Carn

= Lardburgia, 1st Carn Sovereignty =

Culture
The Lardburgians are a culture of supposedly foreign settlers who founded the city of New Lardburg on the banks of the kingdom of Reyllea. Today, they might usually be referred to as Carnians. They were participants in the founding of the briefly active Kingdom of Rhodia, and they joined the Archduchy of Reyllea when it became a part of Theios-Essukdal. The Lardburgians then mostly stayed around the area of former Reyllea, first as the Archduchy of Coenia, then as the reformed Caeronate of Carn. The most significant family of the Lardburgians is the famous Elernel Dynasty.

Origins
The Lardburgian culture, unlike almost all of the cultures of Rathnir, does not hail from Rathnir itself. The Lardburgian peoples proclaim themselves to come from an ancient homeland foreign to Rathnir which they call Rhell, which may however be disputed by sources less questionable than "old legends". Lardburgian culture came to be after the Empire of Carn fell. Following the fall of Carn, the ancient warring clans of Carn and Lant were united under a great leader, Bivoy the Lard, the founder of the great city of Old Lardburg. Bivoy is said to have been a wise and righteous leader, whose reign lasted for long, so much so that he was later deified by the Lardburgians, but when he knew that he could not lead the people of Lardburg for any longer, he stepped down and sent an envoy of his most loyal subjects to colonise new lands in his stead. This is how the modern Lardburgians claim to have arrived in Rathnir.

Traditions and practices
''The people of Lardburg are an organised culture group, and they have retained their unique traditions and way of life even when they were assimilated into bigger and stronger nations. The Lardburgians follow their Caeron, to whom they are loyal and must answer at all times. The Caeron is however not all powerful, as they are only supposed to be a stand-in in place of the Eternal Caeron. If the Lardburgians were unhappy with their Caeron's decision making, they could simply vote to have them replaced with a suitable candidate.''

Language
The Lardburgians mostly speak a dialect of the Ancient Carnian language, though this dialect is so different from ancient Carnian that it is by some recognised as its own language. Here is a simple comparison of the same poem, taken from the Carnian epic known as the "Daeraennién", translated into modern Lardburgian by Bivoy the Lard. To make a full comparison of both the languages would be too complex, but in general, Middle Carnian is more compact, but also more complex. The Coenians in Lestria speak an even more compact version, Modern Carnian, though Middle Carnian is still used in official documents. During the early reign of Caeron Shæreleria, the Coenian language was completely restructured and unified into a compact lexicon, which can be seen here.

Ancient Coenian
Quére se cind thrélloth stielle cae de se Eller-nelloth,

ne davéren æreus ræias se nevelleth ræes threll-nelloth,

qui le énne sæére nær selleor,

se éte néverrai sær næve-nellor.

Qui le énne sæére se navénær stua-elle,

qui se éte nivéær le on immortua-elle

Qui le énne saeére navénær se æreus-cevæt,

est siés navnær væritæum ce se tílle dominæére.

Middle Carnian (a.k.a. Lardburgian)
Quer sind threll ce still d’Elernell,

dav’ærn ræias nev’ræ threll-ner,

quiellen sær nær sellor,

et nev’ræ saer nevellor.

Quiellen sær navnær stualle,

qui es niv’on immortualle,

quiellen saer navnær s’aer,

et sies navnær veritæum ce still dominet.

Funeral Cairns
When someone considered to have been important in life or just honourable and chivalrous dies, the Caeron may allow for a cairn to be raised up in their honour. This cairn will be unmarked, surrounded by a summoning circle, in a field of blue cornflowers. The only non-Lardburgian to ever have a cairn raised in their honour was StoryStudio.

Literature
The literature of Lardburg and other Carnian peoples may be split into several eras:


