Hyria

Early Hyrian peoples
The origin of early or Proto-Hyrians is somewhat shrouded in mystery, with historians speculating about various theories. Some suggest that they may have originated from Syltor, possibly being one of the first isolated groups within Syltor. Others propose that they could have come from Helmia, as one of the numerous tribes migrating from Helmia to Syltor over the centuries. However, there has never been one universally agreed-upon theory regarding the origins of the Hyrian people, primarily due to poor record-keeping and limited paleontological findings.

Early History
Hyria's foundation remains to this date mystical. and the few sources existing are heavily politcied and ever changing. Linguaphenia Antoniona Davos claims he was the sole founder and laid down the first bricks of what would become famous Cavetown of Hyria, in early January 2022. There is a party of disbelievers however, within the Rathnir archeological community, about how much of a "one man job" the foundation of Hyria really was. Archeological findings suggest the involvement of a second person by the Name of Eddy to have been involved, but all mentions of this individual has been mysteriously edited out of recent retellings of the Hyrian foundation myth.

Rebellions and Instability
Under Linguaphenia, the cavetown of Hyria would slowly grow not only in population, but also in physical size and splendor, until it would one day be noticed by the outside world. The then Emperor of Bardonia "Ambrewt" would host a a diplomatic conversation with Linguaphenia and after some back- and-forth discussions they agreed upon a full integration of Hyria into Bardonia, where Linguaphenia would get the honorary title of "Prince of Hyria" and get the rank of "Mayor" in the Bardonian council. The political landscape of Bardonia would change, shortly after the establishment of hyria the 4th empire of bardonia would fall into instability with many Independant states forming. namely the republic of fentabrada, with hyria having a role with in there government and later joining the "Dandelion Empire" and then it would become a provident region of the "Imperium", but Hyria and it's position within the nation would remain the same.

After September 2022, The Bardonian Empire found out about Hyria's rebellious plots, in a plot between oxeye, kaspartia and hyria called the league of orchidea, forcing Linguaphenia into temporary exile and transfer of the title grev to Akhmed Hamood Al Azizi. Further after Akhmed Al Azizi took power he began the construction of a wall and better infrastructure. Akhmed Al Azizi Revolutionized the hierarchy and jobs of Hyria.

Independence era
On The 8th of April 2023, the hyrian leadership was interrogated about their ambiguous role in the 'Bardonian Empire'. By that point many of the Hyrians did not favor the Bardonians due to the past massacres and raids on the city, so the Bardonian Government promised 100k and a cathedral when joining in an effort of bettering relations with the Hyrians. Though this promise was made in an agreement between the central government of Bardonia and the almost effectively autonomous Hyrian local city officials, nothing came of it, the Bardonians failed to pay the amount of money agreed apon and even later downsized the payment to 100,000 which they themselves didn't even pay the full price of, only paying 50-60,000$. By the 10th of May the instability in hyria aswell as the general instability in Bardonia after the Battle of Dorrasterrock and the Battle of Bardonia City emboldened the Hyrian leadership supported by Synderia to claim large portions of the north eastern coast of Bardonia and declared independence as a vassal of Synderia.

After there proclamation of independence only a mere 3 weeks or so of vassalization to Synderia, Hyria was advised to leave Synderian vassalship and to become an integrated vassal of the Bardonian Republic due to the fact that Plagos (at the time the strongest nation in Rathnir) annexed the Empire of Bardonia (separate state from the Republic of Bardonia) , causing the Hyrians to join a nation with a more favorable diplomatic relation with Plagos in order to divert invasion from Plagos.

Bardonian Soldiers Republic Era
With Hyria initially serving as an integrated vassal of the Soldiers' Republic of Bardonia, it held exclusive autonomous rights within the republic. For a period, it was the largest and most active city within the republic itself, playing a key role with the nation's overall population consisting of around 17-20% Hyrians. This period in Hyrian history also marked the re-establishment of Fentabrada within Hyria's province as its own city, although it remained a relatively small settlement mainly used for the industrial production of brews.

Great Raids of Hyria
Shortly after Hyria joined the Bardonian Republic and the 6th Empire of Bardonia became integrated as a realm/domain of the Diarchy of Plagos, the former empire, now the Plagosi domain of Bardonia, became emboldened to raid Hyria. They viewed the earlier declaration of independence by the Hyrians as treachery and believed that their integration into the BSR was a tactic to spite the Plagosi Bardonians. Initially, the raids were rare and sporadic, but as time passed, the organization and size of the raids increased drastically. These raids escalated to the point where the BSR government regularly rallied allies to counter these larger, more organized attacks.

As the quality of the raiders sent by the Bardonians declined, the Hyrian militia forces could often outnumber and defeat them swiftly. The losses on the Bardonian raiders' part became so significant that, in one instance, a raider was subjected to a humiliation ritual, being turned into a femboy and mocked for all Hyrian citizens to see. As a result of these raids, a strong tradition of counter-raids and constant vigilance developed among the Hyrians. They routinely engaged in mass raids against their enemies or those with whom they had conflicts.

Unification of Bardonia
Instead of the highly anticipated unification war that was expected to unfold, the BSR and the High Kingdom of Bardonia were able to reunify through diplomatic talks, avoiding an all-out war between them. This led to the formation of a new unified government that incorporated both imperial bards and republicanist bards into a single governing body. This unique situation within the nation also had an impact on Hyria.

Shortly after the unification, Hyria was effectively granted its own province, becoming the sole major city in the Auron's Peak province and gaining significant influence in the region's politics.