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===21st century=== | ===21st century=== | ||
[[File:Lighting Up the Range!.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The 21st century would bring [[War of the Northern Confederation|war]] to New Harren beginning in [[2008]] and, with it, sweeping political change.]] | |||
The Rectory of New Harren began the new millennium stable, relatively prosperous, and with favorable relations with most of its neighbors in [[Cusinaut]]. It served as a primary trade hub through which Urcean and Levantine goods entered Cusinaut, increasingly becoming one of the primary economic hubs of the area. The territory remained partly militarized due to increasing instability within the [[Northern Confederation]] as well as negative relations with the neighboring Tepetlcali people. Various raids against parts of New Harren in [[2002]] and [[2003]] led to reprisals by the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]], damaging the Tepetlcali military and economic apparatus. Nevertheless, efforts were made to maintain a diplomatic posture until [[2006]], when severe fighting between the Tepetlcali and Mixcala people within the Confederation broke out. The Urcean government seized the opportunity to stabilize New Harren's northern border, forging an alliance with the Mixcala and beginning what would become the [[War of the Northern Confederation]]. The war saw Urcea and its local allies destroy the Tepetlcali as a political entity and also reorient several other neighboring tribal groups. The war also led to the [[Algosh coup]], transforming the unstable Northern Confederation into the outwardly hostile [[Algoquona]], dominated by ethnically Algosh people. | The Rectory of New Harren began the new millennium stable, relatively prosperous, and with favorable relations with most of its neighbors in [[Cusinaut]]. It served as a primary trade hub through which Urcean and Levantine goods entered Cusinaut, increasingly becoming one of the primary economic hubs of the area. The territory remained partly militarized due to increasing instability within the [[Northern Confederation]] as well as negative relations with the neighboring Tepetlcali people. Various raids against parts of New Harren in [[2002]] and [[2003]] led to reprisals by the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]], damaging the Tepetlcali military and economic apparatus. Nevertheless, efforts were made to maintain a diplomatic posture until [[2006]], when severe fighting between the Tepetlcali and Mixcala people within the Confederation broke out. The Urcean government seized the opportunity to stabilize New Harren's northern border, forging an alliance with the Mixcala and beginning what would become the [[War of the Northern Confederation]]. The war saw Urcea and its local allies destroy the Tepetlcali as a political entity and also reorient several other neighboring tribal groups. The war also led to the [[Algosh coup]], transforming the unstable Northern Confederation into the outwardly hostile [[Algoquona]], dominated by ethnically Algosh people. | ||
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====Expansion==== | ====Expansion==== | ||
The [[Final War of the Deluge]] brought war to the Kingdom for a second time in two decades. In November 2020, [[Algoquona]] launched a surprise invasion of the Kingdom with its sights set on the former city of Tepetlcali. In the ensuing [[Tepetlcali campaign]], much of the Algosh invasion force was destroyed, precipitating a larger conflict between the [[Occident]] and [[Zurgite Varshan]] that would consume world affairs for the next four years. These years saw a reduced focus on the [[Cusinaut]] theater of the conflict, and New Harren became subject to intermittent raiding by Algosh forces for the initial phase of the conflict. | The [[Final War of the Deluge]] brought war to the Kingdom for a second time in two decades. In November 2020, [[Algoquona]] launched a surprise invasion of the Kingdom with its sights set on the former city of Tepetlcali. In the ensuing [[Tepetlcali campaign]], much of the Algosh invasion force was destroyed, precipitating a larger conflict between the [[Occident]] and [[Zurgite Varshan]] that would consume world affairs for the next four years. These years saw a reduced focus on the [[Cusinaut]] theater of the conflict, and New Harren became subject to intermittent raiding by Algosh forces for the initial phase of the conflict. | ||
[[File:NPR Flag.png|thumb|left|200px|At the end of the Final War of the Deluge, the [[Nysdra Provisional Republic]] joined New Harren.]] | |||
2021 saw the formation of an official army for the Kingdom, replacing its complete reliance on Urcean arms. The newly established [[Royal and Confederate Army (New Harren)|Royal and Confederate Army]] was comprised of militias of the constituent elements of the Kingdom as well as local and foreign volunteers. The Army in its initial configuration was effectively a nationalization of the organized defense forces of the constituent elements. The massive redeployment of Urcean forces to combat Varshan created an emergency during which the constituent tribes and dominions agreed to form this force, allowing the war allies additional flexibility in fighting Algoquona and effectively giving New Harren a free hand to conduct its own defense. | 2021 saw the formation of an official army for the Kingdom, replacing its complete reliance on Urcean arms. The newly established [[Royal and Confederate Army (New Harren)|Royal and Confederate Army]] was comprised of militias of the constituent elements of the Kingdom as well as local and foreign volunteers. The Army in its initial configuration was effectively a nationalization of the organized defense forces of the constituent elements. The massive redeployment of Urcean forces to combat Varshan created an emergency during which the constituent tribes and dominions agreed to form this force, allowing the war allies additional flexibility in fighting Algoquona and effectively giving New Harren a free hand to conduct its own defense. | ||
