very poor condition. Umiarian would request advice from Barelemy for the first few years of his terms. He would roll back some acts that Belizaire passed, such as the Farmland Reorganization Act, taking land from Boyan companies.

Umiarian did almost nothing significant during the rest of his term and was seen as a status quo politician, refusing to act on some issues. Umiarian would also reintroduce the limitations put on Boyan corporations and sue the BISC, but only win temporary compensation in the International Court of Arielus case.

#### ***Thelusma Term (1940-1945)***

Brunel Thelusma would get elected to the office of Elektè in 1940, with 52.1% of the vote. As part of the PCR, he would have an opposition in the Reyinyon, only holding 23 of 60 seats. The KDM held 31 seats and the ARN held 6, the KDM itself vowing to block any bill. Thelusma would compromise with the KDM and gain the support of 8 members of the Reyinyon. With the so-called “Ticket Members”, Elektè Thelusma would be able to pass his legislation. His first bill, the Multi-Ticket Farmland Corps, a bill that would get Peyisikians back into the farms that had been taken up by Boyan migrant workers. Thelusma would also pass the Right of Commerce and Trade Act, which would establish the Bureau of Trade and Commerce allowing for the easier management of trade and commerce.

In 1945, the last year of Thelusma’s term, the Frodonian Command State looked as if it was going to win the Frodonian Civil War. Thelusma met with Rena Brekhar to discuss the investments that Frodonia promised for after the war. Brekhar vowed to bring the investments as soon as the war ended. Thelusma passed the Frodonian Investment Security Act, which guaranteed that if Frodonia did not invest in Peyisik, then they would pursue legal action against Frodonia on the International Court of Arielus. Thelusma would leave office with an approval rating of 61.7%, due to the high economic growth and the development of the nation.

#### ***Blaise Term (1945-1946)***

Dieuseul Blaise was voted in as Elektè in the 1945 election. With 69.2% of the vote, he won in a landslide. A member of the PCR, he would get a majority in the Reyinyon, with 39 of 60 seats. The PCR would begin to try and pass bills which would give more power to the Reyinyon. Elektè Blaise would demand that they back down and stop attempting to pass these bills. The Reyinyon would agree to this only if Blaise accepted one term, that the position of Elektè would lose the executive order power. Blaise would agree to it and the country would begin normal activities. The only bill Blaise was able to pass was the Boyan Exclusion Act, which banned Boyan corporations from doing business in the country. The Boyah Republic would not take kindly to the act and demand intervention by the CotM. The Boyah Republic would soon declare war on Peyisik and launch an invasion.

### **Boyan Occupation and Nouvo War (1946-1949)**

#### ***Initial Invasion (1946)***

The Boyah Republic would send a task force of 150,000 to occupy the island of Peyisik. The Republican Army of Peyisik only had 75,000 men when the invasion began, and almost all of which were under equipped and not trained. Elektè Blaise would request that 30,000 men volunteer for the RAP, soon 100,000 would join the RAP and begin training just two days before the Boyan Task Force arrived.

Once the Boyan Fleet began to bombard the coast, multiple civilians would take up arms, including women and children. Nearly 3,750,000 of Peyisik’s 5,850,000 would join the fight in some way. The Boyan army however was well equipped and took Souentènèt Jwèt within weeks. For every Boyan soldier killed, nearly 15 Peyisiki were killed. Elektè Blaise, only eight months into the invasion, surrendered to the Boyah Republic.

Most of the population did not want the surrender and many continued to take arms. The Liberation Alliance for Peyisiki Sovereignty (ALSP) was formed from mostly young nationalists who wanted the Boyan occupiers gone. The group took on a far-left stance against the Boyah Republic. The Republican Liberation Front (FLR) was also formed by more moderate Peyisik who did not believe in the left wing thoughts of the ALSP.

