Ventia (Legacy)

## Territories

The Ventian Flag design as of 1892. It features the symbol for The House of Jaeger and 3 stars, representing the 3 prominent royal families that rule over much of Ventia.

## Information

### Ethnic Groups

White - 90.1%First Nations - 3%

Black - 2.4%

Latin American - 1.5%

Arab - 1%

Asian - 1%

## Coat of Arms

Ventia is a country in the North-Eastern part of North America, with the 6 provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Terre-Neuve, Labrador, and Prince Edward Island, all of which are located along the Atlantic Ocean and Hudson Bay. It has a square mileage of 1,219,421 sq mi. It has a Southern border with the United States and a Western border with Canada. It's capital is Citadel City, which boasts a population of 1.7 million people, and itss three largest metropolitan areas are Tinneville, Toronto, and Montreal.

Various indigenous peoples inhabited what is now Ventia for thousands of years before European colonization, but beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions began to settle along the Atlantic coast. A German Navigator by the name of Amadeus Jaeger voyaged to the French territory of Quebec, and worked his way through the political ladder to become the Governor of the territory. He declared himself absolute ruler of the territory, and imposed restrictions that prohibited his removal from office in 1645. Despite this, he remained adamantly loyal to France, and was allowed to maintain this position so long as the colony was successful. He is often considered the first monarch of Ventia, but the first person to properly receive a coronation and divine rights was Rudolf I in 1741. Rudolf I was hesitant to proclaim subservience to any European crown, but after he died his son Wilhelm I immediately went against his cabinet's advice and declared allegiance to the British government instead. This allegiance was not returned by the British, as they wanted to avoid war with France, and this act resulted in officially distancing the colony from their European overlords. There was extensive measures made to ensure the colony would not step out of line again, including a heightened military presence, but during the American Revolution, the troops were pulled away, and the country promptly followed their southern neighbours in rebellion. In 1778, a new constitution was drafted and the modern government was put into place.

Ventia is a constitutional monarchy, with there being two primary houses that comprise the National Assembly, who is in charge of the nation's legislative branch. Initially there were three, the House of Commons, the House of Lords, and the House of Clergy, but in 1787 the House of Clergy was disbanded, leaving only two. Each house elects a sole Speaker of The House, with all 3 Leaders acting as personal advisors to the Prime Minister and being responsible for the furthering of the nation's annual goals. Until 1918, the nation was an absolute monarchy under the rulership of a Kaiser, with the two houses being subservient to their executive will, but the royal family now only acts as a figurehead for the nation.

## Ventian Parade Flag

"The flag of the monarchy" is flown in front of all administrative buildings and during all parades. It features a modified version of the coat of arms of Ventia, as well as the royal symbol of the house of Jaeger, as well as two stars, one representing justice and the other brotherhood.

Ventia is considered a multi-lingual nation, with its dominant language being French. Most citizens and officials also speak English, however, and most street signs are written in both languages. Historically, German was considered the language of the aristocrats, and there are many historical locations that are named accordingly, such as Der Koniglicher Platz, but this is no longer the case.

## Early Foundations (1645 - 1776)

The colony that would eventually become "Ventia" was founded by Amadeus Jaeger and Levi Janneson in 1645 by a series of political maneuvers that allowed the two to change the colonial laws in their favor, giving them both incredible powers over the region. This was noticed by the government in France, who remained completely uninterested in the situation so long as no revolt was ever staged. At the time, the largest city in the colony was New Rotterdam, which was a large town on the St. Lawrence River founded by Julius Tin a scant 14 years before. This town had a few thousand people at the time, quite large when compared to other settlements around it, and would act as the provincial capital for the new government. The new laws that Amadeus and Levi put forward emphasized that a hereditary system would keep the Jaeger bloodline in control of the territory, and many of these laws were only allowed to remain in place due to the family's vast wealth, which was often used to help the European government overseas. This system would continue until a newly coronated Wilhelm I would declare allegiance to Britain in 1761 in an act of defiance, leading to huge military reprisals by the French, and the house arrest of the "royal family", and for nearly a decade the family would remain political prisoners of the state, But in the 1770s, forces were pulled away from the colony and moved to New England to put down the American Revolution. Taking opportunity of the weakened state of the colonial forces, the country declared independence, and rallied around the new freedoms imposed by the revolutionary government.

## Union of Ventianus (1723 - 1735) - LOOSE CANON BENEATH THIS LINE

Amadeus II, Ernst Klemmens, Manfield Price, Rudolf I,The House of Jaeger

## Age of Foundation (1735 - 1755)

In 1741 Rudolf I took the throne and renamed the nation from Ventianus to The Ventian Empire, or "Ventia" for short. With him, he brought his beliefs in colonial expansionism and Ventian supremacy, and so began the first wave of Ventian expansion, in which they began to inhabit the area around the Hudson Bay. He also moved the capital from Tinneville to Citadel City, which was the 2nd biggest city in Ventia and where Le Palais D'Aurum was located. In 1763, due to poor health, Rudolf I stepped down from the throne and ceded power to his son Wilhelm I. The first act of Wilhelm was to solidify the Empire's alliance with the British Empire, which was always changing, as Ventia was commonly viewed as being a British colony due to its large population of English speakers and proximity to the 13 colonies and Canada. Wilhelm I and George III created a special treaty whereinwhich Britain recognized the nation's independence and sovereignty, but granted it the protection of the crown so long as the Kaiser was subservient to the King or Queen of Britain. This would essentially make the Empire a member of the British Commonwealth, with its own royal family. As a result instead of Ventia being marked as an independent nation on maps, it was marked as the Ventian Provinces of Quebec, North Ontario, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. This was widely disliked by the Ventian people, who viewed it as handing national power over to a foreign monarchy. This continued until the 1820s, when the Ventian Royal Family raised concern over mapmakers in London commonly painting Ventia as being a province of the British Canadian Colonies, rather than its own independent territory, and in response the Britain mandated Ventia's borders be recognized by mapmakers. When Canada was given independence in 1867, Ventia was given the option to join the new nation with the royal family acting as provincial governors, but turned down the opportunity. It officially left the British Commonwealth on January 17th 1867.

