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'''Axdel''' (Axdelian: ''Ax̂delii''), officially known as '''The Federation of Axdel''', is a sovereign federal state consisting of three constituent countries; [[Korstazia]], [[Lyrevale]], and [[Quartz Fern Coast]]. It is situated on the Axdelian peninsula of South-West [[Aurora]], and borders the nations of [[Emberwood Coast]], [[Great Morstaybishlia]], [[Oceansend]], and [[Kéya]]. It is the second largest nation by land area on the continent. The capital city of Axdel is [[Andel]], a megacity with 11 million people, followed by Fenrir with 9 million.

The land on which Axdel sits has been inhabited by sapient species' for potentially up to a million years, with the arrival of the first anatomically modern [[Cava]] in the area. The first civilisation in the area was Laqytia, a collection of agricultural city states. From the iron age the region was conquered by the influential Kormistazic empire and its numerous satellite states. The empire collapsed and was re-established two times under dozens of imperial dynasties. The Third Kormistazic Empire established and administered colonial territories on [[Arcturia]] for several centuries. After a five decade long series of invasions by Morstaybishlia in the 16th century, mainland Kormistazm surrendered and was incorporated into the empire. ~~The~~ region was ~~later~~ granted principality status, bearing the modern name of Axdel, after the end of the ~~first~~ [[~~Posolic~~ ~~Wars|Posolic war~~]] in ~~1810~~. Axdel gained independence after a socialist coup ~~which~~ ~~triggered~~ the [[Auroran Imperial War]], ~~gaining~~ ~~independence~~ as the [[~~Noroist~~ ~~Axdel~~]] ~~dictatorship~~. The Noroist government collapsed in 1996 after a bitter two year [[Axdel civil war|civil war]], with the present democratic government succeeding it after a short transition. The majority of Quartz Fern Coast was incorporated in 2003 in a referendum following the collapse of its government in the years prior.

The land on which Axdel sits has been inhabited by sapient species' for potentially up to a million years, with the arrival of the first anatomically modern [[Cava]] in the area. The first civilisation in the area was Laqytia, a collection of agricultural city states. From the iron age the region was conquered by the influential Kormistazic empire and its numerous satellite states. The empire collapsed and was re-established two times under dozens of imperial dynasties. The Third Kormistazic Empire established and administered colonial territories on [[Arcturia]] for several centuries. After a five decade long series of invasions by Morstaybishlia in the 16th century, mainland Kormistazm surrendered and was incorporated into the empire. After the end of the first [[Posolic Wars|Posolic war]] in 1810 the region was granted principality status, bearing the modern name of Axdel, and after the end of the [[Great War]] in 1917 it became a semi-independent Dominion. Axdel gained full independence after a socialist-led coup, forming the [[Noroist Axdel]] dictatorship and triggering the [[Auroran Imperial War]]. Lyrevale and Quartz Fern Coast seceded after the war, with the former rejoining Axdel in a federation after the its [[Lyrevale Civil War|civil]] and [[Lyrevale Continuation War|continuation]] wars. The Noroist government collapsed in 1996 after a slow, bitter two year [[Axdel civil war|civil war]], with the present democratic government succeeding it after a short transition. The majority of Quartz Fern Coast was incorporated into the federation in 2003 after a referendum following the collapse of its authoritarian government in the years prior.

Axdel is a developed nation and is considered a major regional power with the 2rd largest GDP and [[List of countries by military expenditure|miltary budget]] on Aurora. It is also one of the largest countries by surface area on Urth, possessing the the 5th largest territory on land and having the 10th largest population as of early 2021. It also ranks highly in metrics of civil rights, education rates, income equality, and general quality of life. Axdel has a highly diverse economy and generates income from various sources, the largest sectors being energy, manufacturing, mining, and agricultural exports. Other notable contributors are international education, tourism, and information technology. Almost all of the nations infrastructure and a notable fraction of its industry is state owned.

Axdel is a developed nation and is considered a major regional power with the 2rd largest GDP and [[List of countries by military expenditure|miltary budget]] on Aurora. It is also one of the largest countries by surface area on Urth, possessing the the 5th largest territory on land and having the 10th largest population as of early 2021. It also ranks highly in metrics of civil rights, education rates, income equality, and general quality of life. Axdel has a highly diverse economy and generates income from various sources, the largest sectors being energy, manufacturing, mining, and agricultural exports. Other notable contributors are international education, tourism, and information technology. Almost all of the nations infrastructure and a notable fraction of its industry is state owned and operated.

