Cyorsia

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**Cyorsia** (Cyorsian Giantish: *Kyorkise*, Imperial Giantish: *Syorkije*, Byzzrian: *Ma-gyeo-si*) is a country located in southern Ghyraj. It borders Dusva, Verulen and Erysia to the north, Kolatronda and the Littari Admiralty to the east, the Giant Republic to the west, and the Oryen to the east. In addition its land borders, Cyorsia shares a maritime border with Fherxoie. The country stretches from the Dusvakali Mountains and Gulf of Tieko all the way to the Byzzrian Peninsula and Byznesian Ocean. With a population of 313,363,838, it is the most populated country on Artil. The capital is Carvalj and the largest city is Kjelänn. Other major cities include Jupi, Djurmohkuji, Sarkujanö and Mizamëro. The country's government is a federal presidential constitutional republic. Its only parliament is the Cyorsian Senate.

The territory of Cyorsia has been inhabited by various races and states for thousands of years. The earliest settlers known were the Mortkegta civilization, constructing the first urban area to have a population greater than five million people in southern Ghyraj. The largest and most influential of the races were the Byzzrians, reigning over the eponymous Thalassocracy. They waged war against the northern races, controlling territory as far up as the Veralum River and Arkokuji. As the Byzzrians had reached the height of their power immediately after the Second Byzzrian-Kalmaren War, a cult of former Myo'rankiri-aligned Giants, the Cyorsian Cult, sought to abandon their past affiliations and conquer all of Artil for the Giant race. After their coup d'état in Gianar, they took their new army southwards beyond the Transtiekan River and began to conquer the local race and start the expansion, starting the Unforeseen War. Seeing initial success in the war, it eventually turned in the favor of the allied forces as they clamped down from the north and west. The Southern Vanguard, led by Uisre. When the Cyorsian Empire was defeated, Ghosire was chosen as the next emperor. Hundreds of years of relative stability followed in the recently formed state. The Cyorsian Empire declared war on the Littari Kingdom, then starting the Cyorsian-Littan War, ending with Littari victory and the first meaningful defeat. When Myo'rankir launched his second invasion of Artil, the Cyorsian Empire, under Djurmoh II, lead a hard advance on the attacking Myo'rankiri. During this time, Djurmoh expanded through the weakened Byzzria, using famine and genocide as his weapons to fully conquer the land. Having joined the side of Myo'rankir, Djurmoh attempted to bring his people into servitude of his new master, yet it did not go as he expected. The people led a revolution that led to his death and the founding of the Cyorsian Federation, which lasted until the First Cyorsian Civil War ended with monarchist victory, leading to Djurmoh III becoming reigning emperor and continuing expansion eastward, annexing Kolatronda and the Oryen. In modern times, the Cyorsian Empire joined the conflict in the Culmination War. As they had in their first war, they fought on four fronts, slowly leading to the collapse of the nation. The two-thousand year empire was erased in the following treaties, splitting the nations into Cyorsia, Kolatronda, the Oryen and the Littari Admiralty. The reborn nation began its path to peace thereafter, leading to the modern nation's policies.

Cyorsia is a member of the Dusvakal Community, Artil Economic Union, Trade Union of Byznesia and the One-Army Initiate.

## Name and etymology

The name *Cyorsia*, in Imperial Giantish *Syorkije*, was a feminine name popular with the magistrate class of Giantish society, finding its origins in the area of Otilög. One of the members of the Cyorsian Cult, Syorkije Irëhnkuji, was one of the first to abandon the dark energies of Myo'rankir and helped to start the Cult's goal of conquering Artil. She became a widely recognized and worshiped figure, increasing after her death in the Gianar Coup. Uisre decided to name the land stretching beyond the Transtiekan River and Dusvakali Mountains as *Cyorsia* *(Syorkije*).

The Cyorsian Giantish variant, *Kyorkise*, arose from the *S* becoming mispronounced as a *K*, and the *J* shifting to an *S*, as became the norm in much of the Cyorsian language reform.

Today, *Syorkije* is only used in the context of the national personification of Cyorsia. Half the speakers of Imperial Giantish living in the Cyorsian Empire only use *Kyorkise* to refer to the country.