Daleskarnia

The **Kingdom of Daleskarnia** is a large nation that rules over the continent of the same name.

It is east of the Wannaenid Empire, Dazara, and Visenga; and west of the Tornarin Empire and Palkyras, and Vozolaz beyond.

## Flag

The national flag of Daleskarnia consists of a golden boar against a green background: the green background symbolises prosperity, and the golden boar Gullinbursti for power and the country's dedication to the god Freyr.

## History

The Daleskarnian people were descendants of an ethnicity derived from a group of Rannariskar who left their homeland in search of new lands to settle. They developed into the Freyrgardian civilisation, who built the holy city of Old Uspal in the middle of their continent to honour their earliest and greatest kings. Some Freyrgardians -- whether by being abducted by extra-terrestrials or by using spacecraft stolen from their enemies -- became among the first humans to live outside Jerde's solar system, and their descendants built many warlike civilisations whose actions caused other races to assume that humans were an opportunistic race of natural-born warriors.

During the Sixteenth Age, the Kingdom of Freyrgard was home to various opponents of Rannar, its fascistic rival in the east. Among these dissidents were the Seekers of Speki, an esoteric order of mystics that opposed militarisation.

Such was their devotion to their pride in warfare that caused them to develop one of the most organised militaries on Jerde and occasionally attempt to build their own empires by raiding. They were notorious for their empire's attempts to conquer Marnos and Baido, although their campaigns stalled Wannaenid attempts to invade Palkyras.

Daleskarnia is currently ruled by the Axarnid Dynasty of the city of Axarna, located southwest of the sacred city of Old Uspal just to the north of the equator. After overthrowing a previous unpopular dynasty that failed their conquest of Marnos, the Axarnid kings and queens focused on technological progress in order to defend their realm against repeated Wannaenid invasions from the northwest. Disgusted by the deteriorating condition of Wannaenid society, many Daleskarnians are calling for the abolition of conscription because they do not want to become like the Wannaenid enemy.

Daleskarnia was the first nation to willingly re-establish diplomacy with Bujan, as its king wanted to train the Bujanski to defend themselves from a future Wannaenid invasion, or to prevent another July massacre from happening again. Although many Daleskarnians dislike Terrans, they found the massacres of July to be stupid and pointless.

Thunagard the Merry led a reformation of his kingdom, seeking to modernise Daleskarnia and seek forgiveness from its former victims. He did so after discovering an abandoned diamond mine on an asteroid, selling the diamonds to alien merchants, and using the unusually-excessive profits to pay all the reparations and improve the infrastructure of his homeland. In spite of his happy nature, he tried to hide his mirth behind a defensive focus to protect Daleskarnia from the Wannaenids.

Thunagard also took an elixir from Bujan that was used all over the region. It extended his life and adulthood by nearly two hundred years, affecting nearly everyone else in Daleskarnia to continue decades of young adulthood. Due to having more time to pursue his hobbies from his new youth, in 2019 AT he abdicated to let his son take his place as King.

## Government

### Kings of Daleskarnia

* Vela I Axarnasson - circa 1800s
	+ Overthrew the last emperor of Daleskarnia after his failed invasion of Marnos. Founder of the Axarnid line and the current nation of Daleskarnia, he tried to reform his nation as less of a militaristic empire and more of a modern country.
* Bela II Axarnasson - circa 1890s
	+ Sent his soldiers to liberate Bujan.
	+ After Bujan put down the July massacres, he sent advisors and officers to train the Royal Armed Forces of that ally.
* Thunagard the Merry - circa 1950s-2010s
	+ A long-lived king who was a peaceful and happy ruler. He was almost an oddity, but he hid his cheery attitude under diverting his armed forces to defend his nation from the Wannaenids and aliens.
	+ Under him, Daleskarnia repaired relations with other nations. His profits from an abandoned diamond mine found on an asteroid allowed him to pay off all of those debts, by selling the diamonds and equipment to alien merchants. The merchants left a huge amount of wealth, leading to massive reparations and the modernisation of Daleskarnia.
	+ Abdicated in 2019 AT to focus on being an astronomer. His youth and lifespan were extended as nearly everyone in Daleskarnia took an elixir from Bujan that extended their lives to two hundred years.
* Gustav
	+ Father of Dagnia, Bernard, and Vilgarda.
	+ With his nation under threat of the resurgent Wannaenid Empire, he and his wife trained their children to fight back. Their children honoured their family when they successfully fended off a Wannaenid raid even when they were little boys and girls,

## Military

The Royal Daleskarnian Armed Forces is the fifth strongest military in all of Jerde, armed with very advanced laser-based weaponry against their Wannaenid foes.

