Soumere-Serenus

Soumere-Serenus is a country located in central Sørligste. It is one of the many successor states to the Pirate Dominion of Tortuga after it lost the war against the Horde. After a small stint within Lorent it became one of the few still indepandant. Not Venice is the capital and also the largest city, in both size and population.

Etymology
The name Soumere-Serenus comes from two places, the ancient republic of Soumere, which Not Venice has ancestral ties with, and in many ways is the last bastion of the late republic's culture, and the region of Serenus, where the capital lies, and where most of the landed aristocracy reign, including the leader.

History
Soumere-Serenus began as a part of the Pirate Dominion of Tortuga and begun to gain a national identity as Tortuga reformed its land claims. Initially, Soumere-Serenus was named Italian't, in reference to the largest town in the region; Not Venice and name for its original settlers. However, once independence from Tortuga was gained, and an insult of the name from the map maker's guild, it was decided by the people that a new name should be decided for the newly founded nation. There was much debate amongst the citizens of the main town Not Venice as to what the name of their new nation should be but it was eventually decided on Soumere-Serenus.

After a while of independance Soumere-Serenus was eventually reabsorbed into the Pirate Dominion of Tortuga after the reconquering of the continent. Under Tortuga once again, Serenus would continue to prosper as a important and prosperous captaincy under Jcladas Di Italian't.

After Tortuga once again lost their hold over Sorligste after a war with L orent, Soumere-Serenus was again independent, with a newly absorbed Featherian Federation, though only briefly. L orent eventually conquered the continent and Soumere-Serenus as well, excluding the ff portion as it managed to become independent from Serenus and L orent. Under L orent Soumere-Serenus was split in half, losing the norvosi parts of the nation it had absorbed prior and leaving a bad taste in the mouths of the Serenusians. Eventually, after the fall of the 4th Atoan Republic, Serenus would absorb Lorne, Harrenhall and Atopolis into its southern end.

After a long while under L orent, Soumere-Serenus would trade its L orentish leaders for the leaders of the horde as an independant region outside of L orent just as the Horde centralized into a nation of its own rather than an alliance.

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 L orentish region of Consau. To the east, in 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 L orentish 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, effectivly splitting the continet 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
Soumere-Serenus is a nation with many languages, with Norvosi, Atoan, Travelers tongue, and, of course, Serenusi being spoken all across the country, each with their own respective regions.

Ethnicities
Similair to their languages, Soumere-Serenus has many cultures from Norvosi, to Frostmarchian, Featherian, and Soumerian. Notably, there are no citizens of Atoan culture as there is no Atoan Culture.

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.