Aeroianic

## The Democratic Union of Aeroianic

The Country of Aeroianic is quite old compared to the surrounding nations nearby it, as it claims to be a continental power and has the potential to be a major global influence. The country has been strafed with internal & external affairs throughout its life since 1080, which seemingly doesn't cease to this day. It boasts a strong military, alongside having a large population under SFR, which includes Kobania & Sallya.

## Before the Aeroianicians Came

The lands that currently make up Aeroianic was made up another group, the Komiadians. During the ' Somalli Migration Era' from 490-1578, the Komiadians quickly moved in to replace the former Somalli lands, coming from the south. Because of the lack of another major group, the Komiadians managed to expand rapidly with little resistance. This saw them diversify upon crossing the Adggeninen Mountain Range, creating two separate groups. There were the Horirdi or Horde Komiadians of the north & west, and then the Dasiadggeninen or Coast Komiadians of the east & south. The horde Komiadians wouldn't do much in this time period, whilst the Coast Komiadians quickly became civilized and formed states, which would later on become kingdoms.

### Empire/Kingdom of Nasmisne-

The Kingdom of Nasmisne would be established in 384 AD, being the oldest of the 'Big Four' states. Nasmisne was formed before the Somalli left, but it can be stated that the Komiadians also aggressively expanded through conquest, which could potentially explain their early arrival. Anyways, under their first ruler Usinim the 1st, the kingdom would transform into an empire in 59 years of his reign. From there the Empire of Nasmisne would come to take control of much of the coastline by 473, soon having a period of hegemony for around 200 years. The hegemony would come to an abrupt end by the first raid by the Svoken, marking the start of the Svoken Era (Bloody Raiders) in 689. This, alongside multiple civil wars and succession crisis, saw the state collapse within years. From an empire to a small, decaying kingdom, the fall of Nasmisne was quite a dramatic one. In fact, the result of their collapse and the Svoken winning a decisive victory at Tyjarion saw the rise of three more states. Nasmisne was on their last legs by the time Vladimir arrived with the Aeroianicians. The Hgadimede Dynasty still exists, with their last descendents in reserved land for their historical palace.

### Kingdom of Astervias-

The Kingdom of Astervias is one of the most complex kingdom for the time, as it evolved from a princedom to a parliamentary monarchy. The state allowed lords to elect their future king, starting in 670 AD when Emperor Ytrusius of Nasmisne created a state under his rule to act as a buffer to the Svoken. From there the princes of Astervias constantly took bites out of Nasmisne, especially when another civil war ripped the country a part in 829, seeing most of their northern territory taken within months. Astervias was in a unique position by the time the Aeroianicians arrived, existing in an advanced society that was progressing to a unified parliament and more rights to the peasantry. Yet, the kingdom would suffer from a multitude of problems which the Aeroianicians exploited, including the system which had parliament decide when the levies had to be raised, how frequently the troops were paid, and who essentially lead the army (lead to a lot of corruption and bribery). For such a complex state, the way they fell has always made historians question the system of parliamentary monarchies at the time, which helped develop in sight about it. The kingdom would come to an end in the same year Vladimir landed at Treiski Square, soon taking the capital of Astervias and having the Dcanidne Dynasty executed on mass after sacking the city for days.

### Grand Duchy of Crenkte-

The Grand Duchy of Crenkte is the youngest out of the 'Big Four', only being formed 60 years before Vladimir's arrival. The state technically did exist, only under the grip of the Svoken raiders. In fact the entirety of the grand duchy originally was just a Svoken hot bed until the Closveken Coalition was formed, and saw the Svoken Era come to an end after 347 years of terror on the populace. The state would fall under the Deuchensic Dynasty, becoming an margraviate in 1020. The grand duchy itself would not experience much, besides acting as a secondary major hub for trade behind Tresivic's holdings in the south. Due to the failure of the Astverian army at Ghadioren and Reuvicir, the duchy would be the first state to truly fall under the Aeroianicians army, soon followed by Astervias. This can be blamed partially on the fact that Astervias experienced a dynastic change while Crenkte did not, with many of the lords and noblemen seeing Vladimir's arrival as a better person to pledge allegiance to, as they soon participated in their conquest of Astervias.

