Kostuco

Kostuco formerly known as Kostonia was a nation founded around November 22nd 2020 by Barperuk Koza and ended around April 20th 2021. The Nation throughout its time had started off as a Kingdom before transitioning to a Commonwealth before reverting back to a Kingdom. its located in the continent of Sparwood primarily in its north alongside southern Shores of the Osterium Sea. With the Nation being divided up into many provinces and territories depending on which iteration be it the First or Second Kingdom or the Commonwealth, though their three core regions would be Kostonia Proper, Zambezi, and Inner Marshlands. Their Capital would be situated at the City of Kostonia.

Reign of Barperuk Koza
[Duration: November 22nd 2020 - December 8th 2020]

Barperuk Koza reign was marked by the development of the capital and surrounding lands. Koza introduced Kostuco to the CSCS and established the laws and institutions of the Zaliar which continued to operate until the civil war,

Founding & Migrations
[Date: November 22nd 2020]

The first Kostuco pioneers in Rathnir arrived around November 22nd 2021. During the pioneers' first contact with the people of Rathnir, ThatOneGuyMatt led them to an island in the Sea of Pearls which became their first settlement. It soon became apparent that this island was located in a strategically important region between Escharia and Yimmu-Audal. The Kostuco people received reparations from the Escharian government and emigrated to northern Sparwood where they still reside today. Bamboo planted near the Echarian roads during this resettlement still grows in some places to this day.

Transition to a Commonwealth
[Date: December 8th 2020]

A constitution was ratified at the Kostucon Capital of Kostonia where it changed the Kingdom to a Commonwealth with its King stepping down but maintaining a important role as a Diplomat for the Commonwealth. The constitution further stimulated that free elections were to be held, with the first elections taking place shortly after the ratifying of the constitution, additionally the constitution included protections and privileges to nomads, travellers, mercenaries.

Commonwealth of Kostuco
[Duration: December 9th 2020 - January 12th 2021]

Under the Commonwealth period a individual under the name of Incognitus took up power under the role of Zaliar and would become a controversial figure within the Commonwealth and Kostucon History as a whole. Despite being elected by a sizable majority, the majority of the population of Kostuco and its citizenry did not support him. With word of rumour quickly abounding that Incognitus bribed the voters and to seize power. Under his tenure as the Zaliar Kostuco would enter into a union with neighbouring Zambezia and expanded and built into several new towns, including Deoyr. When elections for a new Zalar were approaching many people feared that Incognitus would try to illegally seize power, plans were even made for a coup to stop this illegal seizure, however after losing the election Incognitus voluntarily left power.

Integration of the Commensality of Zambezi
[Date: December 17th 2020]

With prior approximations of international concerns growing more evident between the Kostucon and Zambezi people they came to a agreement for unification in a move to form a united front in national sovereignty against international threats, with the Zambezi people integrating into the Commonwealth of Kostuco, with the Zambezi people retaining much of their freedoms. under a agreement which expanded the Commonwealth into Zambezi Lands with all previous lands under the commonwealth alongside the newly acquired land being reorganised into three administrative regions that being Kostonia proper, the Inner Marshlands and Zambezi, with Kostonia proper and the Inner Marshlands being entirely administered by the central government at the Capital of Kostonia whereas the the Board Authority of Zambezi retaining their rule over their lands under the commonwealth. The agreement further stimulated that the Zambezi people will adopt the official faith of Kostuco, and will remain subject to the board bureaucracy until further discussion and would abide by the implementation system of Commonwealth whenever it is decreed though Kostucon Laws will only apply to the territories of Kostonia and the Inner Marshlands until a proper common law is established for the entirety of the Commonwealth.

Support of Yimmu-Audal
[Date: January 6th 2021]

The Government of Kostuco seeing the struggle in Yimmu-Audal in the First Coalition War would decide to support Yimmu-Audal and standing by the Coalition in their attempt to break up the Trillium Alliance. This would prompt Escharian Invasions into the region and would see towns raided. The entry to the conflict would prove to disastrous with the Zaliar Ranef Kotsut, leader of Kostuco falling at Urnu-Arrak, with the remaining Kostucon survivors returning to their homeland defeated.

Kostuco Civil War
[Date: January 12th 2021 - January 24th 2021]

A civil war begins in Kostuco between the western Sakrelist front consisting mainly from returning veterans from the First Coalition War, against the north-centre newly formed United Federation of Villagers, and the eastern loyalist forces, the civil war would conclude with the victory of the Sakrelist front with the full rights and autonomy of United Federation of Villagers being guaranteed in the province of H'hmm with the Kingdom of Kostuco returning under the new King August Siragele with him converting to Sakrelism and making it the state-religion of his Kingdom.

Reign of Austus Siragele
[Duration: January 24th 2021 - March 14th 2021]

Kostuco annexs Himalkan territory
[Date: March 5th 2021]

Kostuco expands to its south into Himalkan territory using the reasoning of the previous inhabitants of the lands no longer inhabiting the region.

