General information (Pre-Great war):
Demonym: Kushtiri
Capital: Chirikovo
Key cities: Devliska, Soravin and Zalushni
Official language: Romeshti-Behesmani
Total population: 142,718,389
Total land area: 1,674,841 km²
Currency: Miron
Government: Partially-Elected Meritocratic Presidium
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Ontological status: The entity has been confirmed to remain active. However, it has been reported that the entity is experiencing supply shortages. Rescue and aid missions are currently underway.
About Nav Kushti Rati:
✍︎ People once joked that Kushtiri weren't real humans at all - but characters who somehow walked out of books and came alive. Their mysterious origins only fueled the rumor for centuries.
✍︎ Kushtiri often call their homeland an "intellectual state." To them, knowledge is not just power - it is considered the foundation of everything in existence.
✍︎ Kushtiri are stereotyped as overthinkers and "human calculators." Even allies say talking to them can cause headaches.
✍︎ The nation contains over 15,000 libraries, storing millions upon millions of books collected across thousands of years.
✍︎ Kushtiri teachers are often sent abroad because of their reputation for education and scholarship.
✍︎ Reading culture became so extreme that nearly two-thirds of the population developed severe myopia, eventually turning poor eyesight into a nationwide health crisis.
✍︎ The Dropar Examination is considered one of the hardest exams in the world. Their national examination tradition has existed continuously for more than 6,000 years.
✍︎ It is estimated that the average Kushtiri citizen is an expert in at least three separate academic fields. Because of this, countless theories, hypotheses, and philosophical schools originated there.
✍︎ Nav Kushti Rati is famous for its yellow-brown hilly terrain and countless natural fissures that can appear almost anywhere across the state.
✍︎ Every street is filled with stalls selling old and reused books, known as "palal-lil-bikinipe." Some books have passed through more than ten owners.
Brief modern history:
I. PRELUDE TO COLLAPSE (1210–1222)
At the turn of the 13th century, Nav Kushti Rati entered a turbulent period. Public trust collapsed due to poor administration, corruption, and inability to address basic needs. Inflation soared, income inequality reached unprecedented levels, and crime became rampant. Leadership changed with dizzying frequency - leaders were overthrown, assassinated, or resigned. The military became the primary force maintaining order. The so-called "lantern" symbolized the nation's cruel irony: winning external wars while collapsing from within.
II. THE FIRST CIVIL WAR (1222–1230)
Outbreak: In August 1222, civil war erupted between Western forces commanded by Miro Valdoro (reformist) and Eastern forces commanded by Jasko Petrenzi (authoritarian). The trigger was a disputed election.
Battle of Brimora (12 Sept – 3 Nov 1222): Valdoro's forces held the city against Petrenzi's larger army, earning a crucial early victory.
Second Battle of Malenkro (8 March – 10 May 1223): Petrenzi's forces destroyed the city and massacred civilians. The atrocity caused outrage and defections.
Siege of Devliska (70 days; concluded 4 Dec 1223): Petrenzi captured Valdoro's supply depot. More than 40,000 Valdoro forces perished from starvation, disease, and combat.
Assassination of Petrenzi (28 Feb 1224): Radan Kaldesh, a government official, killed Petrenzi and declared himself leader, continuing the war.
Battle of Jandoril and Bradosh (7 July – 9 Oct 1224): Over 900,000 soldiers fought; death toll exceeded 500,000. Kaldesh captured both cities but was exhausted.
Stalemate Years (1225–1227): Valdoro built a defensive line. Multiple offensives gave no significant result.
The Falltide (June 1228): A natural catastrophe (seismic or volcanic) caused rifts, disrupting Kaldesh's supply lines.
Northern Offensive (1228–1229): Valdoro seized the opportunity, capturing Kaldesh's northern territories.
Battle of Saromir (6 Jan – 22 April 1229): Kaldesh's last stronghold fell after three months. He was captured.
Operation Morvash and End of Civil War: Valdoro wiped out remaining resistance. By 1230, the state was unified under his rule.
III. RECONSTRUCTION AND THE SOPHIARCHY (1230–1245)
Valdoro adopted Sophiarchy - rule by the wise, separating military and civilian authority. In March 1234, reconstruction of the Sarenca Library began. On 21 September 1245, the Dropar (Dromutno Parikhiben) - a major merit-based national examination - commenced. Open to foreigners, the Dropar certification achieved worldwide recognition.
IV. THE LAKESIDE WARS WITH SUNNENTAL-GRIENWETTER (1234–1235, 1257)
Kastovar Dispute (31 May 1234): Conflict over the Kastovar region.
Three Lakeside Stands:
· First (19 June – 29 Aug 1234): Successful defense along the Sastin River.
· Second (8 Nov – 11 Dec 1234): Another successful defense with huge losses.
· Third (22 Feb – 5 April 1235): Enemy used toxic radioactive agents and foul gases; defenders held most of the front.
Battle of Ruzani (12 April – 27 March 1235): Nav Kushti Rati launched a blitz offensive, disrupting enemy plans.
