Sevase wrote:Hello! It must be said immediately that this is actually Phonox from the region. I'm already a member on that nation, this is an alt. Gonna drop this application here!Nation Name: The United Kingdom of Sevase (
Sevase)
Form of Government: Federal Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
National Leader(s): Monarch: Gabriela IV -
Prime Minister: Maria CamposPopulation (Please remember our realism guidelines): 61,254,100 (2010 Census)
Estimated GDP: 3,033 Billion NSD
Description of National Culture:The Sevish people are generally Spanish-speaking (I use a con-language that I base off of Spanish. The name I have for it at the moment is:
Casteña.) The name Sevase originates from the 'Sevil' barbarians that conquered the region of Isperia during the second century. These Sevil invaders adopted the traditions of the peoples already there once they began to settle and the resulting mixture of cultures makes much of what Sevase is to this day, bar other developments that occurred later. While the state does not formally recognize a national religion, the majority of Sevish people are followers of Corrozcoanism. Corrozco is a polytheistic religion that originated before the Sevil barbarians. Its pantheon of gods are generally considered to be benevolent and rule over several domains such as the skies, the earth, the sun, and the moon. Modern adaptations of the religion have tended to have smaller pantheons and domains. Overall, over 20 types of Corrozco exist and are formally recognized to exist by the state.
Climate and Geography:Generally a temperate nation, Sevase is a coastal nation with varying land features. By its coasts, temperatures can be warm, giving the impression of a tropical climate. In land though, due to rising elevations and wind patterns, temperatures can cool down to more temperate levels. Away from the coast, Sevase's topography can generally be described as a landscape dotted with mountain ranges and varying elevations. While not all of Sevase is mountainous, areas in land tend to have high elevations with the highest peak in Sevase (
Chiuaticatl) reaching an elevation of approximately 4,840 meters above sea level. Cities/Settlements/Towns in Sevase that are located away from the coast often form along rivers, valleys, or more flatter lands.
National History:Archaeological records seem to indicate that the first inhabitants of modern-day Sevase were nomadic peoples who populated the area around ten thousand years ago. Evidence of these ancient peoples includes carbon-dated stone tools and other discoveries. It was very likely, and is indicated by evidence, that most people that inhabited the area were hunter-gatherers. Evidence of settlements dates back to around 4000 BCE. This early group of city-states is commonly referred to as the Mestica Civilization. Throughout its existence, the city-states of Mestica flourished alongside each other. It was around 3000 BCE that the Corrozco religion began, with evidence of the first shrines and temples built to the deity of Corrozcoanism dating to those times.
In the year 323 BCE, Mestica was conquered by the neighbouring Gallia Empire during the height of the Empire’s expansion. Before conquest, the region was known for being unruly and difficult to subdue. Written records by Gallian officials affirm that the region inhabited by the Mesticas was to be known as Isperia. Despite its conquest, Mestica culture continued to permeate through the Isperia province and blend in with the culture of the Gallian Empire. In 26 BCE, the Gallia Empire officially named Corrozcoanism as its primary religion.
The Gallian Empire suffered in the first and second century of the common era when it began to succumb to corruption and military weakness. A lack of union started to open up the Empire to invasion from nomadic peoples that each invaded the Empire throughout the second century. In Isperia, the province was raided by nomad barbarians commonly referred to as ‘Sevils’. Along with other invading groups of people, the Sevils succeeded in invading the fractured empire and bringing it to an end in the year of 361 CE when the capital of Illorra was sacked by barbarians.
In Isperia, the invading nomads united under the invading tribal chieftain who named himself ‘King’ of the area he conquered. Although it was never named by King Refugio himself, modern historians refer to this kingdom as The Sevil Kingdom. As a leader, King Refugio conquered many small settlements in Isperia to add onto the small kingdom. King Refugio himself was known to be illiterate, as were most of the Sevil barbarians during this time. The conquered peoples of Isperia succeeded, throughout the lifetime of the kingdom, in converting the Sevil people to the Corrozco. By the time King Refugio’s son, Hermanaldigo, ascended to the position of King of the makeshift kingdom, the culture of Isperia was already beginning to blend with that of the Sevil people.
