Swedish Death Metalocracy of Marzoniche

## National Identity

### Motto

The sea, the sand, the land, and the sun. (??? - 1988)Waltz it up, the pit is it! (1988 - 2021)This land was never given, we built this on our own! (2021 -)

### Anthem

Mothers of Our Homeland (1699 - 2020, still present in unofficial capacity)Greeting Immortality (2020)Atoma (2021)

## Geography

### Capital

Junhai (1699 - 1758, 1765 - 1838)Teimara (1758 - 1765)Krodhaissi (1838 - 1847)Junhai-Clokton (1847 - 1942, 1955 - 2021)Alesiania (1942 - 1955)New Gothenburg (2021 -)

## Politics & Economy

### Currency

Drake (1699 - 1765)Pire (1723 - 2021)Penningr (2021 - )

## Ethnicity & Culture

### Ethnic Groups

Selachites (51%)Sverigeans (41%)Thikerii (5%)Scari (2%)Other (1%)

Marzoniche, officially known as the Swedish Death Metalocracy of Marzoniche, is a somewhat large nation located in northern Bethesdalicum. Founded in 1699, it has endured as a state despite attempts to be colonised and multiple civil conflicts. The monarchy has remained in power since the founding of the country, except for a brief period during the Cold War when a communist coup d'etat occurred. The country is divided into 27 states, all under federal law in addition to their own laws.

## History

For almost two millennia, the southern coast of what would become Marzoniche was populated by shark-people known as Selachites in multiple tribes with technology still at medieval level before the unification of the country. The interior plains was populated by a somewhat organised confederation of shark-dragon-snake hybrid people called Thikerii, while the mountainous region was unexplored and thus harboured habitants unknown. However, all this would change in late 1698 once a foreign vessel shipwrecked on the southern coast of what is now known as Junhai Island, which was home to the Marzon tribe. A Marzon patrol was sent out to investigate and made contact with the surviving sailors, who had staged a mutiny shortly before a storm caused the wreck the night before. The mutiny's leader, Diogo Calavre, was coerced to meet the tribe leader, Alesia Junhai, and brought with him most of the technology on his ship, including muskets and explosives. After some discussion, Calavre agreed to help Junhai take over the mainland coast in exchange for himself and his crew having their share of the spoils of war as well as some territory

Only a few months later in early 1699, the Marzon declared war on all the neighbouring tribes on the coast, and with the help of Calavre's modern technology successfully conquered almost all of them within a matter of months, with few exceptions: the Haissi and a small group of other Thikerii refugees fled to the north, while the Tei and Mani voluntarily conceded their territory in exchange for increased rights and the preservation of their cultures. Junhai consolidated her power by setting up a inter-tribal government system and declaring the Alesian Duchy of Marzoniche, following the example of the style of government that Calavre had detailed when explaining his own country. Most of what is now known as the island of Saint Callia was given to Calavre's crew as private property and a form of compensation, and would be known as the Calavrean Territory of São Calmia until its formal annexation into a state in 1938.

This iteration of Marzoniche would continue to last until 1758, when through a web of inter-tribal marriages, Tzvika Rihuun, who was a fanatical Tei loyalist, ascended to the throne. Duchess Rihuun immediately began various reforms and changes to the governmental system, such as propping up Tei tribe members in both national and local governments, moving the capital to Teimara, ordering executions of many people who either protested against the obvious pro-Tei changes or people who she felt had slighted her, and rewriting official histories by editing or censoring Alesia Junhai and the Marzon tribe's role in the formation of Marzoniche, and fabricating details of the Tei forming the nation and Rihuun's supposed relation to the founding fathers and mothers of the country. This, along with her general attitude towards every person who essentially did not kiss the ground she walked on (besides her betrothed fiance, Likhor Irmadiri) sparked outrage across the nation, from peasants to business owners to aristocrats. Her reign would last for eight years until 1765, when she was overthrown by Irmadiri and an army general known as Rimell Tzimor, supported by the military and various nobles. When she tried to storm the capital, now moved back to Junhai, with her personal army three months later, she was captured in the failed siege and quickly but publicly executed by her own former husband. After that, Irmadiri became Regent of the Duchy until his and Rihuun's daughter, Shihalli Irmadiri, ascended to the throne in 1778. He was, on a technical level, the first male ruler of Marzoniche. Many say that during his regency and retirement, Irmadiri and Tzimor began an intimate relationship despite both being male, although this has not been confirmed and remains a rumour.

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During the major world wars, Marzoniche was usually either too busy pre-occupied with trying to avoid colonisation or internal infighting to fight in wars abroad. However, in both wars, they managed to muster a few soldiers to send supporting the victorious side in the very late stages. One unusual incident in which Marzonichean troops fought alongside rebelling Bigtopian troops against Magnist elite soldiers in what has been called one of the last and strangest battles of the Polcompian War.

