Polsawa
“The legacy of Pola the Great is alive and well, for better or worse.” –Slaus Bolic, Polsawic Merchant
Kingdom of Polsawa
Structure
The Polsawic Royal Family are one of only three surviving royal families in the region, and the only one that has maintained absolute power over its own state, with the Transpovanic Royal Family relegated to the role of symbolic figureheads and the Wosternak Royal Family being forced to share the majority of governing duties with its own legislative body and the Milic National Parliament.
Culture
The Polsawic are both proud and fiercely defensive of the royal family. Despite this, many Polsawic people enjoyed the peace and stability brought by a united single state in Oyapilic. For a short time after the death of Otto Plizny III, there was a small movement among the Polsawic to replace the now defunct Plizny family with the Polsawic Royal Family, who vowed to take charge in maintaining peace among the Pilic peoples.
History
• 444–450 – Border clashes between southern Rowic and northern Polsawic nationalist militias escalate into a full scale war ending with a mutually agreed upon ceasefire.
• 750–795 – Economic depression affects the entire region, raising ethnic tensions to an all-time high as different ethnic groups are blamed for the hardship. To the present day, these tensions have not dissipated. The event is known as the Depression of 750.
• 857 – Polsawic forces are accused of raiding farms and trade routes in southern Transpovania, but deny the accusations. The raids subside shortly thereafter.
• 903 – Polsawa violently suppresses a coup attempt from Rowic nationalists.
• 970 – Historical enemies Transpovania and Polsawa sign a Mutual Aid Pact in the possible event of Sergradic aggression.
• 972 – Polsawic nationalists disguised as Harajasic militants fail a false flag attack in the Sergradic parliamentary capitol in Jarasevic. They are interrogated before being publicly executed.
• 1003 – A state of emergency is declared in Transpovania as nationalist gang activity from Sergradic, Wosternic, and Polsawic movements reach a boiling point.
• 1019-1021 – A deadly plague erupts across the land, killing hundreds of thousands.
• 1024 – Reports of state-sponsored ethnic cleansings emerge from the lands of former Milic, Harajasic, and Rowic, targeting multiple ethnic groups. The Sergradic government denies involvement. Transpovania and Polsawa demand rights to investigate, but are denied.
• 1037 – Polsawa invades Transpovania from the south, betraying the Mutual Aid Pact.
• 1048 – Second Treaty of Jarosevic
- o All Transpovanic lands are seceded to Sergrade.
- o Sergrade gains claims on all Transpovanic lands held by Polsawic forces.
- o Transpovania is allowed some limited autonomy under a people’s council.
Territories
Climate: Mediterranean
Religion
In addition to the Pilic Pantheon, many Polsawic people worship Pola the Great, the first Queen of Polsawa who is now venerated by some as a god herself.
Foreign Relations
Polsawic foreign policy is difficult to analyze. At times, they appear to be opportunists, hiring privateers to sabotage Rowic trade routes or taking advantage of the Sergradic invasion of Transpovania, but this seems an optimistic view as the Polsawic have rarely been able to effectively capitalize on these opportunities.
Agriculture & Industry
The Polsawic economy, like other Pilic economies, is reliant primarily on farming.
Trade & Transport
With the recent growth of Rowic sea trade, the Polsawic Crown has allowed contracts for privateers to raid Rowic trade routes.
Founding Date
1254
Type
Geopolitical, Country
Predecessor Organization
Demonym
Polsawic
Government System
Monarchy, Absolute
Neighboring Nations
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