Celaguun

First Port of Nhasa, Grand Duchy Celaguun of Harbour Proper Porti Tanhasa Prima, Aguun Celegia Arbouriua Goda
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  "Mare vinctus est, nunc solum terram resistit."
Anthem:  "The Chant of the Stars
Capital	Celagia City
Largest city	Greater Celagia
Official languages	Common Cellaan
Ethnic groups	82% Celagian 6% Nhasan 2% Elodian 10% other Celestial
Demonym(s)	Celagian, Celaguunian
Government	Partial Constitutional Monarchy
• Agul	Qlililliagul
• Minister of the State	Gongunogu
Legislature	Talagia
Province in the Celestial Empire
• Start of the Celestial-Celagian war	February 1472
• Annexation by the Celestial Empire	November 1475
Population
• May NL16(1911) estimate	27,730,123
Currency	Celagian Solaris
Time zone	UTC- (Not yet established)
Driving side	left
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Celaguun, officially the First Port of Nhasa, Grand Duchy Celaguun of Harbour Proper, is the primary port of Nhasa, the capital of the Celestial Empire. It is bordered by the Harbour region of the Celestial Empire in the North, and the imperial Capital of Nhasa in the South. From NL16 (1911) and on, the province also included the territory of Razna, which it had obtained through military intervention in May of that year.

History

Before the Empire

Prehistory

A recent expedition found a cave in the Northernmost part of the country that contained a pair of firestarters, leather straps, a primitive stone handaxe and a couple of teeth. Due to the cave having been sealed for millenias, the aformentioned items were found to be in incredible condition.

In the South of the country, just outside of Celagia city, a team of archaeologists found three shards of ceramic pottery accented with gold-leaf. The organic compounds in the shards were dated, which puts them at around 3000 years of age. This proves that agriculture had been taking place in the area well before the Cellaan arrived.

Cellaan Popoli

From ~500 to ~700, the area around the gulf was ruled by small city-states, which called themselves "Popoli", or "Areas of the Monarch". The Cellaan culture was built on warfare, which was basically the only thing they all had in common. Many wars were fought in these lands, often over things as simple as their leader losing a game of dice. A clay tablet from the city of "Toraatilipa" describes a grueling battle between their army and that of a neighbouring city. It says, translated from middle-Cellaan: 'We find ourselves on the battlefield. The city had been massacred and now lays in ruin. If we could flee, we would, but we have nowhere to flee to. May Bassardic have mercy on us.' Bassardic being the middle-Cellaan word for Basrodec, God of War.

Calanac Empire

After hundreds of years of being divided, one state would finally manage to unify the region in ~700. The Popolim of Calan was a relatively minor state in the South of Celaguun, around the area we now call Ktirin. Over the course of around 20 years, it would commit a series of aggressive military campaign against its fellow Popoli, reaching its peak in ~750. This succes was not long lived, however. A series of poor rulers would end up in the complete collapse of the state in ~800.

Celaguunian Kingdoms

The most popular myth about the origin of the Celagian people tells the story of a ship of "Northeners" being led to the lands by falling stars. Calanac, Syrrhus and Celaguunan records all report a version of this event, although falling stars are only mentioned in the latter. After the Northerners arrived, they toppled the already weak Calanac state, and proclaimed the new Kingdom of the Cellburg, which would later be renamed "Celaguun". Around this time, the first recipes making use of Rosemary and Basil for flavouring were written down. It is possible that the Northeners brought these herbs from their homeland of Syrrhus.