Malor-Kanadian and Kaludgarian Worldbuilding Thread

Nogori

TNP’s Greedy Capitalist
This thread is just essentially serving as a way for me to post both the worldbuilding that I have already done for the nations of Malor-Kanada and Kaludgar. This is just essentially being done as a way to centralize any information that I have fleshed out for the countries so that I can be able to make sure that it is on the forums. If anyone has any questions regarding anything to do with either Malor-Kanada or Kaludgar, this will be the prime place to look. It is going to be pretty cash money if I say so myself.
 
The Landing and Foundation (853-946)
In the brisk Summer of 853CE, Andrennian Kalga Surguard had completed his rounding of the Horn, and was sailing south along the coast of northern Craviter. After months of sailing and observing the coast, he finally decided on the small peninsula today known as Kalgary Halvøy. He landed on the rocky coast, and moved to make encampment, only to find himself matched with a small band of Cogorian locals. What sparked the conflict is unknown, but a few days later the Andrennians had slaughtered every Cogorian they could find on the peninsula. Kalga was founded, named after the leader, which was made up of a few shacks and huts surrounded by a thin log wall, and the settlers immediately realized the problem with growing crops. The ground was hard and not easy to dig into. They did what measly farming they could, mostly relying on the animals and supplies they had brought with them.

When Winter came, they were sorely surprised that this land had cold as bad, or even worse than in Andrenne. Snow and frost covered everything, the powder often reaching above four or five feet and trapping people in their own homes. Going outside during a storm was basically suicide, as the winds would knock people off their feet, and they could hardly see past a metre.

Once Spring had arrived, and the weather started to warm, the total casualties were tallied, and over half of the original settlers had been killed off by disease and infection, the cold, or starvation. However, with more time, they managed to set up small farms, though providing small yields, it was something. Kalga immediately sent one of their vessels back to the homeland. Once they had arrived back in Andrenne, they requested more people and supplies to be shipped over to Kanada. A surprising number of people signed up to go along the perilous journey, whether just for the adventure, or for hope of better financial prospect. They were not aware of the agriculture situation.

In the meantime, Surguard had formed a band of nearly 60 men to explore the peninsula and surrounding area. They observed the massive mountains on the horizon much closer and mapped it the best they could. Multiple years passed, and thousands more people had arrived in the fresh country. In 858CE, Kalga Surguard declared himself Jarl of Kalgary, and claimed the nation as an independent state as opposed to being part of any Andrennian Kingdom. As the small realm expanded south, they pushed the Cogorians out of the way, and slaughtered any that refused.

In 866CE, an aging Jarl Surguard formed a force for the defense of the Jarldom to help defend against incursions from the natives who resisted their occupation, Surguard conscripted over 10% of the male population to serve in the defense of the Jarldom. Most were going to be stationed around the peninsula, near to home, so there wasn’t too much protest, but those who believed the forceful enlistment of people into the army was immoral simply packed up and left, marching south in a small caravan, disappearing into the mountains and forests.

Jarl Surguard passed away in 871CE, but had no sons. He left the nation to his closest friend, Magnus Kanad, beginning the Kanad line, which remains to this day. The population of the Jarldom of Kalgary was estimated to be a little over two-thousand. Kanad ordered an expansion of the town to the south, and he began construction of the Magnus Wall, a stone wall along the Skarp River, which almost cut off the peninsula into an island from the mainland. More permanent homes were made out of cut stone, quarried at first from the rocky shoreline, then from the foothills of the mountains south of the town.

In 901CE, Sundeon was founded by the settlers that had left during the conscription disagreement. They founded their town on the coast of the Shrouded Sea, across the water from Maloria. They had been battered and worn by the weather, wildlife, Cogorians and even a few Malorians, but they managed to form their city on the coast, where the beach was sandy as opposed to rocky. Erik Fostere was elected as a Jarl by the people, and began massive expansion, often letting Malorians and Cogorians join them as opposed to slaughtering them, which made for a boost in population, but they weren’t getting the same immigrant stream of people as the Kalgarians were.

Both realms continued to silently grow, becoming more and more used to the harsh weather and living conditions. Agriculture was easier for the Sundeonians, however.

The First Clash (946-948)

The continuous expansion south for the Kalgarians and north for the Sundeonians would eventually lead to them meeting. Instead of peacefully sitting down and discussing what the border should perhaps be, the Sundeonians simply charged and scared away any Kalgarian explorers. In response, Jarl Kanad II simply mobilized the army, which had been organizing and becoming more professional with each passing day. Kanad II had removed the conscription law, instead preferring the patriotic volunteers to make up the ranks of a smaller, better funded and trained army. The Sundeonians took a more of a ‘people’s army’ approach, ironically taking up the practice of conscripting the people to fight.

