Kramenix

The State of Kramenix (Lo'Oi: Otogos io Kramenix, Kolsson: Otolos y Kyrrameni) is one of four integrated states within the United Socialist States of Eldham. Its capital, as well as the capital of the USSE as a whole, is the city of Kazkaya.

It is both geographically - and by population - the smallest of the USSE's four incorporated states. As little as 10% of the USSE's citizenry lives primarily in Kramenix, though despite this, many workers from nearby states such as Adalor and Atoxa come to work in Kazkaya. The region is incredibly well known for its massive experience factory, breweries, farms, enchanting centers, and other industrial faculties. Most of the state is inhabited by ethnically Lo'Oix people, but in the far West of the state, there are Kolsson populations.

The state largely consists of taiga forests, with the far Western sections of the state hosting dark roofed forests and prairies. The taiga forest that sits in Kramenix extends into Atoxa and is the largest cold biome on all of Stoneworks. While the Eastern section of the state is entirely congested by the Kazkayan metropolitan area and as such is densely urbanized, the Western parts of the state are very rural and are filled with small villages like Bierzhan and Nizkaya, being dominated by farmland and small-scale breweries and apiaries.

It was founded as a merger between the States of Croscograd and Ljordmir, and the Territory of Kolssonafell in the Winter of 208 TE. The region played an important geopolitical role in conflicts such as the Kunir War, Furry War, and the Lethean Maldings, which saw Kramenix or its predecessor states be threatened with war or occupation.

Establishment of the USSE
With the establishment of the USSE in late May of 2021 on the Isle of Kiurtrog, they quickly sought expansion for new cities and settlements. This included the establishment of three states on the mainland of Serrona, first was Croscograd on the Isle of Téntalo and the surrounding land. This is where the city of Port Crelov (now Laria) and the city of Staroslav (later renamed Crosotex) were formed. These two cities quickly became the largest cities in the then-fledgling USSE by June of 2021.

Shortly thereafter, two further states were formed and claimed by the USSE. This included Vanargard which was established in modern-day Atoxa in the frigid tundras and mountains to the North. The second was Ljordmir, established in the then-uninhabited taigas to the West of Crosotex.

All the way in the far West, an independant nation called the Jarldom of Kolssonafell was being formed and expanding on the Northern side of the River Kupa.

Kunir War and the Débalo Dakoroto
The first conflict that the early Southern mainland of the USSE would find itself embroiled in was the Kunir War. Prior to this, the Isle of Tumiria and land was divided and given to the State of Croscograd and the borders of the USSE pushed West all the way to the River Kupa, bordering Kolssonafell. The Kunir War was a masive failure and resulted in the near complete annexation of Vanargard by Newkunir and the annexation of Kiurtrog and Croscograd by Anglunia. This meant the only state that existed fundamentally was now Ljordmir, with a small autonomous outpost in what was called Achadia that was now left completely uninhabited. This annexation caused the largest refugee crisis in early Eldham, called the Débalo Dakoroto, meaning the Great Humiliation. Over 40 people were displaced from cities like Garkogorod, Fort Morskoy, Vostroya, Laria, and Crosotex, and were forced to move West. The Ljordmirian city of Nizkaya saw massive amounts of refugees flocking to the city, while many others outright left the server or left to other nations.

Shortly thereafter, Xeroise Ronango'O became General Secretary of the USSE and began a series of diplomatic negotiations to force Anglunia and Newkunir to give back the territory the USSE had lost during the Kunir War. This also included a series of sponsoring terrorism. Within a single month, the USSE had regained complete control of Vanargard, Achadia, Croscograd, and Kiurtrog. This prompted what was called the Golden Age. At this time, the city of Kazkaya was created as a major metropolitan center.

USSE-Kolsson Relations
By late June and July of 2021, the relationship between those in the Jarldom of Kolssonafell and the USSE began to become very close. The Ternate Pact was formed, an alliance between the Grand Federation of Xeka, the USSE, and Kolssonafell which consolidated this alliance.

