Alda

The Kingdom of Alda, or simply Alda, was founded on January 6th 2022, by a group of refugees. Existing as a vassal nation under the Huitca Federation, the nation was founded on the ideals of freedom, security, and justice for all citizens. Since then it has developed its own culture, identity, and architecture that defines the land as truly unique in the world of Rathnir.

Pre-Founding
The Aldan people had first settled as a province of Savernia in the Second Empire of Uldarash, there they settled their first ever town called Nearon. But soon found themselves at odds with the Savernian Monarchy. The founder of Savernia Olly Ashwood had abdicated from the throne, allowing it to pass to his brother Logan Ashwood, who began to demand more of the Savernian people and began to undo the rights promised by his predecessor. In protest, the Aldan people petitioned against the new laws to both Logan Ashwood and the federal government of Uldarash, who ultimately sided with Logan Ashwood in the crisis. Logan Ashwood then exiled the leader of the Aldan people, Uneasy, from Savernia but the Aldan people followed him to the land where The Kingdom of Alda would be born.

The Founding Era
The Kingdom of Alda was formed from a treaty signed between the Aldan people and the Hutican Federation where they became their own country, in exchange for vassalage. From there the people of Alda founded the first city of Haleos, the capital of their new nation, along with the laws and government that would come to define their identity. The Founding Era was defined by a period of mass construction across the small nation, where common people of all walks of life banded together in a time of crisis to restore stability to their civilization that was homeless.

Architecture
One of the defining principles of the Aldan culture is the buildings of Alda, lead by a group of builders called the Department of Architecture. The defining characteristics of the Aldan style of building includes large wooden roofs, pointed in nature, with foundations and walls of stone. Along with grand buildings with cultural significance following the same building structure but on a larger scale.

Entertainment
Drinking has always been a major pastime of the Aldan people, where bars and taverns are often filled with patrons after the working hours of the day. It has become a part of the Aldan national image to be able to hold one's drink better than other places in Rathnir. The act of drinking has incorporated itself into many aspects of Aldan culture including ceremonies, festivals, and business deals.

The Aldan-Kiesarian War
Before the Aldan people had even reached the land that would become their nation, the neighboring nation of Kiesaria had built large sections of their capital over the official border of the two nations. As talks over the land between Alda, Hutica, and Kiesaria broke down, with it came violence between the two sides led by the Kiesarians when they conducted raids along border forts. The conflict soon sparked into war, and the outcome still hasn't been reached.