Novaya, Wanderers of the Seas

**Novaya, Wanderers of the Seas** refers to the Novayan Military Governorate which has since then expanded overseas. Backed by an admiralty, Novaya will establish territories in far-off parts of the world.

## FA Novaya, Wanderers of the Seas

### Lore

In this version of Novaya, the Novayan Military Governorate had adopted the mannerisms of the Western European colonial empires, especially the Spanish Empire. This Fourth Age version of Novaya is also based on LA Marignon; unlike the Spanish Empire and Marignon, however, Novaya doesn't go about imposing its whims on the natives and forcibly replace everything the natives have. Rather, Novaya is very much pluralistic in terms of culture, religion, et cetera.

After the resolution of the Final Pantokrator War, the Novayan Military Governorate was able to acquire its hard-earned peace with the help of the Worm-in-Waiting and the Elder One. With the end of the Final Pantokrator War comes the time to rebuild, to recuperate their losses. However, troubles would soon thrash Novaya as it experience an economic downward spiral resulted from having to fund what was agreed to a herculean effort to fund its war against those that sought to bring an end to the world itself. A nationwide consensus was followed by policy reforms intended to heal the ailing economy. But that wasn't enough, and the Novayan Military Governorate soon bucked under the weight of the upheavals that would tear it part. Then, out of nowhere, a few persons sent a proposal to the Governor-Militant. A proposal that would bring Novaya to an age of prosperity.

The transition to a civilian economy, however slow it was, was backed by advancements in shipbuilding and navigation, first started during the middle-to-late stage of the Final Pantokrator War to help find foreign lands across the seas that would be used to either sustain the entire war effort or, if the situation deteriorated, provide safe harbors for the refugees. While it was of a secondary priority, the first few settlements had been established. They were created with the intent of establishing safe harbors and refugee camps for the Novayans as well to provide a source of income, materials, and supplies. Overtime these first few settlements would create a growing market based around trade with the local native tribes and the procurement of resources; now the settler market would eventually form a self-sufficient economy resulted from the development of farmlands and mines. This socioeconomic equilibrium between the settlers and the natives would go on to spark the first official colonization of distant lands.

Recognizing this, the Governor-Militant would announce the start of reforms that would gradually yet drastically Novaya. The first five years were spent on advancing shipbuilding and navigation techniques, which helped first establish colonial settlements and then boost trade. At the same time, gradual reforms helped lift the socioeconomic troubles at home, replaced only by a need to wander the seas and foreign lands for wealth. To prevent any sorts of mishaps between the explorers and natives, strictly-enforced regulations were made to ensure that cooperation and trade between them were at all times fair, honest and equal. Reforms were also made to the military, in which the admiralty, then a small agency tasked with managing naval affairs, would become the first civil-military agency tasked with colonial and military affairs. Then, after a few or several years of development, the settlements would be expanded and developed, with new colonies being established. Under its colonial policy, however, relations between colonials and natives must be fair, just and equal.

Novaya retains its military organization and structure, but it has since been adapted after the Final Pantokrator War which heralded the Age of Exploration. Novayan soldiers now wore feldgrau clothing to help enhance morale. Advancements to shields allow for the shields to be on tower shield, round shield or even kite shield mode, though other advancements were also found as well. Cannons, halberds, pikes, arquebuses, swords and crossbows would be used by the Novayan legions, whose troop numbers were reduced further to allow legionaries to find jobs while still serving as reservists. Plate armor were also developed to give the soldiers better protection though the Corinthian helmets were still used, however disadvantageous they really are. Finally, lower-ranking admirals and generals get to lead expeditions to foreign lands, as was the adventurous spirit of the pre-Avarasian Novayan empire.

This would've been a lucrative venture if it weren't for the fact said venture would see Novaya becoming rivals with the Kalaidian Empire, which also seeks to search for foreign lands to colonize. Though unlike post-Avarasian nations, Novaya and Kalaidis were still allies to the point that any attack on either one of them is to be considered an attack on all of them.