Acodon

Acodon (Kuzat: Akudun) is a city on the neck peninsula in Ummarnu. It is one of the oldest cities in Ummarnu, and is considered holy by the Orthodox and Zefranian Luxites. It is the official capital of the Zefranian Autonomy within the United Kingdom of Valdara. The city is one of the largest and most significant city's in Ummarnu, and officially the largest on the Neck Peninsula.

The city consists of many different cultures, religions and races, however, Zefranian Luxites make up the majority of the city's population. The city has been attacked multiple times, by bandits and aggressive nations alike, however, it still stands to this day, as a symbol of eternal prosperity and survival.

The city is made up of different districts; The Old City, Tugurüs (The New City; Takmandan), Hejetürin, The Talawan District and Fort Themba (Rosetti).

Etymology
The city is also called Plumbers Valley and Behemoth's Rest. The city's Kuzat name roughly translates to "City Upon the River", this referencing the city's geography, it being surrounded by the Behemoth River, it can also be translated to "City of the Acodonites".

Founding
Acodon was settled by the Acodonite Tribe, at that time led by Satüs Hejetür and Iou Zahir. The tribe had enjoyed a nomadic lifestyle, however, as this became unsustainable, they had were forced to settle, and chose to settle the at that time, empty desert of Southern Ummarnu. Acodon quickly established itself as a centre of trade on the Neck Peninsula, using the surrounding and far-reaching rivers to penetrate deep into the mainland of Ummarnu and Haven, supporting allowing its economy to grow quickly and efficiently. Furthermore, the Acodonites established a small gang of pvpers, to protect this trade, and intimidate nearby towns into trading with them on Acodonites terms.

Ultimatum & Integration
After a while, the now Acodonians, had established themselves as a proper city, this would be exemplified when they gained the attention of the Sinatra-Mafia, who controlled the lands on which the Acodonians had settled. The Prince-King of the Sinatra-Mafia, Wacko, sent the Acodonian government an ultimatum; to integrate into the Sinatra-Mafia, or be destroyed. The Acodonians discussed their options, and weighed the opportunity of them winning a full-scale proper land war with an already established nation, and chose to integrate, gratefully accepting the Sinatra-Mafia's government as their overlords. However, unrest simmered within Acodon.

The Goblin Dispute
The Goblin Dispute was a minor and relatively insignificant crisis that took place in September of 2021, when the town of Vyncecrator, north of Acodon, kicked out the local goblin population, which were trade partners and allies of the Acodonians. The Acodonians saw this as an insult, and approached the Prince-King with a formal complaint, however, this was brushed off as petty and nothing was done about the Acodonian outcry.

The Acodonians felt betrayed, and the unrest continued. The Acodonians also explored further north, eventually reaching the grand city of Luxios, in which they were by some accounts welcomed with opened arms, and by others lavished with gifts. The town of Luxios, was the capital of the Shahdom of Solisios, and the spiritual capital of the religion of Lux. The Acodonians would convert to the Luxite faith after this encounter.

Sinatran Civil War
As Acodon grew, it became the largest and most active but also the most unappreciated and least autonomous town within the Sinatra-Mafia, this led to further and expanding unrest within Acodon and its leadership. The Acodonians, after many talks, made the executive decision to declare itself independent from the Sinatra-Mafia as the Independent State of Zefrania. They did this on the 27th of December 2021, this was met by outrage from the Sinatran government and their allies, demanding that the Acodonians backdown within 24 hours, or face war.

The Acodonians did not heed this, and chose to keep the fight going, this resulted in the beginning of one of the most prolonged conflicts in Ummarnu, that which still affects Ummarnu today, the Sinatran Civil War. The Zefranians had secured secret military support from the Legions of Lux, which also served as the Solisian army, along with economic aid from Solisios. This led to the Zefranians decisively defeating the Sinatra-Mafia at the Battle for Acodon, before marching on their two largest cities, pillaging them, before forcing Prince King Wacko into signing a humiliating peace treaty in Luxios.

Post-Sinatran Civil War
Immediatly after the signing of the treaty at Luxios, the Zefranian rebel government set out to establish a proper state and system. A constitution was drafted and passed through the newly established council. It was decided that Zefrania should pursue a liberal federal monarchical state. This led to the establishment of autonomous municipality-like states in the country. Zefrania would enjoy economic and territorial expansions in this era, as they purchased the ethnically Zefranian town of Tegridy from Ardat-Azael, and forced more land from the Sinatra-Mafia, after a border dispute. The economy and population growth would also prosper, as the town of Takmandan worked around the clock to recruit new and experienced players.

Stagnation of the Federal Kingdom
After about two months, and repelling multiple attacks to the nations sovereignty, the Zefranians would enter a border dispute over the previously disputed Hejetür River Delta with the Solisians. After 7 days of negotiations, the Solisians backed down, however the nation's diplomatic ties had been permanently damaged.

Alda
After this run-in with the Solisian government, the Zefranians were left paranoid, and an increasing demand for a permanent solution to maintain the sovereignty and existence of Zefrania led to the Grand Chancellor Iou Zahir and Tenoch Satüs Hejetür, without government approval reaching out to the Kingdom of Alda requesting to become a protectorate under them. The Kingdom of Alda accepted this proposal. However, some members in the government was displeased with this, MasterExplode already had a long history of disputes with the leadership of Zefrania, however, this was the tipping point, him and Lordivoldmordi the mayor of Takmandan started a secret political movement to coup the Zefranian government and declare Zefrania an independent state from Alda.

This plot was uncovered, and a violent crackdown took place, the Zefranian government immediatly moved forces into Takmandan as the local police was notified, the town was put under lock-down, word of this reached MasterExplode in his town of Blyth Yanren. The nation was inching closer and closer to civil war, however, the Aldan government stepped in establishing peace, the rebels were forced to leave, however, they took the majority of the population with them. The rebellion but also the results of it led to almost irreparable damage to the nation, therefore, the remmenants of the government elected to join Alda as a duchy.