[Completed] Celia'nor Nation Application

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Settlement PRO MC Name:
Twinndolin
 

Nation Name:
The Principality of Celia’nor
 

What is the history of your settlement since its founding and what has transpired for it to ascend to the status of a fully-fledged, multi-playergroup nation?(1000 words minimum):
 

Born of Ash

The beginning of Celia’nor is defined by the age of great instability for the former mother state of Haelun’or. A time of great political instability, the idea of a mounted revolutionary state began to usher itself from the mouths of revolutionaries and the disenfranchised of Haelun’or. What started as a political movement for widespread reform, rebirth, and renewal of a more prosperous legislature, and a more responsible government, slowly progressed into the understanding that the future of what was envisioned for this movement was not possible within the ailing mother land, paired with that of a call to arms and a call to the salvation of their race’s future by a self-proclaimed monarch, Ivarielle Ibarellan did it begin. The silver state were in a tough spot between the long infighting political radicalists and traditionalists and that of the Monarchists which meant the infighting for stability slowly became more and more intense, as debate turned hostile, and talk became violence, with the Monarchists eventually growing so vast and large the silver state and joint parties could not hold back the forces of such. The monarchists launched assault after assault and eventually sacked the city without resistance. After the successful and Maheral approved appointment of the former government, the traditionalist minority became increasingly desperate to discover a means to encourage the validity of their ailing cause in a different world. Their answer was found in Ivarielle Ibarellan the First. Considered an enemy to traditionalists of Haelun’or by their belief of blood right to the throne of Haelun’or, they found her to be a threat to their way of living, though they failed upon the new sohaer’s vote to make peace and come to a forced compromise with her monarchist ideals and grand armies by granting the vastly stronger Monarch leadership, it was then that civil war was sealed.
 

A Fanatic’s war

Once Ivarielle had been welcomed back to her home by the then Sohaer, an overthrow of power was launched by the former political body of past Sohaers and the elite, seeking to retain their hold and vision of cultural isolation. It was then, when the rebellion body, known as the Haelun’orian Republican Party, was born; dissidents, disparaged politicians, and colonial citizens seeking to follow the ideals of an older Haelun’or long since gone. Their order, while not militarily talented, did not find support nor resentment from the military of Haelun’or, opting to remain neutral for the entire movement. Due to this outright rebellion a turn towards arson and political extremism under notions such as ‘deepstate’ conspiracy theories, and widespread scapegoatism, did the allies of the new government come in support to act on their allies' interests. Fenn, Nor’asath, Elvenesse, and the Ibarellan army did move in to secure the peace. Violence was traded on both sides by the encouragement of the increasingly  radical republicans, only for a lull period of peace to be finally enforced by the peacekeeper and monarchist troops.
 

The Great Hunger

Despite the combined peace force’s numerical and combat superiority, guerilla tactics were nonstop, which saw the nail in the government’s strength as Republicans sabotaged both the field crops, and the island ports. Being so isolated geographically, the government wasn’t able to secure enough rations for the populace, to which many starved. The government attempted to encourage the people to continue on, to not submit to forces of terror and fanaticism. But, even under the guidance of Ivarelle, they could not supply enough food to their own people. The governing body, under the order of Ivarielle, thus made of Medi’ir Ayliana Valwynn, Okarir’hiylun Kolvar Valwynn, Okarir’maeher Iphys Valwynn, and Okarir’san A’eollaja Valwynn (Ibarellan), came to evacuate the city of elCihi, and placed trust in Ivarielle I to guide the populace to a new home, to abandon their ancestral home by threat of further falling to starvation by the fanatical traditionalists.

A New Dynasty

The great voyage, a long journey in which thousands of Mali’aheral were exiled from their home, forced to scour the continent of Almaris for a new home. It was discovered in the western peninsula, near their ally of Elvenesse, a promising coastline to call home. It was here the Mali’aheral recuperated, building a new home through the power of both magic and combined effort, that their newly established capital was built, and further, where the vote for a new leader was established. Between the ex-Sohaer, the military, a new citizen face, other councilors, and Ivarielle, it was a near unanimous vote to not only appoint Ivarielle as their leader, but crowned princess of the newly named—Celia’nor, the land of stars, to which the nation was born under. For both the efforts of mages in constructing the new city, and their support to protection of the city, magic became a center to the culture and lifestyle of Celia’nor, as towers and great palaces were erected under their power, with grand libraries housing the tutelage of a new generation of magical scholars and students underneath the arm of those very same who helped build the city. Yet to both the new love for the arcane, was Celia’nor able to manage a close relationship with the many magical societies of the continent, and it’s opposing druii counterparts to not only maintain balance, but retain a strong connection to Mali’aheral’s roots of nature, cultivating the city’s closeness with its array of mega flora. The grand testament to this new relationship with magic, and nature; birthed the grand elder tree of Fi’Andria, a massive towering tree of gilded radiance, yet only a mere sapling as it towers over the city, it is destined to grow only larger as time passes, to rise above the many towers and buildings of Fi’Andria.
 

