Amarillo

The Republic of Amarillo is a medium-sized democratic nation in Eldham. A former member and founder of The League of Vircon, Amarillo has enjoyed a reasonably successful time as a nation, having grown in size and population, fought in and won several wars, and its capital is one of the largest cities in the local area. The Nation was founded by Salazer Van Den Green, and it's current leader is Knarr Fiel-Myers, the democratically elected president.

Origin
After the war between Drakaes and Andliria, Regnum Drakaes annexed all of Andliria's homeland, and their capital of Romantello was sacked. Drakaes then went on to remove all evidence of Andliria's former presence in the territory, aside from a few ruins where Romantello once stood. Refugees from former Andlirian towns, and especially the old city of Romantello, settled all across the former Andlirian lands, and some even in Drakaen cities in other parts of the nation. Out of the ashes of Andliria's culture, mixed with Drakaea culture, the Amarillian culture can be traced to this point. In the years that followed this war, and Drakaes' many changes, Amarillian Culture persisted and evolved, and is the culture which most citizens of the current Republic follow.

The Stronghold City and the Diaspora
Although initially a culture solidly holding across the greater Ragdon, Redhill, and Pizczeck regions, the return of the Andlirians after the fall of Drakaes forced the Amarillians living within a large part of those regions to either flee into the city of Puerto Amarillo, the last stronghold of Amarillian culture, or out across Drakaes, as such the Amarillian Diaspora was created.

Evolution
Over time, the Amarillian culture has grown further distinct due to the hardships the Amarillian people have faced through being forcefully removed from a large part of their native lands. While initially being a largely Drakaen culture it has been largely distinguished through architecture, ideals, and its unique language. While still considered a Drakaen culture, it is now perhaps the most distinct of them all. The Andlirian connections to the Amarillian culture have, while still retaining in some instances, otherwise largely been ostracized due to the hardships brought on by the 2nd Andlirian Empire.

Cultural Ideals and Touchstones.
The Amarillian people hold a few things in common amongst them, primarily these are their Independence-Minded stance, their strong fighting spirits, and their loyalty and adherence to Democracy and Republicanism. Amarillians also hold a strong connection to their culture, stronger than many other cultural groups, as such it is very unlikely for you to ever find an Amarillian disavowing their culture in favor of another in any instance. Furthermore the Amarillian people hold a strong reverence for the founders of their sovereign state, as is seen by the landslide re-elections of Lhytt Poliorcetes.

Foundation
On the 17th June 2021, Salazar Van Den Green established a small settlement on the fringe of the Drakaen Concordat, the descendant nation of Regnum Drakaes. This small settlement was named Puerto Amarillo, and was originally a squatter settlement. Then, Constable of Drakaes, Ilnur Almiron, offered Greensince membership in the nation, which he accepted. After then, the population and size of Amarillo began to grow at an astonishing rate, adding members such as Lhytt Poliorcetes, Soronaca Trichechi, Wyattmanboss85, and Physithes.

In a matter of three weeks, Puerto Amarillo had almost tripled in size, and had a population of 13. Recognising this, Ilnur offered Amarillo a seat on Drakaes' Parliament known as the Ephorate. Greensince, now regarded as Mayor of Puerto Amarillo, was given the role of Senior Ephor, and an election for the position of Junior Ephor was held, and Lhytt Poliorcetes was elected. By this point, Puerto Amarillo was the third largest city in Drakaen heartlands, and had established itself on the national front.

Secession from Drakaes
"'Puerto Amarillo is leaving the Drakaen Concordat. This is due to a lack of protection from the nation as demonstrated by the attack on Wyatt, as well as stagnation. We are now allied with Saror Haven. This is a good day for our city' -Lhytt Poliorcetes"Whilst the now town of Puerto Amarillo continued to grow day by day, The Drakaen Concordat was slowly crumbling and Stagnating. Core leaders and members began to leave, the nation was still paying monthly tributes to Barbossa after their conflict, the recent death of Grand Ephor Ilnur Almiron and, Squatter settlements had become commonplace. Autarch Tiffany Foernya-Canalopin tried desperately to hold the nation together, however, behind the scenes, trouble was brewing. Saror Haven, a nation recently inducted into Drakaes, was dissatisfied with the current affairs, and as was current Junior Ephor of Puerto Amarillo Lhytt Poliorcetes. Him, along with Saror Haven leadership and other informants within Drakaes, formed a plan to regain Saror Haven's independence, as well as gain Puerto Amarillo's independence.

In event of a war, a strategy to quickly end a possible conflict was created. This strategy was formed mainly by Hulmeswar, mayor of Port Haven, mcats, leader of Saror Haven, Awwmanboi and Lhytt. It involved rapid strikes on the city of Jorvick, and a coup in Puerto Amarillo if Mayor and Senior Ephor Greensince did not join them. This plan was to only come into action if Drakaes struck first, which the new "Anti-Drakaen Coalition" hoped would not happen.