Zorkast Peace Treaty (Oct 1234): Temporary border established. Raids continued.
War of 1257 (July – Oct 1257): Three-month war ended with Sunnental's retreat. Defenses were enhanced.
V. THE VASA SCANDAL AND AFTERMATH (1267–1271)
On 16 March 1267, national leader Hanzi Sserynek and over 100 officials were exposed for child trafficking, pedophilia, and kleptocracy. Sserynek was a fraudulent war hero. He and 100 others were executed on 30 March by Nemedon - turned his corpse into paper used in official records. A power vacuum followed. From 1267 to 1271, multiple claimants were deported. On 4 July 1271, Jandro Mirga was elected temporary leader to prepare for war.
VI. WAR WITH CLOUD GARDEN (1272–1274)
Nav Kushti Rati declared war on 18 October 1272. Initial phase was disastrous: Ruzavaru fell on 30 November 1272. Forces were pushed behind the Zorare Grand Fissure, where the phrase "Na meren amenge drom!" ("They take no road through us!") was coined. In July 1273, Pyrrhassa burned the Baro Kher le Pustikengo (Great House of Books). Attrition increased. Nav Kushti Rati proposed peace on 8 January 1274, accepting defeat. Lost four krisat to Pyrrhassa: Luneshka, Mirokrai, Veligrast, Boraliska.
VII. THE MIRGA GOVERNMENT AND THE MIRI JEKHIPEN REBELLION (1274)
Mirga's government was extremely weak. On 10 April 1274, the Miri Jekhipen Rebellion erupted in the South, led by Baro Lavuta Demeter (KRAVSFN). After three months, rebels captured the capital. Demeter became leader but proved unable to maintain stability. Sandro Kalo replaced him in October 1274, turning the nation into a strong centralized state through ruthless suppression.
VIII. THE BARO BIDANDIPE (THE GREAT COLLAPSE) – (1275–1280)
Only four months after Kalo's rise, the state fragmented. Regional powers rose in every corner. Kalo was defeated by the Dromrak-Rattengri alliance from the North in an attempt to stop the seperates, and secessionist movements spread to the South and West. Thus began the Baro Bidandipe on 12 January 1275, with nine entities competing for control - a series of overlapping conflicts, alliances, betrayals, and genocides that would consume the nation for five years.
The Eastern Theater
After defeating Kalo, the Dromrak-Rattengri alliance broke apart. They fought for two years, neither gaining advantage. The stalemate broke when Rattengri defeated Dromrak at Ruvnik and Barokher (May and July 1277), annexing Dromrak shortly thereafter.
Meanwhile, Kalo's regime still held Khermordza, the former capital, but was constantly harassed by three factions: Vardoska Union, Ruvaneska, and Mulo Shib. Khermordza fell on 20 March 1276, divided into three parts. Kalo's regime lost all power, becoming dependent on Vardoska Union for survival. Kalo became a figurehead.
The Vardoska Union's Campaigns
Vardoska Union invaded Ruvaneska and Mulo Shib on 10 January 1277 through Operation Morsa Vatra. Ruvaneska, suffering political instability, was instantly defeated on 13 April. On 19 July 1277, Rattengri advanced into Vardoska territory. After August, all fronts stagnated.
The Fall of Vardoska Union
On 21 December 1277, Rattengri captured Kalo's regime with heavy losses. In Mulo Shib, military officer Rado Morca secretly cooperated with Vardoska Union. The Battle of Mulovatra (12 October – 3 November 1277) ended in Mulo Shib's surrender.
In December 1277, the Dromenge Raklora Insurgency (DRI) - remnants of Mulo Shib and Ruvaneska - rose up in Vardoska territory. Unable to withstand pressure from both Rattengri and the DRI, Vardoska Union surrendered in March 1278. Its leader, Janko Mirga, died in an ambush by one of his own coordinators while escaping.
The Western Theater
In the West, Cromir absorbed Vatrani and Khernoc in 1275–1276 under Mulira Vultesh, a brutal warlord. After her death in June 1276, internal conflict split Cromir into Southern Cromir, Northern Cromir, and several regional warlords - a chaotic free-for-all.
The Final Phase
The DRI and Rattengri then invaded each other. In the Cromir theater, Southern Cromir united the North in 1278. In May 1278, Cromir launched the Na Bister Campaign alongside the DRI against Rattengri. Rattengri was pushed back, losing Devleska and Sastipen in August 1278.
The Battle of Khermordza (30 September – 14 January 1279): The most intense conflict of the entire war. Both sides dug in and fought for every street and building. Casualties were enormous; the city was reduced to rubble. Rattengri was defeated and surrendered on 8 February 1279. The campaign wiped out smaller factions until 29 February.
The Final Civil War: DRI vs. Cromir
The DRI and Cromir broke their alliance on 15 March 1279. Cromir, having prepared in advance, rapidly advanced. The DRI, though larger, was poorly organized. The Battle of Dromeskero (3 August – 21 December) took place on a flat, featureless plain with no cover. Both armies fought without protection in a brutal war of attrition. Survivors described it as a vision of hell: corpses stacked and covered the whole land, forming macabre barriers. The dead piled so high that soldiers had to climb over them to advance.
