Alemannia

Imperial and Royal Federation of Alemannia ⰍⰀⰉⰔⰅⰓⰎⰉⰘⰅ ⰖⰐⰄ ⰍⰦⰐⰉⰃⰎⰉⰘⰁⰖⰐⰄ ⰀⰎⰅⰏⰀⰐⰐⰉⰅⰐ Kaiserliche und Königlichebund Alemannien
Motto: ⟨ⰂⰖⰓⰘⰕⰎⰑⰔ ⰖⰐⰄ ⰕⰓⰖⰅ⟩ «Furchtlos und treu» "Fearless and True"
Capital	Elsing
Official languages	Literary Alemannic
Demonym(s)	Alemannian Alemannic
Government	Federal constitutional monarchy under a parliamentary system
• Emperor-King	Ferdinand VII & IV
• Minister-President	Maximillian von Weizsäcker
• Premier	Édouard Rouanet
Legislature	Landtag
• Upper house	Herrenhaus
• Lower house	Abgeordnetenhaus
Establishment
• Creation	5 Schnee, 1805
Population
• 1910 census	64,925,993
Currency	Reichesmark (ARM/ℳ)
Date format	dd.mm.yy
Driving side	left
Calling code	+9
ISO 3166 code	AL
Internet TLD	.al

Alemannia (Literary Alemannic: ⰀⰎⰅⰏⰀⰐⰐⰉⰅⰐ tr. Alemannien), officially the Imperial and Royal Federation of Alemannia (Literary Alemannic: ⰍⰀⰉⰔⰅⰓⰎⰉⰘⰅ ⰖⰐⰄ ⰍⰦⰐⰉⰃⰎⰉⰘⰁⰖⰐⰄ ⰀⰎⰅⰏⰀⰐⰐⰉⰅⰐ tr. Kaiserliche und Königlichebund Alemannien), is a sovereign federation, governed out of the capital city of Elsing. Covering an area of roughly [Area] square kilometres, Alemannia is home to an estimated 65 million people.

The area comprising modern-day Alemannia has been inhabited since 15,000 BCE by Proto-Chichimeca and Celtic peoples, and inhabited by Teutons since the Late Bronze Age. Nomadic tribes, located in what is presently northwestern Alemannia, united under the Vals over the Wirse River Valley, and under the Valish Chieftain Gutthikas, the Valish Kingdom was formed. Under Unwen, the Valish Kingdom would expand to form the Valish Empire, occupying most of central Skandera. From 253 BCE until 1179 CE, the Valish Kingdom (and later Empire) would be one of the most influential powers on the continent, and the second largest empire in history. Internal strife and unrest would lead to the gradual decline of Valish Empire until its collapse in 1190 CE.

The death of the heir less Hasso Wigmar Kaysar in 1234 triggered the collapse of the nominal Valish rump state into various polities split alongside Imperial administrative lines. By the 14th century, these entities had been united, either through conquest of marriage, by various cadet families of the Kaysarling line. The so-called Black Age lasted until 1689 when the Unkaysarate, led by the Hahptman Auchann was victorious at the Battle of the Saale, leading to the submission of the Ulv Kaysarate. With its capitulation, Auchann II declared the restoration of the Kaysarling line to the historical Valish throne, thus creating the Second Valish Empire.

Etymology

The name Alemannia is an exonym and used exclusively by foreign entities to refer to the Union of Syndicates. The name is believed to be derived from the Valish "Olamani," meaning "all men." "Olamani" was used by the Latin Republic as the title for the First Valish Empire (ca. 280 BCE - ca. 1190 CE), due to the multicultural and multiethnic nature of the Empire. The collapse of the Valish Empire ca. 1190 CE led to a gradual adoption of the term by the Valish rump state, which itself was the homeland of the Alvaric, Munderic, and Valish tribes.

History

Early History

• Settlement since ~15,000 BCE, Baden culture ~3,400 BCE
• Germanic migration southward over the course of the Bronze Age through Iron Age
• Germanic migration south causes conflict with native celts (which fled northwest into Daecon) and the Chichimeca (who fled southward)
• ~600 BCE, natives have either assimilated or fled

Valish Empire

• Vals unite under the Chieftain Gutthikas
• Unwen expands the Valish Kingdom and creates the Valish Empire
• Internal strife causes the Valish Empire to collapse in 1173

Black Age

• Valish rump state collapses into numerous petty kingdoms
• Noble families consolidate power and five quasi-khanates are formed
• Khanates largely keep to their own
• not!Ilkhanate finally decides that there needs to be a unified state and begins warring its neighbours
• In 1638, not!Ilkhanate finally wins and forms the Second Valish Empire

Culture

Literature

• Traditional literature
• Maybe sagas of some kind?
• Modern literature (say hello to Tolkien)

Art

• Cinematography
• Paintings
• Architecture
• Sculptures
• Lots of Socialist Realism

Cuisine

• Traditional foods
• Seafood
• Beef and other meats
• Primarily rice-based, but lots of potatoes too
• Alcohol (Sake? probably beer to a lesser extent)

Sport

• Ice hockey
• Basketball
• Association football
• weightlifting