The ALSP and FLR would agree to cooperate in order to kick out the Boyan forces. They would begin a grueling guerilla campaign against TBR in 1947 and for 2 years would continue to fight. At this point, Frodonia's civil war had ended with Command State victorious. Rena Brekhar would send smugglers to Peyisik in order to bring weapons to the rebels. These actions angered the President of the Boyah Republic, who blockaded the entire island and took any exports being brought out and seizing any imports being sailed in. One incident that happened during this period was the sinking of the RSS Pufier, an Arin ship which was on a patrol mission across the Bonat Ocean, when the BNS Northward shot at the RSS Pufier. Ar would respond by condemning the occupation of Peyisik.

#### ***Nouvo War (1947-1949)***

    Jean Barelemy, the grandson of the late Bernard Barelemy would take the lead of the FLR and get the ALSP to support him as the leader of the Peyisiki resistance. On March 11th, 1947, the National Resistance would be formed with the support of the FLR and ALSP. Barelemy, a staunch conservative would try to turn much of the ALSP to his side and gain their support. The National Resistance would begin a much larger national campaign against the Boyan occupation, targeting the main leaders of the Boyan armies. On September 28th 1947, Barelemy would lead forces to attack the Boyan garrison stationed just outside Bear's Forrest. The battle would cause Boyan troops to withdraw from central Peyisik.

The ALSP would pursue a more urban military doctrine, attacking Boyan supply chains from Souentènèt Jwèt and stealing the supplies, then giving it to the rest of the resistance. Peyisiki partisans in the rest of the country would help take out much of the Boyan supply lines and help smuggle goods in from Frodonia. As 1948 came to a close, the Boyah Republic wished to end the war as soon as possible. They sent yet another 100,000 soldiers to the island to take out the resistance, however the soldiers who were already stationed on the island had grown tired of the conflict and bitter with the Boyan government. The 58th Division would defect, with almost 75% of the soldiers joining the resistance. The soldiers were accepted into the resistance and guaranteed to have the same rights once the war was over. The 61st Division, which had just arrived on Peyisik, had already been demoralized by the defection of the 58th Division. The Division, which had little training, laid down arms and surrendered Souentènèt Jwèt to the resistance. The 70th Division, the other division on the island piled onto escape ships and sailed away from the island.

The Boyah Republic agreed to meet with Peyisiki delegates on June 19th, 1949. The negotiations ended with the Boyah Republic simply requiring that corporations based in the Boyah Republic could not have their lands seized once the new laws had been put in place. Jean Barelemy agreed to these terms and signed the Treaty of Uranosi. Frodonia sent the investors to Peyisik just as they promised once the Boyan fleet left the island. They began to plan out the new economy before the nation had even been restored. Jean Barelemy had promised to form a new republic as part of his ascension to the position of Lidè, which was the head of the resistance, however Barelemy had other plans. He would declare himself Emperor of Peyisik and declared the Empire of Peyisik.

### **Empire of Peyisik (1949-1967)**

#### ***Bernard I's Reign (1949-1961)***

In 1949, the grandchild of the 1st Elektè Bernard Barelemy, Jean Barelemy declared the Empire of Peyisik. Barelemy had very reactionary views by the end of the Nouvo War and pursued them until the end of his reign. Barelemy first took out the communist and socialist opposition in the ALSP, but the ALSP instead took a more pacifist route. The ALSP would do hunger strikes and protest outside the now royal palace. Besides the ALSP and some white resistance, Barelemy saw little opposition. Barelemy's grandfather had been the founding father of the republic and people thought that Barelemy would have good wisdom.

The first action Emperor Bernard did once he was reorganize the labor force and open the farms back up. He would also construct eight mills inside the capital of Souentènèt Jwèt. The plants would make molasses, rum, coffee grounds and bagasse. Frodonia, Peyisik's largest trading partner imported almost 70% of Peyisik's exports, in return more than 65% of Peyisik's imports were Frodonian. Emperor Bernard would declare that the Boyan corporations had rights over the same lands that had before the occupation had occurred. Boyan corporations accepted this seizure of properties and simply placed investments elsewhere. In 1953, the Boyah International Sugar Company would reform into the Boyah International Production Corporation and instead of buying out the farms of Peyisik, they would buy the mills that produced the processed goods. This impacted the economy of Peyisik heavily, causing Bernard I to intervene and mandate that the BIPC give up the mills. After intense negotiations, the BIPC would sell all their mills across nation for 1.2B Boyahbucks.

