Belgaria

## Climate

Belgaria has a warm climate and the wind feels nice.

## Laws

In Belgaria, you are an adult when you turn 15. Excluding extreme cases, underage children cannot enlist in the military.

There are wide distinctions between men and women. Even if their status are the same, the men enjoy more privileges than the women.

If the child of a noble was a girl, the other male in the family wouldn't treat her as a successor of the clan. The line of succession would fall onto her younger brothers.

## Customs

It is common among nobles to be be named after princes to borrow their prestige.

According to Belgaria’s palace etiquette, if one interrupts a noblewoman's conversation, everyone’s face would pale and the one who interrupted them would be very awkward to the point his body was like sent flying.

## History

### Founding

Adrian Bulgaria was born in the region of Aquitaine which was ruled by several small nations (present day western region of Bulgaria Empire). He had a hard life being raised as a nomad, but it helped him developed unmatched skills in the sword and horse riding.

He won every battle he participated in. And he continued winning. According to legend, in a battle of wits against the gods, he had a one on one duel with a demon king. The historical accounts were passed down by word of mouth, so much of it was exaggerated.

Adrian Bulgaria became the first emperor of the empire. He was hailed by the people as the Flame Emperor because of his hair and eyes that were crimson red. No chronicles records of when he set his mind on building the empire were found. The aristocrats claimed the emperor was simply born as one. Religious teachings preached that he received a revelation from god. The soldiers and merchants believed that only the victors can call themselves emperor. Adrian never addressed himself as emperor, that's what the books proposed.

After the death of King Adrian, those in power deitify him in order to use the massive influence of the great leader to stabilize control over the empire. Adrian's son was groomed to become the 2nd emperor, and evidence was presented to substantiate this point. And naturally, this position wouldn't be openly accepted.

Regardless of the specifics, Adrian led the nomads in a series of battles, uniting the neighboring nations and building up the strength of his country in order to lay the foundation of a gigantic empire.

### 700s

Around 750, Belagaria conquered its now eastern domain. Back then, the rulers of that area surrendered to the Empire before any war started and were bestowed with nobility. Incidentally, other eastern rulers that opposed the Empire were either sentenced to death or exiled. Though there was no clear demarcation, the nobles that occupied those territories were referred as the "New Nobles," and were a target of scorn and discrimination by the countrymen and nobles.

### 800s

In 800, during the reign of emperor Vicente Winston. The technological advances in paper and printing were the results of the emperor investing a substantial budget in it. But the budget for military expenses were cut, and without the proper recruitment of talent, the empire was losing its war on all fronts. The territory near Tuonvell was also taken by the Varden Duchy for a long time. After Emperor Vicente Winston succumbed to illness, Liam the 15th succeeded the throne.

General Corneille Arneal was promoted to Field Marshal. The emperor was the commander in chief of the army, so the rank of Field Marshal didn't exist. But the situation didn't allow the emperor who wasn't well versed in military affairs to take command. The empire lost 30% of its territory during this period.

Corneille Arneal reorganized the weakened military and made war on all fronts, defeating the enemies of the empire and pushed the front lines back. The northern borders were seized back from the Varden Duchy. The Duchy was pushed all the way back and the army advanced towards its capital.

10 years later, Field Marshal Corneille Arneal died in battle and the military once again fell into chaos, the empire suffered counter attacks from all sides. In the end, the front lines were pulled back, becoming the current situation today.

In 812, The Duchy transforms the Volks mines into an impenetrable fortress, the focus of defense against the empire. On the other hand, the empire rebuilt the farming village of Tuonvell into a border city, constructing the stronghold of Fort Sierck to oppose Fort Volks.

In 851, after capturing Fort Volks, the empire revitalized the road leading to it. Because of the barbarians in the forest, the guards were very tense.

Also during this year, the Belgaria Empire began constructing their first railway. The steam locomotive was from High Britannia, the rail started from the capital to the nearby Sanc Juhel city, a short distance as a preliminary trial.