 * The Pre-Carnian or Lantine era is usually characterised to be before the founding of the first Carnian Empire. Named after its most prominent author, Lant, it is usually characterised by long, epic poems, complex philosophical debates of characters as well as inner monologues, and most stories ending with a moral. The most famous writing of this Era is the Daerennia, an epic poem describing the life and death of Everthorne Elernel.
 * The Classical or Carnian movement is dated from the founding of the Carnian Empire to the founding of Lardburg. It holds many similarities to the Lantine era, which it often copied, but also includes epic speeches and generally less poetry than during Lant's time. Most works from this time period were lost when the Library of Lardburg was destroyed, however the most famous writing from this time would be Kerplis's Thesis on Aegmer.
 * The Dark Ages or Lardburgian era are generally characterised by a great decrease in writing, as well as an emphasis on religious texts rather than strictly prose or poetry. Generally revolving around the works of Bivoj the Lard, who is also the most prominent author of this period, the books from this time are often descriptive, with very little flare, a great example being The History of the War of the Throne.
 * Neo-Carnian, generally more widely known as the Carnian Renaissance, began after the second siege of Lardburg, accompanied by important changes to Carnian architecture. It marks a return to poetry and more importantly drama and theatre, which was often performed in the Arena in Lardburg, as well as satirical works, the most famous being lord Flickyy's Idiotic tale of Shitty City, which satirises the war of Lardburgian succession.
 * Late Carnian, colloquially known as the Lestrian style is generally marked as beginning with the ascension of Caeron Shæreleria. Lestria became the only holdout of Carnian literature and art during this time, and a restructuring of the Coenian language took place, allowing modern Carnian literature to use it more widely. Most famous for Kerplis's speeches, this style continues to be the primary continuation of Carnian literature up to present day.

Veneration of Blue Flowers
The status of Blue flowers in Lardburgian culture is definitely significant, though the extent of how significant it truly is is disputed. Some Caerons proclaimed the blue cornflower to be an important symbol of Lardburgian culture and religion, while others have said that all of the flowers are just a personification of the great Lardburgian goddess of nature and life. However, while it is still an important symbol, there have been recent efforts by Caeron Kerplis to completely get rid of the veneration of the blue cornflower. This movement was entirely stopped when Bowph ascended to power and all the people of Yimmu-Audal were allowed religious freedom. In Aldovir, the blue flower, alongside the Old Gods, are both venerated and worshipped by the Carnians. Alongside this, in ancient times, the Carnian people worshipped the god Aegmer.

Bloodlines and dynasties
Anyone who either lead a life of merit, honour or valour, may found a bloodline. The name of this bloodline is usually either taken from the person's name or their home. Bloodlines are considered somewhat prestigious, but since anyone can proclaim themselves to be of a new bloodline, usually taken with a grain of salt. If the Caeron recognises a bloodline as legitimate, it becomes a dynasty. Names of dynasties are usually more significant, and they either come from the name of a family home or from a word or phrase in Old Lardburgian. Dynasties may choose a family home, which then becomes their seat of power. If a member of a dynasty were to lose this location, another member has a claim to retake it. The most prominent dynasty of Lardburg is the Elernel Dynasty, while other famous dynasties include Ravensrock (Elernel-Ravensrock), Carn and Lant (The latter two later combining into the Elernel Dynasty). Dynasties are equivalent to houses.

The choosing of Caerons
Caerons are chosen by the most prominent lords, knights, and citizens of Lardburg, in a ceremony known as the Grand Gathering, in an anonymous, democratic vote. The old Caeron may, before the ceremony begins, choose to allow up to five non-lardburgians to vote. Anyone who is part of a dynasty or bloodline may be elected as Caeron.

Before migration to Rathnir:

 * Kerplis Everthorne Elernel (first term) - Caeron of Carn (15th of June 2020 - 31st of August 2020)
 * Self-proclaimed as Caeron after defeating Lant in the Carn-Lant skirmishes, stepped down to allow Bivoy the Lard to take power.
 * Steward: lord Petrolinek Elernel
 * Bivoy the Lard (first term) - Caeron of Lardburg (8th of September 2020 - 12th of September 2020)
 * Accepted as Caeron by both Lant and Kerplis, leaders of the two previously warring clans. Was proclaimed illegitimate by Derius and the League of Independent lords, starting the War of Lardburgian succession.
 * Steward: lord Kerplis Elernel
 * Everthorne Lant Elernel - Provisional Caeron of Lardburg (12th of September 2020 - 17th of November 2020)
 * Managed the city of Lardburg and fortress of Lantstein and their surrounding counties during the War of Lardburgian succession.
 * Steward: not appointed
 * lord Derius - Self-appointed Caeron of Lardburg (12th of September 2020 - 13th of November 2020)
 * Briefly took power and proclaimed himself as Caeron after successfully taking both Lantstein and the city of Carn. This victory was however short lived, as both Lantstein and Carn were quickly retaken, starting the second, more destructive phase of the War.
 * Steward: Lord Flickyy of Wołowicz
 * Bivoy the Lard (second term) - Eternal Caeron of Lardburg, Carn, Lant, Coenia, and all else (20th of November 2020 - 4th of April 2021)
 * Was reinstated as the rightful Caeron of Lardburg after his decisive victory during the Siege of Lardburg. Named Kerplis his successor and mysteriously disappeared.
 * Steward: lord Everthorne Lant

