Kairias

Kairias, officially the Free City of Kairias, is a province of Kairdenia, that is located on the continent of Leifmyrr,it borders  Sylvania and Nazarin. The city is owned by House of Marisvalor.

Foundation of the State
Kairias was born from the merging of two groups the Aquitanis and Idaeuns. The Idaeuns inhabited area called Acrillia in the north west of Eldham. They were very nomadic, their second group Aquitanis arrived and came into contact with Idaeuns. The two groups lived more or less peacefully in Acrillia until they were forced to leave these lands and migrate south due to failed attempts at buying their freedom. There, the group bought a land from Axolon and officially established Republic of Kairias meaning "New beginning".

Internal Struggles
Houses Inaros and House Animi are the two most powerful noble families in all of Kairia, tracing their ancestry all the way back to the two captains of the original voyage into the new world. House Animi is descended from the captain of the Aquitani mission, and still to this day identify strongly with the Aquitani culture and people. House Inaros descends from the captain of the Idaeun voyage, and still hold strong influence within the Idaeun community, the captian was of Acrillian culture, a nomadic group with origins in the north west corner of Eldham. Although the two captains themselves were friendly with one another, since then their decedents have been caught up in rivalry and feuds for power, both within their respective cultures and within the wider Kairian nation, a rivalry which resulted in many duels between prominent house members, as well as sabotage and public humiliations.

This feuding came to a head when the Kairian nation began searching for a monarch. Houses Inaros and Animi agreed to meet to discuss the matter peacefully, at the urging of the rest of the nation. The two heads of the houses, and candidates for monarch were Markus Animi and Nikilios Inaros. The two met at Lord Nikilios' estate, Villa Inar and feasted whilst discussing the matter of great importance. Lord Nikilios was a wealthier, older and wiser man than Lord Marcus, and he thought of himself as the rightful ruler. Lord Marcus was far more popular with the people due to his youth, vigor and sporty personality, which he felt made him the better pick. Naturally these two positions were opposed and were not able to be satisfied in one evening, so the two parties turned to bed that night with no agreement.

As dawn broke the nation would be without one of its heavy hitters, as Lord Nikilios had contracted a severe illness in the night. He could barely stand and regularly lost consciousness.

House Inaros came under the leadership of his cousin Lord Jan, a man with much less political ambition than Nikilios, and who was forced to quell other house members seeking a greater share of wealth and power for themselves. Izzion Inaros, the daughter of Nikilios, would be Nikilios' caretaker in the villa during his sickness.

This created the perfect situation for Lord Marcus to consolidate his position for both himself and his house. With House Inaros in disarray, he was the only suitable candidate for monarch in the eyes of both the people and lesser nobles. And so he was ordained His Majesty Rex Marcus, first of his name, lord of the Idaeun and Aquitani and protector of the realm.

Prosperous Republic
Under the Lord Marcus, one of the founders DefiantFuture4 was elected as Dux and choosen to rule the nation. With DefiantFuture on the Dux position the nation was up to a very good start, population started growing and buildings were built at a fast pace. He introduced many important reforms and managed to keep the population satisfied. Sadly DefiantFuture4 resigned before end of his term and left, promising to one day come back again. After these events Vicarius Dux Radovan replaced him, as one of his first steps he gave the title of Augustus to the former Dux and built a Column of founders to remember all the people that created Kairias along with statue paying respect to former Dux and the King Marcus. During the reign of Radovan numerous laws were passed out of which the most important one was the Dux Decretum. This Decree allowed King to appoint Dux out of any of the candidates that got into the senate rather then to appoint the candidate with the most votes. This was a move criticized by some, being seen as a law that will allow the current elites hold on to their power. When the next elections ended Radovan stepped down and senator Einfisch was appointed as Dux. Einfisch continued in the path of his predeccesors keeping the nation prosperous and stable. He faced oposition from some citizens and senators because his appointment as Dux was possible only due to the Dux Decretum as he had the least votes out of all the candidates. Towards the end of his term number of ministers and senators agreed to merge with fellow friendly nation of Edenia. This marked the end of Respublica Kairiae.

Creation of Kairdenia and status of Free City
With Kairdenia being created, Kairias became a province and later gained status of Free City. During and after the merger Kairias has fallen off from its republican times. Kairdenia later joined Aurea as vassals with regional autonomy. Currently Kairias is a Free City, and is governed by Lord Mayor Einfisch.

Important figures
DefiantFuture4- Former Dux,

Mk.XXVI- Former Rex,