Galinisian Islands

Banner of the Borough of Galinisia.

The **Galinisian Islands** are an archipelago and province north east of the Goruid peninsula. The islands are within Thornia-Aphthonis, and was previously under the administration of the Thornian government before being transferred to Aphthonis in 2022. It is administered from Foliazo.

The region consists of 5 major islands with each island having smaller islands off their coasts (the three smaller major islands are part of the smaller archipelago of Trianisia).

## History

### Discovery and early settlement (2018 - 2020)

The islands were first discovered in 2018 during a naval expedition off the north-east coast of Goruid by the Thornian military. A small settlement, Galikoilada, was established on Dasikonisi. The region never developed further and expeditions to the region ultimately ceased.

Even as Galinisia was made into a nominally independent state in 2019, it received little attention in terms of development. It was later ceded to Aphthonis in 2020, and then to Goruid within Great Thornia. The islands then became a part of the Province of Galinisia, which later became the Province of Volovna.

Dasikonisi served as an important centre for timber for the burgeoning towns of Volovna and Sabara. Improved lighting and the establishment of local timber plantations in the respective towns led to Dasikonisi being abandoned aside from the occassional military patrol.

### Renewed interest and resettlement (September 2020 - Present)

In September 2020, a Thornian Army maritime survey set out from Adanon to visit the Trianisian Islands for the first time. The survey mission found that the islands were surrounding by icebergs, offering excellent protection from potential naval assaults. The settlement of Foliazo was established on the island of the same name (the western-most island of the sub-archipelago).

The realisation that Foliazo was along the same latitude as Adanon and that it was much closer than expected set in motion events that saw the islands be taken more seriously in national economic planning. Later in the month, Galinisia (along with the Province of Volovna) were made a part of the Province of Elysia and all of Galinisia was made the Borough of Galinisia.

In February 2022, the islands were transferred from Thornia to Aphthonis as a compromise between Thornian and Umic delegates (of which the latter was not in favour of administering large territories far removed from the historic Umic homelands). The borough was elevated to its own province.

## Symbols

The borough uses a white banner with a red trident as its banner. This banner was assigned to the islands in September 2020 when it became a borough of Elysia. The trident represents the various treasure huts located in the reefs surrounding the islands, with the white colour representing the icebergs surrounding the islands and red representing the islands (each line of the trident shape represents one of the five major islands, though having the trident upside down might be a more accurate way of mapping which line corresponds to which island).

## Administrative divisions

The province is grouped into two jurisdictions, with the two largest islands being grouped into *Megalanisia* and the smaller southern islands grouped into *Trianisia*.

 Trianisia
 Capatilia | Mostly beaches. Located in south Trianisia.