Venillión

* Flag
* Naval Flag
* Coat of arms

### Towns

Saint Philippe,Beaumont, Dumont , Montuis, Roseaux, Port Gauthier, Fort de l'ours blanc, Fort d'Anna, Saint Joan

## Founding

### Etymology

The name Venillión finds its origin in the founding myth of Venillión, Where a dragon saved the people of the land from the Dandovian opressors. The dragons name was Venil, And they named the new reformed country in its honor and gave the dragon knighthood. Thus Venillión translates to "Land of Venil." Venillión is located on the northern part of Fjordal, which is the southernmost continent.

## Introduction

The Archduchy of Venillión, often referred to simply as Venillión, is a nation with a rich history. This page serves as a detailed guide to the nation, covering its history, culture, education, foreign relations, climate, economy, and more.

### Aristocracy in Venillión

**Royal house:**

* **De Lavaurette** - De Lavaurette is the Ruling house of Venillión since the crowning of Philippé Lavaurette

**Ducal Houses:**

* **Maxilian** - The Ruling house of the duchy of Montuis.
* **d'Beaumont** - The ruling house of Beaumont, Used to be a lesser house but was awarded Beaumont after Philippé Lavaurette won the Ducal wars. The head of the house is Leópold Lyon d'Beaumont.
* **De Bretigny** - The ruling house of the duchy of Roseaux.

**Noble houses:**

* **Roseaux** - Roseaux Was the first confirmed ruling house of Venillión, and has since went extinct.
* **Gauthier** - A powerful house with large influence over the Venillian navy.
* **Blanc** - Used to be the ruling house of the duchy of Beaumont, but lost it to house Lyon after the Ducal wars. This family is still considered very influential.
* **Allard** - Was a powerful house with its own duchy but was later integrated into the capital district after the Ducal wars. Still remains a powerhouse with their mercantile skills and assets.
* **Abreo** - Clergical house, With many members in prominent roles within the clergy, Most Noteably Luvérin Abreo

**Lesser houses:**

* **Severe** - Ruled a barony surrounding the town of Beaumont. and ruled venillión far back.
* **Badeaux** - Held a fort

### Subdivisions of Venillión

**Duchies**

* Île-de-Venil
	+ Saint Philippé
	+ Verdeaux
* Côte d'Rose
	+ Roseaux
* Val d'Loire
	+ Beaumont
	+ Dumont
* Valleé Blanche
	+ Montuis

**Counties**

* Côte Gauthier
	+ Port Gauthier
* Val Du Venil
* Côte Noire
	+ Fort d'Anna
* Châletagne
	+ Ireblanc
* Verdeaux
	+ Verdeaux
* Ardois
	+ Ardois

**Baronies**

* Mont De l'ours
	+ Fort de l'ours blanc
* Vastiella
	+ Vastiella
* Andreaux
	+ Andreaux

## **Legend**

### Founding Myth

The land was facing an invasion of the Fylkirgarðr people with stronger weapons Although, their minds were much inferior as they pillaged, slaughtered and raped everything on the land. Defeat seemed inevitable. The honourable knights were outnumbered and outgeared, the land could not defend itself. Deep down in caves of Monte du Arc lied a dragon named Venil. The dragon was sleeping as it could only be awaken by the one who wields the Dragonbringer sword. The sword was stuck in a rock for centuries and as the prophecy said, only the rightful ruler of the land, the one who is destined to rule could take it out.

Many have tried in the past but everyone was failing. The prophecy also said that the asleep dragon, once awaken, would be ultimately loyal to the one who wields the sword. One of the last remaining knights, Guillaume, wanted to save the land, however he was hopeless. He couldn't fight the whole invader army on his own, he needed to work something out. He looked at the sword at stone, he thought "it's just a myth", but something made him grab its' handle. Something told him to pull, so he pulled and to his surprise, the sword started moving. He took the sword out of the stone. He could feel the magic coming from it, the blade that was unused for centuries suddenly got sharp again. As he pulled the sword out, the entire land could hear a roar. The folks thought it's the apocalypse coming for them, but the knight Guillaume thought that he had awakened something. He rushed to the libraries and searched for the prophecy about the sword. He knew he had to go to where the dragon was.

He understood the prophecy wrong, he didn't have to go anywhere, as within minutes, the dragon appeared in front of him. It lowered its' head as if it was inviting him to ride it. The knight thought that he had no better option, so he got on the dragon. He didn't know how to fly a dragon, but it seemed like the ability was coming to him naturally. He flew it to where the enemy force was camping. He didn't have to do anything, the dragon knew where lies treason, injustice, barbarism, corruption and most importantly, the lack of honour. Venil burned it all away. The huge army of invaders was disappearing in the flames of justice. The common folk, the knights, the clerks, the scholars, when they saw this, they knew, the true King has arrived to save the land and the prophecy has been fullfilled. When establishing his new country, the new king gave it the name "Venillión", after the true saviour of the land, the dragon Venil.

