Osterion

Østerion is a norse inspired nation located in the east of the continent of Kavernis. OOC the nation was founded by Stefaaan#6429 and DuskShard#9389 when the 3rd world was announced. Before the server started, shade#7730 took a large role in organising the nation as well. When the server started, new players joined. Most notably Clown#9367 who would organise the military and Lass#8183 who helped in building up Towns and infrastructure.

IC, the nation was founded about 800 years ago, by refugees of another realm. The Founders names are lost to time. They settled in the snow biome, because their home was a snowy place as well. The refugees created a nation with another group of fleeing people from another realm. Those people where no frostbourne but normal humans. These 2 races now founded the Nation of Østerion, which roughly translates to "cold".

øster - noun cold, frost

østerinn - adjective cold

østird - verb freeze

Østerion - noun Østerion

østerian - adjective of Østerion

After the refugees settled, they joined a large Empire called Kaverdi and became a leading powerhouse in it. After the empires decline the nation of Østerion broke off around 500 years ago. During this time it got more and more isolated and had no real contact with other nations except a war with the Empire of Einsideln to take back the peninsula located east of their capital. After that ,Østerion became largely a divided group of people, until the OOC server start when it started to gain traction under the 2 new Kings.

Brief History:
Østerion was founded at about 800BSS by refugees from 2 different realms. Frostbourne from a cold and desolate one and humans from a warmer realm. Both fled from the demon lords conquest of realms which brought indescribable horrors with it. The Demon lord and his endermen followers tried to take world cores of different realms to gain more and more power but eventually he was stopped by one brave Østerian soldier known as Ikaros. The entire noble family of the Østerian Kingdom today was named after him. (read more on Aerism)

Shortly after the founding of Østerion, it joined the empire of Kaverdi for protection. The Empire was at that time the most powerful nation on the Kavernis continent and maybe even one of the most powerful in the world. With the joining of the Østerian people, the empire began to grow even more, with colossal buildings being constructed. During this time, most of the Østerion towns were founded, most notably: Øleos, Novior and Vievinas. Soon Østerion became one of the Leading powers in the empire. At 700BSS, which many regard as the peak of the Empire, there was a massive war with the old Empire of Leanntir which did lead to a draw, but the immense resources the empire lost led to an economic crisis.

At 500BSS the Østerion Kingdom declared independence from Kaverdi and a hundred years later, the empire collapsed. Now Østerion would fall into a dark age with little to no research being done and the population being split under each other.

At 120 BSS the Østerian Kingdom experienced a lift of the dark age under the new King Icy Ikaros which led to an economic boom. In 110BSS the Empire came across a severe emerald shortage because diamonds were too hard to get on an industrial scale and the mountains nearby had large emerald veins. The Kingdom turned to the east, where a peninsula lied which was once Østerian territory but now occupied by the Empire of Einsiedeln. Østerion tried to open trade negotiations with them due to the large mountains on the peninsula which had large emerald reserves but Einsiedeln ignored them. Soon the Kingdom saw what atrocities the Empire did to their population on the peninsula so an ultimatum was sent which was refused. In a quick war, the Østerian Kingdom retook the peninsula and humiliated the Einsiedeln empire. (Read more in the History section).

After the Emerald war the Kingdom experienced a large economic boom and became a power house in the region. Soon it started to open relations with other nations again and there they meet their old Kaverdi brothers again….

Government:
The Nation is lead by the 2 Kings Frea Ikaros and Æteros Ikaros who are brothers. The government is composed of the High council and the Low council (Ministers).

║ The High council ║

It is formed of the most active and trusted players in the nation. The high council holds votes on important measures and it contributes much of their time to the nation by grinding&building. The high council will also help the Kings in various things like Building, Writing Lore and getting money. In total there are 4 high council members. To apply you need to be whitelisted and you can still apply if you are a minister or royal consort.

║ The Low council ║

The Low council(Ministers) are responsible one aspect of the nation, each. There are 4 of these roles in total:


 * 1) ║  » Minister of Internal Affairs: Help me organize stuff on discords, help write treaties and help write the constitution.
 * 2) ║  » Minister of Lore: Is in charge of the Nation wiki and has to help write lore, history etc. Will also help expand the religion and organise RP events.
 * 3) ║  » Minister of Defence: Create an army discord and host trainings, rank soldiers and train them. Has to be at least better than average in PvP.
 * 4) ║  » Minister of Building: Responsible for roads and necessary buildings in towns/cities. Has to make sure that every city has the required buildings (or farms). Should be trusted in every claim. Should have decent building skills. With the minister of building comes the ministry of building. The minister will lead the ministry. The ministry is responsible for building roads and helping towns out.

