Nevira

Republic of Nevira Tukeṫḳet Nivixe
Flag Coat of arms
Capital		Yisma
Largest		Nusim
Official languages		Neviran
Area
-	Total	1,271,049 km2 490,755 sq mi
Population
-	2016 census	132,176,927
-	Density	103.99/km2 269.3/sq mi
Time zone		Delta Time (SCT +3) Eastern Time (SCT +4)
Drives on the		right
Calling code		+67
Internet TLD		.nv

Nevira (Neviran: Neveneś /nɛβɛnᴇɕ/), officially the Republic of the Delta (Neviran: Tukeṫḳeŧ Neveneś /tʉkɛtʼkʼɛθ nɛβɛnɛɕ/), is a country located in Lower Ekuosia. Nevira is considered a regional power in both Ekuosia and Baredina, having the largest economy on the continent and being an influential member of the Ekuosian Union. It is the successor of two former empires, the Neviran Empire which conquered large swathes of Ekuosia and Puzimm after the advent of gunpowder, and the Saruan Empire which spread along the eastern coast of Baredina and across the Saru Sea to Lahan and northern Ystel.

Etymology

The name Nevira was first attributed to the region by the Old Adzamian speaking Adzamic Empire, who called it nevirat [nɛvɪʁɐt], meaning 'swamp.' The Nevesh name, Nevenesh, derives from proto-Neviric *nivi:xe: 'delta,' which is a cognate to the Adzamic term, with both tracing back to Proto-Ekuo-Lahiri *nepí<na>hee, probably meaning 'swamp.'

History

Nevira has been inhabited by hominids for millions of years, and by early modern humans since shortly after they evolved on Sahar. The modern country was established only in 1893, shortly after the collapse of the Saruan Empire in 1889, but most Nevirans consider themselves and their state to be the direct descendant of the Neviran Empire, which which was established in the 15th century.

Early History (BCE)

The Neviric peoples who now make up the majority population of Nevira descend from the Ekuo-Lahiri people, who originated near the Kasingadh lakes in the Ekuosian desert. During the Adzo-Neviric migration, the ancestors of the Neviric and Adzamic peoples migrated southeast through the then-green desert over a few centuries, splitting into several distinct peoples as groups split off; those that were to become the Neviric people reached the Ekuos Delta around 1500 BCE (or earlier?). Over the next four hundred years, they established dominance over the other peoples in the region, but mostly remained within the delta zone, living in small, independent communities.

By the 800s BCE, some small settlements had developed into city-states, the largest and wealthiest being Luxasmal (/luxasmal/) and Nounnous (Nouunouus, /noˌu:.noˈu:s/) on the [exact location near/in delta to be determined after geodoot].

The extinct Luxasi language is indirectly attested through contact with early Adzamic scholars, and appears to have been Neviric. The Luxasiin traded extensively with their neighbours up and down the Ekuos river and, by BCE 350, controlled a significant portion of the [inland? northern?] delta, becoming a central power and trading hub of the region. The city of Nounnous, whose inhabitants may have been pre-Neviric, lay [distance] [downstream] and controlled a sizeable coastal area. Archaeological records indicate that there were cyclical episodes of tension and war in the region, which matches the earliest written records available, although these mythologize the conflict.

Adzamic Period (CE 1 ish–689)

See also: Nousnakkiithi

With the encroaching threat of the Adzamic Empire, which began expanding into modern Nevira by [??? early CE?] the two cities and the territories they controlled decided to form a tactical alliance, which evolved into the first united Kingdom of the Delta by CE 1??. They were able to resist the agressive Adzamians, to an extent that imperial scholars wrote respectfully of their military prowess, and NAME GENERAL refused the order to invade in 253. In 416, the Empire signed a peace treaty with the Delta, allowing them to maintain their borders and total sovereignty, in exchange for which the kingdom would not interfere with further Adzamic conquest in the area.

When the Adzamic Empire converted to the Holy Adzamian Empire in 638, the new dynasty summarily annulled its treaties with the Delta and invaded it. It managed to conquer both key cities, although serendipitously, there was almost no overlap between its possession of both locales. By 1940 it had stormed Luxasmal unsuccessfully on three separate occasions, and so it changed tact; it entered a prolonged siege, surrounding both cities, cutting them off from their tributary villages, and then from each other. It managed to capture Nounnous first, largely in thanks to a catastrophic tsunami that devastated much of the coastal city in 640.

