The Gathrini Collective

The Gathrini Collective is the nation played by LeanYeenMachine in Nations of Pangea.

## Location & Territories

The Gathrini Collective is located in the deserts of Southern Gondwana. The nation is bordered to the east by the Tethys Ocean and to the west by the Grandrath Mountains. The Grandrath Mountains are known for their distinct deep black color, which stands out against the orange sands that make up the rest of the desert. The largest of the Grandrath Mountains is Mt. Petatawa, which the Gathrini capital is built at the base of.

The Gathrini Collective has some disputed territory with Croryddis, and as a result gets into frequent disagreements with them.

## Flag

The flag is meant to represent a sunset near Mt. Petatawa.

## History

### Pre-Roleplay

The history of the Gathrini begins not in the desert, but in the the southern redwood forests of Gondwana. 1000 years ago, there was a thriving Inostrancevia kingdom in the southern redwoods called the Kingdom of Rozash, however the nation would come to an abrupt end when a series of plagues and natural disasters reduced the nation from a continental superpower to nearly nothing in less than a decade. Realizing they're situation was dire, the Rozash king led the survivors in a migration to the desert. The king and his successors would end up creating a feudal system that extremely strict, as it banned anyone not part of the nobility from receiving any education. Tensions between the common people and the nobility would simmer for centuries, and would eventually boil over during the trade boom that occured 150 years ago, as during that time, in addition to goods being exchanged, so two were ideas, and one of the ideas that was exchanged was the philosophy of communism. Communism became popular with common people due to it being an alternative to the feudal system. The common people eventually launched a decade long revolution against the nobility that ended with the last of the remaining nobility being excecuted 100 years ago, and with it the Gathrini Collective was founded in it's current form.

### Roleplay

The Gathrini collective began expanding its territories along the coast of the Tethys ocean and to the north to react the Eastern Jungle. Early on the Gathrini collective mishandled a trade deal with the Monarchy of the Redlands, and as a result of the negotiations agreed to only buy or sell explosives to them.

## Culture

Textile making is a sacred art in the Gathrini culture, with many of their textile making traditions to when the Kingdom of Rozash was still around. As a result, Gathrini textiles are among the highest quality in the world.

Because access to education had been banned for so long, the educational system is one of the most valued instutions in the nation. All Gathrini citizens receive a public primary and seconary education, and all colleges and trade schools are free and state-funded.

Their national anthem is this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhiMOpE-58M

## Military

The Gathrini military generally uses ambush tactics against their opponents in battle.

## Major Exports and Imports

Major exports: Textiles and Glassware

Major imports: Lumber

Author's note: I'm going to update this page more once the actual roleplay starts, and possibly even flesh out some of the information I have already