Honsin

Flag of Honsinad

## Demographics

### Ethnicity

Mostly Phocahns, with minorities of Nodal, Gardenian, Ydelhiad, Ynoforan, Keghotuhr, Penazaduz, Iloisa, Nokin

### Religion

Primarily Tulkonism with many religious minorities

### Language

Honsinic (de facto official, vernacular)Däegic (vernacular)

## Geography

### Continent

Däegarden

**Honsin**, known officially in Honsinic Iloisa as **Honsinad** (Kingdom of Honsin), is a Human-majority country located in the far north of Däegarden. It is bordered to the south by Nodal and shares maritime borders with Nokina, Keghotogh, and Ilois. Its capitals are the twin cities of Honsin and Phocachirsk, where almost half of its population resides.

## History

### Early history, 500 BT-6 BT

Prior to its settlement by the ancestors of the Phocahns, the Phocachirsk peninsula was rather uninhabited. Its uneven terrain made it difficult to live in. A minority of Ynoforan Elves lived in the mountain ranges of the south, but their settlements were small and most did not last. The Iloisa Empire claimed the territory in 10 BT but did not do anything with it.

In 6 BT, Bytu, several years before becoming the Tulkon, was asked to explore the Phocahn peninsula. He helped lead a group of settlers to the peninsula's northern coast where the city of Phocachirsk was founded. A second settlement not far from Phocachirsk was built called Honsin. The two cities would eventually form the largest metropolitan area in the country.

### Phocachirsk Region, 6 BT-476 AT

The settlers of Phocachirsk lived modestly. Their main cities would become some of the largest in the empire, and other smaller settlements were built on the western and eastern coasts as well as the southern border with Ynoforan country. Most of Honsin's interior would remain rather empty, a trend that has continued into the modern day.

In 0 BT, Bytu became the Tulkon. He travelled the world while maintaining a home/base of operations in Phocachirsk, where he died in 18 AT. In 195 AT, the Demons returned to Däe and were defeated by Tulkon Kedur's forces after a 5-year war. A number of Phocahns fought in the war and helped contain the Demon threat.

In the 400s the Iloisa Emperor was Grytu, who succeeded his mother Empress Ylema. Grytu was eager to pursue a policy of expansion, which many people and leaders inside the Empire began to espouse especially after nearly going to war with Orcanth several decades earlier. An important factor in the success of an expansion would be the support of the Tulkon; however, the current Tulkon, the Dwarf Rum, disavowed his support of the Empire's expansionary policies after his confirmation in 448 AT. Grytu began a campaign of genocide against the Dwarves to kill Rum so that he would be reborn inside the Empire. The genocide also had the purposes of claiming territory on the Onor Peninsula and sending a message to the world's other nations. The campaign was a success, and ended after the deaths of Rum and 80% of the Dwarven population. The genocide marked the beginning of the Iloisa Conquest, a set of conflicts of expansion waged by the Empire.

During the conquest, the Empire founded colonies on Dae Ydelhiad and the Onor Peninsula, while also waging battles on the Garden Continent and the coasts of Orcanth. Rum was reincarnated as Ytinise, an Uzeb Human born to anti-expansionist parents who were killed by Grytu's agents. Ytinise was subsequently adopted by Grytu, and by age 20, she became the Empire's top general. During the Conquest, the Empire spread a lie that the Tulkon was only supposed to serve the Ilois Empire, a lie that was spread systemically in Ilois' education system and throughout public knowledge.

In 471 AT, Ytinise had a change of heart after learning the true purpose of the Tulkon. She travelled to her native Uzybad, where she started a coup and declared Uzybad's independence as the Usybork Republic. This sparked uprisings against the Empire not only in the Human lands, but also in Dae Ydelhiad and Onor. The Onor Insurgency was led by the Balgro, who became one of Ytinise's biggest allies. The Empire was reduced to a rump state in Phocachirsk, where the last few leaders of the Empire, including Grytu, fled. This remnant was conquered by Ytinise in 476 AT, and Grytu was imprisoned until his death in 485. All colonies were removed from the other nations, and Ytinise helped establish positive relations with those targeted by the War. Ytinise also drafted a plan for the Usybork Republic to be broken up into multiple states if it ever became too imperialistic.

### Usybork Republic, 476 AT-700 AT

The next 300 or so years were rather uneventful in Phocachirsk. The post-Ytinise Tulkons kept the peace well. While some lamented the fall of the Empire, most Iloisa were eager to be free of Grytu's oppressive rule.

### Phocachirsk IHS and Kingdom of Usybork, 700 AT-2905 AT

In 700 AT, the Usybork Republic went to war with Orcanth over ownership of the Garden Continent. The conflict threatened to embroil other countries, so Tulkon Bodor intervened and declared a neutral zone between the region of Phocachirsk and Orcanth's Garden Continent territories.. He also decided that Usybork had reached a point where it should be split, and so the country was reformed into the Republic of Independent Human States.