## History

### Pre-History (-300 to 0)

* -300: Arrival of the Proto-Venish People Estimated to have occurred around -300 to -400 from southern issaden, their cultural homeland is believed to be the land between the modern nations of dorlance and martyne.
* -93: Founding of Beaumont Suspected between -93 and -100.

### Era of Enlightenment (0-470)

* 0: The Dumont monestary was founded by a group of religious leaders from the local area, Where they first started writing and cataloguing historic events in the area.

* 263: The Great Fylkir Raid on Montuis.
* 367: The Great Fylkir Invasion
	+ Siege of Beaumont.
	+ Guillaume rides Venil and saves the people of the land.
* 382: End of the Great Threat - Venil Story The Siege of Beaumont leads to the birth of Venillión as a nation, named after the dragon Venil.

### Roseaux Dynasty (471-680)

* 471: Cedric Roseaux Crowned King.
* 482: Cedric Roseaux Converts to Irenarch.
* 521: Death of King Cedric, leaving the realm to his successor, Anton Roseaux.
* 522: King Anton Roseaux is Crowned King.
* 585: Death of King Anton Roseaux. The second Roseaux king dies.
* 586: Gabriel Roseaux Gets Crowned King. Gabriel Roseaux is crowned the third king of Venillión.
* 604: The King Gets Assassinated. King Gabriel Roseaux is assassinated by an unknown assassin, later revealed to be his son, Theó.
* 605-619: War of the Three Kings Civil war between the three sons of Gabriel Roseaux: Theó Roseaux, Andre Roseaux, and Louis Roseaux, who all claim the throne.
* 619: Louis Roseaux Gets Crowned King of Venillión The youngest son of Gabriel Roseaux wins the civil war.
* 661: King Louis Roseaux Dies.
* 661: King Aldéric Roseaux is Crowned.
* 662: The Beaumont Conference Nobles are granted more privileges by King Aldéric Roseaux, with a secret clause in the treaty promising the nobles the right to elect the next king.

### The Era of the Dukes (681-746)

* 681: Second Beaumont Conference - First Electorate The nobles hold a conference to elect the new king. Gervais of House Severe is chosen to be the new king after much discussion.
* 715: The Second Electorate Louis from the Lyon House is chosen as the next king.
* 745: The Third Electorate The vote was very close, leading to small-scale riots. House Durand wins the vote with 49%.
* 746 (23/12): Civil War Starts House Blanc declares war on House Durand, claiming the third Electorate was rigged.
* 747: House Allard Declares Themselves the Rightful Claimants to the Throne House Allard declares war on both House Durand and House Blanc.
* 748: Philippé de Lavaurette Starts Expanding His Army After realizing how corrupt the election was, Philippé starts plotting to conquer the capital of Beaumont.
* 751: House Blanc Subjugates House Gauthier After the siege of Montuis, House Gauthier submits to House Blanc.
* 752: House Lyon Pledges Fealty to House Lavaurette In order to gain protection during the civil war, House Lyon pledges their swords to House Lavaurette.
* 752: Fort de Lavaurette is Completed Philippé de Lavaurette founds Fort de Lavaurette and starts the construction of a defensible port town at its foot.
* 753: The Siege of Beaumont: House Severe successfully defends Beaumont from the army of House Allard.
* 753: House Severe Defeats House Allard After the Siege of Beaumont, the Severe forces follow the retreating Allard forces back to their domain and strike a decisive blow to their army, defeating House Allard and integrating the Allard domains into House Severe.
* 754: House Lavaurette Conquers House Badeaux House Lavaurette conquers the minor House Badeaux, gaining two fishing villages, one market town, and three farmsteads.
* 754: House Blanc Demands Subjugation from House Lavaurette
* April 757: The Siege of Fort de Lavaurette is Started House Blanc lays siege to Fort de Lavaurette.
* 5 May 757: House Severe pledges support against House Blanc's siege of Fort de Lavaurette.
* July 758: The Battle of Fort Lavaurette: The armies of House Severe and Allard surround the forces of House Blanc, leading to a decisive victory for Philippé Lavaurette.
* 759: The Battle of Beaumont The combined forces of House Lavaurette, Severe , Allard, Lyon, and Badeaux, led by Philippé, march on Beaumont and defeat the forces of Blanc, Durand, and Gauthier outside the city.