In 1959, on Bernard I's 46th birthday, an assassin named Mackendy Emmanuel would attempt to kill the emperor by throwing an explosive under his stage. One of the emperor's guard, Roody Zamor was a former miner in the Boyah Republic on a worker's permit and had used timed explosives before. Zamor heard the timer of the bomb and rushed to find it, but he quickly learned they had little time. Zamor would throw the emperor to the side as the bomb ignited, which would kill Zamor and Bernard I's youngest daughter, Renette. Even though he had been thrown away from the blast, the 46 year old Barelemy was still weak and had serious back injuries from his youth. These issues combined with the push and bomb fragments would cause Bernard to be hospitalized. Bernard I would stay in the hospital for three months as his condition was monitored. Bernard I's eldest son, Bernard Jr would take the role as emperor until his father recovered. In 1960, Bernard I would recover from the injury and personally execute the assassin.

In 1961, due to his poor health, Bernard I had to be hospitalized again, and this time permanently. Bernard Jr would be designated as the heir of Bernard I. On October 6th, 1961, Bernard I would die from health reasons and Bernard II would take the throne.

#### ***Bernard II's Reign (1961-1967)***

Bernard II was very inexperienced and only 24 years old when he became emperor. Bernard II would be advised by his father's personal friends and Bernard II would form a Loyal Council. Bernard II would give certain powers to the council he did not trust himself with. This council would be given control over the economy which was Bernard II's least skilled area. The council would privatize the economy of Peyisik, much to the disappointment of Frodonia. This would cause almost only foreign corporations to run the country. By 1962, forty-eight of the top fifty largest corporations in Peyisik were foreign owned. This privatization would cause the economic growth to be cut in half and the profits of farms and mills decrease by 43.2%. Emperor Bernard II would try to get a hold of the economy in 1965, but to no avail as the corporations already had too strong of a grasp on the Peyisiki economy.

Bernard II, disappointed in himself as Emperor would abdicate on April 30th, 1967. He chose his younger sister as heir, and Empress Veronique would take the throne later that day.

#### ***Veronique's Reign (1967)***

Veronique was a staunch republican and believed her father had made a mistake creating the empire. She would begin to draft a constitution for a new democracy only twelve days into her reign. However, 12 of the 15 Monarch Councilors would murder Veronique, fearing the loss of their power. Those 12 councilors were eventually taken to court and executed. With no apparent heir, Veronique's constitution was adopted as the official constitution of Peyisik.

### **Interim Government (1967-1968)**

After Veronique's constitution had been looked over, the temporary government which consisted of the last 3 councilors who did not murder Veronique. They gathered delegates from all the states and in total had 118 people to help form the new constitution. This interim government of 118 delegates would also run the country temporarily, but the delegation would split into two sides. The Nationalists were anti-Boyah, republican nationalists who believed in self-reliance and a centralized government. The Globalists were monarchist, globalist, capitalists who believed in large amounts of trade with other nations and a decentralized government.

The Globalists would protest the delegation and leave the event. The Nationalist leader, Jean-Rene Celestin requested that the globalists return to the delegation to continue the process. In response, the Globalists formed the League for International Cooperation (LKE). The LKE began to commence attacks on Nationalist delegates. In retaliation, the Nationalists would create the Nationalist Popular Force (FPN) in order to fight off the LKE. An increase in tensions would spark the Peyisik Civil War.