Towns:
Øleos: Capital of Østerion located in the north mountains of anæc pøm. It has beautiful architecutre and enough place for expansion!

Snowspire: Bulwark of Østerion. In case of a war this would be the place we will try to defend. Many lable it as impossible to conquer because of its gigantic walls.

Novior: A large village, designed for the freezing cold of a snow biome, detailed in every possible way and houses with plenty of space for Citizen

Vievinas: A merchant haven like town built on 4 artificial islands near the mainland with a guild hall and castle for the nobles that rule the area, filled with people, Norse ships and pubs. !Planned Town!

Nexvallis: A nice and cozy village between two valleys full of snow. It is a rather small but welcoming village between snowspire and novior.

The 2 Gold&Iron shops of Østerion are located in Øleos and Novior. These 2 towns are currently the largest and most populated towns in the kingdom.

Etymology & Conlag
Østerion means "freezing" or "cold" in the Østerian language. It is the official language used in the country and it has a vast dictionary of words. A feature which is confusing for many is that animate and inanimate objects are grammatically divided. The articles of Animate objects being Di for Definite and öt for Indefinite objects and for Inanimate dite for Definite and öte for indefinite.

Religion:
Østerion is following the religion of Ærism with currently no other religions allowed .Ærism is focused on the great leaf, on which our world (realm: Kylorne) is on. The realm we are located in is in a raindrop, and all the stars around us we see from our realm are other leaves with realms.

Read more on the Aerism (<-- click here) wiki page!

The White Guard (Østerian Army):
The Precursors of the White Guard are the Scouts, which we´re formed shortly after the Østerian Independence from the Kaverdi Empire. At it´s founding it was only for reconnaissance purposes, and limited fighting against the ice giants in the area. The name was given, because they we´re often operating in unknown territories in the far West. As time progressed their old duties became less relevant as they had to fight against bandits and soon the Empire of Einsiedeln. Today the Scouts are the spearhead and the elites of the army. At 120BSS, shortly after the first Arenburg rebellion, the Østerian leadership decided to found The White Guard because of the rising tensions between Østerion and Einsiedeln. The Army would be founded with 3 Branches.:


 * The Scouts:

The first Branch of the White Guard is are the Scouts, often referred to as "forward reconnaissance Branch" and "special operations Branch". Even tho existing before the creation of an Army, the scouts were incorporated into the new Centralized Military. Even tho they are still named Scouts because of their Original purposes they are very different today. Today they are the second smallest branch and following the official rank system. Their main purpose is to be a spearhead of the Military and to be an Elite force for special Operations but they also are well trained to fight against the numerous Ice Giants in the area. Service in this branch is volunteer but you need to have passed the base training in the Infantry Branch.


 * Infantry:

The Infantry, is the second and main Branch of the White Guard. They are the largest Branch and the backbone of the military, and were founded in 120BSS with the formation of the White Guards. At first they we´re purely defensive so they were often nicknamed "Garrisons" or even "MP´s". (MP = Military Police. After tensions were rising even more, the Infantry founded a sub-branch which are the cavalry units. At 107BSS the Kingdom was forced to declare war on the Empire of Einsiedeln where the Infantry played a major part in the war. Service is mandatory when you turn Adult. You Serve for one year and can pursue a military career after that.


 * Navy

The smallest and newest Branch of the military is the Navy. Founded in 100BSS after the Emerald war, because of a large surplus in resources, it has not seen any combat action yet. The Navy is only in possesion of a few small ships and is mainly for escorting diplomats and trade ships. Service is volunteer but you need the basic Infantry training.

Equipment & Fortifications
The White Guards are currently using Diamond and Iron armor, with Diamond armor only being used for the Scouts and trained Infantry units. The armor is produced right at Snowspire mine from where the resources for it come as well. When joining the Military, each soldier gets their own armor and weapons which stay State property, meaning that if you leave the Military, the Equipment would go back to the State.

The military mainly uses Swords and Bows to fight and communication is happening trough horses. The meals of the Soldiers are free and are mainly made of: Sweet Berries, Beetroot Stew, Rabbit Stew, Rabbit Meat, Potatoes.

