Kawalapua

Kawalapua is a province of the Most Serene Republic of Carvay and is located on the northern coast of Vastallos on the Phagosian Sea. The capital Waahi, is a moderately sized city that focuses on fishing, farming and the gathering of jungle resources.

Historically, the city-state was part of the Triple Alliance and was a co-founder of the VAWR. Over time, with a dwindling population, the High Chieftess Samantha Pantha, left the lands to the Doge 8jaaroud of Carvay in her will.

History
The history of Kawalapua spans thousands of years, although for a majority of that time no written records were kept, thus studying its history is difficult. Generally it is accepted that Waahi was a settlement on the Phagosian Seas for at least 3000 years and the culture of its people could go back even further.

Pre History
Proto-Waahi clan groups would roam along the coast of the jungle coast of northern vastallos, staying away from the spruce forests that separate the jungles from Neos Knossos, a fierce competitor on the battlefield and generally avoided. To the south, through the jungles, some proto-Waaha would make contact with proto-carvaians and trade goods.

Little is known about this period of history, due to the lack of records.

Jagdasian Crisis
The contact with Jagdasian nationalist ideas convinced the Waahi to settle down and build a city in the natural harbour of Wahai'i and formed the city of Waahi. The foundational leader, Samantha Pantha organised the city's construction, utilising stilts and irrigation to keep the city safe from the violent tides of the Phagosian Sea.

Debut on the stage of Foreign Affairs
Predominantly isolationist for much of its time during the Jagdasian Crisis, the newly formed nation of Kawalapua began seeking allies to stand against the Jagdasian empires in the east. The Most Serene Republic of Carvay was a natural ally due to the long relationship between the two cultural groups and through the efforts of Doge 8jaaroud, Kawalapua along with Neos Knossos joined the Triple Aliance. The three member states began persuading Vastallosi states to join a grand alliance of the continent, intended to prevent continental violence but soon ballooned into the cumbersome VAWR. Kawalapua was actively approaching the tribes on the icy coast to their east, and although successful in temporarily stabilising the region, it would soon return to becoming unsettled.

Carvay
Under Carvaian rule the city slowly deteriorated as the city-state government was ill-equipped to stall the epidemics plaguing Waahi. Large parts of the population disappeared, going on great adventures by deep-sea rafts or vanishing in the jungle. The city was considered a cultural heritage by Carvay and was studied extensively by Carvaian researchers.

Under the rule of Dogess Frostina I Mezaria, efforts are being made to organise resettlement of the region but "populations willing to brave the difficult terrain and isolation through the jungle are difficult to find." (Mezaria, 2021).

Government
The Province of Kawalapua is maintained by the Department of Cultural Preservation of the Most Serene Republic of Carvay. As such, a governor is assigned or elected by the citizens and this governor holds vast autonomous power in a province. The governor must comply to the orders of the senate and the Doge, who retain the power of appointing additional roles to a province such as judges, nobles and Serene Merchants.

Geography
The lands of Kawalapua lie predominantly on the jungle coastline and rarely stretch deeper into the continent. As such most buildings are on the coast or in sheltered bays.

Culture and Religion
Most Waahi people were devout Wanui, a belief system that deifies natural phenomena such as storms and volcanoes who are controlled by the deified ocean and land spirits. The ocean, known as Nui Tepo'a is in a binary system with the land, known as Kajulu.

A major part of the preserved cultural heritage concerns the Pantha family which founded the nation and ruled it until it was inherited by Carvay.