The Democratic Republic of Syrillia is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Supreme Councilor with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 8.994 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, liberal government stops and the rest of society begins, but it concentrates mainly on Education, although Defence and the Environment are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fortitude. The average income tax rate is 65%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, followed by Tourism and Gambling.

History

The Democratic Republic of Syrillia
The Democratic Republic of Syrillia
	Motto: Ex Dolore, Prosperum
	Anthem: Righteous March of Syrillia
Capital; and	Altyra
Official languages	Syrillian
Recognised national languages	Eysyryan
Demonym	Syrillian
Government	Constitutional Republic
Population
Currency	Syril
Internet TLD	.sy

Ancient Syrylia

The first human presence in modern-day Syrillia began when nomadic tribes settled in the area around 4,200 B.C. By 800 B.C., most tribes had formed distinct settlements and languages. Many eastern tribes continued to rely on nomadic hunting, as strong winds in the eastern hills region made ancient farming techniques ineffective and generally unreliable. Western coastal tribes developed semi-nomadic lifestyles, relying on established fishing camps along the coast for sustenance.

Emergence of the Syrillian Proto-Nations

The two nomadic eastern tribes eventually developed into the Hyrite Chiefdom, a loose coalition of two tribes, united by a system of rotating leadership between the two tribes. With an end to competition and warfare between the two tribes, Hyrite was able to expand its territory, moving far into the eastern hills, and conducting frequent raids into farming communities to the west.

The western fishing tribes developed a singular culture, and by 700 B.C. had emerged as the Kylia Kingdom. Kylia made several important developments in food-storage, salting, and ship-building techniques, and was able to establish a vast trading empire and effectively dominated the seas.

In the north and throughout the rest of the heart of modern-day Syrillia, farming culture dominated. The Syric tribes that moved into those regions slowly settled into dozens of small communities over a large area, and began to domesticate cattle and grow crops. These communities were largely independent of one another, and trade among them was rare. However, by 800 B.C., raids from the Hyrites increased in frequency, prompting the tribes to organize for mutual defense. Also around that time, trade with Kylia began to boom. The Kylians required beef in order to salt and store for sea travel, while the Syric tribes were in need of salt and various fruits from across the sea. Thus, violence between the Kylian Kingdom and the Syric villages were rare, and communication among the Syric villages increased, as trade with Kylia resulted in more infrastructure and united Syric representation in trade negotiations.

The Syric-Hyrite Wars (INSERT PIC)

As the Kylian Kingdom and the Syric villages focused on developing trade and infrastructure, Hyrite engaged in frequent raids into those territories, with increasing violence. On the western frontier, Hyrite came into contact with other emerging nations, and turned from raiding to conquest. The premature death of one of the two chieftains of the Hyrites resulted in a bloody civil war that lasted from 844 B.C. to 749 B.C. At its conclusion, the Hyrites found themselves losing territories in the far west. In order to counter the western threat, the Hyrites turned to the east, where they hoped the rich Syric farmland, and Kylian food preservation techniques, could aid the chiefdom in regaining its lost western lands.

In 686 B.C., the Hyrites launched a devastating raid on the southern Syric villages, resulting in thousands of deaths. One of the surviving Syric warriors, Yryla led a small band of guerrilla fighters to resist the invading Hyrites. The Hyrites, accustomed to open warfare on horseback, were unprepared for the challenges of occupation. The purpose of the invasion, aside from territorial gain, was to provide a source of food and other resources for a prolonged war in the west. To that end, it was necessary to maintain strict control over the local population and avoid casualties. The Hyrites, trained in raids, quick attacks, and a nomadic lifestyle, simply could not maintain effective control over the Syric population for long.

Yryla's Band continued to fight the Hyrites in the south by engaging in scorched-earth tactics and by setting various traps along the roads in order to slow the Hyrite horses. Yryla's Band moved quickly through forests, where Hyrite horses could not follow. On foot, Hyrite soldiers, while well-trained in open battle, had a serious disadvantage. This meant that even as the Hyrite horde moved north, it was unable to secure the south or a reliable food source. Many central and northern Syric villages agreed to become vassals of the Hyrite Chieftain, but as Yryla's Band grew to legendary status, most villages resisted the invasion.

The war disrupted the Kylian Kingdom's supply of beef, which negatively impacted its trade and colonization efforts. Yryla, opposed to foreign intervention in Syric lands, refused to coordinate with Kylian forces that entered southern Syric territory. However, leaders of northern villages, fearful of the Hyrites, gladly accepted aid from the Kylians in the form of food, weapons, and ships. With the combined efforts of the Kylian forces, the northern Syric militias, and Yryla's Band, the Hyrites were largely expelled from Syric territory by 662 B.C.

Challenged on all sides, the Hyrite Chiefdom collapsed. It reverted back to its original state as two closely related tribes. The tribes continued to battle the emerging nations in the west, the Syric villages to the east, and each other until 328 B.C., when one tribe overtook the other and made peace with the surrounding nations.

The Formation of Syrylia

Following his victory over the Hyrites, Yryla was hailed as a hero. His Band of warriors was dispatched to secure the southern and central Syric villages, and Yryla personally oversaw the reconstruction of the southern villages. He claimed the non-village territories that had been destroyed during the war, and he selected his soldiers to take on leadership roles in the villages under his control. Leaders in the north were wary of the power that Yryla held in the south, and Kylia was eager to keep the Syrics weak and dependent on Kylian trade. The Kylian king called for a meeting with Yryla and the northern village elders. Yryla refused to attend, and the king welcomed the elders as his personal vassals.

Facing a potential conflict with the northern leaders, Yryla called his Band to arms. Rather than fight, Yryla dispatched his forces to the borders of his southern and central territories, and prevented any food exports. Faced with an experienced fighting force at his borders, the Kylian king relented, and withdrew support for the northern village elders. Without military backing, Yryla marched to the northern coast without opposition. He reached the coast with his three sons and top generals in 643 B.C. In order to satisfy the Kylian king, and cement his status in the north, Yryla founded the Grand City of Altyra in 640 B.C. The city became the headquarters for Yryla's Band, and quickly became a major shipping port.

The aging Yryla then proclaimed the creation of the Syric Hold, which was essentially the first definition of the Syric people as an independent nation. As Yryla favored landowners over village elders, decisions in the Hold were decided by the Advisory. The Advisory was a panel of large landowners, who were able to give consent for trade arrangements with Kylia. All other decisions were left to the military, with Yryla's Band at its core. As the leader of the Band and the owner of most of the southern and central territories, Yryla held de facto power over the entire Hold. Yryla the Great died in 634 B.C. His eldest son inherited control of Yryla's territory, though his second son held sway over the Band. The third son acted as a power-broker in order to avoid bloodshed, and it was decided that control over the Hold and the Band would be merged and granted to the eldest son, with the second and third to be named as his heirs. Thus, the eldest son was proclaimed Altoran, the Hold-Lord, in 635 B.C.

Altoran the Eldest was killed in an attempted coup by a group of original members of Yryla's Band, and Yryla's second son inherited power as Memerys the Middle in 624 B.C. Memerys was unable to maintain control of the Hold, and met a fate similar to that of his older brother. Power then shifted to Yryan the Youngest in 623 B.C. Unwilling to become another casualty, Yryan executed all living members of the original Band, while awarding territory and special honors to the descendants of those individuals. Yryan ordered that the Band be dissolved, replaced by the Syric Guard. These changes seemed to be effective, as Yryan managed to continue as Hold-Lord until his death in 598 B.C. He was succeeded by the son of Altoran, who took the title Altoran II and continued as Hold-Lord until his death. Altoran II left his territories to his four sons in equal shares, which created a political crisis in the Syric Hold. No one person held a majority of territories, nor did any of Altoran II's sons hold much sway over the military, which still officially held power over non-economic matters. The stalemate lasted for over a decade, when the Syric Guard arrested the three younger sons and installed Altoran III as Hold-Lord in 584 B.C. The two youngest sons were executed, but the third was kept in prison, to be held until Altoran III produced an heir. However, Altoran III quickly fell out of favor with the military, as he sought to forge a lasting peace with the Hyrites, which would have largely eliminated the need for the Syric Guard. Altoran III was deposed in 579 B.C., and was replaced by his younger brother, who took the name Tylium I and began his rule at the age of 26.

Tylium I quickly formed alliances with second-tier military officers, who swore allegiance to him. Tylium I then brought the top generals of the Syric Guard before him to stand trial for imprisoning him. The resulting convictions were used to strip the remainder of the military's power in the Advisory. Tylium I relied on the support of the landowners to make such a move, and the Advisory was transformed into the Grand Council. The descendants of the original Band were given inheritable positions in the new Eternal Council, which was established to approve the succession of future Hold-Lord. Finally, Tylium I proclaimed the end of the Syric Hold and the beginning of the Kingdom of Syrylia, in 569 B.C. He retained the title of Hold-Lord, but also styled himself as King Tylium I. Upon his death in 507 B.C., he became known as Tylium the Reformer.

The Century War (INCLUDE PIC)

War between Kylia, Syrylia, the two western tribes, and one southern power. Describe it. Lasts until 328 b.c.

After the defeat of the Hyrite Chiefdom in the Syric-Hyrite Wars, the nation split into two large groups. In the north, the ethnic Syrmerysians immediately sent its forces back to the western front, while engaging in negotiations with the Syric Hold to provide food in exchange for goods from across the western hills. In the south, the Dryrs continued to engage in minor border skirmishes with the Hold and with Kylia. Peace between the Syrmersyians and the Dryrs was tenuous at best.

