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The people of Ardmore, known as Ardmoris, are considered members of the [[Garán people]], sharing this identity with the people of [[Carolina]]. Much of their heritage results from the blending of [[Gaelic people|Gaelic]] and [[Gothic people|Gothic]] cultural traditions that occurred in Carolina and adjoining areas in the years leading up to the collapse of [[Great Levantia]]. Garáns are thought to have invaded Ardmore and settled it in the mid-6th century, though no unified Garán polity emerged on the main island of Great Ardmore; loose alliances of mainland cities and tribes were formed with the newly established Garán cities and tribes on the island, soon becoming various feudal polities before the 10th Century. These new polities frequently battled and raided against one another, often with grave consequences on its agriculture before resulting in an economic collapse in the 1140s after the end of a major power struggle between two of its major duchies.

The new kingdom was established in 1277 after the conclusion of the Council of Moear, but it would not be until 1365 and after the wide-ranging Duke's War when it would emerge as a relatively centralized power. The royal consolidation and centralization of power allowed for Ardmore to become a major colonial power during the age of exploration, with one of its largest colonies being what is now modern-day [[Arcerion]], itself having been a self-governing colony of Ardmore from 1890 until becoming independent after the end of the Ardmori monarchy in ~~1927~~. Largely unaffected by the sectarian disputes that caused the [[Great Confessional War]], Ardmore became prosperous in the 16th and 17th centuries, with its colonial holdings greatly expanding due to the [[Pharisedom|increased number of Protestant settlers looking to go abroad]].

The new kingdom was established in 1277 after the conclusion of the Council of Moear, but it would not be until 1365 and after the wide-ranging Duke's War when it would emerge as a relatively centralized power. The royal consolidation and centralization of power allowed for Ardmore to become a major colonial power during the age of exploration, with one of its largest colonies being what is now modern-day [[Arcerion]], itself having been a self-governing colony of Ardmore from 1890 until becoming independent after the end of the Ardmori monarchy in 1931. Largely unaffected by the sectarian disputes that caused the [[Great Confessional War]], Ardmore became prosperous in the 16th and 17th centuries, with its colonial holdings greatly expanding due to the [[Pharisedom|increased number of Protestant settlers looking to go abroad]].

The uneven prosperity of Ardmore, combined with a greatly uneven period of industrial development in the 18th and 19th centuries, lead to considerable class resentment and domestic problems. The growing rifts between the parts of society lead to the [[Ardmori Civil War]], which resulted in the establishment of a {{wp|syndicalist}} republic in Ardmore. The Civil War resulted in the partition of the country into Ardmore and [[New Ardmore]], which existed briefly as a {{wp|constitutional republic}} under the personal leadership of the last Prince-Regent of the Kingdom of Ardmore, and subsequently as a protectorate of [[Kiravia]]. Ardmore today is a relatively developed nation which is adjacent to, but not part of, the [[Levantine Union]]'s political and economic sphere. Although an outspoken critic of [[Urcea]] and Levantine foreign policy in general, and despite its revolutionary form of government, Ardmore has been making an effort to more closely align with Levantia in recent decades.

The uneven prosperity of Ardmore, combined with a greatly uneven period of industrial development in the 18th and 19th centuries, lead to considerable class resentment and domestic problems. The growing rifts between the parts of society lead to the [[Ardmori Civil War]], which resulted in the establishment of a {{wp|syndicalist}} republic in Ardmore. The Civil War resulted in the partition of the country into Ardmore and what is now [[New Ardmore]], which existed briefly as a {{wp|constitutional republic}} under the personal leadership of the last Prince-Regent of the Kingdom of Ardmore, and subsequently as a protectorate and an overseas region of [[Kiravia]]. Ardmore today is a relatively developed nation which is adjacent to, but not part of, the [[Levantine Union]]'s political and economic sphere. Although an outspoken critic of [[Urcea]] and Levantine foreign policy in general, and despite its revolutionary form of government, Ardmore has been making an effort to more closely align with Levantia in recent decades.