### The Serene Republic of Tresivic-

The Serene Republic of Tresivic was the great power of the region, essentially replacing the role of Nasmisne upon their revolt in 733 AD. Tresivic would have a similar system to Astervias, yet it wasn't complex as it when comparing the two. Tresivic would establish dominance through trade rather by war, as they rapidly grew wealthy from their dealings throughout the Galatia Ocean, allowing them to maintain a small but well-trained army, and a massive fleet of around 300 ships strong. Because of their position, the state was allowed to bully both the Coast Komiadian states and surrounding kingdoms, enforcing their desired trade upon others. This would later on be the main reason why Tresivic held out against Aeroianician/Masuckinite invasions until 1249, being the last establishment of the Coast Komiadians.

## Vladimir's Arrival on Thessalonia

Vladimir Jaskerlistec would arrive on Thessalonia in 1080, bringing around 40,000 people in total after several months of travel by sea (historians don't exactly know everything about the Aeroianicians, only taking what they got from personal diaries). Vladimir and his son Karient would manage to form an army of 1,500, which would soon be the force that decimates the Komiadians. Vladimir was a great commander, alongside Karient. The duo managed to win victory after victory after victory, never losing a single battle to the enemy. By 1095, he has gained control of the coast, alongside setting up minor vassals in former Crenkte and Astervias. Vladimir would go on the rest of his life dealing with internal affairs, primarily setting up the state of Masuckinite. Because of his actions and long-lasting ideas of a kingdom, Vladimir would be called 'the Founder' upon his death bed in 1201.

## The Rise of Masuckinite

The rise of the Masuckinite Kingdom can be attritbuted to 4 influential kings, from Karient the 1st to Dasvidn the 3rd, these kings managed to expand their kingdom greatly and bring change to it, as by Dasvidn's death, his son would form an empire.

### Karient the Great-

Karient the 1st would assume the throne of Masuckinite in 1201 after the death of his father, soon continuing the demisal of the Komiadians that have yet to be finished of. His main focus was to claim the throne of Nasmisne, while also defeating Tresivic. He proved to be a daring & brilliant tactician, crushing his foes left and right. Even though his is the 2nd most influential figure in the state, alongside setting the tone for future conflicts of the Masuckinite army, his reign was short. Along with that, he never managed to tackle internal affairs, having to fight off multiple Tresivic and Nasmisne efforts to retake their land, resulting in the Dasuinim Campaign, which would see Karient die while sieging Vosilan Fortress in May 1229. Although his reign was short lived, many military theorists and strategists read his book 'Karient: the Laws of the Field of War'. His efforts saw the tripling of the kingdom, which is why he was called the 'Great'.

### Masicive the Komiadian Slayer-

After 2 reigns kings who dealt with internal affairs, Masicive would take the throne in 1238 (they both died from a yellow fever equivalent), soon proving to be another great commander. Masicive would take up on Karient's tactics and philosophy of war, seeing himself lead another campaign into Tresivic, which was the last remaining Komiadian kingdom at this point. He always saw a way to exploit the Tresivic army, through the usage of well selected environments to constant harassment from his infamous cavalry vanguard. He was called the 'Komiadian Slayer', even before his glorious and decisive victory at Deisnke, which would also see his death in 1249. His fatal wound saw the end of him only hours after the battle, being layed to rest near Karient & Vladimir's tome stones. His reign was also quite short, but he's the main reason in which Masuckinite decided to develop a fleet, using Tresivic's former fleet.

