the republic of san antonia
the continent spanning power across the ocean to the west the republic of san antonia once was a power to be feared but know is a shadow of it former self only existing in name.
Structure
at the top is the president who is elected by a group of 50 family who control different parts of the republic. these family are part of the capona ethnicity. at the bottom of the the main ethnic group the italirc people make up the poor dregs of the population.
The fifty great san antiona-
Aeneas
capone
Gratiei
Torina
Ticheno
bastioni
Amersaro
Simono
Tesaro
Maggoi’s
san martins
Felvians
vatican
Braganza
Ivarsson
Pompey
chanaro
samarelli
Burtianus
Majorian
Pazzaro-lucalus
Assets
the republic once had massive amounts of natural resources inducing steal,gold , coal and slate but know those resources are drying u.
the republic has a massive army and navy which are run by different family.
before the mercenary coast came into existence the republic was the home of most of the mercenary company's many of who where from the republic itself.
History
migration to the west and the formation of the republic-instead of migrating north to the northern continent the people who would make up the republic sailed west to find there home. when the people landed they fought the old race they found which were mainly dwarves. the people traveled both north and south there legions smashing apart the dwarven army's over the next 100 years. then they turned there eyes south to the great forests of the south inhabited by the lizard foke ( who had driven the bretin people from the land thousands of years before) . a violent war with them began which saw the entire forest destroyed and the lizard foke driven into the mountains never to be seen again. what happened next was the formation of san antionian empire under the house of Pompey and there head Pompey magnums 1st emperor of san antionia in 4832YBCW. he empire lasted till 2931YBCW when after a ten year long civil war the empire was disbanded and the republic was born
the dawn of the republic 2930YBCW- after the imperial civil war the republic was formed by the 50 greatest noble families in the realm.
the time when legions marched 2670YBCW- 2597YBCW- in 2670YBCW wishing to expand there territory east into the lands of the northern continent. the president of the republic Vespasian salviati (born 2719YBCW, Elected 2693YBCW, died 2650YBCW) declared that by the ancestors had given them a sign that they needed to travel to the lands of the east past there latest conquest of the island of brentinberg when he saw a arrow of three comments in the sky. san antionian invasion of the east followed and this saw the republic at its territorial height.
the mercenary wars- in 1764YBCW President Giovanni Julian Barganza (born 1804YBCW, elected 1789YBCW died 1764YBCW) was assassinated. his presidency and that of his father and grandfather had seen great prosperity for the republic, the gold ran like rivers and several banking families where set up. during there time many itiric families had risen to become nobles. with his death the election of a new president was needed however the two factions in the government the Jewelers and the Coiners began to gather forces. however it was the coiners who held most of the banks and in the 4 year conflicts it was the coiners who won.
realtions with verainberg- after the war the governer of bretinberg wished a better marriage for his widowed niece Aelfywnn. she had been left with a son Senbrin by her first husband a mercnary capitan who had died during The mercenary war . he had attempted to marry her to the king of frank, his brother, the prince of Castilian nephew. then a letter came in 1760YBCW from dowager empress tara. the empire needed money and the san antionian banking families could give them that. ambassadors where asked to come. the Governor of bretinberg was specifically asked and brought the empresses desired match the lady aelfwynn. the couple fell in love and quickly and san antionina families including the new empresses own family where allowed to set up banks in the impiral capital, krakow and albrecthiem .
decline- in 311YBCW the republic joined the war of Joachim le Bonaparte. the daughter of the then president Louisa Vatican was married to the then crown Kaiser of the the verianberg empire. the war resulted in nothing but the lose of territory and a massive amount of money lost. 300YBCW the republic began to take a bad turn. there major gold mine ran dry. this was a major hit to the republic. they had many other mines yes but no on the scale this one was. in 298YBCW the nation main bank crashed leaving the nation paralyzed railing on the nations across the sea to help them.in 274YBCW the republic was dragged into another war against frank hope they could retake bretinberg. but Joachim Le Bonaparte 3rd launched his own invasion resulting in a hard won victory which tore the realm apart. the republic had become heavily reliant on there allies in the form of house Asiri and there Army of black souls . in the end they reclaimed brentinberg but then after only 20 year of reoccupation the bretins rose up and became an independent kingdom.
after this the situation seemed to establish. the nation suffered no bad economic or millarty set back. until 103YBCW when the president was assassinated. rival family started to accuse each other of the crime sending the nation into political chaos. this collapses with a second economic crash lead to the head of the army taking control of the nation. . this angered the people believe the army and navy unfit to rule. the people in the south the cotter and brick fishing making areas long neglected rose up in open rebellion. the rebels were armed by the kingdom of Riebeeck. the republican government out raged that another power would aid rebels ordered there navy ships to attack convoys carrying arms to the south. but when these ships attack the riebeeck convoys they were met by powerful new ships which destroyed there older models. the rieebecks and the house of asiri joined the rebels while the loyalist divided even among themselves had the support of mercenarys and loans from the northern continent. the turning point was when in 60YBCW erich asiri 4th turned his army to the side of the loyalist. for another 10 year the rebels held out but they were unsuccessful and the civil war ended 50YBCW.
total collapse and the intervention of northern Continent- this however was a poison chalice. even though they won the war the nations economy couldn't pay there loans back and this parylized there economy again causing the army and navy along with the family which ran them to mutiny. by this point the republic was practically fractured. even though it existed. the people were loyal only to the gangster lords which directly ruled over them and these lords controls troops loyal only to them. the few family which were still loyal to there cause were stuck. with hardly any troops they had to put down riots. what was worse was that the war in the south had sucked dry many other mines. the steal coal and stone mines had shrunk by more than half. problems only got worse. an international blockade was place on the republic 49YBCW. ships from the northern isle kingdom the verianberg empire The twin sultanates of Castilian and Abria and The kingdom of Frank all blockaded the republics ports preventing ships from entering or exiting there ports till the government payed there debt.
pritty soon the nation began to starve and fell into a second war. the government ride to fight the familys against them with the loyal forces they had. there unlike aid came from the international expodition 300000 mainly formed around the 10th sultan army corp lead an offensive to destroy the anti government rebels. this war lated on 6 mouths and the government and the ruling family were forced to pay the intentinal forces there debt plue 40% extra.
when the blockade left the republic was a shadow of it former power. it farms produced little food it government was badly bankrupt. it army lay in ruin it land was torn by conflict.
Demography and Population
the magority of the population live in the center and north of the country were most of the citys and industry are.
fewer people live in the south which is domanted by farming and fishing
Foreign Relations
the repubilc has no allies. every nations has had some kind of friction with it in recent history. once almost every nation in the know worlds would engage in trade with them but know they have no won.
Mythology & Lore
the story's say and it is believed at the gods had 50 children. these children became the leaders of different tribes and it was these tribes which sailed west and so it is believed that the 50 ruling family's are decended from the gods themselves.
Divine Origins
the groups that would travel to what is today the republic worship four gods. the god of war ,the god of life ,the god of death and the godess of nature. they belive that toughter that these four gods made the world as it is.
Political Influence & Intrigue
the faith of the 4 which the religion is know as has extensive power in the 50 family's. priests are normally advisers to the heads of the family.
the faith also has a small army of around 7000 religious fanatics who are armed and uniformed much like the regular army.
we are the children of the gods
Founding Date
2931YBCW
Type
Geopolitical, Republic
Currency
the cartona
Major Exports
the republic use to be rich in minerals and other such trad-able commodities. they had them in massive amounts in gigantic mines. but know those mines have dried up.
Neighboring Nations
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