Viceroyalty of Leitfare

Leitfare is a country in Eastern Zejha.

Flag of Leitfare (Twindaucus)

### Religious composition

64.2% Dehasism- 73.2% Makirate- 23.8% Longonar- 3% Other32.7% Irreligious3.1% Other

## Government

### Government type

Leitfaren Autocratic RepublicLeitfaren Viceroyalty

#### Etymology

The leading theory on the origin of the name “Leitfare”, is that it originated as an old takačeňa verb “litefra”, which means “to meet”, or “to greet”. Possibly being used due to the legendary origins of the country where people from all over the world “met” and founded a kingdom in the region known today as Leitfare.

## History

### Early & Prehistory

Before the founding of Leitfare as a Nation-State, the history of the local people is not very well known apart from biased descriptions by Hedarigan scholars.
It is believed however, that the natives of the region were somehow related to the Uynafi, as the linguistic and genealogic evidence suggests.

### Founding of Leitfare

The Legend of the founding of Leitfare is widely known by the people of Leitfare. It tells of the first King, known as Faren Lukwilkasen, who gathered the disparate people from around Zejha to jump-start a Kingdom that would act as a safe haven for the victims of war.
The real history however, appears to be less interesting. The contemporary records written by Kosko of Hedariga suggest that the local tribes around modern-day Evermire formed a loose confederation with the Evermire tribe at its center and Faren as their king, and officially recognized as a sovereign political entity by Hedariga in 1028. The cause behind such an event still eludes scholars of today, but it is believed that the Linan raids on the region might have forced such a confederation to appear in order to defend against such raids.

### The Seven Kings Era

Shortly after the death of Faren Lukwilkasen in 1089, Leitfare would continue to be a monarchy for the next 260 years. During that time, Leitfare was ruled by a line of monarchs commonly referred to as the 'Seven Kings'.
The reign of the last king ended in August of 1349. Without an heir, the succession was disputed by internal factions which led to a brief 8 month civil war known as the "War of the Moon", named after the blood moon which was visible in the last 4 hours of the war.
The conflict ended with the Leitfaren National Court's victory, leading the nation into the era of Viceroyalty.

### Viceroyalty

Once the Viceroyalty was established in 1353, Leitfare entered a surprisingly prosperous period in which the Leitfaren National Court would itself appoint Viceroys to rule in their stead. This however was a short-lived era, as soon the government became corrupt and prone to bribery and manipulation of the Viceroy. In the year 1686, protests began to organize to overthrow the Leitfaren National Court, and implement a more democratic system like in Pinyshi Republic. Those protests are known as Sala Kummagar, and lead to the modern-day republic.

### Modern Day

Even though Sala Kummagar saw the reduction of legislative and executive power in the Leitfaren National Court, and the overthrow of the Viceroy at the time, the system of such appointed Viceroys remained. Instead of being appointed by the Leitfaren National Court, they would instead be elected by the populace, thus starting the republican era that still exists to this day.
Today, Leitfare enjoys relative stability, however recent tensions of the Leitfaren-Uynafi borders have caused some unrest in both nations, and could lead to something more serious if not dealt with.
As of 14th November 2066, Viceroy Leon Gashwig has signed an agreement with Kugari'hweo of Uynafa to remain neutral in the ongoing Almean War. This however has not eased the tensions, as Uynafa still believes that Leitfare is involved in supporting Uynafa's enemies through lend-lease deals. These accusations have been denied by Leon Gashwig.