General information (Pre-Great war):
Demonym: Ventres
Capital: Valdorme
Key cities: Aubegarde, Clairvaux-le-Vieux and Vernac-les-Mers
Official language: Vellicien
Total population: 79,532,382
Total land area: 953,837 km²
Currency: Revan
Government: Confederated Oneiric System of Civil Autonomy
The Presidential Relic (PARTIALLY LOST):
At the onset of Ventrois's inquiry into the nature of consciousness, the project lead, [MYTH], reportedly encountered ⍰⍰⍰ at ● under undocumented conditions. The encounter yielded an exhaustive model of a fully developed adult brain, rendered with anomalous precision and structural completeness. Archival notes suggest the model was intended for future biological duplication. Subsequent verification attempts return ███████
Ontological status (Post-Great war): There is a lack of reliable evidence to ascertain whether the entity continues to exist
Addendum 1: A large subterranean chamber has been discovered beneath the territory of the entity, containing thousands of survivors preserved in sleeping pods. The decision of whether to awaken these dormant individuals remains a subject of intense debate
Overview:
Ventrois, officially known as the Ventrois Grand United Provinces, located in Oruwali region. Borders Morthen to the south. Gordionos, Brigalisc, and Cathair Ghormfhain to the southeast. Keldar and Velbor farther south. Draviskas to the west and Raginheim to the northwest.
Ventrois spends far more time living in her dreams than in reality. A somnophile and a quixotic dreamer, she believes her dreams offer endless possibilities, while reality provides nothing but harsh truths and quiet disappointment. She often loses herself in impossible fantasies, finding more happiness in what could never be than in what truly is.
She dislikes being awake. The world feels dull and lifeless, every movement leaves her tired, and only the comfort of her bed makes her feel safe. Her wish is simple - to sleep forever, embrace her dreams, and never wake up again.
About Ventrois:
𝜗ৎ Ventrois developed multiple methods of mind control, making it one of the state's most powerful and defining tools.
𝜗ৎ Citizens are allowed to remain in a permanent dream state, choosing to live in a world they control rather than reality.
𝜗ৎ The entire nation is surrounded by a soft purple mist that looks bluish in light. It brings fresh air - but also a gentle, constant sleepiness.
𝜗ৎ Ventrois is home to over 40,000 rivers, all drinkable, with water that has a naturally sweet taste.
𝜗ৎ The average person sleeps up to 16 hours a day. But they aren't idle - they practice lucid dreaming, fully controlling their dreams.
𝜗ৎ Special public structures called sleep chambers are scattered across the country, allowing people to rest anytime without going home.
𝜗ৎ The Tour de l'Illusion Voilée are four monumental towers standing at the cardinal edges of Ventrois. Each represents layers of the dreaming mind, and at the top, they open into a space covered by a thin, mirror-like layer of water.
𝜗ৎ Ventrois was among the first nations to deeply understand how the human brain works - and built their entire culture around it.
Brief modern history:
I. LE DESGREEZ DES TERRES AND LE TENS TROUBLE (1208–1215)
From 1208 to 1212, Ventrois underwent a moribund period marked by political instability, terrorism, rising separatism, and constant rebellions. In just four years, the state cycled through twenty different leaders, and national security nearly collapsed. Amaury de Mire, leader at the time, failed in his policy to unify all ethnic groups; his measures backfired, fueling ethnic anger.
On 20 November 1212, resentful of central authority, the Mont-Espier province revolted, declaring secession from Haute-Ventrois, beginning the series of secessionist movements known as Le Desgreez des Terres. Within a month, Ventrois fragmented into thirteen different regimes. Some warlords sought only self-governance, while others aimed to unite the entire nation and declare themselves the rightful rulers.
On 10 January 1213, the Bancorois Clique, led by Raoul le Preux (a warlord from the deep North), marched against the Font-Ebrard and Roquefortais Cliques, beginning Le Tens Trouble. This period was marked by turbulence, lawlessness, and fracture between cliques - the most savage moment in Ventrois history. The average lifespan of a Ventrois during this era dropped to 35–38 years.
The Battle of Valdorme (1213–1215): A series of constant assaults by multiple cliques to reclaim the capital from the Ventrois Nation Reorganization Government (the remnant of former Ventrois authority). The capital changed owners repeatedly until finally falling to the Ardenne Clique on 2 July 1215, after successfully defending against the Roquefortais Clique. The Ventrois remnant government collapsed and was absorbed into the Ardenne Clique.
