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=== Early Settlement and Pre-Kingdom Era (1000 B.C. - 399 AD) ===
The Aikkian coasts were first home to native lutryne groups, while the Atiovha mountains were later settled in 1,000 B.C. by exiled Vhydaszi
==== Tri-River Flood ====
The original and largest settlement by lutryne and kemonomimi Akuanists was swept away in a flood due to a harsh rainy season and primitive dam constructions blocking the flow of water. The original city's name has been lost and only few historical records make mention of the settlement that was once located where modern-day Highdrilian sits. The handful of stone structures that survived the flood are now maintained by the Royal Society of Historical Services. The purpose of the structures is unknown, but historians have theorized that they were once either religious sites or small granaries.
The site was abandoned for several centuries until the construction of a second settlement, Lodrilia, which eventually grew into a large city. It was later renamed to Highdrilian by King Okford of Ny'thudr'zhan in 1550.
==== Shatlo Migrations ====
Around 800 B.C. the region saw an influx of Shatlo elves who had been pushed out of their homeland on the Oshombran Peninsula by Taragai and later Talveri pressure. They named their new home "Aikthudr'zhur," or literally, "The Eastern Places." The arriving Shatlo converted to Akuanism but maintained much of their existing hierarchy and cultural traditions. Their comparatively long lifespans allowed them to consolidate their power in the region, and many modern political dynasties can trace their roots back to these original settlers.
Shatlo settlements were distinguished by their use of brick and stone structures rather than the wooden buildings of the natives. According to surviving records, the Shatlo settlers remained largely segregated from other species, although there was trade between the different groups. The refusal of the elves to convert to Akuanism caused further tensions between the natives and the Shatlo.
==== Inter-Species Conflicts ====
Shatlo and the other native groups had risen to a boiling point. The lutryne and kemonomimi shunned the Shatlo elves and refused their access to the riverways. The intermixing of trade routes, riverways and passages being blocked off to the Shatlo practically isolated the elven villages from one and another. Based on the written records from a kemonomimi brewmaster living in a large city next to a series of Shatlo settlements. Shatlo was greatly enraged by the shunning and blocking off of established trade routes, the two combined causing a famine to spread across the Shatlo settlements.
The 'Shatlo famine' was marked by historically high growth within the lutryne and kemonomimi settlements, with high grain yields and fishing harvests. This only drove further tensions to the point of violence and raiding the smaller, richer native settlements. The Shatlo formed raiding bands and parties to pillage the Akuan settlements, though always attempting to avoid killing the Akuanists.
Ny'Sænuri clans within the region originally tried to act as meditators between the Shatlo and native Akuanists. However when the Shatlo raids start, the Ny'Sænuri didn't hold to the same standard as the Shatlo did with avoiding to kill. The rules of the Ny'Sænuri demanded all the raiders either surrender or be put to the sword.
==== Shatlo Conversion to [[Akuanism]] ====
==== Akuan Syncretism with Shatlo Culture ====
==== Creation of the Duchies and Ny'Sænuri Influence ====
=== Unification ===
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The monarchists found an important political ally in local Ny'Sænuri clans within the kingdom, who supported the enshrinement and became the enforcement arm of the monarchy. Despite this the political divides lead to a period known as the Troubles. Though no violent uprising occurred, the Kingdom suffered from general discontent and passive opposition throughout its lands. support of other groups.
==== Ny'Sænuri Clans and the Royal Ny'Sænuri Clan ====
==== Ny'Sænuri Enforcement of the Monarchy ====
==== The Start of the Troubles ====
==== First Dwarven Migrations ====
The Kingdom experienced an influx of dwarven migrations in 539 A.D. These groups were largely welcomed in by the House of Ny'thudr'zhan in exchange for their political and military support against the Traditionalists. The new arrivals were settled among the mountains which had historically been difficult to project authority into and were a bastion of Akuan Traditionalism. The Dwarven migrations ultimately ended the Troubles and allowed the House of Ny'thudr'zhan to stabilize and legitimize its reign.
