Demark

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**Demark** is the fourth planet from the star in the star system of Anglon. It is known for its militaristic nature, its history of combat-themed rituals and culture of martial arts and aggression. It has the 19th biggest economy in the KC, and the 21st biggest population, as of Q1, 2020 (Mt).

Demark's history is marked by the Rumpa religion, which formed in Demark, and its many wars which shaped the landscape. During colonial period in Anglonian history, Demark owned vast swathes of land across Nansive and the KC. During the Mad Man's War, part of Demark known as Gad, which also operated on some of the moons of Demark, operated as an independent state, and was one of the key belligerents fighting against the 'League of Protectioners' including Demark, Apporross, Ficko, and others.

## Etymology

The name 'Demark' comes from the Demarki for 'rich earth', 'Demia Markmaggi, which also means 'the ground of a battlefield', which would often be used as farmland as the bodies would help nourish the soil. It was also symbolic of a victory to use land where battles once took place to produce the food for children, supposed to make them stronger.

### Ancient History

The Demarki civilisations begun to emerge around -6000 (Mt), and were collections of tribes as well as lone hunters. Many would join in groups to avoid being killed by the 'murderous', those murderous tendencies that travelled around in small groups, mercenaries, killing and taking supplies and food from bigger groups.

It is believed that a great civilisation once existed, but that some sort of infection, foreign influence, or plant type affected their biochemistry and made people so murderous that the once utopian civilisation crumbled. There is very limited archeological or scientific evidence to back up these suggestions.

#### The Jesshat Coalition

When two large groups of about 150 people each, the Jezsha and the Mango-Jesshat, each led by strong-men leaders and each very militaristic and capable at surviving against the 'murderous', joined together, they became one of the first recorded civilisations, co-existing and trading, as well as making joint decisions in defensive terms. The Jesshat coalition eventually became the dominant force within the region of Machina-Guh and Bom (later Machine-Gun and Bomb), and recruited many of the 'murderous' into their military ranks. Upon the death of Rishmag, leader of Jezsha, shortly followed by the death of Esh-Teeban, leader of the Mango-Jesshat, left the Jesshat Coalition very vulnerable. Many were lost in subsequent wars with smaller groups, and trade between the two groups dwindled.

### The Age of Nife

For hundreds of years no great civilisations emerged, and writing and documentation dwindled as wars took over once again. Breif coalitions emulated that of the Jesshat emerged but also fell. A great drought wiped up potentially millions of people, however the Boolang region, containing the nation of 'Nife', crops thrived and the people rose to prominence. The leader Benwazi Kella became known to other lands as a wise and prosperous leader, who invited others to his land. There is some debate over the true gender of Benwazi Kella, as there are some historical inconsistencies, though he is commonly depicted as a male. Benwazi Kella was originally name 'Dormaligin', with the surname 'Kella' added, later meaning leader or king of the Nife tribe. Benwazi was a name given to him meaning 'bringer of crops' as his farming methods were particularly prosperous.

It is written that numerous attempted coups took place against Benwazi Kella, and many times he was suspected dead, however he always prevailed until his eventual death in around c.-3000. The Nife tribe was ruled for over a thousand years by 'Kellas', until the great war of Junag, where the Junag tribe, which had united with numerous others, attempted to take over the Nife tribe. They were defeated, however the Nife tribe was left vulnerable and, according to ancient texts, forced to ally with the 'untrustworthy' Ossipsians. The Ossipsians had adopted the same agricultural practices and had created massive fortifications in their lands, with many campaigns extending beyond.

The alliance many times ended, and war came close numerous times, but was many times reconstructed, and after approximately 100 years, the Ossipsian kingdom was taken over by the much larger Gargroth Empire.

*Excuse the jump forward thousands of years*

### The Mad Man's War

See also: *The Mad Man's War*

The anti-Fardin state of Gad emerged in modern day Bomb after the fall of the Demarki empire and in response to the economic turmoil brought upon Demark, partly as a result of the Fardin Guard and UFP.

The Nation of Gad continued to expand into Machine Gun during the 1940s-50s (Mt), and eventually declared war on Doloosioo, as the Demarki empire had previously attempted. During the Doloosian invasion, the Nation of Gad used thousands of 'Red Bombs', the 'Red Bomb' being an invention of the Nation of Gad with devastating impacts of populations. This led to the Demarki invasion of Gad, followed by Apporross and Gon.

### Demarki Civil War (2014-2017, Mt)

The Demarki Civil War first begun during the 'Wizard war', during which the Demarki government forced all wizards to leave the planet, a decision that was met with major resistance from the wizarding community of Demark and led to numerous conflicts between wizards and the military.

The war became a very controversial topic in Demark, and in the 2014 (Mt) election, a black-horse candidate rose to fame. Bartholomue Romeg promised reform in Demark, an end to the oppressive system of President \_\_\_\_. The President responded by shutting down Romeg's rallies with a military presence, which became hard to enforce due to the on-going Wizard War. This was met with widespread protests and riots across Demark aiming to install Romeg as leader. Following the assassination of Bartholomue Romeg later that year, riots intensified and armed civilians clashed with the military. Pockets of the police also clashed with the army. In 2015 (Mt), the wizarding community joined the side of the 'Freedom Rebels', who had supported Romeg, and a long civil war broke out.

Ficko remained notably absent from the war, having investigated funding from the moon of Hangror out-going to wizard militias in Demark. According to the Demarki government, they were 'deliberately negligent' in their investigations. The government of Gon sent funding and supplies to the rebels, and the Doloosian government provided refuge for displaced citizens and fighters in the war.

In 2017 (Mt), the military took full control of the government as the President went underground. General Endo Kimlé, leader of the military, took power, and successfully fortified the capital. These campaigns went on, and a provisional Planetary Government was set up, led by the General, with some areas still containing rebel groups. The civil war was declared 'over' in 2017 (Mt), despite the presence of some remaining rebel camps.

## Government

Demark is currently ruled by a 'Provisional Government' ruled by a Central Military Council. This contains numerous members of the previous Republic's cabinet, but is totally led by General Endo Kimlé.

### Political Ideology

The Demarki Government rules totally and has adopted a paramilitary force to act as police and military. They have increased military production to create jobs and restart infrastructure.

Kimlé has taken out vast loans to inject into infrastructure projects such as rebuilding bridges and roads damaged in the civil war. He has also prioritised research and science, hoping to discover the most efficient ways of farming and rebuilding the medical infrastructure.

### Foreign Relations

Since taking power, the Demarki Military has shown hostile views against the rest of Anglon, rejecting proposals from the Gonian government for negotiations between rebel groups and the military.

In late 2019 (Mt), Demark launced 'Jasso-space', a state-owned space-transit company, formally dropping out of the Anglonian Space Transit Agreement, a departure from Anglonian interdependence.

On multiple occasions, Demark has blamed Doloosian and Fickolean military surveillance as the main reason Demark is unable to effectively rebuild their economy sooner. He has also cited a 'lack of support from our supposed Anglonian partners' as the reason for the devastation of the civil war.

Over the last 2 galaptagons, Demark has fostered a relationship with Evancya through trade, Evancyan investment, and arms dealing, which has been massively increased.