Atoxa

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The **State of Atoxa** (*Lo'Oi: **Otogos io Atoxa***) is one of four integrated states within the United Socialist States of Eldham. Its capital city is Vostroya, which is also its largest city.

Today it is almost entirely ethnically Lo'Oix, and accordingly speaks the Lo'Oi language. It has also historically been one of the most religious states in the nation; having numerous Oxinto practitioners.

It is the least urbanized of the four primary states; in large part due to the hostile climate of the region which is filled with tundra and mountains. Its primary industry historically has been brewing and agriculture.

### History

#### Background

The territory that today makes up the State of Atoxa was formed from two states; called Achadia and Vanargard. The Achadians were an ethnic group that came to settle in Serrona after the Wandenreich annexed a town by the name of Ubetha in June of 2021.

After the USSE was founded in May of that year on the Isle of Kiurtrog, they quickly expanded Westwards onto the mainland of Serrona, and also spread North into modern day Atoxa. They partitioned their mainland territory at first into three states, called Croscograd, Ljordmir, and Vanargard. At this point, the Achadians who had settled further North off the Isle of Krasomar. The Achadians signed the a treaty with the then-fledgling USSE and formed the Autonomous State of Achadia.

By early July, the recognizable borders of Vanargard and Achadia would come to form, what would eventually come to create contemporary Atoxa.

The first formal map of USSE mainland territory in early June of 2021. The Isle of Krasomar is depicted as part of Vanargard, but would later be part of the Autonomous State of Achadia.Flag of the Autonomous State of AchadiaFlag of the State of VanargardMap of the USSE's states in July of 2021, by this time Achadia and Vanargard had taken their final territorial form.
#### Reformation into Atoxa

Following the aftermath of the Kunir War, the Débalo Dakoroto began, translating to the Great Humilation. This was the largest refugee crisis in early Eldham, with over 40 people being displaced. The native Achadians had lost faith in the USSE government's ability to protect them, and they promptly left the region for the Wandenreich. The city of Vostroya was left entirely uninhabited as its entire population had been either forced to leave by Newkunir or left in fear of the annexation. The USSE immediately afterwards in the following month sought the complete re-annexation of it's territory, which was successful.

This did not bring back the Achadians however, and the USSE voted to dissolve the Autonomous State of Achadia and the State of Vanargard; in favor of creating a singular new state called Atoxa.

Map of the USSE's states in October of 2021, a few months after the establishment of Atoxa as a state and after the re-annexation of all the USSE's lost territory in the Kunir War.The original flag of Atoxa before it was changed to its current form in 2023.
#### Reconstruction and revival

During the latter duration of 2021, Atoxa saw gradual recovery from the horrors of the Kunir War. Resettlement programs were issued in Vostroya led predominately by Chelovek Serebra I and by September the city has garnered a small community once more and expanded out, additionally building its now iconic towering walls. The region had numerous squatter problems as a consequence of both its large territorial size and the fact that few people desired to build cities there because of the many mountains and tundras. Instead, players tended to build their permanent cities in Southern states where the climate was more hospitable. Despite this, the squatter problems were cracked down on.

By late 2021, a large laboratory was built in the mountains of Atoxa to contain Neihernspried, and Atoxa found itself one of the worst afflicted areas of a Neihernspried epidemic at the time. Other small settlements and buildings were made in the mountains, some of which have since been deconstructed. Atoxa had the largest mountains known on all of Stoneworks at this time, namely the mountains to the South of contemporary Gehenazar. However, because of the construction that squatters and players attempted to make atop and along these mountains; the height of these places were gradually cut down over time. A small labor camp was built in the West of Atoxa called Kestchya at the foothills of some of these mountains, the labor camp was eventually reformed into a formal settlement called Gehenazar.

By 2022, further settlements began to be created such as Gehenazar to Vostroya's West. In 2023, Gehenazar was expanded massively and the settlement of Krakozar was created. Other towns like Communia were also established but were later absorbed into Gehenazar.

Image of the city of Gehenazar at night.Image of the city of Vostroya's Western gates.Flag of the city of VostroyaFlag of the city of Gehenazar
### Vexillology

The flag of the State of Atoxa features three horizontal bands of red, gold, and cyan. In the center is the State's emblem which features the Xeroist star, an Achadian harp, and a Serronan Windrider (a type of dragon native to the region). This represents the politics, history, and nature of Atoxa.

There is a secondary flag that is informal and uncommon which features a psychadelic field and the silhouette of Atoxa's borders with a monkey face in the middle and Taiwanese text on either side.