Oceanum

Oceanum, officially the Consulate of Oceanum, is an autocratic consulate located in central Eldham, which joined The Imperium on March 22, 2022 and left shortly after power was seized from the coup government. The nation has a long history, with it being one of the oldest nations in Eldham.

Early Lore
This land used to have a king, as many rulers called themselves kings of this land. By the local populations, this land was known collectively as Ocenia. But the people there could never be truly ruled over, for they were headstrong and dangerous. Every time a man declared himself ruler of these lands, the people rose up against him. But in the end, they could never stay united; each man returning to his village, in hopes that this would never happen again.

But one day, something changed; another ruler attempted to subjugate them, and for many, they did what they always did; they rid their land of this ruler's tyranny, naming that ruler "Deadweight." But Deadweight attempted to make them pay. His armies raged across the lands, forcing the people of Ocenia, now called Oceanum, to rise up once more. They were forced to create an army, called the Knights of Oceanum, led by marshals. Those marshals elected one amongst them to become the Grand Marshal.

With the Knights by his side, this Grand Marshal, named Ragnarium Ravenking, forged a nation to rid Deadweight from its lands. After years of war, Ragnarium was successful. On his deathbed, he declared the nation he had forged, originally named The Union of Oceanum for at the time it was a Union of the different towns and cities in it, a Republic. And so, the Grand Republic of Oceanum was born. His son, Tyrian Ravenking, was placed as the 1st Prime Director of the Republic. He then forged the Republic for his term, growing the Republic with him.

Early Settlers (May 2021)
Main articles: Grand Republic of Oceanum, and Union of Freeport

During the first discoveries of Eldham land, former members of the Union of Freeport were unsatisfied with Mudroktupeai's harsh treatments on their independent island, which forced Tyrian Ravenking and his close group of acquaintances to migrate from Rathnir to Eldham entirely, becoming one of the first ever settlers on Oceanum land. Together, the Freeporters formed the first two cities: Ravenking's Litoreia and Criptik's Korland. Soon after, a third city was founded by a former Kush expeditioner on the tundra region of Northern Oceanum: Urbastian. Together, the three cities formed the Grand Republic of Oceanum, a democratic republic aimed to create an environment safe from over-imposing foreign superpowers. Litoreia, Korland, and Urbastian are sometimes referred to as the Three Founding Cities. At the very end of the month, Tyrian Ravenking, the son of Ragnarium Ravenking, was placed as the 1st Prime Director of Oceanum.

Berry Bush Period (June 2021)
As the 1st Prime Director of Oceanum, Tyrian Ravenking peacefully led the beginning era of Oceanum. Ultimately, the capital was designated to Litoreia. At the time, the capital city was rather underdeveloped, much to Ravenking's disapproval with his citizens' lack of speed. Due to the infamous Berry Bush Farm spanning almost the entirety of Litoreia, it left little space for future development, thus further stunting the city's growth. In the meantime, the city of Korland attempted to secede twice within the same week, briefly creating the Republic of Korland. Because of the mayor of Korland's inexperience in leading a nation, they became an autonomous zone within the Republic. Later, the Realm O' Fire, a nation south of Oceanum, also joined as an autonomous region, further expanding the Republic's borders.

More towns and settlements were integrated into the republic, including Valrusia, a port city founded by Vanity Sov, located on a landlocked island within the tundra. An isolationist community, the dirt commune of Doxenia (now known as Concordia), home of the Doxenite family, was also integrated into the Republic as the fifth Oceanum city. Aside from Doxenia's unintentional scuffle with the Razuni Sultanate prior to officially joining the Republic and border disputes between Litoreia and Valrusia after transferring capital status to Valrusia, Oceanum enjoyed a long period of peace, mainly focused on building the nation's identity for future generations to remember.

Rage of Fire War (July 2021)
Main articles: Rage O' Fire War, and The Forge

After a peaceful transition of power, Vanity Sov became the 2nd Prime Director of Oceanum. However, it was not long before a few glaring issues sprung up. Firstly, after Rage O' Fire's frustration on Oceanum's involvement with the Volonte War, the Realm of Fire declared independence, further causing tensions within their borders. Ravenking and Fire later disputed over territorial claims after the city of Porta's foundation within Realm Of Fire borders. Because of the Republic's refusal to tear down Porta, Rage O' Fire declared war on Oceanum, kicking off with the Battle of Porta. The "battle of epic proportions" led to an astounding victory for the Realm of Fire army, since none of Oceanum's army made it to battle due to miscommunications and Vanity Sov's failure to acknowledge the gravity of the Rage of Fire War.

