Nazia

The Nazian Mountains

Nazia is a region of mountains, of hard access and a small village that does not see contact with the world very often. The river cuts the mountain in two, creating at their feet a beautiful and lightened valley, where the locals work the greater part of their farmland. The pastures are grown more to the northwest, in the sea of hills that borders the plains of Belegmon and Anost.

Where the northern mountain meets the valley, the small village was born, and the Baronial Seat was built, as a fortress that climbs the mountain, the lower part being open to the public, the Hall of Complaints for judgment, the Grand Hall for feasts, the public kitchens, the guest's chambers. The upper floors hold the private chambers, first being those for the honourable guests and the Baron's family, with a great Dining Hall and Living Room, large and wide windows, viewing the valley and allowing the southern Sun its way in. At the top, the Baron's chambers stand watch.

The village is small, but built with grace, for the people are proud and think high of themselves, still believing in the Dragon that inhabits the higher scarps. Their expertise is mining, mainly stone and metal. The metal is usually shipped away in exchange for gold, but the stone is used for the building of statues and fortification rocks. The stone cutters and artisans are skilled, producing elaborated statues when ordered. You can see many of them also through the village, that the people are proud to make beautiful.

And then, the palisades. Destroyed and built over and over again, the people put the effort of their lives so it can show the grandness that they think of their home. Foundations are solidly built in stone, merging with the mountain as it climbs.

History of Nazia

According to legends, this is the place where the Dragon lived.

Takeover by Cagilan Empire

This region was the capital of Drachenwald, until the city of Tarasac was accepted as the new capital.

This was also last region of Drachenwald. It was invaded at the 26th of January 2006 by the Cagilan Empire. On the 29th of the same month Nemethos surrendered to them, as explained in the next letter:

Greetings fellow Drachenwaldians,

This is perhaps the hardest letter I have ever had to write. At the same time I can assure you it is the hardest decision I have ever taken. I have though about this for more than two days, I have talked to many people about it but I am still not sure what I am about to do is the right thing. We have long had little hope of survival as a realm. After Cagilan Empire et al. decided we should be no more. They are now taking the last region from us.

We tried long to get help but those few friends we had could not help and those we though would be neutral turned against us. We in the council have tried hard to find us a new capital in wain. Now that we are surely dying as a realm we tried to prevent the enemy to get our last region, still in vain. Now though I have found a way to prevent our people from suffering any more. It will not save us as a realm but it has good prospects of us returning from the dead in the future. I will though have to act now and dare not wait any longer in fear all will be lost. What I am about to write will not please many of you.

I am going to surrender to the Cagilan Empire!

That way I will get to remain in control of our last region and I hope that the words of a future realm I have from the Cagilan Prime Minister will be true.

I will urge you all to join the Order of the Dragon so I will be able to contact you the day Drachenwald is once again. No matter what there happens I will always remember you, Drachenwald and the ideals we lived by. May the once more live their own life in these mountains.

I hereby declare Drachenwald dead!

May it soon return!

Drachenwald forever!

Yours,

Sir Nemethos Baron of Nazia

Other Takeovers

Some time later, the region was controlled by Falasan. Then, on February 25, 2007, a takeover by Eston was completed, bringing Nazia under their rule. As of May 8th, 2007, there was still an unresolved claim of Falasan. For many months, the region was in a rogue status. In early November, 2007, Falasan regained control. Dame Ilya Bluelake was appointed Baroness of Nazia by Gucky Zotral, King of Falasan. The region again rebelled against Falasan following an invasion by the Cagilan Empire and Darka in June of 2008

After remaining rogue for a long time, Nazia was finally taken by the Cagilan Empire at the very end of 2008. Its long-term fate is not set in stone, as the region remains in deep anarchy. While an army occupies it, and bureaucrats work it, it still hovers on the brink of rebellion.