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may I ask more about Philomine Valvira??? i am gay

Philomene Valvira

Sorry this occurred so late! The foundation has been going through some changes and I've had to train staff for most of it.

Below will detail the general life and some facts about Valvira's most notorious family members.

General Life

Philomene Valvira was born on January 26, 471 A.B. to Berriellt Clevell and Kaimo Valvira.

She would be the younger to Hele Valvira, who would be set to take the throne.

For most of her early life, she was raised as ordinary nobility with extra lessons to assist her brother once he ascended the throne. These classes would entail combat and strategy in case Realtis got into a war in the near future. For Realtian royalty during the Valvira era, each child would have to overcome a trial that would see them recognized by the fae royalty from the Feywilds. If siblings are near enough in age, they will complete the trial together. Hele was noted to have struggled with the customs of the faes, while Philomene would cover up for him while dealing with the consequences herself. This trial would have taken them 2 years to complete.

Currently, records of what occurred in this trial are unknown and seem to have been kept secret.

After the trial, Hele and Philomene arrived at Realtis battling a plague. This plague is known as The Clinik Plague. Both parents were already on their deathbeds and Hele would soon contract the disease. This left Philomene to take the throne at the age of 17. I should note that it was theorized that Philomene may have devised a plan for Hele to contract the disease and die so she could take the throne. Some stories mention that she worked out a deal with the fae and encased the bacteria in a vial to poison Hele's food.

Records of supposed dealings with fae are unknown and are most likely kept in the Feywilds which we do not have access to anymore.

Philomene would soon marry Elts Niiovilk at the age of 19. Her reign consisted of building the military and its supplies. Around Realtis during this era, wars were abundant and Philomene would have Realtis join in multiple of these wars.

At age 31, she would have Kaarel Valvira.

By the time she became 50, most of the wars would conclude. The rest of her reign continued with economic trade as she would repair the damages of the wars Realtis participated in.

She would die at age 74 in 545 A.B. during the last raid in the Valviran War.

Romance Life

Most of the time, during the Valvira era, crowned royalty would be married before they took to the throne. In Philomene's case, her first debut into society was when she ascended the throne, and thus her entrance into romance occurred later and much faster.

From a young age, it seems that she would be taught together with Elts Niiovilk. It seems that these two were supposed to assist Hele when he ascended the throne and as previously stated, that didn't happen. This sparked a rivalry between them as they competed to see who could get higher marks.

When Philomene went to go complete her trial with the fae, it was also noted in her diary, that she had a few relations with some of the fae as well. Though these never lasted after she left the Feywilds. The names of the fae were never mentioned, but they ranged from "very pretty women" and "gorgeous men" as stated in her diary.

When it came time to find someone to court, a large ball was held in the palace. It is said that when the first song came on, Elts challenged her to see if her skills faded from the time she left. Thus, the two danced first. Philomene was noted to have danced and attempted to court with several other suitors after the ball, but none interested her that much. Though Elts never attempted to court her during this time period.

Philomene who was tired of all these new men and women decided to court Elts, himself. It is said she arrived in the middle of the night to challenge Elts and asked him to court her during their match. Some diaries from servants would note that Elts was quite flustered and would end up being tripped by Philomene and having been pinned.

After a year of courting, they would be wed. Elts would help Philomene with her tasks. Their rivalry seemed to have continued throughout their marriage as diary entries from Kaarel would note that they would compete in nearly everything, even if the situation was dangerous.

Other stories and facts

Philomene is the only royal in Realtian history to be painted with their weaponry.

There are numerous adaptions of her life in the form of plays. These plays ranged from her military life to her home life.

Philomene often still ventured into the Feywilds after her trial during the solstices. From tales, she would often challenge fae nobility to fight to keep her skills sharp.

The reason her parents named her "Philomene" was in hopes that she would be the strength needed to support the nation when necessary.

She was noted as possibly being dyslexic and would require assistance with documents from Elts. She would note in her diary, "I am only having Elts check my documents so I don't make a fool out of myself. Yes, Elts helped me check this too."