==Etymology==

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 The people of Ardmore, known as Ardmoris, are considered members of the [[Garán people]], sharing this identity with the people of [[Carolina]]. Much of their heritage results from the blending of [[Gaelic people|Gaelic]] and [[Gothic people|Gothic]] cultural traditions that occurred in Carolina and adjoining areas in the years leading up to the collapse of [[Great Levantia]]. Garáns are thought to have invaded Ardmore and settled it in the mid-6th century, though no unified Garán polity emerged on the main island of Great Ardmore; loose alliances of mainland cities and tribes were formed with the newly established Garán cities and tribes on the island, soon becoming various feudal polities before the 10th Century. These new polities frequently battled and raided against one another, often with grave consequences on its agriculture before resulting in an economic collapse in the 1140s after the end of a major power struggle between two of its major duchies.
-The new kingdom was established in 1277 after the conclusion of the Council of Moear, but it would not be until 1365 and after the wide-ranging Duke's War when it would emerge as a relatively centralized power. The royal consolidation and centralization of power allowed for Ardmore to become a major colonial power during the age of exploration, with one of its largest colonies being what is now modern-day [[Arcerion]], itself having been a self-governing colony of Ardmore from 1890 until becoming independent after the end of the Ardmori monarchy in 1927. Largely unaffected by the sectarian disputes that caused the [[Great Confessional War]], Ardmore became prosperous in the 16th and 17th centuries, with its colonial holdings greatly expanding due to the [[Pharisedom|increased number of Protestant settlers looking to go abroad]].
+The new kingdom was established in 1277 after the conclusion of the Council of Moear, but it would not be until 1365 and after the wide-ranging Duke's War when it would emerge as a relatively centralized power. The royal consolidation and centralization of power allowed for Ardmore to become a major colonial power during the age of exploration, with one of its largest colonies being what is now modern-day [[Arcerion]], itself having been a self-governing colony of Ardmore from 1890 until becoming independent after the end of the Ardmori monarchy in 1931. Largely unaffected by the sectarian disputes that caused the [[Great Confessional War]], Ardmore became prosperous in the 16th and 17th centuries, with its colonial holdings greatly expanding due to the [[Pharisedom|increased number of Protestant settlers looking to go abroad]].
-The uneven prosperity of Ardmore, combined with a greatly uneven period of industrial development in the 18th and 19th centuries, lead to considerable class resentment and domestic problems. The growing rifts between the parts of society lead to the [[Ardmori Civil War]], which resulted in the establishment of a {{wp|syndicalist}} republic in Ardmore. The Civil War resulted in the partition of the country into Ardmore and [[New Ardmore]], which existed briefly as a {{wp|constitutional republic}} under the personal leadership of the last Prince-Regent of the Kingdom of Ardmore, and subsequently as a protectorate of [[Kiravia]]. Ardmore today is a relatively developed nation which is adjacent to, but not part of, the [[Levantine Union]]'s political and economic sphere. Although an outspoken critic of [[Urcea]] and Levantine foreign policy in general, and despite its revolutionary form of government, Ardmore has been making an effort to more closely align with Levantia in recent decades.
+The uneven prosperity of Ardmore, combined with a greatly uneven period of industrial development in the 18th and 19th centuries, lead to considerable class resentment and domestic problems. The growing rifts between the parts of society lead to the [[Ardmori Civil War]], which resulted in the establishment of a {{wp|syndicalist}} republic in Ardmore. The Civil War resulted in the partition of the country into Ardmore and what is now [[New Ardmore]], which existed briefly as a {{wp|constitutional republic}} under the personal leadership of the last Prince-Regent of the Kingdom of Ardmore, and subsequently as a protectorate and an overseas region of [[Kiravia]]. Ardmore today is a relatively developed nation which is adjacent to, but not part of, the [[Levantine Union]]'s political and economic sphere. Although an outspoken critic of [[Urcea]] and Levantine foreign policy in general, and despite its revolutionary form of government, Ardmore has been making an effort to more closely align with Levantia in recent decades.
 ==Etymology==

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