By August, Kolssonafell was dealing with diplomatic issues with other nations such as Notos and was having issues maintaining an active population. They ultimately agreed to join the USSE as an Autonomous State on August 29th of 2021. This hastened the relations between Kolssonafell and the bordering States of Ljordmir and the nearby Croscograd.By February, the Manz nationalists began the process of formally forcing the USSE to recognize the name Manzland and this name was reflected on global maps. After the USSE attempted legal procedures to reverse this, the nationalists organized a vote among the Mayors of the cities in Kolssonafell to declare independence and form Manzland as an independent state. They did this in great part because the USSE was embroiled in brutal war against Barbossa and therefore they had an opportunity to catch the USSE off guard as many of the USSE's soldiers were from Kolssonafell at this point. On the 24th, Manzland was declared an independent country and the USSE was mandated to sign a treaty allowing them to do so - risking the threat of a two sided war. Ultimately, the USSE lost the Red Wars as a consequence of much of their military dissolving with the establishment of Manzland. This resulted in the near complete loss of the State of Medtremar. The political term of Van'la Gaboliver, who was General Secretary at this time, is often called the Hard Times in reference to the brutal losses suffered under her tenure.

Furry War, the Lethean Maldings, and formation
In the aftermath of the Hard Times, the USSE rapidly began processes of industrialization with the absence of cities like Manzig which were previously industrial powerhouses. This also saw the development of a state-run economy. While this was happening, Manzland became incredibly inactive and construction came to a complete halt. This prompted the Manzlanders to join the Vulperium in a desperate attempt to prevent them from being annexed by the USSE in light of their failure to establish a successful independent state.

The USSE at this point had joined an incredibly powerful mega-alliance called the Eldhamite Union, which in turn was part of a large international alliance called the Eldham Alliance. This placed them in a military pact with powerful nations like Scylding, Sylvania, Shirokaneza, and Velerin. Anger was ripe between the Vulperium and the USSE for their annexation of Manzland, which angered numerous USSE politicians. Ultimately, in August of 2022, multiple citizens of the Vulperium led a bandit raid against a nether outpost where citizens of the USSE were traveling. The USSE citizens fled into the overworld in the city of Sanguinople, and the Vulperium bandits followed after them. They slaughtered unarmed citizens in the city of Sanguinople, a massacre which was caught on photo and video. This saw an immediate backlash from the USSE who condemned the slaughter as it began to become known as the Carnage of Sanguinople. To further add issues, Sanguinople was the only USSE city which did not have ill feelings towards Manzland and the Vulperium prior to this event and argued strongly in favor of diplomatic negotiations in the National Assembly. It was this event which unanimously changed the minds of USSE politicians and the Furry War began.

The brutal war went on to be the most costly war in Eldhamite history, with over $60,000,000 being spent by both sides. Ljordmir saw massive strife and border conflict as a large border wall was built along the River Kupa and bandit raids were frequent in Ljordmirian villages like Bierzhan. At this point, the USSE conquered and couped the city of St. Nilsburg and established the Territory of Kolssonafell, with the goal of completely annexing Manzland. This was ultimately successful, and after numerous battles, by September of 2022, the Furry War was over and Manzland was completely destroyed. In its place, the Territory of Kolssonafell had been proclaimed.

Parts of this territory were lost over time, as an independent Manzig was formed during the Lethean Maldings. The next month, the USSE began programs to centralize the state borders as a reaction to the Lethean Maldings and even out the population distribution of the country as population centers began to grow in Atoxa and Medtremar.

This resulted in the formation of the State of Kramenix, the name deriving from 'kra menix' in the Lo'Oi language, meaning 'root field', a metaphorical reference to new beginnings. 'kra' can also mean 'foundation', as in the foundations of a building. This gives the name a double meaning as it describes Kramenix as a field of foundations and roots, referencing the industry and agriculture of the region. The Territory of Kolssonafell, State of Ljordmir, and the State of Croscograd all united to form Kramenix on January 5th, of 2023. Parts of Kolssonafell however were given to the State of Adalor.