Sarlatova

Basic Information
Sarlatova is a small City-state located in the northeastern region of sparwood. The nation is a Unitary Semi-Authoritarian Republic founded on November 27th, 2021 by RiskyFisk. the state borders the nations of Sisilik in the west, south, and north; while bordering Mudrok in the east. The nation is stated completely bordering a large lake in its center, and is situated in a forest while also having connecting plains and tundra biomes. the name for Sarlatova comes from the Czech word for "Scarlet" which is "šarlatový", with the 'y being replaced with an 'a.

Founding
Sarlatova was officially founded in its current form by RiskyFisk, Cricketses and SmashyCrash on November 27th, 2021, before then being an unrecognized nation claimed by that of Frostmyre (who had allowed the three leaders to settle the area but not declare independence), and afterwards Sisilik. While Frostmyre allowed the formation of the city of Sarlatova after the three paid for the land utilizing their enchanted book trade, the Republic of Sisilik did not recognize the claims of Sarlatova, yet was disinterested with pressing the claim.

Empire of the Scarlet Islands
The Empire of the Scarlet Islands was founded by RiskyFisk on November 13th, 2021 originally in Aurlunor Velande, not realizing that the area had already been claimed. after discovering the illegal settlement, Velande threatened a military intervention in the region, forcing the three settlers to directly integrate into the empire. after a week, the three settlers were forced to evacuate the area, as the leaders of Velande just didn't want anyone settling in that region.

Settlement
RiskyFisk, SmashyCrash, and Cricketses, after being kicked from their settlement, temporally moved to the site of a business that RiskyFisk owned near the center of the world, the Melon Market. As all three still wanted to set up their own settlement, they decided to attempt to make a deal with multible nations for said lands. while they tried to contact multible larger nations, they made a living off of selling enchanted books at spawn along with selling melons at their shop. after being denied multible times by larger nations, they were accepted by the leadership of Frostmyre for a small plot of land on their northern frontier.

Chaos Era
after paying off the settlement and claims, Cricketses, RiskyFisk, and SmashyCrash moved to the settlement to start building the area. when arriving the leader of Frostmyre and a few other bandits attacked their camp, calling off the deal and telling them to leave the lands. This prompted SmashyCrash to start building up a defensive wall on the largest hill in the state, while the other two attempted to negotiate. while negotiation was occurring the bandits then stated that the entire attack was a prank meant to make the settlers accustomed to the region. while spooked, the three settlers accepted it as a prank. afterwards, RiskyFisk returned to their old settlement to collect wood for the new city, he was stopped by a patrolling member of Aurlunor Venlande, who stated the area was protected forest. RiskyFisk managed to run away and escape with the wood, before returning to the city.

the State went through many name changes in it's early development, as it was originally called "The Empire of the Scarlet Sky", but was changed due to it's status as a city state and not an empire. when RiskyFisk handed temporary ownership over to SmashyCrash, who renamed the state "Sarlat'nebe". Risky suggested that the name be changed to "the Scarlet Sky Federation", however SmashCrash disagreed on the name due to it not representing the nation. after much negotiation, they both decided on the less detailed but more recognizable "Sarlatova".

Reformist Era
As more people, other than the original three, started to join the small city state through advertisements, conflict started to emerge. the many newer player did not like the idea of an oligarchic state telling them what to do, especially ThatOneeGuy1, who actively went against and debated with RiskyFisk about his policy. In late December of 2021 Risky and his cabinet decided, without any thought of debating with the population about the issue, to declare war on a much larger nation to the north of them in the hopes of gaining better relations with Kartek. The Šarlatován Independence Party protested this decision heavily, which lead to a back and fourth between Risky and ThatOneeGuy1. However, instead of a negative outcome occurring from the incident, Risky instead gave into public demand and announced the formation of a new Republic. starting elections took place the next day, with newcomer McBabwe taking first place and reforming the government into a more efficient and stable system.