The Army currently posses 4 fortified positions:

By the population, the opinion on the Military is positive and a military career is widely respected amongst all classes.
 * Snowpire: The heart of the Army. Here the high command of all three branches is stationed and the main forces of the Infantry and Scouts. It is heavily fortified with large stone walls.
 * Vijkarg: A fortress in the far north, meant to protect the Kingdom from threats coming from there. Today its being used as a prison for criminals and other scum.
 * Fort Øster: Located betweem Øleos and Niksvallis, this wooden fort is meant to protect the nearby roads and take action against any Bandits.
 * Camp Æteros : Named aftet King Æteros, this wooden camp is mainly ment for training new recruits but also to protect the road from Novior to Niksvallis.

Pre Server Start:
When the Demon Lord entered our old World which´s name has been lost to time, chaos began. The Demon Lord started a brutal campaign against our ancestors to obtain the world core so he can become even more powerful. After stealing it, the Demon Lord left the World to its inevitable doom. The Greatest minds of our nation gathered to find a way to flee the world. They experimented with different tools and items until they finally came across the eyes of Dæveryx (Endermen). A unique ability of them is to teleport from one place to another and our ancestors found a way to use it! They built multiple portals, hidden deep underground and powered by the eyes of Dæveryx mixed with a strange orange powder which has been produced by the worlds corruption. After entering the portal, our ancestors would come to a strange no world called Kylorne or Rægnor with no way back....

Einsiedeln - Østerion war or “Emerald War”. About 107 BSS. (BSS = Before server start)
After the independence of Østerion, about 1800 BSS and the collapse of the Empire, at about 1700 BSS, large lands, once settled and funded by the Empire, lay now uninhabited and destroyed. Many of these places could be reclaimed or settled by other tribes/nations but a peninsula at the very north east of the continent remained untouched…

At 150BSS Einsiedeln explorers went north and came across a vast snowy land. Disappointed at first that much of it was already inhabited, they looked further east and came across a large peninsula covered by gigantic mountains. In those mountains, the explorers found large emerald veins.On the peninsula, only a few native people who called themselves “Østerian” lived. Unaware that Østerion was a larger nation and driven by the dreams of riches, the Einsiedeln Explorers established multiple settlements on the island and integrated the native population which, at first, were happy with their new home because of the bad economic state Østerion was in.

At 130BSS, new enforcements were placed over the people living on the peninsula, who were mainly Østerion. Most notably growing taxes and forced labor in the emerald mines because of worker shortages. This brought unease over the Østerian population and made the Einsiedeln overlords largely considered as oppressors. Only a decade later, calls for independence from the people were heard. In the first first Arenburg rebelion, the city was retook for a brief few days and renamed into “frenior” which in Østerian means “ Free City“. The city was quickly retook by Einsiedeln reinforcements from the mainland and more and more soldiers were sent to suppress the local population.

At 110BSS, the now thriving Kingdom was in an immense emerald shortage because of its own growth. At that time, the Kingdom didn't have the resources to mine diamonds on a large level so it relied on Emerald tools. Østerion opened contact with the Empire of Einsiedeln to discuss the trading of Emeralds but they were promptly ignored. The Østerian people inside the Empire heard of the rumors of their thriving homeland and like ten years ago the people stood up. At 108BSS multiple cities rebelled with Østerian support under the second Arenburg rebellion. After taking multiple cities, the Einsiedeln elite force arrived with orders to reestablish order at any cost. And the price was high. Hundreds of people are Estimated to have died in the following slaughter which led to the capitulation of the rebels. When news spread to the Østerion Kingdom, the King decided to no longer watch the horrors which the Empire committed but to take action. An Ultimatum was sent to the Einsiedeln empire which said that they should leave the peninsula immediately or they will face war.

The Empire of Einsiedeln rejected the Ultimatum and in the summer of 107BSS the Østerion Kingdom declared war. The Østerion army moved into Einsiedeln land with little to no resistance. They took Arenburg in a small fight to take the main Emerald exporter of the province and proceeded to lay siege on the port town of Richesser. Many Østerian people started fleeing from Einsiedeln towns to start a new life which led to multiple towns becoming ghost towns. With the might of the Østerian army advancing at Hesen, the province capital, the Empire abandoned Emmindear Port and Uinslan due to them being uninhabited and needing the soldiers in the province capital. The city of Richesser was taken in the winter of the same year and now the entire Østerian army was encircling Hessan. Only a small gap was left south of the town with a road leading to a small port. In a last desperate attempt, the province leader ordered an attack on that weak point with his entire army but the Østerians were planning for that to happen. With a surprise attack setup near the port, they easily defeated the Einsiedeln forces which quickly surrendered. After the major defeat at Hessen, Einsiedeln sued for peace with the terms being that they withdraw from the peninsula and have to pay a large sum of money for the slaughter of the Østerian people, in return the Østerian government will let the many Einsiedeln prisoners of War go back to their home country. The war left the peninsula in shambles and today there are only 2 of the many towns left but it did secure the Emerald supply of Østerion, mark the beginning of an new era for both Østerion and Einsiedeln.