Axdel is a ~~largely~~ temperate nation with significant deciduous forest coverage and wide tracts of fertile land which are extensively used for agriculture. The climate ranges from humid subtropical along the north coast, a continental climate in the interior regions and temperate oceanic along the southern coast, as well as cold alpine climates at high altitude. The nation is very mountainous, with the [[Zycannes|Zycannes mountains]] terminating along the Eastern border, the weathered yet expansive [[Teba Mountains]] dominating the interior and forming the nation's backbone, the [[Okrani mountains]] forming a notable ridge in the south, and the volcanic [[Auric mountains]] flanking the west coast. An active hotspot is also present in the eastern side of Lyrevale, creating a unique volcanic landscape rich in hydrothermal vents.

Axdel is a predominantly temperate nation with significant deciduous forest coverage and wide tracts of fertile land which are extensively used for agriculture. The climate ranges from humid subtropical along the north coast, a continental climate in the interior regions and temperate oceanic along the southern coast, as well as cold alpine climates at high altitude. The nation is very mountainous, with the [[Zycannes|Zycannes mountains]] terminating along the Eastern border, the weathered yet expansive [[Teba Mountains]] dominating the interior and forming the nation's backbone, the [[Okrani mountains]] forming a notable ridge in the south, and the volcanic [[Auric mountains]] flanking the west coast. An active hotspot is also present in the eastern side of Lyrevale, creating a unique volcanic landscape rich in hydrothermal vents. These mountains are rich in natural resources, and have been mined throughout history.

Axdel is a member state of the [[United Nations of the Auroran Continent]] (also being the seat of the [[Auroran Court of Justice]]), and the [[IRSA|Intercontinental Regional Security Accords]], and uses the multinational [[Kirib]](♅) as its currency alongside many other Auroran Nations.

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The death of Redrugus, however, was the spark for a number of significant problems. Some local powers went on the offensive, driving occupational forces on their borders away and reconquering territory. The morst soldiers themselves, unhappy with the prospect of continued fighting, poor conditions and lacklustre payment, took the opportunity to desert from the army and loot and pillage Kormistazic cities, killing thousands in the process. Some disillusioned soldiers even defected to fight for the Cava they had just conquered, the most infamous example of which being General John Nargas, who claimed to have visions of the prophet Matilda and several [[Kozam]] deities who instructing him to lead the Cava people against the Morstaybishlian empire. Operating out of Veraala, Nargas conquered much of Northern Lyr valley and maintained de-facto control over it for 6 years until the Morstaybishlian army sieged the city and executed him for treason. Lead by Lambertus, the army also saw to formally establish and properly assert control over the new provinces of the empire as best as he could, deposing of many influential families and figures and replacing them with those loyal to the crown. The king also signed an act which would compensate those who served in the West Auroran crusades with prime plots of agricultural land. This led to many Morstaybishlian soldiers settling in the peninsula, concentrating in the northern Lyr Valley, and Southern Corstania. This combined with other land payments in other areas of the empire such as the fertile interior of Staynes effectively lessened both the economic strain on the government and worked to appease the many unruly soldiers.

Over the next half a century, efforts to pacify the population and accustom them to Morst rule were violent, involving sieges of rebellious cities and the destruction of crops and property. Many soldiers and civilians were brutalised and summarily executed. Human settlers in the North Lyr valley and South Corstania often fell victim to raids from cavan guerrilla forces, resulting in gruesome retributive attacks and collective punishments on cavan settlements in the area. Approximately 10-20% of the peninsula's total population perished by the turn of the century, primarily as a result of war-related famine, displacement and disease, and is considered a genocide against the Cava species. Organised, violent resistance to imperial rule never truly subsided until the death of king Lambertus V in 1621 and the ascension of Queen [[Florence I]]. The Queen set out to consolidate imperial control of the peninsula by uprooting the remaining Cavan nobility, quashing the autonomy of integrated provinces and bringing all persisting satellite regions to heel as loyal client states under the threat of ~~razing~~. After this former Kormistazm was solely administered by Morstaybishlian Lords as a wholly subservient polity of the empire known as Axdelia.

