Backstory/Lore

## **Europe**

-------------**Season 4**-----------------

(This is a whole new scenario that doesn't connect with the previous Seasons)

--------Starts at year 2025 with empty map---------

Numerous of small Nation starts to appear in the whole world, some of them are **Duchy of Petersburg**, **Duchy of Thrace**,

**The Swiss Confederacy** and more.(Map 1)

All of the Nations Started as tribes but as the time was moving forward they had to change the Government type, Some of them

choose to become Kingdoms with a powerful Monarch to lead them, others choose to become Republics with an Elected

Rulers.

But all of them knew, if they wanted to survive they had to expand and grow The nation. So they Entered the Era Known as

"***The Expansionist Era***".

The Nations that Expanded the Most at this Period was the Duchy of Petersburg and the Duchy of Thrace as the other nations

were more focused to build a good relation with the other nation around them. (Map 2)

After the Expansion of the Duchy of Petersburg and Duchy of Thrace, They reformed intro the **Tsardom of Novgorod** and

**Kingdom of Thrace**.

Kingdom of Thrace finds himself Trapped with little free land to expand due to many Tribes/Kingdoms are around them,

So Kingdom of Thrace decided to to Focus on The Military and to Stabilize the Kingdom.

Tsardom of Novgorod on the other hand had a lot of free land to expand so he kept expanding making other Tribes/Kingdoms

scared of Novgorod,

More Tribes Started to Appear

In the British Isle Tensions Stared Rising as the **Duchy of Scotland** and the **Duchy of Ireland** starts expanding dengerously

agains't the **Kingdom of England** (Map 3).

The **Duchy of Mecklenburg** and the **Duchy of East Pomerania** decide to make an Alliance called:The Mecklenburg-Pomeranian Pact.

**The Swiss Confederacy** Ask the **Duchy of Bavaria** if they wanted to unite and create the **Alpine Federation**, The **Duchy of Bavaria**

knew that the **Swiss** were more stronger and more capable of protecting them from any threat so thay agreed.

Now **The Alpine Federation** will not expand for some time because he needs to stabilize the nation and reorganize the State.

The Kingdom of Thrace now with stronger army and more Stable Kingdom demands the Nearby greek Duchys/Kingdoms to Submit,

Most of the Duchys/Kingdoms agreed except of **the Kingdom of Southern Greece** whice thay believed thay are strong enough

to go against The Kingdom of Thrace.

The Kingdom of Thrace for the time being does not pressure the Kingdom of Southern Greece much, but one thing is for sure,

a war is coming.

The Kingdom of Thrace Reformed into The **United Greek Empire**, they Start to Expand again but making sure that they cut off

The Kingdom of Southern Greece.

The Tsardom of Novgorod decide to expand more towards the east-south for some warmer climate (Map 4).

The Tsardom of Novgorod Expanded as much to reach the coast line in the black sea and with this, a time of Stabilization

reaches the Tsardom, now they focus more on the Agricultsure and the natsural resources of the new lands they accuired.

All Tribes/Duchys/Kingdoms expand.

The **Duchy of Krasnodar** find himself in an Diplomatic dispute with the **Duchy of Central Caucasus** as Central Caucasus wants to

unite the Caucasus within one banner and create **The Kingdom of Caucasus**.

The **Duchy of Armenia** Declares war at The **Emirate of Azerbaijan** with the cause belli of holy war.

The **Kingdom of England** after a secret meeting with the **Kingdom of Brittany**, They decide to create a Defensive Pact against

: **The Duchy of Scotland**, **The Duchy of Ireland** and **The Kingdom of North France**.

The war between The Duchy of Armenia and The Emirate of Azerbaijan ended in an ***Armenian Victory*** annexing the whole Emirate.

The Alpine Federation Finally after some time starts to Expand again, taking piedmont and gaining coastline and sea access.

The **Duchy of Lisbon** Reformed into the **Kingdom of Portugal**.

The Kingdom of Southern Greece create a Colony at **Cyrenaica**.

The **Emirate of Egypt** Reformed intro the **Neo-Mamluk Sultanate**.

Tribes from Asia started expanding toward the Ural Mountains.

The **Duchy of Oulu** Reformed into The **Grand Duchy of Finland**.

The **Duchy of Groningen** Reformed into The **Kingdom of The Netherlands**. (Map 5)

The **Duchy of Sicily** Through a royal Marriage unites with the **Duchy of Naples** and Form the **Kingdom of the Two Sicilies**.

The **Principality of Kiev** starts an expanding campaign similar to that of Novgorod.

The **Kingdom of North France** through diplomacy achived and made good relation with the **Alpine Federation** and they Signed an

Non-Aggresion pact.

The **Duchy of Krasnodar** suffers from great Unrest in the population with consequences to break-up and get divided by

The **Grand Duchy of Crimea** and The **Duchy of Central Caucasus**.

The **Duchy of Central Caucasus** Reformd intro The **Kingdom of Upper Caucasus**.

Everyone Expands.(Map 6)

The **Duchy of East Pomerania** Refomrd intro The **Kingdom of Poland**.

The **Kingdom of Livonia** Insults The **Kingdom of Poland** saying they got Greedy and took all the Free land for Themselves, with

Result the Relations between Livonia and Poland to worsen.

Due to Diplomatic Instability, the Pact between The **Kingdom of Poland** and The **Duchy of Mecklenburg** has ended.

The Tsardom of Novgorod finally, after a long time of silence expands again blocking the Tribes from Asia from Expanding more

towards Europe.

A Rivalry start to grow between The **Kingdom of Denmark** and The **Kingdom of Scotland** as both of them claim **Iceland**.

The **Neo-Mamluk Sultanate** Insults The **Kingdom of Southern Greece** calling them **Colonizers**.

----------------------------End of Backstory (2056)--------------------------------

- New Great Leaders Rise in power in some Nations, do they have what it takes to Rule?

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