For more info about History before the OOC world start go to Aerism.

Tribal Period (26 June - Not Ended yet):
(26. June - 29.June || Year 0 / Month 0 - Year 0 / Month 1). Now the Nation is lead by the 2 Kings Frea Ikaros and Æteros Ikaros who allied with the Frostbourne who own the town of Novior in the Region. Soon new settlement would be made, snowspire which is located right at the doorstep of the anæc pøm which translates to Black Mountains, Nexvallis which is located a few hundred blocks away from Snowspire and Øleos which became the new captial of the Nation. The Østerian explorers soon had their first encounter with the native people of the world which call themselves "The Hallowed Lands of Araxis". Both nation leaders agree to a meeting in Novior to discuss their future relation.

(29.June - 1. July || Year 0 / Month 1 - Year 0 / Month 2). Soon Østerian explores met more and more nations on their continent and they agreed on meetings with one them. Its name is the Vanguard. In this time Elviria Ouránios created the first set of Netherite in the Nation.

(1.July || Year 0 / Month 2) The Østerian Kings Frea Ikaros and Æteros Ikaros met with 4 Araxis diplomats Arathane Akesson, Talu, Zuerst and Hashbrownz in Novior to discuss the future of the relations. Narim Kaedil was there as well in the form of a spirit in a jar. Frea and Æteros lead them into the meeting hall that has been recently constructed by Elviria Ouránios. The 2 delegations exchanged gifts, the Araxians received multipole ancient artifacts from the Østerians old realm. In exchange Frea received a mysterious plant grown by the Araxian people and a Sponge harvested from the depths of the ocean. The talks began with the Østerian past and the Araxian reassuring that they have no connection to the Demon Lord. When everyone was done asking questions Frea asked if he could visit their capital which was promptly answerd with a hastly no by all of the Araxian people. After both sides assured that they mean no harm they agreed to another meeting sometime to strenghten relations further.

(2.July || Year 0 / Month 2). After people from the Crown of Elysium randomly found Novior, Frea Ikaros and Elviria Ouránios met with Enduro Shadowstorm and Angelica or "Lamp". After introducing themselves the 4 men and women moved into the meeting hall where Frea told Enduro that he had heard many rumors about Elysium. Frightend, Enduro asked him what kind of rumors but after he told him, he was now suprised. Frea heard stories from merchants who said that elysium is preparing for a war which Enduro denied. After exchanging general information Enduro asked what races Østerion accepts. Frea started by saying that every race except Endermen are accepted but he got quickly cut of by Elviria shouting slurs at the Endermen. Silence Fell over the room. Eventually Enduro asked why Endermen and Frea began telling him that they and the Enderman have a dark past but he got cut of again by Elvira who whispered: "They Destroyed my World..... And many others". Enduro began quickly apologizing out of fear to fall in bad Terms with the Østerian people. Luckily the meeting continued as normal and the 2 parties agreed on a Trade Deal, friendly relations and another meeting in the Elysium capital.

(5.July || Year 0 / Month 3). After an Østerian scout found a small, isolated village in the gigantic mountains in the west, King Frea Ikaros went on his way to meet those people. After some time of travelling trough the frosty desert, Frea cam across the small said village. It was made of huts with roofs out of some kind of fur and they were build around one small fire. Inside the village was only one old man eating his beatroot soup. When he saw Frea he stood up and started talking in a strange language. After a few minutes of trying to comunicate the man started talking, a very bad form of Østerian (which lead to a lot of misunderstandings). Frea introduced himslef by telling him that he comes from another tribe. The old man was suprised that there we´re other tribes. Frea sat down next to the fire and started telling him about other tribes and continents. The old man told Frea that he hear tales of some ancient people to which Frea responded by telling him that he probably means the Kaverdi empire. The old man said that those are fairy tales, as well as the talks about different continents. There is only snow. Frustrated, Frea changed the topic and asked the man if he would be willing to open trade relations to which he responded that his leader has to decide that who currently is on the hunt. At the end Frea gifted him a diamond pickaxe which confused the man even more because he never heard of anything like that.

(6.July-11.July || Year 0 / Month 3 - Year 0 / Month 5) The Kingdom continues to put its efforts in expanding their influence and roads. The old roads connecting their cities were rebuilt and camps, mines and forts alongside them.

