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A region's history can be seen in different ways. One way is to see as a sandbox for lore through all of the individual contributions made by its active worldbuilders. This would be a long history. A frequently changing, and oftentime conflicting, one, as well. But the history of Greater Dienstad is not just its lore, it's also a history of the contribution to that lore. This is the way this history is told. It is one that tells the story of significant regional events as the region grew between 2005 and present day.
A region's history can be seen in different ways. One way is to see as a sandbox for lore through all of the individual contributions made by its active worldbuilders. This would be a long history. A frequently changing, and oftentime conflicting, one, as well. But the history of Greater Dienstad is not just its lore, it's also a history of the contribution to that lore. This is the way this history is told. It is one that tells the story of significant regional events as the region grew between 2005 and present day.


Of course, the history of Greater Dienstad is best told through its wars.  
Of course, the history of Greater Dienstad is best told through its wars.[[File:Aurillac carpet bombing.png|400px|thumb|right|The bombing and destruction of Aurillac was a defining moment of early Greater Dienstadi history.]]


===The Early Years, RL 2005–08===[[File:Aurillac carpet bombing.png|400px|thumb|right|The bombing and destruction of Aurillac was a defining moment of early Greater Dienstadi history.]]
===The Early Years, RL 2005–08===


If Greater Dienstad's predecessor's history was dominated by the Panooly wars, then the war to define the first generation of Greater Dienstad was the War of Golden Succession. Fought between The Macabees, Stevid, Safehaven, Killia, and at one point or another involving almost everyone in the region, the War of Golden Succession is somewhat unique in that it was roleplayed over the Jolt forums. The war ended with large parts of northern Safehaven occupied by the The Macabees, Guffingford partitioned by The Macabees and Stevid, and the onset of a cold war between these two states.
If Greater Dienstad's predecessor's history was dominated by the Panooly wars, then the war to define the first generation of Greater Dienstad was the War of Golden Succession. Fought between The Macabees, Stevid, Safehaven, Killia, and at one point or another involving almost everyone in the region, the War of Golden Succession is somewhat unique in that it was roleplayed over the Jolt forums. The war ended with large parts of northern Safehaven occupied by the The Macabees, Guffingford partitioned by The Macabees and Stevid, and the onset of a cold war between these two states.

Revision as of 16:44, 2 February 2024

Greater Dienstad is a shared-world region founded by The Macabees in 2005.

Name

Dienstad refers to a cultural and political entity focused around the northermost peninsula of the mainland territory of The Macabees, canonically known as the Golden Throne. The name was applied to the wider region after the 2005 refounding of Imperial Armies, renamed to Greater Dienstad.

In Common, Dienstad does not contain an accent mark over the i. The accent mark is native to the Dienstadi language.

