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Grajnidar's name means the "Land of the Grajnis" in New Grajni and other Southern Ganatic languages. The word Grajni is used in a slightly simplified form, the original one being Kgrajni, which is nowadays officially used only in some regions of Grajnidar. The word Grajni itself derivates from the proto-ganatic word Kgran, meaning 'the sea human'. | Grajnidar's name means the "Land of the Grajnis" in New Grajni and other Southern Ganatic languages. The word Grajni is used in a slightly simplified form, the original one being Kgrajni, which is nowadays officially used only in some regions of Grajnidar. The word Grajni itself derivates from the proto-ganatic word Kgran, meaning 'the sea human'. | ||
The country has been traditionally divided into three lands, namely Grajni (''Kgrajni'') | The country has been traditionally divided into three lands, namely Grajni (''Kgrajni''), Kharitania (''Khnartarin'') and Vsikit (Vssiktit). | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
=== The Great Grajnidaren Raids === | === The Great Grajnidaren Raids === | ||
The first ever mentions of the Ganatic tribes come from the 6th century, when they entered the continent of Sarpedon as raiders. It is not known where they came from, but they have arrived with, at the time, fairly advanced gear and weapons. | The first ever mentions of the Ganatic tribes come from the 6th century, when they entered the continent of Sarpedon as raiders. It is not known where they came from, but they have arrived with, at the time, fairly advanced gear and weapons. | ||
=== Age Of Settlement === | === Age Of Settlement === | ||
After decades of bloodbath, the Great Grajnidaren Raids ended. The tribes settled at the southern part of the continent as it was, with its rich natural resources and good climate, a truly ideal place to live. | After decades of bloodbath, the Great Grajnidaren Raids ended. The tribes settled at the southern part of the continent as it was, with its rich natural resources and good climate, a truly ideal place to live. They split into 3 major groups - the Grajni group in the south, the Kharitan in the west and the Vsikite in the north. The Grajni and Kharitan remained pretty close to eachother, often cooperating in various things, while the Vsikite turned isolationist. Throughtout the 8th and 9th century there were many tries to estabilish some form of state, something already common in the rest of the world, but none of them were successful until the early 10th century. | ||
=== First Grajni Empire === | === First Grajni Empire === | ||
In the early 10th century, the first Grajnidaren state emerged from | In the early 10th century, the first Grajnidaren state emerged from the Grajni group of tribes. The so called First Grajni Empire was an absolute monarchy ruled by the Fretrikn dynasty with an iron fist. | ||
=== Acirian Nationalists War === | === Acirian Nationalists War === | ||
=== Second Grajni Empire === | === Second Grajni Empire === | ||