Afallon
Grand Kingdom of Afallon Teyrnas Mawreddog o Afallon | |
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National coat of arms
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| Motto: "Gyda Rhinwedd, Grym, ac Arfau" "With Virtue, Power and Weapons" | |
| Anthem: National Anthem of the Kingdom | |
| Location of Afallon (green) in Asteria Inferior Location of Afallon (green) in Asteria Inferior | |
| Capital and largest city | Tintaieol |
| Official languages | Afallonian |
| Demonym(s) | Afallonian |
| Government | Non-Partisan Tricameral Constitutional Monarchy |
| Arwel Taliesin | |
| Iori ap Llyndewr | |
| Eilian Taliesin | |
| Legislature | Cynulliad Cyffredinol y Llys |
| Senedd | |
| Siambr Tribuniaid | |
| Area | |
• Total | 406,752 km2 (157,048 sq mi) |
• Water (%) | 1 |
| Population | |
• 2017 estimate | 27,659,000 |
| GDP (PPP) | estimate |
• Total | $662,958,571,000 |
• Per capita | $23,969 |
| Gini (2013) |  55.2high |
| HDI (2012) |  0.732high |
| Currency | Punt (PNT) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Afallonian Standard Time) |
| Date format | dd-mm-yy |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +33 |
| ISO 3166 code | AFA |
| Internet TLD | .af |
History
Pre-Discovery History
The first signs of human habitation on the island of Afallon, in the form of human remains discovered in Sir Ffwddog date back to approximately 6000 BC, with the first recorded pottery findings dating to approximately 3000 BC. Little survives of prehistoric Afallon, owing to that the semi-nomadic tribes believed to inhabit Afallon never developed a system of writing or permanent architecture. Analysis of pottery fragments indicates two distinct cultural groups, named North and South Afallonian.
Discovery of Nueva Almeria
The first widely-accepted Euclean to discover Afallon was the Lusitanian explorer Fernando de Massa, who explored the eastern coast of Asteria Inferior in 1500, who named it Nueva Almeria after his home region. Although he claimed the island for Lusitania, no large-scale colonisation was attempted due to Lusitanian focus on the mainland of Asteria Inferior, although small trading posts were set up.
Settlement by the Eintiran and growth of piracy
After the defeat of the Kingdom of Connwelyn in the First Gilded War, the Taliesin kings, along with the rest of the nobility of Connwelyn and many of their retainers, were exiled. The exiles settled in Nueva Almeria in 1657, after being offered the island as a place to settle by the Lusitanian king as Captain-Generals of the Lusitanian crown to deal with the growing pirate problem. The island was named Afallon by the settlers, after the mythical island from Connwelyn mythology.
The Connwelyn nobility, over the next two decades, were successful in subduing the various pirate and smuggler groups that had made Afallon their home, while many other Connwelyn settlers arrived as a result of the Connwelyn Clearence in the aftermath of the First Guilded War.
The beginning of the Second Gilded War marked a complete change in Afallon's relationship with piracy. Eager for revenge after their defeat in the First Gilded War, and with ships and experienced sailors from their earlier campaigns against piracy in Afallon and around Asteria Inferior, many Afallonian nobles and their retainers enlisted as privateers in service of Raglan, raiding Estmerish and Glytteronian trade throughout the Asterias and Eastern Coius-Bahia.
After the end of the Second Gilded War in 1689, the nobility continued their campaigns of piracy, expanding their attacks to all ships regardless of the colours they were flying. Many nobles who hadn't been involved in the Second Gilded War eagerly joined, seeking fame, glory and fortune. These new pirates raided as far as Siamat in eastern Coius, most notably in the case of Rhobert Tailesin who returned from raiding eastern Coius and Bahia in the first large raid against the continent. The Great Coian Raid of 1690-1691 would lead to Rhobert being named as the first 'King of the Pirates of Afallon' and the creation of the famous 'Pirate Code'.
Afallonian pirates also assisted Raglan in the Third and Fourth Gilded Wars by enlisting as privateers in service of Raglan during both wars. The end of the Fourth Gilded War ultimately signaled the beginning of the end of Afallon's history of piracy.
Lusitanian occupation
On the 9th of April 1722, a large Lusitanian fleet under Eduardo Hernandez appeared off Tintaieol and issued a simple demand; all ships were to be turned over to the Lusitanian crown within a week with a permanent Lusitanian garrison to be installed on the island, or the various Captain-Generals would have their hereditary positions revoked by force with all pirates on the island to be put to the sword. The various pirate-nobles gathered in Tintaieol, and reluctantly agreed to the demands.
The installment of the garrison, along with the destruction of their ships, caused resentment against the Lusitanian monarchy and would ultimately lead to the Afallonian War of Independence.
Afallonian War of Independence
Post-Independence Afallon
After Afallon gained independence in 1799, following its victory in the Battle of the Islas del Sur, it briefly returned to piracy against the remaining Lusitanian colonies. After Lusitania was forced out of Asteria Inferior in 18xx, the nobility of Afallon concluded that piracy was no longer a viable way of supplementing the income of their estates owing to potential international ramifications, and the vast majority settled down on their estates to peace.
A few enterprising nobles, however, created the tradition of the 'freebooter'; a private invasion of another country. Between 1830 and 1880, several Afallonian nobles launched freebooter campaigns against nations in Asteria Inferior and the Arucian Sea. Most of these campaigns failed, or the new states quickly collapsed, but they brought back both wealth and experienced soldiers to Afallon. Many Royal Afallonian Army regiments, such as the 21st (The Duke of Caeredin's) Hussars or the 76th (The Duke of Caergrawnt's Own) Regiment owe their origins to a returning freebooter invasion.
Afallon itself in the early part of this period was a closed country; no foreigners except Connwelyn were allowed into the country, and any that were found couldn't leave. The Connwelyn, Lusitanians and freed slaves were forced to intermarry, creating a distinct Afallonian ethnicity. The Lusitanian language was banned, along with native languages, with only Afallonian, the distinct dialect of Eintran that had appeared on the island over the previous centuries, being taught.
Industry came slowly to Afallon, mainly restricted to the coastal cities and primarily oriented around supplying Afallon's shipbuilding industries and supporting industries for it.
The Great War
Afallon remained neutral throughout the Great War.
