Greenstem

Greenstem was a farming town and later Nation in Sparwood and is the holy site of Garfism. Greenstem was founded on 3 October 2020 by Akratian settlers lead by __TSL__. The city switched between hands over the time for its strategic location.

Geography
Greenstem is located in the center of the Eork Plains of Western Sparwood. The city lies between the Isarä and Sirdaes river and has forests and mountains to the south and east.

Foundation
The city of Sirdis was first created by on 3 October 2020, on the Banks of the Isarä. Even tho they started to settled near the river, the Akratian settlers quickly turned their attention to the newly built Fort Sirdis, the city then moved around the Fortress. After a few days, __TSL__ founded the Sirdisean Legion to help him build his Kingdom and fight off bandits.

On 10 October, __TSL__ was invited, like all other Akratian Oligarchs, to a meeting at castle Arkosa, the seat of power of the old oligarchy, by Neoz Arkos, a young Noble of Akratia. The Oligarchs were called to tell if they agree to the formation of a United Akratian Empire, by fusing all the Kingdoms. While most agreed to Neoz plan, __TSL__ and the Oligarch of Aestha and Ashyria were in total opposition to Neoz's plan. But as the majority voted for its creation the United Empire was founded, the Sirdisean returned to his Fort in anger ...

The Sidisean unrest
Afer returning to its Fort, __TSL__ and the other two Oligarchs who refused to join the newly formed United Empire, started to prepare for war and rallied under Sirdisean legion. Soon after war brokered between the Legion and The United Empire, battles were fought for 15 days straight. After a very expensive war, tensions inside the Sirdiseans transformed in a civil war between those wanting to end the war and join the Empire and those wanting to resist until the end, leaving their allies at Aestha and Ashyria to surrender to the United Empire. And after 5 days of internal conflict, tomoshmoto the leader of the Imperialists won and executed the remaining legionaries, the civil war was ended and the city joined the Akratian Empire. So its on 20 October, at Fort Sirdis, that Neoz was elected and crowned emperor of the United Empire of Akratia.

Downfall period
During November, player activity started to drop and many players left after the civil war, but tomoshmoto and some other loyalist stayed.

Nothing interesting actually happened...

[The city was renamed Stonlos tho]

Bogmire and Stonlos destruction
On 28 December, started the Bogmirian Civil War, and like all other cities Stonlos was asked to sned men on the battlefeild, but due to its close position to the Barbarian camp, Fort Sirdis was used as a coordination and supply center, the Emperor and the imperial guard also temporarly settled in the Fort. The city was alive again, as soldiers went in and out, but this wasn't going to last for long ... After two days of siege, Sironia declared that they will fully support the rebels of Bogmire, and backstabed the Imperial Army, breaking the siege, then the combined hordes from Sironia and recruited bandits, killed most of the people inside the expect for those hiding in the Fort.

When the hordes finally came to Akratia and quickly siege the remaining forces in the Black Citadel, forcing them to surrender, the Emperor was forced to gave the city to Bogmire and delete the land claim. After doing so, tomoshmoto, was brutally murdered and the city was burn to ashes, the gears were looted, the farms destroyed, even tho they had promised to let the citizens and the city safe.

Stonlos was no more ...

New inhabitants
Somtime after the Bogmire conflict, new inhabitant find their way inside the ruins of the city, the Feles people. It is said that Wilhem Greestem was the first one to discover the ruins of the old Akratian city, finding treasures his people never met, and by his charisma convinced his people to leave their ancenstral forest to create a new city. And so the city of Greenstir was born and the first Feles civilisation. Learning quickly from the ruins and the remains of city, to build houses, create farms and learn the art of forging.

