Elyria

Towns

 * Peachfield (Formed June 30; Joined July 7)
 * Briscoe Ranch (Formed July 6 as RAM RANCH; Joined July 7)
 * Kaer Nevura (Formed + Joined July 14)
 * Ehir (Formed + Joined July 15)
 * Savage Crow (Formed June 16; Joined July 15)
 * Renova (Formed + Joined July 25 as Knights of Sol)
 * Redna (Formed + Joined August 5; Formerly known as Lyon Formed on February 28)
 * Judea (Formed and Joined August 13)
 * Misato (Formed + Joined August 16; Formerly known as the Vatican/Kingdom of God)
 * Everglow (Formed + Joined August 18)

Councilors

 * Eiric, King of Elyria (ign _SHS_)
 * Ralf, Hand of the King (ign Attune)
 * Sherman, Master of Diplomacy (ign ShermansWorld)
 * Chickenprism, Master of War
 * Yusan, Grand Maester (ign yoosanghoon)
 * Theodmer, Governor of Redna
 * Romeo, Governor of Renova (ign spainard2955)
 * Keyral, Officer (ign Keyral)

The Freedom of Briscoe Ranch
Following the Lord of Peachfield’s downfall, the lords of the neighboring town of Briscoe Ranch (then RAM RANCH) prepared to meet the same fate. After a year of struggle, the men of Peachfield managed to assist the peasants of Briscoe in their own revolt, freeing the town and creating strong ties between the now free settlements.

The Chancellor's Request
Six years had passed since the Peachfield Revolution had occurred within the castle’s walls. With the Ashina Fare-Sesso war raging on, Chancellor Cody of the FCA (Now FOA) pleaded with the now free town’s council to take up arms in the ongoing conflict in order to prevent Ashina from conquering the realm. Alas, the council decided to decline the Chancellor’s request, as a result of the past crimes of the FCA against Peachfield and its inhabitants.

Nevertheless, the war was beneficial to no-one. Joining together with longtime allies at Briscoe Ranch to form a diplomatic union, now called Elyria, they pledged to offer their support to the then-Ashinan town of Lothridge if they were to declare independence from the overbearing nation. Lothridge accepted this offer, declaring independence and joining with Fare-Sesso in the nation of Aquendavia. Ashina refused to fight their own people, ending the war with an alliance forming between Elyria and Aquendavia.

Loyalty of the Nevermore Brigade
For many years following the revolution, the Knights of Nevermore refused to recognize the newly freed town’s inhabitants as the New Lords of the land. Once loyal to the Old Lords of Peachfield, the Nevermore Brigade swore fealty to the new nation of Elyria and the Farmers’ Council of Peachfield following the new nation's creation. Following the March on Savage Crow the Nevermore Brigade peacefully broke away form Elyria, moving south and joining the nation of Southada.

Kaer Nevura and Petroselenium
Following the Pultria Crisis the island of Petroselenium fell under the control of The Horizon League. The growing nation of Elyria soon entered negotiations with Devox_Runeheart of The Horizon League for the purchase of Petroselenium island. The brutality of the war brought to the island’s shores forced the Petroselenium monks to flee the once sacred land in search of a new home. One such monk by the name of Yusan (ign yoosanghoon) refused to leave. He welcomed Elyrian rule, believing it would bring peace and order to the abandoned island. The Elyrians recognized Yusan as the governor of the new settlement, and with their help he began constructing a great fortress to serve as the first line of defense for his homeland. Abandoning the island’s holy and pacifistic roots, Yusan and the reformed town of Kaer Nevura swore allegiance to Elyria, joining the budding nation in its expansion away from its capital. Yusan was granted councilship and quickly rose through the ranks of the Elyrian court to become Grand Maester of Elyria.

March on Savage Crow
Continuing their quest for expansion, the people of Elyria marched to Savage Crow, seeking to recruit its people into the growing nation before the established superpower of Aquendavia took their chance away. With the promise of councilship, Chickenprism, formerly of Pultria, granted the Elyrians’ request, joining the nation willingly.

The New Lords of Ehir
After the revolution of Peachfield and the subsequent loss of Briscoe Ranch, the Old Lords of the land abandoned the castle of Ehir, fleeing from the combined forces of the new nation. Though the fortress would remain abandoned for years, nearly eight years following its abandonment, a deserter by the name of Wolf from New Reno was granted the castle by the Elyrian Council, bringing his forces along with him to the growing nation.

Pledge of Sovereignty
With Elyria’s influence growing within the realm of Alathra, the Elyrian Council, now entitled the Elyrian Grand Council, declared sovereignty of the continent of Gaushan. Far from the place of struggle from which the nation began, the now powerful nation of Elyria pledges to drive foreign powers off the continent’s soil, encouraging new settlement of the relatively desolate continent without foreign intervention.

The New Reno Acquendavia War
Following the declaration of war on New Reno by Aquendavia, an imperialist superpower located on the western continent, the nation of Ashina provided New Reno with significant resources and military forces. Though the nation of Elyria wished to stay out of this conflict, in order to honor their alignment with Aquendavia