II. THE NORTHERN COALITION AND THE CAMPAIGN OF NATIONAL REUNIFICATION (1215–1217)
In August 1215, the Roquefortais and Bancorois Cliques set aside their grievances to form the Northern Coalition against the rising power of the Ardenne Clique and the Marnay Clique (which had united the West). Belval and Malroche Cliques later joined.
Battle of Castelnaud (12 April – 9 June 1216): The Northern Coalition captured the city, causing the fall of the Marnay Clique and securing the resource-rich Western region.
Second Battle of Valdorme (8 May – 18 August 1216): The Ardenne Clique could not hold the capital; its remnants fled to the Southern Cliques, backed by Keldar and Cathair Ghormfhain. These Southern Cliques halted the Northern Coalition's advance, and both sides fell into stalemate.
From 29 March to 22 November 1217, after uniting the East, Gautier de Montfort rose with his Broceliande-le-Noir Clique and launched the Campaign of National Reunification. However, the campaign faced strong resistance from a united front of other warlords. Combined with internal disagreements between Gautier de Montfort and Guiot le Febvre, the campaign failed, and the Broceliande-le-Noir Clique descended into civil war. The campaign severely weakened the Northern Coalition. Seizing the opportunity, uprisings erupted within the territories of coalition members, driven by anger over draconian policies and corruption. The coalition collapsed and fragmented into multiple factions in early 1218.
III. THE RISE OF THE LBC AND THE REUNIFICATION WAR (1218–1221)
In May 1218, the La Ligue du Bien-Commun (LBC) party rose to prominence. Its ideology, Oneironautism, set the foundation for Somnolism - the goal of reaching universal lucid dreaming and accessing the dream realm. The populace, exhausted by conflict and distrustful of the cliques, surged support for the party.
On 3 July 1218, the LBC staged a coup in the Brimont Clique and immediately began invading surrounding warlord regimes. By 8 December, the LBC had annexed most of the central and entire western regions. On 10 December, the LBC launched the final campaign toward the northern and eastern warlords - beginning the Great Reunification War.
Battle of Pont-Soreit (4 February – 11 May 1219): The LBC captured the city and crossed the Torcuz Bridge - previously considered impossible to capture without extreme casualties - gaining access to the Serazois and Espierois provinces in the deep North.
Battle of Fontaine-Blanche (3 June – 10 August 1220): The Broceliande-le-Noir Clique (Gautier de Montfort) fell, followed by Guiot le Febvre three days later. With morale surging, the LBC immediately pushed toward the North.
Battle of Sauvetat-les-Tombes (22 November 1220 – 19 February 1221): The last warlord, the Marchesche Clique, surrendered, officially ending the Reunification War and concluding Le Tens Trouble. (The South remained under the backing of Keldar and Cathair Ghormfhain.)
IV. POST-WAR CONSOLIDATION AND THE CLOTILDE-YSORE SCHISM (1221–1226)
From 1221 to 1222, Ventrois declared the Civic Alignment policy, requiring citizens to undergo months of ideological reshaping. The re-education programme was poorly managed. The state also executed Le Degast, purging all individuals associated with former warlords to prevent another civil war. In January 1222, Civic Harmony was implemented: families from opposing sides were forcibly relocated through a lottery-like algorithmic system, forcing former enemies to live as neighbors.
From 1222 to 1223, the state initiated forced labour for jobless individuals after the war; however, this resembled penal labour. Children who lost parents during the war became state assets, even when relatives existed. Malcontent, corruption, inefficiency, and exploitation caused chronic civil unrest. Moreover, Oneironautism remained vague and unclear in its goals.
On 6 June 1225, Clotilde Amandine - a former LBC official - staged a coup but failed when attempting to surround La Rozicre (Ventrois's administrative facilities) in the capital. Despite the coup's failure, the nation descended into La Guerre Sang-de-Prun, a civil war with Clotilde controlling the West and Ysore Marceau (LBC leader) controlling the East.
Battle of Ostrac (18 October – 11 November 1225): A quick victory for Clotilde exposed Ysore's weakness and increased support for her cause.
On 11–29 January 1226, Ysore executed the Fontenelles Massacre in Fontenelles province - home to two major ethnic groups, Ventres-Grises and Vestres-Ters - fearing separatist tendencies. The massacre sparked a wave of anti-government sentiment across LBC territory, with many uprisings siding with Clotilde.
