Kreicia

The Flag of the Kreician State

The Royal Standard and former Primary Flag of Kreicia

**Kreicia**, officially the **Kingdom of the Kreicen**, is a country bordered by Ohuryea to the west, Ahtalstan to the south, and Trakhaniye to the east.

## National Summary

Kreicia has many railways, cities, and forts, It's crown city being Neo Kreici, the Capital and Cultural center of the Kreician and Kreici-Metillian Ethnic groups.

These were made due to in part the determination to remain neutral in world politics in an effort to secure Kreician independence.

Overall, the Kreician State is rather populous, their valleys containing much of the Ikuni Population in the north, this has served as a boon, their population allows them to field a large army, the likes of which are difficult to match in skill, and performance, as the military has in many ways been the central pride of the nation, this grand army played a part in the recent Nationalist movement which has reopened Kreicia as a nation on the world stage, once more a power has taken up the place the Metillians left behind.

## History

At the turn of the 1st Century, the Kreicians were hardly a centralized, unified identity, in the times before the 1st century, peoples from the Frigid north had travelled south, they moved at first in large, nomadic groups, before finding the present day Kreician Valley, they had travelled by land through present day Libion and Ohuryea and through the Northernmost sea between the Metillians and the Fostarians, Kreicians arrived first by sea, the Metillians were at first welcoming with a cautious curiousity of these somewhat dark people, not necessarily of brown complexion, but one only described as a darkened white. They looked different and to the Metillians, were alien.

By the 2nd Century, the Kreician Sailors had setup coastal cities, something the Metillians did not necessairly appreciate, thus began a period of 40 year skirmishes on and off between Kreician Barbarians and Native Metillians, many of the Kreician Barbarians were kicked off the land during this period, but the Metillians as a whole quit attacking, as a new threat in their southern valley appeared, once hidden by the hills, there were millions of them, Kreicians, finally moving North out of curiousity. the Metillians were now in a sense encircled, and were forced to accept Kreician presence.

In the 3rd Century, Northern Kreicians, what we will refer the sailor branch as from th

   is point on, had found Rocks off the coasts with which they formed small, Pirate communities, they lived by raiding Metillian cities and traders, these Pirates would not cease to function until 1272, where the Kreician Pirate Federation's fleet under Captain Lanz Likalck, then the only real Kreician unity movement, were defeated en masse by aMetillic Empire Naval force, and the Pirates were then given a choice, join the Metillic Navy, or be put in Prison for Piracy and other High Crimes, Captain Lanz Likalck would be the first ever Kreician Nobleman, leading Metillic fleets under the Black flag from 1274 until his death fighting Tir Zavirian Merchants who were under Military Escort in 1301. His legacy lives on in post modern folklore and is even featured in a popular play in Kreicia even today. His initial seamanship started a Kreician Naval Tradition which the Kreician minority in Metillia embraced, every first child from that point forward it was a tradition to press into seamanship, be it military, merchant, or purely recreational.

The 4th Century onwards to the 9th Century was a period where Kreicians learned all sorts of knowledge from the Metillians, from civilization, modern tools, high society. this 500 year period was called the 'Kreician Enlightenment' their once barbaric tribes united around 540's into tribal kingdoms, and began developing urban centers and focused more on conquering one another than raiding the Metillians.

By 870, there were three large Hordes, who ruled each nearly a 1/3 of Kreicia, they were large, rich, and populous, and the three were called Gzad, the Southernmost of them, the Northernmost was called Polopad, and in the center, Melodizk.

Melodizk was the largest Horde, it had the most population, and it's capital, Kreici, was the first urban center built in the earliest days of the Kreician Enlightenment, it was the largest, best developed, and overall center of Kreician culture in the South, the Metillians did not want a united Kreicia and so often sponsored the smaller states to fight one another. the period between the year 900 and the year 1539 was a large period of conflict, which saw the three Hordes of Melodizk, Gzad, and Polopad fight one another for centuries, Metillian sponsored Hordes took superior weaponry from their sponsors and used it to improve their hordes, the Melodizk, once sole proprietors of the Kreician Cavalry, now had involuntairly spread their tradition to their rivals Polopad and Gzad.

