Commonwealth of Ryzani Crowns

The Commonwealth of Ryzani Crowns (also known as the Commonwealth, or Ryzan), was the immediate successor state to the Ryzan Confederation. It was made up of most of all of the former Ryzani states, with the principle among them being Volkore, Remtal, and Nebskoslava. The Commonwealth would slowly become more dominated by Volkore, and would be plagued by internal disputes between Volkore and Nebskoslava.

Founding and Government
The Commonwealth would begin with three states, Nebskoslava, Remtal and Vologda forming an alliance to continue Ryzan. Eventually, most of the other former states were added to this, in an event called the Reformation.

The Commonwealth would be headed by a council, called the Council of Ryzan. The positions were as follows:

High Diplomat: TheBurger3

Magister Equitum: Greentoss

Lord Chamberlain of the Estates of the Realms: Count Donklas Tise

Master of Merchants: Thinker__

Master of Bridges: R3Dskyblusky

The High Diplomat is the person in charge of conducting all diplomacy between the Commonwealth and foreign nations.

The Magister Equitum was the supreme commander of the militaries of Ryzan, so named as the army would be a cavalry-based raiding force.

The Lord Chamberlain was the person in charge of settling disputes between the countries.

The Master of Merchants was in charge of both selling items to other countries, as well as gathering supplies and resources for campaigns.

The Master of Bridges was in charge of building and maintaining infrastructure between towns and states, and deterring bandits who appeared on the roads.

The Great Dispute
The Great Dispute arose nearly immediately after the Commonwealth's foundation. Between the Nebskii and Volkore, it was centered around the fact that the Nebskii had constructed their capital, Nebskogrod, on what was claimed to be Volkore's side of the River Running. Both sides had an equal claim to the land, as the Nebskii had settled at the spot the same day that Volkore had purchased the land from the Czar of the previous government, and so they began to argue.

The first attempt to solve the issue came, when the Lord Chamberlain declared that they have joint administration of the territory. This settled the arguement for about 3 hours, with neither side happy. Volkore then decided to make Nebskoslavia their vassal, and defined the maps for them. When the Nebskii complained about this, Volkore punished them by removing their rights to any land more than 6 chunks away from their holy monolith. Naturally, this upset them further, and this dispute would rage for many weeks. The Nebskii repeatedly requested Volkore sign a treaty proposed by the Lord Chamberlain, but neither side agreed to do so.

The End of the Commonwealth
Though the commonwealth was not officially declared over, it effectively ended on the 10th of January, 2021, when Volkore declared the Volkore Kingdoms Act. It was seen as an attempt by Volkore to consolidate their power over the other states. Thus, the Nebskii declared their independence from Volkore, and by extension, the Commonwealth. The other states, whom had become wary of Volkore and their seeming willingness to destroy what had once been a fiercely loyal, if annoying, ally, whom had only left due to their pestering, signed the Joint Declaration, also known as "Remtal took the Kids". These nations would reform into the Freeholds of Westreach, excluding Volkore and Bjorynskull.