Valle Deep

Valle Deep formally, the Kingdom of Valle deep, is a nation in the north of Rathnir. Valle Deep was established on the isle of Leeps which was formerly under the control of the Sterling Crownlands.

Valle was formerly a monarchy, however after members of the VDF returned from exile they established an oligarchy with permission from the former king. After they formed oligarchy, they outlawed the monarchy, and they banished the monarch from Valle.

The origin of the Valle people.
The original citizens of Valle found the isle of leeps after their captain shipwrecked them on the island. The crew quickly organized and built a settlement, and decided the island was going to be their new home. After establishing housing, the old captain declared himself king, and the crew accepted this because of the need for organized leadership. Soon the king learned that the island belonged to the sterling crownlands and forged a plan to gain independence.

Independence and post-independence
After they settled in the Sterling Crownlands, they thought they had built everything on the island; the crownlands had done nothing with the land, so why not declare independence, they thought? Soon they formed a militia, they wrote a declaration of Independence, and prepared for the worst. In the end, sterling accepted their declaration of independence and allowed them to live on the island.

After they gained independence, the king began doing less and less and because of his absence a group of Vallian citizens attacked luperkania and declare independence from Valle. The Valle military swiftly crushed their attempt, however the king had returned by that point and allowed the traitors to walk away with all the spoils they had gotten. This event lead to the military disbanding and going into exile.

After the military left the king disappeared and his people so slowly they gave up on Valle, but then one day three former military men returned to the abandoned nation and established the triumvirate and revitalized the nation. They abolished the monarchy and established a three man oligarchy and slowly but surely brought Valle back to life.

Expansion and Empire
After the oligarchy took control of the nation, Valle expanded quickly, it incorporated Askonia and took its claims in sand republic territory. Valle also experienced a population boom during this time as many people journeyed to the rising northern nation during a period of uncertainty regarding the sand republics borders Valle seized another sizeable area and they declared the Vallian Empire. The empire marked the peaceful end of the oligarchy.

The Vallian Crisis
The reign of Princeps Civitatis Harvbarr was peaceful at first, however greed could overpower the most peaceful of nations and soon the Civitais planned a quick conquest of neighboring Bardonian lands. Although the Civitais attempted to use diplomacy, his efforts proved to be in vain and eventually his patience ran out and he declared war on Bardonia. The war inspired a wave of patriotism in Valle, as every citizen wanted to do their part and it seemed Valle was ready for war.

The invasion of Bardonia
On the 25th of April Vallian forces entered Bardonian lands and began assembling however the invasion was beset with problems immediately Vallian soldiers were quickly spotted by Bardonian forces however that was only a minor issue compared to the event that decided the battle. Civitatis Harvbarr had traveled alone towards the gathering point. However, on the way a Bardonian soldier ambushed and killed him soon after Bardonian forces quickly engaged the Vallian force and slaughtered them during the confusion. In a single battle, Valle lost its leader and much of its citizenry

The vallian crisis
On the 27th of April Vallians were shocked and confused when they received the news that King Leo Von Strout and the nation of Caprica had declared war on them out of the blue, although they had confidence in themselves and their allies from Ryzan. On the day of the battle, Vallian forces were quick to prepare makeshift defenses. However, nothing could have prepared for the battle that took place on the 28th of April.

When the battle started Vallian forces were quick to notice multiple known ferrymen bandits among the ranks of the Capriacans these bandits twisted the tide of the battle in the favour of the caprican forces. The vallians and their allies were defeated by the ferrymen and were forced to retreat off the isle of leeps.

The capricans returned home in order to prepare for a second battle however during the capricans preparations, their king fell ill and died the second battle never happened but it hurt Valle during the war, its resources were used up or stolen and many died.

theories on why the war happened
The reason for the war is still highly unknown but there are two popular theories on why the war happened.

1. The Theoden Conspiracy:

One day before they declared the war, a Valle citizen named Alex saw King Leo, King Theoden and an admin believed to be Raúl according to Alex. Due to all these people being seen in the capital of Valle before the war a theory spread among the vallians. The theory states King Theoden and tricked or convinced king Leo into invading Valle for his own benefit. The timing of this sighting seems to confirm Theoden was involved in the war even if he didn’t convince Leo to attack. The second supporting piece of evidence is the fact that they spotted Caprican forces in Askonia before the attack.

2. The Insanity theory:

The Insanity theory is a theory stating king Leo was insane and attacked Valle for no reason what so ever besides his insanity.

The supporting evidence for this theory is the fact that he attacked a nation that was extremely far away and was pretty much an insane plan all together.

Culture of Valle
The culture of Valle differs between the original VDF members and all those who’ve come since, although both groups have lots of similarities. The original members who remain favor military careers and are known for their hatred towards anything related to monarchy and royalty, this hatred is shown with the title Princeps civitatis “First Citizen” they give the title to whoever leads the empire.

Newer members rarely share the same hatred towards the monarchy and are more contempt with peaceful lives. Both groups are very hardworking and all work towards making the Vallian empire a nicer place.

The effects of the Vallian crisis on the culture of Valle
During the Vallian Crisis everyone knew someone who died and it affected the nation deeply however the effects proved to be good in nature. The Crisis helped build a better relationship with its neighbor Ryzan and showed the Vallian people they needed to be strong and unified in order to overcome the challenges of Rathnir. "' Well they fought for poor old Valle, and full bitter was their fate,""Oh what glorious pride and sorrow, fills the name of Twenty-Eight!""Yet, thank God, e'en still are beating hearts in manhood burning noon,""Who would follow in their footsteps, at the risin' of the moon""At the rising of the moon, At the rising of the moon""Who would follow in their footsteps, at the risin' of the moon ' - excerpt from a song written about the battle between Caprican and Vallian forces."""