Jasua

**“My people were happy... I had a lot of friends... I thought that the Gods were with me. But I was wrong. Because no matter how good or bad you are... no one lasts forever.”** - Jasua's last words.

The **Jasuan Empire**, or simply Jasua, was a very large and very developed nation on the eastern coast of the Gomic Sea. It was the leader of the first Jasuan Trade Union, including Bamal Yev, Bamal, Biliku, Holk, Houras dynasty and Moxon.

## History

The Jasuan culture first formed into a kingdom in the year 56, controlling a small area around Kinvirel.

However, in 82, a new king, Fovers II, came to power. Jasua begun expanding extremely quickly, becoming the world's largest empire and surpassing Ga Xal in size within a few years. Fovers' goal was to connect the world into a prosperous trade union under its hegemony.

Jasua's first contact was in 84 with Bamal Yev, a small culture located inland from Bamal itself. Bamal Yev informed them about the nations of Bamal and Biliku on the shores of the gulf, and all three began to trade with Jasua. They were joined by the kingdom of Holk, east of Bamal, in 90. Fovers continued to improve the quality of life within the empire, and especially in the capital city of Kinvirel.

Jasua performed two more expansions in the succeeding years, along the Gomic coasts, encountering the Houras Dynasty in 107, which joined the trade union as well. Meanwhile, however, Bamal invaded Bamal Yev to unify its culture, and Jasua was forced to intervene in the war and reestablish the status quo in 108.

In 116, the Marn Dynasty, claiming to be the rightful ruler of Delkia, invaded Houras. With Jasua's help, however, Houras won the war. This resulted in Marn collaborating with the Oppian Empire in the following year (and then getting betrayed by Oppia during the Second Oppian-Makyan War in 122), marking the first example of contact between Oppia and Jasua.

Shortly thereafter, in 119, Moxon sent out two expeditionary fleets; one discovered Elwait and the other contacted Jasua. Moxon established the trade colony of Bohora north of Jasua and joined the trade union. The next year, a massive volcanic eruption occurred under the eastern Gomic, forming the island of Hartimatul between Moxon and Jasua. The two nations agree to build a naval base there and share the island between them.

In 125, the Red Silence plague occurred, devastating Biliku and killing millions of its people. It spread rapidly to Bamal, Bamal Yev, and Holk through the trade networks. Jasua was forced to shut down all the trade to prevent themselves from being further affected by the disease. Luckily, Houras Dynasty managed to find a cure quickly in 126, and Jasua remained strong, but its economy was weakened and it needed to support the far east's recovery. This is generally considered the beginning of the end of Jasua's golden age.

In 128, Oppia declared war on the Delk-Shir Alliance, securing a port on the Delkian coast. In 130, Bamal and Bamal Yev are sacked by the Aresian Berbers, and are forced to join into Bamal together, with Aresia forming a proper government. These events led to Jasua's power further eroding.

Finally, in 138, Oppia declared war on the Houras Dynasty and Jasua, with the rest of the trade union joining on Jasua's side. New Ga Xal joined the Oppian-Jasuan War as well, initially against Oppia as well.

But Oppia managed to bring New Ga Xal to switch sides, as well as Bohora to rebel against Moxon and become an Oppian puppet. Moxon desperately attempted to launch an invasion of Oppia from Estal, sneaking onto Mea Glazia and Pextum's colonial fleets, but the plan failed. The war ended in a full Oppian victory in 140, with Oppia annexing the Jasuan Empire and Houras Dynasty in their entirety (aside from Hartimatul and the province of Maru, granted to Bohora). The remaining eastern members were shortly afterwards vassalized by Oppia as Bamal-Holk and Biliku.

By 178, when the Oppian Empire was destroyed in the Great Gomic War, Jasua couldn't be brought back completely due to cultural and religious differences that formed over the years of Oppian occupation. Four Jasuan successor states were created in the peace treaty: Kapolia, Yabonia, Kinvirel and the city state of Ghaloya.