Mel
A small monarchy, many of its nobles are still angry about the civil war that led Arelti to claiming the best lands and ports. This has led Mel into economic instability which is only being kept from complete disaster by the slave trade. Now with the Slavery War, Mel is in anarchy.
History
Mel was one of the colonies set up by Gylanese in its land grab. Mel was originally inhabited by individual halfling settlements before Gylanese invaded. Under Gylanese rule, Mel became a major trading port and a colony founded on the slave labor of halflings.
After Gylanese fell in 1047, Mel declared itself a kingdom in 1053.
In 1142 an internal dispute over leadership broke out over slavery and divided the nation. Farshno waded into the war in 1146 and helped to end it and found the slave-free nation, Arelti. Arelti took the coastline with the best ports forcing Mel’s economy to rely more heavily on their slave trade; this in turn strengthened Mel relationship with the other slave nation, Hapina, to the north. And because of the Division War, Mel has remained at odds with both Arelti and Farshno.
Despite continued attempts by noble warrior guilds in Farshno to put an end to Mel’s economic basis: slavery, in continues to thrive in the southern nations of the continent. However, the recent events of the Slavery War have caused chaos to reign here.
Founding Date
1053 C.E.
Type
Geopolitical, Country
Demonym
Melnese
Government System
Anarchy
Power Structure
Unitary state
Economic System
Market economy
Official State Religion
Official Languages
Neighboring Nations
Notable Members
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