Sophianna

## Summary of Sophianna

The Kingdom of Sophianna is a collection of Archipelagos and Isles located in the Northwest corner of Thugborea, It is named after the House of Sophie which was named after Glizzyman who was nicknamed Sophie to catfish Rein's friend and ended up getting packed by cenger thanks to Batallo (Thank him)

Sophianna in the lore is last member to join the confederation only joining in at 1945 through an arrangement between Borzabia and Sophianna. Sophianna had already established relations with Yurelia and Borzabia before joining and was formally introduced to the rest of the member states after joining.

## History of Sophianna

### Classical Era

During this period of history Sophianna was dominated by the Nekosian race, they had migrated from Pharellia after the Flave Peoples forced them north. Sophie came from *sophistiqué* which was an honorific given to students of the monks who performed better compared their peers, they called the Nekosians this tauntingly, fundamentally stating that they are only something that serves to impress their master.

### Medieval Era

#### The Sophinnic Neighborhood

The Early middle ages were a period in which Flavumin Peoples from modern Borzabia and Pharellia set sail to invade the Sophinnic Isles, they forced the Nekosians northward as they established cities in what was once Nekosian Homes. The Duchy of Raffine was famous for its domination during the 872, They turned cities like Blassie, Glazgate and Parkage into their vassals which they used to gather resources to invade North.

#### Birth of Sophianna

After the city of Glazgate conquered the duchies of Raffine and Blassie. The Maire of the city, Gaarland from the noble house of Barwick, proclaimed himself as King of the Sophinnic Isles in 1027. Barwick established relations *Royaume de Phraqullum* in 1039, after a marriage between Barwick's daughter and a noble of Phraqullum. The Government in Glazgate put itself in a rough position proclaiming all of the Sophinnic isles while their neighbours up north like the Republic of Parkage and the Kingdom of Bellend were asserting their dominance together against the Glazgate-Phraqullum alliance.

The Government in Glazgate put itself in a rough position proclaiming all of the Sophinnic isles while their neighbours up north like the Republic of Parkage and the Kingdom of Bellend were asserting their dominance together against the Glazgate-Phraqullum alliance. Sophianna was strong but was surrouned by enemies from the north and west.

#### The Republic

Gaarland Barwick was accused of adultery after being seen having an affair with a Nekosian peasant, he was burned at the stake. After this the Nobility formed a council amongst themselves to try seize the power to themselves. The council was in charge of everything about the Republic like appointing maires, passing laws, raising armies and fundamentally everything an Abosolute King would to. The Nobility consisted of Glazgate Nobles, The Duke of Blassie and the King of Bellend. The Republic was essentially a tool that the Sophic Flavs in the North to use against Phraqullum without going to war with Phraqullum directly.

But Agatha Barwick (Daughter of Gaarland) posed a threat as she was still a legitimate heiress to the throne, therefore the Republic sought to take her. In September 8th 1071 the Republic sent an invasion force of 15,000 men to invade Phraqullum and capture Agatha. The Republic was supported by their Allies up north to kick out Phraqullum influence over the Isles.

#### Post Pharellian War

After the Pharellian War, The Kingdom Agatha was coronated Queen regnant of Sophianna starting the Barwick-Bozonnet Dynasty. Agatha was known to be extremely Pro-Pharellian which was very controversial among the nobility, they saw the Pharellians as a threat because of its domination over Western Flavia. The Nobility who weren't part of the council were awarded the riches of those who did but really no one liked the current dynasty, they may have not joined the council but they had prayed for their success.

### The Clàrmòr

In 1318 Shean II was forced by the nobility to sign the *Clàrmòr,* which was a series of papers limiting the King's powers but also centralizing control to the Glazgate elite. The Clàrmòr also paved the way for more reformations in the government. The Clàrmòr is from the Nekosian words *Clàire* which meant freedom and *mòr* which was a suffix which meant to add or extra, so Clàrmòr just means *"To add Freedom"* or *"to be freed".*

### Linn Ùr Era

#### The Third Birth of the Kingdom

In 1453 Gaarland IV died, modern sources say that he may have died due to too much inbreeding in the family. Gaarland IV died childless meaning that the Barwick-Bozonnet Dynasty is over and a succession crisis has began. The council had traced the line back to a marriage between Princess Sophie and Shean Frederick II of the House of Glaz, Duke of Blassie and Supreme court Judge but there had also been another candidate for King of Sophianna. A Peasant in Pharellia named *Jean Tuathach,* Tuathach descended from Gaarland I's illegitimate child Leonard Tuathach who had taken his mother's name. That wasn't the Tuathach Family's only claim to the throne though because another of Jean's ancestors descend from Queen-consort Katherine I and King Shean I but it is through their disowned child Maximillian who had moved to Borzabia not before having a son.

