Mordor

The Banner of Mordor

## Territory of Mordor

**Mordor,** also known as **The Dark Land** or the **Land of the Shadows**, is a sovereign nation situated in the northern region of the Middle East. It shares land borders with neighboring nations, namely the Roman Empire to the west, the First Empire of Atheau to the north, and The Holy Kingdom to the east. Geographically, Mordor is in close proximity to two significant bodies of water, with the Black Sea located to its west and the Sea of Nurnen positioned to its east.

As a monarchy, Mordor operates under a single executive system. The capital city of Mordor is Barad-dûr, which also serves as the largest urban center within the country. Barad-dûr additionally functions as the administrative capital of the province bearing the same name.

Mordor is the second main economic power in the Middle East, it's right after the Roman Empire, and the Fallen Empire of Great Doria is after Mordor.

## Etymology and terminology

From Mordor, a bleak realm ruled by The Dark Lord Sauron, in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional Middle-earth. Tolkien created the name in his constructed language Sindarin, from *mor* (“dark, black”) and *dor* (“land”).

Compare with Old English *morþor* (“murder”), murder, Greek μαυρός (mavrós, “dim”) and Latin *mors* (“death”).

## Founding

Mordor, established on May 16th, 2023, was founded by The Dark Lord, DanieloXXelo. Initially conceived as a modest nation encompassing the real-life territories of Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia, Mordor gradually expanded its territorial boundaries to include portions of Russia, Turkey, and Iran. As of the present day, Mordor is the third-largest nation in the Middle East and the fifth-largest nation in Asia.

## Relations with the neighbors to the West

Following Mordor's assertion of their claims on the discord server, the Roman Empire responded with their own claims, resulting in a contentious border dispute between the two parties. Initially, neither side attached significant importance to the issue and mutually agreed that the party who constructed structures in the disputed area first would retain control over it.

The border dispute persisted until the Romano-Pogo War, a conflict that ultimately led to a resolution. Mordor successfully regained control of the contested land after the conclusion of the war, thereby resolving the border dispute in their favor.

### The Theft

On June 6, 2023, an incident occurred involving a member of the Roman Empire identified as mdad1427, who stole valuable possessions from Mordor. Upon discovering this theft, The Dark Lord promptly notified Emperor Pruper of the situation. However, the Emperor did not take the matter seriously, as the accused thief denied the allegations. Unbeknownst to The Dark Lord, he was unaware of the denial and assumed he was being ignored, suspecting a larger conspiracy at play.

The following day, on May 7, mdad1427 struck again, although the amount stolen was minimal due to Mordor's recovery efforts from the previous theft. Faced with an ongoing situation that showed no signs of improvement, DanieloXXelo, acting on behalf of Mordor, had no alternative but to seek assistance from allied forces. Consequently, Mordor reached out to the French Empire for aid in dealing with the Roman Empire.

A joint decision was made by Mordor and the French Empire to launch a raid against the Romans. This endeavor proved to be a harrowing experience, resulting in numerous roman casualties and the theft of significant amounts of equipment. Subsequently, relations between Mordor and the Roman Empire became strained. However, as the stolen items were eventually returned, and considering the merger of the Roman Empire with the French Empire, it became apparent that maintaining adversarial relations served no purpose. Thus, diplomatic efforts were initiated to mend the relationship between Mordor and the Roman Empire.

## Treaties, Groups, Organisations, ETC.

**Economic, Trade and Travel:**

* Middle Eastern Trade and Travel Union (METTU, TTU)
* The International Eurasian Railway System (TIERS)

**Military and Defense:**

* Military Alliance with the French Empire
* Asian Protection and Defense Pact

**Non Aggresion Pacts:**

* Fallen Empire of Great Doria - Signed on May 25th, 2023
* First Empire of Atheau - Signed on May 31st 2023
* Holy Christian League - Signed on May 31st, 2023

**Other:**
(None)