Musetszna

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The Principality of Musetszna

Flag of Musetszna
Flag
Motto: 
  • Nys’tat’en: “Hus av gull og brød.”
  • Codexian: “House of gold and bread.”
Anthem: Spectres de mouse
Capital
and largest city
Øisteinsby
Official languagesNys’tat’en
Recognized languagesPackilvanian
Ethnic groups
  • Kemonomimi (Nezumimi) 74%
  • 16% Felines
  • 10% Elves
Religion
Akuanism
Demonym(s)Mustetine; Mustetines
Government
• Arch-Princess
Ny’Hjøran of House LuPaasan
• Shrinekeeper
Ny’Istor of Øisteinsby
• Prime Minister
Gøran Blix
LegislatureThe Tri-Assembly of Musetszna
Elder Servants Assembly
Assembly of the Nezut Squeakers
Population
• 2019 estimate
32,504,000
GDP (nominal)estimate
• Total
♅238,579,360,000
• Per capita
♅7,340
CurrencyPackilvanian dinar

Musetszna, formally known as The Principality of Musetszna is a semi-constitutional monarchy in Yasteria Major border the Packilvanian province of Shakar and the Rotantic Ocean.

The country was originally settled by Borean Kemonomimi, coming from Borea in the early 3th BCE. Establishing settlements along the coastal regions before becoming more established inland settlements around varies oasis and lakes. These original interior settlements act as rest stops for nomadic Kemonomimi and their Yak herds. Later developing into proper agricultural settlements while the more coastal towns grew into trading posts and fishing villages. Ever since the first settlements, yaks played a important role in Mustetine culture acting the main beast of burdens and their products, such as wool and milk becoming a critical part of the Mustetine life. Milk particular became a important symbol, the development of cheese became a symbol of wealth. The culture of cultivating and the artisan craft of cheese was a symbol of good times for a settlement, having resources and time to spend on creating such a luxury good.

The formal creation of the Musetszna Akuan Federation occurred in the early 8th century BCE. Starting as a federation for settlements along the coast and then gathering more villages on the interior of the country. The Federation was primary centered around creating a more formal trade network and mutual aid for the various settlements. The trade routes being secured and patrol by the Ny'Sænuri clans in the Federation. Acting both as law enforcement and as defense against raiding Vikings coming from the sea.

During the 13th century a Packilvania sent a force into the Federation due to the raise of banditry between the border regions where the Ny'Sænuri didn't patrol. As a result of the military exhibition the Musetszna Federation was required to send tribute to the Meer of Sharkol every 5 years and the Packilvanian merchants had to be escort by Ny'Sænuri just as they would with Mustetine merchants. Later in the 14th century the Mustetines unanimously voted for independence and refused to pay tribute. In return, High King Duwal II of Packilvania ordered a invasion to bring the country back under control. The invasion was of larger size than the one in the 13th century. The invasion failed, with only two direct engagements being recorded between the Packilvanian and Ny'Sænuri forces. The Ny'Sænuri targeted the water and supply convoys of the larger force, a tactic they have used intensively with future invasions and conflicts.

The late 15th century end with a third Packilvanian invasion. The invasion was far more successful, due to gaining the favor of several Ny'Sænuri clans with promises of "centralizing" the Mustetine people. The Packilvania established a puppet prince, Øistein the Ist a native and popular merchant of the Mustetine people. He spent majority of his reign solidity his power and establishing the Elder Servants Assembly, gathering various brewmasters that supported him into a governmental position.

The Principality was briefly ended by a fourth large Packilvanian invasion into the country, this time by the Packilvanian Communist Party rather than the monarchy of Packilvania in 1950. Creating a short lived Mustetine Democratic People's Socialist Republic but was ended by the support of the Carriers of Mercy and the Ny'Sænuri Clans. Bring the Principality back into the government to much fanfare.

History

Pre-Federation Era

The first Kemonomimi settlements came from the East-Southern reaches of Borea. According to known historical records at the time, the original group was fishers and merchants. The later groups being various farmers and ranchers hearing news of fertile ground along the coast. The discovery of easily accessible copper along the coast drove more kemonomimi to the region and pushed for the exploration of the interior of the country to find tin. Leading to the discovery of a network of oasis and lakes, as well tin found by the modern day border of Packilvania. The oasis settlements established as resting points for traveling tin traders and nomadic herds people.

