Verenigde Vrijmasten Raden

The Verenigde Vrijmasten Raden, commonly abbreviated as VVR, is a nation located in the continent of Phoros in Central Eldham, with much of the northern parts of the nation in the region of the Drakaesland. The VVR is a constitutional monarchy featuring a monarch, stadtholder and a grand pensionary whom are each elected by the citizenry.

The nation's central location in Eldham has made the region home to a myriad of peoples and cultures. Oldest among them the Lemurfolk and Ainin, in the modern day it is more common to see a wide range of people of Flouran, Valdic and Lemurfolk descent, with small populations of Vulpur, Sumari and other groups of people.

But the latter have been exiled after the Mosir-Duytchen War.

Limuria
(Here is the wiki for Limuria: Limuria )

DVR Period
(Here is the wiki for DVR: De Vrijmasten Raden )

VVR Founding
In the city of Jumperburg ( Not in VVR but owned by imported man named Florian Kunmans van Goudklomp-Guryon) declared king Draphonaris van Goudklomp-Guryon and his most active members independence from the large and powerfull nation. This let to the fall of the Velerin Empire.

There where also plans for Jumperburg to be incorporated if it wasn’t for Helsia to not sell the land and let them go.

Gardenian Revolution
The Gardenian Revolution started after a few days of VVR Independence, between the VVR and the cities of: Ruddersdam, Vatharill, Leruki, Caladonia, Hovyete & Velenu, which united to make a large Gardenian State to counter the one of the VVR.

In this war the only few battles they fought were all in the former VVR capital of Ruddersdam, where they fought 3 to 4 battles. The first was one by the VVR, and the second by Gardenia, the last two were a last ditch attempt to reclaim Ruddersdam.

The war was never won by neither side, but had once come to a mutual agreement to halt the war and drop any claims on eachother for 2 months.

Dissolvement of the VVR
After four or more months of war, a lot of inactivity in the VVR and loss of money to continue the war, The VVR fell apart into smaller different states.

Draphonaris abdicated and left the nation to Dextrixion, which eventually split up the VVR, for different nations to take. Imperial Aristios took Breviento and spanjaards_gat (later renamed to Zandengracht), and the southern VVR states (Baviadam, Feren's Pass & freenabben) joined Zamotz as a 'vassal' state, with Florian Kunmans as it's head.

Four days later, the Gardenian Leadership also fell. Leaving the Limuria region in ruins, and different states in control if not annexed by different empires and nations.

Recreation of the VVR
On the 16th of June, 2023. Right before Imperial Aristios fell, spanjaards_gat declared independence and declared the New-VVR, with Draphonaris back as King, Dextrixion and Florian Kunmans as princes, and Nabben along with others forming a temporary government there.

They'd soon unofficially also annex Baviadam, Feren's Pass and freenabben. However they kept Zandengracht as their new capital temporarily.

Gardenia however never resurfaced, and stayed divided.

The War of Revitalization
The War of Revitalization started to reclaim former VVR territory in the Limuria region, starting with Hovyete.

With almost triple the men compared to the defenders, The VVR won an unquestioned victory in Hovyete.

The VVR, with nations such as Uraka, Atletchia, The Order of Saint Konstantinos and others, including volunteers. Against volunteers from nations like Ashai, Anglunia, AWE and mercenary group Parahands. Against all odds, The VVR and his allies won the battle of Hovyete, and yet the war doesnt seem to be over yet..

VVR Territory Comeback.
A week before the W.o.R, Hovar Atreiyen of Velenu, Vassal of Anglunia, helped the VVR gain a city north of Ruddersdam; Rosewood_Manor, to help the VVR slowly regain territory once more.

A week or two after the W.o.R, Kayeda (leader of Altryae, vassal of Ashai), agreed to hand over the city of 'Hyanadhu over to the VVR. As it was soon to be annexed back into the VVR, and renamed back to Zandberg. And yet not even a day after, The Second Uraki Imperium let the VVR cities of; freenabben, Feren's Pass and Baviadam be annexed by the VVR. Continuing to stay a close 'ally' to the VVR.

Combined with the city of Amstelhoek they gained from beating Kayeda and his many mercenaries in Hovyete, The VVR stood strong and proud alongside it's allies in glorious victory, and are still working their way toward regaining their once great and holy lands. (The VVR Government decided to also make a city down south of Amstelhoek, named Amstelzuid)

Fall of the Uraki Imperium and annexation of Velerin
Before the Second Uraki Imperium completely fell into shambles, as Druk-Yul, Simulami and other nations fled the 2 year long war.. The remains of the Uraki Imperium including; Urak, Velerin and Zamotz as their vassal, negotiated with the VVR, to get the city of Velerin into the nation. Shardtron and high ranking VVR members, such as Head of the Government, Princes and the Koning, were good friends.

Velerin has always meant something to the VVR, having gained their independence from the Empire that once spanned Phoros. As such the VVR was pleased to welcome in Drigon and their city of Velerin into the nation.

Soon after, The Uraki Imperium completely fell, Zamotz leaving their position as Vassal State from the Uraki Imperium, and the city of Urak being couped from Shardtron's hands.

Clothing Styles
Clothing varies among VVR Citizen's depending on their race and areas they live in, per example in colder areas, Duytchen may wear more or warmer clothing. However, the difference in race, such as between the remains of the Lemurfolk, Lowland-Elves and Ainin races. Clothing styles may also vary among them.

One common fact about Duytchen in the VVR, is that they usually all wear one type of shoe called Klompen, hard-wood shoes to walk through soggy-type lands as the shoes were water-repellent, and because the VVR consists of numerous rivers, these were very useful to the natives. They were also quite cheap and easy to get, making them a standard for Duytchen in the VVR to wear.

Food
The main cultural foods among Duytchen in the VVR, consist mostly of purely regionally accepted foods. Such as in Zandengracht you have the Zandengracht Gouda Cheeses, in Baviadam you have the Baviadamse Stamppot, and in Amstelhoek you have different spices, most notably the Amstelhoek Nootmuskaat. Foods in the VVR, as you can see, vary between different cities & regions.

Language
The Duytchen language in the VVR, alongside Traveller's toung is a language called  Laaglands , which consist mostly of hard-to-pronounce words.

Nothing more can be said about their language, however it is a standard that alongside their native Laaglands language, they also learn Traveller's toung to communicate with the people who come visit their beautiful nation.

Politics
The Original VVR had very complex politics, which consisted of parties which were trying out to become the leading party of the nation, of which the leader of that party would become the Prime Minister of the VVR, all however with a King at the head, mostly watching over the nation just in-case anything goes wrong, and a party attempts to fully take over the VVR.

Political parties consisted of the following;

Partij van de Handelaars (PvdH), Het Vrije Verbond (HVV), Rechtse Partij voor Militarisme Nationalisme (R.P.v.M.N), De Frye Kameraden (D.F.K), Orange Nationalists (O.N)

The Orange Nationalists won the most, led by SiameesHessel. However there were more Prime Ministers than Hessel. Other Prime Ministers also consisted of Dukebeef and Dextrixion.