United Socialist States of Eldham

"Vipipo dé'i malojos yo Éldoxo'O!" The United Socialist States of Eldham (USSE) is a socialist nation set up in the far southeast of Eldham and one of the larger entities in the region. It was founded by President Aboniert Ormnidus Eternyrian.

Serrotat Kingdom and Serrotoix Civil War (In Lore)
The land in Eldham that the USSE is situated upon is in Eastern Serrona, an area that had remained inhabited for possibly thousands of years. After the development of agriculture in the region, semi-permanent settlements were created on and off in the area. At this point in history two main species came to inhabit the region of Eastern Serrona, being the Eternyri and the Lo'Oix each with their own unique cultural traits, religious affiliations, and beliefs.

The two peoples were first united during a fierce military campaign led by an olitex (The word meaning something close to 'king') by the name of Yatosir I, whom originated from the Lo'Oix tribes in Northern Vanargard. around thirty-two years before the arrival of Athaz the Traveler in Eldham. The man, though promising to increase the power of the region and promote power to the people, quickly fell into tyranny thus hanging forth roughly two decades of brutal authoritarianism.

After the introduction of the Travelers Tongue to the area by people from Western Serrona, and later Rathnir, it was at this time that a major linguistic shift began to take place in addition to a cultural one with the indigenous languages of the region first adopting written forms of language based upon the Tongue's scripts and structure. This introduction of foreign influence however also brought forth a wave of anti-monarchism resulting in distrust of the Serrotoix government and ultimately the breakout of a civil war.

At the time of the Rathnirians arrival to Eldham, this civil war was burning forth against those who wished for a democratic mode of government and those who supported the reign of Yatosir I. This is when the socialist ideology began to disseminate into Serrona and mixed with the already local desire for self-rule, sovereignty, and freedom, and ended up being picked by the rebel groups in the civil war.

Eventually the war came to an end fracturing the Serrotat Kingdom (Serrotat Olitex Idodo in Lo'Oi) into areas controlled by five separate tribal leaders, one of these people being Aboniert Ormnidus from the Eternyri people living in Ljordmir, whom had travelled to Rathnir and studied nations such as Braznichiya and the UBSR. The five tribal leaders came to a consensus and established a foreign-inspired democratic government founded upon the ideology of socialism.

Formation of the USSE
After the creation of the Eldham world and server, several people began to settle in the Southeast quadrant on the continent now known as Serrona. One of these individuals were AboniertBigsky whom established the USSE. The nation was officially formed on May 28th, 2021. Aboniert appointed LeoBelgicus to be his Vice President and shortly after several cities such as Garkogorod, Port Crelov, and Fort Morskoy were established.

Expansion and the Treaty of Achadia
The territory of the USSE quickly came to expand both North and West after its foundation as a result of these areas being incredibly sparsely populated. There was also a small nation by the name of Achadia which the USSE would sign a treaty with (the Treaty of Achadia) which formed them into an autonomous state and a part of the union. The modern borders were settled upon not long after with the foundation of neighbors such as the Grand Colony of Xeka, Jarldom of Kolssonafell, and the Colony of Vanshire.

The Andlirian War of Subjugation
The United Socialist States of Eldham played a role of assistance during the Andlirian War of Subjugation which broke out between the nations of the Drakesland Autarchy (now the Regnum Drakaes) and Andliria. This war was promoted by Aboniert Ormnidus and cemented a long-lived alliance with Drakesland.

Death of Aboniert Ormnidus
On June 14th, 2021, the first President of the nation, Aboniert Ormnidus, suddenly passed away from a stroke resulting in the immediate promotion of Leo Belgicus to the role of the nation's President in order to finish his term, with him appointing than Chair of the National Assembly Xeroise Ronango'O to be his Vice President. In actuality outside of lore purposes, it is believed he was banned for exploits or account sharing.

The Second Coalition-Ellysian War and Ellysian Governorship
After the end of the First Coalition-Ellysian War there was a broad sentiment of distaste towards how the war had ended since the First Coalition and the UNA allowed for the Ellysian Empire to reform. Ultimately, when the Second Coalition-Ellysian War broke out, the USSE would join the Second Coalition and supply troops for battle as they had an increasing amount of military might and would be able to help. After the victory of the war and dissolution of the Ellysian Empire, they played a role as a governor for the Third Administrative Zone of the Coalition where they helped establish the nations of Cognia, Garxijos Yawos, the Confederation of Anarchist Communes, and the Helian Kingdom. After this, they would also become a member nation of the Anti-Radical Syndicate. After the war, the USSE also assisted in destroying Ellysian rebel groups and ultimately would host the criminal trial for Jjmoney08032 in the USSE-owned city of Port Crelov

Treaty of Vostroya
With nearby nations growing imperialistic and powerful, the United Socialist States of Eldham cemented an alliance with Xeka, a colony belonging to Sørgliste, in order to ensure peace in the region. They signed the Treaty of Vostroya which established this alliance and a defensive pact.

