Duchy of Audal

The Duchy of Audal (or Dahrsat dez Audal in Audalad) is a State in Yimmu-Audal corresponding to the core territory of the Empire. The Duchy was formally founded during the Theios-Essukdal era in March 2021. It is located in Central Rathnir on the continent of Alteniquia. It borders the Sea of Pearls, the Atsyllean Sea, the Gulf of Ombria, the sub-continent of Aldovir, the Archonate of Theiónikos, the Duchy of Anoshphéy, The Magisterium, Azuria and Charm, a vassal of Tortuga. The land is the home of the Rathnirian Yimmu-Audal Empire, and the religion of the Hukar Sharud faith, the oldest in Stoneworks. The head of the State is currently the Dahrsu (duke) Vouto Rochelle-Âudalad.

First Empire of Yimmu-Audal
During the First Rathnirian Empire of Yimmu-Audal, the core territory was referred as Yimmu-Audal proper, meaning the area populated by the Audalad people who fled the destruction of Jagdas and the Geshemi people in late 2020. This territory corresponds today as the whole Duchy minus the Abbaryl county, but with the current territories of Azuria, the Alteniquian part of The Magisterium, a portion of the northern coast of the Sea of Pearls and a territrory in the Golf of Ombria. The territory was at that time directly administrated by the Emperor and constituted the most of the Empire's population. Some cities founded during that time are Urnu-Arrak, Eldal-Adadi, Pyriad and Amos, for the most significant ones still relevant today.

Absorption into Soleannen, then a short independence
After the defeat of Yimmu-Audal during the Great Rathnir War, the Yimmu-Audal proper is integrated into Escharia, forming the first Soleannen Empire. However, due to international pressure mainly from Bardonia and the Silver Coalition, Yimmu-Audal is granted an autonomy, with his leader being Gray Is Yes, under the nickname as "the Last Emperor".

After the collapse of the First Soleannen Empire, the differents duchies of Alteniquia all gained their independence, including Yimmu-Audal. The formation of the kingdom of Theios-Essukdal, formalizing the union with the Theionikos duchy, allows Yimmu-Audal to come back on the world stage.

Duchy of Audal during Theios-Essukdal
Upon the creation of the Theios-Essukdal, the duchy of Audal was left less populated than the duchy of Theionikos, with the major consequence being the adoption of Sakrelism and its variant Theiosism as state religions. The Hukar sharud faith and the Red cult were allowed but not proselytized. However, the Theiosism religion despised deeply the Red cult and some cultists were forced to practice their faith underground. That was the case until the edict of Trieur, the 30th March 2021. There was not really a sole duke of Audal, on the contrary of Theionikos, meaning that the count of Urnu-Arrak Story Studio was de facto the main guy in charge in Audal. It will be the case until Mistic would become first Ningal (queen) of Theios-Essukdal, on March 22, 2021.

During the time of Theios-Essukdal, the Duchy of Audal saw most of its population located in the Geshem bay, with Amos and Urnu-Arrak being the poles of the region. Eldal-Adadi, led by Gray Is Yes, was also at that time a city in recovery, gaining progressively population. And finally in the west, the old settlement of Pyriad became a real town and a county capital until july 2021, thanks to the efforts of the count ObsOlid and mayor LegionaryWackus. The duchy was originally composed of three counties, being Urnu-Arrak, Eldal-Adadi and Pyriad. However Pyriad will lose its county status due to inactivity in the course of July 2021 and the free county of Abayril lately joined the duchy the 29th August 2021. Since then, the duchy hasn't seen any major change in its borders, making it the most stable state of the Empire.

During the reign of the Ningal Mistic Âudalad, the Duchy of Audal gained progressively more influence with more and more players joining it during the late spring and summer of 2021. On the contrary, Theiosism and the duchy of Theionikos were losing influence on the Heartlands, leading ultimately in the abolition of the kingdom of Theios-Essukdal, and the proclamtion of the Kingdom of Yimmu-Audal, then later the Empire of Yimmu-Audal, with Mistic coronating herself Empress.

The appointment by Mistic
The 6th October 2021, Foxmunk is proposed by The Empress Mistic to become the First duke of Audal to become Duke of Audal, with the two main goals : repopulate Amos and the whole Duchy, who suffered a decrease of activity in the late summer. Foxmunk willingly accept this proposition and his activity would bring a dynamism to the duchy, with the help of the first rengent duke Relmont. The Duchy will know a certain pros __INDEX__