After migration to Rathnir:

 * Kerplis Everthorne Elernel (second term) - Caeron of Lardburg (6th of April 2021 - 5th of June 2021)
 * Was confirmed as Caeron during the first Grand Gathering of Lardburg, and stepped down after setting up a permanent powerbase for the Lardburgians in Rathnir.
 * Steward: lord Drakakus of Ravensrock
 * Bowph Elernel - Caeron of the Archduchy of Coenia (5th of June 2021 - 9th of August 2021)
 * Was elected the Caeron of both Lardburg and Reyllea by the lords of Lardburg during the II. Grand Gathering at Lardburg, creating the new Coenian culture. His title was usurped by Derius and Peter, starting the War of Lardburgian independence.
 * Steward: sir Null

After the Great Lardburgian Schism:

 * Peter "the Great" Elernel - Caeron of Lardburg (10th of August 2021 - Present day)
 * Took over the Caeronate of Lardburg and was proclaimed Caeron in the following peace deals.
 * Steward: lord Derius
 * Uzair Elernel - Caeron of New Carn (10th of August 2021 - 23 of Octuber 2021)
 * Kept the area of Coenia following the peace deals, which was renamed to Carn.
 * Steward: sir Null
 * Daria Elernel-Dariæ - Caeron of New Carn (23 of Octuber 2021 - 5th of March 2022)
 * Elected as the Caeron of Carn at the III. Grand Gathering in Lantstein.
 * Steward: sir Null
 * Shæreleria Elernel-Leviæ - Caeron of Carn (5th of March 2022 - 31st of May 2022)
 * Ruler of the Caeroneum Carnæ (Caeronate of Carn), elected at the IV. Grand Gathering in Lestria
 * Steward: Rémnés Elernel-Dariæ
 * Interregnum (31st of May 2022 - Present day)
 * With the fall of the Caeronate of Carn, no one person occupied the seat of Caeron.

Prominent cities and buildings
More on this in the larger article on Carnian architecture.

The Lardburgian people have established mant cities in Rathnir, the greatest being New Lardburg (Lestria), with other notable ones being New Carn (Caeserinne), New Lantstein (Lantendasse), Præstennia, Lothria, Bentonia (Licendasse), Hemmendasse, Hernendasse. The Elernel Estate (otherwise known as the Elernel Palace or Elernel Citadel), stands in the city of Urnu-Arrak to serve as a home for Lardburg's most prominent dynasty.

= The Archduchy of Reyllea, 2nd Unofficial Carnian Sovereignty = The Archduchy of Reyllea was an archduchy within Theios-Essukdal located in Aldovir on the Alteniquia n continent to the west of the Atsyllean Sea. Its last ruler was Gidesh Kerplis Everthorne Elernel of Lardburg. It was reformed into the Archduchy of Coenia in early June of 2021.

History and Structure
Following the death of King Amaury de Reyllea, the Kingdom was inherited by the Ningal MisticCrafter of Theios-Essukdal who briefly acted as the Queen of Reyllea before partitioning the land with The Kingdom of Sironia as a gesture of good will with the fellow Sakrelism nation. The remaining territory was fully integrated into Theios-Essukdal as an Archduchy divided into three counties. Soon after formation of the Archduchy, the nation of Icanstan was integrated into the County of Rosecella with its leader Rockfish becoming Sahrad of Icanscella, the new capital of Reyllea created from the merge of the former Icanstan capital of Gora-Morska and Rosecella.

Archduchy of Reyllea
Following the land gift to Sironia seen on the left, the former Count of Urnu-Arrak and First Jagdasian Emperor of Yimmu Audal,  StoryStudio Audalad was appointed to rule the region, now as Gidesh (Archduke) de Reyllea, Count of Rosecella.Upon his appointment, StoryStudio appointed the former Reyllead rebel leader Magnentius of Rhodia as the Count of Centuri. However, this title was soon passed on to Centurion of Myractus.

Lardburg, the Capital of Reyllea since the 14th of May 2021, had two boroughs, The Old town, hidden safely behind the city walls, and Moncheir, which was previously an independent town, but was since incorporated when Lardburg outgrew its old boundaries.

The city of Icanscella, which had protected status within the Realm, was divided into several Buroughs. A capital Nadu was responsible for each Burough. These Nadae made up the Icanscellad Senate, which acted together to govern the capital city and the former Icanastan territory. Red being the Borough of Rosecella, blue being the Borough of Urnu-Audal, and yellow being the Borough of Gora-Morska.