She is the youngest queen to have ascended the throne. Only Lucien Fernan would succeed the throne at a younger age.

Her nickname from Elts would be "Dearling" as she would have a love for deer. It is noted that she did not like this nickname at all.

Philomene was one of the few rulers to have gone onto the battlefield herself. She donned a black cape and would be noted as a "Void of Death".

She was a user of black magic and would often deal with fits of sickness due to it.

Philomene's favorite weapons were a crossbow and a longsword. (We actually have her weapons up in a museum!)

The oldest living monarch in the Valvira era.

The often use of 'rivals to lovers' in Realtian history seemed to have started when the story of Philomene and Elts became known to the public which was also around the same time Elts was building the University of Alchemic Studies and History in central Realtis.

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Realtian Effect

Realtians valued individuality a lot within their history from their origins to their end. This has led to them having very drastic changes as they would become trendsetters and dominate global influence, especially as their technology advanced.

Below will detail the history that Realtian nobility made within their own nation and how it affected the general populace. It will also detail some traditions and general societal things among Realtis.

For the most part, Realtian nobility was considered to have a very busy life. There are records in almost every noble house (Except for Ninomae) of papers detailing trades and general commerce within their region.

On the outside, there was general piece, but multiple of the houses, including the royal family, did take part in the black market and some form of economy regulation there. I will most likely go into the underworld of Realtis another day as we are still researching and struggling to find out how it worked.

Realtians generally had very little wars within their long span of history and thus the noble houses would be idle. This would lead to them taking charge in creating new trends or bringing more extravagant shows to current and past trends.

Fashion

This is most evident with their fashion as they modernized their clothing very quickly while making extreme designs that took inspiration from their folk tales. Realtis would come to be known for looking the part of every other nations’ villains and would standardize dark dyes as a common ground.

The nobility would often travel to other nations and hire seamstresses and steamsters to design eccentric outfits. Realtians look to have a history of disrupting expectations especially when it comes to appearances. Androgynous fashion became especially popular within the Middle Years of the nation as cross dressing and drag shows rose in favor.

The most notable leaders in the fashion industry would be House Myv and House Opilant. Both houses worked in the textile industry and thus would create the fabrics that would be used to set the new standards within fashion.

Technology

For the most part, House Calvert were in charge of technological advancements with the purpose of keeping the nation’s capabilities as magical prowess decreased over time.

At the beginning the the Fernan era, Abel Calvert was born and would be considered a genius after being blessed by the Great Beast, Vanor. Alongside his sister, Cain, they would use their capabilities to make greater strides such as teleportation and communication devices.

This, in turn, would be given to those who could afford such items and create an increase in trade and relations with foreign nations as it became easier to travel and communicate with distant nations.

The nobility would use these items to host elaborate parties within a much shorter amount of time. With trade among the houses becoming easier, the economy began to blossom one more and spread to their outer influence on other nations.

Traditions

For major holidays that were celebrated by the whole nation, the Royal Palace would be in charge and host the numerous festivals. These festivals often included traditional dancing and games.

There were also many different regional holidays as certain areas had more contact with other nations and immigrants. Noble Houses within these areas would be in charge of hosting celebrations for the common folk.

(Holidays will be detailed later on.)

Instead of medals or physical rewards, titles would often be handed out to those of noble nature and achievement. One such example would be weddings where the two to be wedded are granted the title of ‘siveränni’ or the Realtian word for ‘sovereign‘.

Honesty was also a highly valued trait among society which is ironic, given the nature of noble society. This would most often lead to nobles being very brutally honest with those outside their nation which led to immediate culture shock which I can imagine to be quite funny. Either way, it became known as a saying, ‘Always ask a Realtian before you leave the home.’

Duels would be done with the weapon of choice for the duel. For most duels, it was customary for the weapons to be the same. Casual duels would be done with one hand on the weapon while it is stabbed in the ground, while formal duels would be done with both hands.

