Steinjärn

Steinjärn, officially the Trade Republic of Steinjärn, formerly known as the Roachian Federation, is a state that was founded in central Helmia and central Yulara. It is a spiritual successor to the short-lived Stein-Jarn Emergency Council and the Roachian Federation, also known before both as the Dominion of the Roach. It is a continuation of the short lived combination of both the Exiled Government of Rochogrod, and the Kingdom of Gronborg known as the Stein-Jarn Emergency Council.

Steinjärn at is height was made up of two equally sized territories, the capital Gronborg and Mavos, the latter of which was bought from Capna temporarily.

Etymology
The name "Steinjärn" derives from the Roachian words for Stone (Stein) and Iron (Järn) respectively. The name was chosen to reflect Gronborgian and Roachian culture and architecture before Mavos was aquired.

Often times Steinjärn and its inhabitants are referred to simply as Gronborg and Gronborgians, as this is what they were known as for most of history. Gronborgians themselves differentiate between the inhabitants of different towns inside Gronborg, examples being Hófn Heimreans (or Heimreans) and Roachians.

Founding of the Republic of Steinjärn
Following the government coup of Flint, the then Roachian Federation became a city state, consisting only of Gronborg. Led by a council made up of Octi, Shadow and Flint, a new Gronborgian identity began to take shape. A Democratic Constitution was written by Flint, when the former leader and owner of both Rochograd and Gronborg Smoggy contacted the council. An agreement was reached after Smoggy extensivly swaying Flint to side with him and much diliberation, and Smoggy was to be let into the nation as a constitutional monarch. The constitution was ratified, and Steinjärn paid a fee of $100.000 to Hälge to gain independence. This marked the beginning of the Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy that is Steinjärn.

Early democracy
Flint was made Prime Minister until the first election could take place. The first political parties began to form, consisting of the Steinjärn Industrialist Party (SIP), the Communist Party of Steinjärn (CPS), the Nationalist Party of Steinjärn (NPS) and the already existing Steinjärn Progressive Union (SPU). A flood of Heimrean immigrants dominated polls with their Steinjärn Progressive Union, as they far outnumbered the native Gronborgian population and the Steinjärn Progressive Union was previously the Heimrean Democratic Union originating in Heimr. Realizing this, the SIP led by Flint and the NPS led by Aop15 merged with the SPU.

The SPU proceeded to decimate the opposition in the first Steinjärnian election, gaining all but one seat in parliament. Their Prime Minister Candidate Flint also won the elections in a landslide, marking his second term as Prime Minister of Steinjärn. This would prove to be a pattern in Steinjärnian politics.

Post Hälgean Era
Following Steinjärns independence from Hälge, King Smoggy would arrange a vassalship agreement with his friend King Michael of Valoore. This increased security and support led to further developments in Steinjärn, including increased recruitment. These new recruits would start their own political parties, including the Pleasure Party of Steinjärn (PPS), the Steinjärn Party of Iron (SPI) and the Cervonist Divinity Party (DP), which would prove to have a significant impact on the SPU. The former two parties merged with the DP, which posed a threat to the SPU's former dominance in parliament.

Nonetheless, the avid support of the SPU's Prime Minister Candidate combined with a Prime Minister debate among the two candidates, Flint (SPU) and Mask (DP), was still enough for the SPU to win the Prime Minister elections, with Prime Minister Flint serving his third consecutive term.

Hälgean belligerence
Smoggy being the new constitutional monarch of Steinjärn did not sit well with Hälge's King, Dolphin Whiterose, leading to multiple raids by Hälgeans Sharpshooter and Dolphin, and the Roachian ItzPandas. This aggression would culminate in Hälge burning Roachian books, and assisting the undemocratic coup by Blaze, which was quickly subjugated, resulting in Blaze's subsequent execution.

Blaze's Coups
After the first elections, Blaze, a Heimrean immigrant and then Minister of Infrastructure, began stirring conspiracies about corruption in the government, with King Smoggy being the scapegoat. After only gaining limited support, he gave the parliament an ultimatum regarding the monarchy: either it was to be disbanded and replaced with an elected president or Blaze would coup the entire democracy. Steinjärn's population widely disliked the ultimatum, and the coup crumbled under it's own weight.

