Valia

Valia, officially known as the Republic of Valia, is a small state located in central Katsura.

Founding Date and First Flag
Valia was founded on December 29th, 2022 RT (Real Time) from the inactive ashes of the Ewhillian Empire.

The Founding of Valia
Valia was founded when the Djakir people traveled through the Skrímshör, battling their enemy Grímmsöl, sailing for nearly 200 years, slowly being picked off by this great enemy. Yet they never lost hope, and through the intelligence and ability of Pollux Agori, Nasha Vinilia, Oro Tabia, and Von Ashika, slayed the beast, piercing through the Skrímshör's edge by killing Grímmsöl.

The Djakir burst from the sea outside of the Vampiric City of Molial, ruled by the Tyrant Sadeas Skizaro. The Djakir washed up on the shores with the great beast, and when Sadeas Skizaro came to subjugate the Djakir to undead slavery, they fought back, razing the city, and slaying Sadeas during the fighting, causing all his undead to fall apart, with his daugher, Adilade Skizaro escaping in the chaos.

The Djakir now with their fallen city, began to rebuild, settling the razed ruins with the same name, Molial. From their Pollux Agori took over the nation, creating the Hegemony of Valia.

Valia's Fledgling Steps
Pollux Agori began creating a goverment for this new land he had control of, he created the Clan System, as well as various jobs for the Djakir people. Valia's first goverment was grossly unprepared, and so he fixed it, creating the Vice Hegemon position, as well as town and national councils.

Yet while this was being ran, a Valian owned island named Groia was taken over by Ashai's Kiruko, renamed to Southern Okina. Pollux realized he would need some type of Allies, and so it was that when Torm, a friend from before the Djakir set sail from the Skrímshör, came to him, he offered to have Valia become the vassal of Soolia, and the Soolian goverment happily accepted, allowing Pollux to focus not on safety, but on growth.

During this time, Glint Clanless, was elected to the position of Vice Hegemon, as well as many new faces coming from all over Eldham to join the Hegemony of Valia.

Valian Cartel and the Meth Business
Pollux founded the Valian Cartel when he bought a Meth recipe, beginning to make an impossibly large amount of money from selling Meth, realizing how valuable it was, he set up the Cartel inside of Valia, and used it as it's main source of income. The Valian Cartel also seized control of the Valian Economy, and forced citizens to began production of various drugs.

After the Meth Cartel ended (due to the Meth recipe being leaked), Pollux was left with a huge amount of money, the exact amount is unknown but it is estimated to be about 10+ million dollars. Pollux invested this money into growing Valia, but the cash rapidly ran out because of Pollux's gambling addiction.

Valia turns into a Monarchy
Pollux, constantly dreaming of founding an eternal, and great Valian Kingdom, finally changes it, turning all the Clans into Houses, and all the Jorvic themed names into more common ones, and adopts a new flag.

The Kingdom of Grand Valia gets it's name from this, and during the change, Adilade Skizaro, Daughter of Sadeas Skizaro, returns to Grand Valia as a House Leader.

Pollux lies to Hayata
Pollux caught wind of a city that had been granted temporary independence, hoping to either make an ally, or gain a vassal, he came to these people, lead there by Soyoto Tor. He learned that these people were named Okalaka, and their father kingdom, Hayata, had granted them independence temporarily. Pollux, seeing an opportunity, used Grand Valia to break the two apart forever, freeing Okalaka after forcing the King of Hayata to sign an independence document. From then on Hayata renamed itself to Kunkat, perhaps hoping to avoid having to follow the treaty. The Kingdom of Okalaka thanked Valia, and went on it's way.

Valia takes over
Grand Valia would then go on to vassal a small island platform by the name of Vulthanea under Zaargon Ashani. As well as bring in a group of weary travelers and appointing them to to the Clan of Rolplaft, giving them a home. Valia would also began making preparations for an invasion of the small, inactive nation of Rheinfaulder after Pollux's son, Clom Agori, was slain in a diplomatic meeting.

Death
When the war with Rheinfaulder was about to be declared, they realized the war couldn’t be won, so they instead joined Aurea. He and the Valian government officials discussed what to do now, and they decided to cancel the war, since the Aureans had a bigger active population.