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Religion/Mythology

Due to being a nation that relied on trading with other nations, there are multiple recorded religions being practiced in Realtis, though interesting enough, those native to Realtis would be part of the ecclesia, Hevadena. Below will detail more about the Hevadena religion. It provides a general overview and a look into a few facts that may be interesting to the common eye.

General

Much of the Realtis religion seems to lead to modern mythology. While Realtis had many outside influences, it seems odd enough that their central culture remained stagnant.

Realtis religion and mythology included many things such as demons, wizards, hags, and most importantly fae. Fae are the central core with the Seelie and Unseelie Court represented the major fae. These fae would form something close to the major arcana of tarot cards. Instead of cards, they would each be represented like a different object leaving practitioners with a large variety of items, each baring their own use within daily life.

Faes, in Realtian myth, originate from the Ethereal plane and seem to be the most abundant species. These piece of information is in debate as to whether that means they were the strongest or just built the largest communities.

This religion is noted to been a form of release from the busy life that most people would face. The ecclesia seems to view this as a way into the afterlife and enjoying bits of it prior to death. This would also include having good luck in facing the tribulations of life that block members from enjoying it.

The religion has smaller branches that focuses on certain fae houses, courts, or entities in general.

Altars are common at homes with items of value being left at them for periods of time in order to help the person trade those items for luck.

Magic

Much like other nations, religions often have their own magic systems. Hevadenian magic consists of many rituals, all dealing with giving and taking.

Magic users often wear a blessed item that is said to have been passed on from the fae realm. These items are said to only being able to be obtained during solstices or full moons as the Ethereal plane was said to be closest to the Material plane.

As of the present, these relics do not work for us. We theorize that it is either because each relic to bound to a specific person or were used as a channeling method instead of being magical in of itself.

To obtain Hevadenian magic, the user must go through a rite of passage in which they guided through a dream with a religious figure (usually another magic user who has gone through the same rite). These dreams usually consist of people going to the fae realm and being chosen by a fae noble to gain abilties from. A trade is conducted where the person must give something of value in order to form a contract with the fae.

Each contract is meant to bind the person to the fae and help out with their bidding when needed, but most importantly to enjoy the freedoms of fae folk.

Interesting tales and facts

Within religious scriptures, they detail the Realtians’ relationship with the faes over the course of their existence. It is noted that most religious figures are said to have traveled to the fae realm often through the conduit of dreams. In fact, the word for sleep. ‘velik’ directly translates to ‘half-dead’. This would mean that these dreamers would be connected to the afterlife more closely than the average person as they have access to the fey wilds.

Other scriptures detail the Realtians learning fae mannerisms and avoiding being completely bound by contracts from fae. This would often lead to the fae coming to respect the protagonist and forming a different contract that would be continuously beneficial to both after much discussion.

To become a religious figure, the person must have common and consistent dreams about their ventures within the realm. This would lead them to be a form of messenger to connect the groups of people.

It is also noted that once deceased, certain individuals would end up becoming fae in the afterlife and joining the house of the fae noble that they originally signed a contract with.

Here are some smaller details noted in the scriptures that I found interesting:

Once a child is conceived, the existence of the child is meant to be kept secret until the child is about to be born.

Iron is only allowed to be used against external forces and not within the nation against each other as to not disturb and damage possible fae lurking among the public.

Priests are not allowed to fully explain their visions and can only give hints to those who were part of the vision.

Children are meant to be surrounded by items of sentiment before and directly after birth and mark them. (It is currently unknown why they must be ‘marked’.)

There is a small branch within Hevadena that refuses to dance as to not be trapped by fae.

Realtis myth often is very complex and deals with the internal working of characters that would not be apparent by their appearance. This would often lead to ‘villainous’ looking people actually being the heroes of the story and vice versa. 

One such tale is known as ‘The Fae and The Hag’. The actual 'good’ character of this tale is often debated as the ending becomes skewed and has multiple iterations based on the region. It details the journey of a young traveler finding a hag and a fae arguing within the hag’s home. Both offer the traveler their own conditions and boons to have the traveler agree with their side. The traveler is wary of both and refuses to be apart of the conversation.