### **Peyisik Civil War (1968-1976)**

    The Civil War would officially begin the LKE would declare the Second Empire of Peyisik. FPN militia forces would attack LKE members and supporters and rally more to the FPN cause. The LKE would gain external support from the Boyah Republic in order to secure Boyan interests. Frodonia would recognize the FPN as the legitimate government of Peyisik. A week after Frodonian recognition, the FPN would declare the Second Republic of Peyisik. Frodonia gave the Republican forces a fleet of 6 Ironclads in exchange for 3 years of reduced sugar prices after the war. The Imperial forces got material support from the Boyah Republic, receiving weapons and much needed rations for the undersupplied Imperials.

The war was mainly fought at certain areas and not a frontline. Most of the population by 1973 supported the republic in the war and only the most rural areas were still in control of the Imperial forces. Jean-Rene Celestin would take control as Elektè Tanporè until the end of the war. Bernard Barelemy III refused to join the Imperial side and stayed neutral, completely crushing the moral of the Imperial forces.

By 1976, all Imperial forces had surrendered to the Republican forces and elections were officially scheduled for later that year. A few imperialist resistance members would leave the country and flee to other places, mainly the Boyah Republic and Frodonia. Nearly 400 imperials fled to Frodonia, all of which were deported back to Peyisik for a trial. Jean-Rene Celestin would chose to run for Elektè, the first time a Elektè election was held in more than thirty years.

### **Second Republic of Peyisik (1976-Present)**

#### ***First Celestin Term (1976-1981)***

In 1976, a new constitution was ratified by the Constitutional Designation Committee and allowed a more simply process compared to the Delegation of 1967. Jean-Rene Celestin would be elected as Elektè with 61.5% of the vote and had the support of Reyinyon, with his party, the Party of Peyisik National Sovereignty (PSNP) getting 66 of 100 seats. Celestin would start off his term by passing the National Reorganization Program, which would rebuild lost infrastructure and repopulate areas of the island that had taken environmental damage. He would then sign the Controlled Crop Harvesting Act, which limited the amount of farms that Boyan corporations could own to just 20% of the nation's total amount of registered farms. He soon would also sign the Processing and Packaging Act which controlled the number of mills and packaging facilities that Boyan corporations could own to just 15% of the nation's total amount. The Boyah International Production Corporation would go from controlling 67.4% in 1977 of the nations farms to just 18.2% in 1980. The BIPC would also lose almost all of their sugar mills in Peyisik, going from controlling 56.7% of Peyisik mills in 1977 to just 3% in 1980. Celestin's term would see the GDP grow by 165% over five years and he would chose to run for a second term. Along with rapid economic growth, cities would begin to grow, but still slowly. The famous tower of freedom would begin construction, the first skyscraper built in Peyisik and would be completed in 1981, just before the 1981 election.

#### ***Second Celestin Term (1981-1986)***

Elektè Jean-Rene Celestin would be re-elected in a landslide, with 89.4% of the vote. The Boyah Republic would condemn Celestin's election and say it was fraudulent. Celestin would continue his self-reliance actions in his second term, creating and later signing the Food Production and Exportation Act, which was aimed at creating more farms that would produce food for the people of Peyisik instead of relying on imports, which mostly came from the Boyah Republic. Celestin would try and coerce Frodonia into signing a long term trade deal with Peyisik, which would succeed, as the socialist Frodonian Solidarity would win in the 1981 Frodonian elections. The trade deal would last until 2001 and could be renewed if both nations signed it again. The trade would give Frodonia sugar, rum, molasses and coffee in exchange for oil and metals from Frodonia. This trade alone would boost the development of urban areas, mostly the expansion of Souentènèt Jwèt. The People's Tower finished construction in 1984, at the end of Center Street. Souentènèt Jwèt would see their population skyrocket from just around 345,000 in 1976 to more than 920,000 by 1986. Celestin would endorse his Vis Elektè, Emmanuel Noel as his chosen candidate for the 1986 election.

