Zarwonia

Zarwonia is a landlocked country in the Central Utanian Mountains, surrounded by them on almost all sides and has large borders with the Lathe Desert region to the east.

Zarwonia was a prominent country involved in all of the three Arvaldian World Wars having been in the front lines of the War with the Orgen on both of the occasions, and being a perpetrator of the Third World War by backing North Keldin in their attempt to gain freedom from the Keldik Monarchy. Zarwonia entered a Union with the Monarchy of Keldin forming the 'Kelwonian Federation' in 64 VY. Zarwonia gained access to Keldik ports and since has become more stable and economically sound. This was only highlighted more when they bought the southern Vyoxian province of Lorio (Referred to as North Zarwonia) in 66 VY, which was originally part of Zarwonia but was annexed during the Great Liberation War.

History

Zarwonia has a tumultuous political and civic history, going through multiple territorial and ethnic shifts from 10-60 VY. Initially, the territorial issues occured during the first Orgen Wars, when Zarwonia was on the forefront of the massive Orgen first and Second waves. During this time, the Orgen had the Kingdom of Appel as an ally, and Zarwonia was only able to hold them back for so long. During the war, Appel used small nuclear arms to deter Zarwonian military backlash against the Orgen, and so the country ultimately fell for a few years before the Orgen were pushed out of western Utania by the Itorest Coalition. Zarwonia helped Vyoxian states rebuild after the first Orgen war and there was relative peace and goodwill between the two until the Third World War. During the Second Orgen wars, Zarwonia fared better, heading off the Orgen attack with the nation of Keldin and Vyoxia. But because of the equal footing the war dragged on until the Orgen Collapse of 39 VY happened, with the Essel Flower being removed from Arvald and forced to release mind control. All of these events of course lasted multiple years, the Second Orgen war occurring only 2 years before the Third World War. As the Socialist Movement grew in Zarwonia the Vyoxians to the north grew wary of their mountainous neighbor. And around the time of the Third World War the Vyoxians could not tolerate the Zarwonians aiding North Keldin and it was eventually the establishment of the UUSR that caused them to begin the 'Great Liberation War'. Ever since, Zarwonian socialists have been persecuted and there has been great animosity between the Zarwonians and Vyoxians, but due to the rising Orgen Superpower in the ast around 68 VY, the two were forced to enter a Military alliance.