Angered by the traveler’s refusal, both curse the traveler and put them through several trials.After completing each one however, he is given a reward. The traveler would also be visited every once in a while by the fae and hag separately to discuss what occurred with the other being. They seemed to grow a bond, but maintain a friendly rivalry between them. Every once in a while, they all join together to reap the benefits from their latest ventures. The hag ends up taking more peaceful routes and using potions to help others, while the fae entraps people into his bidding.

However, as the trials continue, they become more life-threatening as expectations become higher and higher. Even though the traveler with the boons gained from previous trials seem to be handling them fine. The next time, both the hag and the fae appear at the same time to talk to the traveler. The traveler, who just defeated a amalgamation created by the both of them is high off adrenaline and slays the two.

After realizing what they did, they laugh triumphantly and steal the powers from the two for their own. They set out into the world, causing mayhem, sending other people into similar trials without the boons that the traveler was given.

This is way the story begins to split into different variations. The tale either details the children of the hag and fae teaming up to take down the traveler, each of them separately, or a new team of travelers. From these 3 variations, the endings differ as well.

Other tales include more cautionary tales for those entering the fae realm or encounter faes outside of it or humorous ones to remind people of the joys of life.

Currently, we are focused on translating other stories that conjoin with other nations. There are also many plays that detail the life of nobles that we are interested in as well.

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The name Clavert is pretty neat, any interesting details abt that family? I'm sure you'd be Abel to handle it bah dum tsss (pun intended but i am actually asking)

For most of Realtian history, the Calverts were at the forefront of magical advancements, even if they lost their magical abilities over time due to natural regression.

Abel was mentioned as a notable prime minister, since he was the only, currently known, prime minister to be blessed by Vanor, one of the great beasts. He was the right-hand man to Lucien Fernan, working alongside Rubius Avvikande.

Being blessed by one of the great beasts mean that the person has the magical strength and abilities of those who were originally given the great beasts' powers. Basically, they are the strongest magic users to their fullest potential.

Within his lifetime, magical technology had many great advancements from communication devices to the first forms of photography. It should be noted that mages of Vanor often need focus and high knowledge, so Abel would be considered the genius of his era.

As a fun little side fact, there are multiple stories of Lucien and Abel being twins. It is unknown whether or not they were actually twins as the stories also depict them being born at the exact same time. But, if they were actual twins then it would be theorized that they would be considered scandal children that were kept secret and thus separated at birth by the Calverts and the Fernans. Most of the stories seem to stem from the fact, that in terms of physical and magical capabilities, Lucien would be considered cursed with no magic, while Abel "stole" his magic and instead would be blessed. They were often characterized as being two sides of a coin.

Either way, I will probably go further into more details about Lucien and Abel later, but these were some of the more interesting things that came up.

~Mod Nerix

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favorite Realtian king GO!!!!!

Actually, I have a favorite Realtian queen! Philomene Valvira, who was the youngest recorded ruler out of the Valviras! She came into power after her brother had died. She was originally meant to be her brother's right-hand woman once he was coronated, but disease ended up taking him and their parents during a plague.

Since she was meant to be a right-hand, she ended up having more experience with fighting and warfare tactics. Previous queens usually also knew political tactics, but she was one of the few who took interest in what Realtis would consider more "masculine" subjects.

From records, it also seems that she had a rivalry with Elts Niiovilk, who she would end up marrying.

One of the reasons I became quickly intrigued with her is that the portrait we uncovered depicts her with her two most prized weapons, a longsword and a crossbow. In every other Realtian portrait, weaponry is never shown which could represent that during her era, military efforts were more important. It is also noted that Realtis would often support allied nations during their wars financially, but during her reign, she sent actual support and would offer possible strategies, allowing allied military forces to travel within Realtis.

Overall, a complete girlboss, which we need to research more since her files were more buried, possibly by other family members.

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Why is your foundation named after the same empire that realtis sperated from?