The largest conflict of the 'Kreician Dark Age' took place between 1516 and 1538, the 22 Year Long war saw the Combined Polopad-Gzad coalition invade Melodizk, for the first Decade it was long, drawn out skirmishes, which saw no good gains, by the time the year 1528 had passed however, Melodizk was ailing, their King, Ladzilowk Melodizk, was aging, their greatest General in years, he was 78 when he fell off his horse during training, he died for his armor crushed him as he hit the ground, the army he commanded immediately disengaged, many officers who had served for up to 30 years under his charge grieved.

Polopad took no mercy on the now scattered Melodizk army, and created a breakthrough, it would not be long before a bloody retreat of rundown Melodizk troops were cut down by a charging Polopad Army, it is said the Polopad cavalry did not stop charging for an entire day until eventually they found the city of Kreici, the Capital of both Melodizk, and the Cultural Capital of the Kreicians.

The Polopads entered the city after a short siege, and then began burning it. In blind disregard for any cultural significance, the Polopad armies began burning buildings, Museums, even the Royal Palace. The Sack of Kreici was a horrid event, the highest single day of civilian loss in recorded Kreician history, a Royal Garrison would begin pushing back Polopad and within a week the Polopad Armies were encircled 2 miles out of Kreici and their army was crushed as it was exausted, and out of supply.

The Kings Son, Ladzilowk II,  a far younger 33, had large shoes to fill, but he needed bigger boots, he went by horse delivering speech after speech to first Kreici, then later the small towns around it, by 1533, the Melodizk King had remobilized the people, 350,000 Peasent Levys and Mercenaries lead by Ladzilowk II charged forward into Polopad and Gzad, the next 3 years was a slow, grueling grind, but by 1538, the city of Polopad was set on fire, Gzad, battered and beaten, their king pleaded for a peace deal, Ladzilowk II, now 39, drew a sword, and promptly beheaded Evian III of Gzad, and then to his delegation with him, stamped a note on the deceased Gzad king's head, all it said was "Peace Deal" and handed it to the mortified diplomats with Evian III.

Gzad left the war, Polopad all but collapsed on itself, though the war was de facto over, Ladzilowk II paraded around Gzad and Polopad, staking banners down, and parading. by 1739, Ladzilowk II returned to Kreici and found what was essentially a ghost town.

In the 22 Years War over 1,000,000 Kreicians died, Polopad was reduced to 75% of it's size, and Kreici was down to 50% of it's size, everyone was shaken. Ladzilowk II was praised as a great defender by his people, but he often would shake, twitch, it is said his death in 1544 came after a fit of absolute rage, he screamed, loudly through the palace, "Polopad!" "Gzad!" "Look What You've Done!", then it all went quiet, his wife, Katizka Melodizk, was crying over him, as he lay in bed, a pillow in her hand, firmly pressed on her face.

When questioned, she merely said "He just wasn't the same, he was violent, crazy, not who he really was." She explained "I wanted to put him to rest, the valiant man he was, torn by war, and stress."

Modern physicians have diagnosed the late King Ladzilowk II Melodizk with Acute Schitzophrenia, and PTSD, for the time his wife's solution was the best one they had. The people spent the next 3 years without a King, a regency council, lead by Consort Katizka Melodizk, the last kings wife, was what led onwards as the next male heir was growing up. However the Melodizk King to Be never grew to age in time.

in 1548, the Metillians decided to take matters into their own hands, invading Kreicia as a whole, Polopad fell, then Melodizk, and Gzad, with some fight, folded.

And so begins the 'Age of Occupation'. by 1553 Kreicia was integrated, there were no revolters, the peoples spirit for war had been broken in the 22 Years War, in 1554 the Emperor of Metillia sent many of the integrated Kreicians from the former Kreician Pirate Federation, falling in 1272, to live in the Kreician Valley.

They spread the fruits of Metillian civilization, their cultures, religions, and all sorts of different luxuries.