Seven years later, in a desperate attempt to secure the region (one of many falling into civil unrest following wildly unpopular religious reforms enforced by the Empire across its subjects), and in one of history's most unlikely series of events, the Adzamians successfully captured Luxasmal—only to have their consequently reduced military presence in Nounnous immediately overthrown. Among the rebels who freed Nounnous, a large faction were the Nousnakkiithi ('escaping traitors'), who were low-ranking, non-Adzamian conscript soldiers of the Empire and who defected en masse, either refusing to continue the fight or actively rebelling against their former commanders. The rebellion took several weeks to successfully oust the remaining Imperial loyalists and secure the city, although popular understanding (following embellished stories) claim that no sooner had the Adzamic general proclaimed victory than he was informed that Nounnous was lost.

The Empire never managed to regain Nounnous, and held Luxasmal only from 647–689.

Post-Adzamic Period (690–1400)

Following its successful rebellion, Nounnous became the undisputed cultural, political, and economic power in what had been the Adzamic province of Nevira. It had, to its advantage, several years of independence to recover from the subjugation of the Empire, as well as the tsunami which had devastated many other coastal communities, allowing it to reorganize and accumulate power and capital. It became the seat of its own Kingdom.

Other cities, some of which had been established or significantly built up by the conquering Adzamians, also began to break free of the Empire one by one.

Power vaccuum. Fighty.

Neviran Empire (1405–1524)

Main article: Neviran Empire

By the early 1400s, Nevira had slowly begun to unify. In the 1430s, the [GROUP1] took control over the entirety of Nevira and declared themselves leaders of the Neviric peoples. The 1450s saw a wave of assimilation as [GROUP1] rulers sought to homogenize the country in hopes of minimizing internal conflicts. Even after the resistance was defeated and shamed, the emperor continued to build up the military, having a strong desire to "uplift" other Ekuosian nations through conquest. The first emperor of the actual Neviric Empire, [PERSON1], shared a similar but less extreme desire (coupled with a hunger for power). Just two years after coming into power, [PERSON1] ordered the Neviran military to invade the west.

Later they also took over some stuff to the north.

The invention of gunpowder was essential to the rapid development of the Neviran Empire, but also to its decline. As conquered peoples acquired the new technology they were able to fight back more effectively.

Interimperial period (1525–1611)

The collapse of the Neviran Empire left a chaotic array of small splintered states across Ekuosia and Puzimm.

Saruan Empire (1612–1889)

Main article: Saruan Empire

In the 16??s Nevira became the seat of another empire, this one mainly focused on overseas expansion into Lahan and Ystel, as well as much of Povania and southern Puzimm. This empire was longer-lived than the previous, remaining a formal empire until the 17??s. Even after the official dissolution of the empire, Nevira maintained some control over some of its former colonial assets into the 1???s.

First Republic of the Delta (1750–1900)

[yes there are overlapping dates between sections I'm not sure how to deal with that yet]

The Saruan Empire began to face internal turmoil after a comet was sighted or something. A civil war broke out when many lords rebelled against the royal family, compounded with popular uprisings. In late 1888, the royal palace in Yisma was razed to the ground. The formation of the Republic of the Delta was declared shortly after. However, much of its Ekuosian possessions, including all of Povania and northern Nevira, had become independent by this time. The Republic of the Delta annexed the remnants of the Saruan Empire in its entirety, and expelled many members of the nobility in Lahan and Ystel to prevent the formation of a government-in-exile.

Vive la révolution.

Geography

Climate

Almost all of Nevira has a humid subtropical climate, which is quite warm and even in the winter does not typically reach freezing. The north of the country is hotter and split into monsoon and savannah regions, both of which experience wet and dry season cycles, and rarely dip below 10° C. Most areas can reach very high temperatures of 35° or higher in the summer/dry season.

Biodiversity

Nevira is mostly subtropical, with tropics in the north and islands. The country was originally forested, with tropical rainforest in the north and deciduous broadleaf forest in the south, although much of its territory is now dedicated to agriculture, mining, and lumber sectors, which has decreased biodiversity, with some species becoming natively extinct.

Nevira was the site of domestication for the pig, some varieties of millet, and the silkworm.

Politics

Administrative divisions

Nevira is divided into ?? states.

Demographics

Ethnic groups

Nevira is home to many ethnic groups, including Neviric peoples, pre-Neviric inhabitants, and a sizeable immigrant community.

Language

The official and most-spoken language is Neviran with almost 90 million native speakers, and most other citizens speaking it as a second language.

Gender

Like Tabiqa, Nevira practices a four-gender system. Probably.

Religion

The majority of Nevirans follow branches of the Quurožarq religion.