General information (Pre-Great war):
Demonym: Velborian
Capital: Lunorad
Key cities: Gromis, Verostan and Plamenik
Official language: Morabian
Total population: 73,432,743
Total land area: 753,644 km²
Currency: Srebrnik
Government: Anonymous Communal State of Dissolution
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Ontological status (Post-Great war): There is insufficient evidence to conclusively determine whether the state continues to exist. Whether it has entirely collapsed or endures in some altered or diminished form remains a matter of ongoing dispute
About Velbor:
Long obsessed with the nature of time, Velbor has never regarded it as a simple quantity to be measured. To Velbor, time is something to be understood, interpreted, and - under extreme and rare circumstances - possibly influenced. For centuries, its scholars moved beyond philosophical speculation into rigorous theoretical and cosmological inquiry, attempting to uncover the structure underlying temporal existence itself. Persistent rumors speak of highly classified projects involving limited forms of time travel to both the past and the future, though none have ever been publicly confirmed. It is widely believed that any partial success required extraordinary conditions and vast resources, likely drawing upon large-scale cosmic phenomena rather than conventional mechanisms. No repeatable method of temporal manipulation has ever been documented, yet speculation endures that Velbor's techniques rely on forces embedded in the universe itself.
Among the most controversial claims surrounding Velbor is its alleged ability to predict future events. This assertion remains hotly disputed, but historical records suggest that Velbor accurately foresaw several major occurrences, including the fall of CSUS. Whether these predictions represent genuine foresight, probabilistic mastery, or carefully interpreted coincidence remains unresolved, and skepticism persists even as the record resists easy dismissal.
In the ancient capital of Gromis stands Aldrun Stoll, a colossal monument built and expanded over centuries and regarded as one of the tallest and most significant landmarks in the region. The structure takes the form of a massive stepped tower that narrows as it rises, symbolizing how history becomes increasingly focused over time. Each level represents a distinct era, stacked vertically like a chronological spine. A central atrium runs the full height of the building, crossed by bridges and ramps that link different periods, while a continuous vertical timeline band marks key historical dates. The facade changes gradually with height as each era introduces its own materials and construction logic, yet all transitions remain unified by continuous vertical ribs. The lowest levels date back to the emergence of the Keldar civilization, with successive floors introducing distinct lighting, acoustics, and textures that immerse visitors in the atmosphere of their time.
Velbor's historical relationships with Abern and Keldar are long, complex, and meticulously documented. Twenty thousand years ago, the ancestors of Abern and Velbor coexisted with relatively little conflict until a dispute arose over Brunocarn Hill. Although the territory ultimately remained under Abern control, Velbor has never relinquished its intention to reclaim it. Relations with Keldar have been even more volatile, shifting repeatedly between alliance and hostility. Once united against ancient enemies such as Draviskas, the two nations later turned against one another over territorial expansion and political ambition. In the modern era, their relationship remains largely hostile, shaped by unresolved grievances and accumulated resentment.
Velbor maintains one of the largest and most carefully preserved collections of historical manuscripts in existence, with the earliest records estimated to be over thirty thousand years old. The nation possesses an exceptionally high concentration of historical monuments, including structures that have been continuously maintained for over fifteen thousand years. Remarkably, the Velbor language and writing system have remained largely unchanged for more than ten millennia, undergoing only minimal refinement. Despite its long coastline, Velbor uses its beaches primarily for cultural and recreational purposes rather than economic activity, and it remains largely isolated, maintaining only limited and cautious diplomatic ties. Even contact with Toutanglom is minimal, restrained by fundamentally different priorities. Velbor does not merely record history - it studies time itself, preserves memory with deliberate care, and exists as a civilization shaped not by urgency toward the future, but by a deep and enduring awareness of its passage.
Brief modern history:
I. THE VELMOR PADISKA AND THE FIRST ANCESTRAL REALM (937–938)
When modern Velbor truly began is disputed - 938 (revolutionary overthrow) or 997 (final institutional collapse). The public view favors 938. The Velmor Padiska saw the reformist Nowa Ludiska Jednota (NLJ) defeat the ruling Velboran Civic Union.
In November 936, the Civic Union enacted cultural policies reducing traditional Velborian customs - viewed as sacrilegious. The government intensified suppression. Open rebellion began on 15 March 937. Despite lasting less than two years, casualties were relatively low. The old regime collapsed by 938.
