Hayreniky

Hayreniky Հայրենիկին
Realm
Seal
Nickname:  The Clans The Reach
Motto(s):  “Blood, Nobility, Courage.”
Country	Syara
Government
• Body	Grand Council
• ilKhan	Asadour Vardanyan
Population  (2018)
• Total	26,163,264
Demonym	Hayreniky

Hayreniky is a geographic and administrative region of Syara. Known to most Syarans as the Clans, Hayreniky is the smallest of the Realms in terms of size and population.

Hayreniky's historical origins lay in the Hayren Migration during the 5th Century when the Alexarchus, King of the Makedonian Empire, offered several Hayren tribes the opportunity to migrate to southern Syara from Nalaya in exchange for loyalty to the throne and conversion to the Zobethos faith. Approximately 250,000 Hayren agreed to do so, settling in southern Syara and Ruvelka. The land afterwards became known as "Hayreniky" to the rest of the Empire, and remains the name to this day.

After the Fall of the Makedonian Empire and the conquest of Syara by the Arkoennites, Hayreniky gradually came to resemble the rest of Syara, albiet while maintaing it'd distinct cultural emphasis on martial tradition. The collapse of the Arkoennite Empire led the Clans to reassert themselves as a regional power, leading to repeated conflicts with neighboring Ruvelka. The threat of the Clans ultimately contributed to the foundation of the Ruvelkan Imperium, while the threat of unified Ruvelka in turn led to the Unification of Syara. The Clans heavily supported the rise in Syaran nationalism that followed the Republic of Syara's victory in the Divide War, although Hayreniky was hit hard during the Broken Years following Syara's defeat in the Siduri War. The Clans served as the heart of the Wardens during the Refusal War, and afterwards were recognized as one of the four Realms of the newly founded Commonality.

Culturally and linguistically distinct among Syara's ethnic groups, the Clans maintain long held traditions stepped in martial pride and mysticism intermixed with Zobethos Fundamentalism. The smallest and the poorest of the Realms, Hayreniky's economy is centered mostly on mining, logging and subsistence farming. Dominated by marshes, thick forests, hills and occasional grasslands, Hayreniky is the least urbanized of Syara's Realms. It maintains it's own unique government structure, known as the Grand Council, which is served by delegates from each of the major Clans. The elected leader of the Grand Council is known as the ilKhan, although the Clans still participate in national elections in the same manner as other Syaran citizens. Partially autonomous, the Clans do not recognize a distinct political capital; the most populated city is Dateva.