Baronies of Ravorr (Rouvawa)

The Baronies of Ravorr (or Ivawg Rouvawhi in Rouvawetigplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRouvawetig

Rouvawetig, also called Old Ravorran, is an Eloyoun language spoken by the Rouvawhi people of Ravorr, in central Harthera. Historically the local Eloyoun dialect was heavily influenced by Iskean, particularly the more clipped and gutteral Junda pronunciation, though its vowel inflection is much simplified and its case structure is significantly different.languageEloyounlanguage, Chieftains of Rouvawa) was a confederation of feudal states in Northeast Anasthias, which existed from 573 BMEplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBME (Before Modern Epoch)

Used to date years Before the Modern Epoch. to 288 ME. It first formed as an alliance against the expansionist ambitions of its Saloyan neighbours to the north and powefful Eloyounplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigEloyoun People

The Eloyoun people are an ethnic group found throughout eastern and northeastern Anásthias. They are the majority ethnicity in Kahtoyn and most of southern Harthera. Modern Hartheran language and culture is a blend of Eloyoun and Iskean.

The Eloyoun people claim descent from the ancient realm of kingdoms to the south. With the rise of Harthera in the first century, there were a succession of vicious wars both along the borders, at sea, and along the coast. The Baronies became involved in a succession of internal conflicts stirred up by Hartheranplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHarthera

The Hartheran Union, commonly named Harthera, is an imperialist maritime nation state dominating the northeast of Anásthias. It is one of the two great powers of the modern epoch, arguably the most technologically and militarily powerful nation in the world, only matched by the vast size and wealth of its neighbour, viridOrorrMEOrorrOrorrOrorrOrorr agitators, resulting in the region being annexed piece by piece by Hartheraplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHarthera

The Hartheran Union, commonly named Harthera, is an imperialist maritime nation state dominating the northeast of Anásthias. It is one of the two great powers of the modern epoch, arguably the most technologically and militarily powerful nation in the world, only matched by the vast size and wealth of its neighbour, viridOrorrMEOrorrOrorrOrorrOrorr during the sixth century.

'Baronies' comes from the Saloyan Eetooyeh, referring to the lowest position in the Saloyan aristocratic hierarchy, petty states owing allegiance to other powers. In Ravorr the leaders had a variety of titles in different languages, many being tribal kings. The term Baronies continues to be used by Hartheran historians as a political attempt to diminish the significance and prestige of the Rouvawhi people.

In the seventh century BME, the two great regional powers in northeastern Anásthiasplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAnásthias

Anásthias [a-NAS-thee-ass / ænæsθiːæs], or [an-ass-THEE-as] is an equatorial island continent, heart of the Civilised World. The north straddles the equator and is hot and humid, while most of the equatorial centre is an upland plateau with fertile river valleys, and stretches of arid plains and desert in the shadow of the mountains. The south is temperate but more wild, separated from the civilisations of the north by the almost impassable Harthera were the Grand Palatinate of Saloya, and the Kingdom of Oonar. After the Oonari Civil War in 573 BME, many northerly regions on the rich borderlands between Oonar and Saloya declared independence, with individual warlords creating their own feudal fiefdoms or “baronies” (Rav. Ivawg, Sal. Oyvarc, from Eloyoun Ipfauk, war leader or general). Consumed in internal turmoil, the weak Oonari state was unable to reassert its authority, and so these states prospered, occasionally warring with each other over territory, absorbing neighbouring lands or splintering into small fiefdoms.

This state of affairs continued until the collapse of the Saloyan state in 3 MEplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigModern Epoch (ME)

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Towards the end of the war, with South Saloya being invaded by the Chelidt, neighbouring Ravorran barons invaded in attempt to secure booty and new territory. Local Saloyan warlords also arose to protect their own cities and homes.

When the dust had settled, there were a number of new Baronies along the southern border, which despite antipathy towards each other, were united in their opposition to Chelidt dominance.

Under the new nation of Harthera, with its uneasy blend of Junda, Saloyan and Chelidt peoples, there were constant rumblings along the southern border, and five serious wars between Harthera and the Baronies.

The Rouvawhi states varied greatly in size, power and internal politics. Some were led by a hereditary monarch or a military warleader, while some had elected chieftains or ruling councils with elements of republican governance. They formed a loose union in defence from large nations to the north and south, particularly Saloya and Oonar.

Saloya was an anti-feudal, centralised, anti-theocratic market society, strongly based on the rule of law. Many of the Baronies had embraced a version of Miyarrain religion, particularly in the later period, with some Barons setting themselves up as priest-kings through often highly dubious displays.

Baronial politics was a complex affair but as a union they had so powerful number of men at arms that they could call up and mobilise quickly in defence of their borders. With a large standing army there were constant internal squabbles, conducted in an almost ritualised manner that maintained the cohesion of the state, whilst allowing various Barons to gain power. However, the system meant that one faction was never able to entirely dominate: when one leader rose to too great a prominence, the others were obliged to obliterate him.

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