Oligarchic Era
while designed by its Cheif Magistrateto RiskyFisk to be "as free as possible", the state still lingered under its original members as a non-representative Oligarchy. All citizens under the state had to gain permission for building permits within the state, along with permission to destroy structures. the Oligarchy allowed free travel for all citizens, with any person allowed to leave or transit through the nation whenever they pleased. while this law was said to be in place to keep the state "free", it is more possible that the law is in place so that bandits (who used the undeveloped region to transit between Frosmyre and northern Rathnir) were able to move through the area without prosecution, in a hope to keep the area more or less raid-free. While their were no elections within the state, the "Šarlatová Independence Party" ran as the only active political organization in the nation. the Party, run by ThatOneeGuy1, is a Conservative Democratic Republican party that supports more open interactions between the civilians and the government, along with a balance of internal politics and external dealings. While the SIP are primarily in support of the government leadership, it was more openly against the structure of the government, and called out the non-democratic nature of the state on multiple occasions.

Republican Era
with RiskyFisk stepping down from full powers, a new Republic was formed from the Oligarchy's ashes. lead by McBabwe with ThatOneeGuy1 as Minister of State, the new government is much more effective overall in dealing with internal and external situations. with this, However, RiskyFisk stills holds a major amount of sway in government affairs even with him not in a government position, even going as far as to make multiple treaty's on behalf of the state to gain more personal lands for himself.

The state has a neutral foreign policy, with limited relations between its neighbors of Mudrok and Sisilik. the only nation with good and active relations is Frosmyre (under Huitican Union), due to their former dealings with the buying and funding of the state. Sarlatova has actively antagonistic relations with Aurlunor Venlande after their leadership's past dealings with them. Political leader of the SIP, ThatOneGuy1, is active and attempting to secure better relations with Mudrok and Kartek, while also calling for a web of alliances against the "growing threat" of Sisilik. as it stands, however, the diplomatic status of Sarlatova stays as it did when the state first formed.

Religion
while not having and official state religion, the head leadership of the nation follow under the Religion of Phoenixism.

Aurlunor Velande
Relation = Hostile

After the leadership of Sarlatova set up an "illegal" settlement in their nation and the chopping of the Velande national forest, the Velande has activly hostile relations with Sarlatovan leadership, even going as far as to ban RiskyFisk from entering the national territories of the country.

The Demesne of Mudrok
Relation = Friendly

With the Mudrok decline in the mid parts of 2021, Mudrok has not had the power to press any sort of claim into the region of Sarlatova. This has allowed the two states to exist in a sort of harmony, with neither side being openly hostile with the other.

Frosmyre
Relation = Friendly

Despite the Union between the Huitca Federation and Frosmyre, the former nations still holds close international relations with Sarlatova. While neither nation actively border each other, that has not stopped both sides from being informal allies since the Sarlatovan declaration of independence.

Kartek
Relations = Neutral

due to the lack of borders between the two nations, neither side have active formal relations, although the leadership of the SIP have stated their support of more open and friendly relations with Kartek.

Sisilik
Relations = Tense

Sisilik, being the largest and most powerful state on the Sarlatovan border, seems to be the only nation nearby to the small state that shows any sort of threat to Sarlatovan independence. To move along with this, SIP leader ThatOneeGuy1, is a former Fjellheim exile. this harboring of an exile along with the size and power of Sarlatova being generally small, leads the SIP to claim that Sisilik is too much of a threat, and that the government should actively work to make a counter alliance in its wake. Even with these, Sisilik is actively showing an internal government policy, and shows no active signs of wanting to annex Sarlatova.

Geography
The geography of the region is most prominently defined by a large birch/oak forest, with sparse plains and tundra along the borders. the nation is situated around and completely surrounds "Lake Scarlet" in its center, which splits the east and west sides of the state. the nation's capital, also named "Sarlatova", happens to be situated along the hilly part of the nation. This area also holds that state's tallest point, known locally as "Fort Hill".