In 436 B.C., Syrylia and the Syrmerysia formed a pact, allowing for mutual defense and enhanced trade relations. The Dryrs immediately launched an invasion into Syrmerysian territory, allying themselves with the Byzuarian Empire to the west. With enemies on the west and south, the Syrmersyian nomadic tribes were easily overwhelmed and scattered. The combined Dryr-Byzuarian forces, in a shaky alliance, managed to cross into Syrylia, and the Kylian Kingdom sent troops to aid in the defense.

Over the course of the next seventy years, the two sides were at a stalemate. Kylia and Syrylia managed to keep the Dryr horsemen and Byzuarian warriors at bay, while bands of Syrmersyians roamed the western hills, attempting to intercept any reinforcements that Byzuaria attempted to send to the region. The stalemate ended when the last major Syrmersyian stronghold was conquered by Byzuaria in 366 B.C., and when King Jeron II of Syrylia officially capitulated to the Byzuarian Empire. A Byzuarian princess was sent to Syrylia, and the Queen of Syrylia was executed. With King Jeron's marriage to the princess, Syrylia was officially absorbed into the Byzuarian Empire. King Jeron II was henceforth known as Jeron the Broken.

Upon its absorption into the Byzuarian Empire, Syrylia became an Under-Kingdom--one of several conquered military provinces throughout the continent. Under-Kingdoms within the Byzuarian Empire retained limited home-rule, with the Under-King traveling to the Byzuarian capital to pledge personal fealty to the Emperor. This structure was in place until roughly 335 B.C., when Byzuaria ended its war against the Kylian Kingdom. The conquered areas of Kylia were added to the Syrylian Under-Kingdom, and upon the ascension of Jeron IV to the Syrylian throne in 333 B.C., the region was renamed Syrica, and Jeron IV was named its Governor.

Dark Era

Most historians mark the beginning of the Dark Era in Syrillia with the naming of Deurduro I as the second Governor of Syrica. With the end of the Byzuar-Kylian War, Syrylian trade with Kylia virtually ceased. This left Syrylia without neighboring nations with which to trade, and made the entire region dependent on Byzuaria.

After the death of Jeron IV in 321 B.C., his eldest son traveled to Byzuaria to kneel before the Emperor and claim his throne as Governor of Syrica. Because of Syrica's absolute dependence on trade with Byzuaria, the Emperor saw an opportunity to deny the request. The would-be governor was arrested, and a Byzuarian prince--a second cousin to Jeron IV's heir by Jeron II's marriage to a Byzuarian princess--was appointed in his place.

Reign of Deurduro the Foreigner

After his appointment to Governor of Syrica in 321 B.C., Deurduro I made sweeping changes to the political structure of Syrylia. In 324 B.C., Deurduro I issued the infamous Ninth Edict, which:

Dissolved the Grand Council (which had been dormant for decades prior).
Stripped all direct heirs of Jeron IV of any claim to the throne.
Officially abolished the monarchy of Syrylia.
Ordered the arrest of 564 men on the Eternal Council, leaving just 72, all loyal to Byzuaria. The Eternal Council was limited to 100 members, with the positions inherited and approved by the Governor.
Required that all Syrylian men travel to Byzuaria for two years of forced military service at age 20.

Deurduro I did not actually travel to Altyra until 327 B.C., after he was sure that no armed uprising would occur. Once he arrived, he surrounded himself with luxury, and constructed a lavish estate just outside of Altyra. He quickly became known as Deurduro the Foreigner, as he spoke Byzuar, a language virtually unrelated to the Syric language group in any way.

The "reforms" put into place by Deurduro I during his 29-year reign ushered in the Dark Era in Syrillian history, effectively halting the development of ancient Syrylian language and culture.

War of the Southern Wastes

Two centuries of growth left Byzuaria with control of much of the continent, but it also brought the Empire into conflict with the Dragyr Union in the south. The Dragyr Union had developed from the ancient Dryr, who had migrated south before settling alongside Kylian colonies. With the Byzuarian conquest of Syrylia and portions of Kylia, some Kylian colonies had opted for secession, relying on Dryr military protection. The cultural and political merger of these two forces resulted in the Dragyr Union.

The Dragyr Union developed rapidly, combining its naval and equestrian traditions to develop powerful land- and sea-based military forces that allowed it to completely conquer the southern territories on the continent while rivaling Kylia at sea. Dragyr was powerful and united, annexing new tribal regions and allowing those regions to create local laws, while local lords were called every ten years to elect a powerful central leader (making the Dragyr Diol the first elected ruler in the region--while the Syric Hold elected leaders as well, votes were distributed based on land ownership, and the Syrylian Royal Family had always controlled over 50% of the territory in the country). This system was preferable to the Byzuarian system, especially for the former Hyrite villages, who had been chafing under Byzuarian repression for centuries.

An attempted military coup in Byzuaria in 12 A.D. provided Dragyr with an opening to invade. It launched a massive naval attack on Byzuaria's eastern coast, while sending its horse units to launch quick attacks on Byzuaria's southern border. The ethnic Dryrs and those historically linked with Hyrite culture welcomed the Dragyr army as a liberation force. Rebellions sparked across Byzuaria's southern borders, which in turn sparked insurrections from conquered territories across the Byzuarian Empire. Byzuarian leadership believed that it could quell the various rebellions, but not while contending with the organized and disciplined Dragyr invaders. Thus, the Dragyr Diol and the Byzuarian Emperor met in 25 A.D. and signed the Treaty of Vixell, which ended the war, ceded former Dryr territories to the Dragyr Union, and withdrew Byzuarian recognition of the Kylian Kingdom--which was a precursor for Dragyr to launch an attack to conquer and absorb it.

Revival of the Advisory

After Byzuaria withdrew recognition of Kylia as an independent kingdom, the Dragyr Union prepared to attack. Kylia had been struggling in past years to compete with Dragyr on the high seas, and Dragyr had been successful in wresting control of several colonies from the once-mighty Kylian Kingdom. When Dragyr launched a preliminary naval attack on Kylia in 77 A.D., the Kylian king fled to Altyra, seeking asylum. In order to preserve peace with Dragyr, Governor Evyris III refused to meet with the king. However, most Syrylians harbored a deep distrust of the Dragyr Union, equating it with a revived Hyrite Chiefdom. Further, resentment of the Byzuarian-backed Governors was at an all-time high. Syrylian nationalists in the southern city of Adrynda secretly welcomed the king, providing refuge. A group of 34 noblemen from the region met, and convened the Advisory.

The Advisory voted to allow the Kylian king to establish a government-in-exile in Adrynda, should Dragyr overrun Kylian forces. It also voted to meet once every ten years, and invite noblemen from other areas in the Syrica region. Finally, the new Advisory sought to avoid conflict with the Byzuarians by resolving to submit future decisions to the Eternal Council for approval. This step was calculated to ease potential concerns of the Byzuarian leadership (as the Governor had the power to approve the inheritance of seats on the Eternal Council) while also effectively giving more power to the Eternal Council which was composed of ethnic Syrylians.

When Governor Evyris III heard of the gathering in Adrynda, he was furious. He immediately called for the arrest of all noblemen involved, and for the dissolution of the Eternal Council. However, this upset the delicate support of the nobles that Evyris III and previous Byzuar Governors required to retain power. The War of the Southern Wastes had seriously diminished Byzuarian trading power in the region, and nobles increasingly relied on Dragyr, Kylia, and overseas territories for trade. The nobles, now able to look elsewhere for financial support, were suddenly less willing to tolerate the puppet-government in Altyra. This led directly to the Bright Night in 112 A.D.

The Bright Night

Byzuaria's control over Syrylia was dealt a crippling blow in late 112 A.D. when the Bright Night occurred. A clandestine network of pro-independence nobles in Altyra secretly communicated with the remaining members of the Eternal Council (now in exile in smaller cities around the region) and the Advisory in Adrynda. Military leaders in the capital city, many of them veterans of the various wars Byzuaria had been waging around its edges, began to view the Byzuarian Empire as a dangerous liability for the nation.

The Bright Night began on the night of the Byzuarian Emperor's birthday. The lavish Governor's Mansion was less protected, as many soldiers and Byzuarian guards were given the day off as part of the celebrations. Governor Evyris III and his entourage were to stay in the capital well into the night, before returning to the mansion outside of Altyra. Servants of the Syrylian noblemen involved in the plot went through the capital city, lighting signal fires to indicate the movements of the Governor. High ranking Syrylian military officers assumed control of the reserve military force in the capital, and had ethnic Byzuarian soldiers arrested and detained. Meanwhile, the Altyran Guard, using the signal fires as guides, surrounded the Governor, his entourage, and his personal guard just before they left Altyra.

Under armed escort from the pro-independence Altyran Guard, the Governor was moved to the reserve military barracks, and was held for the rest of the night. Early the next morning, the regular military force was called out by the Syrylian reserve generals, and was dispatched to the south, to march on Adrynda. However, this action itself was part of the plot; it was a moved calculated to rid Altyra of the pro-Byzuarian military forces, and it was also a signal to the Advisory that the Governor was under the control of the plotters. When word spread that the military had begun marching south, the remaining members of the Eternal Council returned to Altyra, and the full Advisory gathered in Adrynda. The Eternal Council stripped Governor Evyris III of his lands, titles, and position as Governor, while the Advisory elected its own Advocate to rule the country. The Eternal Council then appointed the third son of Evyris III as Governor, on the condition that he make the Solemn Pledge: (1) To never leave Syrica; (2) To send his eldest child to Adrynda as a hostage; (3) To end the conscription of Syrylian men; (4) To agree to allow the Eternal Council to select his successor from among his heirs; and (5) To allow the Advisory to select the candidates for top military and city guard posts in Syrica. Faced with these terms or with death, he agreed and was pronounced Governor Aluord III.