Battle of Clair-Marais (8 May – 9 July 1226): Ysore's last stand. After defeat, the LBC could no longer mount offensives. Knowing his defeat was inevitable, Ysore conducted the Sanguelac Massacre, randomly targeting individuals in remaining territory and blaming them for the defeat. An estimated 200,000 people were killed during this atrocity.
Battle of Champ-de-l'Ance (24 July – 7 August 1226): Ysore committed suicide in his office, and the LBC surrendered.
V. RECONSTRUCTION, INSURGENCIES, AND THE CEC PROJECT (1226–1245)
Under Clotilde, Ventrois gradually recovered after decades of war. However, separatist tendencies persisted, especially in the East and North. In October 1232, the Mesnie-Noire Insurgency erupted, led by Ventres-Espon in the North, lasting three months before suppression. In May 1237, the Bans-Faits Insurgency - led by multiple northern ethnic groups - lasted eight months, causing significant damage to national unity and security. The scale was so large that historians debate whether it constituted a civil war.
In 1240, the state launched the La Chambre des Etudes Curieuses (CEC) project, aiming to understand and control the mind. In July 1241, the state successfully created dreams that could be transferred to a person while asleep. In August 1245, the Hypnographic Transmitter was completed, allowing users to directly control their dreams while sleeping.
VI. THE WAR AGAINST THE CONSTITUTIONAL UNION (1260–1264)
In August 1253, Ventrois experienced a severe border conflict with Keldar, particularly at Rochefortel. In November 1256, Esgargil - a phenomenon of prolonged strong winds capable of blowing adults away - lasted three months, the strongest wind event ever recorded. On 10 April 1257, Ventrois captured a large group of Cathair Ghormfhain intelligence agents; the espionage scandal prompted increased surveillance.
On 30 January 1260, after accusing the Constitutional Union of Ventrois (the remnant of the Southern Cliques) of a terrorist attack on civilians, Ventrois declared war after years of preparation.
Battle of Tormenteborc (18 June – 5 August 1260): Marked the direct intervention of Keldar and Cathair Ghormfhain (the Circular Wheel) into the conflict.
Battle of Esbair-Mont (9 December 1260 – 8 February 1261): The first battle where Ventrois used its newest hypnotic weapons, capable of ceasing an individual's ability to think through sound waves.
From March to May 1261, multiple mass assaults by Constitutional Union terrorists occurred within Ventrois's mainland. The shooting at Aigremont High School was the most serious massacre, killing more than 300 people and generating massive support for the war.
Battle of Orageval (13 July – 5 August 1261): A short battle that captured two Union leaders - Thibault de Corvaine and Renaud Noirciel - severing the Union's organizational cohesion. The Circular Wheel directly led forces from this point.
On 4 April 1263, the Union massacred Bel Savoir Elementary School, killing more than 200 individuals. The massacre caused outrage and pushed the government to accelerate the conquest of the Union. After the massacre, the Circular Wheel withdrew support for the Union. Ventrois immediately executed the Granz Degastement Operation, deploying full force into Union territory.
Battle of Ville-Frede (12 November 1263 – 13 February 1264): The Union's capital fell. However, the war dragged on until 1270, when remnant Union forces shifted to guerrilla tactics.
VII. THE WAR WITH THE CIRCULAR WHEEL AND THE FIRST GREAT WAR (1265–1273)
From 1265 to 1268, tensions between Ventrois and the Circular Wheel spiraled due to suspicion, skirmishes, and arms races. On 14 June 1268, after a sudden blackout across three southern provinces, Ventrois accused the Circular Wheel of sabotage and declared war.
Battle of Belampar (Ventrois) (8 August – 13 October 1268): Ventrois defended successfully, but the city was devastated by rock launchers and cavalry, forcing the nation to adopt a more offensive strategy.
Battle of Hnafnaborg (Keldar) (19 March – 24 May 1269): Ventrois introduced the Cognitive Entrainment Device (CED) , which allowed victims to be controlled for three minutes (though success rates varied and could backfire). The weapon terrified enemy forces.
Battle of Blodgaror (Keldar) (30 September – 10 November 1269): Ventrois deployed the Instant Somnolence Wave Generator (ISWG) , causing victims to fall asleep through neural resonance waves. However, the machine malfunctioned, causing the entire front to fall asleep.