The Council was basically left to choose between a Pharellian Peasant who descended from a Illegitimate line and a disowned line or a Noble with Borzabian blood whos only claim to the throne was that his Great Grandfather was married to a woman who happened to be The King's daughter. After a long debate they had chosen Shean Pieter to be King but he had to marry someone from the Tuathach family.

#### Rise of Sophianna

Shean Pieter had been inaugurated as King of Sophianna in 1456 ending the 3-year-long period of which Sophianna had no Head of State. Shean Pieter is the first person of Borzabian blood to rule over Sophianna and he wouldn't be the last. He is also the first of his house, The House of Glaz, to be coronated as a King. Shean Pieter did not speak Pharellian which was problematic because it was the standard word of tongue for the Upper-Class of Sophianna.

Shean Pieter was the main reason why Glazgate dialect is the *lingua franca* of all of Sophianna and is now considered "Sophiannian" or "Sophic." Many did not like Shean but removing him from power could cause a civil war. Shean was known to be sympathetic to the peasants who worked in his fields and in his palace. Shean also established relations with Borzabia but no formal agreement would be written until 1627.

#### The Unification of the Flave Sophianna

In 1494 Gaarland II of the House of Glaz had claimed all of Ireland after Sir Jogn A. Lewis had signed a treaty in which the Duchies of Munster, Ulster and Dublin would join the domain of Flavuminia. The treaty also included the annexation of the Republics of Clark, Kildare, Gonnegal and Waterford. The House of Glaz had full control over all of the Flavumin-Sophinnic Peoples.

### Rannsaich Era *("Explore" Era)*

#### Alliance with Borzabia

In 1603 King Hans Josef had become King of both Sophianna and Borzabia and put the nations in a union where Sophianna was below Borzabia. Hans Josef I became the first King of Sophianna who only spoke Borlash, the nobles saw him as a leader who would finally cleanse Sophianna of its Pharellian influences but Hans did not deliver their wishes and would rather have the two domains of Sophianna and Borzabia be separate. Hans Josef had also set the doctrine where the royal navy was the heart of Sophinnic Military and with out it the Empire could collapse.

In 1624 Hans Josef had given Sophianna to his eldest daughter Rugadh Sophie I which meant "born in Sophianna" in the northern dialects. Rugadh had been raised in Sophianna was a leader who maintained the values of her father and using them to lead Sophianna. Hans may have been the one to bring Borzabian values to Sophianna but it was Rugadh who had finally set in the Borzabian values above those of the Pharellian ones.

Rugadh was also a strong advocate for colonialism westward setting up state-own companies like the Rughad Bay Company and Glaz Indian Company. Rugadh also created colonies like Tirsheain and New Glazgate while paving the way for New Blassie. Today Rugadh is commemorated as a woman who had brought greatness to where she was born even though she may have not agreed with the values of those who look up to her today.

#### Colonies

##### New Blassie (Texas)

New Blassie was founded by Sir John A. Waldridge founded New Blassie in 1635 naming it after the city of Blassie where he was born.

##### New Glazgate (Newfoundland)

Sean Connary had founded New Glazgate in 1622 naming it after the capital Glazgate.

##### Rugadh Bay (Hudson Bay)

Sir John A. Waldridge had founded Rugadh Bay Colony and even the Rugadh Bay Company in 1632, naming after the Empress Rugadh herself.

### Early Modern Era

#### Involvement in Athenas

Sir WIlliam Waldridge was sent from Glazgate to be an Ambassador and establish relations between Konya and Sophianna but in his stop in Athenas which was being besieged by Aegean Freedom Fighters. Sir Waldridge had seen the atrocities that the Konyans had done to supposed AFF supporters, Waldridge had written letters back to Glazgate advocating for the Sophiannian Royal Navy to take Athenas and pacify both parties.

In 1826 a fleet of warships commanded by Admiral Johannes Hughes, he had captured the city in a day and watched over peace talks between the Konyan Government in Athenas and the AFF. This had made the home government in Trabzon mad and had sent and ultimatum to Sophianna to remove all of their warships and end discussions of relations between Sophianna and Konya but Admiral Hughes refused to leave until both parties came to an agreement. On October 1826 shots had been fired and 1/4 of the fleet is gone in an instant hundreds of lives lost and the beginning of the Konyan War.

