Vosonova

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## The Kingdom of Vosonova

The history of Vosonova begins on the Vos steppes, north of Sisli, on the continent Vuvres. Vos people were experts at animal husbandry and specialized in herding sheep. From the early 1000's to the 1180's trade between Sisli and Vos villages steadily increased, this led to an increase of wealth for the Vos people and their villages grew. In the year 1191 King Reiyiv lead a diplomatic tour around the steppes to unite the villages into the Kingdom of Vosonova. Though most villages peacefully joined the union, there were a few that wished to remain independent, especially in the South nearer to Sisli. It is not clear exactly when these holdouts were added to the Kingdom, but it was likely in the Punitive Wars.

The name "Vosonova" comes from the words *Vos Onyva* which mean "*People of the Steppes*" in middle Vosonovan. Originally the nation was called *Vastoi Vos Onyva,* or "*Kingdom of the People of the Steppes*". Somewhere around the 1500's that name had been shortened to *Vosonyva,* and eventually the vowel sounds shifted until *Vosonova* became the modern name of the nation.

For most of early Vosonovan history the kingdom was very poor. In the 1700's, with the invention of steam technology, textile mills were able to transform the Vosonovan economy. Massive oil reserves were discovered in the Northern territories in the 1800's and this cemented Vosonova as one of the wealthiest nations on the globe.

As far as diplomacy goes, Vosonova was great allies with Sisli through centuries of strong trade ties. Towards the West, Verseinian/Vosonovan relations had always been poor. Largely due to differences in religion, and their border struggles along the north pole.

### The War of the Roses

During the War of the Roses in 1878-1881, the already struggling Verseinian economy was ruined as they had been funding the Sislian revolution. Vosonova took this as an opportunity to invade and completely overwhelmed Verseinia. Vosonova annexed Verseinia to become the largest nation on the planet.

### The Sacking of Albanov

This wealth was not shared however and economic disparity between the ruling class and the commoners reached a head in the late 2010's. A cultural shift had been taking place which pushed public sentiment away from the monarchy and during a series of riots, the monarchy was officially overthrown in 2019 during the Sacking of Albanov.

## The People's Federation of Vosonova

Following the deposition of King Mosuva II, Pripol Dyavsdov took control of the nation as the head of the People's Liberation Party. In 2029, a coup led by Pripols son, Yvin, had him deposed. Yvin Dyavsdov declared himself the Premier of the nation and ruled with an iron fist.

Yvin led the nation into economic stagflation with poor management of the centrally planned market. Unemployment numbers were kept artificially low by forcing much of the population into menial, unnecessary jobs which lead to greater inflation and civil unrest.

### Verseinian Oppression

Ever since Verseinia had been annexed, tensions between the ethnic groups were heightened. Verseinians were pushed into slavery in the 1890s, but were freed during the abolitionist movement in the 1950s. Verseinian persecution continued in Vosonova as it had been institutionalized both in the culture and government. In the PFV it was illegal for Verseinians to own single-family homes, land, or work anywhere beside government approved jobs which were usually minimum wage positions.

As quality of life continued to degrade under the People's Liberation Party's rule, massive government propaganda campaigns pushed public sentiment to blame Verseinians. This culminated in the near dehumanizing of Verseinian people in the nation where public beatings and police brutality became commonplace. Ultimately this lead the Verseinians to protesting and eventually rioting. One particular protest-turned-riot was started by Asiron Mastana on October 3rd, 2039 signaled the start of the Verseinian War for Independence. The war ended on Jan 2nd, 2042, with a complete surrender from Vosonova. All the territory that was annexed in the 1800's was returned to Verseinia, around 40% of the nation. Sisli claimed around 9% of the nation, mostly along the border of the PVF and Sisli. The rest of the territory was made a "Special Diplomatic Region" which operated independently but with oversight from Verseinia.

## Post War -

Largely thanks to help from Sisli, Verseinia won the war and declared independence. The government was reformed yet again with oversight from Verseinian officials to the Democratic Vosonovan Territories. Just as the PFV, the newly reformed government would not last long before it changed once again.

During the war, much of Vosonovan infrastructure was completely destroyed or irradiated from Sislian nuclear bombs. In 2043, not even a year after the war had ended, Verseinia launched massive humanitarian aid missions into the devastated nation to help rebuild. Efforts were declared successfully complete in 2052. By this time public sentiment of Vosonova had shifted greatly in favor of Verseinia due to their aid post-war.

On June 6th, 2071, Vosonova, Sisli, and Verseinia signed the Newfound Treaty which reestablished Vosonova as a constitutional monarchy with elected representatives, making it once again a sovereign nation. The deposed King Mosuva II had a son while in exile who was appointed to become the new king of the nation. Though his power would remain largely ceremonial, he did have veto power in national legislation. King Dynovan I had a modest coronation and rarely got involved with politics, just a few of the many new traditions future monarchs would follow for hundreds of years to come.

#### Verseinian Relations & Legacy

Though the two nations had suffered hundreds of years of bitter conflict with each other, in the end they became inseparable allies. In fact, they are the only independent nations that maintained a presence on Epae following the Great Confederation Treaty.

Vosonova went on to become one of the largest and most advanced nations in the galaxy, second only to Verseinia.