### Dabich the 1st or the Black King-

Dabich was born in 1285, being considered a bastard. Because of this he was automatically not counted as a successor, seeing 5 pretenders rise to take his throne. He was largely ignored by them, until he came of age and struck back against those who dare replace him. As a result of his decisive victories, he had all of the pretenders and their families executed, and had their blood smothered on his armor, which became is infamous black armor of Tashored. Dabich, still blood-thirsty after his victory, would move north, threatening the now well established Horde Komiadians, managing to take the Saivonuneied Emperor's throne in a matter of weeks. Even with his newly acquired territory, Dabich was still not satisficed, as the new lands had been forced into a clan system, as he knew very well it was nearly impossible to solely control the region. This allowed him to have the different clans fight each other while still under Masuckinite rule. He would continually torture many in wake of actively going against him, yet, even as the 'Black King' seemed like a man from hell, he was a reformist. He was well known for his focus on the arts and economy development of his kingdom, marking the beginning of Masuckinite hegemony as almost every aspect of the state flourished (including education as well). He would leave his kingdom on his death bed in 1308, making it a better place than it was before.

### Dasvidn the 3rd-

Dasvidn the 3rd, another bastard king, would take the throne directly after Dabich in 1308. Unlike his father, Dasvidn was much more of a reserved man, fixing the errors of the Black King in terms of reforms and the state. Dasvidn would focus on the idea of a standing army, always in active service. His efforts would pay off during Quiqr Khan's Rebellion in 1333, in which Quiqr Khan of the Tuemingn Clan attempted to establish himself as emperor of the Horde Komiadians, instantly being wiped out in single battle due to the active presence of Masuckinite forces. Dasvidn didn't really focus on the Scivinadidaed clans of the north, as he soon made a general campaign west of the now Asheieche Mountains, defeating the largely out-classed horse archers against heavy cavalry & pikemen. The kingdom would have tripled in size, gaining lands that essentially make up Aeroianic's current day border, as Dasvidn planned that his state would evolve from what he has done. By the time of Dasvidn's death in 1357, Masuckinite was a continental power, with no true rivals that can stop it, that is from a political perspective. Once Marron coronates himself as the '1st Emperor of Aeroinias', a mighty coalition is soon formed to overthrow the young emperor, marking the beginning of a new saga.

## The Establishment of an Empire

By the time Marron took the throne and coronated himself as 'Emperor of Aeroinias', many clans have begun actively moving against the young ruler under fears of true Masuckinite domination over them. There was and has always been a thin line between the two, as the Horde Komiadians have attempted multiple times to rally against the state since 1293, but it came to the maximum threat to the state since the days of Vladimir & Karient. The two sides would focus on internal affairs, as Marron set up a stable empire for not only himself, but for future generations.

### Marron the 1st: Emperor of the East

Marron the 1st would establish his empire only months after his father's passing in 1357, soon moving to fix himself a stable empire. He wasn't completely sure about how to run an empire, but he attempted to do so, creating a better system that replaced the feudal society of the time. Under the 'Marronte Derocao System' many feudal lords became members of a sort of parliament being made up of the Emperor's favored candidates. From there they helped him internally, as they guided/advice him about how to set up his government from now on, soon dropping feudalism in its entirety. This not favored the ruler, but caused a massive shift for a more unified country under is control. From 1357-1378, his reforms and changes to the state would have been completed, as he soon moved on to solidifying his territorial possessions, which meant he had to destroy the Clans of the Komiadian Hordes. He didn't know how to do such a thing initially, until he met a man named Deime 'Regius' Gharionde, a general who has a long career fighting against them. He would soon become Marron's right hand man, as Regius becomes a influential figure in Aeroinias military history, being the first general to employ the major usage of arquebuses and cannons, which would lead to his legendary victories at Jkilierin & Khadzait, changing the course of history for the Komiadians & Aeroinias.

