Evaria
Location: | Shireroth |
Type: | Autonomous region |
Population: | 300 (estimate) |
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Governor: | Captain Smith |
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Religion: | various |
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Garrison: | Iron Militia |
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Places of Note: | Puerto de Hierro, Ternura |
Date of Founding: | 1641 AN |
Evaria, also known as Lesser Evar, is a small island in the Shire Sea. It belongs to the archipelago known as the Khaz Modan Isles. Evaria has an area of approximately 1.100 squared miles.
History
For the largest part of its history, Evaria has been infrequently habited. It was part of the polity known as Mirioth, and briefly used as a prison island by the The Great Council of the Clans of Alejia. It is from this period that the first recorded mention of lesser Evar dates, presumably named after the Miriothi island of Evar. The island appears to have been neglected by the various governments under which technical control the island fell. For instance, the island is never mentioned in the list of wards of the Emirate of Jadid Khaz Modan.
In 1641, the Iron Company established presence on Evaria, albeit by accident. Admiral Julio García shipwrecked on the island with his ship the 'Ternura' following a equatorial storm. He discovered the presence of highly valuable nutmeg on the island. Seizing the opportunity, the Iron Company established a small trading post, known as Puerto de Hierro (Iron Port) on the island.
Following the overthrow of Kaiser Aurangzeb II Steffki, who had come to power following the Oustfest Massacre, one of the main plotters and Governor-General of the Iron Company, Ludovic Verion, fled to Evaria under the false identity of Captain Smith. Making use of the remote location of the island, and the lack of interest from the Shirithian elite, he established a small community that is largely autonomous and under the radar of the authorities.
Geography
Evaria is slightly over a thousand square miles in size. It has an equatorial warm climate, though it is not tropical. The geography of Evaria is dominated by Mount Victory, a sleeping vulcano. The island is a source for Myristica fragrans, or nutmeg, which is its main export product.
Among the fauna of Evaria are multiple rare species of birds as well as wild boars.
Government
Government of Evaria is entrusted to the Council of Judges, in which the heads of the three families that make up the island's population have a seat. The Council serves as executive and legislature, and also functions as Evaria's court. The Council was established in 1646 AN.
The Council is supported by the presence of a garison of the Iron Militia, originally installed to protect the interests of the Iron Company on the island, it now serves as its armed forces as well as police and security services.
Portrait | Name | Family | Appointed to Council |
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Captain Smith | Smith | 1646 | |
Lorenzo García Mendoza | García | 1652 | |
Romano Velázquez García | Velázquez | 1665 |