Following the death of StoryStudio, The sahrad and Caeron Kerplis Everthorne Elernel of Lardburg was appointed as Gidesh by his predecessor. Gidesh Kerplis assigned Drakakus as the Count of Kongleon, Rockfish as the Count of Roscella, and kept Centurion of Myractus as the Count of Centuri. He also made both Icanscella and Lardburg capitals of the realm, keeping Icanscella the administrative capital while making Lardburg the cultural and religious capital. This was later changed to Lardburg being the sole capital of Reyllea. Following the events of the Grand Gathering of Lardburg, the Archduchy was reformed into what is now the Archduchy of Coenia.

Internal Divisions
Reyllea is divided into three counties: the Counties of Kongleon, Roscella, and Centuri. The Gidesh Kerplis ruled over these domains from the Reyllead Archduchy capital of Lardburg.

Culture
Reyllea possessed a unique mix of Audalad and Pontaniedian influence which worked its way over the ancient medieval architecture which dated to the King Amuary de Reyllea period.

Alongside these two cultures, it was also home to the unique Lardburgian culture, originally situated mainly around the eastern coast of the Archduchy, it over time spread into the previously Reyllead parts of the country.

Language
Hithersince the arrival of the Gidesh StoryStudio, Audalad has become the Archduchy's official language. While the historic Amaury-Era names of exiting settlements had not be changed to Audalad names, new settlements were generally planned to be titled in an Audalad-influenced form, but maintaining their unique Reyllead phonetic atmosphere.

With the introduction of the Audalad language, the old plural denonym of "Reylleans" used prior to the Theios-Essukdal inheritance, has been changed to "Reyldae" - the personified plural form of people from Reyllea.

On the other hand, the structure of Audalad's differentiation between personified and non-personified plurals has created another adjective and singular denonym: "Reyllead" referring as an adjective of anything "of Reyllea."

The recently settled Lardburgian people have started using the native Audalad language, forming a unique dialect which is mutually intelligible to Audalad, but not to Old Lardburgian, which still remains somewhat used amongst the Lardburgian plebs. There have however been recent efforts amongst Lardburg nationalist groups to make Old Lardburgian the primary language of the nation.

The Centuri Family
Before becoming a part of Theios-Essukdal, the Island of Centuri, also known as Rhodia (now the County of Centuri) was owned by the Pontiniedan Count Magnentius of Rhodia within the Amaury-Era Reyllean state. However, do to his familial ties with the Theios-Essukdalad Sahrad Centurion of Myractus and the then heavily declining state that Reyllea was in under its last independent King, Magnentius declared independence as the Kingdom of Rhodia in an effort to join Theios-Essukdal, which promptly occurred the next day, after which Centurion gave control of Myractus to the Theios-Essukdalad citizen Silverchu and was appointed the Count of Centuri.

The Gidesh StoryStudio named Rhodia the County of Centuri to honor the powerful Pontaniedian family of the region. The Pontaniedains in Reyllea are known for their close familial ties and a similar to the Amary-Era Reyllean architectural style.

Lardburg and the Elernel Dynasty
The kingdom of Reyllea was home to the newly arrived culture of the Lardburgians, who settled on the eastern coasts near Rhodia with the permission of Count Centurion, establishing the city of Lardburg. The lardburgian society was ruled over by their elected leader, the Caeron, who at this time was Kerplis Everthorne of the Elernel dynasty. Kerplis gained a lot of power from the fact that he controlled the Lardburgians, and he was even appointed as patriarch to the new Reyllean Realm before eventually succeeding StoryStudio as Gidesh. Lardburg was named the cultural and administrative capital of the archduchy, and is growing fast.

As of May 2021, the lardburgian culture made up a majority of the Reyllead population. Their ways and traditions slowly spread all over the realm, forming a powerful elite both within Reyllea and Theios-Essukdal itself, so much so that the city of Lardburg, comparatively rather small, had 8.7% of all national wealth situated in it by the end of May 2021.

The Elernel dynasty, descendants of the legendary Lardburgian hero Lant, were the de facto rulers of Reyllea. Kerplis, the current dynasty head has, however, decided to make the family household in Urnu-Arrak, not Reyllea itself.