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New Harren is a cultural crossroads of Urcean and Cusinautic cuisine traditions. High society cuisine - that is, major restaurants in Port St. Charles and the constituent capitals - represent the cutting edge of what is considered to be the culture of the emergent [[Nysdrine people]]. | New Harren is a cultural crossroads of Urcean and Cusinautic cuisine traditions. High society cuisine - that is, major restaurants in Port St. Charles and the constituent capitals - represent the cutting edge of what is considered to be the culture of the emergent [[Nysdrine people]]. | ||
Potatoes are the staple crop item that makes up the backbone of both Urcean food and indigenous food. The potato has long been one of the most readily identifiable food product of Cusinaut, and its status as a sturdy and flexible crop meant that it was the first one grown by 19th century Urcean colonists as well. | Potatoes are the staple crop item that makes up the backbone of both Urcean food and indigenous food. The potato has long been one of the most readily identifiable food product of Cusinaut, and its status as a sturdy and flexible crop meant that it was the first one grown by 19th century Urcean colonists as well. Almost immediately after their arrival, Urcean-born farmers not only used the potato with which they were familiar but more or less eschewed all Levantine introductions, trying to the extent possible to use plants known to grow locally. The earliest colonial cuisine, then, largely mirrored contemporary indigenous food in ingredients if not in style; the added advantage the Urcean colonists had that was not as readily available in the [[Northern Confederation]] were various spices traded into New Harren from the [[Burgoignesc thalattocracy]]'s holdings in [[Audonia]]. From that time, New Harren cuisine began to develop independently of both the Cusinauti and Levantine traditions, though closely mirroring both. Long before the advent of [[Freedom fries|freedom fries]] as the norm of sides in Urceo-Levantine cuisine, New Harren was noted for offering standard Urcean fare in terms of protein but substituting most side pastas, pasta salads, etc. with potato-based offerings such as mashed potatoes or a type of hash brown; the growth of globalization and rise of the fast food industry, accordingly, has rendered New Harren's cuisine traditions less unique. People in New Harren - of both Levantine and indigenous extraction - tend to follow the [[Culture_of_Urcea#Food|traditional consumption habits of Urcea]], including the dichotomy of breakfast, the emphasis on hors d'oeuvres, and since the 21st century, a growing reliance on fast food. The consumption habits of the indigenous people have been greatly influenced by Urcean patterns in the decades since the [[War of the Northern Confederation]], leading to their gradual adoption throughout the Confederation. | ||
=== Fashion === | === Fashion === | ||
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===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
[[File:Cornell lacrosse shot.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Outdoor lacrosse is the most popular sport in New Harren.]] | [[File:Cornell lacrosse shot.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Outdoor lacrosse is the most popular sport in New Harren.]] | ||
{{wp|Lacrosse}} is the most popular sport in New Harren, both among descendants of Occidentals as well as the native population. Many historians and scholars believe the modern form of the game originated in what is today New Harren. The game is played at all levels of society, ranging from pickup games to leagues organized by academic institutions and, most prominently, at the professional level at the Northern Crona Lacrosse Association (NCLA), which includes fourteen teams from New Harren and [[Porfiria]]. The NCLA is the most popular professional sports league in New Harren by far, drawing the most television views as well as most tickets sold. The league is considered one of the world's premier Lacrosse leagues due to the cultural history of the sport among the native peoples of [[Cusinaut]], leading to great aptitude for the sport among New Harren's constituent peoples. Lacrosse stadiums were one of the earliest large infrastructure projects in the history of New Harren, with nine stadiums of a capacity greater than 35,000 built throughout the country between 2012 and 2019. | {{wp|Lacrosse}} is the most popular sport in New Harren, both among descendants of Occidentals as well as the native population. Many historians and scholars believe the modern form of the game originated in what is today New Harren. The game is played at all levels of society, ranging from pickup games to leagues organized by academic institutions and, most prominently, at the professional level at the [[Northern Crona Lacrosse Association]] (NCLA), which includes fourteen teams from New Harren and [[Porfiria]]. The NCLA is the most popular professional sports league in New Harren by far, drawing the most television views as well as most tickets sold. The league is considered one of the world's premier Lacrosse leagues due to the cultural history of the sport among the native peoples of [[Cusinaut]], leading to great aptitude for the sport among New Harren's constituent peoples. Lacrosse stadiums were one of the earliest large infrastructure projects in the history of New Harren, with nine stadiums of a capacity greater than 35,000 built throughout the country between 2012 and 2019. | ||
