Erisia

Erisia is a country in Velravin.

## History

* 4th Century BC: Erisia establishes a small empire centered on the Erisian peninsula. They are decendents and successors of the ancient Phenocian maritime empire, which flourished between 1600 and 1200 BC, prior to the Bronze Age Collapse.
* 300 BC: The Erisian Empire reaches the height of its power, controlling large parts of the former Phenocian empire. A number of pre-Pictish and Birit tribes and minor kingdoms, stretching all the way to the Encircled Sea, pay them tribute.
* 264-145 BC: The Erisian Empire is demolished during the five bloody Pannic Wars with the recently-founded and expansionist Reman Kingdom. In 146, the Remans crush the last remaining resistance.
* 145-90 BC: After further Erisian revolts, the Erisians are enslaved and scattered to various parts of the growing Reman Empire. Extensive regions of their former homeland are settled by Reman colonists. The region remains nominally Reman for eleven centuries.

### Reman Occupation Era

* 500 CE: Following the collapse of the Reman Empire, the Erisian regions are split under the control of several Reman successor states. The Sextian Empire, headquartered in the Reman colony city of Sextiana in central Erisia, controlled large portions of Erisian territory.
* 9th Century: The Revived Reman Empire sweeps into the region and assumes power. This revived empire is very brittle, and is largely dissolved by 1200 CE.
* 1324 CE: The Kabirite Invasions begin. Birite tribes, which have been growing in power in the northeast, sweep in to destroy Reman successor states such as Reman Biritia, Baetica, Anitaria, Petraea, and Sextiana. The ethnic Erisians are initially friendly to the Kabirite invaders, with many being promoted to positions of influence under Kabirite rulers. Ethnic Remans flee or are enslaved en masse.
* 1329 CE: Baetica falls to the Kabirites.
* 1344 CE: Reman Biritia falls to the Kabirites.
* 1400 CE: Varia incorporated into the Pictish (Celtican) Federation due to changing demography. Crispia begins paying tribute to Octavia for protection.
* 1401 CE: Anitaria falls to the Kabirites.
* 1440-1350 CE: "The Black Decade." Petraea, Sextiana, Appia, and Atilia all fall to the Kabirites.
* 1440 CE: Sextiana falls to the Kabirites.
* 1442 CE: Atilia conquered.
* 1447 CE: Appia conquered.
* 1450 CE: Petraea conquered.

### Erisian Revival

* 1465 CE: The Erisian Revolts begin. Although initially favorable to the Kabirites, ethnic Erisians grow tired of second-class status and begin open revolt against Kabirite control.
* 1500-1524 CE: The Wars of Erisian Independence. Erisia fights for its independence against Anitkabir. Octavia initially supports the Erisian rebels against the Kabirites. When the Erisians attempt to forcibly incorporate the former Reman province of Crispia into their growing nation, however, Octavia fights the Erisians to protect their tribute state. The crisis is diffused when the Erisian rebels agree to have Octavia name an ethnic Reman king, and pay tribute.
* 1524 CE: the new Kingdom of Erisia is proclaimed.
* 1534-1535 CE: The Erisian Tribute War. The Erisian Kingdom fights a war with Octavia to lower their tribute and forcibly deal with certain issues unresolved by prior agreements.
* 1575-1595: War of Erisian Succession. Succession crisis where the ethnic Reman king (approved by Octavia) dies without heirs. Encouraged by Anitkabir, Erisia crowns their own ethnic Erisian candidate and rejects Octavia's preferred candidate. Octavia attempts to press the issue. Tiberi, Celtica, and Liotain all get involved in the crisis. Erisia captures the Octavian port city of Batium and holds it against seige for two years.
* 1690-1691 CE: The Fourth Octavia-Erisian War. An Octavian invasion of Erisia ends in dismal failure.
* 1705 -1707 CE: The Fifth Octavia-Erisian War. Almost exclusively a naval war.

### Expansionist Era

* 1766-1773 CE: Erisian-Anitkabir War. Erisia attempts to annex the provinces of Almarit and Alramel (fomerly part of the Kingdom of Sextiana, and seen as traditional Erisian territory). After initial gains, the Erisians suffer major setbacks. Efforts to involve the Liotainians finally bear fruit in 1771, but the war ends as a draw for Erisia.
* 1774-1778 CE: Celtican Border War. Erisia fights a low-intensity conflict with Celtica in the goal of reclaiming ethnic Erisian enclaves across the Western River. The conflict is resolved and Erisia's western borders were finalized.
* 1825-1828 CE: The Verkiai War. Erisia invades southern Liotain to annex the Verkiai Valley, where an ethnic Erisian enclave is located, using a local riot as pretext. The Liotainians handly eject the invaders, but then suffer their own defeats when they try to counterattack. The war ends with a stalemate, but serves as a long-term strategic backfire for Erisia. Ethnic Remans remaining in Erisia are expelled and immigrate to southern Liotain, where they alter the demographics of several border regions formerly dominated by ethnic Erisians.
* 1830 CE: The Sixty Days War. Spurred on by nationalist rhetoric from the Verkiai War, Erisia invades Octavia with the goal of reestablishing the Greater Erisian Empire. The invasion is decisively crushed by the Octavians, with the aid of Tiberian reinforcements.
* 1845-1848 CE: Taking advantage of a border war between Liotain and Anitkabir, Erisia annexes the Kabirite province of Almarit, reclaiming territory lost in
* 1880 CE: During a time of extensive national tensions, Liotain agrees to hold a plebiscite in five of its southern provinces to see if they want to join Erisia. The ethnic Erisian minority in the Verkiai province vote to join Erisia, while the other four provinces vote strongly against the proposal. In exchange, Erisia supports Liotain in a war against Anitkabir. Erisia does not drop its land claims in southern Liotain, although this was a condition of the agreement. Erisia's refusal to drop their other land claims remains a source of significant tension between the two countries.

## Government and Politics

### Overview

In 1908 former King Gan III (John III) died and the crown passed to King Xandru V.

House of Farrugia-Falzon.

* King Xandru V (1861)
* Queen Consort Rozarja (1863)
* Crown Prince Federiku (1881)
* Prince Pietru (1883)
* Prince Valentinu (1886)
* Prince Rokku (1888)
* Princess Josienne (1890)

## Demographics

### Cities

Top Ten Cities

1. San Gakmu: Capital city of Erisia
2. Marsalforn: major city in the north
3. Nadur
4. Xaghra: south central
5. Marsaskala: in the east
6. Naxxar: a historically important city in south-central Erisia
7. Dingli
8. Ramla
9. San Guzeppi
10. San Pietru
11. Mellieha: major port in the south
12. Tal-Pieta
13. Kirkop
14. il-Qrendi
15. San Danjeli
16. Manikata:
17. Rabat
18. Birzibugga
19. il-Baviera
20. San Stiefnu

### Religion

The majority religion in Erisia is Theophanite, but there are some "pagan revival" religions that want to worship the ancient Erisian gods and goddesses (just with a bit less human sacrifice this time).