Governor Aluord would later become known as Aluord the Imprisoned, due to the fact that he was barred from ever leaving Syrica, because the Eternal Council alone could select his successor, and because the Advisory selected his personal bodyguards. When news of the Bright Night reached the Byzuarian Emperor, no action was taken. The region of Syrica was vital in that area of the Byzuarian Empire, as it served as an important economic center and as a buffer against the Dragyr Union--a common enemy of both Syrylia and Byzuaria. The Emperor reasoned that he could dispense with the formality of the new Governor traveling to pledge his fealty, if it would prevent a possible uprising. Still, the Emperor ordered several factions of Byzuarian soldiers to be stationed around Altyra and Adrynda, ostensibly to provide additional protection from a possible Dragyr attack.

The War of the Red Seas

For the next 400 years, a delicate balance of power existed in Syrica. The Advisory, composed of landowners, and the Eternal Council, composed of descendents of Yryla's Band, struggled to protect the powers they gained following the Bright Night. Meanwhile, Byzuaria sent more and more soldiers to the region, in anticipation of a future eastern war with the Dragyr Union. Minor wars with Dragyr at Byzuaria's southern border were not uncommon, but with the constant threat of a Syrylian attempt at secession, and with small-scale insurrections common in the north, it was those regions that were most concerning for Byzuaria's leadership.

That eastern war broke out in 516 A.D., and was the culmination of a decade of infighting among Syrylia's nationalist, pro-independence leadership. In 503 A.D., Governor Eberj I died of natural causes, and the Eternal Council, in a stunning power play, refused to appoint his only son as the next governor of Syrica. Instead, the Eternal Council appointed a Syrylian--the closest living heir to the last King of Syrylia. The Advisory was not in favor of the move, as the landowners in the Advisory feared that a swift crackdown from Byzuaria would threaten what had been gained. Indeed, by not appointing an heir of Eberj I, the Eternal Council had violated its end of the Solemn Pledge. However, the Advisory had been holding Eberj I's heir in Adrynda, for security purposes. The Advisory then attempted to bolster its own power by proposing a three-person Directory to rule Syrica. It would allow Eberj I's heir on the panel as Governor, who would handle the country's foreign affairs, and it would appoint another close heir of the last Syrylian King as the Under-King, who would be the head of state. The third member would be the elected by the Advisory, and would direct legislative efforts.

Thus, an interesting standoff occurred. The Eternal Council in Altyra attempted to blatantly resist Byzuarian influence by appointing its own governor. The Advisory, in the south, attempted to declare a sort of pseudo-independence, aimed at promoting Syrylian self-rule while avoiding direct conflict with Byzuaria. The Byzuarian Emperor could take very limited action in response. He feared that any march to the south would result in the death of Eberj I's heir, and would alienate Syrylian moderates who wished to avoid confrontation with the Empire. Meanwhile, any action against the north and Altyra may embolden pro-independence noblemen across the nation, resulting in all-out war. And war with the Dragyr Union always loomed on the horizon.

The Emperor hesitated, and the Dragyr Union took the initiative. The Diol of the Union publicly endorsed the Eternal Council, and recognized its chosen governor as the King of Syrylia. Syrylians were of course wary of the Union, but the Eternal Council happily took the opportunity to be rid of the Byzuarians once and for all. The Eternal Council crowned King Altoran VII in 516 A.D. Northern Syrylian lords called out militias, and Dragyr sent ships to surround the coastal regions. The Byzuarians, taken by surprise, withdrew to the south without a single casualty. The landholders of the south were unwilling to allow Dragyr soldiers into Syrylian territory, and with Byzuarian troops pouring into the south in retreat, the Advisory could not recognize King Altoran VII without serious repercussions from Byzuaria.

While this unfolded in Syrica, Dragyr struck elsewhere. Having won most of Syrica, Dragyr launched naval attacks on Byzuaria's north and east coastlines, causing serious damage. The situation in Syrica amounted to a stalemate, reducing the short War of the Red Seas to a naval engagement. Still, the war again sparked insurrections in the war-torn northeast regions of Byzuaria, severely weakening the Empire's hold on southern Syrica. The war ended with the landmark Treaty of Kvek in 522 A.D., which ended the war, and recognized the independence of the Kingdom of Syrylia in northern Syrica. Southern Syrica, however, remained under Byzuarian control. The Advisory finally recognized Eberj II as the Governor, while appointing its own king as well. The Advisory crowned King Yryan V in 523 A.D., signalling its intent to proceed with its plan for a semi-independent kingdom within Byzuaria. The large landowners in the south apparently distrusted the Dragyr Union, and the Advisory certainly distrusted the Eternal Council--its legislative rival.

Re-Birth and Pre-Modern Syrillia

The Syrylian Civil War

By 587 A.D., the two North Syrylia and South Syrylia, along with Dragyr and Byzuaria, realized that the separation of Syrylia was an issue that would be best solved diplomatically. The Byzuarians hoped to use South Syrylia's distrust of the Dragyr Union to create a unified Syrylian ally. The Dragyr Union also wanted to unify Syrylia, in order to chip away at Byzuaria, and create a buffer zone between the two great empires. Unfortunately, it was the Syrylians themselves that blocked peaceful unification from taking place. King Altoran XIII and the Eternal Council in North Syrylia saw the Dragyr Union as the lesser of two evils, while the landholders of South Syrylia, who deeply distrusted both Byzuaria and Dragyr, sought to curb the powers of the king and the governor, and thus maximizing their own power. When peaceful resolution became impossible, the Syrylians turned to war.

The Conference of the Four Kings

A great meeting was called by the Dragyr Diol in 588 A.D., to take place in the former Kylian capital city. The meeting was attended by King Altoran XIII of North Syrylia and King Teryl I of South Syrylia, along with the Diol of the Dragyr Union, and the Emperor of Byzuaria. This meeting was the first of its kind on the continent, and was hailed by all involved as a sign of peace in the region. However, the two Syrylian kings, each supported by a separate legislature, were in conflict with each other almost immediately. Both kings and both legislatures claimed the right to the throne. King Altoran XIII considered himself the sole king of Syrylia, while King Teryl I was one of three leaders of what was declared an independent Syrylian Kingdom.

Byzuaria and Dragyr, hoping to avoid conflict with each other and with either of the two Syrylias, declined to officially support one side or the other. Yet both hoped for a unified Syrylian ally to curb the power of the other. After several months, negotiations stalled. Both kings knew that the Syrylian legislatures--the Eternal Council and the Advisory--would not be willing to sacrifice any powers to the other. King Altoran XIII could not afford to lose the support of the hereditary lords and military leaders that sat on the Eternal Council, nor could King Teryl I hope to keep his throne without the support of the powerful southern landowners that made up the Advisory.

If anything, the Conference of the Four Kings led to increased military tensions in the region. Byzuarian troops had already fled to the south, and were hosted by the south Syrylians with distrust and grudging acceptance. Meanwhile, the north relied on Dragyr's superior naval forces to guard Altyra. Neither king appreciated or desired the presence of foreign military garrisons in Syrylia, but neither were willing to risk triggering additional foreign intervention, or tipping the balance of power to the other king.

The conference was important in one major aspect: both Byzuaria and Dragyr agreed to relinquish all claims to the country. This occurred after the two Syrylian kings had already left the conference. The Dragyr Union had a massive naval empire to manage, and it hoped to withdraw ships from north Syrylia in order to support it. Byzuaria was facing near-constant insurrections in its north and eastern regions, and did not wish to risk a major land and naval war over a country that was essentially lost. The two powers thus relinquished all claims to the region, effectively dissolving the political entity that had been Syrica. The Dragyr Union was left with uncontested control of most of former Kylia, and Byzuaria was able to withdraw military units in order to combat rebels elsewhere. Unfortunately, this move would only lead the region to war.

The Adrynda Coup

After learning that Syrica was removed and Byzuaran troops were to be withdrawn from South Syrylia, the Advisory was sent into a frenzy. It had attempted to curb the power of the king, while bolstering its own power, by remaining in the Byzuarian Empire. To that end, it had separated the positions of Under-King, Governor, and Chief Adviser to form a three-member executive panel. With the Governor position rendered unnecessary, the balance of power was upset. Teryl I proclaimed himself as full King of the Syrylian Kingdom, and disregarded the Chief Adviser, ruling the executive panel alone.

King Teryl I then ordered the arrest of the former Governor and the Chief Adviser. Despite this swift turn of events, the Advisory did not retreat. Instead, it issued a warrant for the king's arrest, which is described as a "Mandatory Request for Consultation." The aristocratic Advisory members called upon the various militias to enforce the request, and the Royal Guard surrendered the king in a bloodless coup in 590 A.D. Teryl I was kept under armed guard in his palace, which the Advisory then claimed as its own legislative hall. Teryl I offered his eldest son to the former Governor's daughter in exchange for his life. After the eldest son agreed to surrender his claim to the throne, the deal was made. The former Governor thus ruled alongside Teryl I until the latter's death, at which point Perendel I took the throne as part of a new royal house.

The March on the South

Perendel I was crowned King of Syrylia by the Chief Adviser of the Advisory in 602 A.D. When word reached the north, King Altoran XIII declared him a usurper, and asked the Eternal Council to mobilize for a "March on the South" to put an end to the rival government in Adrynda. However, this early effort proved to be a major misstep for the northern kingdom. The remaining Byzuarian soldiers in south Syrylia had been stationed at the border, and as they fell into a retreat, they called for reinforcements from the west. Meanwhile, King Altoran XIII died of a heart attack before setting foot outside northern territory. His son, King Altoran XIV was crowned in 602 A.D., and pledged to continue the march.