The foundation is set in Niiolyk as the empire has survived to this day. Realtis is still considered a part of the empire even after breaking off which is why it is still in our jurisdiction to research and learn more about. We work together with other archives and foundations to gather more information about Realtis and their relations with other nations prior to the Fernan family era though.

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Government

Realtis works as a mix of a monarchy and an oligarchy. Details about noble houses and other details will be below.

Realtis has a general monarchy system with the ruling family and many noble families. To help with ruling, there are also many prime ministers in charge of specific districts to help form a council to describe the happenings in the nation. These prime ministers also have some form of charge over the nation. It is also noted that prime ministers only came into the government once the Fernan’s took over.

Here is the general order and list of noble houses within Realtis. General jobs for the nobility will be listed alongside the names of the nobles.

Royal Family - Fernan (Previously, Valvira)

Prime Ministers Prime Minister of Magical Advancements (Ex. Calvert Family, notable ministers, Abel Calvert & Darvin Calvert) Prime Minister of Trade (Ex. Opilant Family, notable ministers, Nerifina Opilant) Prime Minister of Agriculture (Notable ministers, Erduk Stiflock & Jines Wellcraft) Prime Minister of Foreign Affairs (Ex. Niivolk Family, notable ministers, Yrenia Niivolk & Mela Clefta) Prime Minister of Education (Notable ministers, Ordok Euphim & Philo Ulca) Prime Minister of Business (Notable ministers, Cleve Darkinve) Prime Minister of Health (Notable ministers, Anatassia Tsoi & Aemillia Lynnik)

Duchy - Rules over a large territory within kingdom Opilant Fernan Xryxa Lynrya

Marquis - Supports Duchies Velrik Niivolk Myv Avvikande

Count - Rules over cities Stiflock Clevell Mrelot Ivanova Villarreal Ninomae Abernathy Abednego Agapov Lozano

Viscounts - Rule over towns and villages (can be children of counts) Trevino Aphelion Sapphirus Crassus Euphim Meriz Lynik Vespertine Singh

Barons - Servants of nobility, generally only have title and wealth Agnello Botkin Bobusic Morais Sutcliffe Morpho Ilves Pärn Rebane Raudsepp Rätsep Mõttus Annus

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Recap of Wars

Within Realtian history, there have been three major wars. The Niiolyk-Realtian War, the Hevadenian War, and the Viranan War.

Below will give a brief summary of each war and the more important details we have found so far.

My own thoughts will be noted in the tags.

The Niiolyk-Realtian War

This is the best known war of Realtian History as it intersects with a major point in Niiolyk History. Realtis was one of the first few nations to incite a rebellion that would lead to a war.

The Niiolyk Empire was set into several different districts that would each focus on a specific industry to help the nation. With Realtis, they were focused on creating mages to support other industries. The training conditions were harsh and left little to no individuality among the populace.

We recently found a diary of a student drop-out from one of the numerous training facilities detailing the environment. There was little to no socialization among peers unless it was for a group project. Everything was graded based on a rubric and would often not allow for creative outlets for new ideas unless the mage was among the higher working class. This would leave bright, new students stuck being unable make changes to the system. This idea of a ‘perfect’ mage suitable for the empire would have severe effects and would begin an underground organization of students and drop-outs.

As the organization grew, it became known as, ‘üksyk’, the Niiolyk word for ‘individual’. This would eventually grow to have people from all ranks and domains in the area. Eventually a noble family would join their cause and later become known as the ‘Valvira’ family. They would attempt peaceful protests at first, but when violently put down, they began to use their magical abilities.

It is currently unknown as to what magic was specifically used as they all seemed to be some form of original spells with links to later spells used in history. With our current knowledge we are unable to determine what exactly the runes mean or what spells they would be in themselves.

The first retaliation against the palace guards would begin the war. The war would continue on for about 7 years. During this war, several others would be started as other districts attempted to retaliate as well. Only two nations out of six would succeed in independence. This would be Realtis and Imenlatem. Both of these nations were part of the magic-based districts within the empire which factored into the war.