Bronze Age

Settling the Interior

First Federation Era

The first large, federations came into being in the 8th century BCE. The coastal, primary agriculture and fishing settlements formed a federation historians refer to as the 'Copper Federation.' While the interior settlements which was more based around herding yaks and mining created their own separate federation which is referred as the 'Tin Federation.' The two federation grew independent of each other, though closely linked through trade and culture. At the end of the 8th century BCE they formed into a single federation of Musetszna.

Coastal Federation and Interior Federation

The Rise of the Ny'Sænuri Clans

Integration of the Dual Federations

Milk Highway

Packilvania Invasion (13th century)

Tributary Era

After the first Packilvania invasion, the Musetszna federation was required to pay tribute to the Meer of Sharkol. During the Tributary era, the growth of artisans making products of metal products, wool clothing and mostly importantly to culture cheese. The development of trade methods between settlements led to a new found wealth for the Federation which much of was taken as tribute for Packilvania. Leading to a growing resentment against them, allowing the Ny'Sænuri clans to gather more influence and foster more into their numbers. The era also had a plague that affected the yaks, severally damaging the country's wealth, the additional threats coming from the sea via Vikings seeking to exploit the weaken but still moderately wealthy federation.

Golden Age of the Artisans

Ny'Sænuri Influence Grows

Mad Yak Disease

Viking Invasions and Settlements

Second Federation Era

The vote for independence is cited by historians as the start of the second federation. Starting with the vote for independence, then the invasion of Packilvania and subsequent failure of conquering the region. The era was considered to be the second golden age before the modern times, with the decrease of influence of the Ny'Sænuri clans and the growth of trade. The ending of the era was triggered by the third Packilvania invasion which was supported some Ny'Sænuri clans.

Independence

Packilvania Invasion (14th Century)

Removal of Ny'Sænuri Influence

Second Golden Age

Packilvania Invasion (15th Century)

First Principality Era

The raise of the Packilvania backed Principality of Musetszna in the 15th century led to a era of centralization, construction of the first true cities and the assembly being established. The first prince, Øistein the Ist spent his reign centralizing his authority, giving the Ny'Sænuri clans seats in government and creating of transport. By the end of the Principality era due to the Communist invasion, the country went from a rural tribal federation into a industrialized, centralized modern nation. Several of the highways and railways built during the first Principality are still maintain and in used today.

Return of the Ny'Sænuri and Establishing of the Assembly

Rural Renewal Projects and Highway Projects

Construction of the Urban Centers

Packilvania Invasion (1950)

Socialist Republic Era

Usmil Ukramistre, the General Secretary of Mustetine

The Mustetine Democratic People's Socialist Republic (1950-1971) was marked by scandals, massacres and failed attempts forced secularization against the highly religious population. The Mustetine Communist Party taking their orders from Packilvanian Communist Party, who placed a General Secretary Usmil Ukramistre an Packilvanian born feline rather than a native born Mustetine communist. Which drew much resentment from both the MCP and the native population, having a non-Mustetine feline who until his third year as General Secretary didn't learn to speak or read Nys'tat'en. Ukramistre directed several massacres of religious scholars, brewmasters and artisans. During his rule of the country, shrines was burned and 'civilizing' efforts which destroyed historical artifacts that had exist for a millennia in history. Ukramistre was assassinated by a Ny'Sænuri while he was traveling into the capital.

Burning of Shrines

By direct order of the General Secretary's Office a list of Akuan shrines was approved for destruction including the religious and culturally important Grand Shrine of El'Zth. The favor method of destruction of the shrines was burning, primary due to the shrines being made with wood. The program was started in 1950, the first year of communists took over and the Grand Shrine being burned down in 1952. The list kept being renewed and expanded on throughout the Socialist rule of the country. The burning of the shrines was temporary halted in 1962 when the General Council of the Socialists was suicided bombed by a Ny'Sænuri. However later in 1964, the shrine burning renewed but to a lesser degree due to growing Ny'Sænuri attacks on them.