So, when the Archduchy of Coenia was formed, the new Coenian culture was mainly based on the original culture of Lardburg, with minor additions from traditions and customs. = The Archduchy of Coenia, 3rd Carnian "Sovereignty" = The Archduchy of Coenia was an archduchy within Yimmu-Audal, encompassing the area of its direct predecessor, the Archduchy of Reyllea, minus the island of Rhodia. It was last lead by its Caeron, Bowph Elernel of New Lardburg, and was home to the Coenian, Lardburgian and Reyllean cultures. The Archduchy ceased to exist upon Coenia's annexation into the Empire of Aldovir as a sovereign state, following the Treaty of Roscella. Coenia as a political entity ceased to exist when, following the War of Lardburgian independence, it split into the Caeronate of Carn and Caeronate of Lardburg.

History
The Kingdom of Reyllea stood for ages south of Theios-Essukdal and remained within its general sphere of influence, but autonomous in both its rule and customs. The Reyllead culture remained supreme, and cities rose as important events took place both within and around the kingdom. However, when the Lardburgians arrived here and settled on the Eastern coast, all they found was a shell of what was once a regional powerhouse.

The Kingdom was eventually inherited by Mistic Audalad, who then passed it to StoryStudio Audalad, who then gave it to Kerplis Elernel, a Lardburgian local, upon his death. Kerplis reformed the kingdom, moving the capital from the half-ruined Roscella into his new provincial city, New Lardburg. As his reigned continued from mid-April to late May, the Kingdom became more and more like the original Lardburg, with almost no people of Reyllead culture remaining in it when Kerplis, who was at this point in charge of the Lardburgians for 1 real life year, decided to step down and retire.

The Grand Gathering of Lardburg
Soon after Kerplis decided step down, all Lardburgian commoners and nobles gathered outside of the gates of the ancient city of Old Lardburg to choose a new Caeron from their ranks.

After speeches from Kerplis, and the legendary Lant Elernel himself, the procession moved to the Grand Altar of the Old gods, where they urged the holy Blue Flower to return the greatest of Lardburgians, the Eternal Caeron Bivoy the Lard, back to the moral plane of existence. After a terrible lightning strike, in the spot where the sacrifice stood before, the spirit of Bivoy materialised in flesh, and explained to the attending Lardburgians that they must elect their new Caeron directly.

In the old chapel of Lantstein, built by Kerplis and Lant in early 2019, the crowd gathered and voted for who their next Caeron would be. There were two candidates: The incredibly wealthy and conservative Lord Petrolinek, who promised no taxes and free public infrastructure to be funded from his massive fortune, and the up and coming Bowph, who helped Kerplis with building New Lardburg, and unlike Petrolinek, was part of the Stoneworks community.

With a close vote of 6:5, Bowph won the election, forever changing Lardburgian history and shaping up the future of Reyllea. He was soon crowned the Caeron of Lardburg and Reyllea by Bivoy the Lard himself, who then finally ascended forever from the corporeal plains, and chose Null as his Steward.

With this new ruler being the first Lardburgian to not come from the ancestral home of Servrik, but be born in Rathnir itself, a new era was upon both the Lardburgians and Reyllea as a whole. Mistic, the Ningal of Theios-Essukdal, reformed the Archduchy of Reyllea into the Archduchy of Coenia, meaning Home, by separating the mainly Lardburgian mainland from the Pontaniedian island of Rhodia, making it a Free County. Lardburg was named the capital of Coenia, and the Caeron, previously just ruling over the Lardburgians, now began ruling over the Reylleans as well, forming the Coenian identity, which replaced the original Lardburgian culture for most original Lardburgians.

The War of Lardburgian Independence
When the War of Lardburgian Independence, ending with the siege of Old Lardburg, resulted in a victory by the rebelling League of Free Lords, The Archduchy of Coenia, which was by this point integrated into the Empire of Aldovir, split into the Caeronate of Lardburg and Caeronate of Carn. Bowph Continued to rule over the Caeronate of Carn, while Peter became Caeron of Lardburg. This split is sometimes referred to as the Lardburgian Schism.

The Archduchy of Coenia was officially succeeded by the Caeronate of Carn with the creation of the Empire of Aldovir.

Structure
The government of Coenia combined the meritocratic feudal system of Theios-Essukdal with the Clan-based Elective monarchy of Lardburg. The position of Caeron is elected by the Lords of Lardburg, the powerful families which originally ruled over Lardburg. The Caeron answers to the Ningal, but maintains a degree of autonomy with their decisions. A Caeron rules for life, but may decide to step down, or be dethroned with a majority vote by the Council of Lords.