He announced the decision the same day in the morning, after which all officials went home. But when they came back in the evening, he was found dead in his throne room. The Valian officials held a funeral and rapidly buried the body, and didn’t provide any information regarding the autopsy.

There are many theories regarding to what happened to Pollux, but the most widely believed one is that he was murdered by some angry pro-war government officials, since the officials are the only ones allowed in the throne room at all times, and it was reported that the war discussion got very intense.

After his death, his misterious daughter Notos Agori ascended to the throne. Not much is known about her, since she was very shy and his father was very protective of her. She had reportedly been bribed and manipulated by government officials, and due to those rumors she has earned the nickname “The Weak”.

Valia becomes a republic
After the ascenscion of Notos, the state started to decline. Many important members, including Zaargon, left, and Valia was eager to reclaim its former glory. Soon, Notos saw an opportunity on West Neptor, a region of Aristios, which had been in a "Civil War" for quite a while, and she wanted to use the situation to her advantage. So she sent his brother Clom to get a deal with either sides, but the plan failed due to Clom's terrible diplomatic skills, and it looked like Valia was about to be invaded by Ashai.

After the news of the encounter reached Valia, government officials started to panic and the government descended into chaos. The national council descended into anarchy, ministers started reaching out other nations for vassalization offers, and Notos had to rapidly do something before the government collapsed.

She decided that the country's problems were the fault of the monarchy, and so she dissolved the monarchy and established the Republic of Valia, firing all government officials from their previous positions and establishing a new constitution. She declared herself Chancellor of Valia, and began to set up the new government.

Yukari's Coup
Many ex-government officials disliked Notos's decision, especially his brothers Clom and Soyoto, since they were the heirs next in line, and planned to do a coup to reestablish the monarchy. But their plan was interrupted when Yukari "The FUBAR" Ashigaru, an exiled politician, wanted to claim the Valian Throne for himself. So in the building of the national council he declared himself the King of the United States of Valia. The only problem was that not even his own son liked him, so he was assasinated moments after his declaration.

The Provisional Government
After the death of Yukari, Clom and Soyoto declared the creation of the Valian Provisional Government to govern Valia while they made a new constitution. But Notos ignored the coup and continued doing what she was doing like nothing had happened. This angered the two brothers, which decided to get help from Santos to stage a coup, but negotiations broke down when Donjevac announced war with Valia, which stressed Soyoto out and made him quit the affair, dissolving the Provisional Government and announcing the whole affair to the international community.

A new beginning
After the events of the coup, Clom and Soyoto went into exile, but not for very long, since the two brothers recieved a letter from Notos not long after. In the letter, Notos forgave them for the coup, and asked them to come back to Valia. It's thought that Notos sent this letter not only because she was a caring sister, but also because the two were skilled politicians which the nation couldn't survive without. They came back to Valia some days later, and they were appointed by her, along with their other brother Agnar, as the first Senators of the nation.

Clom's Reforms
Not long after the return of the two brothers, Clom helped to create the first and most influential party in Valia, the Valian Conservative Party, which cemented him as one of the most influential politicians.

After this, he began passing a series of reforms through the Senate (then known as the Council), which became known as Clom's Reforms. These were some major reforms which helped to fix some of the early constitution's flaws and also indirectly established the modern system of government that Valia currently has.

These reforms, which included the renaming of the Council to the Senate, were focused on creating a system in which nobody could gain too much power or influence over politics. After the reforms were implemented, the nation entered a new period of prosperity and growth.

Government
Valia is a Unitary Presidential Republic, with a strong focus on the separation of powers and the freedom of speech. The executive branch is led by the Chancellor, who is elected directly by the people. He is responsable for controlling the military, applying laws, levying taxes and other functions. He governs with the help of the Vice-Chancellor, his co-ruler, and also with the help of the ministers, whom he appoints to help with a specific part of the country. The legislative branch is formed by the Senate, a council elected directly by the people that proposes and accepts laws, treaties, and much more. The Senate hosts various political parties, which help in keeping the state democratic and fair. The judicial branch is led by the Supreme Judge, which has the task of enforcing punishments over major crimes, though he can appoint town judges to deal with smaller crimes. All the branches of government balance each other to make sure no one adquires too much power, which keeps the state fair and democratic. More info can be found in the Valian Constitution.