In early 603 A.D., Byzuarian reinforcements arrived. Byzuaria was reluctant to allow itself to be pulled into the conflict, and so its troops were ordered to halt the northern march, but not to engage in combat. The southern militias, commanded by King Perendel I (who himself was heavily influenced by his grandfather, the former Governor on the executive panel and the most powerful of the aristocracy), came to meet them. The Byzuarians thus found themselves in the middle of a seriously dangerous armed conflict, keeping both sides at bay. The southerners could not afford to risk war with the Byzuarians, and the northerners wanted to avoid foreign intervention as well.

The Coastal War

This stalemate was broken by the Dragyr Union, no less. Byzuarian hopes of putting down its insurrections and holding its empire together while avoiding conflict with the Dragyr Union were dashed in late 603 A.D., when the Eastern Navy of Byzuaria mistakenly attacked a Dragyr fishing camp, believing it had been supplying eastern rebels. The Dragyr Union responded with a devastating naval attack that wiped out the Eastern Navy, giving Dragyr complete dominance of the eastern seas. In order to prevent the superior Byzuarian land forces from entering Dragyr territory, Dragyr launched a preemptive assault into Syrylia. Dragyr troops attempted to engage Byzuarian soldiers wherever possible. Sensing an opportunity, King Altoran XIV allied himself with the invading Dragyr Union, and attacked Byzuaria.

The Dragyr Union attacked the eastern Byzuarian coasts, supplying rebels and causing havoc wherever possible. Meanwhile, northern Syrylian forces continued to push deeper into the south, as the professional northern soldiers easily swept away the southern farmer militias. The Dragyr Union and Byzuaria were essentially equal in the region, keeping the Byzuarians from aiding the failing southerners.

The tide turned in 605 A.D., when Byzuaria launched an attack to take Altyra. The northern Syrylian capital was a major naval supply depot for the Dragyr Union, and it had no choice but to withdraw substantial land and naval forces from the front lines in order to protect it. Northern troops also stalled the advance, leaving the southern militias with time to regroup and dig in for defense. However, the attack was a clever strategy to distract Dragyr and the northerners, and draw pressure away from the front lines. Byzuarian and southern troops still in southern Syrylia organized a sweeping counterattack, and within one year the front had been pushed back to the original border between the two Syrylias. From there, Byzuaria proceeded to the east to directly invade Dragyr territory. Naturally, this caused Dragyr land and naval forces to pull back to defend the homeland, leaving north Syrylia to fight the reinvigorated south alone.

The Fall of Altyra

By 608 A.D., southern Syrylian troops found themselves at Altyra's doorstep. While Byzuaria and the Dragyr Union waged war in former Kylian territory to the east, King Perendel I offered to grant immunity to King Altoran XIV. Naturally, he refused, and the southern forces laid siege to Altyra. The siege lasted for four years, during which time Byzuaria and the Dragyr Union struggled for control over Altyra's sea supply routes. The Dragyr Union usually prevailed, keeping Altyra's ports open. Nevertheless, food was scarce in the capital city during this time. Neighboring farms had been burned by the southerners, and the Dragyr Union's domestic food supply had been disrupted by the Byzuarian assault.

While King Perendel I successfully brought the north to its knees, his reputation across Syrylia was suffering. As the war progressed, many began to be disturbed by its excessive violence. Syrylians were also angered by Perendel I's alliance with the Byzuarians, who had stifled Syrylia's growth for centuries. Finally, the southern king was perceived as being a puppet of his grandfather, even after his grandfather's death. The Advisory took note of these concerns, realizing that any instability in the south while the war raged in the north could result in serious issues for the aristocracy. Furthermore, many in the Advisory feared that upon King Perendel I's return from combat, he would be hailed as a hero and would use this power to destroy the Advisory itself.

When Altyra finally fell to southern Syrylian forces in 612 A.D., an opportunity for action presented itself to the Advisory. The landowners that made up the Advisory secretly contacted the living members of the Eternal Council who had escaped Altyra before the siege, offering safety in Adrynda, and the opportunity to form the Council of Syrylia. King Perendel I sent a message to the Advisory, ordering it to disband. He immediately left Altyra, hoping to quash a possible rebellion before it began. However, the lords of the Advisory ordered the southern soldiers to return to Adrynda to protect it. This left King Perendel I stranded, humiliated, and with only his sworn Royal Guard to offer protection.

The Arrest of King Perendel I

King Altoran XIV and his entourage had fled Altyra on Dragyr ships before it fell. With Altyra lost, the Dragyr Union no longered had the ability to support Byzuaria's eastern rebels, and it lost a valuable ally in northern Syrylia. Faced with a devestating land war, the Dragyr Union sued for peace. Byzuaria happily accepted. Even without the constant rebellions at the corners of the Byzuarian Empire, it would still take a much larger navy to actually deal permanent damage to the Dragyr Union--something that Byzuaria lacked. Thus, the two empires signed the Kroloth Peace Accords in 613 A.D., ending the Coastal War. As part of the treaty, Byzuaria agreed to grant refuge to King Altoran XIV and the northern royal family. A combined group of Byzuarian and Dragyr officers, along with what remained of the northern Royal Guard, set out across Syrylia to escort the royal family to Byzuarian territory. On its way, the party encountered King Perendel I on his way to Adrynda.

Unsure of how to proceed, the Byzuarian-Dragyr joint escort thought it best to take King Perendel I into custody, along with his Royal Guard. From there, the party decided to return both kings to Altyra. Northern Syrylia was decimated, but with Byzuarian troops leaving Dragyr territory through th north, and with southern troops returning to the south, the area was relatively safe for the escort party. Once in Altyra, the Byzuarian and Dragyr officers requested commands from Kroloth, where both sides were represented in continued plans for prolonged peace. When the Advisory and the Council learned that [i]both[/i] kings had been arrested and taken to Altyra, they mobilized all northern and southern soldiers for battle.

Byzuarian and Dragyr leaders were alarmed at this, and were desperate to avoid further conflict. Ambassadors from both empires were dispatched to Adrynda, to negotiate with the Advisory and the Council. Initially, the ambassadors hoped to turn the two representative bodies against each other. However, leaders of the Advisory and the Council realized that while they competed with each other for power, they had to align with each other against the power of unrestricted monarchy, as evidenced by the power-hungry King Perendel I. Thus, the Dragyr and Byzuarian ambassadors encountered a united Council/Advisory leadership. It was agreed that King Perendel I had lost much of his legitimacy due to the role his grandfather had played in orchestrating his actions, and due to the fact that he had gone too far in his siege of Altyra. However, it was also agreed that King Altoran XIV could not effectively rule, after having fled Altyra during its seige.

As a result of the negotiations, the escort party in Altyra was told to bring King Perendel I to Adrynda, to stand trial for "defiance of a Request for Consultation." The Advisory, which had issued the Request, suspended his power as king, so that he could stand trial. The Council of Syrylia then administered the proceedings. In what was largely a show trial, King Perendel I was found guilty of the crime. He was stripped of his lands and titles, renamed him Perendel the Deposed, and sentenced him to permanent exile beyond the borders of Syrylia.

The Solemn Pledge

Throughout all of this, various militia groups had continued to fight in northern Syrylia. In order to end this bloodshed and create a stable, united nation once more, the Advisory constructed the Solemn Pledge. King Altoran XIV agreed to abdicate the throne, in favor of his son. As part of the deal, King Altoran XIV's son was to marry the eldest daughter of the deposed King Perendel I. The firstborn son of the two would be named the King of United Syrylia, but until then, King Altoran XIV's son would rule as the king, based on his wife's title as queen. This bizarre twist ensured that, should the new king betray the Council or the Advisory, his title could be stripped, and the queen could continue to rule alone. The Solemn Pledge was created for this purpose. The Pledge ensured that the King of Syrylia would: (1) Defend the People of the Realm; (2) Respect the laws of the People, set forth by the Advisory; (3) Create Courts for the People, confirmed by the Council of Syrylia; (4) Go to war only when necessary, as determined by the Advisory; (5) End war when the People demand it, as determined by the Eternal Council; and (6) Respond to Requests for Consultation, issued by the Advisory. The Solemn Pledge marked the first semblence of a constitution in Syrillia.

In 614 A.D., the Solemn Pledge was taken twice before the Advisory, which then asked the Council to name Queen Perendia I and King Jeyslen I as the rulers of the Kingdom of United Syryllia. In order to ensure the new king and queen adhered to the laws set by the Advisory and the Council, Adrynda was made the capital of Syrylia. Queen Perendia I became known as Queen Perendia the Majestic, while King Jeyslen I was given the name King Jeyslen I the Uniter.

Rise the the Empire

Historians generally consider the ascension of King Avalyr II as the beginning of the Syrillian Renaissance. During this time, the Kingdom of Syrylia transformed itself with exception speed. No longer would it be a pawn in the conflicts of other regional powers. Instead, it would establish itself as a mighty nation in its own right. It was during this time that the longest-ruling royal dynasty was founded, that Syrillian science and culture blossomed, and that Syrillia began to engage in military conflicts outside of its borders, in order to spread its principles of law and liberty.

