Mannogard

**Mannogard** ("Land of Men") is a republic located near the New Republics. It is to the southwest of Sulgobur, nothwest of Gimbarish, and east of Noktea in the Tornarin Empire. Like Ajoltar, it is one of several nations mostly or entirely inhabited by men and males, and it is also known for being one of several nations where homosexuality is openly promoted.

## Flag and symbols

Mannogard's flag is green on the left and red on the right. At the middle is a round shield with three axes facing the left.

The national motto of Mannogard is "Together We Stand".

## History

Mannogard was founded 5,200 years before the Tornarin Bombardment as a refuge for suspected "argar", after a purge was conducted in three northerly nations against "deviants": Kalends, Pragaras, and Graunaland. Kalends suspected that a tenth of its people have deviant genes; Pragaras sought to purge all "suspicious" elements from its society; and Graunaland blamed deviants for the three communist dictators. There, deviants were either forced to take the Rho-Pill or were beaten up by officers and vigilantes.

To escape the torments of their societies, the artist Kaludris Bergonson led hundreds of men out of the country towards an uninhabited mountain slop to the south. There, he founded Mannogard as a refuge for men. Although many of the original members of the expedition died without children, they were replaced by newer arrivals not only from the north, but also from other lands.

Over the centuries, Mannogard switched from a Rakolan culture to a Norse culture. When the other nations learned about its existence, they regarded it as an abomination because it was founded by outlaws and deviants. Within the years 4789 to 4648, Mannogard suffered from twelve civil wars and coups. In the Eighth Mannogardian Civil War, or the Pelugard Conflict, the armies of Kalends invaded the northeast, massacring anyone they saw. For ten years they used the northeasterly Valkedar Province as a fortress to train fanatical warriors in their war against Graunaland and Paltirion, until they were driven out by the warrior Lutoros and his army. To protect it from further attacks by the republics of Rutulyra, the Gimbarsians sent soldiers to defend the country.

Mannogard was supported by Marnos in the years leading to the Tornarin Bombardment, mainly as an ally and an outpost to observe the warring states of Rutulyra. When Marnos was conquered by the Tornarin Empire, its government-in-exile took refuge in Mannogard. After the fall of the Tornarin Empire, Marnos continued to support Mannogard and protect it from the squabbling warlords of the region, and Mannogard entered into an alliance with Paltirion, Ulfjalor and Rysiena while the region became more rigid and stagnant.

Mannogard was one of the targets behind the Baesorjan Empire's war to conquer the south: among their reasons for attempting to conquer Mannogard include its homosexuality, its people being potential warriors to serve the Emperor, and its alleged trove of lost technology. So when the Baesorthar armies invaded Mannogard the latter were aided by a combined Marnosyn-Gimbarsian force: the two governments wanted to stop Baesorja from using Mannogard as a springboard to invade their countries. Mannogard lost its northern provinces to the Baesorthar warlords, who brought the populace to the north as slaves.

Around a century later, the colonies of Rutulyra were populated by dissidents from Baesorja who lost their attempt to overthrow the Emperor of Baesorja, and the rebels founded their own republics to revolt against the Emperor. The Mannogardians supported the New Republics as they defeated the Baesorthar colonial authorities, and the New Republics in turn built up Mannogard as an outpost against the Tornarin Empire.

Mannogard became a haven for Gimbarsians and Marnosyns who fled the conquest of their homelands, although some of the runaways went to the New Republics.

## Geography

* Arkalon - "City of Prisms"
* Lakonar Province
* Etir
* Kythoris
* Lyndaros
* Stag Hill, Elkardar
* Mon-Drakkar Peak

## Economy

While Mannogard permits private businesses, it also practiced socialist programmes to prevent people from sinking into poverty.

## Society

Mannogardian culture is focused on one value: "brotherhood". It is interpreted as the people of Mannogard supporting each other as fellow kin.

Many Mannogardians like sports and fitness as part of their national culture: martial arts is very popular in the country, and many Mannogardians know various martial arts after years of training in their adolescence. As a result, many of them are as muscular as Arnadjanai, and they often enjoyed inviting Arnadjanai to wrestle or spar with them.

Many people in Mannogard are homosexual. To replenish their numbers, the Mannogardians either invited more men from other nations or produced their own offspring from "life-trees", while some Mannogardians married women.

The only females allowed in Mannogard are spouses of citizens. Girls who are born under them attended separate schools or classes, and when they reached their eighteenth birthday they had to say farewell to their families. Then, they had to choose between becoming citizens of the New Republics or Naiorai.

## Diplomacy

Marnos

Marnos is viewed as an "uncle" because it is older than Mannogard. They look down on the Marnosyns' alcoholism and their immaturity, but they admire its sdachels' (mutants) warrior culture.

New Republics

The New Republics were a relief to the Mannogardians. Their Besotrosk rebels put the threats of invasion from the Rutulyran and Baesorthar warlords to an end, and they proved themselves to be better allies. They also share a love of sports and combat, challenging each other to see which of the two are the more "Norse" or "masculine".

Baesorja

The Baesorjans hate them mainly because they were too open to "argar", criminals from its rivals and its societies, so they sought to torture them. Knowing this, the Mannogardians remained vigilant. Their warrior culture and their love of combat ensured that they will always be ready for the day the Baesorjans and other enemies would invade their home.

Volzeraen

The Mannogardians considered the Volzeraenir as an amusement. Like Marnos, Volzeraen is often seen as "an immature mob who cared more about video-games than cultivating themselves". Nonetheless, they were glad that the Volzeraenir have improved their image with their sports and their handicrafts.

## Trivia

* Mannogard was inspired somewhat by the Gachimuchi videos.

## See also

* Ajoltar, the land of monks
* Volzeraen, the third masculine country of gamers