Like in most other countries, conscription is mandatory for all male and female citizens who reach 18 years of age; but here it is regarded as a great honour, and the day when one begins conscription is celebrated like a second birthday.

Due to outrage against the Wannaenids and disappointment with Baesorja, there are many Daleskarnians who sought to reform their society. They feared that if they continued being militaristic, they will become like their enemies: brutal, heartless, and soulless, celebrated only by a few and hated by everyone else.

Daleskarnian military officers wear green and red uniform, with bicorne as their caps. They were possibly influenced by Palguenia or older Ardesch.

### Royal Air Forces

One notable kind of fighter jet used by the Royal Armed Forces is the Jägaren jet, known for its high speed and deadly accuracy.

This kind of jet was deployed during the liberation of Bujan and various defensive missions against Wannaenid, Tornarin, and Baesorthar attacks against the kingdom.

#### Military doctrine

In a war, Daleskarnian tend to use their artillery to cripple the enemy, so an infantry rush split into different regiments will put down the weakened foe. Daleskarnian officers call this "pin them down, and divide and conquer". They also tend to target the leaders of enemy armies and critical machinery, especially communication, artillery, support, and energy or fuel stores.

## Culture

See also: Daleskarnian glossary

In contrast to their Rannarisk/Baesorthar relatives and their love of intelligence (and to their contempt), Daleskarnian culture takes pride in war and combat. Even though the Daleskarnians of today are not as aggressive as their ancestors, they still treat their militaristic traditions with such great respect, that they require every person to know the basics of combat in order to become a citizen.

The day of a Daleskarnian's conscription is celebrated like a second birthday.

## Religion

Nearly all Daleskarnians belong to the national variant of the Nordic religion, known locally as *Fornsed*. The national God of Daleskarnia and its state religion is Freyr, the God of prosperity and the harvest, to the point that the whole country was formerly known as "Freyr-gard", "the domain of Freyr". Therefore, Daleskarnian *Fornsed* reveres the Vanir Gods that rule nature.

Many Freyrgardian emperors and kings, along with their Daleskarnian successors of modern times, claim descent from Freyr.

Vili and Ve, the brothers of Odin, are popular deities in Daleskarnia who are worshipped almost exclusively on this continent. Vili represents activity and fervour, and Ve symbolises commitment and devotion.

In addition to the Norse Gods, the Daleskarnians continued to worship different deities from their Freyrgardian ancestors.

## Diplomacy

The island republic of Vintland, located between northern Darros and the shores of Nordgard, is a close ally of Daleskarnia, but they also housed the opponents of the Daleskarnian emperors and aided Marnos to stop the Daleskarnian invasions.

Bujanski and Visengans consider the Daleskarnians to be stupid for their obsession with their military.

The Terran factions of colonial Bujan often called the Freyrgardian Empire as "Björks" or "Morlöcks", mocking Daleskarnia's militarism and resemblence to Sweden.

## Trivia

* Daleskarnia's name was derived from "Dalecarlia", an old province in Sweden; and "Skane", an island in "Game of Thrones".
* Daleskarnia was inspired by Sweden, steampunk, Norse warriors, and the Cadian soldiers of the Imperial Guard from Warhammer 40,000. Basically, they were "steampunk Vikings", and later a militarised nation of Norsemen.

## See also

* Baesorja, their intelligent and courteous, but racialist, isolated, and more fanatical brethren
* Hothro, their more vulgar brethren to the further east who love racing and spices
* Galactics, who approve and celebrate their warlike lifestyle
* Götaland, their Rinnarverse counterparts who prefer peace instead of war
* Australia, another country that is also a continent