### General Deime 'Regius' Gharionde: The Gunpowder Maniac

General Deime 'Regius' Gharionde would become a prominent figure in the formation of the Aeroinias Empire, contributing to its prowess with an infamous army that never has lost a battle. Regius was born in a family of 4 children, with all of them ending up serving the Masuckinite army in 1308-1334. He would first see action at the fields of Dfandiq, whilst his regiment was nearly annihilated, he lead a counter charge that broke the enemy's morale, although the battle was a defeat. He would later on prove to be a capable commander, continually defeating the enemy on multiple occasions. Regius was sent across the Quinac Gulf to help establish a port there, repelling native attacks on the area. Regius was noted by his superiors to have always "outsmarted his opponents, winning whole battles by simply judging and predicting their actions & reactions from a map". His lengthy history would make him a valuable candidate for becoming Marquis of the Army & of Kailsonae (the capital), soon being given the task to develop a proper Aeroinias Army. He would do so, forming different ranks of pikemen, halberds, cavalry, crossbow men etc. Most importantly though, he picked up on the invention of gunpowder and the weapons for it, specifically cannons & hand-cannons (later on arquebuses), having them imported into the country and used. Before long he would have the state producing their own equivalents, alongside gunpowder to help balance out the pricing for it. Regius's actions would come in handy during the War of the Borqat Coalition, as Borqat Khan declared himself as the true emperor of Aeroinias and of the Komiadians, being the largest revolt yet.

## Pre-Khadzait: Rise of Borqat Khan's Rebellion

Borqat Khan would be a descendent of the Saivonuneied Emperor, and would become furious over time with the kings of Masuckinite taking the title away from him, and now with the formation of an empire, that title would soon be eliminated. Borqat would attempt to rally much of the 59 clans the dotted all across the western lands of the empire, with around 37 of them participating. Borqat would do this through secrecy, against his father's wishes. In fact, around half of the clans didn't participate as they knew the revolt would only result in more harsh punishment, with some of them actively fighting with the Aeroinias army to be on the Emperor's good side. As such, many clans were split in half in the process, only making Borqat's rebellion all the risky for those who fight with win, but through the young man's powerful speeches, they were convinced. He often told them that he would grant them not just land, but power within his new empire. Borqat would finally strike out against the Empire in 1383, after the death of his father who was the last thing holding him back. The Khan's armies assembled, with 37 clans under one banner, that of the Saivonuneieds'. Many of the head figures of the clans, including Borqat, are well-experienced commanders, with a combined force of around 30,000 in total. The sacking of Magna Vosilic Fortress outside the Count of Vosilic's Palace would mark the official start of the war in February.

## War of the Borqat Coalition

On February 12th, 1383, after hearing the news of the sacking of Magna Vosilic Fortress, Count of Vosilic rallies his levies of his personal militia, before marching out to meet the savages, with the first battle at Rtubudn. The Count only had around 1,500 troops, yet, his enemy was only 5,500 strong under Uqind Khan. Due to the clans allegiance to Borqat happening in secret, none of them could've actually combined forces before the attack without provoking the hundreds of garrisons in the area. And so, the Battle of Rtubudn made the Count have equal footing to Uqind, which would see a complete route as the Vosilician Vanguard cavalry wiped out the entirety of the army only hours when the battle started, ending it quickly. The Count's participation in multiple campaigns against them made him a veteran, and he knew much of their tactics.

The news of the defeat would shock Borqat, with many of the other clan leaders stating that Uqind could've won if had support of the nearby Xiacni Clan, and so Borqat and his Coalition begun slaughtering members of clans who weren't fighting for him, with hundreds to thousands being killed in a matter of weeks. Borqat at this point would've assembled his forces, the same could be said about the Aeroinias army too. Under Marquis Regius & General Zazkir, the two men lead a force of 18,000 strong, to tackle the now unified 25,000 force of Borqat's Coalition. The Zaschin River Campaign would see both sides struggle to win a decisive victory, as General Zazkir attempted to bring out the main force of the enemy. The Battles of Deunbid & Asfivic would see only minor victories, with both sides being cautious. This can be blamed on the fact that the Aeroinias cannons & arquebuses haven't been called into service yet, only happening after the campaign was essentially over, with the Battle of Ferdiklan seeing a strategical Aeroinias victory and a tactical Coalition victory. Aeroinias would start having good footing at this point, but it wasn't truly secured.