The Caeron may designate Counts, who may then grant city charters to new Sahrads, just like in the system of mainland Theios-Essukdal, with the addition that the council of lords may veto any decisions they largely dislike. This system is in place to keep the fragile balance of power in check, and to ensure the Caeron does not become an authoritarian, autocratic ruler. The Archduchy is split into two counties, the County of Kongleon and the County of Rosecella. The Sahrad of Lardburg has a special place in the system of government, since they are also usually the Steward of the Caeron.

The capital city of the Archduchy is Lardburg, made up of the boroughs of the Old Town and Moncheir, which was previously a separate settlement, with Lantstein (previously Laychestershire) being the capital of the county of Kongleon. The Caeron rules from the old keep in Lardburg.

For more information on how the Lardburgian elective system works, check out the Lardburgian wiki page.

Language
The official languages of Coenia are Audalad, which was brought into Reyllea with the arrival of StoryStudio, and retained some importance, and Lardburgian, spoken by the majority of the population. The Reyllead dialect of Lardburgian is however so different from the Old Lardburgian language, that while there are some similarities, the two languages are not mutually intelligible. Some members of the old nobility still speak Old Lardburgian as their primary language.

Culture
The Coenian culture makes up the majority of the inhabitants of Coenia, as many of those who originally self-identified as Reyllead or Lardburgian decided to convert after the grand gathering, but a small minority of both groups still exists. For example, Kerplis, the predecessor to Caeron Bowph, still claims himself to be Lardburgian. The Pontaniedian culture, which was previously somewhat prominent along the eastern coast, has almost completely disappeared from the realm, small remains of the original culture however still remain, mostly seen in the Coenian architectural style.

The Architecture of Coenia is best exemplified by the cities of Icanscella and Lardburg. Icanscella, mainly the part formerly known as Rosecella, is an example of the old Reyllead architecture, which still remains somewhat prominent in the southern parts of Coenia. Lardburg, on the other hand, is built in the style of the Carnian renaissance, following the ancient principles of the architecture of the long lost city of Carn, which was the predecessor to Lardburg.

The greatest of the Lardburgian clans, house Elernel, are the de facto rulers of Coenia. Other powerful clans, like house Ravensrock-Elernel, or house Bloodystone, retain significant influence and sway through extra votes in the electoral system.

Religion
The official religion of Coenia is the Blue Flower cult, an ancient Lardburgian cult that worships the blue cornflower and Bivoy the Lard. Another important religion is Theiosism, a form of Sakrelism, and the state religion of former Theios-Essukdal. The symbolism of the Blue Flower is very significant to Lardburgian and Coenian culture, even to those who worship Theios, so much so that it has been placed on the flag of the Archduchy. = Caeronate of Carn, 4th Carnian Sovereignty =

Origin of the Caeronate
The Caeronate of Carn was a self-governing state within the Empire of Astyllea which seceded from the Caeronate of Coenia after the War of Lardburgian independence. It was based on the ancient entity of the Empire of Carn, which existed in Rhell until September of 2020. The Caeron during its early months was Caeron Bowph "The Defeated" Elernel. He would be succeeded during the 2nd Grand Gathering in the nations history by Drachenstien, who won by a 17-1 vote in the Grand Gathering against Jecten, The Mayor and founder of Bentonia. Drachenstien took the title of Caeron and was adopted into the Elernel Dynasty as Daria Elernel-Dariae on October 23rd 2021.

Major Cities:
The Caeronate ruled over a vast region in the east side of Aldovir and was in direct control of several cities, with Daria being in charge of the town of Praestenia, more commonly known as the Black Library, a massive archive in the northern tip of the Carnian territory, even before running for the position. The major cities of the region include Lestria, formely known as New Lardburg, this was capital city of the state and as of 27/10/21 was still in development,  the city had its own port,  and was protected granite walls built by its founder alongside it there was the twin city of Daestria, located the island of Rhodia, outside of Carn; Bentonia, one of the few cities to be established in Carn and Aldovir in general following the unification, which, although still developing, already plays host to a vast underground city dug into the caves, and is named after Benton the wolf, the pet of the towns owner, with other places of note being the almost completed walls of a former reyllean fort; Soulmir, is a walled city, that is has been abandoned and resettled twice across its entire known history, just south of it lies Terra Marique, a city that was built above a mysterious underground stronghold, the only one discovered in all Aldovir, and lies on the coastline.