Metillia and Kreicia grew closer as a people for the next two centuries, and by 1753 the Kreicians, though retaining culture, Language, and the memories and traditions of the past, were integral citizens of the Metillian Empire, There were dedicated regiments in the Metillian Army made entirely of Kreicians, the Kreician Infantry and Cavalry would prove integral to their military power, the Kreicians as well had dedicated divisions in the navy, by 1800, Kreicia had been rebuilt, Kreici was scrapped in the 3 centuries leading up and on it's foundation grew Neo Kreici, the many statues, inventive designs, and elaborate decorations used in the old Kreici were carried over, Museums rebuilt, memorials made, the use of ancient artificats

   grabbed from Kreici helped reignaite Neo Kreici as the Cultural Center of Kreicians everywhere.

Many great gifts were given to the Kreicians, but the best among them was probably Regional Peace and Stability, while the Metillians had around 8 Million people, the Kreicians even before this time numbered more than double this, 23 Million estimated. The reason stability was such a gift is because the Kreicians had a very *passionate*way of expressing love, and romance. It was simply part of their culture, but the nature of the Kreicians hadn't allowed them to embrace the full fruits of this traditions, now in peacetime, people were having more kids, more often, an 1842 Census said that every family in Kreicia on Average had at least Six Children, and the Metillians had heard of this 'Kreician Love Tradition', 1820 to 1910 was a period of a booming population, In this time Metillians and Kreicians interbred like there was no tomorrow, by 1900 the Majority ethnic group was the new, Kreici-Metillians, a mix between both, a cultural era went forward and the Kreician Population grew to some 60 Million, and the Metillian grew to 21 Million, a total of 81 Million people now lived in the Metillian Empire, over a Century the population grew almost 400% and this created a housing boom, the Metillian Industry boomed due to demand, and by 1935 the Metillian Empire was one of the most populated nations in the entire world, with a prosperity to match.

However, the 40's were an interesting time, most of the nation was out of line with politics, didn't really care, the Kreician-Metillian Cultural Union was well underway, and a feelgood attitude was spread everywhere.

The politicians however joined the Coaxis, and the Emperor was poised to preserve the Military Tradition of the Empire, he was appalled by the period of Feel-good attitudes which took over the Metillian Empire, in 1948 the nation realized we were poised for war, protests of war spread in Kreicia and Metillia alike, Millions upon Millions calling for Neutrality.

in 1950, when the Nine Years' War began to fire, Kreicia declared independence, the Metillian Regiments of Kreicians had moved silently back home, and the Kreician Naval Regiments had left dock at Midnight, when the Emperor declared it a Rebellion and announced his ambition to crush the Kreicians, he found his armies outnumbered, outgunned, and found many of his 'Loyal' Kreician regiments had left him, the Navy once more raided the Metillian coast for the first time since 1272, Siezing many Ports, and Capturing many Metillian Ships, The Kreician Army pushed North, quickly, their infamous Tank Regiments arrived in Metillia within the week, with the Flee of the Monarch and Sitting Metillian Government to Carparia , Kreicia's Liberator, King Towmislaz III Melodizk, a Decorated Metillian Field Marshal for years, Declared the Civil War won, and the Kingdom of Kreicia a free, soverign, and Neutral state.

He also a month later declared Kreicia a cultural union of Metillians and Kreicians.

Natio

   nal Unity had never been higher, and Kreicia inherited the prosperity Metillia had left behind, the Ethnic Metillians at first apprehensive understood the Kreicians saw them as not only equals, but brothers and sisters.

1950-2020 was the Neutrality Period, through all of the worlds happenings Kreicia and all it's power sat back and allowed it's income and wealth to grow, they have 99 Million people now, if you round it, and the Melodizk monarchy led a united Kreicia for 70 years before Flau Zu Jaaldamak, leader of the Kreician National League, overthrew the king who is currently on trial for crimes of Corruption.

Monarchism in Kreicia has for the time been diminished, and Jaaldamak leads Kreicia in a new period of Kreician History, however brief, a period of Growth, taking territory from Ohuryea after the recent Ohuryean-Kreician War, and now out of isolation, Kreicia has butted heads with thePatagan Republic, and striked up friendly relations with the upstart Authoritarian Government of Silang'guba, even sending volunteer regiments to them in support of their government.

The rest has yet to be written, for, History is forever ongoing, is it not?