Over the next half a century, efforts to pacify the population and accustom them to Morst rule were violent, involving sieges of rebellious cities and the destruction of crops and property. Many soldiers and civilians were brutalised and summarily executed. Human settlers in the North Lyr valley and South Corstania often fell victim to raids from cavan guerrilla forces, resulting in gruesome retributive attacks and collective punishments on cavan settlements in the area. Approximately 10-20% of the peninsula's total population perished by the turn of the century, primarily as a result of war-related famine, displacement and disease, and is considered a genocide against the Cava species. Organised, violent resistance to imperial rule never truly subsided until the death of king Lambertus V in 1621 and the ascension of Queen [[Florence I]]. The Queen set out to consolidate imperial control of the peninsula by uprooting the remaining Cavan nobility, quashing the autonomy of integrated provinces and bringing all persisting satellite regions to heel as loyal client states under the threat of sacking. After this former Kormistazm was solely administered by Morstaybishlian Lords as a wholly subservient polity of the empire known as Axdelia.

===== Morstaybishlian Colonial era =====

After conquering Kormistazm and consolidating control over its vast mainland, Morstaybishlia began looking outwards from Aurora with the goal of overseas exploration, expanding trade and establishing new colonies. This was largely borne out of competition with other Auroran powers, who were also pursuing similar goals in Arcturia and the [[Cerenerian Ocean|Cerenarian ocean]].

After conquering Kormistazm and consolidating control over its vast mainland, Morstaybishlia began looking increasingly outwards from Aurora with the goal of overseas exploration, expanding trade and establishing new colonies. This was largely borne out of competition with other Auroran powers, who were also pursuing similar goals in Arcturia and the [[Cerenerian Ocean|Cerenarian ocean]]. the MBE was uniquely experienced amongst its competitors with its numerous developed ports, large presence on the east Arcturian seaboard and its successful domination of Kormistazm. The lessons already learned from its enterprises in the previous centuries and its vast labour force it could draw from gave it an immense advantage, and lead to the empire becoming a powerful influence across the globe. Long term economic downturn from the collapse of the Kormistazic empire alongside its rapidly growing cities meant labour from the area was amongst the cheapest and often the most willing for the difficult work of establishing colonies overseas. Whilst cava were legally protected against slavery, transportation to penal colonies was a common punishment for minor crimes such as theft or vagrancy until the late 19th century, providing a bountiful supply of workers. Many Cava also emigrated voluntarily, travelling in large numbers to any more accepting country. The vast majority would travel to other Cava majority countries such as [[Kéya]] and [[Quariin]], but also to other welcoming destinations like [[Antora]].