==== Dwarven Guilds and Conversion ====
==== Further Influence of Ny'Sænuri ====
==== Construction of the Ny'Thu'ken Transportation and River Tariff Network ====
==== Start of Construction of the Grand City of Highdrilian ====
==== Second Dwarven Migrations ====
A second wave of dwarven migrations took place almost a thousand years later in 1558 as a result of repression against dwarven groups by foreign governments. The Kingdom once again allowed entry to the new arrivals, but mandated conversions to Akuanism - A fact which served to reignite
==== Grand Conversion ====
=== Era of Dual Kingdoms ===
==== Norvit Plot ====
==== Tri-River Battle ====
==== Peasant Protests ====
==== Crushing of Descent Movements ====
==== Ending of Dual Kingdoms ====
==== Petite Nobility Decimation ====
==== Constitutionalism ====
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=== Plague and Cryrian Imperialism ===
In 1767, Aikthudr'zhur by a wave of the Älemsi Plague which tore through the Kingdom and even killed several members of the Royal Family, including the King. This resulted in a period of isolationism and political dysfunction in the country, and a still-recovering Aikthudr'zhur came under economic and military pressure by the [[Cryria]]. The First Treaty of Highdrilian was signed in 1773 and forced the Kingdom to open up its economy and cede coastal concessions to Cryrian control. Cryrian interference in the Kingdom only intensifies as Leidenstad begins to monopolize the country's mining and logging industries. Aikthudr'zhur also becomes an important naval base for Cryrian projection into the Norsian Sea.
[[File:Melker.png|thumb|Melker Öberg, Governor-General of the Aikkian Concessions during the Sack of Highdrilian]]
The Albertine government in Cryria later sought to consolidate its sphere of influence in North Novaris, and considered Aikthudr'zhur to be a part of its ''Nordenfästningen''. In 1887 the Kingdom was pressured into ending restrictions on foreign agricultural imports. Almost immediately, cheap Cryrian agricultural goods flooded into the Aikthudr'zhur and forced many of its small farmers off their traditional lands and into the Cryrian-run mines to sustain themselves. Later that year, Cryrian-owned docks increased their fees on local fishing vessels, causing an explosion in anti-Cryrian riots in the capital. In the resulting Sack of Highdrilian, Cryrian forces reacted violently and the Royal Family was forced to flee into the mountains after the RCRN threatened to bombard the city. Cryrian troops briefly occupied the capital and sacked the Palace, while unrest exploded around the Kingdom. The looting of the Royal Palace became a long-lasting scar on Aikkian history, as numerous important artifacts were stolen and shipped back to Leidenstad by Cryrian troops. Among these were the
The humiliation of the Sack and the loss of the swords served to unite many different factions within the country and turned local bureaucrats against Cryrian influence, thus prolonging the conflict. The situation was resolved in the Second Treaty of Highdrilian which allowed the Royal Family to return to the capital and saw Cryrian military forces withdraw back to their concessions. The officers linked to the worst of the violence were also recalled to Leidenstad. However, the Treaty also allowed for a Cryrian official to be appointed to the Royal Court and generally ceded further economic control to Leidenstad. Thus, Cryrian power in Aikthudr'zhur only expanded, while the root causes of the unrest remained unaddressed and continued to plague the Kingdom. Smuggling and tax evasion became patriotic acts against Cryrian domination, and the frequent burning of King Albert's images in front of the concessions became commonplace and served only to increase tensions between Cryrian officials and the local population.
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==== Great War (1904-1924) ====
[[File:Sonja.jpg|thumb|Sonja Yonuvhe, the final Cryrian Governor-General of the Aikkian Concessions]]
The advent of the [[Great War]] resulted in an accord between Queen Katharine and the Aikkian government. In exchange for Aikkian soldiers and support, the Kingdom would remove itself from Court affairs and allow the Kingdom to once again set its own tariff and trade policies at the conclusion of the conflict. Aikkian troops were primarily drawn from the impoverished interior and served under the Cryrian banner on numerous fronts, while Aikthudr'zhur itself remained an important naval base.
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==== Post-Imperial Period ====
The three swords are returned to Aikthudr'zhur in 2020 by order of the newly crowned Queen Ulrika II as part of a new Cryrian diplomatic effort to re-engage with the Novaran mainland. The swords had by now resided in the House of Leidensen's possession for one-hundred-and-thirty-three years. The return of the blades was received with much fanfare and nationwide celebrations, and marked a new chapter in the still-strained Aikkian-Cryrian relations.▼
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== Economy ==
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=== Foreign Trade ===
Despite a complicated relationship stemming from the colonial period, Aikthudr'zhur retains numerous economic links to Leidenstad. Cryria remains an important producer of renewable energy technology, and as such has played an important role in Aikthudr'zhur’s energy sector. Aikthudr'zhur is also an important customer for Cryrian electric vehicle manufacturers and imports significant amounts of machinery from Cryrian producers. Aikkian woodcrafts remain popular within Cryria, and Aikthudr'zhur is a common vacation destination for Cryrian tourists. Both the trade deficit and the impacts of tourism in Aikthudr'zhur remain a source of domestic controversy.
[[Category:Cryria's Pages]]
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