Amarillo

The Republic of Amarillo is a medium-sized democratic nation in Eldham. A member and founder of The League of Vircon, Amarillo has enjoyed a reasonably successful time as a nation, having grown in size and population, fought in and won several wars, and its capital is one of the largest cities in the local area. The Nation was founded by Salazer Van Den Green, and it's current leader is Lhytt Helianthus Poliorcetes, the democratically elected president.

Foundation
On the 17th June 2021, Salazar Van Den Green established a small settlement on the fringe of the Drakaen Concordat, the descendant nation of Regnum Drakaes. This small settlement was named Puerto Amarillo, and was originally a squatter settlement. Then, Constable of Drakaes, Ilnur Almiron, offered Greensince membership in the nation, which he accepted. After then, the population and size of Amarillo began to grow at an astonishing rate, adding members such as Lhytt Poliorcetes, Soronaca Trichechi, Wyattmanboss85, and Physithes.

In a matter of three weeks, Puerto Amarillo had almost tripled in size, and had a population of 13. Recognising this, Ilnur offered Amarillo a seat on Drakaes' Parliament known as the Ephorate. Greensince, now regarded as Mayor of Puerto Amarillo, was given the role of Senior Ephor, and an election for the position of Junior Ephor was held, and Lhytt Poliorcetes was elected. By this point, Puerto Amarillo was the third largest city in Drakaen heartlands, and had established itself on the national front.

Secession from Drakaes
"Puerto Amarillo is leaving the Drakaen Concordat. This is due to a lack of protection from the nation as demonstrated by the attack on Wyatt, as well as stagnation. We are now allied with Saror Haven. This is a good day for our city"

-Lhytt Poliorcetes

Whilst the now town of Puerto Amarillo continued to grow day by day, The Drakaen Concordat was slowly crumbling and Stagnating. Core leaders and members began to leave, the nation was still paying monthly tributes to Barbossa after their conflict, the recent death of Grand Ephor Ilnur Almiron and, Squatter settlements had become commonplace. Autarch Tiffany Foernya-Canalopin tried desperately to hold the nation together, however, behind the scenes, trouble was brewing. Saror Haven, a nation recently inducted into Drakaes, was dissatisfied with the current affairs, and as was current Junior Ephor of Puerto Amarillo Lhytt Poliorcetes. Him, along with Saror Haven leadership and other informants within Drakaes, formed a plan to regain Saror Haven's independence, as well as gain Puerto Amarillo's independence.

In event of a war, a strategy to quickly end a possible conflict was created. This strategy was formed mainly by Hulmeswar, mayor of Port Haven, mcats, leader of Saror Haven, Awwmanboi and Lhytt. It involved rapid strikes on the city of Jorvick, and a coup in Puerto Amarillo if Mayor and Senior Ephor Greensince did not join them. This plan was to only come into action if Drakaes struck first, which the new "Anti-Drakaen Coalition" hoped would not happen.

On the 30th of July 2021, Awwmanboi announced that all members of the Coalition would peacefully secede from The Drakaen Concordat. Lhytt had no need to take power in Puerto Amarillo as Greensince, seeing the declining state of Drakaes, decided to go along with the secession. Furthermore, and much to the surprise of the Coalition, The Autarch of Drakaes not only allowed the members to leave the Concordat, but dissolved the nation altogether. This national collapse led to Nidaros, Jorvick, Smegsland and Königsburg all gaining independence.

The War of Drakaen Succession
After the collapse of Drakaes, territorial disputes and poor leadership in Saror Haven lead to The War of Drakaen Succession, which pitted the Coalition, which had now renamed to The League of The Bay of Peace, against Mugen, which had merged with the City-State of Jorvick. Puerto Amarillo, whilst technically not declaring war on Mugen, sent it's armies to aid Saror Haven. At this time, Greensince and Lhytt Poliorcetes disputed who should lead Puerto Amarillo as a city state. It was then proposed that, temporarily, the two would share the power as co-leaders, until peace was assured, then an election would be held. Lhytt was unavailable for the Battle of Jorvick, so Greensince stepped up to lead Amarillo's forces. In the end, the war ended in a Mugen victory.