On the 30th of July 2021, Awwmanboi announced that all members of the Coalition would peacefully secede from The Drakaen Concordat. Lhytt had no need to take power in Puerto Amarillo as Greensince, seeing the declining state of Drakaes, decided to go along with the secession. Furthermore, and much to the surprise of the Coalition, The Autarch of Drakaes not only allowed the members to leave the Concordat, but dissolved the nation altogether. This national collapse led to Nidaros, Jorvick, Smegsland and Königsburg all gaining independence.

The War of Drakaen Succession
After the collapse of Drakaes, territorial disputes and poor leadership in Saror Haven lead to The War of Drakaen Succession, which pitted the Coalition, which had now renamed to The League of The Bay of Peace, against Mugen, which had merged with the City-State of Jorvick. Puerto Amarillo, whilst technically not declaring war on Mugen, sent it's armies to aid Saror Haven. At this time, Greensince and Lhytt Poliorcetes disputed who should lead Puerto Amarillo as a city state. It was then proposed that, temporarily, the two would share the power as co-leaders, until peace was assured, then an election would be held. Lhytt was unavailable for the Battle of Jorvick, so Greensince stepped up to lead Amarillo's forces. In the end, the war ended in a Mugen victory.

Forming a Republic
After the war, and Saror Haven's subsequent collapse, the rest of The League of The Bay of Peace, which now also included Nidaros, signed separate peace with Mugen, Lhytt Poliorcetes stood back from the election, recognising Greensince's deserved role as Mayor. In the following days, Greensince established a Democracy, with a dual-leader system: the Mayor, and the President. Wyattmanboss85 was elected as the first president of Amarillo. Finally, on the 1st of August 2021, The Republic of Amarillo was formed. Days later, Lhytt, who had left to join The Ashtrokan-Wandenreich Empire, returned to Amarillo as a diplomat and advisor, and a further 12 citizens were inducted to the City-State.

After The Republic of Amarillo had only just settled, The Empire of Andliria, which, upon seeing an opportunity to regain their homeland lost in the Drakaen-Andlirian War, approached Amarillo with an ultimatum, to either join them as a city or be conquered. Amarillo, having only just fought in a war, was not prepared to fight another, even against a stronger enemy than Mugen was. After many failed attempts to compromise, it seemed like a war was coming. That was until new President of Amarillo Wyattmanboss85 proposed a deal to Andliria. Amarillo would hand over most of its northern land, and in exchange, Andliria would agree to sign a defensive pact. This triumph of diplomacy, however, was not without its critics. Many influential people in Amarillo, including Lhytt, called the agreement, which was named the "Treaty of Fallen Powers," a national disgrace, and as a result, many Amarillians resented it and all who signed it, and the national hatred towards Andliria was immense, leading to a dramatic shift in Amarillian culture.

First Amarillian Expansion
Looking to become an influential player in local politics, Amarillo hoped to expand its borders. Such an expansion was not easy, as the nation was surrounded by Andliria and the sea. However, a nation around a kilometre south-west, known as the Shogunate of Onumozaki, became an area of Amarillian interest. The nation was similar in size, in terms of land, to Amarillo itself, yet it had a fraction of the population. On August 29th 2021, a deal was struck by their leader, SSiTon, and Amarillo's leaders Greensince and Soronaca to hold a referendum in Amarillo to see if the people would allow Onumozaki to become part of the Republic. In the end, this vote ended in a landslide to allow Onumozaki to enter. Hours later, the joining of The Shogunate of Onumozaki was made official.

Also at a similar time to the Integration of Onumozaki, The Republic of Amarillo's population reached 25, a number which placed it as, admittedly unofficially, the 15th most populated nation in Eldham, just behind U.S.S.E, despite Amarillo's comparatively small size. This milestone was celebrated as proof of Amarillo's prosperity as an Independent Republic.

The November Elections & Poliorcetes' Reforms
In the month of October, Amarillo enjoyed a period of quiet and stability. The President, TheNextSurreal, was elected after the victory in the Kibris Crisis under Lhytt Poliorcetes. Minimal reforms were introduced, instead opting to stabilise the population and focus on infrastructural development. Inevitably, though, at the dawn of the month of November 2021, Amarillo's fifth election took place. Lhytt, who had previously served as President, stood as a candidate, while SherloxPro and RingoScar also stood as candidates. In the end, Lhytt won the election. In a 20 vote turnout, around 68% of the country's population, Lhytt recieved 18 votes. This landslide is largely attributed to the mass reforms promised by Lhytt.

Immediately, these reforms took hold. The government was completely restructured, with Salazar Van Den Green named as Amarillo's Chancellor Juniper Kyani as Vice-President, and many reforms were passed through the Senate, including a military restructure, activity rules, and constitutional changes. Lhytt also focused much of the budget to developing Amarillo's new city of Porphyropolis, as well as renovating Puerto Amarillo and continuing to expand Mirai. In the end, these reforms were described as largely successful.