When Jarl Fostere found that the Kanadian settlers were now being backed by professional soldiers, he mobilized his own, larger army. These two forces clashed in the mountains of central Kanada, fighting over a riverside settlement that had been made by the Kalgarians. The Sundeonians expected to cross the river and take everything in the town, including the people, but instead found over 300 armed Kalgarians waiting for them. The first group of soldiers to cross the river was slaughtered, and the two forces found themselves just staring at each other across the river, with the occasional arrow being fired. Neither wanted to cross the river and meet the other side, so the Kalgarians simply went on with building their settlement and its fortifications while the army watched. Frustrated, the Sundeonians turned and left.

A week later, in the dead of night, however, the Sundeonians did return, and managed to cross a bulk of their army across the river. The waking Kalgarian forces did their best to form ranks and fight them off, but were forced to retreat into the mountains, burning the town behind them. Multiple small battles like this followed for two years, with mixed results for both sides. Eventually, the two men agreed to meet and figure out a border. After almost a month of negotiations, they agreed.



Intermission
Population of Kalgary in 1000: ~13,100
Population of Sundeon in 1000: ~12,300

The Creation of Senneran (954-956)

In the Spring of 954, the Kalgarians sent a group of settlers very far south, bypassing Sundeonian borders and setting up a pre-planned fortress town, with walls protecting the new settlement of Senneran on a high hill, overlooking the surrounding fields for miles. They raised the Kalgarian flag and their own flag side by side, an independent hold on the side of the North. Furious, Sundeon summoned their army. The Kalgarians summoned their army in the defense of Sundeon, but the south continued anyways, marching towards the Fortress, which was still under construction. After three unsuccessful charges up the hillside, the Sundeonians prepared for a siege, however once the Kalgarians began burning villages and outposts in northern Sundeon, they pulled away to defend their homes.

The two armies skirmished slightly, but both nations once again sat down for peace, Sundeon again not on the winning side.

The ‘Peaceful’ Era (956-998)

The Jarldoms entered a time of peace, growing and expanding and developing. The first road from Kalgary to Fort Fostere was constructed, a glorified flattened dirt path. A combination of trade with their Nordic brothers in Prydania, as well as continued immigration from Gothis and an increase in the native born Kanadian population led to the development of new settlements and holds throughout Kanada. These factors also led to the growth of already established settlements like Kalgary, Sundeon, and Senneran.

Sundeon and Kalgary used the opportunity of these new holds to help further their own power during this time of peace. Alliances were made between the two dominant powers with smaller and less powerful ones to help secure their authority and power. Marriages, often accompanied by plentiful feasts amongst the clans, were a sign of this friendship and solidarity but the continuous waves of immigration made these alliances ebb and flow, constantly changing as some areas took root out of what was sparsely populated. This constant change of allegiances also helped keep the peace however, as it deterred conflict from sparking due to the inconsistent and moving political situation of the region.

While peace existed among the Kanadian holds and their people, the start of raiding occurred by the different tribes and clans in order to continue bringing material wealth back to their homes. Kanadian raiders sailed across the Shrouded Sea and plundered cities and towns along the coast, indiscriminately targeting Malorian and Cogorian populated areas. Many prisoners were taken during this time, usually women and children, so they could be assimilated into the Nordic population and help bolster their numbers. This constant raiding and pillaging would go on for more than a century and would help cement Kanada's position in Northern Craviter.




Post mainly written by Kanada with minor revisions by myself.
 
The Origins of the Verhofen Crime Family
In the dark underbelly of the Malorian underworld, two brothers, Joseph and Mykhailo Verhofen, were notorious figures in the bustling capital city of Bergum. The two brothers were notorious for their cunning minds, ruthlessness, and unwavering loyalty to each other. They had both risen through the ranks of the Malorian mob, leaving a trail of blood and broken bones in their wake.

Born in the outskirts of Bergum during the end of Helmer’s rule in Maloria in the 1960s to a prostitute mother and a father who they had never known. They were discarded by their mother and left with their uncle who raised the boys single handedly. Through their uncle,who had spent his entire life in the Malorian mafia, the boys were introduced to the world of organized crime from a young age. The older that they grew, the more time they spent shadowing their uncle on “visits” he made to business owners who had often forgotten to pay for their monthly protection, which slowly grew to more gruesome tasks.

Quickly rising up the ranks and making a name for themselves, they grew tired of the constant power struggles and treachery within the Bergum crime syndicate. The duo then hatched a daring plan to change their fortunes and provide them with a fresh beginning. They set their sights on a new city, a coastal haven far away from their enemies, where they could build a criminal empire from scratch. Their destination was Dovnos, a city located on the Shrouded Sea, across from Kanada and Cogoria, with a thriving criminal underworld ripe for the taking.