====Posolic Wars====

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 '''Axdel''' (Axdelian: ''Ax̂delii''), officially known as '''The Federation of Axdel''', is a sovereign federal state consisting of three constituent countries; [[Korstazia]], [[Lyrevale]], and [[Quartz Fern Coast]]. It is situated on the Axdelian peninsula of South-West [[Aurora]], and borders the nations of [[Emberwood Coast]], [[Great Morstaybishlia]], [[Oceansend]], and [[Kéya]]. It is the second largest nation by land area on the continent. The capital city of Axdel is [[Andel]], a megacity with 11 million people, followed by Fenrir with 9 million.
-The land on which Axdel sits has been inhabited by sapient species' for potentially up to a million years, with the arrival of the first anatomically modern [[Cava]] in the area. The first civilisation in the area was Laqytia, a collection of agricultural city states. From the iron age the region was conquered by the influential Kormistazic empire and its numerous satellite states. The empire collapsed and was re-established two times under dozens of imperial dynasties. The Third Kormistazic Empire established and administered colonial territories on [[Arcturia]] for several centuries. After a five decade long series of invasions by Morstaybishlia in the 16th century, mainland Kormistazm surrendered and was incorporated into the empire. The region was later granted principality status, bearing the modern name of Axdel, after the end of the first [[Posolic Wars|Posolic war]] in 1810. Axdel gained independence after a socialist coup which triggered the [[Auroran Imperial War]], gaining independence as the [[Noroist Axdel]] dictatorship. The Noroist government collapsed in 1996 after a bitter two year [[Axdel civil war|civil war]], with the present democratic government succeeding it after a short transition. The majority of Quartz Fern Coast was incorporated in 2003 in a referendum following the collapse of its government in the years prior.
+The land on which Axdel sits has been inhabited by sapient species' for potentially up to a million years, with the arrival of the first anatomically modern [[Cava]] in the area. The first civilisation in the area was Laqytia, a collection of agricultural city states. From the iron age the region was conquered by the influential Kormistazic empire and its numerous satellite states. The empire collapsed and was re-established two times under dozens of imperial dynasties. The Third Kormistazic Empire established and administered colonial territories on [[Arcturia]] for several centuries. After a five decade long series of invasions by Morstaybishlia in the 16th century, mainland Kormistazm surrendered and was incorporated into the empire. After the end of the first [[Posolic Wars|Posolic war]] in 1810 the region was granted principality status, bearing the modern name of Axdel, and after the end of the [[Great War]] in 1917 it became a semi-independent Dominion. Axdel gained full independence after a socialist-led coup, forming the [[Noroist Axdel]] dictatorship and triggering the [[Auroran Imperial War]]. Lyrevale and Quartz Fern Coast seceded after the war, with the former rejoining Axdel in a federation after the its [[Lyrevale Civil War|civil]] and [[Lyrevale Continuation War|continuation]] wars. The Noroist government collapsed in 1996 after a slow, bitter two year [[Axdel civil war|civil war]], with the present democratic government succeeding it after a short transition. The majority of Quartz Fern Coast was incorporated into the federation in 2003 after a referendum following the collapse of its authoritarian government in the years prior.
-Axdel is a developed nation and is considered a major regional power with the 2rd largest GDP and [[List of countries by military expenditure|miltary budget]] on Aurora. It is also one of the largest countries by surface area on Urth, possessing the the 5th largest territory on land and having the 10th largest population as of early 2021. It also ranks highly in metrics of civil rights, education rates, income equality, and general quality of life. Axdel has a highly diverse economy and generates income from various sources, the largest sectors being energy, manufacturing, mining, and agricultural exports. Other notable contributors are international education, tourism, and information technology. Almost all of the nations infrastructure and a notable fraction of its industry is state owned.
+Axdel is a developed nation and is considered a major regional power with the 2rd largest GDP and [[List of countries by military expenditure|miltary budget]] on Aurora. It is also one of the largest countries by surface area on Urth, possessing the the 5th largest territory on land and having the 10th largest population as of early 2021. It also ranks highly in metrics of civil rights, education rates, income equality, and general quality of life. Axdel has a highly diverse economy and generates income from various sources, the largest sectors being energy, manufacturing, mining, and agricultural exports. Other notable contributors are international education, tourism, and information technology. Almost all of the nations infrastructure and a notable fraction of its industry is state owned and operated.
-Axdel is a largely temperate nation with significant deciduous forest coverage and wide tracts of fertile land which are extensively used for agriculture. The climate ranges from humid subtropical along the north coast, a continental climate in the interior regions and temperate oceanic along the southern coast, as well as cold alpine climates at high altitude. The nation is very mountainous, with the [[Zycannes|Zycannes mountains]] terminating along the Eastern border, the weathered yet expansive [[Teba Mountains]] dominating the interior and forming the nation's backbone, the [[Okrani mountains]] forming a notable ridge in the south, and the volcanic [[Auric mountains]] flanking the west coast. An active hotspot is also present in the eastern side of Lyrevale, creating a unique volcanic landscape rich in hydrothermal vents.
+Axdel is a predominantly temperate nation with significant deciduous forest coverage and wide tracts of fertile land which are extensively used for agriculture. The climate ranges from humid subtropical along the north coast, a continental climate in the interior regions and temperate oceanic along the southern coast, as well as cold alpine climates at high altitude. The nation is very mountainous, with the [[Zycannes|Zycannes mountains]] terminating along the Eastern border, the weathered yet expansive [[Teba Mountains]] dominating the interior and forming the nation's backbone, the [[Okrani mountains]] forming a notable ridge in the south, and the volcanic [[Auric mountains]] flanking the west coast. An active hotspot is also present in the eastern side of Lyrevale, creating a unique volcanic landscape rich in hydrothermal vents. These mountains are rich in natural resources, and have been mined throughout history.