The Akratian Empire return
After a month, Neoz re-establish the Empire, promising to restore Akratia previous borders, so when Akratian forces came back to secure the strategic location of Fort Sirdis, they were surprised to find that the city was inhabited by a race they had never encountered. Surprised and curious, the Akratians soldiers made contact with the inhabitants of the city, despite problems of understanding, the envoys Akratians and Feles, thanks to the texts contained in the Fortress, succeed in communicating. Coming back and reporting to the Emperor, the Imperial Army was ordered to find a way to secure the Fort and, if possible, to integrate the Feles into the Empire.

Following some failled negotiations between the Feles and the Imperial Army, it was decided to take Fort Sirdis by force, the Feles, inferior in number and gear had to surrender to the Akratian forces, the city was then renamed Isheleryn ("The one that protects") and was given to Phoenix Ishar, leader of the Imperial Guard and personal guard of the Emperor, which govern the Feles with the help of the, now old, Wilhem Greestem. But this did not prevented, for some of the local Feles people, to flee the city, exiling themselves in other countries or returning to their ancestral forest.

Isheleryn was growing, Akratian settlers moved into the town, trade developed as for its central position in the trade routes map, and it became a cosmopolitan city, having multiple cultural influence both from Akratian culture and Feles beliefs or from new outsiders settling in.

The Akratian Civil War
At the end of March the Empire and the city are in a sorry state, the war with Leythe turned out to be more than just one more rebellious city. The first battle that took place happened at the city, the enemy entering the unprepared city and swiftly destroying the local garrison and the Akratian contingent. The city was pillage and many died on that day, Isheleryn was the most injured city in the Empire, having massive damage both at the buildings than the population.

And as the month of April started, a young and ambitious Feles came back to the city, Creighton Greenstem, he created Fort Creighton west of the city, in the ruins of Aestha and Fort Isaïs. The young and fiery Feles, returned to the area claiming to help the local Feles reclaim Greenstem. Creighton Greenstem was at the time the was the only willing, living, relative of Wilhelm Greenstem. He was to be the Second Throne, once the city was under Feles control. The local Akratian forces noticed renewed of protest movements among the Feles, this was recurring since the death of Wilhem Greestem, but this time it was more intense.

After some time, Creighton Greenstem along with the support of Jacques II, Second Arbiter of Garf’s Will, was able to secure international support from Bardonia and Leythe. While in the city, pro-Creighton movements started to arise, and were beginning to organize coordinated attacks and sabotage to help their saviors. Then on 11 April 2021, Creighton forces, with their Bardonian and Leythian allies, quickly stormed the city, breaching the weakened defences and crushing all Akratian forces trying to hold the city in a last act of desperation, some Akratian soldiers and Imperial Feles loyalists did manage to flee Isheleryn, by using the secret network of underground tunnels.

Isheleryn was hand over by Phoenix Ishar to Creighton Greenstem on the same day, and by his generosity, Creighton allowed the Akratian soldiers and patriots to take back their gears and stuff or stay inside the city, without fearing death.

Post-Akratian Civil War
Under Leonidas, the city is rebuildt and started to expand, becoming one of the major agricultural powerhouse of the Eork Plains.

Downfall
After changing hands many more times the city and Nation of Greenstem became part of The Free States of Tortuga It Remained this way until the death of Throne Leonidas Greenstir on September 9th 2021. Upon his death the title of Throne was passed to his widowed husband Balloondwarf718 who would act as regent until their daughter was ready to take up the mantel.

Wishing for Greenstem to be closer to his homeland Balloondwarf718 purchased the land after Tortuga sold it and created a Skjoldbrodir puppet state know as the Second Thronedom of Greenstem.

On september 21st the city of Greenstem was unclaimed. After a few days Akratian terrorist's claimed the city and destroyed it completely. After this Skjoldrbrodir and the Illegitimate Oligarchy of Akratia entered negotiations and an agreement was made that Akratia would leave. However after a week of waiting the Akratians broke the deal. They used tricks to gain allies forcing them to be the winners of the conflict. After this day the nation and City of Greenstem ceased to exist and its citizens began a long march north to a new homeland.