Auuvsia

Map of Auuvsia, by /u/daXfactorz

**Auuvsia** is a historical kingdom, and duchy (subdivision), in Blue.

## Basic Information

Auuvsia is known for its mountainous terrain, industrial capacity, and hub of trade and transportation. It exists on the southern end of the Nerdensburg Peninsula, and is heavily interconnected and often interacts with the various kingdoms and cultures of Purple, (Lasaidum, Mauveum, Halovin), Nunnshire, Riis, Matria, and sometimes, Crestopolis, Azurial, and Oldfoundland. It's capital city is Khisbaldee, a thriving metropolis despite the regions relative economic decline. It's second largest city, and "cultural capital", is the city of Amos, which serves as the cultural and religious center of gravity for Auuvsia.

## Economy

The economy of Auuvsia overwhelmingly relies on manufacturing and industry, trade, and transportation. Tourism is also an increasingly large factor in the Auuvsian economy. The Auuvsian economy has severely stagnated since 1000 A.B., but in recent times has been treading water. Auuvsia remains as the poorest duchy in Blue by median household and individual income.

Auuvsia is home to TRIAD, which is the primary manufacturer and designer of several weapons of the Blue military, and Auuvsia is often dubbed "The center of the Blue War Machine.", the port city of Abydos is the largest boat building plant in all of Flairia.

### Geography & Climate

Auuvsia is known for its rugged, mountainous terrain. It has the Solanos mountains in the south, which separate the warm Mediterranean climate of southern Auuvsia from the more temperate and oceanic climate of Northern Auuvsia. It also has the Arkos mountains in the western peninsula, closest to the duchy of Nunnshire. In the north-east, on the border with Matria and next to the city of Amos, is the Marhave steppe. Southern Auuvsia is frequented as a vacation spot for many northern Blues, who seek to escape the colder climates of their native regions in the winter.

## History & Culture

### Early History

The first proto-Auuvsian state was established in the north-east in the Marhave Steppe sometime during 2587 B.B. The Ancient Kingdom of Auuvsia, as it was known, conquered much of the Marhave Steppe, and established the city of Amos as its capital. The kingdom eventually waned, gradually being absorbed by its neighbors until it was dissolved before the end of the millennia.

Later on, the Kingdom of Abydos was founded in 2005 B.B., and dominated trade within the Na'ala sea. To the south, the Mannonian Republic was founded a bit later on, in 1987 B.B., and quickly came to dominate the southern end of Auuvsia and explored and traded with the people of the Galak Sea. These two states were aware of each other and were in an eternal competition to dominate the region.

#### On Mannonia

Despite being named by contemporary scholars as a republic, Mannonia was functionally more of an oligarchy or plutocracy. All landowners could vote for a body that appointed rulers every year to manage the state. The Mannonian Republic colonized many islands in the northern Galak Sea, and set up a competent and functional trade republic for some two centuries. Mannonia would eventually be sacked by invading Morhavians, in the year 1751 B.B., and the republic would slowly disintegrate after that, eventually dying out completely in 1698 B.B.

#### On Abydos

The Kingdom of Abydos was founded right before the turn of the millennium. Folklore about the founding of Abydos played a significant role in the culture of the kingdom and is still pervasive in Auuvsian folklore to this day. If tradition is to be believed, the kingdom was founded by the heir to the throne of the first Kingdom of Auuvsia, who had escaped the burning capital in the last few years of the First Kingdom's existence. He and some distinct followers travelled west for greener pastures, and settled near a village on the coast. The settlers built walls around the village, established a rudimentary political structure, and organized a milita to defend the city. This is arguably where the kingdom of Abydos begins, but most scholars consider the beginning of the kingdom several years later, after the village had expanded significantly.

Abydos grew very slowly, and their expansion was both deliberate and calculated. Over several years, they slowly integrated neighboring villages and communities and wove them into their own cultural sphere.

### Aquelia and pre-Balderlanian history

Aquelia is founded in 211 B.B. It goes on to conquer and hold the Oldfoundland territories from 148 B.B. - 66 B.B., as well as expanding into parts of Riis, Nunnshire, Mauveum, Lasaidum, Matria, and Diorenus. It becomes the dominant power in the Galak Sea and forms a massive trade empire. The capital city of Cellej grows incredibly wealthy. Balderlane conquered the Empire of Aquelia in 3 B.B, following the Battle of Arkos one year earlier.

The Kingdom of Auuvsia at its peak (2587 B.B - 2063 A.B.)