Reflandia

Reflandia is a minor nation in the mountains off ?????. It was founded by Laydan, an elf. it was founded as a safehaven for refugees who flee their homes or flee prosecution. The culture is very fantasylike, but has heavy influences from all over the world. Yet the base culture is elven. Because the nation is mostly existing from refugees, The King has decided to have a policy off total isolation. This means that any traces off buildings must be hidden in the environment, trespassers cannot know where the capital is.

### the capital

the capital is on an unknown location, Though still within the borders off Reflandia. Rumours state it is on heavily defensible position. others say it is protected by mountains that are impossible to climb. others say it is hidden by the forests. Not much is known about the capital.

### It's people and culture

as stated before, the nation was founded by elves, but since then people from all races have fled towards this nation, influencing it's demographics heavy. On top off that culture started to shift away from the base elven culture, with now influences from mostly human and dwarven cultures. elven culture off this nation is inspired on venetian culture.

### the king and leadership

Laydan founded Reflandia after the city off Landarin, an island city that was somewhere on the shores off Eftar, got destroyed in a great cataclysm, the island sunk beneath the waves, It's traces eroded to dust and Laydan as the one to take up the mantle off leadership, ledd his people towards the mainland in search off a place that is well secluded from the outside world. Laydan himself is a high elf off not royal or noble descent, all off those went down with the Landarin Cataclysm. Laydan became king because his people wanted this. He is supported by his advisors who advise on the best course for the nation. Laydan himselff is a builder and worker, Wich is shown in what he does most, building. He also hates the use of magic of any kind.

### The Landarin Cataclysm

#### *intro*

500 years ago, Landarin was one off the most powerfull nations the world off Eftar had ever seen, their knowledge and progress known far away to be ahead for their time. The elven magic gave the elves control over the water surrounding the island and filling the canals off the city. This control allowed them to build up an empire only contested by the most powerfull empires that mainland Eftar had to offer. Some say that the gods gave them these magic. entire armies drowned... even before entering a battle with the elves off Landarin. Many colonies and outposts where set on top off the mainland. The elves where also an adapting race, adapting every aspect of their lifestyle to new environments everywhere they went.

#### *the first fall off Landarin*

450 years ago, an experiment with magic went wrong... instead off achieving immortality like their gods, a plague off biblical proportions was unleashed onto the elves. Doctors and medicists did everything they could to stop it. Nothing worked. the plague spread all across the empire, kiling thousands. Even the capital was affected, diminishing it's population to a quarter it's original size. Many nobles died in this plague, weakening the empire's hold. only after a decade the plague dissapeared, leaving a society on the edge of collapse. Survivors blamed their leaders for medlling with powers they didn't control and riots claimed the empire. Riots that were easily put down, but with no further changes in leadership, the fractures in the once great empire had started to be shown.

#### *The political fall off Landarin*

The plague, the riots had left fractures in the empire and 75 years after the start off the great plague the unrest in the colonies and outposts had reached boiling point. The riots that followed after the plague where maybe easy put down, but this time the situation quickly escalated into full civil war. The colonies fought a war against each other for power and against the island city off Landarin. all sides eshausted themselves, eating on the already shrinking population off elves. And furthermore threatening a total collapse off the empire's economy. only after a war that lasted five years landarin took control back over the rebellious colonies.

As if this crisis was not enough, Eftar's other nations who sought to weaken the empire saw their chance. Invasion was launched against the empire and at the seabattle off Landarin an exhausted Landarin fleet managed to gain a pyrrhusvictory. Forced to negotiating peace on terms off the invaders, the colonies and outposts would be abandonded. It was during this time Laydan was born. The elves honored the peacepact, but broke down any traces off their presence for resources, leaving nothing behind. Two destructive wars that weakened the empire enormously, Landarin became an islandnation.

#### *The great cataclysm , the final fall*

300 years ago, leadership, embittered by the peacepact and loss of their once great empire sought to gain back the power they once had. the problems they faced where enormous. The population had shronk even more since the war, not restoring since the great plague. Their fleet still only a fracture from what it once was, not recovered since the seabattle off Landarin. And having no continental army to launch an invasion on mainland Eftar they turned to the one thing they did have. Magic, they started to experiment in secret on watermagic, pushing the boundaries what should be allowed. The gods angered wanted to unleash their fury but instead would induce maddness into the elves. Laydan foresaw rampage was coming and gathered elves that he still trusted to flee the city, lucky as they where an enormous tidal wave came and swepped onto Landarin when he left the harbour. Historians claim that the city experienced heavy rioting and in a madd attempt to prove their control and power over the water, the Landarin magiciens called upon a tsunami that engulfed the city, drowning everyone in it. The gods then destroyed any evidence off Landarin, destroying most knowledge the empire once held. Laydan and his elves became the last off their kind after this cataclysm. Traveling to Eftar, to found RefLandia.