Andlirian Empire

Andliria was a medium sized nation in the world of Eldham.

Pre-Eldham Lore
Andliria's history lies hundreds of years before the first Rathniri colonist appeared in Eldham. The people of the empire have their roots in the ancient empire known as the Kutari Society. Not much is currently know about the Kutari Society, however, it's reach expanded far beyond the Akora Peninsula which Andliria calls home. After the fall of the Kutari Society, many kingdoms, states, and cities became independent. Over time, most of these would condense down. On the Akora Peninsula, the Kingdom of Romana would rise over the rest, but would end after a coup in which the noble Andlir family took over and formed the Andlirian Empire. The nation would continue to expand after this, but most of the former Kutari Society would be permanently lost to invaders.

The First Empire
After being founded on the 31st of May, 2021, the Andlirian Empire started to build it's capital city of Romantello. Over the course of several days, two houses were built, the Temple of the Divine was created, and a Palace wall was started. So far, the nation was developing.

The War
On June 7th, 2021, A part of Andliria was claimed over. This misunderstanding eventually led to the Drakaen Invasion War, in which Andliria was defeated. As per the conditions of surrender, Andliria was forced to abandoned their land, and doing so seeked refuge within an allies borders, officially bringing a temporary end to the Empire.

The Second Andlirian Empire & The Beginning of Expansion
The empire rose again after the refugees from the previous empire, who founded the town of Konimu, declared independence from the nation they fled to after the Drakaen Invasion. On July 16th, Andliria purchased the island of New Faldenburg from the nation of Falnir. This island was then renamed to Neo Farenu. This would be the first territorial expansion of the empire. The purchase cost Andliria $3000, which was cheaper than what the Imperilan had expected. On August 1st, Andliria expanded again, regaining most of the territories of the First Andlirian Empire. These lands were gained through the Treaty of Fallen Powers which was written and proposed by Wyattmanboss85, President of The Republic of Amarillo.

The Reestablishment of Romantello
On August 15th, a group of Andlirian citizens set out on an expedition to the territories gained through the Treaty of Fallen Powers. The goal of the expedition was to rebuild the capital of the First Andlirian Empire, Romantello. The Imperilan of Andliria at the time, Jalhike Rokalim, transfered mayorship of his town Konimu to his nephew, Darian Rokalim. Darian would become the first Gune of Konimu not long after.

Upon arrival to the original lands of Andliria, the group gathered in the spot that had been chosen for the new Romantello. In that spot, the town was reborn and a monument was built to mark the occasion. Romantello would grow slowly in it's first few days, but would later go through a massive boom in population and area.

The Romantello Disaster
On September 14th, almost a month after the reestablishment of Romantello, disaster struck the city and it was completely unclaimed and raided. Almost all items in the city were lost, including the Andlirian Crown, the Shard of Gaia, and the war supplies in the Romantello Barracks. For almost a week, many were losing hope as items were not replaced and the city was not reclaimed. Some people moved out of the city in favor of other towns and even nations, while Andliria attempted to maintain itself without falling apart.

Eventually on September 19th, a solution was found and the possessions of a deceased duke were confiscated by the Imperilan for recovery in Romantello. It did not take long until the city was reclaimed and starting to progress once more.

The League of Vircon & Andliria's October Wars
On the 2nd of October, Andliria, which had been considering to join the League of Vircon, applied for membership. It was quickly accepted and Andliria joined the League. A week after joining, Andliria entered the Zamotz - Skjoldrbrodir War in hopes of preventing Zamotz from expanding. Only a week later, the League pledged to help Andliria deal with a major squatter settlement in it's southern territory which threatened the sovereignty of the small island nation of Merconis. Over the course of a couple days, the League and Lafros, the squatter settlement, attempted several peace talks to prevent an unnecessary conflict.

The Coup & Death of Andliria
In early November, Malano Erikku carried out a coup to overthrow the Imperilan of Andliria. The coup was successful with Imperilan Jalhike Rokalim stepping down after giving a final order to release the Guni of Akora, the mainland of Andliria, as an independent nation. The independence of Akora was not recognized by the second Imperilan however, and quickly was invaded by Katolis and Amarillo, with the permission of Andliria. Later in the month, on the 20th, the empire was officially dissolved and Imperilan Erikku reformed the kingdom of Visio Aeternae in it's place. This spelled the end of the second Andlirian Empire, leaving it's history to be one of little success, but great honour.