Fearannteth

Kingdom of Fearannteth
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Motto: "Sailing to golden horizons"
Anthem: A New Home
Fearannteth
Status	Independent State
Capital and largest city	Paisley
Official languages	Anglish
Recognised national languages	Anglish, Alban Gaelic
Religion	Orthodox Christianity
Demonym(s)	Fearann
Government	Constitutional Monarchy
• Head of State	King Alastair V
• Heir to the throne	Princess Eileen
• Head of Government	President Conall Abernathy
Legislature	The Royal Congress
Established from Seylos
• Fort Gunnach founded	1500s
• Colony of Fearannteth	1590
• The Kingdom of Fearannteth	1634
Population
• 2018 census	7,646,230
GDP (nominal)	estimate
• Per capita	$22,159
Currency	Fearann Pound (FEP)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Driving side	left
Internet TLD	.fe

Fearannteth, officially the Kingdom of Fearannteth, is an absolute monarchy located in the Palu Peninsula of Alharu. The nation borders the Commonwealth of West Fearannteth to the west, Eulycea to the north, and the Adisi Ocean to the southeast. It is comprised of three major provinces. The moderate sized population of 7 million is spread out with a handful of urban concentrations. Fearannteth's capital is Paisley also being it's largest city.

Etymology

Domnhall Gunnach's settlers arrived to Fearannteth and noted in Alban that the land was considerably warmer than that of Seylos. In Alban, Fearannteth means "Hot land"

Geography

Climate

Fearannteth has a largely Mediterrenean climate

History

The Colony of Fearannteth was a joint venture made by a group of Albans from Seylos, from where both its languages originate. In the 1500s, an ambitious nobleman known as Domhnall Gunnach (Donald Gunn) secured funding from investors in the efforts to exploit the riches of a ‘golden isle’. With a small fleet of ships, he set sail towards Alharu. Upon landing, they would construct a palisade dubbed ‘Fort Gunnach’ which stands to this day.

At the beginning, it proved to be difficult when they landed. Many went weeks without food. Gunnach was persistent, determined to find these alleged riches he heard of. He would meet with local tribes and broker a deal with them. It is unclear what that deal was, as it never was recorded or published. Speculation suggests that it was a promise to not expand and to help when asked. With the aid and generosity of indigenous tribes they eventually were able to remedy their problems. Fearannteth would be saved from a fate of failure. In the time of a generation the colony would find its footing as it began to spread out and establish itself. The current seat of Fearannteth, Paisley, would be in the planning stages by settler and future mayor Bearnard Paisley, the first town to be established after Gunna (formerly Fort Gunnach).

It was not lost on settlers including the guilt-ridden Domnhall Gunnach that they were far from finding a land of riches. However, having already accustomed themselves to the lifestyle of building a new society and home their focus switched. Fearannteth mostly engaged economically in growing cash crops after their discovery and their increasing demand for them in the Old Wurld. Early on, Fearannteth was able to compete but was soon left out forcing them to turn to staple crops.

It was the hope of the early settlers for Fearannteth to be a colony held by Seylos, however, it was of no interest to the Seylosians to oversee or even have anything to do with Fearannteth. Many attempts would be made over the years, but eventually on October 31st, 1634; Fearannteth proclaimed itself the Kingdom of Fearannteth, promoting the already hereditary position of colonial governor to King. King Douglas of the House MacCathasaigh (Douglas of House Cassie) of the long line of Cassie monarchs, who rule to this day.

As the Fearann established a great foothold, it would not be lost on the indigenous tribes that they were being stepped upon, pushed away. In 1641, a tribe aired their concerns as they found themselves being pushed towards lands owned by another tribe, and tribes in similar situations as them joined them to reach out. Settlers in turn made an offer for them to join their settlement if they didn’t want to lose any further land or look elsewhere. As this did not sit well with the tribes, any further settling beyond existing boundaries would be met with resistance and violence-a warning to settlers. Skirmishes during this time became somewhat common until a devastating one that would force the hand of the King of Fearannteth to either push or make amends. Taking a stance of non confrontation, King Cailean met with the tribes and signed the Treaty of Ceitham (1643) drawing a demarcation line that would create the modern borders of Fearannteth. The treaty stipulated that Fearanns could not travel any further than those lines and would not be defended if they traveled beyond them. In addition, Fearannteth would award the indigenous resource compensation over a span of a decade for losses.

Cailean would be succeeded by King Alasdair I (Alastair). Under his reign, he established many of the domestic agencies seen today in Fearannteth but more notably invested heavily on the military, prepared for any threat against the Kingdom. King Alasdair I envisioned a larger, greater Kingdom and began expanding east to the Banchory Tip and hoping to negotiate for more west to present day Carmyville and Winchester. Though, discussions never occurred and more focus was put on solidifying the east.

Under Alasdair II, the dream of expanding Fearannteth would be focused on going westwards by any means necessary. This resulted in violating the Treaty of Ceitham and permitting settling west with military protection. In doing so, he cleared out many of the indigenous peoples in his path one way or another. What ensued would be known as the Fearann Betrayal. During this period would be where there is most pain and anguish about the past is today. The full scale conflict levied against the indigenous pushed or massacred them out of modern day Cassieshire and West Fearann, eventually surrendering to the Fearanns. What followed would be the Treaty of Carmyville (1734) in which King Alasdair II pledged not to expand any further and permitted the indigenous to return provided they play by the rules of the Fearann and not their own. One notable caveat in the treaty was that the indigenous were only allowed to coexist in the frontier territories of Cassieshire and West Fearann.

