Venillión

**Venillión**, officially the **Duchy of Venillión,** is a country in the central part of Alveyra on the northern tip of the Cwyllor Continent. Venillión was formed by Knashish survivors of the Ef'thar Apocalypse who fled to Alveyra.

## Duchy of Venillión

* Flag
* Naval Flag
* Coat of arms

## Etymology

The name of Venillión stems from the natives word of the area, "venijön" which the Efthar refugees heard as "Venillión". There are a theory of the word "venijön" meaning "i dont understand you" tho this theory may never be confirmed as the language of the natives have died out for the most part, Exept for some isolated pockets further south of the continent.

## History

### Pre History

Before the arrival of the knasish refugees from ef'thar the region was inhabited by the river peoples, a tribal people with a semi-nomadic lifestyle. the river peoples inhabited a large area of the northern Cwyllor River basin and were the precursors of the people inhabiting todays Yvy Yv Rehegua.

### Settling

Once the Knasish refugees arrived to the area they were malnourished and weak, at first the natives were skeptical, but once they saw the suffering in the base camp in what was about to become Saint Philippé they did not hesitate to help and brought fresh fruits and livestock as gifts to the refugees who in turn showed the River people how to hunt with crossbows and how to make more durable iron. which moved the River people about 200 years forward in scientific knowledge.

#### the plauge

After the natives started trading and interacting with the Vénish people, many of the natives started falling ill, The reasons are unclear, While the vénish swore it wasn't intentional, some of the tribes saw it as a sign from their god. And read it as their god being unpleased with the tribes friendlyness towards the venish.

#### War

a group of natives issued an ultimatum to the Venish settlers, to leave or be slaughtered. The Vénish did not leave and thus a short war broke out, The tribepeoples had the strength in numbers while the Vénish had the technological advantage. The war raged for 3 months and ended with a Vénish victory.

### Founding

How the efthar refugees collaborated with the weakened natives.

### The War for Saint Philippe

#### The Beginning

The war started a year and a half after the Venillians have settled the land. As the city of Saint Philippe was being constructed, they were approached by people from the Holy Bannovian Order, claiming that this is their holy land and threatening war. The Duchess wanted to resolve the situation quickly, offering splitting of the land or accepting the Bannovian religion, but these offers were met with (what she describes) "Join us freely or be forced to join us."

A few months later, the Bannovians invited the Duchess' Court to another diplomatic meeting to resolve the problem peacefully. The meeting has failed, with Bannovians not wanting to negotiate anything but the "Join us freely or be forced to join us." and Venillians mocking the name of Bannover.

After that, a series of border tensions began, starting with Bannovians placing their cross between Saint Philippe and Bannover. For most part, the tensions were about both sides placing offensive signs on the border. The most unique action was when some Bannovian civilians crossed the border near Montuis to throw eggs at its Lord. Some time later, the Bannovians have claimed that their "Holy Panda" has been murdered by one of Venillian civilians, showing a text of a song made by that civilian as proof (the song was talking about killing a panda and dogs). After this, the Bannovians have officially denounced all of Venillión. The Duchess has responded to this denouncement by denouncing Bannovia, claiming that no strong evidence was shown by Bannovians, saying that if a strong evidence was proposed she would take actions against that civilian, listing all the crimes that Bannovians have committed in Venillión and demanding a formal apology and reperations for them.

#### The War

The War was declared by the Bannovians, who justified it with the murder of their panda. They immediately started raiding towns, murdering civilians and stealing from them. The Bannovians had the number advantage and they have always attacked when the Venillians couldn't respond. The most raided area was Montuis, which had started a revolt there as the people were sick of being constantly attacked. This whole state has lasted for half a year.

During this time, the Duchess worked tirelessly to secure alliances and support against the Bannovians. She has signed a lot of treaties with neighbouring countries but her efforts were wasted as most of the allies, due to unspecified reasons, weren't able to take part in the war.

The war concluded with the battle of Saint Philippe. The Bannovians have stormed the city, slaughtering unprepared soldiers of Venillión. The Duchess realised that there is no hope for them, so she has ordered the army and civilians to flee the city. After a few hours of fighting, the battle turned into Bannovians slaughtering civilians and burning down the buildings. Luckily, the Venillian government made sure to move all the riches out of the city before the battle. The Bannovians won the battle, asserting their rule in Venillión and gaining access to the sea. A few days later, despite the Duchess stating that she would fight until Venillión is free, a peace was signed between the Bannovians and the Montuis Peasant rebels, officially concluding the war.

#### The Revolt

The Venillión Peasants Revolt was a Rebellion in the Montuis region Of Venillión as a reaction to the War with The Holy Bannovian Order. The Revolt only lasted a couple of days with the loyalist border guards posted in the town either Overwhelmed or Escaping. The Event that marked the end of the Revolt itself was the Execution of Count Luvérin Marques Du Sude. Who supported the war and refused to step down on the request of the townspeople.

The event was described by one of the townspeople.

