Alzaria (city)

**Meowzaria** is a city situated on the continent of Leifmyrr, in the Sylvanian province of Andrimar, in the southern part of the Naar'um desert. It was founded in the fall of 80 TE by Alzar and Treedodger, who bought the land from a nation known as Ethia.

## History

### A Fallen Nation

The city of Alzaria had once been a small independent nation under the same name. After its leader, Alzar, who is also the nation’s god of worship, disappeared from Eldham, the prime minister at the time, Lord Treedodger, did everything he could to keep the nation alive. Eventually, Treedodger handed over Alzaria to Nexus, who made it a province under the name **Duchy of Alzaria**, in hopes that it would be protected long enough to see the return of Alzar. Later however, Alzaria became a city under the state of New Olmeria and, despite Treedodger's actions, the raiders continued to pillage Alzaria, leading to the death of Treedodger, until the city became a ghost town.

### Captured by Morladron

In Winter of 156 TE, New Olmeria has been divided between it's two towns who both declared independence from it (Thalassos already did this two months earlier as Union of Thalassos which later decided to join DVR which was at that time a part of Imperium). Alzaria decided to join Morladron, while Thalassos was given to the Andrimar People's Republic which was at that time a puppet state of USSE. Morladron immediately renamed Alzaria to “Alsarya” and started creating plans for this city.

### Morladron-Sylvania War

*Some of this was taken directly from the Morladron and Morladron-Sylvania War wiki pages.*

After the death of Jamesey, a man named StickmanPrime, Menyster of Alsarya, started a movement he named The Stickmanite Movement, denouncing the Morladron government for corruption and declaring his aim to extinguish the corrupt officials and restore balance. Stickman declared Alzaria a rebel zone and began pushing south into Paloma. There the central government cut off the Stickmanites at the great River Drupelet, stalling them at Paloma.

Enter Sylvania, who decided to aid Stickman in his uprising by allowing them safe passage across the Sylvanian border to escape Paloma. The rebels were now 80% Sylvanian and began to head north towards Morladron’s capital. The Stickmanites and Sylvanians invaded and captured the capital of Morladron brutally, leaving Morladron humiliated. It soon became clear that Sylvania were attempting to utilise the rebels to form a puppet state under Stickman, causing Stickman to begin plotting against his own movement. Stickman proposed unifying the government with the rebels to finally take down Sylvania and end the months of hostile diplomatic actions that Morladron had to bear.

Morladron then demanded an apology from Sylvania and acknowledgement of their wrongdoing by aiding the rebellion, attempting to end things peacefully. However, Sylvania instead responded with accusations against Morladron for being "manipulative", "double-faced" and "disappointing", leading Morladron to declare war on Sylvania in 166 TE.

During the war, Morladron successfully repelled Sylvania from the promised land during The Battle of Alzaria in 171 TE, killing 47 opponents and suffering 41 casualties. However, this victory would be short-lived as, during The Second Battle of Vermillion, General Secretary Lethe of the U.S.S.E made a surprise attack on Alzaria. The Sylvanian forces made a great push towards Alzaria, occupying both the Temple of Dragons and the government building of the town. In only 10 minutes, Morladron was forced to withdraw as Sylvania moved in to occupy the whole of Alzaria.

The city was officially incorporated into Sylvania according to the Treaty of Vallava signed in the spring of 182 TE.

### Under Sylvania

*Some of this was taken directly from the Morladron-Sylvania War wiki page.*

Sylvania saw a huge increase in foreign support, morale and supplies after the liberation of Alzaria from Morladron. The Sylvanian government quickly began reconstruction efforts in the devastated town, prohibiting the Morladronian name of *“Alsarya”* in the region and renaming it to New Collister. The city would not be renamed back to Alzaria until 224 TE, 42 years after it had been incorporated into Sylvania.

When it was incorporated, Alzaria was made a part of the recently established Andrimar, but would later become one of the two cities of Naar'um province which survives as an unofficial cultural region in Sylvania. Alzaria would once again become under the adminstration of Andrimar after a senate vote in 224 TE dissolved the province of Naar'um.

### Attempted Rebellion: The Build-Up

The city of Meowzaria, after its integration into Sylvania, gradually became distant from the nation owing to several disputes which would gradually lead to an attempted rebellion.

The dispute began when the two Mayors of Meowzaria, Treedodger and Alzar, created an internal border dispute between the Sylvanian provinces of Lux Heartlands and Andrimar by claiming land over the border to absorb the Lux town of Consilium. Government Officials from Sylvania were forced to intervene, stating that it was unreasonable for Meowzaria to take almost 50% of the land in Lux Heartlands; and that such a large sized city would be indefensible in wars. Furthermore, it was noted that the Duke of Lux Heartlands, Alt\_Menu, was not consulted about the issue in advance, creating confusion and backlash against Meowzaria for “attempting to subvert the authority of a Duke of a neighbouring province.”

