Sanctus

History




Founding
The Republic of Sanctus first began as the small settlement of Eisendorf, a monestary nesstled in a valley within the Iron mountains of north Sanctus. From that small monastery, Eisendorf grew into a small town. The town shortly after rebranded to Sanctus Vallis meaning Sacred Valley.

Joining the Empire
Sanctus Vallis continued to grow in number. One day, Representatives from the nation of Aristios (bordering to our west) wished to speak with our town. Gw1f and Xan entered long negotiations with the nation of Aristios who was attempting to subjegate the citizens of Sanctus Vallis, and after a while, Sanctus Vallis through some terms of conditions was admitted into Aristios as a full province under the guidance of Gw1f as first governor and Tbs as Emperor of Aristios. Only days after this Gw1f resigned his governorship and relinquished it to Xan. Unnerved by the change in leadership the province began to loose citizens and times were tough.

The founding of Morianas
Only a few days after the change in governorship, A dwarvish settlement within the Iron Mountains of Sanctus Vallis, Morianas was founded by Piketoneer Lord of Morianas. Founded as the first dwarvish lordship within Aristios only slightly edging out the now independant Tarxien, Morianas would rise to acclaim and establish diplomatic ties with Varn Torum. This settlement began a new era in Sanctus Vallis. It was at this point Sanctus Vallis shortened to only Sanctus and the capitol city was named Vallis.

The first Golden Era of Sanctus
After the nation of Iringa fell and Aristios assumed their lands, Sanctus grew greatly in size. The Gem of the Desert Akirashalam was shortly thereafter founded by Travelmaestaren and a few others. The Sanctus Basillica was admitted to Sanctus around the same time as Akirashalam and became the capitol of the state religion. Created by Rollercheese, the Sanctus Basillica is a grand, massive, and beautiful structure laying to the east of Vallis. With Sanctus growing in both population and size, the province was booming. Neptoria was founded by ArvidGreat and the provincial council was established, Sanctus saw an economic boom during this era and times were good.

The Aristii Coup
Suddenly disaster struck, a coup on the federal level attempting to remove Emperor Otto from power forced Sanctus to make a decision, either remain loyal to the Emperor, Join the newly formed Commonwealth of Aristios, or set off on its own. Sanctus voted for the latter third and rebranded to The Republic of Sanctus. As a once again independent nation, Sanctus was still heavily involved in Aristios politics, its people were still Aristii after all. With the victory of the commonwealth over the Empire of Aristios, a new nation was formed and in a unanimous vote of the Sanctus Council, The Republic of Sanctus rejoined The Commonwealth of Aristios. After many reforms The Grand Republic of Aristios was born and The Republic of Sanctus a proud member of such.

Modern History
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Government
The Republic of Sanctus functions as a representative republic based around a provincial council which every member of which represents a city within The Republic of Sanctus. As of the day of this wikis publishing, there are 4 councilors representing the cities of Vallis, Akirashalam, Neptoria, and Deadwood. The council is responsible for passing local legislature and budget plans. The Governor, ImFiNe, reserves exective powers in The Republic of Sanctus and also serves as the Mayor of Vallis. The Lietenant Governor, Piketoneer, serves as second in command of the province while also serving as senator of Vallis in the senate of The Grand Republic of Aristios.

The Republic of Sanctus enlists a milita, The Sanctus Cavalry Brigade, to ensure the sovereighnty of the province within Aristios and to aid the Aristii military if needed.