The Great Peace

King Jeyslen the Uniter ruled for thirty years, before dying in 644 A.D. For the next seven hundred years, the entire continent enjoyed an era of relative stability known as the Great Peace. The Byzuarian Empire continued to suffer from increasingly violent insurrections. Despite its victory in the Coastal War, the Empire was unable to recruit enough new soldiers to fight the rebellions. Many soldiers had come from conscription, and without new conscripts from Syrica or the areas in rebellion, the Empire began to crumble. The mighty Byzuarian Empire finally dissolved in 837 A.D., when the capital city was overrun by a rebel alliance from nearby territories. The Empire then fragmented, and several new nations formed. None of these new nations were searching for warfare, and most desired peaceful coexistence and an end to the previous centuries of war.

With the Byzuarian Empire gone, the Dragyr Union was free to expand. It expanded briefly into what had been southern Byzuaria, but soon political corruption and several military coups brought down the democratic/despotic foundations of the Union, and it entered into a state of decay and internal strife. With the Byzuarian demand for luxury goods all but gone, and with the Syrylian Kingdom producing its own food supply, the Union had very little reliable sources of revenue for its central government. This led to local lords, primarily in former Kylia, to hoard resources and begin to rival the Diol in power and influence. A particularly difficult decade of droughts, following by several years of flooding, finally broke the Dragyr Union. It voted to form the Dragyr Confederation in 1217, which turned the once-mighty empire into a loose collection of rival states.

Ascension of King Avalyr II

King Avalyr II was crowned at the young age of 18, during the Great Peace. He had been taking lessons from private tutors in a royal estate near Altyra when his father died in 1149. The Advisory summoned the young man to Adrynda to take the Solemn Pledge before the Council and be crowned. He travelled to Adrynda, knelt before the members of the Advsiroy, and asked that he be allowed to Pledge in Altyra, with the Council relocating with him. The Advisory, satisfied with the symbolic gesture, allowed it. Later that year, King Avalyr II took the Solemn Pledge before the Council in the new Council Chamber, before taking his throne.

The long reign of King Avalyr II was one of the most important in the history of the Syrylian Kingom. Realizing the importance of education in his upbringing, Avalyr II's first act as king was to establish the University of Altyra and the King's College in Adrynda. The Syrylian nobility had long had access to private tutors, but these were the first public institutions of higher learning in all of Syrylia. Over the course of his reign, King Avalyr II also made important reforms to the Syrylian legal system. Chief among these was the separation of the courts from the king. He asked that the Advisory allow the king to nominate judges to serve in the King's Court, and that these nominations be confirmed by the Council. Finally, the king initiated the Social Service Act, which mandated that all Syrylian men, aged 16, must either attend the University, the King's College, join the military for one year, or be assigned to work duties in various areas of the country for 12 months, divided over two years. This move was calculated to loosen the grip on the peasants that the aristocrats in the Advisory had held for centuries.

These reforms, as well as his perceived love of the Kingdom and the people, led to his title: King Avalyr the Renewer.

Founding of the Dyltian Dynasty

Following the death of King Avalyr V in 1267, a potentially disastrous succession dispute was narrowly avoided, that resulted in the longest-ruling royal dynasty on the continent. King Avalyr V had taken the throne at age twelve, and died due to illness shortly thereafter. He had produced no heir. He had married, but his young bride was unable to rule alone as the queen due to the fact that no heir existed. Typically, the Syrylian Laws of Succession allowed for a widowed queen to rule alone, until a male heir could come of age. If the male heir was the Queen's son, then the Queen would continue to rule until the prince took a wife. However, King Avalyr V had no heir at all--he was the last male of the House of Jeyslen.

The House of Jeyslen had been important in uniting Syrylia, as it represented a union of the aristocratic nobles in the south and the monarchy/military alliance that had traditionally thrived in the north. Thus, the Council and the Advisory prepared to bitterly fight over who would take the throne next. The Advisory sought to protect the Queen from dethronement, while the Council saw an opportunity to install a northern lord as king. As the Queen could not legally remarry, the situation could easily have resulted in war.

A compromise was finally reached when it was agreed that the Queen's younger brother, a northerner from the House of Edron, would be installed as the king. As an infant, he could not rule in his own right. Thus, the Queen would continue to rule as Protector of the Throne until he came of age, at which point the Queen would remain in place until he found a wife. It was agreed that in order to retain his throne, the king would have to marry the daughter of a southern lord. At that point, the current Queen would become the Maiden of the Throne, and would have the authority to choose the next Crown Prince.

Thus, Queen Ezerel II ruled for eighteen years until it was decided that her brother would take his throne as King Edmond I. He married shortly after, and Queen Ezerel II became the Maiden of the Throne, entitling her to a rank below that of Queen, and below that of King. She had the special authority to select the Crown Prince, which she exercised in 1292, when she selected King Edmond I's second-born son to rule. The first son was bypassed due to his marriage to a northern noblewomen, which Ezerel II feared would upset the balance of power. In 1300, King Dyltia I took the Solemn Pledge and ascended to the throne, beginning a long and stable dynasty. In order to end future succession disputes, the Advisory passed the New Laws of Issue. The Act allowed widowed Queens to select the next king when no heirs existed, and also allowed the Queen to select a spouse for that king. Those selected, and their immediate relatives (excluding mothers and fathers) would immediately become members of the Royal House.

The Reign of King Palemyr III

When King Pelind I was assassinated in 1349, many royal advisors and members of the Council suspected that the Advisory had been behind it. King Peland I had frequently fought with the Advisory during his reign, challenging the authority of that body. He had attempted to ally himself with the Council in order to diminish the power of the Advisory, which was still headquartered far away in Adrynda. When Pelind I's younger brother took the throne as King Palemyr III, a change was in order. King Palemyr III had sat on the Council, which he inherited from his uncle, who also sat on the Advisory. King Palemyr III was thus an experienced statesman, and refused to directly challene the power of the Advisory. Instead, he blamed the assassination of his brother on "foreign agents," and called the militia currently serving under the Social Service Act. Most of the SSA Militia were southern peasants, as the northerners generally chose to attend the University of Altyra, or serve in the regular military. King Palemyr III then trained those militiamen alongside the regular military, and sent them to patrol the borders of Syrylia. Finally, the King issued a "Summons for Public Safety" to the Advisory, urging it to relocate to Altyra, where its members would be safe from future assassination plots. The Advisory had no time to respond, as the King immediately brought in the SSA Militia from the borders of Syrylia, and sent it to escort the Advisory to Altyra. The aristocrats in the Advisory did not object, given that their own peasants had been successfully turned against them.

With the Advisory in Altyra, King Palemyr III did not engage in further power struggles. His actions in bringing the Advisory north and bringing an end to the era of southern dominance in Syrylian politics earned him the name King Palemyr the Summoner. Several notable laws were passed under the reign of King Palemyr III, most notably the Legislative Act of 1353, which reformed the way in which the Advisory operated. The Advisory had been a legislative body, where representatives were elected based on landholdings. This meant that the southerners dominated it, and that the aristocratic lords often held the seats themselves. However, with the passage of the Legislative Act of 1353, the body was transformed. From then on, Advisers were elected by the people directly, though a university or college education was required as a prerequisite for becoming an Adviser. Elections were held when the Council of Syrylia called for them. Due to the large number of peasants in the south, most Advisers easily won re-election. However, the educational requirements and new formalities meant that northerners could expect to increase their presence on the Advisory. The Act also set the number of Advisers at 600.

The Council of Syrylia was also reformed. Due to its roots as a body of military advisors, most of the Councilmen were decorated veterans, and lords that had inherited a seat on the Council. King Palemyr III saw this as a threat to the monarchy. Thus, the Legislative Act of 1353 made those with military backgrounds ineligible to serve on the Council. It also affirmed the King's power to confirm the inheritance of Council seats, and affirmed the power of the Council to confirm judicial appointments to the King's Courts.

Several other reforms under King Palemyr III included the Royal Arts Act of 1359 (providing royal funding for theater, music, and other arts), the King's Roads Act of 1362 (providing funding for a system of roads throughout the kingdom), and the Annexation Act of 1375 (giving the king the authority to annex new territories into the kingdom). It was the Annexation Act that would lead the Kingdom of Syrylia to war, and help put an end to the Great Peace.

The War for the Realm

The Great Peace abruptly ended in 1412, when a coalition of Syrylia's neighbors launched a surprise assault on the Kingdom. The war was brief, and resulted in a Syrylian victory that stunned the continent. The recognition of Syrylia's newfound military power sparked a regional arms race, and resulted in the establishment (and re-establishment) of many new and old nations that resulted in a new balance-of-power system. Syrylia entered the war a Kingdom, but by the war's conclusion, the Syrillian Empire was born.

Formation of the Coalition of New Kylica

The area that made up all of former Kylia and parts of former Syrica had been held under the control of the Dragyr Union until the Union formed the Dragyr Confederation in 1217. The entire collection of Dragyr states had become virtually dependent on the "Kylica" region, and its leaders soon rivaled the Diol in power. By the time the Dragyr Confederation was formed and the Diol was replaced by an Assembly of Elders, the Elder of Kylica was by far the most powerful political leader in the nation. The Elder of Kylica held de facto control over the naval forces of the entire nation, and all foreign sea trade routes passed through Kylica before being distributed throughout the Confederation. By 1320, the Elder of Kylia felt confident enough to declare formal independence. Although opposition on the mainland was fierce, the Elder arranged alliances with several other Dragyr states, providing those states with resources in exchange for recognition of its independence. Thus, Kylica broke free without bloodshed.

Kylica immediately formed close alliances with several groups that had been supported by the Dragyr Union in the past, creating a viable nation that supported itself by internal trade and centralized military coordination. The Coalition of New Kylica was officially declared in 1330, with the High Elder at its core. A Panel of seven Lower Elders made important economic decisions, from ship construction to trade coordination. In this way, the Coalition can be considered the first example of central economic planning in history.