With the rise of new magic spells being spawned from the efforts of war, normal soldiers struggled. Most of the notable battles would have been between the mages of the rebelling nations and the specialized soldiers and mages of the empire. The Valvira’s seemed to have had military experience based on maps found within Realtian archives which allowed them to know what would be the tactics of the Niiolyk Empire.

The Valvira’s also used their connections with other nations to gain help from certain noble houses discreetly. We were able to find a few letters, but it seems that most of them were destroyed in the name of secrecy. We were only able to find the last few letters which detail the successes towards the end.

By 185 A.B. Realtis would become an independent nation.

The Hevadenian War

From our research, Realtis founded a subdivision of the main religion of Niiolyk, focusing more on the fae of the realm. This will be later discussed in a separate post.

As the royal family was seen as being chosen by the divine, the church and state closely worked together. Though, as humans continue, a wish for power grew within both sides and conflict began. Each were vying for more power over the other. The Fernan family took note of this and thus brought upon the idea of removing the church from power. Peaceful negotiations were attempted, but it seems that they were never able to come to a proper agreement. In fact, both sides would cause more offenses to the other.

By 538 A.B., a civil war had broken out between both sides. The nobility would become split upon both sides. The most notable houses were the Fernan’s and the Opilant’s. The Fernan’s would use this war to solidify their trust with the royal family.

The war lasted for three years until they came to an agreement separate church and state. This would lead to another faction being created within the political sphere later on as the church attempted to regain their lost power.Though it seems that with a new leader, they would maintain neutrality within the sphere. The government would, for the most part, become separate from the church and reign on its own without relying on them.

The Viranan War

Immediately after the Hevadenian War, the Fernan family would backstab the Valvira family with a surprise coup in 541 A.B. It is theorized that during the Hevadenian War, the Fernan’s were working together with other noble families and foreign sources to remove the Valvira family from power.

Thus would begin another civil war within the nation for the next four years. The nation was broken into three factions, those sided with the royal family, those sided with the Fernan’s, and those who remained neutral. This is where it is believed that the church began to maintain their neutral position within the politics of Realtis as they did not see the Valvira family as having the divine right to rule anymore due to the Hevadenian War, but also not fully accepting the Fernan’s as the next family to replace them.

The Valvira’s generally lacked resources due to the previous war, but they still maintained excellent strategies that took note of what they had. The Fernan’s had their wealth and abundance of resources and would use attrition warfare to eventually win.

After the loss of many resources, the Fernan’s did a final storm of the palace and executed most of the royal family. Within the chaos, Kainus Valvira escaped to Elisymina where the rest of his story remains unknown to us as of this point in time. Augustus Fernan would also die in this last raid, seemingly stabbed by Agnesia Dresik (Who was queen at the time), which would result with the decision to execute the rest of the royal family. 

Thus in 545 A.B., Darius Fernan would take the throne at age 20 with the end of the war. He would later marry Mira Lynrya in 564 A.B. and have Lucien Fernan be born in 565 A.B.

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Are there any boundaries you would like to set early on? like what we are and aren't allowed to ask you about? like bro i am all here for the cool history stuff but I'd also like to know stuff abt the historian :D

I'm fine with most things honestly! All I ask is that you don't pry into smaller details in my life if I don't mention it, usually there is a reason why I don't specify certain things about me. Thank you for the question!

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Royal Families - General History

Within the history of Realtis, there have been two different royal families found within various documentations, such as newspapers and documents found within the recesses of the royal archives. These families are known as the Valvira family and the Fernan family.

This post will briefly introduce the royal families that came to power during Realtis’ existence. Currently, we do not have enough information to go further in depth about each. (Later on, each will have their own thread and/or post about notable family members.)

These families will be further documented below.

Valvira

The original family that founded the nation and separated Realtis from the Niiolyk Empire was known as the Valvira family.

Today, this name’s origin is thought to mean ‘community’. Though looking through the previous archives from our foundation, we are led to believe that this family changed their name after separating from the empire in 185 A.B. This family would be then believed to have been chosen by the figures from their religion as the rightful rulers of the new nation.