Countries

Country Primary Player Continent Type Language
Adaptes Astrates Stevid Xipil Puppet, Historical Stevidian (Common)?
AHSCA AHSCA ??? Primary ???
Arcaenia The Technocratic Syndicalists ??? Primary ???
Barjaanistan Potthan ??? Puppet ???
Castille Castille de Italia ??? Primary ???
Chernova State of Ordena ??? NPC ???
Communist Oldwitch The Ice States Makria Puppet Stevidian (Common)?
Czaslyudia Czaslyudian Peoples ??? Primary ???
Deamonopolis Deamonopolis ??? Primary ???
Eitoan Eitoan ??? Primary Dienstadi
Federal Ralkovia Eitoan ??? Puppet Ralkovian
Fustera State of Ordena ??? Puppet, Originally: NPC Istoloan, Creoloso
Imbrinium Imbrinium ??? Primary Stevidian (Common)?
Haishan Haishan ??? Primary Stevidian (Common)?
Kolechia Free Kolechia ??? Primary ???
Holy Marsh Holy Marsh ??? Primary ???
Independent Hitmen Stevid ??? Puppet, Historical Stevidian (Common)
Irat The Macabees ??? NPC Istoloan
Istoloa The Macabees ??? NPC Istoloan
Kassaran Kassaran ??? Player ???
Killia The Macabees Schonhiet NPC, Historical Dienstadi, Stevidian (Common)
Ladero The Macabees ??? NPC Istoloan
Lamoni Lamoni ??? Primary Stevidian (Common)?
Lyras Lyras ??? Primary Stevidian (Common)?
McNernia McNernia ??? Primary ???
Merica Patrick O'Connor ??? Primary Stevidian (Common)
Mokastana Mokastana ??? Primary Zarbian-Mokan
Mordent Morrdh ??? Puppet Mordentish, Díenstadi, Stevidian (Common)
Morrdh Morrdh ??? Primary Mordentish, Díenstadi, Stevidian (Common)
Nova Orontes The Macabees Hugen NPC Dienstadi
Ordena State of Ordena Schonhiet Primary Ordenite
Ordenstaat Fernostland State of Ordena ??? Puppet, Historical Ordenite, Krasnovan
Palmyrion Palmyrion ??? Primary ???
Pennslyvannia Pennslyvannia ??? Historical Stevidian (Common)
Phibeta Cartoonia Phitannian Isles Primary Phibetan
Philotas Islands Imbrinium Makria Puppet Stevidian (Common)
Potthan Potthan ??? Primary ???
(Regime) Ralkovia Ralkovia ??? Primary Ralkovian
Romandeos Holy Marsh Makria Puppet, Originally: Primary ???
Safehaven The Macabees Hugen Puppet, Historical Zarbian-Mokan
Samarasta The Macabees ??? Puppet, Originally: NPC Creoloso, Istoloan, Dienstadi
Solisian Union Solisian Union ??? Primary ???
Sorofi The Macabees ??? NPC Istoloan
Stevid Stevid ??? Primary Stevidian (Common)
Tarn The Macabees Xipil Puppet, Originally: Owned Dienstadi, Stevidian (Common)
The Eternal Union The Ice States Makria Primary ???
The Golden Throne The Macabees Hugen Primary Dienstadi
Tnemrot Tnemrot ??? Primary ???
Tupenga Holy Marsh ??? Puppet, Originally: NPC Istoloan, Creoloso
United Gordonopia United Gordonopia Parana Historical Stevidian (Common)
Wanderjar State of Ordena ??? Puppet, Historical Knootossian

Notable Past Countries of Greater Dienstad

Past members of Greater Dienstad include Malgrave, Santheres, and Sumer.

History

See Canonical History of Greater Dienstad

A region's history can be seen in different ways. One way is to see as a sandbox for lore through all of the individual contributions made by its active worldbuilders. This would be a long history. A frequently changing, and oftentime conflicting, one, as well. But the history of Greater Dienstad is not just its lore, it's also a history of the contribution to that lore. This is the way this history is told. It is one that tells the story of significant regional events as the region grew between 2005 and present day.

Of course, the history of Greater Dienstad is best told through its wars.

The bombing and destruction of Aurillac was a defining moment of early Greater Dienstadi history.

The Early Years, RL 2005–08

If Greater Dienstad's predecessor's history was dominated by the Panooly wars, then the war to define the first generation of Greater Dienstad was the War of Golden Succession. Fought between The Macabees, Stevid, Safehaven, Killia, and at one point or another involving almost everyone in the region, the War of Golden Succession is somewhat unique in that it was roleplayed over the Jolt forums. The war ended with large parts of northern Safehaven occupied by the The Macabees, Guffingford partitioned by The Macabees and Stevid, and the onset of a cold war between these two states.

In the immediate aftermath of the war, a number of governments that had fought in the War of Golden Succession had extended great resources to do so. Those defeated suffered the agonies of their sacrifices, including their financial debts, the anger over the war dead, and the weakness of their armies. Zarbia, Safehaven, and Monzark all whithered into institutional decay soon after the end of the war, followed soon after by New Empire, Indras, and others. Although a victorious The Macabees followed up with an invasion of Theohuanacu and the occupation of Tarn, these wars combined with the accumulated costs of the great war it had just emerged from were soon sufficient to put the nascent and mended empire into a long period of slumber. War, though, war was still very much alive.

A new power emerged further to the east, Lyras. The ascent of Lyras begins from the ashes of Dukopolious, which had conquered large parts of former New Empire. Although a significant portion of New Empire remained independent under the guise of a multi-national peacekeping force involving Stevid, Imbrinium, and Morrdh, much of the rest of the northern half of that continent was soon occupied by a rapidly expanding Lyras.

The Great Dienstadi War and its Aftermath, RL 2009–15

The Fascist and Slaver Wars, RL 2016–22

Present Day, RL 2023–?

Politics

Fedala Accords

Greater Dienstad Regional Council (GDRC)

Multilateral Alliances and Organizations

Demographics

Languages

Religions

Economy