Ny'Sænuri Rebellions

The Ny'Sænuri rebellions or the Ny'Sænuri continuation war started as soon as the communists took over the country. Some historians consider the Ny'Sænuri rebellions to be a continuation of the Packilvania invasion in 1950 and a change of tactics. Changing from direct engagements to hit and run tactics. Primary hiding within rural areas of Musetszna targeting patrols and supply conveys, however with the order of shrine destructions. The Ny'Sænuri returned to more aggressive attacks, targeting outposts and bases directly. Sometimes attacking several outposts at the same time only to then return to the desert. The Communist party spent a considerable sum on the military in order to counter-act the assaults from the Ny'Sænuri, including a direct order from the General Secretary to have anyone providing assistance to the Ny'Sænuri to be shot.

This being a example of the lack of the understanding behalf of the General Secretary, despite several attempts to explain that the Ny'Sænuri are considered to be outcasts and shunned by Akuanists only providing the bare minimal of assistance usually in the form of foodstuff packages left in a desert where the Ny'Sænuri usually patrols in. Despite this, Ukramistre ordered the several rural villages to be punished in a particularly brutal methods including hangings, deporting the villagers to other regions and inductions into work camps by the coasts. This opposite effect the General Secretary wished, causing the Ny'Sænuri to grow in number from the angry natives. The attacks increased in number and being more direct assault on the Communists, not limiting themselves to the rural regions but now outright targeting urban areas with bombings and assassinations by 1957.

The Communist party issued cracked down order, though it was only truly effective in the urban centers. As the rural areas was always hard to control, despite several attempts to integrate the rural areas with various methods. Such as radio networks, water pipes, telephone lines and highways, all of which was under consistent harassment from the Ny'Sænuri targeting the construction crews and their guards.

Crackdowns on Religion

The Socialist Republic issued several laws, restricting religious holidays, festivals, clothing and traditions. They banned all religious from being practice, primary being Akuanism. The burning of shrines and Nys'tat'en literature in the beginning, only later starting to imprisoning brewmasters and scholars of the Akuan faith at the end of 1954. The creation of military settlements and re-education centers was signed into law in January 1st, 1955.

Military Settlements

Military Settlements was designed by the General Secretary to "civilize" the rural regions by enforcing socialist doctrinarian and military-like discipline onto the villagers. Overall, the military settlements was considered to be a massive failure, often turning what little good faith they had with the rural folk against them and being targets for Ny'Sænuri infiltration or raids. The settlements tried to create a idealized socialist village without religion, the heavy concreate buildings they constructed often was poorly ventilated or suffered from countless issues relating to the heat from environment.

Massacre of Brewmasters

The first of the targeted massacres was the brewmasters starting in 1952, the same year the Grand Shrine was sacked and burned. Originally the plan by the General Secretary was force the religious officials into secular education programs and work camps. It was a short lived experiment by the Communist Party, lasting only six months before the program shifted to simply hanging or shooting the officials. The hangings always took place in public and in front of the ruins of the shrines, sending a strong messages to the Mustetine population. The massacres end with ten of thousands killed or forced into secular education facilities where more often than not died in. It wasn't until end of socialist rule the massacres was forcibly end by the Ny'Sænuri

Massacre of Artisans

Assassination of the General Secretary (1959)

Bombing of General Council (1962)

Ny'Sænuri Clans and Carriers of Mercy Alliance

Night of Running Red

Second Principality Era

In 1971, the return of the royal family and the re-establishment of the Principality marked a era of rebuilding for the country. The leftover communists was hunted down by the Ny'Sænuri clans in a particularly un-Akuan fashion. The Principality still has a close relation both politically and economically to Packilvania.

Return of the Royal Family

Reconstruction

Modern Era

Economy

Infrastructure and energy

Agriculture

The coastal regions of Musetszna are rich in soil nutrition, leading to large agricultural based economy in the region. Growing various staple crops and animal feeding products.

Dairy & Cheese

The dairy and cheese has been a staple food in the Mustetine cuisine since historical times. As a result, the dairy industry is a essential to the Musetszna economy and is given heavy subsidies by the Government to insure cheap cheese and dairy products for the population.

Mining

The largest sector of the economy in Principality is mining, with the largest mining company being the state owned company 'Bronze and Steel Works.' The country produces a wide variety ores such as copper, tin, coal, iron and lithium. Musetszna produces various gems as well, such as diamonds, rubies and topaz.

Culture

Akuanism

Diet

Clothing