Ersetu Union

Ersetu Union was an Audalad trade company founded in August 2021. The primary goal of Ersetu Union was to export terracotta from Eldham via company-owned colonies. The company would seize control of a small, hidden plot of land in central Yaszuma, with plans to establish more expansive colonies across northwestern Eldham.

The company would export a steady supply of terracotta to Ersetu and Urnu-Arrak during the latter half of its existence. Ersetu Union operated under a fairly communal structure, bearing a policy whereas workers were allowed to keep any minerals, such as gold, iron, and diamonds, that they mine. As the first company-ruled colony, Obartoshland, was staffed by a recorded 4,000 people (all of whom lived in isolated underground settlements and camouflaged mud structures) whom would make constant trips to and from Yimmu-Audal to deliver goods, the colony often experienced long periods of desolation, leaving residences vulnerable to Eldhamese raiders. Despite generous pay, workers would frequently desert from the company due to poor living conditions, which described as "primitive" and "not unlike the primordial ages," and lack of adequate supplies.

Operations were kept secret until trade opened with architects in Urnu-Arrak. Hassan Ob-Yannürkhand, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Ersetu Union, would frequently stress that company-held land in Yaszuma was privately owned. Although denied by Hassan after the fact, it is likely that these measures were taken in response to the exile of former Chief Diplomat Ratmeatjones due to forming Audalad colonies in Eldham which were considered a breach of national policy and integrity.

On 10 September 2021, Obartoshland would be targeted by unidentified Eldhamese attackers whilst remaining staff (whom numbered ~350 at that point) were delivering supplies to Yimmu-Audal. Hassan, Abdoulla, and a small team of surveyors would return to the general location of he Obartoshland colony, only to be unable to find any trace of company settlements. It was so that Eldhamese raiders had completely annihilated company property. The ruins of Obartoshland remain undiscovered. Hassan and Abdoulla would make a swift return to Yimmu-Audal and subsequently announce the dissolution of Ersetu Union.

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