Wynmere Archipelago

Flag of Wynmere

**The Wynmere Archipelago**, or simply referred to as **Wynmere**, is a nation located to the North-East of Alhara, Valeon. The nation consists of an extensive group of islands, secluded in the corner of the world, thus adopting the term 'archipelago' into its official name.

## Government

Wynmere's overall governmental structure consists of two individual structures, each with their own internal hierarchy, respectively: 'The Brethren of The Wynmere Coast', and 'The Scholarly'.

On the one hand, there is the 'The Brethren of The Wynmere Coast', or also known as 'The Wynmere Fleet', which is the military in the form of a navy. This naval council, led by the elected Dux Navalis, is made up of experienced seafarer's to roam the surrounding seas of the isles. Their ambition is to protect the archipelago and its surrounding sea from foreign threats.

On the other side of the hierarchy, however, is 'The Scholarly', functioning as the judiciary of the lands. Led by the ancient Custodis Imperium, they both preserve and enact laws, order, and justice within the archipelago. But their role does not conflict with the fleet’s supreme power, and neither does the scholarly's role end with solely overseeing the laws. They, alongside the templars, are the preservers of Wynmere's history, traditions, and of the nation's records entailing momentous events from centuries past. These treasured records, artefacts, and whatever more, are safely locked away in what the Wynmerians have called 'The Archive'. The Archive functions much like a library, a court, and an academy all in one - "a place where knowledge may flourish, and justice be served."

## Topography

Despite being part of the northern-most continent in the eastern corner of Valeon, the topography within the archipelago differs from the rest of the warm continent. The separate islands all have a temperate climate, with grassy plains, as well as both rocky and sandy shores.

## Islands

 Wynmere Hive Island
 Chain Islands

## Culture

Each of the individual islands within the archipelago have their own unique quirks and serve their different purposes. Though, they all strive to contribute to society under a single name that is the 'Wynmerians'.

# History

## Origin

In the depths of the Wynmerian Sea, the giant sea serpent, Archon Nauticus, guards the ancient ruins of a Kingdom passed. Along with the Archon, sea spirits lurk below the surface, living in harmony. To protect the ruins and expand their territory, the sea spirits left the waters and began to settle on the islands above, establishing the nation of Wynmere 200 years ago. As time passed, multitudes of travelers of all kinds of species from afar sailed to Wynmere and settled alongside the spirits. Archon Nauticus, angered and threatened by the arrival of outsider surface dwellers, began unleashing several vicious attacks upon the new settlers. The bloodshed and destruction became a cause for conflict between the values of the sailors and the spirits, seeing as the spirits were from the sea themselves. However, the sailors wanted to rid of the serpent. This in turn caused the population of sea spirits on the isles of Wynmere to slowly drizzle out across the years, as they returned back to the waters. Therefore, in the current day of the archipelago, sailors make up the vast majority of the nation's population, with only a handful, often unknown, sea spirits remaining above the surface.