Bjørn´sberg

Bjørn'sberg, or Morcoronor in Aurlûnoren, is a small mountain kingdom in the northwest of Syltör. Its name translates roughly to "bear's mountain" in the Traveler's Tongue. The Bjørnic people make up a majority of the population, mostly concentrated in the capital and largest settlement of Toppmøte. The kingdom is currently a vassal state of the Aurlûnor Velande.

Early History
The region in Syltör now known as the Bjørnian Mountains was originally populated by the Autochthono-Bjørnsk, a hunter-gatherer human people similar to the more well-known Ghuren to the south. These peoples, whose true name is lost to time, lived in tribal societies for thousands of years. Not much else is known about them other than their archaeological remains, but linguists theorize that their language was used as a substrate that made the Bjørnsk tongue so unique among the other northern peoples.

The Brothian migrations would come to the north of Syltör starting around 2200 years ago. About 1700 years ago, one of the Nortfolk tribes, following the Brothians, would settle in the Bjørnian ranges. The interaction between the Trans-Bjørnsk and Autochthono-Bjørnsk would birth the first true proto-Bjørnic culture within two centuries.

The northern migrations brought agriculture and settled living to the proto-Bjørnic culture, in the form of small villages and towns. They paid minor taxes to Norfthorn or Andorn as the states established themselves, and exchanged control over the land, but the local people kept their own culture.

There were two major tribes Djøn and Yakek, and a difference in their methods of living led them to split. The latter of these tribes was a nomadic culture in the region of Bjørn'sberg, (name given later), after the huge bears of the region, and these people where dubbed Bjørnians. Up until the founding of Norfthorn nobody invaded them, being very good at defense, but because they retained the nomadic lifestyle of the original Nortfolk migrants it was easy to divide and conquer them. The Bjørnians were not invaded by Andorn until many years after the Bjørn-Elven War.

The Great Uniter and The Heroing Period
In the year -222 Kasues Dübris, also known as the great uniter united the area around far west of Andorn and far east Norfthorn as vassal states. He conquered many towns and was a cruel and inbred monarch, many fled his regime. He also was the founder of Apearlism and made the old church in what is now Toppmøte. While spreading this religion would be seen as evil and face many conflicts.

Many heroes would rise up during this time, and liberate towns that where taken over by Kasues's regime, and these would often have bards sing songs about them, one of these heroes who's name is unknown would kill Kasues. Many of these heroes and knights would form factions and war each other.

The Republic of Varlend
Many people would flee the war torn and unstable kingdom after Kasues's regime fell apart, and decided to stay away from monarchies after Kasues's regime, and formed a maritime trade republic. It became rich quickly trading across the silver sea and accumulating wealth. They would exist for a while and outlive the other 2 kingdoms until the year 99 when Volkore would concur it.

Bergfüth and the Bjørnic-Elven War
In year -98 of the Aurlûnoren calendar A Bjørnic leader united several tribes and towns just north of the Southern Bjørnian Mountains. He declared himself "King of the Bjørns" or Kung av Bjørnnens in the Bjørnic tongue. He then symbolically hiked the mountains and declared the kingdom of Bergfüth (Mountain-south in travelers tongue) in the mountains and the territory he already controlled. There was little oppostion to this, and the small Bjørnic towns and monasteries in the northern part of the range accepted his rule. He eventually began to build a capital city on the highest peak he could.

Following the founding of Aurlûnor Velande, celestial elves started building settlements in the Southern Bjørnian Mountains, and tensions led Between the two, considering each other War Mongers, and this is when The Flaskor Mercenary Guild began, they are an elite group of Mercenaries that removed their iris and pupils to gain a control of sound, they made Bjørn´sberg do well in the war, assassinating many Celestial Elves, but they went to travel the world in search of more profit, this led to the Elven people dominating the Bjørnians and giving them heavy taxes to the people in the south, but the people in the rurals and Varlend where unaffected.

The Return of the Flaskors, and Apearlism
The Flaskors returned after a while, this gap could have been genarations big, but Bjørn´sberg had barely developed in this time, but being pushed back by the people of Andorn. The Flaskors created a reserve in The Northern Rurals, and started building Toppmøte with the skilled architects of Bjørn´sberg, (The people barely developed because of their Nomadic lifestyle.) The Apearlist Cult in Toppmøte where being kicked out, so they brainwashed Grennetic Flaskor into killing the Entire Guild and spreading the Religion, It is unknown how he did this considering he was one of the weaker ones.