Forming a Republic
After the war, and Saror Haven's subsequent collapse, the rest of The League of The Bay of Peace, which now also included Nidaros, signed separate peace with Mugen, Lhytt Poliorcetes stood back from the election, recognising Greensince's deserved role as Mayor. In the following days, Greensince established a Democracy, with a dual-leader system: the Mayor, and the President. Wyattmanboss85 was elected as the first president of Amarillo. Finally, on the 1st of August 2021, The Republic of Amarillo was formed. Days later, Lhytt, who had left to join The Ashtrokan-Wandenreich Empire, returned as a diplomat and advisor, and a further 12 citizens were inducted to the City-State.

After The Republic of Amarillo had only just settled, The Empire of Andliria, which, upon seeing an opportunity to regain their homeland lost in the Drakaen-Andlirian War, approached Amarillo with an ultimatum, to either join them as a city or be conquered. Amarillo, having only just fought in a war, was not prepared to fight another, even against a stronger enemy than Mugen was. After many failed attempts to compromise, it seemed like a war was coming. That was until new President of Amarillo Wyattmanboss85 proposed a deal to Andliria. Amarillo would hand over most of its northern land, and in exchange, Andliria would agree to sign a defensive pact. This triumph of diplomacy made the President very popular among the people, and had saved both nations from unnecessary bloodshed.

Culture
After the war between Drakaes and Andliria, Regnum Drakaes annexed all of Andliria's homeland, and their capital of Romantello was sacked. Drakaes then went on to remove all evidence of Andliria's former presence in the territory, aside from a few ruins where Romantello once stood. Out of the ashes of Andliria's culture, mixed with Drakaea culture, the Amarillian culture can be traced to this point. In the years that followed this war, and Drakaes' many changes, Amarillian Culture persisted, and is a culture in which most citizens of the current Republic follow.

Expansion
Established as an influential player in local Eldham politics, Amarillo looked to expand its borders. Such an expansion was not easy, as the nation was surrounded by Andliria and the sea. However, a nation around a kilometre south-west, known as the Shogunate of Onumozaki, became an area of Amarillian interest. The nation is similar in size, in terms of land, to Amarillo itself, yet it had a fraction of the population. On August 29th 2021, a deal was struck by their leader, SSiTon, and Amarillo's leaders Greensince and Soronaca to hold a referendum in Amarillo to see if the people would allow Onumozaki to become part of the Republic. In the end, this vote ended in a landslide to allow Onumozaki to enter. Hours later, the joining of The Shogunate of Onumozaki was made official.

Also at a similar time to the Integration of Onumozaki, The Republic of Amarillo's population reached 25, a number which placed it as, admittedly unofficially, the 15th most populated nation in Eldham, just behind U.S.S.E, despite Amarillo's comparatively small size. This milestone was celebrated as proof of Amarillo's prosperity as an Independent Republic.

The November Elections & Poliorcetes' Reforms
In the month of October, Amarillo enjoyed a period of quiet and stability. The President, TheNextSurreal, was elected after the victory in the Kibris Crisis under Lhytt Poliorcetes. Minimal reforms were introduced, instead opting to stabilise the population and focus on infrastructural development. Inevitably, though, at the dawn of the month of November 2021, Amarillo's fifth election took place. Lhytt, who had previously served as President, stood as a candidate, while SherloxPro and RingoScar also stood as candidates. In the end, Lhytt won the election. In a 20 vote turnout, around 68% of the country's population, Lhytt recieved 18 votes. This landslide is largely attributed to the mass reforms promised by Lhytt.

Immediately, these reforms took hold. The government was completely restructured, with Salazar Van Den Green named as Amarillo's Chancellor Juniper Kyani as Vice-President, and many reforms were passed through the Senate, including a military restructure, activity rules, and constitutional changes. Lhytt also focused much of the budget to developing Amarillo's new city of Porphyropolis, as well as renovating Puerto Amarillo and continuing to expand Mirai. In the end, these reforms were described as largely successful.