Western Imperium
The Western Imperium is a hypothesised geopolitical concept used to describe non-Caphirian nations that have sought to or have held a hegemony over the subcontinent of Vallos which is located to the west of mainland Sarpedon, with the "Eastern Imperium" exclusively referring to Caphiria due to its long-held status of being the hegemon of mainland Sarpedon. Historically, there have been three nations which have been considered to have been the "Western Imperium", those being Septemontes and Oduria during the post-Undecimvirate era, and Pelaxia during its zenith in the Commonwealth era. The term is mostly used to describe nations that were considered to be the predominant great power in Vallos, particularly nations that were historically in opposition to the "Eastern Imperium". In Caphiria, this concept is often seen as a manifestation of the historical phenomenon and modern conspiracy theory of Levantine interference into Sarpedonic affairs.
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Valverdism
Valverdism was an ultranationalist syncretic political movement with heavy elements of irredentism and revanchism. It emerged in the 1970s as a pseudohistorical society before transforming into a far-right extremist movement in the mid-2000s. The primary Valverdist group was the Revenant Valverdist Vanguard (VVR) which had ruled over Almadaria after the Almadarian Civil War from 2037 until its collapse in 2040 during the Central Vallosi War. One if the main concepts behind Valverdism was that Almadaria was the rightful successor to an alleged lost state known as Valverdia which proponents of Valverdism saw as being the "Western Imperium" and had claimed all of Vallos as being rightful Valverdian territory. The ideology was noted for its belief in the racial superiority of Occidental groups while considering the Taineans, the Loa, and the Castadillaans to be "deleterious elements" of Vallos with the former two being derided as "uncivilised", and the latter being referred to as "race traitors". No other country has supported the Valverdist claims of being the "Western Imperium" due to the immense hostility the regime held towards numerous groups.