Bjørn´sberg and The Adventures of The Flaskors
During this time, Grennetic Flaskor went to Ryzan, where he tried to spread a religion but instead was givin the task to re build Old Balreska, which he re-named New Valle, because Apearlism is thought to originated in Valle/Lennox, but the Bardonians misunderstood and put down a sign that threatened them, and Grennetic wanted to put forces to protect the town inside his town but this was treason, and he was found guilty after Bardonia said they have no intentions of invading, they did invade (this was a miscomnuniacation) and Grennetic was still exiled and died in Exile, Bardonia invaded because they thought this town was a part of Valle, which they conquered recently. Asries Flaskor was the child of Grennetic Flaskor and The old Duchess of Ryzan raised among the Tsars, which liked him, and didn´t want him raised by his degenerate father. He was considered Psuedo-Royalty, and could never become Tsar. He left to find his Roots and found Haggly which told him of his Father and Nation, and he then stopped following Apearlism learning its orgins. Meanwhile Toppmøte is being built, a project to unify the people of this region, but the claim was not respected by Haggly, they used Asries as a mid-way to diplomatically purchase land from Norfthorn, and they continue the building of the city. Frognog Flaskor was Bjørnian, Asries, being raised by and among Ryzanis, was Ryzani when it comes down to it.

The effect of the Allium-Coalition War on Bjørn´sberg
Asries Flaskor allied with Ryzan, and after there Annexation he tried to claim a larger portion of Andorn and agro them, but he obviously lost and was executed, his son Frognog Flaskor was not killed but Exiled, he then was taken to Duragrad where he would make Cheese until he was 15. The Bardonian empire did not attempt to integrate the nation but merely sacked the single city of toppmøte, causing most people to flee to villages villages throughout the nearby area.

The Commonwealth and The Glorious Coup
Opinions on the war where diverse but mainly leaned towards Neutrality, but the people took to whoever would give them shelter during the war, and after the war ended and Bardonia was divided they made the land The Frognog Flaskor Sovereignty, seeing as Asries Flaskor had payed for the land, but demanded elections for Toppmøte, then they brought all the Bjørn´sberg refugees back to the town that wanted to come, and an election was had where The Commonwealth Party (Frognogs party won), this seems unlikely because they thought Asries was incompetent and Frognog was only 15, but his witt and calm demeaner let him win although not by much.

After Frognog plots to liberate the Bjørnian mountains in North Aulunor Venlande, and was betrayed by his friend Bjørn, who only wanted to just take leadership later, but the Aurlûnor Velande launched a coup then put him at its center earlier than expected, declaring the Helhiem lineage royal.

The Era of Silence
Børn tried to populate the city, and turns the abandoned Apearlist church into a throne room, and keeps developing the city, Many Bjørnians leave forcing him to have to try to get more populous, meanwhile Frognog Flaskor builds Fort-Galahad and him and Gribbits Games began to prepare for war.

Culture of the period: Bjørnian culture in Andorn and Norfthorn is still around (especially in Northwestern Norfthorn), but in the Aurlûnor Velande it has been expelled entirely.

The Reunification Summit
On October 23rd 2021, a conference was held where it was agreed upon The Deep Party (Frognog Flaskors political party) could reunify with the noble monarchist party, creating a duel authority between the Helheims and the deep representative, which could be elected democratically within The Deep Party.

(WIP section ends here.)

Religion
It is a solstice-based religion with Mune (god of the moon) and Sameas (god of the sun) as its center, each representing the solstices. They had children, Calamarer and Defytis (Order and Chaos), which keep the world in check.

The dual gods of the Bjørnian folk were easily synthesized with Twin Dragon, as their philosophies and cosmologies were similar. It is suggested by some theorists that the two faiths have a base in an even older common sun-and-moon type faith.

Government
It is an autonomous region under the suzerainty of the Aurlûnor Velande, and is an absolute monarchy with Duke Bjørn Helheim as its head, although still being under the authority of the Velereth- currently Lanfen Lelya-Earcala.

Diplomacy
It is a vassal of the Aurlûnor Velande, and has good relations with Norfthorn, Andorn, and other Syltör nations.

Endemic Wildlife
The Grey Northern Bjørn (Ursus griseus borealis) is the largest bear in Rathnir, with males being able to stand 14 feet tall, weighing a ton on average. (2x the height of the average Bjørnian male) These bears are fairly passive omnivores but are some of the strongest animals in Rathnir.

The Andorn Lindworm and Syltörese Tiger are historically known to have lived in the mountains, occupying separate niches from the bears. However, these two predators have been driven effectively extinct locally, with the only modern members of these species crossing the border from Norfthorn or Andorn.