The brothers gathered their most trusted lieutenants and packed their bags, leaving behind their fearsome reputation in Bergum. With their cunning and audacity, they quickly established a foothold in Dovnos earning the respect and fear of the local criminal organizations. Joseph, the older brother, was the mastermind, devising intricate strategies to infiltrate and dismantle rival gangs. Mykhailo, the younger and more impulsive of the two, was the enforcer, ready to crush anyone who stood in their way.

As they expanded their operations, Joseph and Mykhailo faced challenges from both within and outside the city's criminal world. Local mob bosses were reluctant to cede their territories, and Joseph knew they had to be eliminated or brought under their control. Mykhailo relished these violent encounters, using his unmatched strength and ferocity to dispatch their adversaries.

However, their ambitions were not confined to organized crime alone. Joseph and Mykhailo also sought to establish legitimate businesses as fronts for their illicit activities. They ventured into nightclubs, construction companies, and even a shipping empire. These legitimate ventures served as a smokescreen, enabling them to launder money and solidify their control over Dovnos.

With each passing day, the Verhofen brothers' influence grew, and their reputation as formidable crime lords spread throughout the city. But as they tightened their grip on Dovnos, the brothers discovered a new enemy in their midst. An enigmatic rival syndicate emerged, challenging their supremacy and undermining their operations.

Joseph, ever the strategist, set out to uncover the identity and leadership of this rival group, while Mykhailo unleashed his wrath upon anyone suspected of betraying them. As the brothers dug deeper, they unraveled a web of deceit and treachery, leading them to a shocking revelation—the leader of this rival syndicate was none other than their own trusted lieutenant, Petro, who had been secretly plotting against them.

Enraged by this betrayal, Joseph and Mykhailo devised a plan to eliminate Petro once and for all. They lured him into a trap, cornering him in a deserted warehouse on the outskirts of the city. In a brutal showdown, Mykhailo's raw power clashed with Petro's cunning, while Joseph orchestrated the chaos from the shadows.

In the end, the Verhofen brothers emerged victorious, but not unscathed. The battle had taken its toll, leaving both physically and emotionally scarred. With Petro’'s threat neutralized, Joseph and Mykhailo consolidated their power in Dovnos, ensuring that their reign would go unchallenged.

As the years passed, the Verhofen brothers' empire grew, their influence stretching far beyond the city's borders. Their rise to power became the stuff of legends, whispered in hushed tones among the criminal underworld. Joseph and Mykhailo Verhofen had cemented their place as two of the most feared and respected figures in the Malorian mob, forever leaving their mark on the dark tapestry of organized crime.

While the brothers have evaded the wrath of justice for many years, there are those who think that their reign over their criminal empire is coming to a close. This comes after a far harsher stance against corruption and the crime syndicates has been taken by the Imperial Government, both clamping down harshly on Kanada and Maloria. There are growing concerns too that the aging brothers, now with their fame and legacy secured, have nothing to lose, will take the fight directly to the Empire itself, shaking it to its core.
 
Brief Notes on the Early History of the Auroral Church

Peter the Apostle landed at the Via, a year or so after pentecost. He begins to preach to the nations on the Phoenix Strait. The church finds purchase in Ceretis and Callise early on, but encounters some trouble in what would be Maloria. Peter, wishing to strengthen the faith of the Malorian Messianists, resigns from the Via and becomes Bishop of Bergum in 54 CE. He is killed in 60 CE.

For a time, the Via retained pre-eminence among the metropolitan sees of the early church. However, Bergum eventually is largely converted and a metropolitan See is founded in the city. Sometime in the 500s-600s CE, a pentarchy-like situation emerges with Sion, the Via, Bergum, Sainte-Beaudoin, and an Arrandal city being the foremost sees. Of these, the Via and Bergum are the pre-eminent one. However, during this time, a cultural tension arises between the Ceretic-rite Sees (Sion and Sainte-Beaudoin), and the Szlavic-rite Sees (Bergum and Arrandal). This manifests in the Azure Dawn's ritualism associated with the practice of vampire-hunting, liturgical differences, the serving of the eucharistic, a differing approach to issues of soteriology and mysticism, and filioque, etc. The issue leads to schism in the 1000s or so, when the Arcanstotskan Messianists in the South (a minority faith), traditionally under the custodianship of the the Szlavs (but practicing the Ceretic rite), had the Via assert it's ecclesial authority over and appoint their own bishop in the lands (to replace a recently deceased one). Bergum objects, and anathemas are sent both ways.
 
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