This is a joint claim by Tret, Ark, Cryria, and SocDyl, and is intended to replace parts of lore retconned with the declaiming of Aponivia that is essential to the histories of both Tretrid and Volscina and, thereby, the current canon of West Novaris as a whole.
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Nation Name (long): Imperial Federation of Celanora
Nation Name (short): Celanora
Motto: “Lodare il Sole!”
National Animal: Mustang Horse
National Flower/Plant: Pendolino Olive Tree
National Anthem: “Victory at Dawn”
Capitol: Lucroza
Largest City: Lucroza (1.57 million)
Demonym: Celanoran
Languages:
Official: Norvian
Minority: Tretridian
Species: 67% Human, 11% Elf, 9% Half-Elf, 5% Cava, 4% Dwarf, 4% Other
Population: 50,000,000
Government Type:
De jure: Federal constitutional monarchy under a regency council
De facto: Federal Triarchal Republic
Leader(s):
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Triarca Alenova:
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Triarca Lucrovera:
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Triarca Lanziole:
Emperor - Vacant
Legislature: Imperial Assembly
Upper House: Council of Regents
Lower House: Grand Council of the Public
Formation: 1917, following the Great War
Total GDP: $1,200,000,000,000 SHD
GDP per capita: $24,000 SHD
Currency: Aureo (plural Aurei)
Calling Code: +120
ISO 3166 code: CLN, CL
Internet TLD: .cl
Historical Summary: Celanora’s history would be incomplete without describing the Celanor Empire. At its peak in the 13th century, the Celanor Empire controlled nearly all of West Novaris, from modern-day Volscina all the way to the westernmost parts of modern-day Tretrid, and unified the Norvian peoples of Novaris under a single banner and the Lucerist faith.
The Celanor Empire declined rapidly after its peak, due to a number of factors, including internal factionalism, an increased sense of complacency at the Empire’s capital of Celano, and outside threats. With the unification of the Kingdom of Tretrid in 1256, itself spurred on by Celanor aggression, came the Tretridio-Celanor Wars, a series of conflicts where the Empire slowly lost the eastern stretches of its realm to the aggression of the Falcon.
The most devastating blows came around the start of the 15th century. Tretrid once again attacked the Celanor Empire, but this time having adopted gunpowder in large scales. The Empire suffered defeat after defeat, and ended up losing all its influence in South Novaris, including its remaining territory east of the Nalpian Mountains. Furthermore, Celanor was forced to concede most of its ports on the West Novaran coast to Tretrid so the latter could exploit lucrative trade routes in the area, forming the basis of Tretridian West Novaris.
Around the same time, the territories in the northwest of the empire revolted. With Celanor unable to put down the revolt in any meaningful matter, they were forced to acknowledge the independence of what became the Volscine Empire. Most humiliatingly of all, Volscina later invaded the Celanor Empire and conquered Celano, the heart of the empire, itself, creating the Kingdom of Seccera as one of its fiefdoms.
Celanora’s history lies largely in the shadow of both the heights and the precipitous collapse of the Celanor Empire. They continue to claim continuity with the Celanor Empire, and irredentist movements caused it to wage wars against Volscina, firstly in the 1842 Celanoran War, where it was defeated by both Volscina and Tretrid, and later in the Great War, where it fought on the side of the Imperial Powers.
The Great War in particular stirred up turmoil in the country, causing the secession of a few countries from Celanora over the next decade. As the Novaran Cold War swung into motion, Celanora quietly put aside its wishes to reclaim Celano and remained neutral in the ensuing Tretridio-Volscine conflict. They maintain that policy of neutrality to the present day, even as tensions between Tretrid and Volscina heat up once more, and as political elements agitate for Celanora to favor one side or the other.
It was Celanora’s neutrality during the Novaran Cold War that lead it to become one of the founding nations of the League of Novaris in 2017, assuaging concerns that the League would be a Tretrid-centric organization.
