The Republic of Daezjonia

The Republic of Daezjonia is a nation located in the south-western part of Albarkhand,bordered by Lohash,Liranthia,New Fifelnad,Heldania and New Drava.

## Etymology

Daezjonia likely comes from the ancient Daezji word for river,daezjakh combined with the word for nation,onhih. Another possibility is the word for a huge swamp,daeshonhak,considering that Vazrin I who is considered the founder of Daezjonia came from the coastal swamp.

## History

### **Before Vazrin I**

The first population of Daezjonia arrived likely slightly before the Kheerians,travelling to the Daezjonian area in search for an area to live in. The Daezji and Khulkra tribes were based on simplistic agriculture, with the Chanki's herding Daezjik horses in the small steppes of Central Daezjonia. The Nekert and Vannal tribes were known for raiding the more peaceful Daezji's until a 40-30 BC,when according to evidence a powerful Chanki warlord married with a Daezji king,creating the First Daezjonian kingdom and a quite powerful and well organized military.

### **Vazrin I**

After the Daezji and Chanki tribes were united,a Bronze King (Early Daezjonian high nobility) named Vazrin Gharee allied himself with the remaining free Khulkra tribes and attacked his own kingdom. After a bloody war which took two years to finish,he turned his eyes on the Nekert and Vannal tribes in the south and the mountains. For 16 years,Vazrin was in almost constant war and slaughtered men,women and children who happened to belong to a tribe that didn't submit under him. After settling down,he began the building of Zhagbarra and founded the Second Daezjonian kingdom,better known as the Bronze Kingdom of Vazrin.

### **The Gharee dynasty**

The Gharee dynasty was known for lacking military might, mainly focusing on setting up Vazrin's invaded areas properly. Majority of them opposed slave labor,Radhazan I the Slavemaster and Zhakovan I being the only ones to have legalized slavery. The cities of Zhagbarra and Bezhket trace some kind of descent to their dynasty.

Famous members of the dynasty:

* Vazrin IV the Unlucky,died after giving his son a loaded crossbow when he was 9.Son was Mazran IV who was known as Fatherslayer after that
* Harin III the Flayed,who was skinned alive a day after his coronation after he threatened to burn Zhagbarra to the ground if his sister didn't marry him
* Cercea I the Brotherfucker,queen who was accused of incest after her children grew up to look just like her brother. Later proven false by historians after the Cave Library of Zhagbarra was discovered,which contained records of the births and deaths of royalty. The documents showed his only brother died well before her coronation,which was the only reason for her ever becoming queen.
* Dragran I the Fiery,burned his 7 brothers alive after being crowned
* Dragran V the last Bronze King,his entire family was poisoned,extinguishing the Gharee dynasty,causing the bastard branch of Harkanee to rise to royalty.

### **The Iron and Gold dynasties**

The dynasties after Gharee rarely lasted long,being known as Iron and Gold dynasties for the coins used. During their reign,after several bad decisions the pure-blooded Daezjik horses became extinct, causing the breed to eventually become worthless compared to the ancient horses which were known for their high speed and stamina. During their reign Nevea the Explorer travelled the seas,going as far as Japan on one trip,but having died on the way back after hitting a rocky coast during a storm. The city of Vadeinze was founded during this era.

### **The Seree Dynasty**

By 1451 the Seree Dynasty had managed to throw their predecessors out and managed to find enough support to stay. Their early history was marked by brutal revolts caused by claimants,most notable being the Bloody Summer of 1467,when a notable Khulkra warlord Mayr Tremak declared independence. The Bloody Summer was a short war,thanks to the battle of Taesh Olire,during which the 30.000 Khulkra soldiers faced against a massive army of 120.000 Daezji,Nekert,Vannal and Chanki soldiers. King Zhagdan II had brought his whole army to the river to make sure the villages along the river stayed loyal to him so he wouldn't have to worry about rebels on his own lands,but instead found himself on the opposite shore of the Khulkran army. After volley after volley of arrows was fired,the Khulkran commander made the mistake of allowing the enemy to raise up their trebuchets,leading to a massive amount of rocks thrown at them. The attack on the Khulkran shore however was costly,as they managed to fight off the first waves of boats. After hours of combat,the Khulkran army surrendered,with only 200 men surviving the battle. Over 40.000 Daezjonians died in the battle,making it the battle with the most casualties until the Siege of Vadeinze during the 1st Daezjonian Civil War.

In 1503,a trader from the portuguese colonies brought gunpowder into Daezjonia,which started the mass reformation of the Daezjonian army,known as the Seree-Arikku reforms. The Arikku brothers founded the Zpezunidee,which at the time was just a more well trained part of the army,which later evolved into the current day Zpezunidee,an elite military force to be feared. During these reforms,Daezjonia also started to convert to Atheism,after Dran Vyadee,a well known theologian found the error in worshipping gods after the Portuguese tried to convert Daezjonian citizens to Christianity,which backfired and led to banishment of all Portuguese non-merchants. Later the Spanish and French attempted to also convert by force,but the Daezjonian army turned them all away. The first one successful in invading a Daezjonian area was Sir Jonathan Walls,who invaded Red Island and afterwards managed to land on Daezjonian mainland,but only managed to take a small part of the coast. During the first attack,Varadgan Dereghunee made the English almost retreat but while forcing the English to retreat,got trapped in a swamp and went missing for years,during which the English Daezjiland was formed.