This family was extremely talented in the works of magic and would often be noted in history for being part of many projects that would lead to many technological advancements that included magical properties. Their magical prowess is thought to be the reason how they were able to work through both diplomatic and war efforts against the Niiolyk Empire. It is noted that all the inhabitants of this nation would have stronger than average magical capabilities. From our records, we are able to deduce that their connection to their magical beast, Vanor, was much stronger than the other surviving nations at the time.

They would be in power for several generations, from 185 A.B. to 545 A.B. Though two civil wars would break out towards the end of that time, leading to their disappearance from the records.

Fernan

The second and last royal family of Realtis before the dispersal of the nation was the Fernan family who would overthrow the Valvira’s during the second civil war, known as the Viranan War.

We were able to uncover that this family was originally one of the dukedoms of the nation and used the rising tension between the church and the ruling family to create the first civil war, known as the Hevadenian War. It seems this was meant to solidify the trust between this family and the royals, while diminishing the power of the church. After the war, they used their forces to usurp the throne. Though, the surprise coup was only partially successful. It would lead to the Viranan War, where all, but one, of the members of the royal family would be executed. As a side note, the surviving member escaped and fled to a different nation that was vital to Realtis’ trade network, therefore, keeping them safe. The Niiolyk Empire would help the Fernan family with resources which was detrimental to winning the war, after both sides expended most resources after the Hevandenian War.

The family would continue change the nobility, only keeping those who were allied with them prior to the Viranan War. After reworking the nobility, they would work with the other rulers of the neighboring countries to rebuild the economy. There was much struggle, but Realtis was in a critical trading point and with backing from the empire, they were able to secure most of their old trade networks and forge new ones, such as Vaktal. The people of the nation would be divided, which led to many uprising. It seems after the assassination of the first king, Darius Fernan, they would somewhat die down. The uprisings would help form the major factions of the political sphere and be an issue for the Fernans’ for several generations.

For the most part, the Fernan family focused on industrialization, as after taking over the throne, it seems that according to multiple folk tales, they were then cursed and had their magical abilities revoked. Though, there are also many accounts saying that they traded their magical prowess for physical prowess instead. For the first 4 generations of the Fernan family, it was known as the ‘Golden Network’ era, as they worked to imbue magic within new items, which allowed even ordinary people to use magic. This led to increase trade with other nations.

It is also noted that after the Fernan family took over, bloodlines did not seem matter when it came to inheriting the throne as after the 2nd generation, Lucien Fernan, would not bear any offspring of his own, and have one of his numerous adopted children, take the throne.

The Fernans would continue to lead the nation until its downfall in 1176 A.B.

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oh wee oh wow

before you get into all of the historical info, can we get to know a bit about our lovely admin? like maybe just your preferred pronouns and what inspired you to look into realtis?

Of course! My preferred pronouns are He/They.

I've been working at the Niiolyk Foundation for about 5 years. My first interest in Realtis arose during college and my first year at the foundation. For being one of the few nations that were able to break away from the empire, they were hardly covered aside from a brief footnote in our history books even though they seemed like a significant nation when it came to advancements in history. Thus, I decided to focus on them for my college thesis and expertise when joining the foundation. There is still much debate on how exactly the nation fell apart and I want to look into that.

Realtis has a small section in our libraries, but I am working with a small team to uncover more about it. We have spent the several last few years learning the language so we could understand the documents. (Their language has some roots in Niio, but they ended up with influences from many other nations, later changing the language drastically.)

I realized I got a tad excited and started going on a tangent. But, overall, I am generally curious about this nation since it created such a diverse culture after leaving the empire which caused it to have many more advancements than usual from its time period. Also, who wouldn't want to learn about a culture that was seemingly hidden from time?

~Mod Nerix

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Introduction

Hello! I am Nerix from the Niiolyk Foundation. I am in charge of running this blog and reporting all found documentation and artifacts found from the fallen nation of Realtis. Over the course of this week, I will be posting all about the information we have uncovered about Realtis. We hope you enjoy the knowledge that comes from these post as much as we have discovering it and uncovering its history.