### The Era of Unity (760-911)

* June 760: The Crowning of Philippé Lavaurette Philippé Lavaurette is crowned king by the clergy, marking the end of the bloody Civil war.
* 786: The first colony and expolration ship departs from the Roseaux harbour. Named the Catalina
* 787: The Catalina capsizes in the great northern sea. Resulting in the creation of Puerto Azura
* 791: Death of King Philippé Lavaurette
* 791: Crowning of Henry Lavaurette
* 797: The Catalina is pronnouced missing.
* 810: Fort de Lavaurette is Renamed St. Philippé
* 835: Modernization of Succession Laws This reform makes it possible for women to become the successor of the crown.
* 842: Henry Lavaurette Dies
* 842: The Coronation of Philippé II Lavaurette

### Lavaurette Dynasty (911-1000)

* 912: The Dandovian Wars Begin when The Dandovian Theocratic State declares war on Venillión.
* 912: The Battle of St. Philippé
* 913: The Battle of Beaumont Dandovian Victory.
* 21 August 913: The Battle of Montuis Dandovian Victory.
* May 914: The Montuis Peasants Revolt The Montuis peasants declare themselves independent and join the Dandovian Order as a vassal state but declare themselves neutral in the conflict.
* August 914: The Second Battle of St. Philippé Resulted in a Dandovian Victory. With the Venish government and navy forced to go into exile in Rósbornea.
* 918: Death of Cedric II Lavaurette Cedric II Lavaurette dies in exile in Rósbornea.
* April 918: Joanna Lavaurette Takes Reign Joanna de Lavaurette takes the reins of the government in exile and vows to hold her coronation in St. Philippé.
* 20 September 920: The Great Reconquete Together with Rósbornea and allied forces, a great
* 922**:** The Dandovian War Ends With the death of their Archbishop, the Dandovian Forces Surrender.
* 14 February 923: The Grand Coronation of Duchess Joanna de Lavaurette
* 16 June 925: The Reformation The state reforms into an Archduchy.
* January 978: Death of Duchess Joanna de Lavaurette
* March 978: Coronation of Louis Lavaurette
* 998: Death of Louis Lavaurette Due to being sick with Dragonpox, he dies young and without children.

* ***Year 1000 = Server start***
* 1000: Grand Coronation of Archduchess Anna de Lavaurette, Daughter of the younger brother of the last king.
* The city state of Vastiella Becomes a vassal of Venillión
* 1001: A Border treaty is written between Venillión, Beinavöllur and Voskerod
* 1002: the Council of the south is formed as a forum and discussion platform in Fjordal
* 1002: The pact of Sword and Coin is formed as an alliance between Venillión, Beinavöllur and Voskerod.
* 1003: Construction on a fort in the north is started, Named Fort de l'ours blanc
* 1002: The Venillian Trade league is formed to survey the north and to find a suitable location to set up a colony meant for trade.
* 1005: The Venillian Trade League settles on an island off the Selenärum coast, Naming the Colony after the Archduchess; Fort Anna
* 1007: The Whiterock castle renovation is finished. And a tower is started construction on the Whiterock castle
* 1008: Vastiella asks to join Venillión, Getting Annexed after a few months of negotiations.

## Culture and Education

The people of Venillión are renowned for their talent in winemaking, with Venillión wine considered a delicacy. Education in Venillión is mandatory from the age of 6 to 12, covering subjects such as mathematics, science, poetry, and religion, which holds a significant place in the curriculum.

## Foreign Relations

Throughout its history, Venillión has maintained significant foreign relations. Notably, the nation had a longstanding alliance with Rósbornea, a neighboring nation, which resulted in positive trade and diplomatic ties. Venillión also enjoyed amicable relations with the Voskerod Tzarnate, a nation sharing both cultural and religious similarities.

## Climate

Venillión's climate is a mix of alpine and Mediterranean, contributing to its fertile lands, ideal for winemaking.

## Economy

The Venillian economy relies heavily on trade and the export of precious stones such as amethyst and emeralds. The export of wine, grain, and livestock is also crucial to the nation's economic well-being. The central location of Montuis serves as a natural meeting place and hub for commerce.

## Ethnic Makeup

The primary ethnic group in Venillión is human, with only a small number of immigrants from other nations. All government positions are held by Venish people, and the nation's central location allows for interactions with a diverse array of races. Recently, anthropologists have found that the Venish people are of Yntre descent, making them closely related to Dorlancien and Etralian peoples

## Religion

Venillión follows the Ordre des Saints d'Irenarch (Order of the Irenarch). which was founded by and is still followed by people of the Voskerod Tzarnate with many other states in the area following the religion. The metropolitan Luvérin Abreo is the highest head of the religion within Venillión, being in charge of al other arch-bichops in the nation.