Kringal

Kringal (/ˈkrɪŋɡəl, -æl/ KRING-gəl, -gal; Kringok: [ˈkʁɪŋɡal]), officially the Kingdom of Kringal (Kringok: Cesiktrol fyn Kringal [ˈt͡sesiktʁol fyn ˈkʁɪŋɡal]), is a nation in Western Sparwood.

Geography
Kringal is located in a peninsula east of the Tahta river east of Leythe next to Caliptergrad, situated within the Eork Plains.

Origins
A lot of the early history of the Kringe people is unknown as most of the knowledge about this period is oral. The current most widely believed theory is that the Kringe people were nomads living in southwest Azuria. There is the tale of the last Kringe migrating south across the Atsyllean Sea with the gods choosing an individual to be guided by them towards what would be Kringal. This individual would become the first Cesik.

This tale creates a lot of disagreements amongst historians as to what caused the migration and other many unanswered questions.

City-state Era
The sovereign city-state of Kringal was founded on 10 May 2021 by PD666 and whao_M on what, at the time, were claims of the United Kingdoms. During this time, the Kringe learned to control the few small canals scattered across the bay's coast to save more land for both agriculture and building.

As the first settlements were being constructed and Kringal began to slowly grow, the first tensions began with the United Kingdoms, as Kringal had been settled within their claims.

Era of the United Kingdoms
On 14 May, Kringal officially joined the United Kingdoms under the crown of Greenstem as the Lorddom of Kringal and accepted the Powers of Crowns, Lords and Man.

Resistance against the United Kingdoms lasted all the way up until their downfall. One of the most outspoken resistors was the Ta Manik, JANVS. Many of the inhabitants and lords of the United Kingdoms were unhappy with the new centralization efforts of the crowns and soon had to take a step back. A notable example was Amendment 10 which forced towns to pay a fine up to 10 000 if spotted without a flag of the United Kingdoms. After they rolled back, they re-introduced less radical centralization policies that saw great success amongst lords, and it would mark the beginning of a golden-age-like growth to Kringal which is still ongoing, although slowed down during the downfall of the United Kingdoms.

Viodoxan Period
On 6 June, under the threat of invasion by a coalition, the United Kingdoms dissolved, and Kringal joined the Viodoxa under the province of Eok, and JANVS resigned as the Ta Manik. On 19 June, Viodoxa dissolved, and Kringal joined the Union of Free Kingdoms.

The Period of the Union of Free Kingdoms
On 19 June, Kringal joined the Union of Free Kingdoms which sought to establish itself as the successor of the United Kingdoms and they allied themselves with the powerful Bardonian Empire. The alliance came to a head on July 7, when the Union of Free Kingdoms formally joined Bardonia, kickstarting the Bardonian Era for Kringal.

Bardonian Era
On 7 July, without permission, the entirety of the Union of Free Kingdoms secede all their lands to Bardonia. From there tensions steadily grew, as Kringal was forcefully claimed, then as diplomatic ties ceased between Friholm and Kringal, and as Bardonian authority increased. Kringal was on a steady decline within Bardonia as they witnessed the oppression and grip of the empire all around them and many of the citizens flocked the ranks of various anti-Bardonian rebel groups. On 26 July, Kringal alongside many other oppressed nations declared independence from Bardonia and soon after got backed by the coalition and on 28 July, Bardonia officially surrendered.

Calioptergrad
At the end of the Bardonian Era to after independence there was a debacle between the town of Calioptergrad and Kringal for the lands on the north of Kringal, which ended with Calioptergrad paying 25k to Kringal to purchase the land,

Independence
With the fall of Bardonia, Kringal, on 26 July declared independence and war on Bardonia and on 28 July achieved total sovereignty.

The Tulipian Imperial Crisis
After Tulipia declared independence, there was a brief time of fear. Tulipia said that they would annex Kringal, and if Kringal wouldn’t comply, they would invade the city. After talks of war on the 13th of August, Kringal setup a democratic vote in their country on whether they would be annexed by Tulipia, or join Friholm. The people, after hearing about how Tulipia wanted to do a violent takeover of Kringal, obviously chose Friholm. Tulipia backed down and the crisis slowly was diffused, however, there is a lot of tension between Friholm and Tulipia.

Politics
Kringal is a constitutional monarchy. whao_M is the monarch (named Throne or Cesik) and head of state of Kringal since 10 May 2021.

Government
Kringal has a parlamentary government.

There are currently two mains parties in Kringal, the Puyist Democratic Party (PDP; formerly Puyist Social Democratic Party) and the Capitalist Defense Union, their leaders being PD666 and ghostshotk, respectively.



The Prime Minister is PD666, who has been in office since 10 May 2021. PD666 is also the leader of the Puyist Democratic Party.

Manikal
The Manikal is a religious-legislative branch consisting of the Ta Manik and all Maniken (singular Manik). The Manikal has the function of proposing and passing edicts.

Languages
The official language is Kringok. The Traveler's Tongue is recognised as the lingua franca.

Religion
The official religion of Kringal is Puyism.