Dersat

Dersat is a nation on the planet of Stevenis that has existed since 1832. As of 1996, it is split up into 6 states: Starvka, Neyhok, Strezvskoy, Kharlya, Mosby, and Rodby.

The Argon ethnic group developed in this region from Somic climate refugees arriving in the 2nd century. Argons who moved out of Dersat established Vlid, and they went on to conquer the north of Dersat, as well as most of Stevenis in the 14th century. The south of Dersat remained independent as Chartlands. After the fall of Vlid, Chartlands became one of the two superpowers, and one of the two governors of Eramore. Eramore (later Insomnia Empire) went on to conquer all of Stevenis. North Dersat was in the province of IE Ariel whereas the south was part of IE Faringhigh. The north began rebellion in 1829 and won independence in 1832. The south remianed part of Faringway as it gained independence in 1839. However, in 1848, the Argons of Faringway joined Dersat, ending the 3-year civil war in Faringway. Dersat's borders have remained the same since. Dersat agreed to Ariel taking governance in the 1960 'Father Trade'. Faringway invaded Dersat in 1963 as part of The Great Faringway War, but Ariel took back control that same year.

## Geography

It is the driest and flattest country on Stevenis.

## History

### Pre-Nationhood

###### First Settlers (Antarim)

Humans arrived in the land that is now Dersat in the 2nd century. They originated from the Some tribe in modern day Insomnia Central and left due to unfavourable temperatures brought about by the First Frozen Era.

These people are the ancestors of the Argon ethnic group, speaking Proto-Argon. They lived in what is now Rodby and Mosby. Population size stayed small due to limited arable land.

###### Anye Mere

Around 650, new ground water extraction techniques were developed, allowing farming to expand and the population to grow.

They developed an identity distinct from the Somes they once were, calling themselves the Char people. The Somic practise of cheek tattoos was abandoned.

Some Char people continued spreading upwards, leaving the land that is now Dersat. They split from the mainstream Chars around the 830s when they began replying on the farms in modern day Armapol instead of Modby. In a few centuries, these people would establish Vlid.

By 900, the Char people were spread from their original lands in Rodby, upwards to Strezvskoy. Old Argon developed.

###### Vlidian

The Char people joined the Biyuk alliance in 1271 in response to Vlid's expansion.

The Char people declared war on Vlid in 1324 and the conflict continued until 1340 when 'Pax Vlidica' was declared. The Char people formed a nation in the Vlidian sense in south Dersat named Chartlands.

Chartlands invaded Vlid as it began to fall in 1368, reaching Vlidian homeland by 1369.

###### Bajiri

The land that is now north Dersat had been sacked by Vlidian forces, but after a drought in Chartlands in 1370, people began to move back to the area. They formed Malkhoy, which became a puppet state of Chartlands.

In the scramble for Vlidian land, Chartlands made huge territorial claims, including much of the Szeina heartlands, which infuriated Szeina. The two nations struggled to work together governing the former Vlidian homeland, their joint puppet state, Eramore.

Each Argon nation formed their own identities, along with own languages: Argost developed in Chartlands, Argonian in Malkhoy, and Arman in Eramore.

In 1700, Eramore declared independence, which caused Chartlands to declare war. Surprisingly, Eramore won; annexing Malkhoy and creating a puppet government in Chartlands. Despite it not being their own language, Eramore promoted the use of Argonian throughout its territory, as they believed it to retain the most features of Old Argon, the language of Vlidians. This claim is still disputed by linguists in the modern era. The use of Argost was shunned, as it still is in the 21st century.

Eramore modelled themselves after Vlid and went on to conquer all of Stevenis.

###### Insomnia Empire

Eramore declared themself 'The Insomnia Empire' in 1798 as all of Stevenis belonged to them. Six provinces were set up, with the north of Dersat being part of IE Ariel and the south in IE Faringhigh. Insomnia Empire was an Argo-Somic supremacist state, and so the provinces system aimed to have Argo-Somic populations in every province, allowing that 'superior' ethnic group to control each one.

Ariel was the first nation to gain independence from Insomnia Empire, as it won a two-year civil war in 1820, taking north Dersat with it.

### As a nation

###### Independence from Ariel

The area that is now north Dersat was part of Ariel from when it gained independence via war in 1820. Nine years later, Ariel faced a civil war of its own when the Dersatians rebelled. Ariel granted them independence in 1832, and Dersat was declared.

###### Prior to occupation

Faringhigh gained its independence from Insomnia Empire in 1839, but its territory included an Argon area in the west. These people split from Faringhigh in a civil war lasting 1845-8, ending when they officially joined Dersat. The remaining territory of Faringhigh was named Faringway. To avoid conflict with Dersat, they allowed the secession. Dersat's borders have remained the same since.

Dersat struggled to industrialise throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries, leading to its decline in power.

### Faringway War

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Due to pressure from Pernato Obliski, the 'Father Trade' was signed in 1960 which gave Ariel complete control over Dersat's government.

Mojang Asdian's Faringway invaded Dersat in 1963, but Ariel regained control within the same year.