 Axdel is a member state of the [[United Nations of the Auroran Continent]] (also being the seat of the [[Auroran Court of Justice]]), and the [[IRSA|Intercontinental Regional Security Accords]], and uses the multinational [[Kirib]](♅) as its currency alongside many other Auroran Nations.
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 The death of Redrugus, however, was the spark for a number of significant problems. Some local powers went on the offensive, driving occupational forces on their borders away and reconquering territory. The morst soldiers themselves, unhappy with the prospect of continued fighting, poor conditions and lacklustre payment, took the opportunity to desert from the army and loot and pillage Kormistazic cities, killing thousands in the process. Some disillusioned soldiers even defected to fight for the Cava they had just conquered, the most infamous example of which being General John Nargas, who claimed to have visions of the prophet Matilda and several [[Kozam]] deities who instructing him to lead the Cava people against the Morstaybishlian empire. Operating out of Veraala, Nargas conquered much of Northern Lyr valley and maintained de-facto control over it for 6 years until the Morstaybishlian army sieged the city and executed him for treason. Lead by Lambertus, the army also saw to formally establish and properly assert control over the new provinces of the empire as best as he could, deposing of many influential families and figures and replacing them with those loyal to the crown. The king also signed an act which would compensate those who served in the West Auroran crusades with prime plots of agricultural land. This led to many Morstaybishlian soldiers settling in the peninsula, concentrating in the northern Lyr Valley, and Southern Corstania. This combined with other land payments in other areas of the empire such as the fertile interior of Staynes effectively lessened both the economic strain on the government and worked to appease the many unruly soldiers.
-Over the next half a century, efforts to pacify the population and accustom them to Morst rule were violent, involving sieges of rebellious cities and the destruction of crops and property. Many soldiers and civilians were brutalised and summarily executed. Human settlers in the North Lyr valley and South Corstania often fell victim to raids from cavan guerrilla forces, resulting in gruesome retributive attacks and collective punishments on cavan settlements in the area. Approximately 10-20% of the peninsula's total population perished by the turn of the century, primarily as a result of war-related famine, displacement and disease, and is considered a genocide against the Cava species. Organised, violent resistance to imperial rule never truly subsided until the death of king Lambertus V in 1621 and the ascension of Queen [[Florence I]]. The Queen set out to consolidate imperial control of the peninsula by uprooting the remaining Cavan nobility, quashing the autonomy of integrated provinces and bringing all persisting satellite regions to heel as loyal client states under the threat of razing. After this former Kormistazm was solely administered by Morstaybishlian Lords as a wholly subservient polity of the empire known as Axdelia.
+Over the next half a century, efforts to pacify the population and accustom them to Morst rule were violent, involving sieges of rebellious cities and the destruction of crops and property. Many soldiers and civilians were brutalised and summarily executed. Human settlers in the North Lyr valley and South Corstania often fell victim to raids from cavan guerrilla forces, resulting in gruesome retributive attacks and collective punishments on cavan settlements in the area. Approximately 10-20% of the peninsula's total population perished by the turn of the century, primarily as a result of war-related famine, displacement and disease, and is considered a genocide against the Cava species. Organised, violent resistance to imperial rule never truly subsided until the death of king Lambertus V in 1621 and the ascension of Queen [[Florence I]]. The Queen set out to consolidate imperial control of the peninsula by uprooting the remaining Cavan nobility, quashing the autonomy of integrated provinces and bringing all persisting satellite regions to heel as loyal client states under the threat of sacking. After this former Kormistazm was solely administered by Morstaybishlian Lords as a wholly subservient polity of the empire known as Axdelia.
 ===== Morstaybishlian Colonial era =====
-After conquering Kormistazm and consolidating control over its vast mainland, Morstaybishlia began looking outwards from Aurora with the goal of overseas exploration, expanding trade and establishing new colonies. This was largely borne out of competition with other Auroran powers, who were also pursuing similar goals in Arcturia and the [[Cerenerian Ocean|Cerenarian ocean]].
+After conquering Kormistazm and consolidating control over its vast mainland, Morstaybishlia began looking increasingly outwards from Aurora with the goal of overseas exploration, expanding trade and establishing new colonies. This was largely borne out of competition with other Auroran powers, who were also pursuing similar goals in Arcturia and the [[Cerenerian Ocean|Cerenarian ocean]]. the MBE was uniquely experienced amongst its competitors with its numerous developed ports, large presence on the east Arcturian seaboard and its successful domination of Kormistazm. The lessons already learned from its enterprises in the previous centuries and its vast labour force it could draw from gave it an immense advantage, and lead to the empire becoming a powerful influence across the globe. Long term economic downturn from the collapse of the Kormistazic empire alongside its rapidly growing cities meant labour from the area was amongst the cheapest and often the most willing for the difficult work of establishing colonies overseas. Whilst cava were legally protected against slavery, transportation to penal colonies was a common punishment for minor crimes such as theft or vagrancy until the late 19th century, providing a bountiful supply of workers. Many Cava also emigrated voluntarily, travelling in large numbers to any more accepting country. The vast majority would travel to other Cava majority countries such as [[Kéya]] and [[Quariin]], but also to other welcoming destinations like [[Antora]].
 ====Posolic Wars====

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