====== Niew Walschor ====== ^ //**Satrapy of Nieuw Walschor**////جيزة وﺎﻠﺸﺮ// ^^ | Vassal of the [[nations:katten_khaganate|Katten Khaganate]] || | [[nations:dead:nieuw_walschor|←]] {{:nations:walschor-flagge.png?22|}} 17th February 2013 || | {{:nations:dead:rodesisch-nieuw_walschor-flagge.svg?195|}} | {{:nations:nieuw-walschor-wappen.svg?103|}} | | {{ :nations:rhodes:walschor_partition.png?direct&300 |}} || | Capital | ??? | | Official Languages | Dutch\\ German \\ Frisian\\ English\\ | | Demonyn | Nieuw Walschorer | | Government | Local Monarchy | | Satrap | [[people:p_p_a|P_P_A]] | | Population | 0 | | Abbreviation | //NW// | The Duchy of Nieuw Walschor (also known now as **Mongol New Walschor**) is the successor state of the [[nations:nieuw_walschor|Principality of Nieuw Walschor]]. This dutchboo nation centred on ??? and encompassing a number of island colonies is a member state of the [[nations:katten_khaganate|Katten Khaganate]]. ===== History ===== ==== Background ==== //Main article: [[[nations:nieuw_walschor#history|History of Nieuw Walschor]]// The Duchy of Nieuw Walschor was preceded by a principality of the same name, which in turn had grown out of the colonial settlement of Voelhaven. It was a part of the [[nations:hbe|Holy Breshikan Empire]], and as such got involved in the [[battles:war_of_breshikan_succession|War of the Breshikan Succession]]. Still young and fledging a state, it overexerted itself in that conflict. Realising the threat to his colonies, Grand Duke of Walschor moved to dissolve the nation, which thus desintegrated into three separate settlements: [[settlements:nieuw_walschor|Voelhaven]], [[settlements:noord_wortland|Noord Wortland]], and [[settlements:markonie|Markonië]]. The first two remained under Walschorer colonial administration, while Markonië became independent. After this disaster, the settlements consolidated themselves and prospered. Building projects were completed, new settlers attracted, and good relations fostered with neighbouring nations. It was then that [[people:cabastard|caBst]] approached P_P_A and offered him membership in the [[nations:rhodesian_confederation|Rhodesian Confederation]], which would promise him much-desired neutrality and peace, while yet providing the framework of a nation to keep Nieuw Walschor's former possessions and claims united. After counselling with his trustees, P_P_A agreed to the proposal; the new nation would be proclaimed on the same day when the church in Voelhaven would be opened to the public. ==== Proclamation ==== | {{:2013-02-17_18.54.23.png?direct&214|}} | | Fireworks being set off before the church. | | {{ :2013-02-17_18.51.54.png?direct&214 |}} | | Guests on ceremony of coronation. | On the 17th Feburary 2013, the church building of Voelhaven was finally completed and the altar put in place. Inspired by [[battles:avence_city_bombing|Shakomatic's coronation]] earlier, P_P_A sought to combine the opening of the church and the proclamation of the new state. [[people:rosenmann|The Popar]] agreed to hold the ceremony. High-ranking attendees from [[nations:kingdom_of_nova_avence|Breshik]], [[settlements:kijima|Kijima]], [[nations:oceania:new_rhodes:start|New Rhodes-Mombasa]], and elsewhere across the server joined to witness the coronation along with Voelhavener residents. Introduced by Rosenmann, P_P_A stepped through the nave; the Popar ritually washed him clean of his sins, and thereafter beset him with the Ducal crown of Nieuw Walschor (donated by [[people:shakomatic:start|Shakomatic]]). Duke P_P_A professed his commitment to neutrality, the maintenance of peace, and the protection of all that is cozy, and thus proclaimed the new nation. A buffet awaited the guests in front of the church, and Dansendebaby and Enton set off fireworks. And not a single Wither was sighted. ==== Refugee Crisis ==== Over the course of late February and early March, starved refugees from Ireland and Finngolia made repeated incursions into Nieuw Walschor proper and attempted to settle there. Repeatedly driving them out proved to be a time-consuming task, and the incidents underlined the porosity of the nation's north-western