[[File:Ball players.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A depicition of traditional lacrosse players in New Harren, ca. 1860.]] | [[File:Ball players.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A depicition of traditional lacrosse players in New Harren, ca. 1860.]] | ||
New Harren and [[Porfiria]] are closely aligned in professional sports, not only with respect to their membership in the NCLA but also with a professional {{wp|soccer league}} called the Cusinaut Football Associated League (CFAL), which includes sixteen teams from both countries. The CFAL is the second most popular professional sports league in New Harren, and soccer is popular throughout the country. | New Harren and [[Porfiria]] are closely aligned in professional sports, not only with respect to their membership in the NCLA but also with a professional {{wp|soccer league}} called the Cusinaut Football Associated League (CFAL), which includes sixteen teams from both countries. The CFAL is the second most popular professional sports league in New Harren, and soccer is popular throughout the country. | ||
===War impact=== | ===War impact=== | ||
Cultural observers have noted a significant transformation in the culture and society of New Harren since the [[Final War of the Deluge]]. Many of the nation's most prominent political leaders served in the [[Royal and Confederate Army (New Harren)|Royal and Confederate Army]] in some capacity, and their military service appears to have left significant changes on how New Harren's people view themselves. The changes are not only unitive - the shared service appears to have bonded the people of the country closer together - but many social and cultural institutions have taken on a decidedly military character. The nation has been increasingly adapting the imagery of the [[Order of the North Star]], an honorary order associated with military service to the [[Nysdra Sea Treaty Association]], within its government symbols. The decision is in part due to the strong association of many [[Royal and Confederate Army (New Harren)|Royal and Confederate Army]] veterans with new national pride for the state. In [[2025]], the motto of the order, "''Heaven's Light Our Guide''", was adopted as the Kingdom's motto. The ribbon of the order, and the medal, appear in the Kingdom's arms. In [[2027]], a famous marching song of the Royal and Confederate Army, "''[[My Crona, Heaven Sent]]''" was adapted as the national anthem of the Kingdom. Many retail products in the realm have taken on a martial character. Several large veterans groups have been established since [[2024]], and these groups are some of the first large scale cross-cultural social groups in the history of the realm. Some observers have referred to the "new" culture of New Harren as a "republic of veterans". | Cultural observers have noted a significant transformation in the culture and society of New Harren since the [[Final War of the Deluge]]. Many of the nation's most prominent political leaders served in the [[Royal and Confederate Army (New Harren)|Royal and Confederate Army]] in some capacity, and their military service appears to have left significant changes on how New Harren's people view themselves. The changes are not only unitive - the shared service appears to have bonded the people of the country closer together - but many social and cultural institutions have taken on a decidedly military character. The nation has been increasingly adapting the imagery of the [[Order of the North Star]], an honorary order associated with military service to the [[Nysdra Sea Treaty Association]], within its government symbols. The decision is in part due to the strong association of many [[Royal and Confederate Army (New Harren)|Royal and Confederate Army]] veterans with new national pride for the state. In [[2025]], the motto of the order, "''Heaven's Light Our Guide''", was adopted as the Kingdom's motto. The ribbon of the order, and the medal, appear in the Kingdom's arms. In [[2027]], a famous marching song of the Royal and Confederate Army, "''[[My Crona, Heaven Sent]]''" was adapted as the national anthem of the Kingdom. Many retail products in the realm have taken on a martial character. Several large veterans groups have been established since [[2024]], and these groups are some of the first large scale cross-cultural social groups in the history of the realm. Some observers have referred to the "new" culture of New Harren as a "republic of veterans". | ||
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Much of New Harren's economy is centered on its capital city of Port St. Charles, which is emerging as one of the major financial and diplomatic hubs of northern [[Crona]] in the aftermath of the [[Final War of the Deluge]]. The city is largely the center of the nation's transportation infrastructure, and also houses a major international airport which sees the most traffic of any city on the [[Nysdra]]. New Harren has relatively limited surface transportation infrastructure, largely limited to major road and rail networks within the Rectory of New Harren itself. The Rectory's existing network connects with an ad hoc system of paved roads throughout the remaining constituent parts of the realm, and rail transportation into the interior is functionally non-existent. The Grand Council negotiated and finally enacted the Surface Transportation Reform Act of [[2023]] following serious allied logistical problems in the [[Final War of the Deluge]] caused by the nation's lack of a major transportation system. The STRA allocates funding for the creation of a unified highway and railway system throughout the country, which has been under construction since [[2025]]. Accordingly, construction services make up a large part of New