Holy Realm of the Great North
Motto: | Holy Fury Upon Thee |
Feudal Status: | Unrecognised nation |
Capital: | Wolfraven |
Largest Cities: | Port Illumination, Azshara |
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Local Leadership Title: | Queen of the Faithful Tribes |
Local Government: | Theocracy |
Current leader: | Eki Verion |
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Local language: | Common Tongue, Cimmerian, Hyperborean |
Local Religion: | Holy Church of the Divine Icebear |
The Holy Realm of the Faithful Tribes of the Great North is an unrecognised nation in northern Micras. It declared independence from Shireroth in 1660, following political and military turmoil in Elwynn. The Holy Realm claims the Elwynnese provinces of Cimmeria with Illumination, Agnesia, Cape Farewell and Iserdia. In practice, however, it only controls Cimmeria with Illumination, and parts of the Northern shore.
History
Northern Elwynn has a history of violent rebellion. Ever since the Holy Church of the Divine Icebear became a major religion in these lands, opposition to the government in Eliria has risen. The Icebear Rebellion of the early 17th century had broken the hopes for independence for the Icebearians. However, years of Froyalanish occupation and weak local governance allowed the hardline faction within the church to expand and once again gain control over the harsh North. The conversion of Eki Verion, Countess of Illumination and Cimmeria to the Icebearian Church empowered the seperatist aspirations, and when civil war between National Humanist and Ayreonist forces in Southern Elwynn was on the verge of breaking out, the Icebearians took their chance once again, and proclaimed the second theocracy.