Alokhrad

Pronounced Aloh-Hrad (the K is silent)

Alokhrad is a minor nation claiming a province located on the east coast of Haven and is a sovereign protectorate and subnation of the Second Empire of Uldarash. The nation was founded by Gamerblox2077 and is in practice a Republic.

Geography
Alokhrad is comprised out of two biomes; most notably a desert that covers a majority of the area, and a smaller temperate area comprised out of hills and grasslands that covers the entire coast to the east.

Founding
Alokhrad was first founded as a nation without a people. The First King of Alokhrad, King Gamerblox, would in a stroke of fortune find a people that had settled a city in the desert where Alokhrad had staked its claim. This city was South Sands and would become the first capital of Alokhrad.

Alokhradi-Chevkri Separation
The area known as Alokhrad was once part of the Holy Chevkri Empire but due to a lack of will and cause to hold onto the territory, the province separated from the Chevkri Republic, claimed its sovereignity and declared itself a new state in the Second Empire of Uldarash and was officially recognized by Emperors of Uldarash Canine14

(I couldn't find the other Emperors wiki sry)

The First Uprising
The population of Alokhrad was beginning to grow and the people began to demand a chance to have a say in the development of the kingdom. In response to these demands the King announced that he would create the position of Councilor, which would be elected by the people of each city. The vote was held the 15th of May, and Yusef, who held the treasury was announced as the first councilor of South Sands.

Since South Sands was the only city under Alokhrad control at the time, Yusef interpreted this as if he was not only the de facto leader of Alokhrad, but also that he had a mandate of the people to the claim the throne. The next day he would claim himself as the rightful king of Alokhrad,

This was uprising was not without opposition however, and the diplomats from the Holy Chevkri Empire —the neighbouring nation and fellow subkingdom of the Second Empire of Uldarash—refused to recognize the leadership of the rebellion as the legitimate government and the uprising lost its momentum. Yusef, and all the people who had sworn loyalty to him were marked as enemies of the state.

The rebels left Alokhrad, but Yusef, who was the founder of the South Sands and held the claim over the city, refused to give over the territory or the treasury to Gamerblox2077. In practice this meant that King Gamerblox and all citizens of Alokhrad were expelled from the South Sands, which became a sovereign territory of the rebels. In the immediate need for a new capital, King Gamerblox placed the first blocks in the new capital of Eraqat, were a city has long since been planned to be built.

The Induction of Astrova
On June 9th, the small city state of Astrova was peacefully absorbed into Alokhrad, and the user zTempestX was named governor of Astrova and the user Girthychocolate was named navy commander. This proved to be a very smart decision, as Girthychocolate needed resources to construct the Event horizon class battleship, and Alokhrad needed a navy. Girthy was provided with the needed wood, but their leader Gamerblox2077, expressed concern about the amount of wool needed to construct the ship.

Efforts to Transition into Democracy
On the first of July, King Gamerblox held a referendum to the people of Alokhrad regarding whether or not to transition the Kingdom of Alokhrad into a democracy. With a majority of 2 against and 7 in favour for the proposal, the now retitled Prime Minister Gamerblox announced two laws that were put for referendum by the public on the 3rd of July. However, despite not having a majority of votes to put the laws into action, Prime Minister Gamerblox ratified the two laws "regardless of votes" - citing this as his "last decree" before announcing his retirement from the seat of power. Following this dismissal for the will of the people, Prime minister Gamerblox then announced another round of laws that were to be put under referendum, despite having already announced his own resignation.

The two bills were the "Term Law" that limited an elected position to a term of 31 days and the "Anti-Dictatorship Bill" that limits the Prime Minister's ability to affect the vote count on referendums among other things.

The Second Uprising
With two laws yet to be ratified, Gamerblox called for the election of his successor with three candidates on the ballot box. Among the candidates, a recent citizen of Eraqat, "Ree", criticized the system for being rigged against him—citing multiple grievances including non-citizens of Alokhrad being able to vote and candidates also being legible to vote. Some citizens expressed concern at his ideals, such as voting to legalize slavery. There were also rumors (some of which were proven) that he had bribed citizens in a previous election. In response to his extremist policies, the users Girthychocolate and Gamerblox2077 planned to exile him if he won. When the election came, an army was assembled. Ironically, he did not win the election, but came in second. Feeling that the vote was illegitimately taken from him, Ree revolted against the government of Alokhrad by bolstering his friends who were also citizens into taking up arms and occupying the capital, Eraqat.

In swift response, the Uldarashi military was called in by Girthychocolate and Gamerblox2077 to assist the quenching of the rebellion. However, notably, Ursus Apexry of the Chevkri Republic refused to send troops and ordered troops from the Chevkri Republic that still went to stand down and return home. The reason for this—Ursus would explain—was because he did not desire to support what he interpreted to be a dictatorship, but the troops that were present said in response that they were not present as representatives of the Chevkri Republic - but as their own persons supporting their own ideals.

The uprising would reach its end as Ree was defeated. Abandoning his armor and gear to gain speed, he fled beyond the hills to avoid capture, leaving with his friends either caught or slain.

As a result of the uprising, Gamerblox would cite the uncertain times as his reason for holding onto the seat of power until the next election, which was postponed to an undefined date.

As of 7/5/21 Ree was seen on an artificial island just outside of Eraqat, in a house built by the user Girthychocolate for the user Blizzard_g4. It is currently unknown what his intentions are and is considered dangerous.