 Climate and terrain 

Carn, for the most part, experiences mild temperatures due to warm water circulating through the astyllean sea, and it is due to this, that several forests comprised mainly of birch and oak are spread throughout the whole state. Most of the original forests remain, although there have been vast tracts of forest cleared in places. The territory is also covered in a massive plains area stretching from near lestria all the way to bentonia in the west, which includes heavily fertile soil and is cut by several rivers. Carn also has 2 notable mountain ranges in it that are separated by the bentonia canyon, a deep river valley running in an east west direction. The mountain ranges are as follows. The lothrian, an inland range running along a northwest/southeast direction and including several plateaus and mountains, and is named after the fortress of lothria, which sits atop its second highest peak and to which, the western half of carn, the duchy of lothria, gets its name, and the reyllean, which, although smaller in overall area, has more variation in its height, with even taller mountains occurring in the ranges, and enclosing several valleys, canyons and other features, with the 2 highest mountains being connected to each other by a high ridgeline known as the reyllean spur, a thin passage of rock that allows access between the frigid peaks. The mountains are one if the harshest environments, yet they are dotted by rare deposits of coal. Some oak trees have been planted in the second highest mountain, while the tallest one serves as a backdrop to bentonia, the city of the wolf. In the northern end of carn, a hot savannah dominates the area, with the archive complex that is the black library situated in the lowlands and plateaus of this savanna. The state is also cut by a few ravines, however, most of the ones that show on the surface tend to run in a more north south direction, yet those that are sub surface cutting in an east west direction for the most part. The explanation to this, is as of now unknown.

History of Carn
The lardburgian civil war was one of the most notable events, and although the coenians, now a part of the then newly established empire of aldovir, ended up losing it, it would be this loss that would essentially become the start of a new state. The caeronate of coenia fractured into the caeronate of lardburg, which would remain within rhell, and the caeronate of carn, which would keep its territory in aldovir. The earliest days were a bit hard to come by, the player count in carn was somewhat low compared to most other states, and although the landscape had been dotted by cities, by the end of august, most of them were abandoned, left to ruin and in the case of a few, all but forgotten.

The first week of September was also somewhat awkward with the city of soulmir briefly declaring itself independent before being convinced not to and eventually backing down, and around the same time, a lone settler of unknown origin found shelter in a cave, eventually befriending a wolf and founding the city of bentonia. However, in mid September, a push was made to improve infrastructure and things began to develop, with the black library steadily expanding and eventually forming the basis to the town of praestinia, but things were beginning to get complicated in October. Firstly, soulmir, a key city got abandoned, then both kerplis and bowph announced their abdication and finally tensions were beginning to mount, as the previous archon of the nearby state of sironia, ythar was removed from position due to disputes and issues with the state of carn, thus resulting in a chain of events that would lead to the formation of the infamous terror group, the snlf. While things were going down, two carnian citizens competed against each other in an electoral race as the grand gathering took place, both seemed promising, and yet, when the day finally arrived, drach won against Jecten the other candidate in a landslide vote (mainly because of an irl lack of preparation and unfavourable timezone instances in jectens behalf) and took the title of Daria. Yet, this would be a major turning point. Although he was competing against him during the election, daria saw promise in jecten and some of his ideals, and swore him into an administrative position as the minister of conservation. Around this time, the snlf conducted their first attack and suddenly the whole empire was under alert. Membership in Carn however began to accelerate, particularly in the developing cities of praestinia and bentonia, soulmir was resettled and plans were put in place for several projects. Recently a sign at the Coenia west gate, near bentonia has been causing a stir among the populace, but the state is managing to get back on track

= Phoenixdom of Carn, 5th Carnian "Sovereignty" =

History of the Phoenixdom of Nord-Carn
The Phoenixdom of Carn was formed after Caerona sammy abdicated the Throne and Carn was divided however The Caerona left a sucessor even though it wasnt her son she still assigned him as Carns next King, Conquestor, Conquestor was planning on bringing back Carn the second it was split but that was harder then he thought so he passed on his Next King role to NoBlue an Unlegitimate Elernel which quickly because of his political experience managed to get a deal with Adashira and form the New Phoenixdom of Nord-Carn with harsh Terms, However that didn't stop him from bringing carn back into Greatness. But NoBlue was quickly exhausted because running a newly-formed vassal country wasn't easy so he passed on the Phoenix crown to His Daughter Alessandra Bakura Zarnath-Audalad Brewtaker.