II. THE THIRD ALBERN–VELBOR WAR (948)
February 948: War with Albern, rooted in historical animosity. Albern's leader Talorgana ferch Drosten directly insulted Velborian culture. Velbor declared war on 20 February. Albern executed strategic withdrawal into dense forest, employing guerrilla tactics and trap networks. Velbor attempted bombing and scorched-earth tactics; humid environment and thick canopy limited effectiveness. After months of minimal gains, both sides signed white peace on 8 June. Relations remained deeply hostile.
III. THE AUTHORITARIAN TURN AND THE NEW JULY (960–978)
By 960, amid fears of instability, Velbor imposed a nationwide ban on all political ideologies. Curfews, prohibitions on public gatherings, surveillance, arbitrary social controls. Underground movements emerged via bribery. Stagnation followed.
976–978: Widespread protests erupted, driven by the Zwiazek Wolnych Obywateli (ZWO). On 7 July 978, the government arrested ZWO leadership. This backfired. After four days of fighting, ZWO-aligned forces seized the Wladarbor and deposed the old regime - the New July. The Second Ancestral Realm of Velbor was established.
IV. THE BORDER SECURITY WAR OF 990 (990–991)
Tensions reignited with Abern (border harassment, evacuations) and Keldar (incursions). Velbor declared war on both on 20 August 990. Within three weeks, Velbor restored control over lost territories.
Abern front: The Zaroles Poguba Plan - scorched-earth operation to destroy forest within 30 kilometers - achieved only thirty percent of objectives; incendiary agents failed in a humid environment. Velbor halted 15 kilometers inside Abernite territory.
Keldar front: Greater initial success. Operation Tichy Pad (8 December 990) - large-scale aerial bombardment - was exceptionally risky. Partial success; significant aircraft losses.
By late December, both fronts stalemated for three months. Logistical collapse forced general withdrawal. By February 991, stabilization occurred at immense cost. On 4 March, front commander Borivoj Radogostin was dismissed. His replacement, Dragomer Slavoslawic, caused confusion and collapse. Both fronts fell. Major cities - Radosgard, Borislav, Velimor - fell. Velbor accepted peace: substantial reparations and relinquishment of occupied territories.
V. THE KRAVAVANOCCRNY DZEN AND THE LJUDISKA RAZDORA CIVIL WAR (991–997)
Humiliation triggered civil unrest. The regime intensified repression - martial law, public executions. For approximately two months, mass repression and executions ("Kravavanoccrnydzen") occurred. Thousands executed or detained.
On 19 July 991, multiple parties united, calling for an uprising - the Ljudska Razdora. Stanomir Vysogor distributed the call. The uprising seized key locations. The government, internally divided, lost ground. On 5 January 992, the capital fell. Regime leader Bogumil Drevogost was captured; his fate remains unknown.
Phase Two – factional conflict: Four major factions emerged: the Front (North), the Dominion (Northwest), the Central (center), the League (East).
992: Battle of Solnikar (16 April) marked the formal beginning. Battle of Vodoprut Hills (June–20 November) – Dominion successfully defended. Battle of Zeravoplaz (July–5 August) – decisive League victory over Central.
993 (January–mid-March): New Year March – Front captured Lipino Sadje, Hlubinasteg (Dominion) and Medovar River region (Central). Severe losses left the Front unable to conduct further major offensives. On 24 February, League leadership passed to Radogost Mirčević, who adopted attritional warfare. Cornogo Vojevodë Campaign (June–December) – League assaulted four Dominion positions and two Central sectors. Dominion incurred substantial casualties.
994: Dominion experienced leadership vacuum. Battle of Bor Temny Forest (September) and Battle of Dolina Vranova Valley (October) – decisive defeats. Dominion surrendered by year's end. The Central State, positioned between two belligerents, faced persistent assaults. Battle of Selo Dubravka (15 March–30 July) – Central repelled initial League assault but emerged severely depleted. The renewed League offensive in October overran the position. Central collapsed in August.
Phase Three – Front vs. League (995–997): Battle of Lesoviku (May–20 August 995) – League advanced through previously impassable regions, then halted at Lukave Mountain Range. Battles of Velimira and Mokraviste (March and June 996) – Front victories. Duborad Operation (6 August – 9 September) – League advanced further.
Front counteroffensive (October) pushed League back 30 kilometers. Battle of Mirovedin (late October 996 – January 997) – second-largest engagement; decisive League victory. Operation Zarobor (April – four months) – final campaign. Front's capital captured. Remaining Front forces surrendered on 30 October 997.
The war concluded with League victory and establishment of the Third Ancestral Realm of Velbor. The state was devastated.
