Delmia

Delmia is a nation located in the south westernmost part of Marthia. It is bordered by Trenta to the west, Beisan to the east, the Feixiang-Nihdian Commonwealth to the north, and the Nezanin Ocean to the south. Its south-eastern border also shares the Dongyen Cove with Beisan. The nation of Delmia was originally born out of a collection of Delmian and Isanian tribes, which eventually expanded to become The Delmian Empire. After its collapse and defeat at the hands of GaoLei, it reverted back to its previous title.

Delmia is ruled by a triarchy called the Kujo Tsuhnya. The Kujo Tsuhnya is elected from a collection of families called the Song Roung. Each family within the Song Roung represent one of Delmia's nine tribes.

## History

### Split From GaoLei

Following the Delmian Empire's defeat in the Second War of Fei Succession in 607, the six  GaoLeian Tribe of the Song Roung rebelled reinstalling the old GaoLeian Khan. Leveraging their superior cavalry GaoLei, under the command of Guhan Tal Kubuk, managed to neutralize the Imperial Garrisons within GaoLei in only a month. Following this, the GaoLeian army moved to conqueror parts of Beisan. At the city of Shen-Don the GaoLeian army met fierce resistance. Fan-chu Dase Keja led his personal levy in a defense of the city. The city was besieged for four months and fell after a costly assault on the walls. The Defense of Shen-Don allowed the bulk of the Delmian army to gather in Hai-Xing. The Siege of Hai-Xing lasted for eight months, and ended with a GaoLeian victory. Following the battle, both sides sued for peace. With heavy casualties on the GaoLeian side the rebels could not afford to push further into the Delmian heartland. However, Delmia also lacked the strength to retake control of it's lost territories. In The end, GaoLei returned control of Hai-Xing and much of it's other conquered  Beisanian  territories.

### The Keja Rebellion

Following the loss of Eastern Beisan the Keja Tribe was left landless. No other  Beisanian Tribe would give their land to them. Because a tribe's place in the Song Roung is predicated on holdings, the Keja Tribe lost their seat within the Song Roung. Despite this, the Keja ethnic group remained one of the largest within Delmia. With the only ethnically Keja tribe unseated, ethnic tensions grew until, in 617, a large ethnic rebellion rose up. The rebellion led by Wei-Dou Fan Keja, the former chief of the Keja Tribe, managed to grow it's rank to upwards of 55,000 troops by the summer of 618. They focused mainly on the northern territories held by the Bosu Tribe. They used the captured lands as argument for their reinstatement as a tribe of the Song Roung. However the Miqun Tribe, which had taken their place in the Song Roung, joined forces with the Bosu Tribe to put the rebellion down. Though outnumbered the Miqun Tribe under the command of [[was able to corner the rebels in the Chudong Valley. Using heralds to cut off their water supply, the Miqun Tribe was able to wait till the rebel forces were weak enough to be easily swept. The war resulted in most of the Keja Tribe's bloodline being wiped out. In the years following the Song Roung would use the rebellion as justification for a the systemic genocide of the Keja which lasted into the 8th century.

### Hwara Dominance

The Keja rebellion and the Keja Genocides served as an example to the other rebellious ethnic groups within Delmia. Though ethnic tensions continued to brew, the fear generated by the Keja Genocides served to keep the peace amongst the ethnic groups within Delmia. This genocide was orchestrated by the Hwara Tribe who gained increasing amount of power in the decades following the collapse of the Delmian Empire. The Migun Tribe had been promoted largely on the efforts of the  Hwara and were fiercely loyal to them. In the following the death of Hwada Dsung Kuzis and Kawei Akoh Nyama, in 632 and 634 respectivelly, the Hwara Tribe unseated the Ujin Tribe and elected Chuy Nayon Hwara as Pajoung of War and Dyela Ison Hwara as Pajoung of Works. While the Pajoung of Argiculture passed between multiple tribes during the first half of the 8th century, the Pajoung of War and Pajoin of Works stayed within either the  Hwara or  Migun until 765