***"The Count is dead! Vive La Rebellion!** This morning at Noon, A large mob Gathered outside Count Luverin Marques home in Montuis to demand him stepping down from the position and to declare independence from the Delusional Duchess's Realm. It was not a surprise to anyone that The Count did not step down. Even his own guards did not help him when the mob broke into his house and dragged the Count out into the streets of Montuis, Would he not Step down that'd be the last thing he'd ever not do. The Peasants had been fed up with the war, The Conscripts forced into the army to fight another much stronger opponent to no avail. The Peasants dragged Luverin out into the square, Where one of the farmers was waiting with an axe, "no please spare me" the count pleaded to deaf ears. his head was placed on a log eyes viewing the ocean as the sun rises, At least he survived until the sunrise. The axe swings down on The counts Neck,It does not go through, He screams in pain. The axe Goes down a second time and his head comes right off. One man holds up his head by the hair, still spewing blood. **THE TYRANT IS DEAD!** The crowd cheers! Everything will soon get back to normal.."*

#### The Duchess' Reaction to the Rebellion

The Duchess did not officially react to the revolt, however in private or diplomatic talks she has described it as "harmless". She believed that Bannovia or "southern barbarians" as she called them are the priority and that they need to be dealt with before the peasants.

#### Aftermath of the war

After the Battle of Saint Philippe was lost and many soldiers and civilians had to flee and were exiled, a new movement had risen. Venillian Résistance, headed by the Duchess. The movement is highly popular amongst the exiled Venillians wanting to return home, but also amongst the ones that have stayed in Saint Philippe and have survived the slaughter. The movement wants to continue fighting and liberate Venillión.

The city of Saint Philippe was incorporated into the city of Bannover. Many buildings were destroyed or damaged, the city stopped expanding and trade in the area stopped. Saint Philippe became a ghost city and it has stopped being a major economic and trading hub between Cloire and Alnukk.

The Venillión Peasants Revolt became a vassal state of Bannovia who after a month had reorganised it into the Council Republic of Venillión.

#### The Council Republic of Venillión

Once the revolt calmed down and the Loyalist forces had lost its grip on Saint Philippé the Bannovian leaders turned their eyes to the newly formed Peasants state of Venillión and quickly sent in peacekeeping forces to stabilize the area and write a separate treaty with the leaders of the revolt, which served to "civilize" and "bring Light" to the Vénish people. and also formally put Louis Allard as the ruler of the nation.

##### The Points of the Treaty:

* The Venillión Council Republic will Adopt Bannovian Orthodox as their official Faith.
* The VCR will build a church in the image of Bannovian Orthodoxism
* The VCR will Become a vassal state of the HBO until the 15th of july, After which may stay as a vassal or choose to gain full independence
	+ VCR may not be annexed unless they wish to be
* Vénish Culture, Language and ethnicity is to be respected.
* VCR can be tasked to build Roads and Infrastructure for the HBO
* Swamp and core Territory of VCR will be respected.

#### The Petty Kingdom of Venillión

A month after the treaty was signed, the Council republic held a general election to fill the positions of the ruling council, But due to very low election participation and not enough roles in the council being filled voluntarily, drastic measures had to be taken. Louis Allard Proclaimed the reformation back to a monarchy just a few hours later, Creating the Petty Kingdom of Venillión.

#### Government in exile

After the loyalist forces lost their grip on Montuis and Saint Philippé. The Duchess fled to hisbornea where she assumed the role of admiral in the Hisbornean fleet.

(later set up a new government in the south.) **(Slout please flesh out this section)**

#### Growth

After the war Montuis faced a period of growth, As refugees from Saint Philippé moved from Bannovia in order to stay with other Vénish people. Many new accomodations were built and a city core started forming around the newly built church. Montuis started getting more attention from merchants and soon the city was a blosoming trade hub. What started as a quaint small town of only a couple hudred people was now a city with thousands of people.

## Geography

### Physical Geography

The capital Montuis is located on a slope, And lies right next to the Cwyllor-Cynnred Isthmus. South of the city lies the Montaigne Blanche Chain. Covering a large portion of northern Cwyllor. The Sea of Scorpions lies just to the north of Montuis.

### Biodiversity

Northerns Cwyllor is rich in both fauna and flora, With mountain goats, Sheep, wolves, Turtles and Dolphins being regular in the area. The mountains are colder with pines, while the areas by the ocean is warmer which allows for Mangroves to grow by the beaches,

### Climate

The climate of Venillión is a mix of alpine and mediterranean.

## Economy

The Venillian economy relies heavily on trade and the Export of precious stones such as amethyst and Emeralds together with the export of wine, grain and livestock. The central location of Montuis makes it a natual meetingplace and hub for commerce.

## Demographics

### Religion

The Petty Kingdom of Venillión follows Bannovian Orthodox faith.

### Language

The language of Venillión is Vénish It's origins can be traced back to the Knasish derived from old Vinitician, however due to large influence from various, sometimes even exotic people, every day comming in and out, the language (as well as the culture) have distanced themselves from Knasaint & Viniticia and have became what they are now.

### Race

Ethnic race of Knassaint is human and the nation doesn't have much other races in it, rather a small group of immigrants from other nations. All government positions are held by Knasishs. The Knasish people don't have a negative view on any other race, as due to nation's location a lot of different life forms are comming in and out of it.

## Culture

#### Newspapers

The fabled times operate out of a headquarters in Montuis, Founded by the Nobleman Julius de Catolisé

### Architecture

The architecture of Venillión is defined by light colors, Beautiful details and brick roofs. Many consider Montuis the most beautiful city in Alveyra

### Education

Everyone in Venillión are subjected to school from the age of 6-12 where basics in maths, Science and Poetry are studied among other things. With religion being hevily embossed into the education.

### Cuisine

Wine Play a large role in vénish Culture, Not only a common drink or a large export wine is also used in religious ceremonies and offerings during national holidays.