Rosa

Rosa
The Duchy of Rosa is a royal municipality on the continent Sparwood. Originally founded on September 27th 2021 as a province of Tulipia.

History
Rosa was originally founded as a province of the old Tulipian Republic by Gxlen Von Getter. Following the republics collapse, Rosa has been a dependant of numerous nations including the old Dogedom of Friholm, Tortuga, And Valondor. Rosa has seen no war in her time.

Background
The Rosani people came to Sparwood ~75 years ago and founded a small village on the island of Locheadge called Rosa. it is said that the roses almost called them there, promising refuge. Over time, as the village grew, they adopted various different government styles starting with a simple elected governor. The first and only governor was Gxlen Von Getter. Following Gxlen’s sudden death his brother, Ephris Von Getter, assumed regent-governor to fill out the rest of his term before the next election. The people loved Ephris, he started the westward expansion and created the “no child forgotten” program which provided food for all families and was eventually extended to include all Rosanis regardless of parental status. This made Ephris very popular with the people who promptly elected him to his first real term as governor.

Rosa’s newfound “silver age” as it was called, suddenly came to a close when a group of anarchists tried to overthrow the commonwealth late in Ephris’s life. In response, Ephris declared himself Duke and tightened the political hierarchy of the region by establishing The Duchy of Rosa. The people cheered for their new Duke and a festival was held in the sovereign's honor. Not too long after this declaration though, Ephris von Getter would pass with no heir. The same group of rebels tried to take over the city in a three-night riot now known as “The Bloody Insurrection”. Following The Bloody Insurrection, Gxlen Von Getters' unknown daughter Bella emerged from hiding and seized the title of Duchess.

Culture
Rosanis are a very festive people, they love holding festivals and events with lots of beer and bread. Honey also plays a key part in Rosani Culture as Rosa Honey Bees made much of the honey that early settlers survived on.

Rosa has a very large farming culture, six out of every ten Rosanis are farmers.