Dulfika

=Dulfika=

Dulfika is an island state located centrally in the Aristios region and is member to the Nuvenos Union. Dulfika follows the Nuvenos faith. The islands were first settled Summer of 66 TE [June 18 2021] by Beatrice Ambrosia Ruuk and her siblings, immigrants from the far-off elvish Hell settlement of Brimstone, and were first recognised as a sovereign polity Summer of 184 TE [October 3 2022].

Settlement
Summer of 66 TE [June 18 2021], the Ruuk siblings step foot in Eldham. They came from far abroad. Deep within the Southern depths of Hell lay the oasis of Brimstone, homeland of the Itéavas. The siblings followed the story their father had told: a vast scape of land and greenery, the promised land of the Voclari pilgrims he had followed years ago. They came upon a small chain of isles resting off the coast of Voclaria and made home there. The town was named Ryukostead, or the steading of Ruuks.

Shortly, contact was made with the claimant of the land, a fledgling but ambitious Aristios. The settlers willfully declared their allegiance to the Empire of Zar Olea, forevermore branding them Aristii. The isles at this stage were within the Amearia(As it was named then) province of Aristios, governed directly by the Emperor. The mayor of Ryukostead was Beatrice Ambrosia Ruuk. Major activities after this point quiet until much later in the history of Aristios.

Commonwealth Crisis
Late in the First Era of Aristios, the nation had seen two new heads upon the throne of Emperor. At this time, the isles were within the Astillia province of Aristios, governed by Pepe de Gerrat. The third emperor was of a most divisive nature and sparked chaos for Aristios. During a delayed promised reform to democracy in the nation, many grew discontent with the Emperor. Spring of 100 TE [October 31 2021], a coup was declared to replace the Empire with the Commonwealth of Aristios. Ryukostead sided with the Commonwealth, and seeking new ventures, Beatrice Ambrosia Ruuk fled to Sylvania to found the now abandoned project of Dulfkeep. She trusted the isles to Echo Regis and Michael Valore, who would go on to restructure the town.

Republic of Aristios
In the Second Era of Aristios, the isles saw their height. Under the eye of Michael Valore, Ryukostead grew to be a significant town in Aristios. After some time, even Beatrice Ambrosia Ruuk returned as a resident. The people of the town embraced the Feligares faith, one of three state-sponsored religions, which was focused upon dedicating cats and catlike peoples as chosen by the gods. At this stage, the isles remained under the province of Astillia, governed in chronological order by: Murdius de Gerrat-Olea, Unknown Subject, Iron Occida, and Beatrice Ambrosia Ruuk.

153-165 TE [June-July 2022], following a shortlived merger with Zamotz under the name "Zarissia", the Republic began to crumble. First was the secession of Sanctus-Ismer, next was the ceding of Castellum and the vassals(Vintas and Astrya) to Sylvania, then was the formation of the short-lived sovereign Voclaria before it too fell in with the Sylvanians. Dulfika remained loyal to the Republic as long as possible before attempting to form a government between the non-seceding provinces of Ameria and Astillia. Dashed hopes among the officials forming Voclaria led to its assured split among other succeeding governments. Dulfika and East Ameria joined under the government of other non-seceding province Shattered Isles. Aristios was formally dissolved Summer of 165 TE [July 19th 2022].

Shattered Isles and Scylding
[WIP]

Independence
[WIP]

Nuvenos Union
[WIP]

Government
[WIP]

Faith
The first settlers of Dulfika practiced a folk polytheistic faith and adopted the gods of those they met into their pantheon. Later, the isles were influenced by the Feligares faith stemming from then Aristii province, Castellum. After gaining sovereignty, the government of Dulfika was designed to be controlled by the pagan clergy. When Marigold Valerie Ruuk ascended to power, Dulfika adopted her faith in the Nuvenos gods.

The revered gods of the Nuvenos pantheon in Dulfika are Visveos and Omari. The Dulfik sect holds Visveos to be the Creator above all other deities. Practitioners seek to please the god and be graced with his smile, as Visveos's powers are heavily associated with emotion. Omari is worshipped as the emissary of Visveos, a bridge between mortals and their Creator. In depictions and rituals related to Omari, she is associated with cats and sometimes appears with catlike features. This is a result of Feligares influence on Dulfik practices.

Language
The people of Dulfika speak the language of the first settlers along with the common tongue of Eldham. Itévasdí is the native tongue of the Ruuk settlers and has been the primary language of government whenever they have been in charge of the isles. The language has Verb-Object-Subject syntax. "'himucíma. dá voclaría gí éma.'"Means: "Hello. I am from Eldham". In exact terms: "Hello. from Eldham me". To denote the subject of a sentence, the term "gí" precedes.

Related Articles (See Also)

 * Aristios
 * Astillia
 * Nuvenos (Religion)
 * Nuvenos Union
 * Astrya
 * Vintas
 * Echo Regis
 * Alia Fielinya-Ruuk