Tulkon Bodor's immediate successor, Epi'hu, used his political career to become the leader of Usybork. He proclaimed independence from the RIHS and reformed the country into the Kingdom of Usybork in 800 AT, and conquered the Ilois IHS and the Nokina IHS. He also had intentions of conquering all of Ditarre. Epi'hu was killed in 809 AT and the Kingdom was split apart. Ilois, Phocashirsk, and Nokina rejoined the RIHS, but the Kingdom refused to rejoin. Tulkon Eoonanone was convinced to end the war between the Independent Human States and Orcanth. She completed her mission and returned to Däe Ydelhiad. War later broke out between the longtime rival nations of Ilois IHS and A’Roastar, and Däe Ydelhiad also entered as a third party to end the fighting. The Kingdom of Usybork would ally with the RIHS during the Global War and the Second Invasion of the Demons during the 40-Year War, but once the conflicts ended in 1192 AT, they resumed their rivalry. Part of Phocachirsk would be occupied by the Demons during the conflict. In 1406, the Kingdom reconquered all Human territories, destroying the RIHS.

Phocachirsk's southern regions were occupied by the Demons during their invasion. Yaaamemon's Sacrifice resulted in Phocachirsk becoming part of the continent of Däegarden, which it would become heavily culturally associated with.

### Kingdom of Honsin, 1536 AT-1937 AT

In 1536, the region of Honsin, formerly known as Phocachirsk, declared independence from the Kingdom, triggering a brief conflict. Epodora, the first Tulkon in over 300 years, helped quell the conflict and allowed Honsin to become an independent kingdom. In 1593, the Kingdom of Usybork declared war on the Kingdom of Honsin. Tulkon Sakyge, a native of Honsin, fought back, and crippled Usybork's navy. Usybork surrendered and the country was again split apart. Honsin, Ilois, and Nokina reformed the RIHS, but Usybork once again refused to become a member state. The Usybork IHS was eventually reformed in 1937, completely restoring the RIHS.

### Honsin IHS, 1937 AT-2880 AT

In 2880, the RIHS, ruled by immortals Ino and Etesh, joined Zetopa's Empire of Orcanth. The Ilois and Nokina IHS, unwilling to be a part the Empire, broke off from the RIHS, triggering the Zatem Crisis, nearly starting a war. Ilois was eventually allowed to keep its independence by Emperor Zetopa, who was not yet ready to start his war. The other ex-members of the RIHS became known as the Human Protectorates.

In 2896, the Empire of Orcanth became the Immortal Empire, starting the Immortal War. Ilois was one of several nations, including A'Roastad, Ynofora, Norte-Muldox, Keghotogh, and Kepet, to form an alliance against the Immortal Imperial Forces. Ilois along with Norte-Muldox focused their efforts on bringing down the Protectorates in a large campaign that ended in 2898 AT at the Siege of Usybork. The RIHS was thus reformed, and fought for the Free Alliance for the remainder of the conflict. In 2905 AT, a temporary ceasefire was declared, but it was a ruse orchestrated by Zetopa to decimate their armies while off guard. The members of the Free Alliance surrendered, and became part of the Empire. However, Von Hamobora, at the time unaware that she was the Tulkon, tracked Zetopa and his allies to their remote base in Nen Ren and singlehandedly destroyed the Empire's High Command along with its Emperor, crushing the Empire in one fell swoop and freeing the world from its control.

### Honsinad, 2905 AT-

After the Immortal War, the RIHS was disbanded and its members became fully independent nations. Unlike its sister countries, Honsin restored its middle ages monarchy, installing the descendants of the rulers of the first Kingdom of Honsin as its royal family. However, it also severely limited the power of the monarchy, with most government power laying in the hands of a representative parliament.

Honsin's economy took a severe hit after the Immortal War, as its central location made it a huge battleground. In an effort to restore its economic stability, the government invited immigrants from all over the world, making Honsin the world's only true melting-pot country. Most of these immigrants concentrated in established cities on the coasts and near the southern border, leaving the Honsinic interior mostly unoccupied. The interior, known colloquially as *Teha du Morte* (Land of Death) in Honsinic and often simply as *U cente*, gained a reputation of being dangerous and lawless, as many underground criminals, mercenaries, and bandits roamed the territory.

In 3033 AT, the Colitzl Pandemic took a heavy toll on Honsin, killing 1 in 2 infected. Tulkon Ico, himself a citizen of Ilois, sacrificed himself to cure the disease.

In 3095 AT, the Keghotogh Crisis broke out. A group of mercenaries from Honsin's interior was tasked by acting Keghotogh PM Relnakj with tracking down the missing Tulkon I'Ladas.

## Culture

### Ethnicity

For most of its history, Honsinad was inhabited almost entirely by the Phocahns, a Human ethnic group descended from the first settlers of the region. Most of their cities were concentrated on the coasts as well as the southern border. After the Immortal War, thousands of immigrants from all over the world began settling in these established urban areas, especially in the twin cities of Honsin and Phocachirsk. Modern Honsinic culture, while still based on that of the Phocahns, is heavily informed by its immigrant population. The large immigrant population has also led to a large population of mixed-race individuals. Despite the level of crime in the interior, Honsinad is considered one of the world's happiest, safest countries.

The de facto official language of the country is Honsinic, a variety of Iloisa spoken in the country. However, numerous immigrant languages are also spoken, as well as Däegic, the lingua franca of Däegarden.

### Religion

A majority of Honsin's population are Tulkonists. However, growing minorities exist of virtually every religious domination. Kostralle is somewhat popular in Honsin, but Amoric Tulkonism is the most popular variety of the religion in the country.