Meowzaria were ordered by the Duke of Lux Heartlands to leave his lands and that he would not tolerate them laying claim to anything on his side of the border. However, this only resulted in them arguing over the issue and refusing to leave the land, citing that they believed that the land was “historically and culturally Alzarian” - a statement which would create massive suspicion around Meowzaria’s place in Sylvania and turn the Archon Sanctus of Sylvania, Serperior\_Xi, against them.

Due to the on-going severity of the issue and the large amount of controversy which had begun to form around it, Archon Serperior traveled to Luxwind to intervene directly in the dispute. She ruled in favour of the Duke of the Lux Heartlands, writing a Archon’s Executive Order stating that Meowzaria were to respect the internal borders and the authority of the Duke.

However, as a direct result of the statements made by the two Mayors of Meowzaria during the dispute, Archon Serperior and Duke Alt\_Menu began to become suspicious of them; with the suspicion spreading to members of the Imperialist Party of Noxwind who also began to grow weary of Meowzaria, believing they harboured separatist intentions. Additionally, Archon Serperior remarked that Alzarians were “sand hobo, border violating, heretics who worship some random guy who is probably dehydrated from living in a desert and having delusions of grandeur.”

This view became so prevalent and widespread within Noxwind, that the term “sand hobos” was used more than the correct term of “Alzarians” when referring to the inhabitants of the city.

Additionally, the heretical practices of Meowzaria had become a much larger issue towards the end of its existence; as they began worshipping their Mayor, Alzar, as a living God and rejected the teachings of Nox Lucis. This led to people, predominantly from Noxwind, commenting that Alzaria had placed their Mayor above the Archons and the Gods; and that a terrible retribution from the Gods would destroy them.

### Attempted Rebellion: The Shitter Coalition

Alazaria began to work with several known opponents of Sylvania in a desperate bid to not just gain independence, but to destroy the entire nation. These were mostly low profile individuals with some form of grudges against Sylvania.

However, despite their shared distaste for Sylvania, the coalition suffered from severe problems and dysfunction; with members arguing over which lands within Sylvania they wanted before they had even launched a single attack or won a single battle. This led to many arguments during their meetings; with Michael Imperium of Santos being particularly difficult and demanding large amounts of land despite providing almost nothing to the war effort.

### Aftermath

Upon realising that their plans had been leaked and that the Sylvanian Imperial Army would soon attack Alzaria to put an end to the rebellion, panic began to spread throughout the city. In addition to the military threat, Archon Serperior authorised a crusade against the city of Alzaria due to the ongoing heretical practices of the population: declaring most of the city’s officials and their associates as excommunicado in the process.

In their darkest time of most desperate and undying need, the population turned to Alzar, the Mayor they had long revered and worshipped as their one and only God, and they looked to him for guidance. It was at this point when Alzar, realising the war was already lost, abandoned the population of Alzaria in an act of cowardice, leaving those who remained behind to be murdered by members of the Cult of Nox and the KSKD.

## Religion

The city of Alzaria was previously part of The Order of Sol. After Sylvania acquired the city, the people followed Sylvania's national religion of Nox Lucis. When Alzar and Treedodger returned to Eldham, many assumed the city's religion would return to The Order of Sol. However, the two founders brought news with them which let to the city's main religion being reorganised into The Order of Alzar'agnatus, with a few citizens still following Nox Lucis.

In present day Meowzaria, the city follows the religion of Nox Lucis per the Codex of the Holy Laws of Sylvania. Heretics were banished from the city, with many others burned to death, by a group led by the Archon Sanctus and Archon Bellus of Sylvania when the former leaders of the city, Alzar and Treedodger, were exposed for being involved in treasonous acts.

## Flags

### Original Flag

This flag was used when Alzaria was first founded as an independent nation. It remained in use for a short period after Alzar and Treedodger disappeared and before the end of the Morladron-Sylvania War.

The design includes a representation of Atyra, The Emerald Wyvern, who is an important deity in the religion of Alzar'agnatus. The dragon is surrounded by a dark navy background, representing Atyra's forest realm of eternal night, which symbolises Alzaria's peaceful nature.

### Under Sylvania Flag

After Sylvania captured Alzaria at the end of the Morladron-Sylvania War, the city was given a new flag designed by Krisstofer, the Duke of Andrimar.

### Current Flag

After Alzar and Treedodger returned to Eldham, the founders decided to redesign the flag as they felt the current flag did not represent Alzaria very well.

The new design incorporates the original flag with Sylvania's signature purple colour, to represent the nation that essentially rescued the city, as well as a portion of white, to show how the Light of Sol shines bright with the return of Alzar.