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'''Veria''' ([[Àthaic]]: ''Vèrinn''), officially the '''High Kingdom of the Verian Isles''' ([[Àthaic]]: ''Àrd Rioghachd na Eileanan Vèrannach'') is an island nation in the northern [[Concordian Ocean]], located just west of [[Borea]] and east of [[Novaris]], the latter of which it holds territory on through the [[Galemòr|Crown Colony of Galemòr]]. Veria shares no land borders with any other nation on Urth, and the only nation it borders by sea is [[Kurandia]]. Out of Veria's 17.4 million population, 8.9 million live on Mòrrùn, the largest of the five main islands. The capital of Veria is Ruinaith, and its largest city is Lotharne.
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Modern Verian history begins with the rise of the Kingdom of Àthia, formed from the unification of the County of Kèr Seanaire with the lesser Àthic city states. Under the semi-mythical King Alator à Seanaire, the Kingdom of Àthia conquered most of the Verian Isles, spreading what would eventually become [[Àthaic]], the modern language of Veria. Though Àthia eventually collapsed in the Àthic Strife upon the death of King Alator II, the Mòrrùn Kingdom rose from the conflict of the Strife, establishing itself as the first true predecessor to the modern Verian state. It was during the Mòrrùn Era that the Kingdom of Malainn was conquered and subjugated, marking it as one of the five principal kingdoms of the Verian Isles. The Mòrrùn Era ended with the partition of the kingdom between the three heirs of King Arlen V in 979.
The High Kingdom of Veria as it exists today was born in the aftermath of the Verian Consolidation Wars, a series of military and religious conflicts spanning roughly the first half of the 14th century. By the conclusion of the Consolidation Wars, King Midir of Àthia held the crowns of all five kingdoms, and was crowned as the first High King of Veria. Under his rule the Verian Guilds came into formal power, and the exploration that would eventually lead to Verian colonialism began. The colonial period lasted from the 15th century to the early 20th, ending with the outbreak of the [[Great War]], and only briefly interrupted in the 18th century with the [[Veria#Guilder Revolt|Guilder Revolt of 1717]], which most historians mark as the origin of the contemporary Verian government.
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Formed from a union of the monarchy and the Verian Guilds, the Verian government shares power between a High King and a legislature formed from both the nobles of the lesser kingdoms and the leaders of the guilds, semi-governmental organizations that function as both state corporations and regulatory bodies for their respective fields. It is up to the citizens of Veria to vote for which nobles represent their region on the Noble Council, and up to the guilds to decide who represents their interests in the Guild House. The High King is a hereditary position kept in check by the two halves of the legislature, and may be replaced upon a two-thirds majority vote from both the Noble Council and the Guild House, though this has only happened once in Verian history.
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While small, Veria is a considerable regional power with a prospering economy, of which very little goes to military expenses. Veria maintains a small, well-trained army and a more significant navy, reinforced with its diplomatic ties to [[Norgsveldet]], with which it has been allied since before unification, dating back to the Kingdom of Àthia and the Kingdom of Novreheim. Veria maintains observer status in the [[Borean Assembly]] and associate status in the [[League of Novaris]], but is not formally part of either organization.
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