Soumere-Serenus

Soumere-Serenus is a captaincy of the Pirate Dominion of Tortuga located in central Sørligste. It is one of the many successor states of Old Soumere. Not Venice is the capital and also the largest city, in both size and population.

Etymology
The name Soumere-Serenus is derived from two places; the ancient republic of Old Soumere, which Not Venice was previously a part of. And a second part, "Serenus" that's origin is unknown, although it was first recorded after the Lumaire-Not Venice Split.

Founding Of Old Soumere:
The origins of Soumere and its culture were first founded in the nation now known as Old Lumaire. Old Lumaire was an ancient civilisation founded one week after the birth of Rathnir and was mainly inhabited by colonists from the nation of Yimmu-Audal. The nation of Old Lumaire was mainly made up of two large cities, Not Venice and Lumaire, that sat on opposite sides of the Di’Italiant Bay. Eventually Old Lumaire would become too large and would draft a new constitution, renaming the Nation to Old Soumere to fit their culture.

The Grand Union of Sorwiste (GUS)
Sometime later a group of nations in the southern continent would be created by the name of “The Grand Union of Sorwiste” (or GUS for short), Old Soumere would join and would remain in it for a month until GUS was attacked by a nation called The Magisterium. This would cause significant damage to GUS and would leave it in a critical state.

Tortuga (Sexy Canadian)
Shortly after the attacks from The Magisterium, GUS (and therefore Old Soumere) would be forced to join the Pirate Nation of Tortuga to avoid being annexed. This would prove to be incredibly significant in the larger history of Soumere as it would mark the point where Not Venice and Lumaire would split, marking the end of Old Soumere. This was due to them being placed in different Captaincies.

Not much happened at this time and when Sexy Canadian (The Pirate lord at the time) resigned, Not Venice, along with many other southern nations, would buy its independence and become its own nation (Sorligsta-Serenus) for the first time. Lumaire would also leave Tortuga, although they would become their own nation, independent of the Soumere title.

The Dark Age
Following their independence, Soumere-Serenus would join a couple of different nations, including: The Kingdom Severos (along with Norvos) and The Grand Sorligste Federation. None of these would last very long and the constant changing of hands would cause a significant lack of physical productivity around Soumere-Serenus. Thankfully, this bout of bad luck would end with the forming of a new and more stable nation in the south.

The Grand Jarldom of Frostmarch
The Grand Jarldom of Frostmarch was an expansive group of nations in the southern continent that Soumere-Serenus joined after the collapse of the GSF. Activity and recruitment was low, and the Grand Jarldom would hand off two regions, Kadas Etnada and Argadon to foreign governments. However, this changed after the Council of Jarls removed Jarl Starlorde from his position as Leader of Serenus and Instated Urban Sexy Milante Di Italian't as Jarl of Serenus and the return of JCaldas from a significantly long break. During this time, which spans 3 weeks before the collapse of the Grand Jarldom, The town of Port Siofra (now merged with Sentinel and renamed Sentinel Coast) would be founded and the Jarldom of Serenus would contain a third of the entire Grand Jarldom's population, according to the final census for that nation.

Jarl Urban, with the grace of Starlorde, would spend large amounts of political capital around the nation to refound the Soumerian identity, and properly renamed the region of Serenus to its current name of Soumere-Serenus. This refounding of the original Soumerian identity would have its downsides however, as it would begin to show how far Soumere-Serenus and Lumaire had grown apart. Sadly, all good things have to come to an end and The Grand Jarldom of Frostmarch would eventually dissolve back into Tortuga after 5 long months, with all the Jarldoms becoming Captaincies, other than Lorent who would be one of the three nations that founded The Horde.

Tortuga (Ulifer)
After rejoining Tortuga the productivity from end days of The Jarldom of Frostmarch would continue and Urban would be instated one of the First Mates of Sorligste, whilst Not Venice would be built up to the state it's in today. Under the command of Jcaldas, Not Venice began a grand reconstruction with old buildings being destroyed to be replaced with new ones. The region of Neo-Kronesia, long under dispute between the Jarldom of Frostmarch and Soumere-Serenus would be granted to the latter after a unrealized promise from Grand Jarl Temsyod After 6 months of peace, Tortuga would go to war with The Horde, the war was messy and as a result Tortuga would disassociate with the southern continent and all Captaincies (Other than Soumere-Serenus and Featherian Federation) decided to join the Hoard.

The Horde Era
For a short time Soumere-Serenus would become independent following its removal from Tortuga, however they would shortly be forced into joining Lorent (Part of the Hoard) as a result of a petty conflict. This time is surprisingly considered to be the most active time in the history of Soumere-Serenus despite not many noteworthy things actually happening. Around this time, unrelated to Soumere-Serenus, Tortuga would also join The Horde and begin associating with the southern continent again.

In not too long, due to the expanding political presence in Soumere-Serenus, it would gain its independence from Lorent. And through the hard work of Soumere-Serenus and Tortuga in the following months, they would both regain independence from The Horde. Shortly after, Soumere-Serenus would rejoin Tortuga as a Captaincy.

Modern Soumere-Serenus
Following their gained independence from The Hoard and joining Tortuga, Soumere-Serenus would stay as a peaceful Tortugan Captaincy, maintaining friendly relations with all of the Pirate Kings. At the current time, they are so friendly that the majority of the Tortugan counsel (as well as the current Pirate Lord) have origins from the region.

Physical Geography
The Geography of Soumere-Serenus varies much across its lands. Much of Serenus is temperate forests, with a large bay that gives sea access to Not Venice. To the Northeast of Serenus, large hills jut out, which serves as a border between Serenus and the nation of Leveros. To the east, starting from Neo-Kronesia to the provinces of Natura Al Lago and Trianon, along the border with Frostmarch, a large tundra and mountain ranges exist. In the west, along the Norvosi and Lorentish borders are small forests and towns with it being hard to tell where one stops and another starts, especially in the north by the bordering metropolises of Port Leon and Not Venice.

Not Venice
Not Venice is the current capital of the Nation. Located on the coastline it has the largest docks of Soumere-Serenus. The rest of the town stretches eastwards before ending at the Kronesia River and northwards, ending at the border mountains. To the south can be found the town's farmlands. Not Venice is a very built-up region, with hundreds of residents in its bustling streets. There is a large canal system within Not Venice, connecting the city by water with plans to connect Not Venice to Lorne by canal, effectively splitting the continent in half. Notable locations include the BBC (Big Black Column), Wallstreet (the bustling edge of the city full of the wealthy), and the Not Venice Walmart (A new market for all the citizens to buy what they need, named for its location along Wallstreet)

Languages
The majority of Soumere-Serenus speaks a Serenus specific dialect of the Soumerian language, while also being high fluent in Traveler's Tongue, stemming from Not Venice being the population and trading capital of Sorligste.

Soumere-Serenus has influenced many cultures from Norvosi, the Valdics, Featherians, and Atoans, often as a result of former direct annexations of their territory, largely under the reign of Doge Urban. Soumere Serenus has also culturally integrated heavily into The Pirate Dominion of Tortuga, and in turn has also heavily influenced Tortuga, due to its historical status as the most loyal region within Sorligste under the reign of Pirate Lord Ulifer, its outsized influence within the first mate council, and its status as the largest Tortugan region in both land size and population.

Religion
Soumere-Serenus is a highly religious society with the most widely practiced religion being Potatoism. Potatoism is a monotheistic religion that is based in the Holy City of Not Venice the capital of Soumere-Serenus. It is also Ground Zero for Rathniran Eclipsism, which is based on the Tremonian religion of Eclips.