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Hey everybody, this is a bit of a writing exercise to get some lore of my world out there, feel free to read and tell me your thoughts and opinions :)
The images are the terrain of the world, the flag and the coat of arms.

In the 16th century over 80% of the population of Faralina lived east of the Avarathian mountain range. Historically and culturally, the Faralinian people where tied to this area; the first settlements were built after nomadic life had come to an end, the Faralinian people had gained independence from their oppressors and the folklore of the kingdom had developed a sort of permanence to this area.

However, the lands west of the mountains were a goldmine of farmland, vast plains and year-round rain covered the region, but crossing the mountain range wasn't an easy task, and with the notable exception of Aguila, a settlement of around 15 thousand inhabitants, not many people were interested in making the journey, as they felt satisfied with the current agricultural scene.
In 1542, a devastating flood hit the eastern region, destroying over 90% of the farms and killing up to two hundred thousand of people, devastating the kingdom. King Rogerfruth II saw a bleak future if the country didn't recover quickly, so he formed a plan to settle the western plains. He knew his people could face massive starvation for the following years, so he pivoted the short term subsistence to be satisfied by fishing and husbandry and moved the capital to Aguila while the people settled the western plains to prepare the lands for grazing and cultivation.

As a way to propel this development further, Rogerfruth II invited the Avarathian Catholics that populated much of the south of the continent to settle these lands.
The continental south had been engulfed in a violent and oppressive religious war between Catholics, Protestants and Muslims that had been raging out since the beginning of the century, many refugees from all religions seeked refugee in Faralina, and while Protestants and Muslims were forced to aid the reconstruction of the eastern region, the Catholics accepted Rogerfruth II's invitation and arrived to the northern plains to aid in the preparation of the land and settle the vast uninhabited area.

Although hundreds of thousands suffered through food shortages and short-spanned starvation, Rogerfruth II avoided a massive famine that would've killed over a million people in the kingdom had he not formulated "The Recovery Plan".

For the following century, most of the Avarathian people remained in the northern plains, with settlements spanning from the ocean to the western "Hook" Lake to the eastern mountain range. the Avarathians had brought with themselves their culture, folklore and customs. Slowly they started to concentrate their population in the north-west of the kingdom and became the majority in the area.

In 1668, Faralina became engulfed in its own religious war between Catholics and Protestants, who seeked the expulsion of the other and consolidation of power in the country, for the entire century, occasional periods of deep violence and massacres hit the country, as Catholics and Protestants exchanged power; kings came and went, armies changed allegiance, people converted, but in the middle of all the bloodshed, the Avarithian people stayed true to their form, remaining Catholic and their lands became a bastion of safety for those persecuted by Protestant authorities.
In 1743, protestants had consolidated all power in the country, with the exception of the Avarithian lands, now recognized as "The Avarithian Region" or simply, "Avarithia". King Kettler I recognized the importance of this region, and following rumors of Avarithian secession, Kettler I meet with local leaders and promised Avarithia would thrive of limited autonomy and could remain Catholic as long as the previous agricultural and economical models would remain in place, ensuring the best outcome for all parties.
At the wake of the industrial revolution, a large push for a secular state and freedom of religion had engulfed the country and eventually entered the parliament, where several reforms were executed, allowing the religious tensions all over the country to finally boil down.

For the following 2 centuries, Faralina and the Avarithian people collaborated greatly and a small process of unanimous integration started to occur. Spanish, the Avarithian language, became formally recognized by the parliament, typical foods and music started to be shared all across the country. Many Faralinians emigrated to the north, while many Avarithians emigrated to the south, as the industrial heartland of the country started to take place south of the mountain range.

