Venland

Venland is an isolationist country that is north of Canorica. It is known for its technological and magical prowess. Due to their expertese in the fields of technology and magic, they have been able to combine the two to form infinite energy generators which have proven useful in providing power to their cities.

## History

### Formation

The Isles of Venland were originally split up into separate kingdoms and city states. However, they were united by the state of Vorshire under the leadership of King Edward Visarion I who decided to make Savorden the capital. Initially there was relative stability but the Visarion family was overthrown by a rival house. A period of unrest was created as several families. The country was then once again united under the young Nearan Visarion, who would prove himself as a leader once again during the Compendium war.

### Colonial Past

At one point, Venland held sovereignty over Canorica, Novalia, Parcia, Tythan, Asteria and Kratonia. In Novalia however, a young boy was arrested taken into custody by the Venlish State Intelligence Service as he was suspected to be involved in a terrorist plot. Many campaigned for the boy's release, and Venlish soldiers were ordered directly to open fire on anyone who could assist the boy's escape by Kalir Visarion, the emperor at the time. As a result, people who had marched outside of the facility in which the boy was held were shot at, and 16 were killed, sparking the Novalian war for independence. Due to ecenomic restraints at the time, Venland had to pull out of the war, and Novalia became an independent state. When Toranican Visarion took over after Kalir's death, all colonies were given self-determination and as a result, were all released, disbanding the Venlish Empire.

### War with Canorica

Tensions between Canorica and Venland had increased during Roarak's reign, as he had begun a new stage of scientific progress, which had resulted in an increase in their weapons technology and the creation of the Infinity Generator. The Infinity Generator was able to contain pure magic, and convert it into electric energy at a constant rate. The magic energy was used in small quantities so it could replenish, which meant the electrical energy produced was infinite. This technology scared other countries and tensions increased with Canorica. The Canorican President, John Curtis demanded that Venland hand over all of the Infinity Generators, in which they immediately refused. Curtis used the tension to gain support for a full scale invasion of Venland. Venlish Secret Intelligence Service (VSIS) agents discovered the Canorican plan to invade Venland and also discovered that they were being funded by several other countries. They quickly began to increase funds into their own army, which caused the situation to spin further out of control, and Canorica invaded with 600 ships and ransacked the coast. Roarak ordered that all Infinity Generators be scrapped to make their war pointless. This however only angered Curtis, who ordered a complete invasion of the Venlish mainland. Savorden was soon invaded, and the last line of defense resisted Canorican forces around the King's palace. Roarak however issued an unconditional surrender, but he was executed without trial. Cetera, Luther and Ruselt Visarion however had escaped the palace using the emergency tunnels. Canorican forces remained in Venland, governing the Venlish people while still searching for any possible schematic of the Infinity Generator.

## Government

### Layout

The Venlish constitution consists of the monarch, and the parliament. The Parliament contains 300 seats, and the amount of seats a single party has is proportional to the amount of votes. This often results in coalition governments that, under the guidance of the monarch, work together. The Prime Minister of the parliament is often the head of the party with the most seats.

Parliament have the power to pass laws and control taxes. They're responsible for the administration of the country. The monarch has the power to veto parliament's decision. Parliament in turn can repeal the monarch's veto, providing 200 Members of Parliament out of 300 agree.

### Military

#### Army

The Venlish land forces were fairly small in comparison to other countries, but they were well equipped and exceptionally well trained. Their army comprised of:

* 150,000 Soldiers (4,000 of which are field mages)
* 15,000 Special Forces
* 25 Heavy tanks (125 personel)
* 60 Light tanks (180 personel)
* 100 Armoured Turreted Vehicles (300 personel)
* 500 Long Range Artillery Guns (1,000 personel)
* 166,605 army personel in total.

#### Navy

The Venlish Navy was the biggest navy in the world at the time due to the fact Venland had ships left over from its colonial days. As a result, Venland kept its navy to pay homage to its history. Its navy consisted of:

* 70 Updated Dreadnoughts (42,000 personel)
* VMS Kalir (600 personel)
* 60 Armoured Venlish Destroyers (48,000 personel)
* 70 Light Venlish Destroyers (49,000 personel)
* 450 Gunboats (4,500 personel)
* 30 Submarines (600 personel)
* 144,700 Navy personel
* Other older navy ships

#### Air Force

Venland was one of the only countries with an air force with planes at the time, and its planes were fairly frail, but due to the lack of anti-aircraft technology, planes could fly by untouched. They did however possess a wide array of airships, all with the capability of dropping bombs. The ships themselves however were filled with non-flamable helium to prevent inevitable disaster.

* 20 Prototype Bombers (20 Pilots)
* 10 Carrier Planes (20 Pilots)
* 100 Lesser Airships (5,000 personel)
* 50 Greater Airships (5,000 personel)
* 50 Armoured Airships (10,000 personel)
* 5 Elite Airships (1,000 personel)
* VMAS Headway (500 personel)
* 40 Pilots (30 reserves)
* 21,570 Airship Crew in total

## List of Monarchs

### The Dissolution of the Second Venlish Empire

*"Kalir the Tyrant"*
 Toranican I

### The Fall of Venland

* Oversaw the creation of the Infinity Generator, earning the envy of the Canorican government.
* Six Years' War begins. The Allied Nations successfully invade Venland, and Roarak is executed.

## Native Race

Venlish people tend to have a pale or white complexion, which can vary in shades. They can have any eye colour, including purple, yellow, and even black. Most of the time, their iris' will glow due to their correlation with magic.