Tensions with Vanakunir
Tensions began to rise between Vanakunir and their neighbors after their war with Volonté because a town by the name of Alicuna had been set up on the Vanshirian border with the USSE's Autononomous State of Achadia. Things went peacefully however as the Mayor of Alicuna made an agreement to move any homes on the USSE's side of the river to the North, and that anyone who remains to the South can perhaps be given dual citizenship to the both the USSE and Vanakunir. This also resulted in the signing of the Treaty of Kamieniec with the colony of Newkunir that established a non-aggression pact between the nation of the USSE and the colony. This was met with anger however by Skinyee whom wanted to encourage a war in order to make territorial annexations in the States of Achadia and Vanargard.

This culminated in a request from Skinyee, the leader of Vanakunir, to the USSE and Xeka to join their nation, a request that they politely refused. Offers were made from the USSE to establish an economic pact so that Vanakunir could have access to the taiga and perhaps a non-aggression pact, but Skinyee declined this. After the refusal, Vanakunir laid claim to a Northern chunk of the USSE's territory which undeniably broke the previously signed Treaty of Kamieniec with Newkunir as the colony was going to assist in the oncoming war effort. This resulted in the beginning of the Kunir War, the war being named after the capital of Newkunir.

The Kunir War
Please see the Kunir War page.

Dé'I Débalo'Oa Dakoroto
After the loss of the war, Vanakunir began to divide up the USSE's territory. They took a large section of Vanargard and Achadia and gave it to Newkunir, and intended to leave the rest of the nation untouched as to not take any inhabited towns. They however than made a deal with Welpish in secret and sold the near entirety of the states of Croscograd and Kiurtrog to Anglunia. This was the most densely populated part of the nation and comprised of the four largest cities in the nation. The entire land was sold for merely 69,420 dollars. The division and selling of the USSE's territory without keeping in mind the near fifty citizens of the nation became known as the Dé'I Débalo'Oa Dakoroto, or The Great Humiliation. Anglunia informed the USSE that the land would only be given back if they could pay a total of 800,000 dollars despite the fact that the USSE had never gone to war or agitated Anglunia, adding to the pain of the division. Over forty people in the towns of Garkogorod, Fort Morskoy, Port Crelov, and Crosotex, had to pack up their goods within twenty-four hours and were forced to move West towards the incredibly sparsely populated town of Nizkaya in the mostly untouched state of Ljordmir or out of the nation outright, there were less than five people opting to remain behind. The crisis is ongoing.

Government Structure
The structure of the government is a unitary one-party state led by the Communist Party of the USSE in its present form, however there has been calls to introduce multiple political parties into the nation. The intention of the single party state is to ensure stability of the nation and stamp out counterrevolutionary politics. The nation is led by a head of state and government, being the President in addition to the Vice President, whom are elected in a directly democratic nationwide election every six weeks. In order to prevent tyrannical actions from them, virtually all their actions can be vetoed by the National Assembly which consists of many citizens and politicians.

The National Assembly appoints a chair which are in charge of organizing meetings and putting forth votes and vetoes to be voted on by the remainder of the Assembly. Generally speaking, laws are passed through the National Assembly.

The nation itself is currently divided into four states, not including the national district of Kiurtrog. These four states are Croscograd, Vanargard, Ljordmir, and the Autonomous State of Achadia. Each state tends to elect a governor which ensure the construction of infrastructure and relations between cities in their state and promote domestic commerce. Each city is individually led by a Mayor who deals with matters specifically relating to their city.

There are a total of nine Ministries each led by an individual Minister. These exist to situate out specific domestic needs of the nation on a national level. They are as follows: Ministry of the Armed Forces, Ministry of Domestic Security, Ministry of Development, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Diplomacy, Ministry of Resources, Ministry of Industries, Ministry of Justice, and finally, the Ministry of Information and Media.

Notable Politicians

 * President, Minister of Domestic Security Leo Belgicus (Leobelgicus)
 * Vice President, Minister of Culture Xeroise Ronango'O (Xeroise)
 * Prime Minister Pogge van Roose (POGGEROOO)
 * Former President, Aboniert Ormnidus Eternyrian (AboniertBigsky) (deceased)

Cities and Towns

 * Garkogorod, Kiurtrog
 * Port Crelov/Laria, Croscograd
 * Crosotex, Croscograd
 * Fort Morskoy, Kiurtrog
 * Vostroya, Autonomous Achadia (unrelated to the city of the same name in the Duchy of Belka)
 * Nizkaya, Ljordmir
 * Ubetha, Autonomous Achadia (abandoned)

Geography
Generally speaking, the continental part of the nation tends to have a rather uniform biome structure based on latitude. The Southern and Northern parts of the nation tend to be warm, often being host to large forests and prairies, while the medial center of the nation tends to be very cold with taigas, tundras, and mountains. The only major part of the nation that is not on the physical continent is Kiurtrog which is an island in the Southeast of the Sea of Lélo'É. In the Eastern part of the nation's continental crust, there is a large series of rivers that tend to run North to South and flow out into the previously mentioned sea. This connects maritime trade deeper into the center of Croscograd, Vanargard, and Achadia.

Vexillology
The nation's flag is split evenly with cyan on the top and red on the bottom. The red is meant to represent blood spilled against tyranny and imperialism, being adopted in lore during the Serrotoix Civil War. The cyan color represents tranquility, meant to contrast the red. It is also meant to vaguely resemble the sky still existing as it always has, even over a sea of blood spilled in opposition of oppression. The star is meant to represent the prosperity of the nation and it's people long into the future.