However, in the late 19th century, support for the monarchy started to rapidly fall down, the people no longer wanted a singular permanent head of state, instead they wanted to pivot towards a full presidential democracy. Many Avarithians, conservative as they were, believed this system would only bring down the country and diminish much of the representation in parliament that they fought hard for.
In 1932, King Richmond VI began "The Democratization Process", where an elected president would govern the country, along the already democratically elected parliament. Many electoral reforms where brought up in this period, such as universal suffrage, parliamentary restructuring, regional and local elections, and reaffirmation of Avarithian autonomy.

In 1952 Faralina became a republic and the first president, Johnathan Royal, was half Avarithian and fiercely advocated for further integration of Avarithian culture in Faralina.
Although certain pieces of culture and customs had been shared before, many of the most important pieces of it had been rejected, ignored or outright ridiculed by many, including some in government, this had greatly angered the Avarithians, spawning the modern nationalist movement that we see today.

In 1974, over 12,000 students of the regional unversity of Avarithia protested across the biggest cities for several mistreatments of the Avarithian people, including unequal representation, economical marginalization, discrimination, and a few cases of police violence. This protests started accumulating more and more supporters and by the end of the year, an estimated 2.7 million people, both Avarithian and Faralinian joined the Avarithian cause.
For the following years, many of the social issues would be addressed by the parliament and the president, but the cracks where already too big to fill, in 1975, an armed wing of Avarithian nationals formed; named "El Ejercito Avarico Liberador" (The Avarithian Liberation Army) or simply the "EVL", they started meeting the national police force at protests in the Avarithian region, initially they only employed tactics of defense, allowing protestors to continue or to flee to safety when things turned south. However in 1977 several cops opened unauthorized fire to protestors, killing 15 and injuring over 100 Avarithians, including children. From this moment forward, the EVL started employing guerrilla tactics against national/Faralian forces; several hit and run attacks as well as raids on the Faralinian Army barracks were carried out between 1977 and 1983, EVL forces also started taking control of smaller towns and localities in the periphery of bigger cities as a way to pressure national and regional authorities.
Between this period, over 6,300 EVL forces died and around7,100 National forces died, also close to 1000 civilians had also died because of the conflict.
For many in Faralina, Avarithian independence seemed inevitable, the EVL was recruiting close to 200 people a day at its peak; freedom fighters, medics, propagandists, recruiters, moles and financiers were joining the cause daily; by 1985, it was estimated that the EVL had between 7000 and 11000 fighters, and over 3 times that number in logistical support.

However, in 1988, Avarithian Joaquin Echeverria was elected president in an unprecedented turn of events, and he started working immediately for a more permanent solution to the conflict. He met personally with EVL and Avarithian leaders to work out a deal, and after months of negotiations, "El Tratado por el Reconocimiento de las y los Avaricios" or "The treaty for the Acknowledgement of the Avarithian People" was signed. Avarithian culture was integrated into Faralia in a respectful manner, their holidays were recognized, Spanish was to be taught at every school across the country, political representation on all level of government was to be reformed, and The Avarithian region was granted complete and full autonomy. Avarithia now only has to send a singular yearly payment towards the national government, it has the correct amount of seats in the parliament and the Avarithian region was expanded to include peripheral areas where a majority are Avarithian.

In 1991, the EVL was formally disbanded; however, many cells of armed forces still remain to this day, most of them still fighting under the EVL banner and seeking complete separation from Faralina; they operate differently depending on the cell. Some operate on a more militaristic way, taking control of towns, highways and railways and fighting with national and Avarithian forces; others expel local authorities to form their own. Many towns and localities all over Avarithia and some in Faralina are controlled by EVL cells by force. But some cells approach a more political or popular form, bringing aid to distant communities and forming bonds with local authorities.

As of 2026, it is estimated that there are a little under 2000 active separatist fighters, and between 2020 and 2025, 32 deads were related to separatist actions with over 100 arrests carried out against cell leaders.
Today the government has chosen a more underground approach to the issue with Avarithian authorization and collaboration, implanting moles in the most violent cells and working silently to bring them down, while reaching for deals with the most pacifist cells.

If you read all the way down here, thank you so much for reading :D