#### ***Noel Term (1986-1991)***

Emmanuel Noel won the 1986 with 78.2% of the vote. As Elektè he would first sign the Bufrie Act, allowing the government to buy Boyah corporate holdings in Peyisik for fair prices. This allowed the nation to get in control of more industries. The amount of Peyisiki owned businesses went from 24% in 1986 to 68% in 1990. Of the top 50 largest corporations in Peyisik, 37 of the 50 were Peyisiki, and only 7 were Boyan. The BIPC would attempt to lobby politicians to repeal the Bufrie Act along with the repealing of the Controlled Crop Harvesting Act and Processed and Packaging Act. Of the now 125 Konseyes in the Reyinyon, only 19 could be bought, of which all were members of the Peyisik Regeneration Party (PRP). These members would be expelled from the Reyinyon, charged with bribery and put in jail. This prompted Elektè Noel to sign the Funding and Monetary Actions Act, which limited the amount of money any person, corporation or entity could give to politicians in campaign funds, and established the Board of Political Funding and Bribery (KAFPK). The KAFPK would arrest 3 more Konseyes who were accepting bribes from major corporations. This crackdown on corruption would provide Peyisik with a much cleaner political landscape, for the time being. Noel would decide not to run for a second term and endorse speaker of the Reyinyon, Darrus Garcon for Elektè.

#### ***Fenelon Term and Impeachment (1991-1994)***

Wisly Fenelon was elected in an upset in the 1991 Elektè election. Fenelon was a member of the PRP, and had a minority in the Reyinyon, only having 48 of 125 seats in the Reyinyon. The speaker of the Reyinyon, Darrus Garcon would launch an investigation on the election. Fenelon framed Garcon as a sore loser and said the investigation was unjustified. The Committee of Public Electoral Investigation (KEEP) would find that more than 525,000 votes were fraudulent and sent from the Boyah Republic. Fenelon was quick to sign multiple executive orders, Executive Order 529 repealed the Bufrie Act. Executive Order 530 would repeal the Controlled Crop Harvesting Act and Processed and Packaging Act. His final executive order dissolved the Reyinyon, but the members of the Reyinyon would refuse to do this, seeing the action as unconstitutional. Garcon would lead an impeachment process, which would take more than a week but Garcon finished it in two days, and sent the letter of removal to Elektè Fenelon. Fenelon would refuse to leave office and got his few supporters to riot in the streets of Souentènèt Jwèt. The Souentènèt Jwèt State Militia would dissolve the rioters and arrest Ex-Elektè Fenelon in 1994. Fenelon would be charged with refusal to leave office, incitement of a riot and overreach of power charges and be sentenced to 26 years in jail on November 11th, 1994. Speaker of the Reyinyon would be chosen as temporary Elektè until the next election.

#### ***Garcon Term (1994-1996)***

Garcon, who was not ready to govern, did very little. He attempted to sign the Bufrie Act, CCHA and PPA back into law but would fail to as the Reyinyon could not chose a speaker, which was required to pass laws. Garcon would not run for Elektè in 1996, seeing that his failure damaged the PSNPs chances of a victory and he would retire as soon as he was done with his term. Sugar and coffee production would see a large decrease in exportation as more Boyan corporations took control of the country, and very few farms and mills were actually owned by Peyisiki by 1996.

#### ***Lafleur Term (1996-Present)***

Gerard Lafleur would take office in 1996, after his surprise victory in the 1996 Election. His first action as Elektè was to pass the Corporate Exclusion Act, which banned foreign corporations from owning sugar and coffee farms in the country. It would immediately take effect and all Boyan corporations lost control of the farms in Peyisik. In the first year, sugar production would go from 404 metric tons exported in 1996 to 472 metric tons in 1997. He would also pass the Lafleur Nationalization Act, which nationalized the electrical grid, railroads and private infrastructure. This would create hundreds of thousands of jobs for Peyisik and Lafleur would rejoice in his success. The Peyisiki Democratic Socialist Party (PSDP), which was Lafleur's party, had 68 of the 125 seats in the Reyinyon and was very cooperative, but in 1998, the far-left communist wing would split from the PSDP and form the Worker's Democratic Communist Alliance (TADK) which would take 10 members of the PSDP. This left the PSDP with only 58 seats in the Reyinyon, 5 short of a majority. The PSDP would negotiate with the PSNP to form a coalition in 1998. Lafleur, with the now more moderate support of the PSNP could only pass bills that had few hints of socialism. The leader of the PSNP, Reginald M. Paul, a more progressive member of the PSNP would agree to support Lafleur in the 2001 election in 1999. Lafleur's latest action was the Frodonian Investor Program, which allows Frodonia to send investors to Peyisik to see which areas need development, in exchange for trade benefits. Lafleur sits at an approval rating of 61.2% and a disapproval rating of 35.3%.