Second Amarillian Expansion
Following the conclusion of Lhytt's reforms, Amarillo was a new nation in many aspects. However, one problem remained. The nation was still in a situation of overcrowding.

Luckily, Amarillo was about to experience its biggest expansion thus far in its history. The Empire of Andliria, having experienced internal issues for long periods, split in half after its Emperor, CrazyMinecrafter, was removed from power. All that he held now were the lands taken from Amarillo after the Treaty of Fallen Powers. Seeing opportunity, as he usually did, Lhytt, in co-operation with the nation of Katolis, and with permission from the Andlirian government in Konimu, sent a small army to occupy part of the area. The operation was executed perfectly, as CrazyMinecrafter fled from Romantello and the area was partitioned between Amarillo and Katolis. As a result of their co-operation, Katolis, Amarillo and Andliria all signed a defensive alliance with each other. With their newly gained lands, Amarillo wasted no time in settling the area. The cities of Skycon, Alefpamohadi and Etruschiawere established in the provinces of Arcturus and Redhill, respectively. Around this time, Amarillo also experienced a minor population boom, with many new citizens coming to populate the new cities, as well as the already established ones.

Skycon Revolt
As Amarillo's sixth elections approached, unrest grew in the Amarillian city of Skycon. It's Mayor, and Governer of Arcturus, SoitheWolf, had been long scheming, with the support of Atlechia, to declare independence. Skycon was split 50/50, with Loyalty split between Soi and Amarillo. Eventually, President Lhytt gained wind of the plot through a couple Skycon citizens, loyal to the Republic. SoitheWolf was issued an ultimatum, to leave Skycon permenantly and take her loyalists with her. Initially, she refused, and prepared to fight, but as the newly-reformed Amarillian Army was rapidly mobilised, and Lhytt drew up plans to crush Skycon, SoitheWolf conceded. Skycon was emptied, as SoitheWolf was exiled, along with her loyalists. Simaltaniously, Atlechia publically apologised to Amarillo, and backed out from aiding Skycon's revolt. The situation had been resolved, and Amarillo moved in to demolish Skycon, and the citizens who had remained loyal were allowed new homes in other cities.

Purchase of Romantello
Following a period of instability in the area around Romantello, the old historical city was thrown into turmoil, turmoil which Katolis were ill-equipt to deal with. The city was to the being held by one of the former kings of Katolis, Khan, who threatened to tear the city down. The Republic of Amarillo approached both Khan and Katolis with a solution. The region would be purchased for $125k, and Khan would hand over the territory to Amarillo. Both sides agreed. With this expansion, Amarillo had obtained all of it's core lands taken from it after its independence. After this, the Amarillian Elections came around. Instead of running for a third consecutive term, Lhytt Poliorcetes decided to retire from public life, and withdrew into his manor in Puerto Amarillo, rarely being seen in public. Knarr Fiel was elected as his successor, running against notable opposing candidates Soronaca Aulian and McBabwe, after the closest elections the Republic had seen at this point.

The Liberation of Northwest Drakaes
"'Today it brings me great joy to announce a monumental moment in Amarillian history. As some of you may know the Uraka war has put alot of countries and people on edge...' - Knarr Fiel-Myers"Early into Knarr's first presidency, he was faced with a dilema, the Uraki Imperium had declared a total war for the unification of the northeast, this also meant the home and capital city of Amarillo's at the time neighbor state, Katolis. Katolis had held their Drakaen land for a long period of time now, even gaining more of it after the partitioning of Northern Andliria. However as it would turn out, around the time of Uraka's declaration, the nation of simulami seemed to eye up southern Katolis, so in an effort to save their capital city and at the detriment of the rest of the citizens of Katolis, the two kings at the time began speaking about giving all of the Drakaen land to the nation of simulami.

As it would turn out, the people of such a region did not like that idea, in fact, they were vehemently against it. The settlements of Rennith, Seeburg, and Mikanie City primarily, these nations entered into discussions with the Republic of Amarillo, requesting their aid and furthermore offering vassalization in order to be protected. After a lot of discussion the Republic of Amarillo agreed to vassalize these two seceding states in order to protect the ideals of self-determination, as well as be a primary mediator for the exact terms of secession. After the declaration, tensions flared up, names were thrown around, and war seemed on the horizon. However after some skilled diplomacy by the at the time El Presidente Knarr Fiel and Alto Ministro del Interior "Urubis" an agreement was reached, the states of Torham and Libertas would be allowed to secede under Amarillo's vassalage, with newly negotiated borders. Despite all odds, the Republic of Amarillo and Katolis came out of this with relations even stronger than prior, and Amarillo alone came out suddenly making waves internationally.