Austasia

Austasia is the northeasternmost region of the Hebetican Continent. It's early history defined it as a wild land on the frontier of the Dekaelic Empire. It emerged as a world empire during the Enlightenment Era, and rules numerous dominions to this day.

Geography

Lowlands The westernmost region on the peninsula is made up of fertile plains fed by the river.
Highlands The center of the peninsula is made up of a hilly plateau below the mountains.
Mountains The mountains make up the spine of the peninsula
Eastern Fjords The eastern coast of Austasia is made up of dramatic fjords, where the mountains plunge into the sea.
Northern Wastes To the north of the peninsula is a desert of permafrost, populated only by scattered nomadic hunter tribes.

Natural Resources

Clay

Coal

Copper

Fish

Iron

Lead

Limestone

Salt

Timber

Tin

History

Classical Era

The history of the land we now call Austasia can be traced back to the earliest known agrarian tribes that inhabited the subcontinent.

Imperial Era

The expanding Dekaelic Empire first discovered and invaded Austasia during the Imperial Era. They first encountered the Atrani.

As the Dekaelic Empire found itself stretched thin by various simultaneously occurring crises, Emperor Daedalos invited Gutonic mercenaries to assist in restoring order to the subcontinent. Crises worsened and expenses rose. The emperor then ordered a complete withdrawal from Austasia. The subcontinent collapsed and shattered into numerous petty kingdoms. The western realms were ruled by the foreign gutones. Once mercenaries, now kings.

Middle Era

Middle Austasian culture developed in the various kingdoms.

The realm was eventually united as the High Kingdom of Austasia.

Enlightenment Era

The beginning of the Enlightenment was marked by the Austasian Republican Revolution in which the High Kingdom of Austasia was overthrown and replaced by the new Grand Republic of Austasia.

During this period, the Grand Republic emerged as a world power, rivalling the diminishing Dekaelic Empire.

Austasia began colonizing the New World in the late Enlightenment Era.

Industrial Era

The Grand Republic of Austasia continued to cement itself as the most powerful nation in the world. By this time, Austasia had completely eclipsed the power of the Dekaelic Empire. The two powers are now on friendly terms and are largely cooperative.

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  Austasia

Alternative Name(s)

Vindoland (Svealandic)

Type

Subcontinent

Location under

Hebetica

Included Locations

• Austasian Fjords
• Ceamar
• Haocia
• Lockport
• Sevolind

Included Organizations

• Grand Republic of Austasia - Industrial Era
• Native tribes of Austasia

Owning Organization

Grand Republic of Austasia - Industrial Era

Related Ethnicities

• Austasian
• Ceamaric
• Dekaelo-Hybernian

Contested By

• Confederated Republic of Sevolind

Related Professions

• Senator