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The home of one of the earliest polities in [[Sarpedon]] and a bedrock of the [[Ancient Istroyan civilization]] - the [[Messisorian Kingdom]] - the island has been continually inhabited for thousands of years. During the height of the Messisorian Kingdom, the island was famous for its wealth, cultural achievements, and architecture, but the island entered a slow decline around 500 BC as the center of the Kingdom's political power shifted away from the island. The Kingdom was destroyed in 198 BC and the island was sacked by [[Caphiria]], who carried away much of its wealth and population. The island was conquered by various groups between then and the 15th century, when it was retaken by [[Caphiria]]. During that time, it existed as a mostly irrelevant island primarily reliant on fishing, taken in various phases by the [[Oduniyyad Caliphate]] and [[Crusades]]. The Caphirian reconquest lead to a slow economic revitalization of the island. The island, populated by [[Veltorine people]], took part in the [[Veltorine War of Independence]] and became part of independent [[Veltorina]] in 1782. It was once again conquered by Caphiria at the end of the [[First Great War]], then taken by [[Urcea]] in the [[Second Great War]], who has possessed the island since. The island saw significant investment and militarization during the [[Occidental Cold War]], but has been pursuing significant economic relations with [[Caphiria]] since the [[Assumption Accords]] while remaining geopolitically aligned with Urcea. | The home of one of the earliest polities in [[Sarpedon]] and a bedrock of the [[Ancient Istroyan civilization]] - the [[Messisorian Kingdom]] - the island has been continually inhabited for thousands of years. During the height of the Messisorian Kingdom, the island was famous for its wealth, cultural achievements, and architecture, but the island entered a slow decline around 500 BC as the center of the Kingdom's political power shifted away from the island. The Kingdom was destroyed in 198 BC and the island was sacked by [[Caphiria]], who carried away much of its wealth and population. The island was conquered by various groups between then and the 15th century, when it was retaken by [[Caphiria]]. During that time, it existed as a mostly irrelevant island primarily reliant on fishing, taken in various phases by the [[Oduniyyad Caliphate]] and [[Crusades]]. The Caphirian reconquest lead to a slow economic revitalization of the island. The island, populated by [[Veltorine people]], took part in the [[Veltorine War of Independence]] and became part of independent [[Veltorina]] in 1782. It was once again conquered by Caphiria at the end of the [[First Great War]], then taken by [[Urcea]] in the [[Second Great War]], who has possessed the island since. The island saw significant investment and militarization during the [[Occidental Cold War]], but has been pursuing significant economic relations with [[Caphiria]] since the [[Assumption Accords]] while remaining geopolitically aligned with Urcea. | ||
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== Geography == | |||
[[File:HercLocator.png|thumb|left|150px|Herciana's position (green) within northeastern [[Sarpedon]] (gray) and [[Urcea]] (light green).]] | |||
Herciana is a tropical island sitting close to the equator with very few notable topographical features. Most of the island is covered in a tropical rainforest which abates slightly towards the coasts due to the weather and wind patterns of the [[Sea of Canete]], and accordingly most human settlement is on the coastal sections of the island. The coastal littoral regions of Herciana, with wind factors, average about 120 F highs all year long, with the interior portion of the island getting significantly hotter. | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
Herciana was one of the earliest hubs of [[Ancient Istroyan civilization]] in [[Sarpedon]], with major colonies being established around 1650 BC and the island becoming a major hub and port for further colonization efforts heading west. The makeup of the pre-Istroyan population of the island is not clearly understood, as no written language exists prior to the spread of colonies to the island and material artifacts provide inconclusive evidence. A wide range of theories exist, but the most accepted theory suggests an Istroyan-adjacent peoples living on the island before the arrival of foreign colonies and quickly adapting to the new urban lifestyle. Unlike most other places in the Istroyan world, decentralization was a temporary phenomenon and evidence suggests that the colony of Messisoria quickly established itself as the preeminent political and economic city on the island beginning in ca. 1200 BC, building an informal hierarchy that was increasingly centralized in the centuries to come. The city would eventually establish what would become known as the [[Messisorian Kingdom]]. The island of Herciana underwent significant growth as a result, as the wealth conquest began to flow directly to the island. Most of the cities of Herciana appear to have been either directly incorporated by Messisoria by around 970 BC, although it appears extension of Messisorian citizenship was used as the primary method of centralization. As the island grew, appetite for additional foreign conquest appears to have taken place. | Herciana was one of the earliest hubs of [[Ancient Istroyan civilization]] in [[Sarpedon]], with major colonies being established around 1650 BC and the island becoming a major hub and port for further colonization efforts heading west. The makeup of the pre-Istroyan population of the island is not clearly understood, as no written language exists prior to the spread of colonies to the island and material artifacts provide inconclusive evidence. A wide range of theories exist, but the most accepted theory suggests an Istroyan-adjacent peoples living on the island before the arrival of foreign colonies and quickly adapting to the new urban lifestyle. Unlike most other places in the Istroyan world, decentralization was a temporary phenomenon and evidence suggests that the colony of Messisoria quickly established itself as the preeminent political and economic city on the island beginning in ca. 1200 BC, building an informal hierarchy that was increasingly centralized in the centuries to come. The city would eventually establish what would become known as the [[Messisorian Kingdom]]. The island of Herciana underwent significant growth as a result, as the wealth conquest began to flow directly to the island. Most of the cities of Herciana appear to have been either directly incorporated by Messisoria by around 970 BC, although it appears extension of Messisorian citizenship was used as the primary method of centralization. As the island grew, appetite for additional foreign conquest appears to have taken place. | ||
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Herciana was the site of significant militarization during the [[Occidental Cold War]], with the construction of an expansive [[Royal Air Force (Urcea)|Royal Air Force]] base completed in 1951. The island was significantly invested in by the Urcean government until about 1970 as part of propaganda efforts to induce [[Veltorine diaspora]] to relocate to the island, efforts which were only partly successful and the project was later abandoned. Herciana saw significant out-migration with the establishment of [[Cetsencalia]] (now [[New Veltorina]]) in [[Crona]], with about twenty thousand Herci leaving the island for Crona since [[2016]]. | Herciana was the site of significant militarization during the [[Occidental Cold War]], with the construction of an expansive [[Royal Air Force (Urcea)|Royal Air Force]] base completed in 1951. The island was significantly invested in by the Urcean government until about 1970 as part of propaganda efforts to induce [[Veltorine diaspora]] to relocate to the island, efforts which were only partly successful and the project was later abandoned. Herciana saw significant out-migration with the establishment of [[Cetsencalia]] (now [[New Veltorina]]) in [[Crona]], with about twenty thousand Herci leaving the island for Crona since [[2016]]. | ||
== Politics and government == | == Politics and government == | ||