Nebitor

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The **Republic of Nebitor** (*Ekualo*: *Nebitors Touzu*) is a nation in western Asteria. It is bordered by Zalesia and Moregordia in the north, Nivilonia and Moradatir in the west, and Demosia in the east. It covers an area of 777,908 square kilometers (300,352 sq mi) with a population of 14 million people. Nebitor is known for its relatively alien status in comparison to its neighbors; Ekualo, the official language of Nebitor, is a linguistic isolate and does not share a direct link to any other non-extinct language in the world. The capital is Livantia, with other major urban centers of the nation being located in Kastilo, Bolskan, Magido and Ilerdo.

The foundations for what would become the nation of Nebitor were laid in the 4th and 5th centuries CE, when the nomadic Ekualo people were driven by climate change northeast from the Slithering Sea. Choosing to migrate into the floodplains bounded by the Gabseti Mountains in the west, they eventually settled down after displacing much of the local population. Nebitor was initially resistant to overtures from neighboring Soterian realms to convert, but eventually did so in 613 after King Bekoniltiŕ was personally baptized.

As the medieval age eventually dawned, Nebitor transformed into a heavily centralized state, developing an absolutionist form of government with power vested in the King. The state of affairs would begin to change as the Renaissance began, and entering into the early modern age Nebitor found its ancient system of monarchy to be lacking in appeal. After a mostly peaceful transition into a republic, it concurrently began to develop liberal ideals with most of its neighbors.

By the middle of the 20th century, it was a founding member of the Asterian Union Shield, a defensive pact which existed in opposition to the socialist Proletarian Pact. Around the time of the Ulola event, the Continental Crisis began as Serica and its allies launched an invasion against the Union Shield. A limited exchange of nuclear weaponry was performed, although major population centers escaped almost completely intact from the atomic weaponry. The Union Shield was ultimately broken, and northern Nebitor was occupied by Zalesian forces in the later stages of the war. Assistance from Demosia was ultimately able to prevent the collapse of Nebitor however, and following the end of hostilities it began rebuilding as Demosia fell into chaos.

The country in modern times has been a champion of the World Congress and humanitarian efforts globally, although the Demosian Collapse has left Nebitor primarily focused on its immediate neighbors. It provides military assistance to the *de-jure* government of Demosia and has staunchly condemned and opposed the International Avant-Garde, although contentions over both the Demosian refugee crisis and the proto-state of East Nebitor have been a dividing factor.

## Etymology

The modern-day name for the country of Nebitor is derived from the Ekualo word *nebintor*, a term roughly translating to "they are watered". The name was applied as an endonym by the ancient Ekualo peoples which entered the region corresponding to its modern-day borders, as a consequence of ancient climate change. It was meant to refer to the abundance of streams and small glacial lakes encountered during the migratory period.