Quelliths and Shaeroneums

 * Praestenia ( Shaeroneum & Quellith )
 * Lantstein / Lasati ( Quellith )
 * Kaller ( Shaeroneum & Quellith )
 * Inutai ( Quellith )
 * Illeviane ( Quellith & Shaeroneum )

= List of all Carnian Rulers =

Before migration to Rathnir:

 * Kerplis Everthorne Elernel (first term) - Caeron of Carn (15th of June 2020 - 31st of August 2020)
 * Self-proclaimed as Caeron after defeating Lant in the Carn-Lant skirmishes, stepped down to allow Bivoy the Lard to take power.
 * Steward: lord Petrolinek Elernel
 * Bivoy the Lard (first term) - Caeron of Lardburg (8th of September 2020 - 12th of September 2020)
 * Accepted as Caeron by both Lant and Kerplis, leaders of the two previously warring clans. Was proclaimed illegitimate by Derius and the League of Independent lords, starting the War of Lardburgian succession.
 * Steward: lord Kerplis Elernel
 * Everthorne Lant Elernel - Provisional Caeron of Lardburg (12th of September 2020 - 17th of November 2020)
 * Managed the city of Lardburg and fortress of Lantstein and their surrounding counties during the War of Lardburgian succession.
 * Steward: not appointed
 * lord Derius - Self-appointed Caeron of Lardburg (12th of September 2020 - 13th of November 2020)
 * Briefly took power and proclaimed himself as Caeron after successfully taking both Lantstein and the city of Carn. This victory was however short lived, as both Lantstein and Carn were quickly retaken, starting the second, more destructive phase of the War.
 * Steward: Lord Flickyy of Wołowicz
 * Bivoy the Lard (second term) - Eternal Caeron of Lardburg, Carn, Lant, Coenia, and all else (20th of November 2020 - 4th of April 2021)
 * Was reinstated as the rightful Caeron of Lardburg after his decisive victory during the Siege of Lardburg. Named Kerplis his successor and mysteriously disappeared.
 * Steward: lord Everthorne Lant

After migration to Rathnir:

 * Kerplis Everthorne Elernel (second term) - Caeron of Lardburg (6th of April 2021 - 5th of June 2021)
 * Was confirmed as Caeron during the first Grand Gathering of Lardburg, and stepped down after setting up a permanent powerbase for the Lardburgians in Rathnir.
 * Steward: lord Drakakus of Ravensrock
 * Bowph Elernel - Caeron of the Archduchy of Coenia (5th of June 2021 - 9th of August 2021)
 * Was elected the Caeron of both Lardburg and Reyllea by the lords of Lardburg during the II. Grand Gathering at Lardburg, creating the new Coenian culture. His title was usurped by Derius and Peter, starting the War of Lardburgian independence.
 * Steward: sir Null

After the Great Lardburgian Schism:

 * Peter "the Great" Elernel - Caeron of Lardburg (10th of August 2021 - Present day)
 * Took over the Caeronate of Lardburg and was proclaimed Caeron in the following peace deals.
 * Steward: lord Derius
 * Uzair Elernel - Caeron of New Carn (10th of August 2021 - 23 of Octuber 2021)
 * Kept the area of Coenia following the peace deals, which was renamed to Carn.
 * Steward: sir Null
 * Daria Elernel-Dariæ - Caeron of New Carn (23 of Octuber 2021 - 5th of March 2022)
 * Elected as the Caeron of Carn at the III. Grand Gathering in Lantstein.
 * Steward: sir Null
 * Shæreleria Elernel-Leviæ - Caeron of Carn (5th of March 2022 - 31st of May 2022)
 * Ruler of the Caeroneum Carnæ (Caeronate of Carn), elected at the IV. Grand Gathering in Lestria
 * Steward: Rémnés Elernel-Dariæ
 * Interregnum (31st of May 2022 - 31st of May 2022)
 * With the fall of the Caeronate of Carn, no one person occupied the seat of Caeron.
 * Steward: N/A
 * Conquestor (1st of June 2022 - 25th of June 2022)
 * With the fall of the Caeronate of Carn, Conquestor didnt rule any Nation just the lands of Carn, well some of them
 * Steward: Custodian Conquestor
 * Liu Bakura-Brewtaker Luon [Elernel??] (25th of June 2022 - 4th of July)
 * Liu wasnt elected Caeron as he wasnt one but people sitll loved him very much
 * Steward: Phoenix Liu


 * Alessandra Bakura-Brewtaker Zarnath-Audalad (4th of July - Present Day)
 * Alessandra as her Father wasnt elected, as the Phoenixdom of Carn goes by Bloodline and is a beloved Figure As well, but very shy
 * Steward: Alessandra the Grand Phoenix