Formation of the Teltiv Collective

Around the same time that the Coalition of New Kylica broke away from the Dragyr Confederation, the Teltiv formed near the borders that separated the Dragyr Confederation, the former Byzuarian Empire, and the Kingdom of Syrylia. The Teltiv were descended from a tribe that had joined in the later insurrections that resulted in the dissolution of the Byzuarian Empire. As various groups began to fight each other, the Teltiv Collective formed and migrated south. Within 300 years, the Teltiv had become a large and powerful militaristic nation without defined borders. The Teltiv Collective had no formal ruler. It was ruled at times by several powerful military rulers, by religious clerics, and by temporary alliances of traders and merchants. The political structure of the Teltiv Collective was more similar to that of an advanced and stable tribal system, rather than a kingdom or empire. Power shifted rapidly in the Collective--a necessity that developed due to the fact that it was surrounded by potential enemies and allies.

The Collective had earned a reputation as a mercenary state. One could pay the leaders of the Collective to invade or defend a particular village or group. If the leaders refused, then one could simply approach another set of power players in the Collective. It was not uncommon for various leaders of the Collective to accept payment from two competing groups. After a brief period of infighting, the Collective would eventually come to a consensus and choose a side. The Coalition of Kylica hired the Collective to invade the Dragyr Confederation from the west before it declared independence in the east, which resulted in a clean break for Kylica, and additional territories for the Collective.

The Harvest Assault

In 1408, the King of Syrylia exercised his right under the Annexation Act of 1375. The Act had been designed to allow the King to bring more territory under his control. In doing so, the land would technically be outside of the Syrylian Kingdom, and would be deemed part of a "Royal Realm" under the sole dominion of the royal family. The Advisory and the Eternal Council accepted this, hoping that it would allow the Kingdom to one day claim additional territory in the Western Wastes, or overseas, where military operations would dominate regardless of whether the legislatures had law-making power there. In 1408, King Dern III became the first to claim land under the Annexation Act, when he sent Syrylia's fledgling navy to claim a small, rocky island where small deposits of gold and iron had been discovered.

This small act gravely worried the Coalition of New Kyrica, who grew increasingly concerned over Syrylian naval operations. Its mighty navy was Kyrica's only advantage over Syrylia, and the High Elder felt that Kyrica could benefit greatly by striking quickly, directly against Altyra. Realizing that the Syrylian counterattack on land would be stalled by having to re-take the capital city, the High Elder crafted a strategy that included allying with the Teltiv Collective for a combined attack. Kyrica would first launch a very small attack against the recently-claimed Syrylian island, anticipating a strong Syrylian response that would draw its small navy away from Altyra. The Kyrican navy would then strike at the capital, hopefully taking it, and sinking the Syrylian navy as it returned. Meanwhile, the Teltiv Collective would launch a fierce drive for Adrynda, which would divide the kingdom in half and occupy the vast majority of Syrylian land forces.

These plans were approved by the Panel of Elders and the Teltiv Collective in 1409, and the Harvest Assault began in 1412. The Kingdom was an agrarian country, and the Teltiv knew that by attacking during the harvest season, the militias of Syrylia would be in the fields, and the professional military would be repairing roads and preparing for the winter.

The Harvest Assault began when Kyrica sent four ships to disrupt Syrylian mining activities on the Realm-island. At the same time, Teltiv scouting bands crossed the western border--the vanguard of a very large and powerful invasion force. King Dern III was alerted to Kyrica's actions almost immediately. However, he saw the uninhabited mining island as a small loss that could be recouped through diplomacy, and held back his naval forces, placing them on alert instead. Thus, when the massive Kyric Fleet arrived at Altyra, they met the entire Syrylian navy. Although much smaller in size, the Syrylian navy valiantly protected Altyra against the Kyric assault, managing to hold it off while the Royal Guard fired flaming arrows. Realizing that the militias were unavailable and the army was scattered, King Dern III sent several elite members of the Royal Guard to ride throughout the Kingdom, warning the nobles to mobilize local farmers and order the army to prepare for battle. Although most of King Dern III's military advisors recommended a speedy invasion of Kyrica, the King only ordered his soldiers to prepare to defend the kingdom, fearing that hasty actions would lead to disorganization and costly mistakes. This decision would save the Kingdom from utter destruction, as the Teltiv invasion force stormed across the western border and encounter an armed, equipped, and organized Syrylian defense.

The Battle for Adrynda and The Winter Offensive

The Teltiv invasion force quickly overwhelmed the isolated bands of militia that has been roused to slow the assault, but it was completely halted just outside Adrynda. The quick capture of Adrynda was critical to the Teltiv-Kyric strategy to divide Syrylia in two. King Dern III's decision to organize the militias and the military before launching a counterattack was the only reason that the Teltiv advance was halted before Adrynda fell under attack. The Battle for Adrynda lasted roughly one month, and was devestating for both sides. However, the Teltiv army was equipped for fast, open combat and quick seige--it was not prepared for prolonged battle against a strong defensive force. The Teltiv army, anchored by its horsemen, easily swept through western Syrylia, but over two-thirds of the invasion force was obliterated during the Battle for Adrynda.

Meanwhile, the Kyric naval attack on Altyra was similarly halted. Archers helped keep enemy ships at bay, while those that ventured in were quickly attacked by multiple Syrylian ships. In this way, Syrylia eroded Kyrica's numerical advantage and avoided complete destruction. The ineffective assault left Kyrica's trade routes unprotected. This left an opportunity for Dragyr-based pirates to prey on the outer islands in the Coalition. With the war effort unraveling before his eyes, the High Elder of Kyrica ordered his ships to stay out of range of the Syrylian archers, and attempt to make peace. Meanwhile, the Teltiv forces had been crippled after losing the Battle of Adrynda. The army withdrew, and the Syrylian defenders, vastly outnumbered, stood victorious. Once news of the rout of the Teltiv army reached King Dern III, he immediately rejected the Teltiv calls for peace, and issued the Act of Immediate Conscription of 1412. This Act effectively mobilized all able-bodied men in Syrylia, and sent the women and children to work in the fields, harvesting whatever portion of the crop they could.

The Syrylian militias were temporarily elevated to regular army status, and while the professional military solidifed control of Syrylia's major outer cities, the militias was sent through rigorous professional training courses. Realizing that the Teltiv and Kyric forces had been sent into dissarray and that Syrylia had somehow managed to gain the upper hand, King Dern III ordered the military to attack Teltiv territory with everything, reserving several units to guard the eastern border with Kyrica. The Teltiv had planned to garrison in Adrynda during the winter, and were not prepared for cold-weather combat. Additionally, the semi-nomadic Teltivs had no walled cities or other defensive structures. The well-fed Syrylians advanced slowly, keeping supply lines intact. By spring, several treaties had been organized between Syrylia and various Teltiv leaders, the most important of which was the Treaty of the Woodland Camp, which transferred all Teltiv land to the King under the Annexation Act.

With the conclusion of the western fighting, King Dern III set his sights on the east. What remained of the Kyric Navy was busy defending against increasingly bold pirate attacks in the southern seas, giving the remaining Syrylian naval forces complete control of the northern seas. The Syrylian military swept across Kyrica. Syrylia's conquest of Kyrica took two years due to the mountainous terrain and numerous sea battles, though the Coalition was able to muster only nominal defenses. As the Syrylian army approached, three of the seven Lower Elders of Kyrica committed suicide. Two others were captured when the capital city surrendered to the advancing Syrylians, and the remaining two Lower Elders, along with the High Elder, escaped with the remainder of the navy. The Syrylian navy pursued, and captured the High Elder, who was brought to Altyra for the first war crimes trial in history.

The Trial of the Elders

The war was declared formally ended when the High Elder and the remaining Lower Elders of the Coalition of New Kyrica officially signed the Treaty of Surrender. In the Treaty, the Elders officially transferred all Kyric territory directly to King Dern III, who had sought to avoid having to make another claim under the Annexation Act. However, King Dern III refused to grant asylum to the Elders, nor did he allow them to seek asylum elsewhere, as was customary at the time. Instead, King Dern III insisted that the men stand trial for "Crimes of War Against the Peace." This marked the first war crimes trial in history.

In 1413, King Dern III appointed his son, the Crown Prince, to sit in judgment over the men, with the Eternal Council acting as a jury. In the end, the two Lower Elders who had surrendered the capital to the advancing Syrylians were granted asylum in the Royal Realm of the Northwest (one of the newly-acquired regions). The two Lower Elders who had attempted to escape were sentenced to death. In an apparent attempt to honor the age-old restriction against one monarch killing another, the Crown Prince sentenced the High Elder to spend the remainder of his life in exile on the mining island that Kyrica had initially attacked. The island was then named Elder Island.

The conclusion of the war made King Dern III a national hero, and earned him the name King Dern the Guardian. Syrylia's territory had nearly been tripled, and all of this new land belonged to the royal family. For his role in the war crimes trial, the Crown Prince would later reign as King Aiden the Just.

Obsidian Revolution

In the decades following the War for the Realm, a succession of Syrylian Kings negotiated treaties with the scattered and war-torn populations surrounding the Kingdom to cede land rights to the Crown. As Syrylian trade and cultural influence blossomed, leaders in the Advisory and in the Council began to fear the growing power of the royal family. Under the Annexation Act, new lands could be brought in under the direct control of the King, becoming his personal property. Neither the Council nor the Advisory could pass laws that affected these regions, and no laws could legally strip the King of his holdings, without removing the King completely--an act that would surely trigger a civil war. The simple act of repealing the Annexation Act would have a lasting impact on the future of the country, and would result in the establishment of the Empire of Syrillia.

