Tovarisha

Tovarisha is a religious, socialist democracy, located in central Sparwood. The nation was formed by the Tovarishaya, an ethnic group with many backgrounds, but unified by collectivist and socialist beliefs, following the teachings of the Cube.

Tovarisha is one of the only current socialist regimes in the world of Rathnir.

Government
The Government is divided into multiple branches. The Administrative branch is headed by a central figure/s called the "Khadir", a native word meaning judge. Their responsibility lies in the international representation and internal administration of the country.

The legislative branch has a two-way division: The Vilay (meaning Jurisdiction) is a lower legislative organ comprised of Mayors and town representatives. The Hakim (meaning wise ones) is the higher legislative organ, comprised of provincial leaders from each corresponding region.

The BWNF
As the UBSR fell, being taken over by the Kingdom of Frosmyre as a back-dealt countermove against the aggression from the Magisterium, a sensation of abandonment from the authorities was felt by the general populace. When Frosmyre and the Magisterium became one in the Frosterium, giving positions of power to almost all those that participated in the backstage dealings, this abyss of solitude grew ever deeper. It was as a response that two movements of burgamerian people rose: the SAPL (Sparwood Army for Popular Liberation) and the BWNF (Burgamerian Worker’s National Front).

The SAPL was the more radical of the two, with its leaders attempting to invade nearby countries such as Aezenfjord for land to start their "liberation" of Burgamere. Their members engaged in OOC acts to destabilise the Frosterium such as attempted doxxing and DM harassment. This group bolstered fears in other provinces of the Frosterium over Burgamerian independence and made the process of Burgamerian autonomy much harder

The BWNF was created by Achaemenidstan, who was promptly followed by Elvisdraken, Pbot9000k, Capomiguel, Chicken, Tanker and Meemdog. The BWNF was created as a group for the political representation of burgamerian people and their interests in this extended and newly created Frosterium; at its core was a desire for independence, covered by a thin veil of legality. This was in stark contrast to the SAPL, which sought independence openly and violently.

The Magisters of the Frosterium were chosen, and the institutional representatives of the burgamerian people were handpicked from a select group of individuals by Kelsie, the ruler of Frosmyre and the co-ruler of the Frosterium. Important to note is that the one to be chosen for the position of Burgamere was Rust, for Luscovy was CrashSyndicate, for Shellport was Heij and for Devon was Tammy. The BWNF was first presided by Elvis, Achae taking a more subdued position, and in the group there was a feeling that they were, again, left in the dust, not really represented by those in positions of power. Talk quickly got incendiary, and a group of Frosterium Loyalists (presumably as a form of retaliation) began to confront the leader of the movement, and the movement in their general chats. After the dust settled, Elvis renounced the position of Chairman, and a new leader was to be elected.

The winner was Meemdog, who was in constant contact and relative (although small) trust by the officials of the Frosterium. During his time, the BWNF doubled down on its position as openly legal, while behind-the-scenes there was many a shady deal being struck, in order to secure a future for the burgamerian people. It was during this time that the Cubic Cranium, the religious creed of Tovarisha, was revealed to Meem, after the High Hermitage missionaries made landfall.

One day, the Chairman was contacted by the Grand Magisters, who had already talked to him on a couple of occasions, trying (and occasionally succeeding) in exerting their influence in the BWNF. This time was different. The Grand Magisters revealed their intention of leaving the empire behind, and fracturing it. In a rush, the higher echelons of the BWNF (Tanker, Crash, Pbot, Capo, Meem) managed to scrape enough money to secure the continuation of a burgamerian state in the form of Luscovy and Burgamere. Having the people of the Front being influenced by the Cubic teachings revealed to Meem, and having all learnt from the failures of the UBSR, they proclaimed a new, successor socialist state to the Republic: Tovarisha.

Early days of tovarisha
Tovarisha was established, having two Interim Khadirs (Meem and CrashSyndicate) that ruled until an election was properly held, hailing Meem as the political leader of the newly formed state. During these turbulent times, the Khadir Meem managed to talk down the SAPL (now the Rathnir Army of Popular Liberation) into cooperating with Tovarisha, despite the initial disagreements between the BWNF and the RAPL. Many doubted Tovarisha, which just seemed to be “a bootleg UBSR”, however, the people’s resolve managed to prove them wrong, as the country prospered and continued an external policy of keeping out of other people’s way, and establishing working relationships with many of its neighbors.

One of it’s neighbors was Paradise, a Queendom formed during the fracturing of the Frosterium and composed mostly of old UBSR people, who then were part of the Loyalist group that harassed the BWNF constantly. In a strange offer, these people sought a deal with Tovarisha: to unify with it, creating a state that spanned even further than the UBSR once did. The offer was accepted, but it was a controversial affair.

Tovarisha Before the purge
A period of apparent peace and tranquility took hold of the socialist cubist state, as days passed and not much occurred, greatly different from the chaos that was life under the UBSR and the flurry of activity that was early Tovarisha. Those with enough influence and foresight were able to see through the cracks: the tensions between the frosterian loyalists from Paradise and the old guard from Tovarisha and UBSR were ever more prevalent. Institutional work was more and more thrown to the side for backroom deals, hushed conversations and passivity. Never was this more prevalent than during the initial battle against PAU.

Meemdog, the first Khadir and one of the founding fathers of the country, died during the war against PAU. As this happened, Tanker and Crash were positioned as interim Khadirs, and they took the hard decision to begin with the purge.

Winter purge
While the exact date of this happenstance is unknown, after the absorbing of Paradise into Tovarisha, a group known as The Hands, along with former Frosterium leader, Kelz, began to make certain demands, such as the removal of SAPL terrorists and those that worked with them, within government chatrooms.

The government soon became unwilling to work due to Tovarishan fears of Paradisian leaders holding power, created a shadow government known as the Harmony of Truth. The ultimate goal of this group was to purge The Hands and any suspected associate of the group and restore the power of the central government.

Soon after the formation of the Harmony of Truth, a player known as Loic promised to remove The Hands and get rid of Paradise as long as they supported him in the Third Viodoxan Civil War, and formed a Political Union with his nation, known as the Imperial Archonal Union of Viodoxa and Tovarisha also known informally as the IAU.