After the death of King Hermanaldigo in 463 CE, the kingdom fractured. Local rulers came to power when the central King died and each named themselves the rightful King to follow in Hermanaldigo’s position as King. The Isperia region fell into civil war between the five kingdoms during the end of the fifth century until the westernmost kingdom defeated the other kingdoms and emerged as the dominant power in the Isperia region. The Isperia region was united under the new kingdom and it continued to operate as an absolute hereditary monarchy from then on. During the centuries that followed, the original people of Isperia and the Sevil people continued to integrate together. The first usage of the demonym ‘Seviano(a)’ (Sevish, in English) dates to a formal document written by one of Queen Mariella’s personal officials in 857 CE. In this letter, the official refers to the people of the kingdom collectively as ‘Sevianos’ (Sevasians in English). The name for the people began to become popular in usage once it became difficult to distinguish differences between Isperian and Sevil culture.
During the eleventh century, discontent in the kingdom grew as the kingdom suffered widespread famines following a series of very long winters in the years of 1045 CE through 1051 CE. At the height of the struggle, revolts began appearing throughout the kingdom calling for more action from the King. In the year of 1050 CE, a wide scale revolution swept the kingdom that consisted of forces rallied by influential provincial leaders. They succeeded in dethroning King Frallo in 1051 CE, ending the hereditary rule in the kingdom. The united forces that had ousted the king quickly fell into disarray when trying to decide how to fill the vacancy in leadership. A compromise was reached in 1052 CE. Known as the Compromise of Vazquez, the leaders of each group decided that they would elect a king from amongst themselves, to rule over the fractured kingdom. As each leader had previously named themselves ‘King’, the elected King would rule over the five kingdoms in the first United Kingdom of Sevase. While, in theory, the king had ultimate power, the council of trustees (the families of the influential groups that dethroned King Frallo) now elected the monarch from their own ranks whenever the current monarch either passed away or was deemed incompetent.
Immediately following the Compromise of Vazquez, the seat of central power was moved to Puerto Royale. Under its new system, the Sevish kingdom continued to exist, though it was still faced with the challenge of dealing with an inefficient agriculture. The first elected monarch of Sevase, King Beruno, came to be known as a reformer by modern scholars. During his reign, King Beruno nationalized the system of public currency, presenting the Réale as the first unified currency of the kingdom. Taking more direct control of local provinces, King Beruno also began to enforce regulations on agriculture in the local settlements of the kingdom. The changes were met with mixed reactions from Sevish people, and soon there was a notable exodus of people from populated city-centers, forming new rural settlements that were less regulated by the monarchy of Sevase. This resulted in a further expansion of settlements into the more rural areas of Sevase. Many more modern city centers would be formed later where these settlements were founded.
Following the discovery of a rich silver vein in the mountains of Otzatacl in 1732 CE, a small trove of entrepreneurs were quick to take advantage and begin mining operations amidst an era in Sevase where regulations on mining and resource extraction were non-existent. Prompting a new economic boom, the ideologies of free trade and trade began to take hold in Sevase, giving rise to a growth in urban centers. This movement gained more traction in the early 19th century as manufacturing soon became a dominant sector in the Sevish economy. By the end of the 19th century, Sevase was considered industrialized in that a sizeable second-tier economy began appearing while the agriculture from before began to become improved and even more efficient.
In 1865, following the resignation of King Rafael VI, the normal process of succession ended in the ascension of King Guiolamino II. In Sevish monarchy, the monarch is recognized by all five kingdoms after a vote amongst representatives of each kingdom to decide who that monarch will be. The candidate from the Kingdom of Colima, Felipe Iniguez de Santa Rosa, was defeated by Guiolamino in the election process and went on to stage a coup based out of the Kingdom of Colima. Taking advantage of an economic slump within Sevase at the time, Iniguez’s militia was quick to take the nation’s forces by surprise and instituted a surrender of power to Iniguez, becoming one of the only kings in history to seize power through military force. During the reign of King Felipe III, civil freedoms in Sevase notably declined due to Felipe’s tactics at silencing opposition to his reign. However, after several years of unrest following the transition, the nation continued to function and retained some sense of normalcy despite the nationalization of media outlets and stifled civil liberties.