### Caspo Control Wars

During their period of domination the  Hwara were extremely focused on expansion. This focus led to the first Delmian Colonies being established. in 654 Due to their placement on the South side of the North most island of Caspo, the colony allowed Delmia to control much of the trade between Apathasaw and the rest of the world, along with the trade from the Northmost nations. The island's control was also contested by GaoLei and Jarald. GaoLei established their  colonies 5 years later, and Jaralad increased the development of their land on the island. With the threat of Gaoleian encroachment, Jaralad and **Delmia** struck an alliance in 661 which has lasted nearly 300 years. The series of wars known as the Caspo Control Wars saw control of the area change hands multiple times. However in 701 Delmia came out as the dominate power in Caspo.

### Third War of Fei Succession

Following the death of Sanjo Fusakuna in 702, Feixiang was thrown into another succession crisis. The Delmian claim was through the Sadan Tribe. Kazon Joung Sadan married Hanata Fusakuna in 676, which gave Yasugi Hyada Sadan a claim to the throne. The  Sadan controlled the most fertile lands in Delmia, bargained away their land in support from the  Hwara and  Birasa. With the support of the two most influential tribes the Yasugi Hyada Sadan were able to bring Delmia's full force to bear in the conflict. Delmia found inital success until they reached Ochinai Machi. Despite being able to hold off the advance of Saigo Fusakuna and his  Trentanian backed armies, they were unable to break the city. After a two year long siege, the Delmian Army was finally broken by Thanat Kwanin and his  Nihdian armies in 705. Though Yasugi Hyada Sadan led a second foray into Feixiang, he was again beaten back by Thanat Kwanin

### The HaiXing Rebellion

Following the defeats at the hands of the newly formed Feixiang-Nihdian Commewealth Delmia once again found itself in a weakened position. With centuries of tension between the native Beisanian's and their Demlian overlords a rebellion was inevitable. However with

## Politics

### Foreign Relations

#### Marthian Countries

Delmia's strongest foreign relationship is with Jaralad, it maintains strong ties with Jaralad and supports them as a roadblock against GaoLeian expansion. GaoLei and Delmia maintain no embassies within each other's nations and have openly hostile policies towards each other. The two nations conduct no trade between each other, and have frequent skirmishes in their colonial lands. The Feixiang-Nihdian Commonwealth and Delmian relationship has strengthened over the past century. The Feixiang-Nihdian Royal Family is intermarried with many members of the tribes of the Song Roung. Though Delmia and the Zhen Empire are yet to go to war, the aggressive expansionist polices of the Zhen Empire pose a threat to Delmia.

### Military

Delmia has a centralized system of training officers. Soldiers

## Demographics

### Languages

The official language of Delmia is Delmian. Modern day Delmian is a extremely close to the Delmian which was used at the height of the empire's power. Though pronunciations differ greatly, with modern Delmian inheriting particles from Beisanian and Nihdian.

### Ethnicities

The core provinces of Delmia are 90% Isanian and Delmian. Due to the long union between the two, the two ethnic groups are culturaly homogenous. However,  Delmians outnumber Isanian's 5 to 1. Despite this disparity Isanian's remain the dominant ethnicity within the Song Roung. The control exercised by the Isanians has long been a source of tension between the groups.

## Culture

### Religion

A majority of Delmians follow Hyeso. It is the only prominent religion and many  Delmian idioms originate from Hyeso stories.

### Clothing

Modern Delmian clothing remains close to the traditional styles. While their clothing isn't gendered, certain colours are considered masculine and feminine. With red, yellow, and purple being masculine, and blue, green, and white being feminine. The clothing itself consists of long robes, parted a few inches from the hip, with a deep neckline and coloured sleeves.

### Art

Delmia is renowned for their architects and sculptors. Delmian architecture favours large low-lying buildings with courtyards and greenery. Painted buildings are seen as a sigh of wealth, with blues and greens being the common and beloved colours. Scale is also a respected value in buildings, with it being seen as the

### Food

Delmian's favour meat in their meals, though their diet consists mainly of carb based products. Rice is the most common grain, and is often made into other products such as rice cakes, fried rice balls, rice bread, and rice pastes.