VI. THE WIELKI PODZIAŁ DOBROT (WPD) AND STABILIZATION (997 onward)
The Wielki Podział Dobrot (WPD) – radical economic program dismantling the former hierarchical order, introducing a new stable currency. Over the following decade, Velbor gradually recovered while revitalizing cultural traditions. Central authority grew increasingly strong and uncompromising.
VII. TEMPORAL RESEARCH AND THE 1048 INCIDENT (1022–1048)
On 5 July 1022, the government reactivated classified temporal research - aiming to revert objects to prior physical states. Progress repeatedly delayed.
March 1048: The 1048 Incident - misinformation regarding a joint Abern-Keldar assault. Armed forces mobilized for two weeks before intelligence confirmed erroneous. Velbor was prepared for war but reluctant.
VIII. THE OGNOWA DOBALOBA ROZDELBA (ODR) POLICY (1060)
January 1060: The Ognowa Dobaloba Rozdelba (ODR) mandated distribution of flammable liquids to households - practical domestic use, civilian self-defense, and military evaluation.
IX. THE RETURNER'S WAR (1105–1106)
Tensions escalated over territories lost a century earlier. Velbor declared war on Abern and Keldar (15 August 1105). After decades of preparation, Velbor recaptured most territories within two months, then proposed conditional peace. Opposing states accepted after six months. Velbor restored territorial integrity.
X. TEMPORAL BREAKTHROUGHS AND THE 1149 CONFRONTATION (1130–1149)
From 1130 onward: partial success in reversing physical state of inanimate objects. Human-subject experimentation began in 1160 - most participants prisoners; numerous unrecorded fatalities. Cryogenic containment project launched 1167.
On 7 August 1146, Velbor proposed a peace agreement to Abern - failed. On 10 February 1149, a collision (accidental or intentional) occurred between an Abern vessel and a Velbor patrol ship near Modra Voda Beach. Three-week confrontation followed; Abern withdrew.
XI. THE VELIMIR ČARNOBOR SCANDAL AND THE JAROBOR LUTOMILOVIĆ PURGE (1187)
On 22 April 1187, allegations emerged that head of state Velimir Čarnobor (in power since 1161) had accepted bribes, engaged in inappropriate relationships, and lost treasury funds through gambling. Two days later, he was discovered deceased in his office - circumstances unknown.
Svetobor Radevic was appointed. Public distrust remained severe. On 4 May, the Kniežedvor was set on fire by rioters - approximately thirty fatalities. On 10 April, Svetobor was assassinated by Jarobor Lutomilović, who declared himself head of state. Jarobor initiated a sweeping purge - nearly half of administrative leadership was removed. A new regime was established. Stability gradually returned.
XII. THE WSEBORADNA PROMENA SPOLNA (WPS) (1212)
Jarobor introduced the Wseboradna Promena Spolna (WPS) - comprehensive socio-political program. Key component: local community circles for collective decision-making. Jarobor passed away on 1 November 1236 after prolonged illness. Dobromira Radovića appointed successor.
XIII. OGNIVNA ZIVYCA AND THE FIRST GREAT WAR (1252–1271)
1252: Velbor developed Ognivna Zivyca - a resin-like, highly durable incendiary compound.
First Great War of Eldervale (7 July 1271): Keldar declared war on Velbor despite Velbor's neutrality. Velbor adopted a defensive posture. Leveraging incendiary weaponry and experimental time-freeze devices, Velbor forced Keldar back. Battle of Stenarset (19–30 August 1271) - near-total destruction. Keldar proposed peace; a treaty signed requiring reparations, no territorial changes.
XIV. THE SECOND GREAT WAR OF ELDERVALE - VELBOR THEATRE (1292–1294)
8 November 1292: Keldar declared war again. One month later, Abern entered - the Second Border Security War of 1292. Velbor launched Lesna Straza (Abern) and Recna Gvezda (Keldar).
Abern front: Battle of Brithan Fortress (8–25 January 1293) - Velborian victory via large-scale incendiary deployment. Control allowed it to advance deeper into southern Abern. Abernite attrition warfare (tunnel networks, mobile engagements) eroded Velbor's strength.
Keldar front: Keldar divided forces due to conflict with Ventrois. Velbor advanced rapidly. In May 1293, Keldar withdrew from the war.
Operation Nočna Luča (April 1293) - aerial incendiary campaign. As Velbor advanced north, humid marshland reduced effectiveness. Caltrenn (Abernite capital) changed hands dozens of times. By late October, Velbor adopted a defensive stance using time-freeze technologies.