## Geography

### **Climate**

The island of Peyisik is very hot and has a humid climate. The average year-long temperature of Peyisik is 88.3° Fahrenheit. The island experiences two seasons, summer and mwens. Summer is the hottest it gets, and the average temperature during this season is 104.2° Fahrenheit and it rains 75% of the time during the summer. During mwens, the average temperature reaches 72.1° Fahrenheit and it rains much less than in the summer. It has never snowed in Peyisik.

### **Biodiversity**

Peyisik has little animal life and lots of plant life. It holds the last 2 species of megafauna on the planet and lots of megaflora. Peyisik, an isolated island has very few animals that other countries have, only sharing bird and reptile species.

#### ***Flora***

The most used plant on the island is the megaflora, Laj-Kann. The Laj-Kann is a large sugar plant, which is closely related to the common sugarcane. The Laj-Kann descended from a common ancestor with sugarcane. The climate of Peyisik is perfect for the growing of Laj-Kann. As the island grew more isolated, the plant grew taller to gain more energy from the sun. As it grew taller, the roots grew longer and the skin of the plant grew thicker. It is the main food of most animals on the island. It would become the main export of the island after Boyan colonizers began to make plantations on the island to harvest it in the 1780s.

Another plant on the island is the Kafewouj, a megaflora that produces very large coffee beans. Descended directly from the coffee plant, the Kafewouj grew as a small coffee plant but grew taller in order to gain energy better. The plant would begin to loosen its shell, allowing for the plant to gain energy more efficiently. The Kafewouj would grow around half as tall as the average Laj-Kann when Boyan sailors arrived to scout the island. It began mass harvesting in the 1790s after the Boyah Empire discovered the plant.

#### ***Fauna***

The animal life of Peyisik is very small, but consists of multiple reptiles, birds and four mammals (excluding humans). One of the three mammals are megafauna and mostly grew alongside the Laj-Kann.

The largest population is the Gwolefan, a relative of the rhino. The Gwolefan has multiple unique features, it is five times as large as an average Boyan Rhino, it has three horns on its head which are used to penetrate the skin of the Laj-Kann. The Gwolefan is believed to have developed after the land bridge to Peyisik was submerged. They began to be hunted in the 1790s for sport, but they were soon used as mounts for Boyan garrisons. Later the slave rebels would use them as mounts in the Peyisik Revolution.

The second largest population is the Gwomakak, a small little ape that has a powerful jump force. It is believed to have evolved from the now common Yellow Monkey. The Gwomakak uses its powerful jump to get on to the tall Laj-Kann and then uses its sharp claws to penetrate the plant. It's population has stayed the same since the 1850s due to the Boyan population believing that they were cute. The Gwomakak is seen as a pet to the rich of the UNB and is sold at an expensive price. They are seen as an annoyance by the population of Peyisik due to the ruining of Laj-Kann fields.

The third most common mammal is the Peyisik rabbit, which is a very close relative of the rabbits of the rest of the world. The only difference is that it has built a larger reliance on the Laj-Kann's product.

A reptile on the island of Peyisik is the Timayix. The Timayix is a very large and tall sauropod. The last of any dinosaurs, it has survived purely due to its diet of sugar and leaves. After the submerging of the Boyah-Yomamia land bridge, the Timayix was left only on Peyisik. They're long necks were used to eat the leaves of the large trees and the growing Laj-Kann. Its skin got more soft as there were no predators on the island. Its population reached around 6,000 according to pre-colonial estimates. In the 1780s, Boyan hunters began to hunt the species, and brought it to near extinction with only around 40 left by 1902. After the Peyisik Revolution, the government made Timayix reserves to try to restore its population. By 1980, the population got back to 800 and it is steadily growing, but is not near its pre-colonial estimate of 6,000.

