Bromania

Flag of Bromania

**The Bromanian Empire,** also known simply as Bromania or by it's Northern Jackal name: Denmato, is an imperial monarchy on the northern region of Argan. It is bordered by the Auroric Ocean to it's northern coast, and shares borders with Analeas to the west, Temp to the east, Ivina to the southwest, and Charisogo to the south. Known for it's expansive export of grains and other farm grown goods, the empire expands to various territories in several continents of the world. The head of State is the Empress Marvella II, who controls all decisions of the court to the extent of absolute power in the empire's decisions.

## Geography

Bromania resides in Clair Valley, which is the space in between the Cernanic Range to the west, and the Eonvuelas to the east. This causes for a much more temporate climate in the country than that of the other nations on the continent. Temperatures in Bromania are also around 15 degrees cooler on average than all the other nations in Argan. The northern third of the valley is known as the Imperial heights, as it is where the most developed portions of the mainland take it's form. The middle is known as the lands, because this is where the farms the country is famous is located. The south third is the Great Forest, which is the least populated overall, but also has the most populated city in the country: Sienna.

## History

Bromania's history is very similar to that of most Argan nations as it was dominated by the ancient Wakidau people in the first few centuries CE. Eventually, the tribes had died out and the jackal tribes ended up taking their place.

Mikana landed on the western half of Francisco Bay in 1587 at the end of the 3rd Ventesian War. After defeating the Tempricans, the King of Mikana established a colony on the edge of the bay: St. Louis, and created the Mikah Colony. It was one of Mikah's first oversea possesions and one that they intended to keep for a considerable amount of time.

The Mikanans quickly discovered the land didn't work well to compete with the Tempricans in Temp and their new abundance of sugar in the southern part of the territory. They decied to expand southward as well and founded a city: Stricklyn, in 1643. The crown of Mikana moved all affairs of the colony to this new city and opted to try and grow more commercial crops in the south. They hoped this would atleast be able to fund future campaigns for the Mikanans in whatever affair they might have.

The growing urge for Mikah independence grew in the region of Celeste, which was in the northwestern part of the state, in a city called Broman. Mikana was very dependent on Mikah to provide the empire with various food sources, and they weren't truly content on letting that all go. The problem: Mikana's military lacked the true ability to dictate any control overseas, and so the colony began to slip faster and faster as time went on.

The people of Mikah gained their independence on October 27th, 1658, and elected on a new name for the country. Originally, they wanted to become a democratically run system - which was never popular in the first place- but instead decided on a man who had gained a reputation for years as a king. Noble, charismatic, and patriotic. Peter of Blanchet, was crowned Peter I, and house Blanchet was the first ruling house of Bromania.

Leading up to the 1st Argan War, the Kingdom focused on expanding south, forming a great alliance with the Vemians to the south. As the 1st Argan War took place, Bromania remained the only area of the continent to be away from any conflict. Instead, they focused on establishing themselves in infrastructure; something they truly lacked due to a lack of funding from their parent nation in it's founding.

Bromania would have to go to war in 1826 when the Tempesians, led by Alejandro I, invaded the regions of St. Laurent and Celeste. They ultimately lost control of these territories, and their access to their ports, but they were returned to their possesion in 1829 after Temp's defeat in the Analeasian-Tempesian War.

Temp would again invade Bromania at the start of the Argan Theatre of the Great Alarian War. Although this time they were backed by all the other nations on the continent. In winning the war alongside the other Argan nations, Bromania was granted a say in post war spoils, and the thing they desired most: oversea territories.

With Jevi being partitioned by the Honest Powers after the war, Bromania was granted the northern coasts of Jevi, known today as al-alhubu, and also a few of the Albert Islands.

Bromania would develop in the industrial revolution and become a mjaor player when they learned of their abundance of Alarium on their side of the Cernanics. In doing so, the Tempesians and Bromanians struck a deal on an alliance to help Bromania increase oversea influence, essentially jumpstarting the Bromanian Empire as we know it today. In 1932, Bromania assisted Temp in their invasion of the Berrilus Arcchipelago. Even after their defeat, Heona, Jrance, and Nioma were all bought by Bromania, which for a time, put the country in a very poor situation money wise.