Pax of Seraphic (5 July 1294): Velbor neither gained nor ceded territory. Many officials criticized the conflict as costly and inconclusive.
XV. POST-WAR STABILITY AND THE MYSTERY VESSEL (1294–1332)
Decades following the war: resumed stable development, renewed emphasis on cultural traditions and scientific advancement. 1310s–1320s: experimental research into life-extension and limited biological rejuvenation.
27 March 1332: An unidentified vessel drifted ashore at Breg Beach - centuries old, abandoned, faded Senas Tuath insignia. Senas Tuath reported no historical records of such a vessel.
XVI. THE ADMINISTRATION OF NEHTANIA VERC DRES AND THE PRELUDE TO THE THIRD GREAT WAR (1356 onward)
On 5 October 1356, Nehtania verc Dres was elected head of state. Under her leadership, Velbor continued social, cultural, and technological development until the onset of the Third Great War.
Ideology: Pamět̀ost Zanikně
Beyond its fixation on time, Velbor is defined by a second, equally radical principle: the moral primacy of effort.
Velbor rejects the notion that worth is measured solely by success or outcome, holding instead that every individual is deserving of recognition insofar as they have exhausted their discipline, skill, and resolve in pursuit of a goal. In this view, achievement is not validated by victory alone, but by the integrity and completeness of one's striving. The state therefore conceives of justice not as the equal distribution of rewards, but as the equitable recognition of effort in a world irreducibly shaped by chance.
The political aim arising from this belief is the construction of a society that rigorously cultivates merit while refusing to be annihilated by misfortune. Velboran philosophy accepts fortune as an unavoidable and often unforgiving force in human affairs, one that disrupts any claim to pure meritocracy. Rather than denying this reality, the state formally acknowledges it and seeks to contain its most destructive consequences. The ideal society is thus one in which disciplined effort, acquired competence, and sustained dedication are honored as inherently noble, while the arbitrary cruelty of circumstance is institutionally counterbalanced. In doing so, Velbor attempts to insulate merit from total ruin without dissolving it into complacency or entitlement.
Within this framework, greatness is understood not as the conquest of isolated summits, but as the cumulative labor of exploration itself. Routes charted, methods refined, risks identified, and knowledge transmitted are treated as enduring contributions equal in value to ultimate success. A pioneer who falls at the threshold of achievement is not erased by failure; they are recognized as the structural foundation upon which others may stand. Worth, therefore, is derived from the quality of one's pursuit rather than the capricious allocation of triumph. The role of the state is not merely to crown victors, but to validate the labor that made victory intelligible.
Velbor's political doctrine rests on the principle that while luck cannot be eliminated, its most devastating effects can and must be blunted. The state conceives of itself as a collective safety mechanism - a safety rope and base camp - designed to prevent a single misstep, accident, or unforeseeable disruption from resulting in total personal annihilation. No individual, regardless of talent or resolve, is meant to stand alone at the peak. Society bears the obligation to maintain shared bearings through communal resources, structured risk-pooling, and institutional rescue mechanisms, recognizing that individual excellence can only flourish within a collectively secured range of operation.
Central to this philosophy is the belief that human beings are driven by a profound need for meaning, continuity, and legacy, a need that manifests as ambition and disciplined striving. Humans are capable of extraordinary growth and self-mastery, yet remain existentially vulnerable to randomness. A political order that ignores this vulnerability is both cruel and unstable, producing reservoirs of embittered talent destroyed not by inadequacy, but by circumstance. Velbor therefore regards unmitigated misfortune not as a private tragedy, but as a systemic failure that wastes human potential and undermines social cohesion.
From this understanding emerges Velbor's vision of the ideal state. Public institutions are established to grant honors, pensions, and teaching titles to individuals who demonstrate exceptional merit yet are thwarted by verifiable misfortune. Their accumulated knowledge is preserved as public property rather than lost to obscurity. Sector-based collectives mandate that a portion of the rewards from major successes be automatically pooled to support members struck by professional or structural misfortune, acknowledging that present winners benefit from a system in which others' failures did not result in their erasure. Complementing this is a state-maintained public archive dedicated to the detailed documentation of near-successes and analytical failures. This archive is not a monument to pity, but a rigorous repository of abandoned paths, strategic errors, and risk analyses derived from high-merit endeavors. Through it, personal loss is transformed into collective navigation, ensuring that no sincere effort vanishes without trace and that society advances not only on its victories, but on the disciplined lessons of its falls.
Addition: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/618752436373464357/ (The national flag)