The King Smoggy decided to give Blaze a second chance, as he found him to be a hard worker. A few days later the King would wake up to the government having once again been couped by Blaze, this time Shadow being a co-conspirator. Blaze would proudly share how his new constitution would put him in power forever, and offered Flint to participate in the System. Flint would deny this invitation.

A clever insider coup by now Vice Prime Minister Mounlin (mcats8) allowed for the Democracy to be reestablished, and Blaze banished. This endeavor would evolve to have the opposite seemingly desired effects, only boosting King Smoggy's and Prime Minister Flint's popularity, and strengthening the Steinjärnian Democratic Spirit.

After this endeavor a trial was put to his name, for Blaze conspiring against the government he would be executed. His son Aurelius would pick up the revolution in exile after founding a squatter claim off the coast of Escharia. Later that squatter claim would be annexed and desolved by Steinjärn after a reconciliation between Aurelius and his grandfather Mounlin.

Loss of Gronborg
The land deal that brought Mavos into the nation fell through due to a small debt crisis in Steinjärn. Capna the owner of Mavos would use this to war Steinjärn. An emergency session of parliament would be called and after a five to six vote the construction of Steinjärn would be suspended and Parliament dissolved. The deciding vote would be cast by then Prime Minister Flint. An emergency war government would be established with one representative from the three groups that made up Steinjärn. Smoggy would represent the Roachians, Mounlin would represent the Heimreans, and flint the Gronborians. The war government would do their best to muster foreign and domestic support, but moral across Steinjärn was low. The death low to the nations defense was Valoore withdrawing support from the Steinjarn due to Valoore's war with USSE and a falling out between Micheal and Smoggy. A delegation led by Mounlin would be sent to Mavos to secure peace. Gronborg would be sold to Capna for 200k and any chance that the war could be won.

Smoggy's March
After the war ended and estimated ninety six percent of Gronborg population would leave the city and begin marching into what was at the time Northern Crowns. This is considered the beginning of what has been called "Smoggy's March". Micheal the king of Valoore would send a letter apologizing for not being able to help Steinjärn more and invited its people to live in Valoore. The falling month was spent marching to Valoore over the coarse of Smoggy's March of the estimated One hundred and sixteen thousand people who left Gronborg eight thousand of them would die. Flint would be struck with illness that paralyzed the emergency government for months. This forced smoggy to be the face of the march giving all the speeches which Flint had once given. This would heavily divide the people on Smoggy's rule during this time as the once neutral hands off Doge had to take swift public action.

Exile in Valoore
Once Valoore was reached the city of Drachenruh was swiftly built under Smoggy's leadership. The people rejoiced and people began to show more unity as the worst times were behind them. The emergency government would began work on a constitution and add Mounlin's son Xavier to the emergency government. An old Valooreian fort would be taken over to be used as a industrial base and renamed to Rochogrod. This forts operations would soon be dubbed Cracked Corp by the CEO Mounlin. Cracked Corp would soon be seen as a symbol of Järnite resilience and industriousness. It would also become the largest privately owned company in Valoore. Cracked Corp did come at a cost though the project would sap Steinjärn of energy and manpower. While Drachenruhs construction was swift at first it quickly staled in the face of man power shortages. Things rebounded soon after as Cracked Corps corporate season as they could no longer produce their wares. SteinJärn was officially declared a grand duchy and were given many Valor government jobs.

Taking Hälge
The people had for their entire history harbored a love for the nation of Hälge itself seeing it as it were the father of their nation. This love however did not carry over to Hälges leader, Dolphin. Dolphin was widely seen a lying trickster and incompetent government leader. Many Steinjärn military figures began running simulations on an invasion of Hälge as they had lots of time on their hands after they were all fired after joining Valoore. The main proponent of this movement was Aop ¨The Great¨. Aop was a retired general and military minister and was widely considered one of the best. He, along with support from Smoggy, put together a team to invade Hälge should the time be right. The time would be right sooner then they expected. Soon enough word of the sacking of Hälge that fallowed Dolphins death reached Steinjärn. Smoggy and Aops battalion would quickly move north and make their way to Hälge were they would establish order.

The Hälgean Moose Stands Proud
After taking the city Smoggy would declare Federation of Hälge. A rebirth of the Roachian Federation, Steinjärn, and Hälge itself into something new and better then the past while still honoring the glory days of all of its foundational nations. More can be read in the document ¨Federation of Hälge¨.