Barisia

Durrenburg, Principality of Ulvint

The **Duchy of Barisia and Moravia** (mostly referred to as **Barisland** or **Groenfontein**) is a sovereign state in the 4th Heptant, just east of the Laaglands. It was a colony of the Grimm-based Royvel Empire from 1217-1369, where it gained independence in the Subate Rebellion. It also had ties to other medieval civilizations. It is sometimes used as a hunting ground for game.

Barisland's jurisdiction extends over a number of jungles (Ybril, Spritbosch, Maliburg, Wit's Piek) and a desert (Haarliskop), and a number of decentralized tribes and petty kingdoms. It is one of the most naturally diverse regions on Cadmus. Its capital is Durrenburg. Barisland is home to the native tribes of the Muravii, Barisian (aka Davian), the Nuvre-Gavi, and the cannibalistic tribes of the Caveborne. Despite its ancient nature, it was originally used as a large-scale research project of the original Grimm emperors, especially Katzi the Wise.

The eastern regions had a role in the colonial efforts of the Roman Empire, and contains a handful of ancient architecture amidst the dense flora. An assortment of stations, manned by both peerage and first-class Krolomiszers, is used to oversee plantations and keep track of population counts. As of 1647, Lusitannia has employed the largest amount of workers in the region, and is the de facto ruler.

As of 1648, there have been movements from the Pirate Republic to gain the territory and utilize it as a pirate stronghold. It has already gained a foothold in the coastal regions, specifically the Lordship of Muyrell.

## History

The region of Barisland was inhabited by extremely early migrating Germani tribes, specifically the Ostrosuebi, who migrated to the region in approximately 1600 BCE, however there were still natives in the region somehow. These tribes (known as the Flamura) are considered to be descendants of Homo Solacium.

The seafaring people of the Gavi also settled in the area in roughly 1000 BC, causing the First Gavic Invasion. The war raged for dozens of years before the Roman-Dacia Empire intervened, bringing a number of extremely alien diseases which ravaged most of the population, ending the war.

### Roman Era

Barisia (without Moravia) was originally an imperial province of the Roman Empire, having been conquered by Carus in December of 282 AD. As a province, it gained further territory under Dacio Aurelius and conquered the adjacent region of Moravia (referred to as Moravitania), which was occupied by the Muravii. The original roman colonies did not fare well in the extreme climates and native backlash, and had much larger threats to consider.

The region was finally mapped out by Agrippa in 33 BCE, despite the fact that soon after a vicious natural disaster (theorized to be a tidal wave or flood) emerged from the River Gavelle and devastated the region. The pioneer and slave Hauseviere was born (or discovered) on the same day as the disaster, meaning he is one of the earliest recorded M-Os in history. Barisland was mostly used for plantations by private owners until the Adamas of the empire.

### Free Era

The area was mostly abandoned save for some architecture and merchant trading routes, used for Sugar Tours. This era was prosperous for the native inhabitants, who reached a slightly higher level of civilization in the centuries that followed. Some of the warring tribes were united under king Durren. They had limited contact with the rest of Cadmus, and the flood had caused Barisland to be somewhat separated from the mainland, acting as a semi-island.

Barisland was contacted by pirates (see the Prevaltic Pirates), who utilized the half-island as a marooning destination for prisoners (see Sigmundt Haral). It was later used as a trading port, and had heavy ties to piracy until 1217 AD. The influence of piracy was so great that the Frankish languages managed to become widely spoken even in the native circles. This branch of Germani language is called Klausian.

### Grimmican Era

The Royvel Empire of the Grimm colonized the region in 1217, re-using the plantations and some of the architecture of the civilizations before them. They also tried to convert the inhabitants to the Catholic faith, to little success. The tension caused by the religious differences was one of the main causes behind the Battle of St. Zago. Under the command of Markus II, the region was divided into spheres of influence, and the inhabitants were converted to the common brand of feudalism prevalent in Grimmican circles.

The region was utilized for its Lurritgate, and various nobles were gifted power in the regions, despite the unwillingness of the locals, half of whom had still clutched onto their original religion (Sotorianism) and disagreed with the administrative of the Grimmish. Its status as a feudal monarchy was unsuccessful from a jurisdictional point of view, as the empire's influence on the region waned due to the distance. Financially, Barisland was capable of generating enormous profits.

Emperor Katzi the Wise exploited the region as a large-scale research project for inhumane experimentation. This included Alchemy on human subjects, research on various diseases (such as Carcass Fever) and their affect in war, and the weight of the human soul.

### Independence

Under Isolde "Subate" Baris, the native inhabitants unionized for the first time in centuries and massacred the nobility in the Subate Rebellion of 1369. They have taken up the original noble titles for the purposes of administration and interheptant recognition. They have now gained close trading ties to Lusitannia, as well as their original pirate allies from centuries prior.

## Trivia

* Barisland is based on the Caribbean conquistador invasions (1542), as well as the Dutch colonization of the Guianas (specifically, Pomeroon), as it represents an early modern colonization of a tropical paradise by european powers. Its earlier history is based on Roman Egypt.