King Ruslan ascended to the throne in 1889 following the death of King Felipe from old age. Ruslan was chosen to succeed Felipe by Felipe himself. King Ruslan’s rule was short, ending in 1897 when he died of pneumonia. With no successor apparent, the representatives of the kingdoms of Sevase barred representatives from the Kingdom of Colima and chose Queen Magdalena II to be his successor upon the throne. One of the first acts of regency by Magdalena was establishing a democratic form of government that would co-exist alongside the monarchy. While originally met with scepticism from the aristocracy, the plan gained support with common Sevish citizens. The decision was aimed towards reducing the potential at other monarchs seizing power in a coup similar to the events of 1866. The body of public representatives initially had the power to override the decision of who to ascend to the throne, but later on went to be granted more powers until King Luis XI ceded all official power to govern, and established the constitutional monarchy and constitution that is still in effect today, in 1913.
Description of National Economy (Major sectors, development, etc.):A developed country, Sevase is noted for its effort at trying to have a free economy, promoting capitalism in most cases. However, in practice, Sevase's economy is a Mixed Economy. Government regulations generally exist to protect consumers and became common following a period of many private-sector firm mergers that reduced competition within several industries. In modern times, Sevase has a sizable service economy with its largest industries including: finance, transportation/logistics, information technology, and retail. At the same time, Sevase has a smaller manufacturing base that includes several industries. Key industries in the manufacturing sector include pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals, electronics, and alloy production. Naturally occurring resources in Sevase are ores and rare-earth-metals. While Sevase does also have several deposits of oil, natural gas, and coal within its borders, the sizes of those deposits are not nearly enough to sustain itself, so Sevase does commonly find itself importing fossil fuels for energy production, a growing problem that national leaders have been starting to consider more and more often in policy-making.
Description of National Military (Please remember our realism guidelines): Sevase's national military is fairly advanced, though small in number. It's two branches include
El Ejército de Tiera (Its army), and
El Ejército de Agua (its navy). The main purpose surrounding its military is to secure the nation itself, meaning that their forces are primarily used for defense. As such, Sevase does not typically have the ready ability to project military power too far from the homeland. At the same time, a notable example of this is the fact that Sevase's armed forces employ one small-sized aircraft carrier that is mainly garrisoned with rescue helicopters for near-coast operations.
Description of Geopolitical Role: Sevase takes part in geopolitical affairs but usually as a means of some sort of civil discourse (i.e. trade agreements, economic unions, etc.). As it currently stands, Sevase has never been in a status of war with another foreign power and is often noted for being more concerned with its own internal affairs rather than involving itself militarily abroad in other nations. Historically, Sevase has been neutral in international affairs, only using its armed forces for defense.
Roleplaying Example or Link (Please provide at least three paragraphs): I will gladly provide examples and/or even write a response to a prompt if needed!
Notes and Questions: This nation would be an alt nation that has entirely nearly nothing to do with Phonox, who I already have within the region. In fact, I've structured Sevase to have very different aspects from that of Phonox. As far as other issues go, I'm very open to discussion!
What made you choose Pericles? I play Phonox at the moment, and this nation of Sevase is an alt that I’ve played for some time. I’ve noticed a general lacking of a Latin-American themed nation in Pericles, and I was hoping that Sevase might be an appropriate fit! At the moment, I’m applying with this alt-nation under the same guise as Defese/Gerlotio and Demphor/Andallion have done with their alt nations: Phonox and Sevase would not be found colluding with one another ICly. ^.^
Please list any active alts or puppets you may control: I'm Phonox from Pericles! Gasp!
Have you ever controlled a nation that was deleted for poor conduct: Nope!
Have you read and understood the guidelines on our OP: Yup yup!