Nyr-Stadyr

Nyr-Stadyr, often shortened to Stadyr, is one of the three main nations occupying Aknara in the Fifth Era.

## Government

For an overview of Nyr-Stadyr's laws and punishments, see Stadyrian Justice System.

## History

The land that would come to be known as Nyr-Stadyr was originally a colony of the country Halcyon. The Aknaran continent was an entirely untapped source of many natural resources, and was thus deemed essential for the struggling nation.

The colony maintained a peaceful, if tense, relationship with the other colony occupying the continent that would come to be known as King's Ak. During this time, many frontier towns were founded by immigrants from across Yyagnfell, not just Halcyon, seeking a new life. Due to this, religious practices that differed from those most prominent in Halcyon were quite qcommoned, including even those that followed Nyrrikinism. Eventually, a cult of Asmodeus developed in the Great Callan Wastes - a group named the Ulythists. This cult was led by a goliath known as Sefn, a charismatic leader and preacher with a background as a priest in Halcyon.

The Uyliethists preached a dogma revering order and law, and an adherence to and militarisation of authority. At the time, Halcyon's state peacekeeping forces were spread incredibly thin, owing to the short time the colony had been occupied and it's incredible size. This fact had left the people disenfranchised with the state, viewing them as overambitious and incompetent. This fact led to the Uyliethists gaining a large foothold in the people across the nation, who came to believe that yhe Uyliethists were more fit for the role of leadership than the state, whether they followed the religion or not.

The Ulythists preached a dogma revering order and law, and an adherence to and militarisation of authority. At the time, Halcyon's state peacekeeping forces were spread incredibly thin, owing to the short time the colony had been occupied and it's incredible size. This fact had left the people disenfranchised with the state, viewing them as overambitious and incompetent. This fact led to the Ulythists gaining a large foothold in the people across the nation, who came to believe that yhe Uyliethists were more fit for the role of leadership than the state, whether they followed the religion or not.

Eventually, in the year 39/5e, the Ulythists led a mass coup against the colony leaders from Halcyon, resulting in the summary execution of all political and spiritual leaders from Halcyon, the deaths of the vast majority of Halcyonic troops stationed within Aknara, and the death of Sefn, who would later be crowned as a saint and martyr. The Ulythists then assumed government control, establishing themselves as the ruling body of the nation. Their forces, however, were weak. As such, they imposed a conscription program across the country, portraying it as a precursor to the conscripts' training, before their afterlife fending back the forces of the Abyss from the mortal realm. This program, while highly controversial, and costing the Ulyhian movement much of it's public goodwill, meant their forces were quickly bolstered. Additionally, the religious aspect of conscription meant that just as many people conscripted were in support of their own conscription.

Meanwhile, Halcyon was unable to fight back against the newly formed nation that had ousted it, having spent so many resources in founding and future-proofing the land. As such, Halcyon was largely forced to surrender the land to the Ulythists, not being able to commit it's forces to a war halfway across Yyagnfell that also required them to pass by or through Avek'n territory.

Meanwhile, Halcyon was unable to fight back against the newly formed nation that had ousted it, having spent so many resources in founding and future-proofing the land. As such, Halcyon was largely forced to surrender the land to the Ulythists, not being able to commit it's forces to a war halfway across Yyagnfell that also required them to pass by or through Avek'n territory.

## Notable Locations

* The Great Callan Wastes
* The Fellwood