The Empire then sought to become part of the global economy. It's key export, wheat and alarium. In the sense of the national GDP, this did increase the country's wealth. The issue with this: the wealth was not distributed to benefit the general population.

In 1951, reports arose of several lower class citizens becoming angry with the crown. The reason was that they began to see how the aristocrats and higher end individual and families were growing in their wealth, while the farmers and those who have been the main reason the country gained that income, were stuck with crumbs and very minimal pay.

Emperor Pierre III wasn't exactly the most popular of Bromania's rulers from the start, and the way he dealt with the issue, by doing nothing, didn't help ease tensions.

The peasant class took to the streets of Stricklyn and demanded the Emperor give more to the peasant class, but to no avail. Even the King's advisors sought no solution to the issue. The Bromanian Civil War took place from August 1951 - July 1953, which saw the Loyalist forces of the Emperor overpower the peasants, and with that, squash the hopes for justice.

Despite their differences, the Emperor extended even a small olive branch to the peasants, which allowed them to modernize even a little, which could secure their ability to advance in class. Although not perfect, this seemed to solve quite a bit of issues for the most part.

A decade later in 1963, the Pride War in Jevi reunited the region of Al-Alhubu with the rest of it's ethnic similar neighbors, the Islamic Emirates. Despite that, the Bromanians gained a foothold in many of the Albert Islands, in what was the only succesful Argan gains of any kind during the war.

The issue that Bromania had faced in the past was once again reaching it's borders as the stock market's decline in 1985 was beginning to affect the lives of millions of Bromanians, mainly the lower class.

Struggling to rebound their economy, Emperor Louis X, abdicated in favor of his son: Archard, who he hoped would gain more favor in the eyes of the Bromanians.

Instead, racial tensions grew to an all time in the country as the ethnic minority of the region - Non Mikanan Speakers- were growing increasingly high in pressure on those of the ethnic majority. It was becoming apparent that another war was close to sweeping Bromania.

Archard, who had relaized these issues, attempted to gain support from other leaders on the continent to stand by the crown in the events of another Civil War. Politely, the other nations informed the Emperor that they would remain neutral in the event of a conflict.

In 1994, the tensions became reality as a coup had occured in the capital to overthrow the Bromanian government. With that said, this was no domestic coup. It was an invasion of sorts. The perpetrators of the coup were Hakanians and other ethnic minorities in Bromania who had gaiend either visas to live there or were rooted simply as minorities. They demanded the Emperor abdicate in favor of puppet status to the new Carmellan Regime of Hakani. In an act of nationalism and bravery, Archard refued, and was killed for his beliefs. In reality, he stalled enough for several members of the palace guard to flee with his daughter and heir to the empire: Marvella.

After Archard's death, Bromania fell to the Hakanians and Argan War II was in full effect. Instantly, the majority of citizens in Bromania were stripped of rights. Those who became the new upper class, were those who didn't speak Mikanan.

The atrocities commited by Carmella and the Hakanians shocked the world. The other nations declared that since this wasn't a domestic war, they would defend the crown with all their might.

For years battles would ensue through all of Bromania for it's freedom. In 1997, the Hakanians were finally pushed out of Stricklyn, and the forces scattered off the shores. Carmella's suicide marked the end of the war and Bromania was put under protection status by the Analeasian Empire for a period of 5 years.

Analeas helped to rebuild up Bromania, restructure the social classes, and offered the chance for citizens to have a little more say in their affairs with annual elections, similar to that of other Argan nations still under a monarchy.

Analeas officially left the Empire back into the hands of an Emperor Regent, who was waiting for Marvella, who was only 10 at the time of the return of Bromania to full autonomy, to turn 16 and be crowned as Empress of Bromania.

Marvella reveresed many laws that Analeas had implemented during it's rebuild stage, and for that, has lost the trust of several Bromanians. Despite that, she remains politically ambitious and continues to try and ensure that the Empire stays intact and as powerful as ever.