Verucci

**Verúcci** is a vertical country located to the south of Ardesch, at the southern shores of the continent of Randros.

It is surrounded by Nandesrin in the west, Ardesch in the north, Archonia and Hothro in the east, and the continent of Rifandi to the south.

Its capital is Rompila.

## Flag

The flag of Verúcci is a rectangular green banner with two white horizontal bands next to a red band, and a yellow-white diamond at its centre. The green stands for the country's fields and rainforests, the white bands for honour, the red band for sacrifice, and the diamond symbolises wealth and culture.

## History

Since the turbulent latter days of the First Age, the land of Verúcci was settled by bronze-working tribes that occasionally sailed westward to trade with the ancient civilisations of Marnos, Redjetesh, and Rannar, and from those times they left behind troves of records, many of which were lost.

Millennia later into the Fifteenth Age, its kingdoms were seized by fleets of refugees from Tuwilsas, who set up their own society that splintered into city-states over the centuries. After those feuding city-states were subjugated by Emperor Alexandros III, they were brought under the rule of the warlord Romulos, who built up his capital of Rompila (Romuli polina) and his armies to withstand his rivals and the golden chariots of the Rexorii under their emperor Herimann to the north. Romulos' dynasty was eventually overthrown by Julinos, whose led counter-attacks against the north and commissioned a new calendar for his reign. Although he was slain by his irate senators, his realm of Romulia became a more unified nation under his successor Augustos, who spread the usage of the Narin alphabet throughout western Randros.

As the Sixteenth Age progressed, Romulia was subjugated into Naria, and it waged wars against the Gauvajut and Redjetesh Empires to gain access to spices and gunpowder. It sought to become an empire again by attempting to conquer western Randros, but it was defeated.

Many ages passed into the present era, and it was reorganised with the canal-lined metropolis of Verúcci as its capital. It endured the Arnadjanai invasions and the Great Game of Randros (a war between its most powerful countries), and it managed to stave off the Thralondian Empire through Duke Rhossondri's shrewd trickery allowing him to secretly raise his own army as he paid his tribute. It later became one of the headquarters of the anti-Thralondian coalition, and now it is renowned for its universities, literature, and its coral-strewn seas.

## Geography

Verúcci consists of a peninsula that stretched southwards. Its northern half was temperate with cold winters and warm summers; while its southern half consisted of tropical rainforest and cleared plains.

The central part of Verúcci, where Rompila was located, is known as Londion or Lonzio.

* Rompila (capital) - situated on nine hills.
* Mount Sapono - an extinct volcano mined for its soap, gold, and obsidian.
* Pentri province
* Murganse
* Sirpula
* Adrekumea

## Economy

Southern Verúcci was renowned for its olive oil, dyes, citrus, and spices.

## Trivia

* Verúcci was based on Italy, especially Venice.
* The Latin alphabet is known as the Lonzin or Lonzic alphabet on Jerde, formerly the Narin alphabet.
	+ Lonzic was the alphabet used by the Ardeschen Empire and its successors, who created new letters with ligatures and diacritics.