In December 1269, seeing no further strategic benefit and with fronts stagnating, both sides signed the Sphura Achvil Utiku treaty in Morthen on 20 December. No territorial changes occurred. After the war, Ventrois initiated Clarté de Sens, expanding and improving hypnotic weapons after witnessing the potential of CED and ISWG.
During the First Great War of Eldervale, Ventrois remained neutral, becoming a central refugee destination for Morthen, Raginheim, Draviskas, and Velbor. From 1273 to 1276, the state began constructing the Tor des Songes - towers exceeding 800 meters (2,624 feet) in height, emitting neural waves capable of altering consciousness.
VIII. ADVANCES IN MIND CONTROL AND THE SECOND GREAT WAR (1280–1294)
In May 1280, with assistance from Toutanglom, Ventrois successfully duplicated a human brain functioning at 99% similarity to a normal brain. In May 1282, the first successful double-brain surgery was performed, enhancing dream manifestation quality. Triple-brain implantation was rejected due to physiological overload. In 1285, the Dream Orchestrator was completed, allowing users full dream control with minimal risk.
From 1287 to 1289, the La Fraternite des Lingnages policy attempted to unify all ethnic groups through forced homogenization, sparking renewed resistance from multiple ethnicities.
Taking advantage of the escalating Second Great War, Ventrois declared war on the Circular Wheel on 8 June 1291, seeking to unite the people against a common enemy.
Battle of Solfall and Isafjall (Keldar) (14 October 1291 – 4 February 1292): The largest battle of the war, halting Ventrois's advance. Massive sleeping waves were deployed, but acoustic accidents caused ear-explosion fatalities on both sides.
The Sleep Walking (Cathair Ghormfhain) (9–28 July 1292): Occurring on the outskirts of Eboron, the battle was remembered for enemies fighting while sleepwalking. This was Ventrois's last significant advance before being pushed back.
Battle of Chastel (Ventrois) (5 October – 1 December 1292): The Circular Wheel breached the Ventrois mainland, forcing activation of the Tor des Songes at full capacity, controlling enemy consciousness within territorial boundaries.
Battle of Virefleur (Ventrois) (11 April – 8 May 1293): The nation successfully defended the city and reinforced its defensive line, releasing the highest volume of sleep-inducing neural waves during this engagement.
Defense of Veldorme (Ventrois) (27 August – 13 November 1293): Ventrois successfully defended the capital, halting Cathair Ghormfhain's advance and transforming the war into an attritional conflict.
Battle of Fauconbrie (Ventrois) (16 March – 7 May 1294): Ventrois attempted to recapture this major cultural town using the Arousal Amplifier, allowing soldiers to fight without sleep. The battle was brutal with relentless clashes; after it concluded, Ventrois could no longer mount any offensives.
With the announcement of the Pax of Seraphic, Ventrois signed the peace treaty on 5 July 1294.
IX. POST-WAR CRISIS AND THE SEPSIS DE SEPARATIST REGIMES (1294–1304)
The war left Ventrois in a political, social, and economic crisis due to destruction and poor wartime performance. In June 1297, separatist movements resurged across the South and East. That same year, the government fell into a power vacuum after institutional breakdown. In November 1297, bureaucrat Hugues de Payens usurped power, imposing strict rules to restore order.
In March 1298, believing the nation had sufficiently recovered, Hugues declared war on the separatist regimes.
Battle of Lyone (11 June – 4 July 1298): A decisive victory that broke the separatist defensive line in the East. This was the first battle led by Hugues's designated successor, Ermengarde Narbonne.
Battle of Rouen (2–28 August 1298): The final battle ending the Eastern separatist regimes.
Ermengarde was assigned to lead the Southern front as well. The Battle of Nantes (14 February – 6 March 1298) allowed Ventrois to break through this previously impenetrable location, surging Ermengarde's prominence. After the battle, Ventrois declared the Rupture Operation, conducting constant bombing of enemy strongholds for 100 days.
On 22 May 1298, Ermengarde was nearly assassinated during a public speech. Despite injuries, she finished the speech before collapsing, further increasing her public influence.
The Battle of Dijon (28 June – 8 August 1298): Captured the final stronghold of the Southern separatist regimes and dozens of enemy leaders. However, due to Circular Wheel support, remnants continued insurgent activities until officially suppressed in 1304.