(11.July || Year 0 / Month 5) After having sent an expedition to nearby ruins, merchants from the Geld sent another one to the snowy lands in the north. There they found the port town of Novior. Currently in the town, was the King of Østerion, Frea Ikaros. He greeted the 2 travelers which introduced themselves as Piet and Hendrik. After talking for a bit, Frea offered them to move to a farmer space, which is the Novior meeting hall. There, Frea told the 2 men a rough history of his nation which lead to him asking which opinion they had about The Fallen Empire of Einsiedeln and the Enderman to which they responded by telling him that its mostly Negative. Hendrik asked why there were so many abandoned gold treasures in the ruins they visited to which Frea responded by telling him that he doesnt see any worth in gold and he would be happy to trade it. Frea continued with the Østerian history by telling them the story of the Demon Lord and the massacres of Einsiedeln in the Emerald war. After that, Piet requested a tour of Østerion which he became. They saw the many structures of Østerion but the 2 humans noticed that they werent suited for such an enviroment. While looking at the Snowspire mine, Hendrik was attack by one of the aggressive rabbits and got wounded. Frea dragged him to a nearby camp and told the workers there to take care of him until he finished the tour with Piet. At the end, the 2 nations agreed to meet again and Piet was keen on friendly terms and trade agreements.

(11.July - 14.July || Year 0 / Month 5 - Year 0 / Month 6) Construction of the Novior - Niksvallis road aswell as the construction of Fort Øster and Camp Æteros completed. Vijkarg Fortress founded and Novior terraforming started. Øleos expansion started as well.

(14.July || Year 0 / Month 6). After having multiple private meetings with Frea Ikaros, in which they became good friends, Liburne wrote a letter to Frea. In that letter, she wrote an invitation to a official meeting betwen Østerion and the people of Ynys Ruol. Suprised by the, messy but still understandable Østerian she could write, Frea accepted the invitation, and a date for the meeting was agreed opon.

(15.July || Year 0 / Month 7). Frea Ikaros, Astraas and Soldier Issac Marx Zearo III were greeted with open hands by Liburne and her helper Lapis after ariving at Ynys Ruol. The 3 Østerians were quickly lead into a cozy house because of the storm that was going on outside. Inside, after sitting down, Lapis handed over food to the travelers. Then the meeting began with the trade deal which was agreed opon. Østerion giving Ynys Ruol 40 Golden Ingots in exchange for 27 Stacks of Wool and 10 Stacks of Feathers. Seemingly happy with the deal, Librune continued with the actual diplomacy by starting of with a big question: Would Østerion give refugee to the citizens of her nation in case they were forced to leave their land for whatever reason? After a reasonabl ammount of time Frea said that he would give her Liburne´s citizens refuge, but it was never signed down in any treaty. Fairly happy with this result, Liburne continued by telling Frea about her worries of Einsiedeln expanding and seemingly ignoring her tries to start a diplomatic interaction which concerned Frea as well because of the still fresh memories of the Emerald war and the slaughter of the Østerian people. Finally, both side agreed to open borders to one another which will be writen down in a later meeting.

(16.July || Year 0 / Month 7) [Meeting with Araxis]. After organising another Meeting, Frea Ikaros arrived in a Araxian town where he was greeted by Arathane Akesson and Talu Si Gurgi. Arathane brought Frea some drinks and they started the meeting. At first Frea asked some basic questions as well as their opinion about the Einsiedeln Empire, which after Frea explained what they did to the Østerian people, was very negative. On top of that, the Araxian even said that they would help Østerion in case of a war against Einsiedeln. This suprised and confused. Frea but he continued with the meeting. After answering the Østerian questions, Arathane began asking his own. After some basic ones, he asked if Østerion was willing to preserve peace on the continent with some form of loose union of all tribes of the continent and some form of security council. Confused, Frea told him that he had no intentions to start a war, but it would be to soon for such an organisation, because many of the tribes in the Region haven´t been even contacted yet. Surprised of such bold proposals, Frea Ikaros left the meeting. A day later he got another letter from Araxis, this time from the leader himself. He wanted to come to Øleos for another meeting. A few hours late, Narim arrived in the Østerian capital where Frea Ikaros and Lass van Lorien waited for him. They introduced themselves to each other. Frea showed the Araxian Leader inside and the meeting began. After explaining what happened at the previous meeting, Niram clarified much of it. He explained that Araxis is not so keen on expanding foreign influence like Arathane, and that they first need to heal their wounds caused the nameless Duke, but they would still stay in friendly relations.