From 1385-1397, not much would happen besides minor engagements, as Borqat needed to replace his loses after losing around 7,800 during the Zaschin Campaign, and Regius & Zazkir needed to do the same after losing 3,450. Finally, after a particularly harsh winter, Regius sets out on a new campaign, in which his army of now 16,700 will split up, to double their efforts in crushing Borqat's forces. Borqat had a similar plan in mind, but due to the lack of reinforcements he could get, his army of 17,800 would split up under a desperate situation. The Achidien Campaign begins, with two flat out victories of Zazkir's forces against Teumiur Khan, Borqat's brother, at the Battles of Geuntirn & Davsium. This essentially leaves Borqat's army of 14,000 to deal with Regius's army of 7,800. Borqat would manage to allude Regius's constant pursuit of him, until 1406, at the fields of Jkilierin, the two armies finally meet. Regius would commence a full on bombardment from his 13 cannons, surprising the enemy with a consistent stream of shells hitting them. Borqat reacts in a quick-paced manner, having his elite Dghankid Cavalry (Cossack) slam into Regius's left flank, almost breaking his army. Yet, with his valiant determination and careful maneuver of his arquebusiers, Borqat's attack fails, as he used their charge as a cover up for his escape. Regius can't chase him at this point, especially after losing 1,900 men, being a bloody battle. It would be called his grand victory, as Zazkir's recent victory at Eruisiqe gave him a way to trap him, but Regius would feel depressed after it. Many speculate it was from the death of his 3rd oldest brother, who had died, being a senior officer directly under him at the battle. Yet even after his unfortunate death, Regius still has an army to destroy completely.

Finally, after months to years of escaping the grasp of Regius, Borqat was pitted in a situation in which he had to fight his way out. With Zazkir coming in from the north and Regius from the south, Borqat had to choice wisely his plan of escape, soon sensing a gap between the two, leading his army towards the village of Khadzait. For Borqat, it was a full-proof victory, except, Regius has predicted that Borqat would attempt his escape there, already setting up his defensive positions for the battle. Regius, now with Emperor Marron the 1st, places his arquebusiers directly in the open, with pikemen & halberds behind them. His crossbow men were covered by the regular infantry men, alongside them covering the 17 cannon pieces they had brought with them. Borqat would finally arrive in the early morning, only to see his enemy on top of the hills around Khadzait. Borqat decides to move quickly, leading a force of 5,500 cavalry to pick off enemy arquebusiers, who have proven to be a threat over the recents years of war. His charge of his elite Dghankid Cavalry would also include multiple head figures of clans, their successors, etc. Once 'Borqat's Cursed Charge' begun, the elite cavalry made up of primarily horse archers were to be followed up by regular infantry men, with the leaders 'leading them to a promised victory'. In a matter of seconds, the charging men were nearly eliminated by the first volley of cannons, followed by the arquebusiers, yet, they pushed on. As soon they neared the arquebusiers, they retreated back behind the lines of halberds & pikes, and soon enough the battle was lost. The horse men who didn't get impaled by the pikes & crushed by halberds were killed with the second volley of the arquebusiers, whilst the cannons bombarded thee advancing enemy infantry. Almost all of the leaders, including Borqat, were killed, with only 8 being captured, with around 100+ leaders dead. The lost of 5,500 men would see the remaining army submit, after Borqat was burned to a crisp that day. The Battle of Khadzait would be one of the most decisive victories, as now the former clan system collapse upon itself from a lack of leaders, only seeing the rise of Marron's position there soon after in 1407. Marquis Regius would have won the battle with 73 dead, dying from miss fire rather than the enemy, being his greatest victory. His usage of arquebusiers & other gunpowder weapons would cause the army in 1493 to fully adopt the usage of it, making standard units out of it.