## Government and Politics

Peyisik was founded around 3 policies coined by Bernard Barelemy, nicknamed the "Trio of Freedom", they are a strong democratic-republic, sovereignty from others and collective decisions. Peyisik is made of 9 states, 1 of which is a special reserve created for white Boyans after the Peyisik Revolution. Although the nation labels itself as federal, the government is much more unitary with devolved powers for Boyah Anklav. Peyisik is a liberal representative democracy run under a unitary presidential democratic-republic. The government is made of 3 branches, the executive, legislative and judicial.

* The Lwapase is a unicameral legislature, made of one house called the Reyinyon. The Reyinyon is made up of 125 seats, and the members of the Reyinyon, called Konseyes, elect the Speaker of the Reyinyon, who is the one to pass on bills to the executive branch for review and signature from the Elektè.
* The Elektè is the head of state for Peyisik. It is directly elected by the population of Peyisik, in a first-past-the-post election system. The Elektè is the most powerful position and makes almost all executive decisions.

## Economy

The economy of Peyisik is centered around agriculture and processed goods. The island is the only place that Laj-Kann and the Kafewouj can be grown. This makes the island very important for the production of sugar and coffee. Originally, the sugar was the only part of the island that made Peyisik important, but as time went on, coffee became more important and it began to be harvested on mass alongside sugar.

The Laj-Kann is the largest contributor to the Peyisiki economy, with sugar taking up around 37.1% of Peyisik's exports. The second largest export is coffee, with 19.2% of Peyisiki exports being coffee products. The Peyisiki Coffee Corporation is the second largest international coffee maker, second to the Boyah International Production Corporation. Most other exports are sugar products, fruits and other materials. The GDP of the country is 1,847.1B Boyahbucks (₣123.1B), which is significantly low for a nation rich in natural resources. The GDP per capita is 220,082.10 Boyahbucks (₣14,672.14) which is very low and below the poverty line. The homeless rate in Peyisik is 11.2% and unemployment rate is 7.8%, and more than 46% of the population is below the extreme poverty line. This can be attributed to the political instability, Boyan interference in the nation and the large debt owed to the United Nations of Boyanus. Any yearly profits go to the debt which is owed to the UNB, with almost no funds left for extra projects. Frodonia has helped fund public projects such as infrastructure, technological expansion and educational upgrades.

Souentènèt Jwèt is a rapidly growing city which is the capital and industrial heartland of Peyisik. Most of the income of the country comes from farms but more and more industry is being constructed in Souentènèt Jwèt, mostly in the eastern portion. The population of Souentènèt Jwèt makes up almost 1/8 of Peyisik's population and brings in many immigrants to help build the city. Most of the economic benefits of the city come from trade, commerce, exportation and fishing. The Souent Bay is filled with rapidly reproducing fish called the Milwork, which is a large fish whos eggs are a delicacy in the UNB. Peyisik can easily capture many of the fish but not damage their population due to the rapidness of their reproduction. On average, two adult Milworks will produce 2,000 eggs, of which 1,000 will hatch and 400 will live to see adulthood. The fishing market has only gotten popular recently due to the fear of environmental damage, but the only other species that relies on the Milwork is the Bonat Shark, which doesn't only rely on the Milwork and has a much larger diet.

The commercial zone of Souentènèt Jwèt allows foreign corporations to do business in the country and bring more than 200 businesses to the city, with no single corporation dominating any field due to strict Peyisiki laws. The largest investor in the Peyisik markets is the Frodonian government, which invests more than ₣120M in Peyisik almost every year. Frodonia has multiple trade agreements with Peyisik revolving around mostly sugar and coffee exports to Frodonia.