Formation of the Osterium Sphere Alliance
[Date: March 10th 2021]

Kostuco, Imperial Tessel, OPTC, Maldun, Arnivola, Solitudem form the Osterium Sphere alliance.

Death of the Holy King
[Date: March 14th 2021]

Austus Siragele the Holy King of Kostuco, the Victor of Kostucon Civil War would die of a carotene overdose at noon the previous day, immediately after his death. Barperuk Koza the Prophet-Descendant of Kostuco would take up the affairs of government serving as the regent for Asarif Siragele the Son of Austus Siragele in accordance of Kostucon Laws as as he is still too young take up crown and governance of the realm, despite not gaining control of the realm the new King was able to garner and surround himself with very loyal and fanatical supporters.

Reign of Asarif Siragele
[Duration: March 15th 2021 - April 15th 2021]

Maldunian Conquests War
[Duration: March 19th, 2021 - March 28th, 2021]

Kostuco alongside Arxella and their Bardonian Overlords would fight off several invasions from Maldun with them participating in the Battle of Krunsdale and later going on a offensive against Maldun with Arxella and Bardonia in taking the Maldun Capital and seizing their Ollepan Weapons Factory. (A Greek fire type device) with the fall of the Capital the Maldun would not long after being stamped out by Kostuco crushing remaining resistance and insurgency groups.

Fall of Kostuco
[Duration: April 15th 2021 - April 20th 2021]

Hetman and "the Black League" start a coup in Kostuco, killing some in the capital with this later resulting the fall of Kostuco with the lands that once made up Kostuco being given to the Red Eagle Alliance, a group of 3 countries consisting of Arxella, Fjellheim and Mudroktupeai with Kostuco Land being partitioned amongst the three Nations.

As the nation fell and its towns went unclaimed, the Goblins of Goblinhole, which had recently moved into the border region between Arxella and Kostuco, started raiding. Shwaize, Deoyr and especially Lansi were still filled to the brim with valuables and artifacts, which dissappeared into the goblin's treasury and were used to fund their fledgling town. Treasures included swathes of resources, items with impossible enchants, books, music discs and a fully enchanted set of named netherite armor previously owned by a Lansi commander - which would later serve as the royal regalia of the goblin settlement. These treasures, in turn, were either looted by the Frosterium or appropriated by their Arxellan overlords during the fall of goblinhole.

Reign of Ruton Siraer
[Duration: November 14th 2021 - January 12th 2022]

The People Endures
[Date: November 14th 2021]

Following the devastating collapse of the Kingdom of Kostuco the former people of Kostuco would cease contact with the outside world with them managing to hide underground for countless generations. However they end their silence and seclusion from the outside world and would reappear in the Southern Lands of the Empire of Yimmu-Audal where after brief negotiations their underground settlement became an official part of the empire.

Kostuco Return to Sparwood
[Date: November 24th 2021]

Ruton Siraer the leader of the Kostucoan Irredentist Association in a speech in the main square of Avendar would call every Kostucoan to arms upon news of the outbreak of a civil war within Kartek. In their quest to re-establishing their fallen state, with him proclaiming himself as the new Zaliar of the State of Kostuco, with the support of the Empress and Emperor of Solea-Audal Union. With creating the Free Legions of Kostuco and moving his forces into the battleground of Northern Sparwood to regain their lost lands.

Kostuco rescind claims
[Date: January 11th 2022]

Upon allegations against the Kostucoan People specifically from the Republic of Fjellheim of wanting war with the entirety of Northern Sparwood to restore the Historic Borders of the Lost Kingdom, the Self-proclaimed Zaliar Ruton Siraer as as a show of goodwill to the Nations of Northern Sparwood renounced all of their claims to the old lands of the Kingdom of Kostuco that lie within the borders of countries other than Fjellheim.

End of the Contender
[Date: January 12th 2022]

As quickly as they came, they soon disappeared Zaliar Ruton Siraer would abandon his quest in regaining the Kostucoan Crown and the lands associated with it. With him disbursing his valuables among his followers and friends before disappearing from the Public eye.

Races
There are 4 ethnicities recognised by the government in the kingdom of Kostuco, they consist of the Kozenians, Litonians, Villagers and lastly the Zambezi People, The Kozenians live in the eastern regions of the country, while the Litonians living in the western regions and at the heart of the country, the Vilagers live and inhabits the central swamps of Kostuco with the Zambezi people who despite huge losses during the civil war, still inhabit the small farms and homesteads of the Lansi region.

Religion
Most of the country follows the beliefs and practises of Sakrelism though some communities in the Kingdom, particularly the Litonian, still follow their old ways in their beliefs in the pagan faiths as the last vestiges of the early years of Kostuco rule.

Kostuco Civil War
Purple = Kostuco, Blue = Sakrelists, Orange = Villages