Fontan (Realm)
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Introduction
Fontan is the only true democracy on the Eastern Continent. The realm as a whole is rife with open debates, but is guided by the monthly elected Council which oversee that the realm operates as one in all manners. The majority rules in Fontan so if you are skilled enough you can easily rise to prominence.
History
Hello, I'm Lorrie Furion Archbane, betcha you never heard of me. But I'm going to tell you the history of Fontan. Or at least what my pop passed on to me. Now I'm gonna start from when my pop landed in Fontan City on board "Winchester". And I'm gonna warn ya, he has some bad memory, not really remember names and such. But generally I hope its true. Now pop stop eating those buns.
When he landed as a young man, Fontan represented honor and pride. The TLs were all loyal to Fontan. They were at war with Caligus, The battle grounds were then 3 regions west of Fontan City. Ever seen a Caligus horse, they dun really ride well, and on those plains, calvary were the key, and Fontan had some damn good calvary at that time. Those times were when Coimbra was just as strong as Fontan. Fallangard was still around, so Yssaria couldn't be born.
Caligus were brave, my pop gives them at least so much. But against the brave, honorable and loyal TL of Fontan, well they were losing regions slowly but surely. And even with Perdan in the fray half the time, well the other half they were busy fighting either Itorunt, Fallangard(Yssaria didn't like Perdan too, too much pent up feeling against them after being under siege half your life) or Sirion. And at the time they were the strongest buggers out there. Well Fontan took pride in being comparable with the strongest, they were either on par or damn close with the Praetorian, now that name strikes fear into the hearts of any soldier last time. So Caligus and half of Perdan against Fontan, and Fontan damn well almost took Domus. Well Akesh Temple was held by Fontan for awhile, and Perdan damn well didn't like it. Well my pop was the lord of Akesh Temple until it fell. And hes damn proud of that. In the end, Oligarch raiding coupled with fighting Perdan and Caligus all the way at Aestus and Aureus were realy taking their toll even with help from a young Yssaria and Fontan sued for peace. People of renown were Zedd, Mikhail and many braves who were left out. There was even a funny event, which wasn't that funny back then. The Lord of Fontan almost rebelled because a honor guard in memory of a fallen Fontan leader was summoned to the front line at a dangerous time. In the end, that particular Lord moved to Oligarch or Perdan or Ibladesh, i forgot which one. Pop felt that was real unnecessary as Fontan lost a real experienced and loyal TL just because of small problems.
That was one chapter of Fontan, but not the first. My pop didn't know much about what happened before though.
Anyway, at that time Coimbra was left with 3 or 4 regions at that time, Evora and a few others. And some fool created Avamar from the satellite realm of W.Sirion. The regions and allies around Fontan, namely Coimbra which attacked Oligarch, were being crushed by the Oligarch war machine. Oligarch-Perdan raiding parties at the behest of Perdan were the last straw and Fontan made peace. Well anyway, Coimbra were wiped clean by Oligarch and Fontan tried their best to protect Coimbra. In the end, a deal was struck at the eleventh hour and Coimbra ceded their remaining territories to Fontan. Better Fontan than Oligarch anyway.
Fontan was a peaceful realm then, but the peace did not hold, we found a ring of spies amongst us and their paymaster was Avamar. We demanded Avamar surrender a region in reparations. They refused.
Finally, they joined with their allies, Sirion, OR and Coimbra versus the SA, Oligarch, Rancagua, Eleador(the lost realm) and the rogue state Avamar with their bred and born infiltrators. (OOC. Heard of North Korea) Then was the testing time of witches and warlocks who heeded the call of Avamar to destroy Fontan. My pop was very against those demons from Avamar and along with the mostly loyal Fontan TLs, they found their cells and destroyed them a couple times. But this made Fontan even stronger, and they managed to take Krimml from under Oligarch's nose. Oligarch City was even looted by Fontan or Sirion, a massive accomplishment. Fontan and their allies had the upper hand at that time. OR was at the walls of Rancangua's capital and Avamar was filled with militia as always.
My pop made Chancellor, but he went down with a dangerous ailment awhile later. The doctor said something about Avamar marsh gas. Anyway, he stopped concerning himself with the affairs of EC along with the rest of his family and retired to Mansbridge. Home of the Gomez family. Archbane is the new family name, and one day we will return.
When I made troop leader, Fontan was fighting an inconclusive battle with Oligarch. Oligarch was pushed back along all fronts, but they still held on. Yes, such determination. Raiding parties by Oligarch and Perdan struck Fontan but were drove back. Fontan's did many TOs which wasn't real successful but bit by bit they were taking Oligarch apart.
~~LOF seceded from Fontan~~ Fontan City seceded from Fontan at the behest of Lycastus. He felt the old Fontan wasn't around anymore and sought to bring it back with Light Of Fountain, a Theocracy. There were some religion in his talk, which i think is to legitimize his claim for LOF. Anyway, a couple of experienced TLs moved to LOF. An Najaf and Negev joined the new realm. There was much hype about what to do, but in the end, Fontan continued their feud with Oligarch. Viseu joined LOF awhile later, brought over by a unhappy TL.
Fontan did better even with less tax. They took Greatbridge, Hagley, Troyes and Westmoor in quick succession. They rested and refitted and coordinated with allied generals, on the final push. Then Oligarch City fell. A combined force of 48k cs attacked the 20k cs in Oligarch City. They stone walls creaked under the march of Fontan, Sirion and OR's troops. So Oligarch is no more. Sirion is currently doing a TO of it. Commonyr is being TOed by our TLs. Oligarch is dead. Destroyed by our combined might. The Northern Conflict is finally over. For Fontan!
Diplomacy
Fontan is currently at peace with Perdan after a long and brutal struggle. Only two realms remain neutral, and active war does not appear to be pursued at this juncture. They are allied with Itorunt, Old Rancagua, Sirion and Yssaria.
They have finished off Oligarch along with their allies and continuing the struggle.
Fallen in service
- Parn Ashwind - Killed as a hero in a battle against Perdan.
- Siriath Ravenswing - Killed as a hero in a battle against Perdan.
Armies of Fontan
- Order of The Thunder: A long known name in the traditional Fontan military history. First led by General Lycastus against Avamar and Kazakh. Then reviwed by General Teshup in the Oligarchian war and reformed as a militant elite group supported by a guild.
- Lions: Orginally started by famous patriotic knights of Dulbin during the Oligarchian war. They are still serving as the backbone of Fontan's forces.
- Fontan Strike Regiment: ~=FSR=~ The Fontan Strike Regiment was formerly an elite military unit of Fontan during the Caligus War. However, it has been ressurected by Duke Alexi Pelevin and Lorrie Furion and is now a front line army of Fontan. The FSR takes pride in it's discipline, loyalty and courage it displays at all times, whether defending the heartland or striking deep into enemy territory. The Regiment is currently accepting all new members.
Families of the Realm
- Andro - Pilgrim Family
- Gregor, Lelnor - House of Relak
- Lilith - Balancetraveller Family
- Murtoch - Murtrie Family
- Private - Clan Deadmeat
- Talnost - Lankmere Family
- Tempest - Dragon Family
- Teshup - Commagene Family
- Zedd - House IGhost
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| Continent / Island | East Continent | ||||
| Capital | Krimml | ||||
| Largest City | Fontan City | ||||
| Government System | Democracy Katalynfae Dragul | ||||
| Region Numbers | 13 (4th) | ||||
| Population | Ca. 197410 (3rd) | ||||
| Nobles | 85 (2nd) | ||||
| Last Statistics Update | 2009.4.06 | ||||
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Duchies and Regions of Fontan |
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