Repeal of the Annexation Act

As neither the Advisory nor the Council of Syrylia could legally interefere with lands the royal family had claimed under the Annexation Act of 1375, the Advisory and the Council voted to repeal the Act in 1516. It was replaced with the Limited Expansion Act of 1516, which allowed future lands to be brought into the Kingdom as Royal Territories, which would be approved by the Council, and administered by the royal family until the Advisory voted to bring individual Territories into the Kingdom as a Realm. The Act also allowed the King "to Hold and Pass [by inheritance] all conquered lands as Royal Realms until the conclusion of War, when such lands would enter as full Realms, subject to Legislative authority." Many historians attribute this exception to be a major cause of King Dera's War, which began in 1527.

King Dera's War

Following the passage of the Limited Expansion Act of 1516, the monarchy was stripped of its power to bring new lands in by treaty, under the direct control of the royal family. Rather than encourage King Dera IV to attempt to negotiate new treaties to bring lands into the Kingdom under the authority of the Advisory and the Council, the Act apparently encouraged him to seek new land through another method: conquest. Thus, King Dera IV appointed his second son as Special Commander of the Syrylian National Guard, and gave him command over a sizeable force of soldiers in 1526. The next year, King Dera IV reported to the Advisory that brigands from the remnants of the Dragyr Confederation had disrupted Syrylian caravans trading with several friendly border villages. This was no doubt true--such occurrences were relatively common. However, when the new Syrylian National Guard attacked the group of brigands and killed them all, local Dragyr forces responded with additional force, resulting in a small battle that left dozens of Syrylian soldiers dead. Although the opposing Dragyr forces were obliterated and the situation was essentially contained, the Advisory nevertheless declared war on the Dragyr Confederation. This allowed the Syrylian National Guard to immediately continue to advance into Dragyr territory.

The war was relatively short, with major military campaigns ending with the Battle of Sereva in 1532. The Dragyr Confederation was able to muster only limited forces. The several Dragyr states within the Confederation had grown apart, separated by deep divides relating to issues of trade, religion, and politics. Those states were therefore unable to form a firm military alliance, and many local leaders actually welcomed Syrylian annexation. At the Battle of Sereva, the Syrylian National Guard completely crushed largest combined Dragyr force yet, and gained control of the largest Dragyr city in the Confederation. Once this occurred, the remaining leaders of the several Dragyr states met with the Special Commander and signed the Treaty of Pievla in 1533. This treaty dissolved what remained of the Dragyr Confederation, ceded all Dragyr territory directly to the King of Syrylia, and ostensibly ended the war. However, King Dera IV refused to present the treaty to the Council for approval, and for a formal end to the war. It was a blatant attempt to avoid the requirements of the Limited Expansion Act that conquered territories become part of the Kingdom at the end of the war.

The Great Consultation

Two years after the conclusion of King Dera's War, it was apparent that King Dera IV had no intention of formally presenting the Treaty of Pievla to the Eternal Council for approval--a necessary formality that could officially end the war. As a result, the Advisory took the only step available to it to force an end to the war: it issued a Request for Consultation to the King. Despite his strong resistance to the power of the Advisory and the Council, King Dera IV understood that a violation of the Solemn Pledge would effectively end the legitimacy of his reign in the eyes of the people. So, in early 1535, King Dera IV entered the Advisory Chambers--with his entire Royal Guard along with him.

It was during this Great Consultation that King Dera IV attempted to overpower the Advisory and severely diminish its influence. He announced the Royal Edict of Defense, in which the King declared that any body or individual, inside or outside of the Kingdom, that threatened the stability and peace of the Kingdom, would be deemed a traitor and arrested. In issuing this unprecedented Edict, King Dera IV relied on his Solemn Pledge to protect the Kingdom. After announcing the Edict, the Chief Adviser angrily ordered that the King leave the Advisory Chambers and never return, or face the power of the Advisory. King Dera IV responded by ordering the arrest of the Chief Adviser. The Royal Guard promptly arrested the Chief Adviser, who was then imprisoned in the palace.

Constitutional Conference of 1538

News of the arrest of the Chief Adviser quickly spread throughout the Kingdom. King Dera IV had been hailed as a hero for his victory over the Dragyr Confederation, but whatever public approval had been won by that had been lost by his arrest of the Chief Adviser. Most Syrylians saw the action, as well as the King's refusal to end the war, as a violation of the Solemn Pledge. Even the lords in the Council, who had historically been more trusting of the royal family, were alarmed by the arrest. In 1538, the Council elected several lords from among its members, along with several important commoner professors, doctors, and intellectuals from throughout the Kingdom, to attend a Constitutional Conference. Support for the Solemn Pledge and its use to curb the powers of the monarchy was at an all-time high, and the Council felt that it could best protect itself by expanding on it and developing a full constitution.

When he heard of the proposed Constitutional Conference, the second son of King Dera IV and Special Commander of the Syrylian National Guard, left his post in former Dragyr territory with a unit of elite soldiers. He returned to Altyra as a national hero, for his skillful conquest of Dragyr. He returned to the palace in order to prevent his father and older brother from acting against the Council, which would undoubtedly spark a civil war. His father and brother were furious, as they saw this advice as a betrayal, and both were jealous of the Special Commander's popularity among the commoners. The King stripped his son of his rank as Special Commander, and ordered him to leave for the Western Wastes, where he would serve as Guardian of the Realm until his death.

The Council was informed of this rather quickly, and saw an opportunity to protect the Constitutional Conference from the wrath of the King. It called the Conference to take place at the Advisory Chambers, and officially barred the members of the Royal Guard from entering. Leaders of the Council then approached the prince prior to his departure, and asked for his public support for a formal constitution. The prince respectfully informed them that he could not betray his father. He left for the Western Wastes less than two days after his arrival.

When the Constitutional Conference finally took place, it was largely for show. The Conference members had decided on most of the details of the proposed constitution prior to the formal meeting, and had already decided to meet in the Council Chamber, as they expected that the Advisery Chamber would be blocked by the Royal Guard. They were correct. When the public learned of this latest move by the King, they formed a ring around the Council Chamber, in order to protect it while the final constitution was prepared. During the deliberations, the King and his Royal Guard arrested those protecting the proceedings, and demanded entry into the Council Chamber. Faced with certain arrest, the full Council voted to preemptively exercise its Right of Confirmation. It did so by ordering the disinheritence of the Crown Prince. With this drastic action, the Crown Prince could never take the throne, as the Council would never recognize his ascension.

The Great Compromise

When the Council voted to disinherit the Crown Prince, the King and his Royal Guard retreated to the palace. King Dera IV was left with one option: attempt to arrest the Council and force it to rescind that decision. At the same time, the King's second son automatically became the Crown Prince and was thus obligated to return to Altyra for safety. Only one week after leaving to become the Guardian of the Western Wastes, the new Crown Prince was in Altyra. The state of affairs in Altyra shocked him. He found the palace fortified as if for a seige, the Council secured in its Chambers along with the members of the Constitutional Conference, and the Advisory completely absent--with some Advisers helping to write the final draft of the constitution and some in the countryside, waiting out the political crisis.

Unlike his father and older brother, the new Crown Prince understood that the democratic institutions of Syrylia were there to stay, and would not be disbanded without a war. Having served at the fringes of the Kingdom, the Crown Prince knew that any weakness in Altyra would be treated as an invitation for open invasion of the Kingdom, and if civil war began in the capital, it would certainly end in the overthrow of the monarchy and endless bloodshed. The Crown Prince traveled across Altyra, to the Council Chamber where deliberations had been going on for over a week. He presented himself at the doors, where he asked for permission to enter. Permission was granted, and the Council recognized that it could work with this new Crown Prince. The presence of the Crown Prince also meant that the Royal Guard could take no meaningful action against the Conference, adding extra security to the proceedings.

Sometime during the closed deliberations, the Crown Prince realized how far the enraged representatives were willing to go. With each passing day, public support grew, and the Crown Prince realized that if the increasingly nervous and out-of-touch King were to attempt to arrest the representatives or disperse the commoners supporting them, it could easily result in the downfall of the monarchy. After roughly one week, the Crown Prince and the representatives were able to reach common ground, and the first Constitution of Syrylia was ready in 1538.

When the Constitution was announced and read before the people gathered at the Council Chambers, it was met with applause. Several copies were immediately handed out for re-copying and distribution among the people. While rudimentary, the Constitution of 1538 was surprisingly fair. Yet because it curbed the powers of the king, and specifically barred the king from acquiring any more land through conquest, King Dera IV immediately rejected it. He ordered that the Royal Guard immediately seize control of the Council Chambers, and sent Guardsmen to seek and destroy any copies of the Constitution that had left the area. He also descended upon the Council Chambers. However, the Councilors blocked his way, preventing his entry. Among them was the Crown Prince, in open defiance of his father. The Crown Prince ordered the Royal Guard to stand down, while his father ordered them to remain in place. As the Royal Guard was sworn to follow the commands of both the Crown Prince and the King, the Guardsmen were unsure of what to do. The Councilors informed the King that he must abdicate--that they would only allow the Crown Prince to take the throne, and that the King could name no other heir. The King could not order the Royal Guard to act against the Crown Prince. Realizing that he had lost most of his power, he stepped up to the Crown Prince and struck him. The Royal Guard then restrained the King for the protection of the Crown Prince, and escorted the Crown Prince and the Councilors back to the castle, where the King was forced to sign a Declaration of Abdication. The Councilors present immediately recognized the Crown Prince as King Heydron I. His father became known as King Dera the Exiled, as he was sent to live out the rest of his days on a royal estate in the Kylia region.

