Oceanum

Oceanum, officially the Consulate of Oceanum, is an autocratic consulate located in central Eldham, joining The Imperium on March 22, 2022.

Early Lore
This land used to have a king, as many rulers called themselves kings of this land. By the local populations, this land was known collectively as Ocenia. But the people there could never be truly ruled over, for they were headstrong and dangerous. Every time a man declared himself ruler of these lands, the people rose up against him. But in the end, they could never stay united; each man returning to his village, in hopes that this would never happen again.

But one day, something changed; another ruler attempted to subjugate them, and for many, they did what they always did; they rid their land of this ruler's tyranny, naming that ruler "Deadweight." But Deadweight attempted to make them pay. His armies raged across the lands, forcing the people of Ocenia, now called Oceanum, to rise up once more. They were forced to create an army, called the Knights of Oceanum, led by marshals. Those marshals elected one amongst them to become the Grand Marshal.

With the Knights by his side, this Grand Marshal, named Ragnarium Ravenking, forged a nation to rid Deadweight from its lands. After years of war, Ragnarium was successful. On his deathbed, he declared the nation he had forged, originally named The Union of Oceanum for at the time it was a Union of the different towns and cities in it, a Republic. And so, the Grand Republic of Oceanum was born. His son, Tyrian Ravenking, was placed as the 1st Prime Director of the Republic. He then forged the Republic for his term, growing the Republic with him.

Early Settlers (May 2021)
Main articles: Grand Republic of Oceanum, and Union of Freeport

During the first discoveries of Eldham land, former members of the Union of Freeport were unsatisfied with Mudroktupeai's harsh treatments on their independent island, which forced Tyrian Ravenking and his close group of acquaintances to migrate from Rathnir to Eldham entirely, becoming one of the first ever settlers on Oceanum land. Together, the Freeporters formed the first two cities: Ravenking's Litoreia and Criptik's Korland. Soon after, a third city was founded by a former Kush expeditioner on the tundra region of Northern Oceanum: Urbastian. Together, the three cities formed the Grand Republic of Oceanum, a democratic republic aimed to create an environment safe from over-imposing foreign superpowers. Litoreia, Korland, and Urbastian are sometimes referred to as the Three Founding Cities. At the very end of the month, Tyrian Ravenking, the son of Ragnarium Ravenking, was placed as the 1st Prime Director of Oceanum.

Berry Bush Period (June 2021)
As the 1st Prime Director of Oceanum, Tyrian Ravenking peacefully led the beginning era of Oceanum. Ultimately, the capital was designated to Litoreia. At the time, the capital city was rather underdeveloped, much to Ravenking's disapproval with his citizens' lack of speed. Due to the infamous Berry Bush Farm spanning almost the entirety of Litoreia, it left little space for future development, thus further stunting the city's growth. In the meantime, the city of Korland attempted to secede twice within the same week, briefly creating the Republic of Korland. Because of the mayor of Korland's inexperience in leading a nation, they became an autonomous zone within the Republic. Later, the Realm O' Fire, a nation south of Oceanum, also joined as an autonomous region, further expanding the Republic's borders.

More towns and settlements were integrated into the republic, including Valrusia, a port city founded by Vanity Sov, located on a landlocked island within the tundra. An isolationist community, forming the dirt commune of Doxenia (now known as Concordia), were also integrated into the Republic as the fifth Oceanum city. Aside from Doxenia's unintentional scuffle with the Razuni Sultanate prior to officially joining the Republic and border disputes between Litoreia and Valrusia after transferring capital status to Valrusia, Oceanum enjoyed a long period of peace, mainly focused on building the nation's identity for future generations to remember.

Rage of Fire War (July 2021)
Main articles: Rage O' Fire War, and The Forge

After a peaceful transition of power, Vanity Sov became the 2nd Prime Director of Oceanum. However, it was not long before a few glaring issues sprung up. Firstly, after Rage O' Fire's frustration on Oceanum's involvement with the Volonte War, the Realm of Fire declared independence, further causing tensions within their borders. Ravenking and Fire later disputed over territorial claims after the city of Porta's foundation within Realm Of Fire borders. Because of the Republic's refusal to tear down Porta, Rage O' Fire declared war on Oceanum, kicking off with the Battle of Porta. The "battle of epic proportions" led to an astounding victory for the Realm of Fire army, since none of Oceanum's army made it to battle due to miscommunications and Vanity Sov's failure to acknowledge the gravity of the Rage of Fire War.

Forge Era (August 2021)
Main Article: The Fall of The Forge

Third Republic (January 2022)
Main article: Third Republic of Oceanum

Current Leader:
Bjorn Vargyrdson (April 2022-present)

Past Leaders:
Tyrian Ravenking (1st Prime Director, June 2021)

Vanity Sov (2nd Prime Director, July 2021)

Allius Alarium (3rd Prime Director, July 2021)

August Vizla Sov (4th Prime Director, July 2021)

Cyan Colada (5th Prime Director, July 2021)

Pie Lover (6th Prime Director, August 2021)

Paul Attano (7th Prime Director, September 2021)

Rage O' Fire (8th Prime Director, September 2021)

Wissam Doxenite VI (9th Prime Director, October-November 2021)

Ichirou Shoda (10th Prime Director, December 2021)

Rage O' Fire (Prime Consul of Othmyrr, December 2021)

Amon Byrne (11th Prime Director, January 2022)

Wissam Doxenite VI (12th Prime Director, February 2022)

Allius Alarium (13th Prime Director, February 2022)

Francis Alarium Maxi-Olmero (14th Prime Director, March 2022)

Paul Attano (1st Capet, April 2022)

Bjorn Vargyrdson (2nd Capet, April 2022-present)