The DRI was defeated. Their last stronghold, Baxtovice, fell after two weeks on 17 February 1280. Nav Kushti Rati was united under Toma Vasek Benga, the victorious commander of Cromir forces, officially ending the Baro
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IX. THE BENGA REGIME (1280–1324)
Benga purged rivals - over 8,000 executed, 30,000 political prisoners. In November 1281, he established the Khamoro Nevipe newspaper for propaganda. On 15 April 1282, he abolished the Bohemiko Council. During the 1280s, he mobilized for war.
X. THE SECOND GREAT WAR (1292–1294)
With the Sasipen Rising in lost krisat, Benga declared war on Cloud Garden on 6 January 1292. Within months, Nav Kushti Rati captured most of the lost land.
Battle of Philorios (Pyrrhassa) (23 May – 1 Oct 1292): Fall of the culturally significant city caused enemy morale disintegration.
Battle of Crnograd (Pyrrhassa) (6 Jan – 19 May 1293): Over 90,000 Pyrrhassan soldiers stuck for 120 days; their army effectively destroyed.
Operation O Ratno Ves (45 Days and Nights) (22 Nov – 6 Jan 1294): Strategic genius allowed advances deeper into Askalton and Pyrrhassa. This battle become the symbom of Nav Kushti Rati's strategic.
The advance halted after Askalton's mass release of digital entities and the Rainbow Line. By February 1294, the front froze. Nav Kushti Rati declared war on Sunnental and Grienwetter in March 1294, reclaiming territory. Following the Pax of Seraphic, Nav Kushti Rati signed on 5 July 1294.
XI. THE HIGH BENGA ERA (1294–1324)
Benga was glorified as a national hero. He restored a weakened Bohemiko Council, developed Sophiarchic ideology, suppressed resistance, enhanced culture, and reconstructed the southern nation. In 1312, Nav Kushti Rati paid its huge debt, stabilizing the economy. Benga died of lung cancer on 24 May 1324. Rup Ferka succeeded him.
XII. THE FERKA, MARUSA, AND DEZO PERIODS (1324–1342)
Luludi Marusa launched a bloodless coup on 18 February 1329, claiming Ferka had grown soft. Milosh Dezo overthrew Marusa on 3 April 1338 after street fighting. Dezo's weak governance led to uprisings: the 1341 Northern Uprising and the Ratmalo Ruzicka Rebellion (1342). These were quelled only by military official Losan Pfleger. Dezo was exiled to Luludjo Island.
XIII. THE LUKA ERA AND THE ROAD TO THE THIRD GREAT WAR (1356–1366)
In 1356, a strange trend emerged: youth challenging themselves to read an entire book in a single day, causing health problems. In November 1366, a huge fissure emerged in Bareshti - no human loss, but unexplained. On 25 August 1373, Tavian Luka was elected leader, having achieved the highest score in Dropar examination history. Under Luka, the state rapidly developed and extended its prosperity until the outbreak of the Third Great War of Eldervale.
Idealology: Sophiarchy
Sophiarchy is a political ideology that posits access to accurate knowledge as the sole foundation of legitimate governance, holding that knowledge is the only valid basis for political power, decision-making, and social organization. Decisions lacking knowledge are deemed arbitrary, and power without understanding is defined as tyranny. Political authority derives neither from birth, wealth, nor popularity, but from demonstrated comprehension of relevant facts, causal relationships, and systemic consequences. The state's primary duty is to guarantee every citizen free, uncensored access to quality education, scientific research, libraries, and all informational tools. Every public decision must be accompanied by a published chain of evidence and logic, and the absence of such justification voids the decision outright.Sophiarchy mandates that every individual cultivate epistemic humility - the recognition that one's current knowledge is incomplete and possibly erroneous. Personal integrity requires active worldview updating against new, reliable information. A society that values knowledge will celebrate the act of questioning more than the provision of answers, and apathetic acceptance of claims is actively discouraged. A claim is never true simply because an expert, text, or tradition asserts it; it is only provisionally true if the method used to obtain it is transparent, replicable by others, and survives attempted falsification. Assent is never automatic. Any claim, belief, tradition, or instruction - regardless of its source - is presumed to require active interrogation until evidentiary support is established. Questioning is recursive: one must question the question itself. No domain of life is exempt from inquiry; to declare any topic off-limits is to abandon knowledge altogether. Comfort in a belief is treated as a warning sign rather than a virtue, and confidence in a claim must be precisely calibrated to the quality and quantity of available evidence. The ultimate aim of Sophiarchy is to pursue inquiry to the point where no further possible answers remain - a state of exhaustive epistemic resolution. The ideology prefers knowing a hard truth to believing a pleasant falsehood, treats every experience as an opportunity to understand something new, and openly celebrates the admission of ignorance as an act of intellectual courage.