As part of the Great Compromise, King Heydron I immediately donated much of his inherited land holdings and the Royal Realms to the nation, thus submitting them to the control of the Legislature (the Advisory and the Council). He also signed the Treaty of Pievla (which, ironically, he himself had negotiated in 1533), which officially ended King Dera's War and the former Dragyr lands under the control of the Legislature as well.

The Rise of the Empire

In the first five years of his reign, King Heydron I worked with the Advisory to make several reforms. He worked to promote the development of infrastructure throughout the Kingdom, he introduced the Syrylian educational system to the newly-acquired territories in the west and south. He also made over 80% of Royal Lands (although King Heydron I had surrendered over 90% of Royal Lands to the nation when he took the throne, this constituted entire conquered territories, which when combined were several times larger than the Kingdom itself, and the Royal Family of Syrylia remained the largest landholders on the continent) available for lease, which opened up new tracts for development. He also reformed and updated the language system used in Syrylia, which resulted in the modern spelling: Syrillia.

However, both King Heydron I and the Council recognized that governing such a large territory would be difficult. Local regions still retained loyalty to ousted monarchs. For example, some local leaders in former Dragyr territory were loyal to the descendants of the last Diol of the Dragyr Union, and even the capital city of former Kylia respected the descendants of the last monarch more than the Syrylian King. The Advisory and the Council attempted to solve this problem in 1543, with the passage of the Restructuring Act. The Act radically reformed the way that land was divided in the nation. It created the Kingdom of Kylia in the east, the Kingdoms of Evereth and Nezereth in the south, and the Western Territory in the west. Most importantly, it made King Heydron I the king of all of these kingdoms. King Heydron I sent his extended family members to these regions and arranged marriages with local "royals" there, further cementing his rule.

Most importantly, the Restructuring Act created the Empire of Syrillia. In an elaborate ceremony in 1546, the king was hailed as Emperor Heydron I, King of Syrillia and its Realms, Guardian of the Western Territories, and Protector of the Royal Lands. He was presented with a glamorous obsidian throne, forged from precious obsidian and gems gathered from the far reaches of the Empire. Emperor Heydron I reigned for another 18 years, and he died in 1564. He became known as Emperor Heydron the Exalted. At the time Emperor Heydron I was crowned, Syrillia was the biggest nation on the continent.

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Constitution of 1538

Below is the first Constitution of Syrillia, crafted in 1538 by the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Syrylia and the Representatives of the First Constitutional Conference.

As the Representatives of this Constitutional Conference in the Year 1538, the Undersigned do hereby declare that all lands held by Syrylians, or the King of our Nation, shall be governed by this Constitution from now until the end of time. Let all be entitled to the safeties of Law and Liberty, and let this Constitution guarantee the same for all Syrylians, from the Kingdom and from Afar. Let all Syrylians solemnly uphold this Constitution, and the rights herein:

The Rights of the People

First, those who hold the Lands of Syrylia own the Nation, and shall have the equal and unconditional right to elect Advisers to the King.

Second, no person may be owned, sold, bonded, or otherwise prevented from having the freedom to move, and to speak, and to live, freely, within the confines of the Law.

Third, the right of the People to engage in free commerce, subject to the Law, shall not be infringed.

Fourth, the right of the People to practice any religion, shall not be infringed.

Fifth, Lands owned legally by any person may never be taken by another without consent, or without the Order of the Advisory and the Approval of the Council.
The Legislature

First, the People shall be represented by the Advisory. The Advisory shall be composed of 500 Advisers, each one educated in the Arts or the Sciences, and none of military rank. Half of these Advisers shall be elected every two years, with each Adviser serving for four years per Term.

Second, the will of the People shall be expressed by the Acts of the Advisory, and shall not conflict with this Constitution.

Third, the Noblemen of this Nation shall be represented in the Council. The Council shall be composed of no more than 200 Councilors, who shall inherit their titles from their fathers and hold them for life or until choosing to surrender their titles to their heir.

Fourth, the Council shall set the Laws of Succession for the King, and shall confirm the appointment of Judges. The Council may also approve the Acts of the Advisory, which shall render them part of the Law.

Fifth, the Council shall have the sole authority to crown a new King, upon the death or abdication of the sitting King. The Council shall also have the sole authority to confirm any Treaty created by the King and any Foreign Power.

Sixth, the Advisory and the Council must approve, with at least 400 votes, any Declaration of War or military action submitted by the King. A majority of voting Advisers and Councilors may also end any War.
The King

First, the King of Syrylia shall be the Head of State, and the Guardian of the Realms and the Nation. The King shall be subject to the Law and this Constitution.

Second, the King shall be Crowned according to the Laws of Succession set forth by the Council.

Third, the King shall answer any Request for Consultation, set by the Advisory, by formally appearing before the Advisory. At the Request of the Advisory, the King shall answer any questions, and shall answer them with the honesty and integrity of the Throne.

Fourth, the King shall appoint Generals of the Military, and may delegate his powers as Head of State to Ministers, subject to the confirmation of said individuals by a majority of voters in the Council. The Council may launch an Inquest into the abilities of these people, and may remove them for any reason.

Fifth, the King shall have the power to make War or Peace, subject to the authority of the Legislature.

Sixth, the King shall gain no title to Lands gained through War or Peace, and shall only gain legal title to Lands acquired through legal purchase, or those Lands that the Legislature may appropriate for Royal use.

Seventh, wherever the King may have power, so shall the Law of Syrylia, the Laws of the Legislature, and this Constitution.
The King's Courts

First, the Judges of Syrylia shall be appointed by the King, subject to conirmation by the Council.

Second, the Judges of Syrylia shall be Defend and uphold this Constitution, and shall allow no Law of the Legislature to stand against it.

Third, the Judges of Syrylia shall serve for life, and must be educated.

Fourth, the Judges of Syrylia must respect the Law as developed through previous decisions of the King's Courts at the same or higher level.

Fifth, the High Court of Syrylia shall be composed of Seven High Judges, and shall be the highest court in the Nation.

Sixth, the High Judges will be appointed by the King, and confirmed by the Council. The High Judges will serve for life, and may take any case and provide an ultimate ruling on the matter.

Seventh, the King's Courts of Syrylia will make all decisions public, and all proceedings shall be open.
The Duties of the Citizens

First, each male Citizen must, upon becoming an adult, choose to apply for admission to a College or a University, choose to serve in the military for nine months or more, or choose to engage in Public Service for nine months or more. Exceptions can be made by Advisers, for good reason.

Second, each adult male Citizen must serve in the military when called on to do so. Exceptions can be made by Advisers, for good reason.

Third, each adult male Citizen must serve the King's Courts as Jurors, when called on to do so. Exceptions can be made by Advisers, for good reason.

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Leader	Title	Preceded By	Number	Reign
Yryla the Great	N/A	Unknown	N/A	640 BC - 634 BC
Altoran the Eldest	Hold-Lord	Yrylla the Great	1	635 BC - 624 BC
Memerys the Middle	Hold-Lord	Yrylla the Great	2	624 BC - 623 BC
Yryan the Youngest	Hold-Lord	Yrylla the Great	3	623 BC - 598 BC
Altoran II	Hold-Lord	Altoran the Eldest	4	598 BC - 590 BC
Altoran III	Hold-Lord	Altoran II	5	580 BC - 579 BC
Tylium the Reformer	Hold-Lord, King	Altoran II	6	546 BC - 507 BC
Tylium II	King	Tylium the Reformer	7	507 BC - 499 BC
Yryan II	King	Tylium the Reformer	8	499 BC - 488 BC
Ekrin I	King	Yryan II	9	488 BC - 486 BC
Deldrin I	King	Yryan II	10	486 BC - 473 BC
Yryan III	King	Yryan II	11	473 BC - 470 BC
Yryan IV	King	Yryan III	12	470 BC - 464 BC
Deldrin the Tall	King	Yryan III	13	464 BC - 455 BC
Deldrin III	King	Deldrin the Tall	14	455 BC - 449 BC
Altoran IV	King	Deldrin III	15	449 BC - 432 BC
Altoran the Defender	King	Altoran IV	16	431 BC - 398 BC
Altoran VI	King	Altoran the Defender	17	398 BC - 391 BC
Jeron I	King	Altoran the Defender	18	391 BC - 369 BC
Jeron the Broken	King (until 366 BC), Under-King (until death)	Jeron I	19	369 BC - 345 BC
Jeron III	Under-King	Jeron II	20	345 BC - 333 BC
Jeron IV	Governor of Syrica	Jeron III	21	333 BC - 321 BC
Deurduro the Foreigner	Governor of Syrica	Jueron of Byzuaria	22	321 BC - 292 BC
Jeron III	Under-King	Jeron II	20	345 BC - 333 BC
Jeron III	Under-King	Jeron II	20	345 BC - 333 BC
Jeron III	Under-King	Jeron II	20	345 BC - 333 BC
Jeron III	Under-King	Jeron II	20	345 BC - 333 BC
Jeron III	Under-King	Jeron II	20	345 BC - 333 BC
Jeron III	Under-King	Jeron II	20	345 BC - 333 BC

The Democratic Republic of Syrillia
Motto: Ex Dolore, Prosperum
Anthem: Righteous March of Syrillia
Capital and		Altyra
Official languages		Syrillian
Recognised national languages		Eysyryan
Demonym		Syrillian
Government		Constitutional Republic
-	Supreme Councilor	Coming Soon
Population
-	2014 estimate	8.994 billion
-	2010 census	8.990 billion
Currency		Syril
Internet TLD		.sy

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