Forge Era (August 2021)
Main article: The Fall of The Forge

Things started to happen once again in Oceanum in late July and early August when the Danubia region of The Forge officially joined Oceanum, making it the largest it had been in all of it's history. For the rest of the month, new settlements were popping up every few days, some growing into towns and cities. One of these, known then as Okinawa, would be founded by a young, rebellious settler known as dukasv, later going on to secede from The Forge and form the nation known as Sotrania. This would not be dealt with by The Forge's Scions, leaving Sotrania to govern itself and develop it's own culture, spelling problems for the Republic in the future. On August 22nd, Oceanum declared independence from The Forge after holding a vote which was massively in favor of independence. This, along with other factors, lead to The Forge's dissolution, leaving Oceanum independent to form the 2nd Grand Republic of Oceanum.

Grand Decline (September 2021)
fter gaining it's independence, Oceanum slowed down as a country. The population was largely stagnant and even falling in some places, with many citizens opting to emigrate to neighboring nations. It got to the point where towns and cities were left abandoned, a prime example being Kythnos, formed by the Attanos, a powerful militarist family which had moved to Oceanum years before and dominated the power structure of the Republic for a time. The very capital, Hyperion, even fell into anarchy for a short period of time, with the former mayor disappearing from Oceanum with no notice.

This lasted up until the alleged death of Oceanum's founder, Tyrian Ravenking. Upon hearing that Tyrian had died, order was restored in Hyperion and the city's name was changed to Tyrian in his honor. (When it was discovered that Tyrian was still alive, the city's name was changed back to Hyperion.

Shortly after these events, there was the election of the 9th Prime Director, Wissam Doxenite VI, possibly the most monumental election in Oceanum's history.

Golden Era (October 2021)
Wissam ran two censuses, created a new directorate position, re-acquired Valrusia, signed the treaty which made Wellistan an Oceanumite vassal, acquired Freeport as a second vassal, and finally ratified the constitution which had been paused since August, all in his first term. Wissam would continue to have a successful career, hardly facing any criticism inside the country due to his leadership abilities which had hardly been matched before him. Due to this immense success, he was re-elected in the October election for another month.

Rise of Altera (November 2021)
On the 7th of November, the first Magistrate election took place and on the 10th, Sotrania was reintegrated (or annexed depending on who you ask) into Oceanum. On another note, Oceanum's military was further established, securing their first military victories against a group of squatters supported by the notorious bandit known as Welpish. The military would be further supported by the newly established Dukedom of Altera, one of the then fastest growing settlements in Oceanum history. Wissam's success would soon diminish, following a crisis caused by the immense power granted to the Magistrate by the newly ratified Constitution. During the second half of the month, talks were started for a merger between Oceanum, the Commonwealth, and Nova Azcoria, however Nova Azcoria soon dropped out of the talks due to differences in opinion about the direction of the merger. Soon after, talks would die down for the remaining days of Wissam's term. Wissam would not run for re-election on the 28th, marking the end of the longest consecutive term of any Prime Director in Oceanum history.

Othmyrr Era (December 2021)
Main article: Imperial Consulate of Othmyrr

Third Republic (January 2022)
Main article: Third Republic of Oceanum

Current Leader:
Bjorn Vargyrdson (April 2022-present)

Past Leaders:
Tyrian Ravenking (1st Prime Director, June 2021)

Vanity Sov (2nd Prime Director, July 2021)

Allius Alarium (3rd Prime Director, July 2021)

August Vizla Sov (4th Prime Director, July 2021)

Cyan Colada (5th Prime Director, July 2021)

Pie Lover (6th Prime Director, August 2021)

Paul Attano (7th Prime Director, September 2021)

Rage O' Fire (8th Prime Director, September 2021)

Wissam Doxenite VI (9th Prime Director, October-November 2021)

Ichirou Shoda (10th Prime Director, December 2021)

Rage O' Fire (Prime Consul of Othmyrr, December 2021)

Amon Byrne (11th Prime Director, January 2022)

Wissam Doxenite VI (12th Prime Director, February 2022)

Allius Alarium (13th Prime Director, February 2022)

Francis Alarium Maxi-Olmero (14th Prime Director, March 2022)

Paul Attano (1st Capet, April 2022)

Bjorn Vargyrdson (2nd Capet, April 2022-present)