A Modern Elven Nation

Through the sheer toughness of these new residents of the west, through trial and struggle over years, from exile to peace, did make for a strong willed people, ready to take on any threat to preserve all they have built for their new city and principality. It is in this time of relative peace, that the greatest aspects of what made Celia’nor more than just a rump state of its motherland. In this time, did the new age of nobility come to turn, in which the royal family were established, with the imperial line Ibarellan coming to power as the royal family under High Princess Ivarielle the First, in which the deputy laurier talonnii of Valwynn come to enjoy many of the same royal pleasures briefly. In this time, many families of upstanding stature were appointed to the privilege of nobility, their status rising in the ranks as they rebirthed the ancient tradition of noble power through elite Talonnis. With the city’s close ties to Magic, was the grand Academy of Celia’nor founded, the center of magical learning of Celia’nor, and much of the western world, with intentions to expand its guiding arm of knowledge across the whole continent to teach a new generation of magicians and sorcerers. With a firm belief in Celia’nor’s sovereignty, and a universal desire to fight for her territory and goals, the establishment of the Military, the Celiadiraar, came to redefine a new understanding of tradition in Celia’nor, where militarism became not only the duty of the capable, but the duty of all, in which near all citizens universally voted to the Princess for a new Military order, in which all capable were asked to serve during times of duress, making for the first universal draft of Celia’nor, with all men and women coming to the armed forces, and deep intertwining of militarism and culture as both one and the same for the people of Celia’nor. Thus, comes the most important contribution Celia’nor has made in its young existence, to which it, alongside the elven nations of Fenn, Nor’asath, and Elvenesse, hosted in the palace of Celia’nor the reestablishment of Malin’or. Revitalized for the great security of all Mali, all agreed to the confederation of their nations to one identity. While sovereign all, they together formed the union, learned from the mistakes of the past and to establish a new identity of Elven Unity.

How has your settlement expanded into a core LotC staple, warranting nation rights?
By largely becoming the central of not only High Elven rp, but arguably elven roleplay on the server in the past month, Celia’nor has become the home to many high elven rpers across the server, which in turn has brought many high elves together (stabely) for the first time in a long while in recent history. High elf and other Elves alike come for the promise of new and fresh outlooks on an entire subrace that they’ve had negative experiences with and or are in search of opportunities for players, being either magic, nobility or combat based opportunities, with a society that they can actually climb up instead of being locked to a select group of older players. Celia’nor has, recently, become a center for the elven politics to achieve Malin’or and has become a strong Elven identity within a singular month. Not to mention, we have grown so fast that despite the high density build of our settlement, we are already past our capacity and in need of pursuing more land and are presently having to seek a means of floating homes to build vertically.
 

What are your plans once getting Nation Status and the remainder of your tile?
Once nation status is achieved, we wish to activate what we consider ‘phase 2’ of celia’nor, noted by things such as finally ushering out the nobility system for rp families so they may be rewarded with tangible goals such as feifs and titles; helping lost groups seeking to find a new umbrella to rest under. Such as some active members of other communities that have joined to find new places to rp; expansion of our magical academy towards other nations similar to the magic guild; take place in the center of Malin’or politics with an official nation status; and drive deeper national narratives of what makes Celia’nor unique. Not to mention also, the granting of vassals to secure the strength and activity of the nation.
 

What niche does your nation capture that does not exist among the current ones?: 
High Elven nobility imperium that has a heavy focus on magic and high fantasy, where as the other elven settlements have a focus on nature-based druid roleplay or a warrior culture. The very revitalization and change that the server has needed for a sub-race that has been suffering for a long while, in an independent High Elven based area.
 

Do you feel confident that your settlement has grown to the point that it can survive the departure of its existing leadership? Is your player-group able to incorporate new players into the existing roleplay community that founded your settlement?:
We have full confidence in the playerbase that in light of any potential leadership departure, that the playerbase would step up to take the mantle of leadership and continue the nation of Celia’nor. We have our own playerbase incorporating friends and new players to the community constantly, and believe in their abilities to recruit and retain Celia’nor. We have, since our build paste, only grown in activity and numbers, we consistently contest the top spots for the most active places on the servers for players and our events draw in tonnes of players, even during other nations events or foreign warclaims.

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Accepted.

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