Countries, states and cultures: Nobrena

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Full name: Kingdom of Nobrana

Type: Territorial state. Absolutist monarchy transitioning to a constitutional monarchy.

Demonym: Nobren, Nobranan

Description: Along with the likes of Lokytia, Lengelia and Ursania, the Kingdom of Nobrana is one of the undisputed old powers of the Aporuean continent. Nobrana has a long, colourful and storied history. Its first major rise to prominence occured as far back as the era of The Old Empire, when it became one of its more northernly vassals, and later, provinces. After the fall of the Precursors, several smaller empires and monarchies vied for their place under the sun within the territory of modern day Nobrana. The Old Empire's former province became fractured for several centuries, carved up by these smaller nations of varying size and influence. However, a few hundred years ago, one of the local dynasties managed to gain enough footholds in the lands and family trees of their rivals to begin a process of unifying these lands. Eventually, Nobrana was born, largely within the same borders as she occupies to this day. This period saw the birth of the proverbial Nobranan patriotism. Indeed, the aspirations of Nobranan kings and subjects alike were high-minded and ambitious: No less than dreams about “restoring the splendour of The Old Empire, but in the apparel of The Old Kingdom - and The New Empire”. Not everyone was thrilled with that, including Nobrana's old rivals, the Lokytian and Dumnonian-Aethelian realms. Nevertheless, the Nobranan elites, emboldened by the rise of their great and united nation, approached their own plans and ambitions with great fervour and optimism. Sadly, it was not to last… The outbreaks of several major internal crises had in recent centuries affected the otherwise powerful and respected monarchy. And none of these was as great as the crisis that began just a few decades ago and threatened to tear the kingdom apart entirely.

Real world frame of reference: Elements of France and its geographic regions throughout history (especially from the Ancien Régime period), but the country also has a major Andorran and Monacan vibe to its cultural and political traditions. The dreams of restoring The Old Empire also draw comparisons to the Frankish Empire's efforts to recreate the Western Roman Empire (especially under the Carolignian dynasty), or similar efforts from France's Napoleonic period. In contrast to Dumnonia-Aethelia and in a reversal of UK and French history, Nobrana as an analogue of France is actually a struggling monarchy. It has not become a republic. Currently, it is in a state of transition from an absolutist to a constitutional model of governance.

City NPCs of Nobranan origins: Disirea Langedor