Soumere-Serenus

Soumere-Serenus is a region of the Pirate Dominion of Tortuga located in central Sørligste. It is one of the many successor states of Soumere. Not Venice is the capital and also the largest city, in both size and population.

Etymology
The name Soumere-Serenus comes from two places, the ancient republic of Soumere, which Not Venice has ancestral ties with and in many ways is the last bastion of its culture. The origin of the Serenus name is unknown. It was first recorded after the split.

History
During the merging of the late republic of Soumere with Tortuga due to outside threats, the nation was divided into four captaincies. Eastern Soumere became the Tortugan Captaincy of Soumere (later merged with the Tortugan Captaincy of Lorent after both getting independence after Pirate Lord Sexy retirement eventually becoming the core territories of the Lorentish Empire), the aforementioned Tortugan Captaincy of Lorent, the Tortugan Captaincy of Norvos, and the Tortugan Captaincy of Italian't.

As a part of the of Tortuga the region begun to gain a national identity as Tortuga reformed its land claims. Initially, Soumere-Serenus was named Italian't, in reference to the largest town in the region; Not Venice and name for its original settlers. However, once independence from Tortuga was gained, and an insult of the name from the map maker's guild, it was decided by the people that a new name should be decided for the newly founded nation. There was much debate amongst the citizens of the main town Not Venice as to what the name of their new nation should be but it was eventually decided on Soumere-Serenus.

After a while of independence Soumere-Serenus was eventually reabsorbed into the Pirate Dominion of Tortuga after the collapse of the Grand Jarldom of Frostmarch caused it be reabsorbed into Tortuga. Under Tortuga once again, Serenus would continue to prosper as a important and prosperous captaincy under JCaldas Di Italian't.

After Tortuga once again lost their hold over Sorligste after a war with Lorent, Soumere-Serenus was again independent. Under Lorent Soumere-Serenus was split in half, losing the Norvosi parts of the nation it had absorbed prior and leaving a bad taste in the mouths of the Serenusi. Eventually, after the fall of the 4th Atoan Republic, Serenus would absorb Lorne, Harrenhall and Atopolis into its southern end.

After a long while under Lorent, Soumere-Serenus would trade its Lorentish leaders for the leaders of the Horde as an independent region outside of Lorent just as the Horde centralized into a nation of its own rather than an alliance.

Physical Geography
The Geography of Soumere-Serenus varies much across its lands. Much of Serenus is temperate forests, with a large bay that gives sea access to Not Venice. To the Northeast of Serenus, large hills jut out, which serves as a border between Serenus and the nation of Leveros. To the east, in the provinces of Natura Al Lago and Trianon, along the border with Frostmarch, a large tundra and mountain ranges exist. In the west, along the Norvosi and Lorentish borders are small forests and towns with it being hard to tell where one stops and another starts, especially in the north by the bordering metropolises of Port Leon and Not Venice.

Not Venice
Not Venice is the current capital of the Nation. Located on the coastline it has the largest docks of Soumere-Serenus. The rest of the town stretches eastwards before ending at the Kronesia River and northwards, ending at the border mountains. To the south can be found the town's farmlands. Not Venice is a very built up region, with hundreds of residents in its bustling streets. There is a large canal system within Not Venice, connecting the city by water with plans to connect Not Venice to Lorne by canal, effectively splitting the continent in half. Notable locations include the BBC (Big Black Column), Wallstreet (the bustling edge of the city full of the wealthy), and the Not Venice Walmart (A new market for all the citizens to buy what they need, named for its location along Wallstreet)

Languages
Soumere-Serenus is a nation with many languages, with Norvosi, Atoan, Travelers tongue, and, of course, Serenusi being spoken all across the country, each with their own respective regions.

Ethnicities
Similair to their languages, Soumere-Serenus has many cultures from Norvosi, to Frostmarchian, Featherian, and Soumerian. Notably, there are no citizens of Atoan culture as there is no Atoan Culture.

Religion
Soumere-Serenus is a highly religious society with the most widely practiced religion being Potatoism. Potatoism is a monotheistic religion that is based in the Holy City of Not Venice the capital of Soumere-Serenus.