## First Conlflicts (1755 - 1780)

Though the nation of Ventia had seen war before, as it had sent troops to Britain whenever the king demanded, the first time the new Empire found itself in direct conflict was during the war for American Independence in the 1770s, when the young Empire began to mobilize its forces to protect its borders and defend the British crown, and numerous divisions were sent to the 13 colonies to aid in stabilizing the situation. At the end of the conflict George III commemorated the actions of the Ventian military and royal family during the war, stating that both acted bravely and in the name of both themselves and the greater British Empire.

## Ventia-Greenland Conflict (1832 - 1837)

In 1832 The Ventian Empire had laid claim to parts of Greenland, which went against the wishes of the Danish government. After 5 years of political conflict, there was an uprising in Greenland in favor of a pro-Danish government that would rule democratically, that eventually ended with Ventia sending soldiers to stop the uprising. Denmark, in retaliation, and establishment of it's sovereignty sent soldiers to help the rebels. The Ventian Kaiser was unwilling to start a war against Denmark and her allies, so he had the troops withdrawn. The war would end with Ventia officially "ceding" the territory back to Denmark to avoid another rebellion, even though the territory was never recognized as Ventian by the Danish government.

## World War 1

Ventian soldiers awaiting deployment on the American front. Photo taken at Wallowa, Ontario in 1917.

The Ventian Empire joined WW1 in 1915 on the side of The Central Powers due to its close ties to Germany and their Nationalistic views. They were sending continuous streams of soldiers to Germany to help on the western front, and lost about .3 million soldiers in the fighting. They were unable to make a full commitment, however, due to the war against Canada on the home soil. In 1917 they pulled troops out of Europe and moved them to America due to the USA's intervention in the war, causing there to be a land war on the Ventian-US border similar to the front lines in Europe. After the war ended on November 11, 1918, Ventia was branded with extremely harsh reparations, but they were allowed to keep their monarchy.

## The Great Depression

Brennan O'Shaunessey, leader of the Irish Mob in Tinneville. photograph taken in 1942.

In 1929 the Ventian economy crashed after the USA demanded they pay their reparations from WW1 to cover their own economic crash. This caused the economy to go into a free-fall and the Ventian mark was made almost worthless. The value hovered at about 1/8 of an american dollar, which itself was worth very little. This opened the way for people to do whatever necessary to raise money, and this is when places like The Five Strikes Club and people like Antonio Mersolani and Brennan O'Shaunnessey became large figures in society. When the prohibition laws passed in America and alcohol was made illegal, illegal sale of alcohol to american companies was another popular way to make money, as it was still legal to produce and consume alcohol in Ventia. The depression would end in 1939 with Ventia joining World War 2 and the industrial sectors being reinvigorated. The most powerful mobs during this time were the Irish, Italian, and German mob.

## World War 2

Ventian infantryman on the front lines during the Battle of Toronto. Photograph taken in 1941

## World War 2

Photograph of 3 Ventian soldiers and a Police officer defending the city of Victoria from a canadian invasion. Photograph taken in 1939. Colorized in 1978.

During WW2 Ventia allied with the Axis powers in 1938, primarily Nazi Germany, due to their former ties to the German Empire and their similar nationalistic and anti-semitic views. Ventia sent soldiers to fight in The Invasion of Poland and The Invasion of France, but as soon as the USA joined and threatened Ventia with intervention, they backed out and cut off ties with Germany. The Ventian Empire did, however, steal numerous priceless artifacts from The Louvre and millions of dollars worth of gold that has still yet to be found. After the war, Hermann Goring took refuge in Ventia until his death in 1969. This is the time when the Ventian Royal Army gained some of its most widely recognized characteristics, such as the uniform and leadership styles.

## The Cold War

Photograph of government officials in a nuclear administration room in Bunker 135. Photograph taken in 1965 and released to the public in 2005

During The Cold War Ventia was a prime target for Soviet aggression, as they had a far right-wing system and helped to hide Nazis after World War 2. Ventia partnered with America during this time to help the

## Cold War

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Dr. Evan MacDonald, a leading weapons researcher during The Cold War

arms race and space race, and gave the American Government use of Ventian scientists like Wernher von Braun and Dr. Ephram Schraeder. Ventia would develop its first nuclear device in 1949, half a year after the USSR. During the space race, Ventia used its massive industrial sector to crank out as many nukes as possible and helped the US stay ahead of its opponent. This era would become one of the most iconic in Ventian history, as remnants of it can still be found throughout the nation today. When Sputnik launched in 1957, Ventia poured millions of dollars into their science sector, and got a satellite in space in November 1957, a month after the USSR and before the USA. After this, however, Ventia withdrew funding from the space sector as the US was able to outmatch them, and they focused it on other sciences. This would continue, with Ventia being a side-partner to the US-USSR Cold War, and would continuously send soldiers to the Korean and Vietnam war, as well as air support during the Cuban Missile Crisis, but would never be a primary opponent against the USSR.

## Modern History (1989 - Present)

In 2006 Rachel Jaeger took the throne, the first female kaiser of Ventia. She was applauded by civil rights activists and feminists all over Ventia, although her reign tended to be below-average. In 2014 she abdicated the throne and it was passed to her younger brother Ferdinand II.