Fearannteth under Alasdair II’s successor would become regionally prominent in thanks to his foreign policy shift and his show of force after the Treaty of Carmyville. While economically it wasn’t much, militarily it was able to stretch its muscles. Within the first few months of Alasdair III’s ascension, he proclaimed the Cassie Proclamation in which those of Aurelia and the Adisi would be protected by the Kingdom and were considered friends of the crown provided they did not invite enemies of the crown into the realm. Alasdair III would begin an expansion of the Royal Fleet’s capabilities by leasing present day Port Dorcha from Oyussa.

Alasdair III and Douglas II would embark on establishing small settlements akin to city-states dotting the Adisi and investing heavily into their development so that they may be able to support the Fearann Royal Fleet in turn while being self-sufficient. The royal government also made a big drive to promote trade within the Adisi and favored many Fearann companies so that the revenue may be brought back home and further enrich Fearannteth. While a heavy investment, it would seem to work in time to bring the realm into a golden era. It would be greatly realized when it would be catalyzed by an industrial revolution that truly kicked off in the 1830s under the rule of Alasdair IV.

However, during this era, it would not go without some struggles. The territory of West Fearannteth found itself disillusioned from Fearannteth proper as much of the tax revenue was being appropriated to develop Cassieshire and eastwards of the territory. Not to mention, the governor-general spent more time in Paisley than administering from Carmyville. With unrest beginning to grow in West Fearannteth, King Cailean II as a compromise would dismiss the governor-general and grant the territory further autonomy as he appointed a new one that had roots there to stave off any sort of potential separatist ideas. West Fearannteth’s independence roots trace back to those that would not forgive the seeming ignoring of them by Paisley’s elite in this time. Many believe that this was perhaps a sufficient medium-term solution, and a long term failure.

Cassieshire under Alasdair IV and Cailean II had begun to find some personal investment from the monarchy as a sort of land for recreation away from Fearannteth. The qualms from West Fearannteth would affect much of that funding as it was cut back from royal coffers. King Cailean II explained that it was necessary to keep the Kingdom unified and neutral, however, most of the appropriated money for Cassieshire did not necessarily go to their western brothers and instead to Fearannteth proper. Within five years, while West Fearannteth enjoyed the added funding they had demanded, Cassieshire’s governor-general was dissatisfied with the decision, as well as much of their staff and local elite. Cailean took note of this and would also dismiss the entire staff there and promote the province as a Principality within the Kingdom. He appointed the Crown Prince as the head of government, which is the system that remains to this day. Cailean believed personally that it was best this way to keep the personal investment the royal family had made intact by reforming the autonomy it had and letting it be a supervised proving ground for future Kings.

Domestic struggles would eventually shift with the decline of the overseas realm of Fearannnteth. The monarchy, having prioritized enriching the domestic realm so much, had left overseas possessions to suffer some and not benefit from their newfound wealth. Only Port Dorcha had been well maintained, as per the renegotiated agreement with Oyussa. Colonial governors aired their grievances with Cailean, however, by then the monarch had largely left the Crown Prince in 1889 to begin ruling in his stead as his health declined. It is reasoned by some scholars that the history from here out would have gone very differently had it not been for the declining health of Cailean to kickstart the decline of Fearannteth. Prince Horas would reluctantly aid the colonies, kicking the can down the road a few years. In 1894, the colonies once again appealed to now King Horas for aid. He would deny the requests of the colonies for further investment, stating that they should be self-sufficient and not an expense of the Kingdom. This messaging did not sit well with colonial governors and colonists alike, and some pushed for there to be more say on these matters. Horas agreed greatly, writing in law that there would be further deliberations made by an elected body in those colonies to decide for themselves how to utilize funding they received. Not the response colonies were looking for, and one that colonial governors were also disgusted by, civil conflict arose.

Several colonial governors banded together to seek investment from other governments into their forces so that they could eventually expel the Kingdom. While it is not confirmed of any government having officially lent them aid, wealthy investors from Eurth rewarded them with the help they seeked. In 1902, many of the colonies declared their independence from the Kingdom. They coordinated attempts to secure Royal Navy vessels, with some success but mostly failure. Regardless, with what little they did secure, they ordered the Kingdom to leave or forfeit their rights to the vessels and other military equipment and infrastructure they seized. King Horas did not take kindly to this and decided to have them pay. He would initially comply, however, the garrisons would merely be dispersed while Royal Navy ships remained in the harbor under close watch. While flying flags of Oyussa, Fearann soldiers would begin to trickle in. Horas knew local garrisons would not be enough to carry out his goals. Locals caught onto this however, and they subsequently accused the government of Oyussa for playing a role in supporting the Kingdom. Having not permitted the Kingdom to use their flags, Oyussa threatened the Kingdom to renegotiate their control of Port Dorcha.

Horas by then had transported most of these soldiers and made no apology to Oyussa, reasoning it to be lucky that it was not already a possession of the Kingdom outright. The royal family of Oyussa took this as an insult and ordered the Kingdom to withdraw itself from Port Dorcha, ending the lease it had with them.