### **The Fall of the Daezjonian Kingdom**

In 1756,Mikhail Vyizhkin arrived in the northern coast with an army of 2.000 Russians. He faced almost no resistance while taking the northernmost parts and the mountains. He was greeted as an hero in the areas he took,but the independent Daezjonian Kingdom thought of him as a foreign threat,even though he allowed them to stay atheist and didn't get Russians to move there. The so called 3rd Daezjonian Kingdom was weak and didn't last long,eventually joining Russian Daezjonia. While they were eventually attempted to turn Russian,they fought back and were given their independence back in 1871 and the English Daezjiland was taken back in 1873,when they sent an army comprised entirely of women at the English colonies,confused by the half-naked women the English didn't fire at them,until they realized it was an actual invasion,but by then the harbors had been burnt by the navy and the women warriors were in the cities. After that event women were discharged from the army as too distracting,which lead to uproar in Vadeinze,Nagran and Bezhket. In 1901,The Daezjonian Kingdom collapsed and was replaced by the Daezjonian Republic.

### **Daezjonian Republic**

The Republic was very short lived,as the World War starting in 1939 led to a brutal war,where for the first time in over 450 years,the cultures in Daezjonia were in war against each other. In a few months however the Chankis allied with the Khulkras and marched towards Vadeinze. The Siege of Vadeinze lasted only 35 days before the Daezji's forced the enemies back,causing over 300.000 deaths in the process,civilian and soldier deaths both. The entire war was estimated to cause over 3 million during it's 20 years,with the time of chaos caused by the Daezji dictatorship reaching possibly 7 million deaths during the Zeree death camps for non-Daezjis.

### **Daezji Dictatorship of Daezjonia**

By most accounts,in 1959 Zharkan Zeree rose to power as a self appointed dictator with a severe hatred for non-Daezjis. His ethnic purification caused the USSR,a former ally to back away,but in 6 years he was shot by Rakovan Vanvee and was followed by Krathan Tranagdee who resumed relations with the USSR and did his best to hide the death camps of his predecessor.

The Daezji Dictatorship received military and economic aid from the USSR,including 3 nuclear missile sites(Krasny,Marazov,Khoyalka) and several experts on weapons. Later on,they also sent members of the Spetsnaz to train the Zpezunidee.

The Dictatorship fell to the Bezhket Revolution in 2014

### **The Republic of Daezjonia**

Elected Leader Magak Idekka declared war on Heldania,a conflict currently ongoing.

## **Demographics**

### **Population**

Daezjonia is estimated to have a population of 29.300.000,with a count to be done as soon as possible. Daezjonian birthrate hasn't been counted accurately in a long time,but recent estimates point to a 21 per 1000,slightly above the global average. Immigration is quite varying,but after the Bezhket revolution the large amount of free jobs has caused a massive spike in immigration expected to lower within the year. According to a recent survey,3.2% of the people identify as LGBT. 60% of the population live in cities with a population of over 200.000.The rest live either in smaller cities and villages,or in nomadic camps still found in some parts of the mountainous area.

### **Religion**

Daezjonia is heavily atheistic,with Christianity and Sunni Islam being other significant religions. Another religion worth mentioning is the ancient Daezjonian religion of Tharkonism,which has over 100.000 followers and worships the dragon god Xarxhanzadran and the unicorn god Meryban,considered to be opposites who created the universe during their eternal combat. It is considered a cult in larger cities,but in small towns it's completely accepted.

### **Races**

Daezjonia comprises of the Daezji,Chanki and Khulkra,who are closest to the Mongols and Chinese,along with the Nekert and Vannals,who are considered as very distantly Fenno-Ugric,but also related to the other races in the nations thanks to crossbreeding extremely early in their history. English and Russians count for around 15% of the population,with other non-Daezjonian races being 6-8%.

## **Military**

The Daezjonian Army,official name Daezjonian Land Military Troops(DLMT) currently has 225.000 active personnel.They are well known around the region for their ruthless warfare and compulsory training period of 12 months,required for every man of 21. Instead of compulsory military training,women are forced to work for the government for 12 months,which includes the possibility of serving in the army.

The Daezjonian Navy is not very powerful compared to some others,comprising of 30 ships and 1 aircraft carrier,the DNS Vadeinze. It also has a force of 50.000 marines,and access to 50 fighter jets and around the same amount of bombers.

The Zpezunidee is an elite unit of the Daezjonian army,members of which are made to be ruthlessly effective.Their training is very similar to that of the Russian Spetsnaz. It currently has around 950 soldiers.They are also trained in spreading propaganda and making executions look like they were done by others,made easy by the fact that Daezjonia mainly uses Soviet weaponry with Daezjonian modifications which are fairly recognizable

According to some rumors,Daezjonia is developing it's own nuclear weaponry from the Soviet missiles they have. Some conspiracy theorists believe in dead hand missile sites,desomorphine used as a weapon and biological weaponry being developed.

## **Economy**

Daezjonian economy is based on industry, especially chemicals and weapons. Narcotics, pharmaceuticals and weapons make up 61.3% of the state income,with cosmetics being 11.9% and the remaining 26.8 percent being agriculture,tourism and other types of industry.

Daezjonia is home to 9 billionaires, 7 of which either in the arms or narcotics industry, 1 inheriting his wealth, and 1 in the pharmaceutical industry.

## **Laws**

Daezjonian laws are similar to most 1st world countries,all though the punishments are quite harsh compared to most other countries. The Daezjonian drug and weapon laws are however considered to be one of the most lenient ones in the world,since almost all drugs are legal to make,sell and use and almost all weapon made in Daezjonia are legal to use,with the exclusion of explosives and weapons with the standard magazine exceeding 40 shots. Taking any of these items out of the country is illegal,which sometimes causes confusion with foreign tourists who come to Daezjonia to try out drugs. In an effort to limit drug use,instead of changing laws the narcotics companies were made government controlled and the production strictly monitored.