Republic of Mountains

The Republic of Mountains is located in Westreach and was established by Nouja.

## History

Barbarians came down from Mountains in search of a better source of food. At the base of the mountains they found a hollowed out tree, which seemed to possess magical properties. These stories were later proven false, but it lead to the creation of the Republic of Mountains. Due to the tree, the barbarians built huts around the tree and walls to defend from invaders. The town grew and grew, becoming a home to many.

## The Great War of Flouran

King Hidrogon was the vicious and ruthless leader of Flouran, who was slowly approaching on RoM’s borders. The rapid expansion towards the RoM troubled King Nouja, but it wasn’t until the attack of Rusca that he realized their true intentions. The attack on the peaceful fishing town, burning down the buildings in flames and scorching the ground. This battlefield later become known as the Juevi Hollows. King Nouja took immediate action and struck back, attacking the mighty fortress of Krota. The assault on the fortress was a success, suffering minor casualties and advancing into Flouran territory. This continued on for month, both sides trying to press into each other’s land. It wasn’t until the battle of Hambu that Flouran was trying to win this war, not with troops, but with military tactics. It had worked in the Battle of Hambu, massively damaging their army and killing the King of RoM, all in one swoop, all while suffering minor casualties. This continued into the attack on Hakouto, RoM suffered heavy casualties while Flouran suffered few. This would all change when Galactonus became leader. The end of Flouran was coming. With a surprise attack on Hakouto, Flouran was finished.

## The Battle of Hambu

King Nouja marched with his 1,000 men to the Lofui Mountains. A generally weak fortress on the outskirts of Flouran. They used boulders as cover on the way up, ducking whenever volleys of arrows were launched. As they neared the top with few casualties, the enemies started rolling large boulders down the cliffs. Soldiers scrambled to take cover as people were getting flung off the mountain. They kept pushing up the mountains slowly. When they reached the top they only had 100 men left. As they launched themself into combat, Flouran retreated. Confusion rolled over the troops, and King Nouja stood there puzzled. As they started to chase the retreating enemies, explosives tore through the night. The explosives placed under the fort had killed everyone, including King Nouja. Flouran had won again.

## The Rule of Auserous

King Nouja had died during the battle of Hambu, leaving his son Auserous as the new king. Enraged by the loss of his father, he started taking his anger out on the innocent citizens on Flouran. Nouja started sending troops over to villages and burning them down, along with the civilians. Blinded by his hate, he marched all his troops to the capital of Flouran, Mirka. But Flouran was ready, firing down arrows into the horde of troops. The assault quickly turned into the slaughter of RoM troops. Realizing this, Auserous retreated, leaving his men in utter chaos. When he returned, to Republic, he tackled to the ground and killed. While he was away at war, a secret clan called the Worvoun was planning Auserous’s downfall. And it had worked. With the leader of Worvoun, Galactonus, becoming the new king.

## The Worvoun Rebellion

Led by Galactonus, the Worvoun was a secret clan who hated the direction King Auserous was headed in and seemed to stop it. They claimed that his actions were against all morals and he must be stopped. So when Auserous left to attack Mirka, Galactonus put his plan into action. He and his men secured the borders of Republic and the surrounding outposts, prepared for his return. When Auserous arrived he was promptly killed and Galactonus took his place as the King of RoM.

## The Rule of Galactonus

King Galactonus's rule began after the death of their previous leader, Auserous. Galactonus's first act as the king or the RoM was to change the government from a Monarchy, to a Democracy; thus becoming president. At first this sparked outrage across the nation, causing there to be multiple assassination attempts on him over the course of about a week. After this, he decided that he needed to get the citizens on his side. He led troops to Flouran, and in one large suprise attack, RoM took all their land, massively expanding their borders.

## The End of Flouran

Troops lined the gates of Mirka, ready to strike. As they gathered, a small group of highly trained soldiers snuck in from the back. Slowly making their way to King Hidrogon, killing all in their way. Flouran finally realized what was happening, but it was too late, the soldiers entered the throne room, the walls soaked with the blood of Flouran. Putting an end to Flouran in one final strike. This attack would go on to be known as "Flouran's Last Stand".

## The Night of a Thousand Tears

After Flouran's Last Stand, a few hundred soldiers managed to retreat into the surrounding mountains and went into hiding. Galactonus didn't think much of this, as they haden't been seen for 3 years since, so he put it to rest. Until one night they arranged a series of simultaneous attacks on nearby villages. They scorched the villages, burning everything to the ground. In total 13 villages were destroyed and around 1,000 civilians were slaughtered. Galactonus took immediate action against these insurgents, launching a full scale attack on their newly discovered mountains base. In just a couple of hours the rebels were destroyed and finally sealed Flouran's coffin.

## The Expansion

The Republic of Mountains expanded to the west in hopes of creating trading ports and making new allies. The expansion was unliked at first, but then the citizens started to like the idea and started heading west to hellp with construction. The fishing villages and trading ports are currently in construction at this time and will be finished as soon as possible.