Shiverlous

Shiverlous is a state in the southwest of Insomnia Central.

As of 2000, its population is around 6 million.

## Geography

Shiverlous borders the Redding state of Lin to the west, and the IC state of Boarium to the east.

The western half is a large rainforest. The eastern half is a flat wasteland. The east also has extreme amounts of uranium, both naturally and unnaturally (see **Uranium Poisoning** below).

The area of Shiverlous is around 21,000km sq. Its equivalent on Earth for area is Belize. The population density (as of 2000) is 285.71 people per km sq.

## History

### Pre-Vlidian

The area was sparsely inhabited by outskirt members of the Weiszen Tribe from around 300. They called the area (plus Boarium) Saai Lim.

In 694, the area, along with modern day Boarium and Pillia, was conquered by the tribe Shiver-Pillia (named after their new conquest). Some of the original inhabitants moved away and some assimilated. The invasion severely weakened the Weiszen Tribe. The area remained under Shiver-Pillian control for centuries.

The inhabitants during this time would have spoken Old Livitas.

### Vlidian

Shiver-Pillia was never invaded by Vlid. When the Weiszen peoples were retreating from Vlid (1324-40), many entered into the Shiver-Pillian owned area named Shiverlous. Out of empathy, the Shiver-Pillians allowed them to stay in the area. However, after the fall of Vlid in 1369, they requested that the refugees leave. Weiszen refused. In some areas, the Weis outnumbered the Shiver-Pillians 3:1.

### Bajiri

In 1377, Weiszen began sending government officials to the area, as if it were their own territory. They declared it the province of Saai Lim. The Shiver-Pillian government declared war on Weiszen in 1378.

The war lasted two years, and by 1380, Shiver-Pillia surrendered. Shiverlous was part of the territory annexed by Weiszen. The area continued to be called Saai Lim by the Weis.

Szeina declared war on Weiszen in 1433. Peace was agreed in 1448, with Szeina annexing a small part of Shiverlous.

In 1440, Shiver-Pillia changed its name to Yurning, as they had not controlled Shiverlous or Pillia for a century.

Szeina (including the small part of Shiverlous) became a puppet of Poltera in 1728. In 1758, the Szeina-owned part of Shiverlous was given to Eramore.

The land was conquered from Weiszen in 1779, by the combined forces of Yurning and Eramore (later Insomnia Empire). The area was annexed by Yurning.

### Insomnia Empire

Under Insomnia Empire's 1798 partition, Shiverlous was in the county of IE Alberat. The ethnic Tongyun speakers who had populated the region since the retreat from Vlid were commanded to leave the area. Then, Somic peoples from Yurning and Marken were sent to resettle. The Insomnia Empire did this because they believed the land was rightfully Somic, plus their ideas of Argo-Somic supremacy. The new Somic settlers were inexperienced in living in the tropical climate, and especially the rainforest in the east. The area became poor and undeveloped, as it is to this day.

### Fractim

When Beech Williamson made a deal with the empire - to exchange his life for IE Yurning's independence - part of the deal included the new nation gaining the areas 'west of the mountains and that are populated by our Somic brothers'. Shiverlous was included in this. It ceded from the empire in 1826. Under the 3 states model, it was part of the state Pillia.

In 1894, Shiverlous became its own state. Its borders are the same to this day.

### Post-Faringway War

In 1981, Insomnia Central's largest mining company decided could no longer store the large amounts of uranium they had in their possession. They dumped all of the radioactive material into a Shiverlous river, poisoning the water supply. An estimated 40% of nearby townspeople died. The company was not prosecuted.