Cedorian Hetmanate

Flag of the Cedorian Hetmanate

Map of the Cedorian Hetmanate

The Cedorian Hetmanate was a civilization located in the Northern Reaches in Dimension S-2012. It was founded in 247 AA by general Ilya Cedor.

## History

In 242 AA refugees arrived in the Northern Reaches through a Nether portal, after surviving the forced quarantine that was meant to eradicate the Zombification Plague during the Dark Ages. These refugees were led by the charismatic general Ilya Cedor. Cedor’s military experience resulted in the construction of a small military force which was able to trek through the Nether northwards to arrive in the Northern Reaches. There, Cedor and his followers came into contact with a local village which was being raided regularly by illagers. In 243, Cedor signed a protection treaty with the villagers. Cedor’s army would provide protection against raids, and in return the village would provide resources to Cedor and his refugees. Over time, Cedor’s army grew and the guarantee of protection extended to another village nearby. By 245, Cedor’s army became known as the army without a state and Cedor himself began to lay the foundations of a nation that would preserve his people’s culture and independence in the long term. In 247, Cedor established the Cedorian Hetmanate and incorporated the villages he had guaranteed into a political union, renaming them to Kuriopol and Skelyagrad.

Under Hetman Cedor, the Hetmanate established the necessary infrastructure to begin national unification. Roads were constructed and plans were drawn to choose and expand a capital city. However, before these plans could be finished, Hetman Cedor died in 249 without appointing a successor. Two rivaling factions, the Realists and the Idealists, vied for power. A brief civil war broke out, leading to a Realist victory and the appointment of Cedor’s former advisor, Viktor Krank, to the position of Hetman. Krank permanently settled the government in Kuriopol, turning it into his capital. Now, in the year 250, the ambitious plans of the Hetman kick into action.

## Politics

The Cedorian Hetmanate is a military dictatorship  led by the Hetman, the commander in chief of the country’s armed forces. Due to the country’s origins as an army without a state, the Hetmanate’s political divisions run through the army. Not only do the country’s districts correspond to military units, but the factionalism of the army translates one to one into politics.

Two main factions control the army; the Realists and the Idealists. The Realists are currently in charge and control most of the upper positions in the Hetmanate. They are practically minded and will rarely take risks to achieve their goals. The Idealists on the other hand are driven by ideology and will often act dogmatic, even in the face of failure. They can count on the support of younger officers in the army who believe in more drastic methods to improve the Hetmanate’s standing in the world.

## Culture

Cedorian culture is very martial in nature, public holidays being inspired by past military victories and parades a common occasion to celebrate special events. Honor is of the utmost importance and is born from heroic deeds on the battlefield. To insult one’s family honor can often lead to generation-spanning conflicts. Little importance is paid to religion, resulting in a relative freedom of religion in the Hetmanate. The Cedorian language is an amalgamation of several languages, the result of decades of intercultural contacts between survivors of the forced quarantine and great trek to the Northern Reaches.