Adrionis

## Flag

Flag of Adrionis

The Holy Kingdom of Adrionis is a nation in Subtopia. The current king is Xavier Sovrano Cisco.

Adrionis is currently in at war with the Federation of Western Subtopia, which includes Moskochev, Diablo Blanca, and Zamanbalad.

## The Meaning of the Flag

One of the most distinguishable things about Adrionian culture is its flag. It was titled "Aquila Magna" by Spanish ethnographer Bernardino de Sahagún in 1562, meaning Great Eagle. It was originally known as "طيور الصحراء العظيمة" in ancient Sarranidia, meaning "Mighty Desert Bird".

In 1745, after a new king was found because of the successful uprising against tyrant King Cisco II, the old flag was altered. The green and yellow were flipped around, and one head of the bird was removed. The first alteration resembles the change and different path formerly oppressed Adrionians would take with their new king. The second alteration resembles the massive loss they recieved, but also national Adrionian unifaction, after decades of ununited nomad-like travelling families due to Cisco's rule.

When the Cisco tribe took power again in 2020, the flag of ancient Adrionis was reinstated.

## Pre-Cisco Adrionis

Adrionis was founded by betrayal, violence, robbery, and countless guilty and innocent lives lost. And, as a traditional way of life, one of the trademarks of pre-Cisco Adrionis was its quickness and tendency to use violent solutions to international problems, such as sieges and unnecessary battles when at war. However, internally, it was a peaceful nation, with many international advancements in science and philosophy.

Read more about Pre-Cisco Adrionis.

## 1672 Cisco Tyranny

In 1672, right in the middle of the Invention Age, King Cisco II came into power. His tyranny lasted for 42 years. People were thrown into a totalitarianistic state. People still brainstormed in the shadows, but those who attempted to better the country were executed or persecuted, being called a "free thinker". People were pushed into slave-like labor, and children received little to no education. The people rebelled, and destroyed the Mit Nun palace, along with King Cisco II and several thousand people. The Mit Nun Palace ruins can still be viewed today.

In 1714, people began to recover from the harsh rule of King Cisco II. It took until 1745 to establish the new king, based on proven family ties. During the search for a ruler, the country was in great despair. People formed their own communities, but still banded together until the new king was found. The new king was Geoffrey I.

## Moskochev - Adrionis War

In 2018, Adrionis declared war on Moskochev after the successful attack on an AAF (Adrionian Armed Forces) base on Iyratta, a remote island several hundred miles off the southwestern coast of Subtopia. Moskochev bombed Adrionian military personnel, some civilians, and armored vehicles. It was an attack in revenge of the publicization of the murder of Thomas Levin, the Adrionis Minister of Public Administration, by a Moskochevian terrorist and Moskist extremist.

## Abdication Tradition

It is a tradition that every king of Adrionis formally abdicates on the first of December, every year. It is not mandatory, but is is upheld by most kings of Adrionis. Only a few kings have held the throne after the date. This abdication tradition was created due to King Cisco II's reign, hoping to prevent a tragedy like that from ever happening again.

However, on August 27, 2019, this tradition was broken when Mario Lanza III abdicated and placed Vincent Loftenburg as the king of Adrionis, in response to the Alwarda Massacre.

## Neo-Cisconian Era

On July 21, 2020, during a private meeting at an undisclosed location, Vincent Loftenburg abdicated as king of Adrionis, fully making Xavier Sovrano Cisco the king instead of acting king. Vincent Loftenburg made no comment, and has not appeared publicly since May, 2020.

On July 23, 2020, King Xavier Sovrano Cisco announced that Adrionis will be a completely Catholic nation, and will now be classified as The Holy Kingdom of Adrionis.

On July 24, 2020, during the Adrionian Muslim Exodus, the unrecognized Islamic Republic of Zamanbalad declared war on Adrionis, and will be funded by the Moskochev People's Movement.

## The Zamanbalad Conflict

Beginning on late July 24, 2020, Zamanbalad forces began attacking various towns and regions in Sarranidia, Adrionis. Zamanbalad technically won most of the battles, but at a relatively high cost, losing around 21,000 soldiers in the first 24 hours of conflict.

On early July 25, 2020, it was revealed that Zamanbalad's military weaponry and vehicles were surplus from the United Moskist Federation that wasn't handed over to the Subtopian Political Union during the Moskochevian government reconstruction in late-2019.

How the UMF weaponry got into the hands of Zamanbalad is a mystery, though some S.P.U. investigators are speculating that Zamanbalad (as well as the Moskochev People's Movement) is secretly being operated by an individual or group that was prominent in the United Moskist Federation's government. These investigators point to the last potentially surviving members of the Big Five - Nikolai Kalinov, Ivan Fedorov, and/or Boris Raslinov.

The conflict continues after Zamanbalad's entry into the Federation of Western Subtopia.

## Adrionis - Western Subtopia War

On August 3, 2020, Héshān Rivière was elected president of Moskochev, along with Frédéric Gorov as vice-president. Héshān's first act was installing communism in Moskochev and seceding from the Subtopian Political Union.

A hearing was held an hour after Héshān took office in the Subtopian Political Union to grant independence to Zamanbalad if they would join the Subtopian Political Union, which passed unanimously by the mostly-progressive members.

**Adrionis** continued attacking Zamanbalad, however, and when condemed by the Subtopian Political Union for this action, Adrionis seceded from the Subtopian Political Union and was declared an enemy by the Subtopian Political Union.

Knowing defeat was assured with the current combined arms of Diablo Blanca and Zamanbalad, the Subtopian Political Union's last alternative was to receive arms from Moskochev, and bring Moskochev back into the Subtopian Political Union. Héshān Rivière agreed to supply arms, but only if the Subtopian Political Union would adopt various communist policies and federalize, essentially creating one nation with one currency.

The Subtopian Political Union accepted this offer and dissolved their current state, replacing themselves with the Federation of Western Subtopia, led by a round table of three presidents (who also control their states) - Héshān Rivière (Moskochev), Jean Lafitte (Diablo Blanca), and Shushruth Khan (Zamanbalad).

Adrionis then declared war on the Federation of Western Subtopia, beginning the Adrionis - Western Subtopia War. The events of August 3, 2020 are remembered as Dark Monday.