#### Konyan War

This is not a good situation for Sophianna, they had just gotten out of a war with Pharellia a couple years ago and now the most powerful fleet in all of the Sophic Royal Navy had been decimated. The Council hesitated on declaring war on the Konyan Empire until Zichian Forces declared war on Konya a couple weeks later after Sir Waldridge had convinced his old colleague and current head of foreign relations of Zichia to discuss an invasion on Konya to liberate Montenia.

Sophianna had declared war on the Konyan Empire to liberate Aegea, Sophinnic Forces had met up with the AFF in Patras and liberated all of Aegaic Territory. In 1828 Aegea, Montenia, Anatolya and Judea had declared independence from the Konyan Empire leaving the empire as a shadow of its former self. This war had paved the way for the rise of Anatolya and Aegea who became rivals for dominance over the Eastern Mediterranean, the war had also given to the Zichrish dominance over the Western Balkans.

### Industrial Era / Current Modern Era

#### Industrialization

In 1873 Sophianna used its Industrial Might to create Submarines that could last hours underwater and huge metal ships that could carry larger amounts of cargo from one side of the ocean to the other in one trip. Sophianna had become dominant on the seas and had secured that their colonies in the Americas and Indias would be safe, famous ships like the HMS Shean which had sunken a whole fleet of Konyan Warships were celebrated and were considered national treasures of Sophianna.

#### Mid-War and Post-War Period

During the Thugborean War Sophianna had remained neutral because the people supported Pharellia but the Emperor of Borzabia were cousins with the King of Sophianna. Sophianna had profited off the war selling weapons to both sides, Sophianna had been given money by both sides to turn the tides of the war but they always took the money but never join. Sophianna saw the war as a pointless in joining because it had been a battle between Borzabia and Zichia against Pharellia for dominance over all of Mainland Thugborea, The public had been sympathetic to the Pharellian cause but believed it was foolish of them to challenge 2 greats powers right after a war of their own.

After the war Sophianna had experienced increasing numbers in the economy, population and life expectancy index. This had happened because of the competition companies in Sophianna had created where they competed to create better products in hopes that theirs would be bought instead of the other and also the fact that child mortality had dropped significantly thanks to better medicine. Sophianna became a candidate to join Thugborea in 1936 but did not join until 1942.

#### Thugborean Confederation

In 1936 Sophianna was integrated as a member of the confederation and was a candidate for Presidency of the Confederation for 1938-1942 and then became president confederation for 1942-1946 and failed the bid for re-election to Portavia for the presidency of 1946-1950 and 1950-1954. Sophianna today is a leading member of the confederation and contributes and hosts many meetings between council members.

Sophianna is also a net exporter of gas thanks to their North Nekosian Territories only 2nd to Aegea, Sophianna contributes about 23% of all Gas in Thugborea and this fact has been used a tool so that they can become a major power in the confederation. Sophianna still gets to keep their monarchy today but they are limited in what they can do because the Thugborean Councils gets to have a say in fundamentally everything.

## Currency System

### Sterling

The Sophinnic sterling is equivalent to £1 and was first introduced when the Maire of Blassie used coins to trade and determine what has a higher value than the other. Sterling is from the Neko-Sophinnic word *steorling* which meant "little star" because the original variation of the coin has a star printed unto it.

### Pence

Pence (also known as a penny) is equivalent to 1/100 of a £1 and was introduced with the Sterling when Blassie started using the coin. Pence came from the word *pawnce* which is from the Old Blassie dialect and means "to prune" because it depicted a man pruning a tree.

### Tupence

Tupence is from the Old Blassie dialect which meant "two pence" because it was equivalent to £0.02

### Shilling

A Shilling is equivalent to £0.10. Shilling is from the Old Neko-Sophinnic word Schilling which meant to *to split into ten*.

### Denarius

Denarius is equivalent to £10 and ever since 1920 commonly found as a banknote instead of a coin. Denarius is named after the Bellend Denarius but we do not know the origins for the name of that coin.

### Couronna

The Couronna was introduced in 1920 for King Leeevertt's Golden Jubilee marking his 50th year of service to his country, the Couronna is equivalent to £50 because of the same reason as its introduction. Couronna is from the Pharellian word *Couronne* which meant crown.

### Sovereign

The Sovereign was introduced alongside the Couronna in 1920 but the sovereign was in honor of the House Glaz as a whole for their 525th year of reign over the entirety of the Sophinnic Isles from when first unified it, it was due to be released in August 1919 but it was delayed for the design had to be redrawn because the original artist who drew it was arrested for the murder of 23 people in Blassie Square in February of the same year.