Lafros

Lafros, officially the Provincial State of Lafros, is a province in the De Vrijmasten Raden, in the continent of Serrona. Lafros borders the nations of Medtremar and the USSE. The original state was founded by DireWolf, in the region of Onthukhan.

First Settlement
DireWolf, a pirate from The Pirate State of Barbossa and a few other followers, settled in the Andlirian area. The settlement was named Lafros, which was a populated city state that had more people than the Andlirian Empire, squatted on Andlirian soil. Lafros also took in refugees from Crystalis, Simulami. The national motto, "Hunt for glory, Hunt for Lafros" or "Venari ad gloriam, Lafros ad venari" was adopted, and was used by all.

Annexation and Instability
Several weeks later, Lafros was fully annexed by Andliria with help from League of Vircon. The reason why it was annexed was because Lafros attempted to take over the People's Republic of Merconis in order to gain national legitimacy. Being annexed made the Lafrosian people quite unhappy with the Andlirian government which further weakened it. Unfortunately, DireWolf would die while fighting in the Valorant War, leaving the people without a king.

Coup and Establishment
For a short time, Shawsassin took over as king of Lafros, but a coup by Konstantinos Myers, Retrigot and with aid from Erikku Kunekari ended Shawsassin's rule, and Konstantinos was crowned as King of Lafros. When Andliria collapsed, Visio became the successor state. Konstantinos negotiated with Erikku of making Lafros a vassal state of Visio. It was agreed, and so Lafros was given territories in which it would control, such as the cities of Koenigsberg (Previously known as Liersburg) and Fort Onyxspire.

Flag Change
The flag of Lafros would be changed on January 3rd 2022, to make it more similar to Visio's flag.

Revolution and Declaration of Independence
On January 17th 2022, Lafros would officially announce its independence from Visio, in retaliation, Visio would declare war on Lafros which would spark the Lafros Independence War, officially supported by Merkonis. This would spark a domino effect, as more and more nations started to get involved, either officially or by sending volunteers. The first battle would take place in Merkonis, at The Battle of Perria. After the loss of the Second Battle of Perria, the people of Lafros would pack up everything that they could bring and flee on a large galleon waiting for them at the harbor.

A New Beginning
From there, the ship would head towards the De Vrijmasten Raden, where Konstantinos, would be appointed governor of a province for the Lafrosians. The province was named Lafros, to honor their heritage, and eventually they officially made the province their new home, a place to start again.

Religion
Lafros has it's own religion called The Church Of Lafros, however Lafros does indeed recognize the religions listed below. They're religions that are being practiced by a majority of the population.

Official Religions Recognized By Lafros

 * The Church Of Lafros
 * Deusism
 * Junicism
 * Deep Sea Faith

Culture
The Lafrosian culture is a complicated one. DireWolf, who was a Pirate, had brought some of his culture into the nation, a few other people from different nations brought their culture as well and it is also believed that the Valdic Peoples that were already in the region of the settlement also gave their part in creating the Lafrosian culture. When the people of the Lafros settled in the De Vrijmasten Raden, they started to take in the culture of Barbossa, eventually embracing themselves.

Demographic Groups In Lafros

 * Lafrosian
 * Barbossan

Politics
Lafros is an Oligarchic-Republic, and is a province of De Vrijmasten Raden.

Positions In The Government

 * Oligarchs make the decisions for the nation, and appoint governors and other important roles.
 * Department Leaders control and manage whatever they must do in their position, for example agriculture, infrastructure and so on.
 * Governors control and manage their respective provinces and settlements within them.
 * Mayors control and manage their own cities and are appointed via elections.

Military Ranks

 * Generals make the decisions of what the armies do and controls every rank in the military.
 * Captains have less power than generals, but can still make important decisions and many should be trained with some knowlege of creating strategies.
 * Commanders are usually at the front lines commanding troops to do certain moves, like attacking or defending.
 * Corporals can control small groups of troops but are still under the command by commanders.
 * Soldiers fight for their nation and are the backbone of the army.