Harren's economy as of [[2029]]. Economists anticipate, once completed, the unified highway and railway system will generate billions of dollars of economic activity within New Harren and will play an important role in unifying the realm's economy. | Much of New Harren's economy is centered on its capital city of Port St. Charles, which is emerging as one of the major financial and diplomatic hubs of northern [[Crona]] in the aftermath of the [[Final War of the Deluge]]. The city is largely the center of the nation's transportation infrastructure, and also houses a major international airport which sees the most traffic of any city on the [[Nysdra]]. New Harren has relatively limited surface transportation infrastructure, largely limited to major road and rail networks within the Rectory of New Harren itself. The Rectory's existing network connects with an ad hoc system of paved roads throughout the remaining constituent parts of the realm, and rail transportation into the interior is functionally non-existent. The Grand Council negotiated and finally enacted the Surface Transportation Reform Act of [[2023]] following serious allied logistical problems in the [[Final War of the Deluge]] caused by the nation's lack of a major transportation system. The STRA allocates funding for the creation of a unified highway and railway system throughout the country, which has been under construction since [[2025]]. Accordingly, construction services make up a large part of New Harren's economy as of [[2029]]. Economists anticipate, once completed, the unified highway and railway system will generate billions of dollars of economic activity within New Harren and will play an important role in unifying the realm's economy. | ||
For most of New Harren's existence, its economy has been dependent on the presence of the [[Royal Navy (Urcea)|Royal Navy]] within the country. The Royal Navy's Nysdra Squadron has been based in the territory | For most of New Harren's existence, its economy has been dependent on the presence of the [[Royal Navy (Urcea)|Royal Navy]] within the country. The Royal Navy's Nysdra Squadron has been based in the territory for more than a century and a half, and the squadron slowly transformed from a coastal defense force to one of the Royal Navy's largest formation. With this transformation, an economic transformation occurred throughout the coastal region of New Harren, with major infrastructure built to provide for the Navy, both including basic ship mooring stations as well as advanced construction and repair systems. The modern New Harren service sector economy was largely built around the Navy's presence, although it has since emerged as a free-standing economic sector. New Harren is widely acknowledged to have some of the best port infrastructure in northern [[Crona]], and besides the Navy, the country generally and Port St. Charles in particular have become well-worn locations for commercial shipping routes. Accordingly, maritime commercial affairs make up a large part of the country's economy. | ||
Although Port St. Charles's fashion scene makes up a relatively small part of the Kingdom's economy, it nonetheless is its most famous economic product. | Although Port St. Charles's fashion scene makes up a relatively small part of the Kingdom's economy, it nonetheless is its most famous economic product. | ||
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== Military == | == Military == | ||
Prior to the [[Final War of the Deluge]], New Harren had no distinct military and was under the protection of the [[Armed Forces of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea]]. During the conflict, policy changes in the [[Government of Urcea]] lead to a focus on having local defenses. Since the War, New Harren has maintained the [[Royal and Confederate Army (New Harren)|Royal and Confederate Army]], which is the primary land forces of the Kingdom. New Harren is a member of the [[Nysdra Sea Guard]] (NSG), the naval force for several of [[NSTA]]'s members. New Harren is the largest contributor of manpower, materiel, and budget funding of the NSG, and the NSG serves as New Harren's primary naval force. | Prior to the [[Final War of the Deluge]], New Harren had no distinct military and was under the protection of the [[Armed Forces of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea]]. During the conflict, policy changes in the [[Government of Urcea]] lead to a focus on having local defenses. Since the War, New Harren has maintained the [[Royal and Confederate Army (New Harren)|Royal and Confederate Army]], which is the primary land forces of the Kingdom. Urcea as also stationed the [[XXXV Corps (Urcea)|XXXV Corps]] of the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]] permanently within the Kingdom to serve in conjunction with the R&CA. New Harren is a member of the [[Nysdra Sea Guard]] (NSG), the naval force for several of [[NSTA]]'s members. New Harren is the largest contributor of manpower, materiel, and budget funding of the NSG, and the NSG serves as New Harren's primary naval force. | ||
In [[2032]], New Harren created the Royal New Harren Air Force (RNHAF) out of the small [[Unnuaq_Mission_State#Military|State Air Forces]] of the [[Unnuaq Mission State]] as well as air contingents of the Royal and Confederate Army. Urcea's [[Royal Air Force (Urcea)|Royal Air Force]] still provides the primary air defense for the Kingdom. | In [[2032]], New Harren created the Royal New Harren Air Force (RNHAF) out of the small [[Unnuaq_Mission_State#Military|State Air Forces]] of the [[Unnuaq Mission State]] as well as air contingents of the Royal and Confederate Army. Urcea's [[Royal Air Force (Urcea)|Royal Air Force]] still provides the primary air defense for the Kingdom. | ||
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