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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.
[[File:MorrunKnotPendant.png|thumb|The shield knot, often called the "Mòrrùn Knot" for its association as the symbol of the historical Kingdom of Mòrrùn, is a traditional Verian interlace pattern representing strength and fortitude, which is the reason it was chosen as the national symbol of Veria and placed on the flag of the High Kingdom. It is displayed here on a pendant of the type historically worn by the Verian Fians, elite warrior-explorers with a status similar to feudal knights.]]
==Etymology==
The name ''Eileanan Vèr'' (Isles of Vèr) is first recorded as appearing in the stone tablets of the [[Adrah-Sình]], which date back to roughly the 5th century BCE. It is unclear whether the term was used to refer to the entire archipelago before the creation of the tablets, but historical records suggest the name was at least popularized in the decades following the spread of the [[Sinhàdran|Sinhàdranhic faith]] throughout greater Veria. Documents dating to 879 CE are the oldest existing records that use the modern ''Vèrinn'' as the full title of the isles.
The [[Staynish]]-[[Codexian]] exonym Veria likely originates from a shortened Codexian transliteration of the Norgsveltian name for Veria, ''Vennrikia'' (Norgsveltian: lit. "Friendly realm"), which itself is also an exonym, and first came into use in the [[Norgsveldet#The_Kingdoms_of_Riksheim_and_Novreheim|Kingdom of Novreheim]] after early contact with Verian sailors and merchants.
==History==
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