X. THE ERMENGARDE ERA AND THE SOMNOLISM DOCTRINE (1300–1322)
After Hugues resigned in 1300, Ermengarde became head of state, adopting Somnolism - the ideology viewing dreams as the ultimate foundation of reality. In July 1301, Ventrois executed L'Acort Comun, a policy unifying all ethnicities through a single standard legal and moral code, promoting interethnic cooperation and social integration. The policy largely resolved decades-old ethnic adversities.
In 1313, the state successfully manufactured the Sommeil-Dur - a pod capable of freezing slumberers into sleep for hundreds of years. On 15 June 1322, Ermengarde Narbonne was pronounced dead due to bronchitis. She is considered one of the greatest national figures in Ventrois history.
XI. LA NUIT OBSCURE AND THE ROTATIONAL-SOMNIFIER CRISIS (1329–1336)
In September 1329, the entire nation suffered a blackout due to energy mismanagement - La Nuit Obscure, lasting one week, with some areas experiencing ten days without power.
On 22–27 April 1336, a device called the Rotational-Somnifier, disguised as a cloud, penetrated Cathair Ghormfhain and Keldar territory, emitting neural waves. The waves caused numerous individuals to lose their minds; victims reportedly removed all clothing and ran through streets performing inappropriate acts. The effect lasted thirty minutes, and victims retained no memory of the duration. The incident caused a crisis, with both sides increasing military presence at borders.
XII. THE PANGAEA-FLOURISH STATE AND THE ROAD TO THE THIRD GREAT WAR (1343–1378)
In 1343, the state reached the Pangaea-Flourish state, where all aspects of development reached maximum capacity. From 1345 to 1356, the state constructed multiple underground facilities containing Sommeil-Dur pods for the entire population.
On 23 October 1352, Foucaud Ventadorn - a notorious criminal guilty of sedition, treason, and criminal conspiracy for decades - was executed by being forced into an inescapable eternal nightmare. Ending the manhunt that had lasted twenty years.
In January 1360, a strange object was detected flying over national airspace. Suspecting enemy sabotage, Ventrois immediately mobilized forces. The object was later identified as a balloon that had drifted from Brigalisc.
On 26 June 1366, in tribute to the 200th anniversary of National Day, Ventrois encouraged citizens to wear pajamas; this attire later became a fashion trend. On 1 August 1370, Matin du Bois was elected head of state. From 1371 to 1378, the state enhanced its armament in an arms race against the Circular Wheel; during these years, both sides conducted training exercises along the border. The state continued developing until the outbreak of the Third Great War.
Ideology: Somnolism
Somnolism is a political ideology that elevates the mastery and communal curation of the dream state as the highest human good, viewing waking reality as a necessary but inferior substrate - a mere launchpad for the boundless realm of sleep-consciousness. Every citizen possesses an inalienable right to at least ten hours of deep, curated sleep per night, and waking hours are considered a collective maintenance shift rather than the purpose of existence. Engaging with immersive dreams is framed as a political act against "wake tyranny" - the oppressive demand for constant alertness, labor, and rational discourse. The greatest heroes of this society are lucid dreamers and oneirographers (dream architects), while work is limited to four to six waking hours, with the remainder dedicated to sleep, dream-recall study, and rest rituals; any activity that shortens or fragments sleep is heavily penalized. Dream quality is treated not as a luxury but as a public good, with the state providing dream subsidies to ensure even the poorest citizen can access vivid, restorative dreams, and "dream deserts" - noise-polluted, high-stress zones - are illegal. Citizens are encouraged and trained from childhood to achieve lucid dreaming, as lucidity is seen as the highest form of political consciousness, allowing one to rewrite oppressive dream-elements such as nightmares of authority, scarcity, or failure and thereby unlearn waking submission. Nightmares are understood not as natural but as psychological pollution caused by unresolved waking trauma, economic anxiety, or authoritarian propaganda, so Somnolism mandates universal dream-hygiene education and public oneiric clinics where recurring nightmares can be excised through guided re-dreaming therapy. Staying awake longer than necessary is considered hostile to the social dream-body, and the state may forcibly sedate chronic vigilantes in extreme cases for their own oneiric health. The long-term goal of Somnolism is to gradually extend the human sleep cycle from eight to twelve, and eventually to sixteen hours per night, by redesigning cities as silent, dark, temperature-regulated dormitories, making waking a brief, functional interlude for eating, hygiene, and essential maintenance rather than a full society. The ultimate endpoint is a perpetual, shared, waking-proof dream civilization.