borders. A decision was made to abandon the two northernmost provinces on the mainland, leaving one of them to the Finngolians, and to erect a cobblestone wall around the remaining borders as a clear warning to any would-be intruders. ==== Brief Independence ==== //Main article: [[battles:walschor_war_of_independence|War of Nieuw Walschor Independence]]// Spurred by distrust between the Rhodesian Confederation and Nieuw Walschor, P_P_A declared independence from that moribund nation. caBastard rallied the Mongols to suppress the insurgency, which culminated in the [[battles:battle_of_madeuwe|Battle of Madeuwe]]. Nieuw Walschor's poorly organised forces lost the battle, and along with it Madeuwe, which was annexed by Rhodes and appropriated to [[people:ghoul|Ghoul]], who proceeded to [[memes:ukrainian_architecture|ukrainianise]] it. Appalled by this violation of builder's rights, and most of all too lazy to build a castle for the defence of Voelhaven, P_P_A decided to surrender—to the Katten Khaganate, which was fielding half of the Rhodesian forces anyway. Nieuw Walschor thus became a satrapy of the Mongols—more precisely a vassal of the Khanate of Al-Breshique—and was warmly welcomed. The territory of the Satrapy of Nieuw Walschor was later partitioned between the Khaten Khaganate and the Rhodesian Confederation, ceding the City of Voelhaven to Rhodes. ===== Geography ===== Nieuw Walschor proper is located on the new spawn's continent. It is bounded to the north by a mountain range, to the east by the river Mark, and to the south and west by the ocean. Its southeastern border to [[nations:kriegsteinconsortium|Nouvelle Reims]] runs through Lake Zeemeer (Dutch)/Meersee (German). The heartland of Nieuw Walschor used to be the Voelhaven Peninsula before it was annexed entirely by Rhodes, on which the city of the same name was built. It controls the Berganzee to the west, a small sea shielded from the waves by Trutzfels Island, and the Bay of Voelhaven to the east. The forest in the surrounding hinterland was cleared to make way for a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bocage|bocage landscape]]. Visible from across the bay is the [[settlements:braakkust|Braakkust]], a fief granted to [[people:juinn|Juinn]]. West lies the swampy Marscland. Beyond the mainland, Nieuw Walschor possess a number of islands overseas. ==== Subdivisions ==== ^ //Provinces// ^^ | {{:nations:voelhaven-wappen.svg?86|}} | Voelhaven Province covers much of the central mainland of New Walschor, except for the southwestern coastline covered by the [[settlements:nieuw_walschor|Rhodesian Dominion of Voelhaven]] which one used to be the capital of New Walschor. | | {{:settlements:braakkust-flagge.svg?100|}} | The highland in the southwest of Nieuw Walschor called [[settlements:braakkust|Braakkust]] was given to Juinn to rule over. A small village is planned, partially underground, and a platform overlooks the sea.| ^ //Colonies// ^^ | {{:settlements:aartsengel-gabriel-wappen.svg?86|}} | [[settlements:markonie|Markonië]] on the Aartsengel Gabriël archipelago west of Voelhaven is an important Nieuw Walschorer colony governed by xMarkuz. It rejoined the nation after its brief independence. | ===== Politics ===== ===== Demographics ===== Scattered among its various holdings, Nieuw Walschor's population density is low. Markonië has a constant population of two Dutchmen, while Juinn and his Brazilian friend guard the borders of Braakkust. === List of former citizens === * P_P_A * Dansendebaby * ovnuv * xMarkuz * Daniel * Juinn * kikonha * [[people:eagle1|Eagle1]] * FuchsfeuerAhri * Chizumi * Shor ===== Economy ===== The fertile fields of Voelhaven Province provide an ample supply of wheat, potatoes, carrots, and lifestock. Sugarcane and cocoa beans are aplenty on the rich colony of Markonië, and from Noord Wortland are imported its prizes pumpkin pies. ===== Culture ===== Nieuw Walschor is a dutchboo nation, which reflects in its predominantly Dutch architecture. Recent expansion into savage territory has added numerous more primitive cultures to the nation, such as the Ploppers of Sint Markus Island or the Chinese of Yuan Zi.