Scryeland

The Northeastern Principality of Scryeland is a Nordic island country situated in the North Paisi Ocean and is one of the most sparsely populated countries in Anteria. It shares maritime borders with Swoeja, Willowhaven, and Entonia, and covers a total area of 101,939 km (63341.95797 miles), with a population of more than 795,000. The country has a temperate polar climate, known as one of the coldest countries in the world. It also contains more than 430 islands, of which 198 are inhabited and are principally located in the archipelagos of the Chatmis Chain and the Northern Isles. Vonas is the nation's capital and largest city; other major cities are Averon, Garraway and Hachester. It is headed by two co-Grand Princes: Brennan I and Edam IV. It has two official languages: traditional Scrye script and New Saffron. Scryeland is also an absolute diarchy with Scrye polytheism as the state religion. The name "Scrye" stems from "Scrí," the archaic name for its indigineous people.

The region of Scryeland was originally inhabited by culturally-similar indigineous peoples such as the Scrye, Vonasian, and Saffron; however, the first written reference to the region was written in c. 90,000 BC, some three centuries after the area was first settled. It saw a second expansion of human settlers around 10,000 BC, at the time of great nomadic travel around the northern poles. Constituting the ancient people known collectively as the Scrye, a feudal society emerged following the introduction of literacy and the Old Religion of the Scryes; this later dominated the island by 500 BC, and would rage on for another thousand years. In 917 AD, the guilds of Scrye were unified under a single banner by the Vonas District Charter, thus forming the modern principality.

Outside contact with the rest of the world was not established until 1707, when Vassago the Black voyaged to the island from his native Vultesia. After several peaceful interactions between the two nations, Scryeland was formally introduced to the world stage. In 1777, Scryeland fought back against Vultesian conquest in the First Vulto-Scrye War. After several more attempts by the Vultesians to take the island after a bloody series of battles, a truce was made in March of 1791 that Scryeland would become a client state of Vultesia, but would retain relative freedom and independence, although it was semi-preserved by diplomatic representatives and a government in exile. During the Great War, disputes over brutality, taxation, and the building of bases on the island led to the Scrye Revolutionary War. Independence was restored on 1 November 1910.

Although Modern-day Scryeland is a developed country, it embraces an old-fashioned culture that is largely unique, which is both a product of and reflective of its geographical isolation, and a culture that is a bit more old-fashioned than many other cultures. It continues to rank high in terms of quality of life, education, human rights, health, universal health care, and reduced levels of percieved corruption. It is also a member of the Saltstil Pact.