Meanwhile, soon after the 1984-1985 Sverigean Metal Revolution, in which a massive group of nomadic musicians of both Sverigean and Scari descent overthrew the People's Republic of Swedia and established the Death-Thrash-Black Metalocracy of Grand Swedia, Marzonichean society began to be heavily culturally influenced by its northern neighbour, due to its younger denizens yearning for change in a mostly stagnant society, with some having even taken part in the conflict even though it was at the time illegal for Marzonichean citizens to interfere in foreign affairs. By 1989, metal music and its lifestyle was widespread amongst most citizens under the age of 30, despite attempts to suppress it by the royalty. Marzoniche soon had to face most of its inbound government figures being under the influence of metal, and as the late 1990s came around and metal began to commercialise, Marzonichean society slowly came around to metal hitting the mainstream, and soon enough

...eventually, the first monarch not to come directly from the previous dynasty (Leiaruds) and instead from the dynasty preceding it (Skalfar), Korun Skyrazer, who would gain the title 'Hlidskjalf' on her first diplomatic mission to Swedia, ascended to the throne in 2019. The first to fully embrace metal culture and the youngest monarch eligible to rule at the time of her accession, she worked to ensure that both Marzonichean and Sverigean culture were kept intact, and helped initiate the state merger of the two nations.

## Geography

Marzoniche is separated into 27 states, falling into three different ethnic and geographic areas: Coastal Marzoniche, reaching from West Bay to Manifaas (including the island states) and containing the majority of the population of Selachites; Central Marzoniche, comprised of the northern portion of Suviania, Kyrak, Novyn, Goteborg, southern Dismillity, and northern Vossilkey which house almost all of the Thikerii as well as a noticeable population of the other two main races; and Sverigean Marzoniche, comprised of the northern states from Cerecassbotten to Dismillity who joined Marzoniche in 2021 and which most Sverigeans reside in.

Coastal Marzoniche is a temperate-bordering tropical zone, with many sandy beaches as well as dense forests and jungles, especially on the offshore islands such as Teilun and Dori. This region has the highest amount of urban areas, with many on the coast, on islands, and even underseas, owing the amphibian nature of the Selachites. The largest city and most populated city in the region is Junhai-Clokton (which is also the largest and most populated in the country, and for a long period of time was the country's capital), with Alesiania and Sessuan following close behind.

Central Marzoniche is a variety of biomes, ranging from semi-dry savannah to rolling golden plains to even deserts in some small areas. Because of this, it is very biodiverse, with many different species of wyverns and other fauna and flora frolicking in the area. Due to its sparse population, it having only recently been settled by the Thikerii circa 1701, much of it is either nature reserves, military or nuclear sites, or mines. The largest and oldest city in the region is Krodhaissi, although it is soon to be dethroned in terms of population by the new Sverigean-designed planned city and new national capital of New Gothenburg due to migration from Junhai-Clokton after the capital move.

Sverigean Marzoniche is very mountainous, and the only region with a human population as the majority. Before 2021, it was once an independent state known as the Death-Thrash-Black Metalocracy of Grand Swedia, commonly referred to as the DTBM or Sverige. Due to the threat of possible annexation by Orzhovia and a now-shared culture between Swedia and Marzoniche, Swedia proposed a state merger and Marzoniche accepted, leading to the entirety of Swedia joining Marzoniche. Despite its terrain, Sverigean Marzoniche houses some of the high-population cities in the country, with oldest city in the region, Grand Jotun, second only to Junhai-Clokton in terms of population, and Sundinheim and Blomqvistheim following as third and sixth respectively. If Marzoniche were to be invaded, a fourth to half of the armed forces would retreat to this region to begin a war of attrition, as its winding mountain ranges and tunnels are difficult to navigate for those unaccustomed to the terrain.

## Politics

Marzoniche is a constitutional monarchy, with the Duchess or Duke taking office hereditarily and acting as the head of state, while the Prime Minister taking office through elections and acting as the head of government on paper. However, in reality, the monarchy maintains substantial control over the nation's foreign affairs and federal laws, but allows individual states to govern themselves while Parliament is mostly used to discuss and suggest laws and internal issues. Unlike other nations with a strong monarchy, however, the royal family does not abuse its powers and transform the country into an authoritarian dictatorship, mostly due to the fear of being overthrown by citizen militias and the economy tanking.

## Technology

Being the most populated, most developed, and most scientifically advanced nation in PCM Nirn at the time of writing, yet still very environment-friendly, Marzoniche has made many technological advances while managing to preserve its environmental wellbeing and beauty.

Despite being a highly scientifically advanced nation, Marzoniche still uses forms of magic in daily life. Although the majority of the populace has been apathetic when it comes to traditional magic (aside from the effects from the music they play), around 14% of the population have reported either attending a school dedicated to magic or being a frequent user of magic in general in the latest census, and this number is projected to only go up with the recent state merger of Marzoniche and Sverige introducing more magically-inclined individuals into the population.