Geopolitics Roleplay

Nation Name: Lorvasa

National Flag: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/296349229105020928/302544872584380416/LorvasanFlag.png

Location on the Map: Eastern “Blister” of the Western Continent in the Southern Hemisphere.

Capital City: La Salle

Government Type: Despotic Aristocracy. Has a lone single ruler, going by the title of “High Prince(ss)”. Under the High Prince(ss), will be 3 appointed “Princes” from 9 candidates drawn from the High Counts, who themselves have 3 Counts under them, who then have 3 Marquis beneath them, who have 3 Dukes beneath them, and 3 Lords beneath them, with the “Lords” in direct control over various cities/small regions. A High Prince(ss) is elected from one of the 3 standing Princes when the High Prince(ss) dies or steps down.

Economic System: Centralized Command Economy with heavy national regulation. Trade with foreign powers is done by strict individual licenses for traders to bring Cargo X to Location Y for Price Z with deviation not accepted. However such licenses are easily obtained as Lorvasa thrives on Trade, they are just highly protectionist and take a dim view of “predatory merchants”.

Leader Name: High Prince Vasili Gar’Lorik

Ruling Political Faction: Noble born bloodlines. While most posts are Elected/Appointed by their lessers and majors, the truth is that these posts are all filled with proper noble bloodlines drawn from the past of Lorvasa, in accordance with the Falisian Reformation Movement several decades ago, that had reached major appeal after the failure of the empire they had broken away from in the wake of the Great War. Named after its original spokeswoman, Sey Falis, it’s a traditionalist movement filled with heavy amounts of national pride and a belief in the glory of past figures of Lorvasan Nobility that they seek to embrace again.

Most Followed Religion / State Religion: Lorvasa has freedom of Religion, and most neighboring powers and historical partners do have at least a minor presence of their Faith within Lorvasan borders, though Religions are kept clear of the halls of power, with the LSS often cracking down on “Dangerous” religious figures that might cause trouble. Most native Lorvasans tend to worship the The Black Way, a religion based on reincarnation and seeking of perfection in your current incarnations life. Such as a Farmer believes that they are supposed to become a perfect Farmer, having mastered all there is to the life in their current life, and by doing so will break away from the cycle of reincarnation to join The Black Way. It is also believed that those who join The Black Way will return to the world when it is on the brink of final disaster to guide and protect the faithful Lorvasans. All in all it is an ancient religion that they have never thrown.

History: Lorvasa in the ancient times was never a true, global power. The best they could claim was to be a mercantile power with a strong naval tradition. Ships of strong Lorvasan wood and sail plying the trade routes of the Sea. Most actual military conflict was internal rather than external, rivals between noble families over control of the more scarce resources in Lorvasa. The Sagas of ancient Lorvasa are many, of great explorers, artisans (they are particularly proud of their music and wood carvings), and the warrior kings of noble families.

When the War of Ruthless Aggression (As they call the Annexation by Ryudinia) came, the Lorvasans were ill prepared for it. The people were fractured into 8 different Noble Power Blocks, who only decided to work together against the external threat when it became clear that it wasn’t just a small border skirmish or absorbing the least of their rivals into Ryudinia. No peace was available, and honestly Lorvasa could not have stopped it, as they were still technologically backwards and far out manned. The War of Ruthless Aggression is a dark spot on Lorvasan history and it isn’t unusual to hear more nationalist Lorvasans speak bitterly about the humiliation and cruelty of the war when it comes up.

Since the annexation Lorvasan culture was suppressed by the Ryudinians, who for several generations took a very dim view of the outside Emperor and their own laws and culture. Along with perceived crimes like the dismantling of the Lorvasan Nobility, seizure of the Lorvasan naval assets and property to serve the Ryudinians left a very bitter insurrectionist movement in the nation, only kept in check by the superior military power of the Empire of Ryudinia.

During these years of occupation the Falisian Reformation Movement formed, bringing together the disparate, grumbling factions of Lorvasa under the guiding doctrines and theories of Sey Falis. It became a strange time in Lorvasa as it outwardly appeared more Peaceful than ever before in its history of occupation, with acts of sedition cut down to practically zero as dissidents were gathered together, training in the Lorvasan wilderness, gathering supplies, and preparing for the day to overthrow their overlord.

When the Great War broke out, these plans were almost ready to enact. The troops pulled out of Lorvasa towards the meat grinder of the battles against foreigners. Lorvasan men conscripted and forced to fight in a war they didn’t see as their own cause. 3 years into the conflict, Lorvasa broke out into massive, violent rebellion starting with the Colonial Administration Office of Ryudinia seized by the first High Princess of Lorvasa, Kallis Gar’Lorik, rising the flag of Lorvasa once against over the Homeland.

The War of Salvation though did not end in that lightning strike. Ryudinian soldiers were pulled from the front to restore order, and regain control of the pivotal transportation hub of Lorvasa. In bloody, brutal urban siege warfare the High Princess Kallis Gar’Lorik lost her life, fighting against the 5th Imperial Corps. Her son, was chosen to be the new High Prince, Vasili Gar’Lorik, to continue the War of Salvation against Imperial Ryudinia, which saw grand cities of Lorvasa turned into broken, bombed out shells of their former glory, scars that still exist in the nation to this day.

The War of Salvation ended with what Lorvasa sees as total victory, following the proclamation of Independence handed from Emperor Serafin of Ryudinia. Relations with the Empire remains bitter, as most Lorvasans alive now have lost something to the brutality of the 5th Imperial Corps during the War of Salvation, along with the nationalist movement of the Falisian Reformation taking hold. To say in this day that Lorvasa is still on a War Footing and appears more like an armed camp to outsiders than a peaceful nation isn’t at all incorrect. The LSS is an active presence felt around every corner, the Lorvasan Royal Guard is constantly being rebuilt and trained to properly resist what they see as the inevitable conflict with the Empire.