Obellius

The Union Of Obellian Principalities, commonly referred to as Obellius is a polyarchy located in northeastern Artemia and comprised of 15 principalities, each of which was, prior to The 1968 Treaty Of Obellian Unity, considered a seperate nation. It has a population of 32.3 million people. The location of it's capital is a subject of significant debate among mapmakers with separate official cultural and administrative capitals. The former is located in the nation's largest city of Flumenastum while the latter is located in the coastal city of Mosatania.

Proto-Obellian Expansion
While various tribes and city-states have existed in the region since at least the year 2500BC the first people which are identifiable as culturally Obellian didn't appear until roughly 800BC along the coastline near what is now the city of Gessorium. While little is known about the specific history of this period the art and tools of these new proto-Obellians was markedly different from that of the Fjollan tribes which inhabited the region, suggesting foreign contact, and over the next 200 years they spread to control much of modern-day Obellius. This is widely believed to have been a result of technological advantages such as their knowledge of iron smelting.

First Warring Cities Period (~600-229BC) WIP
Warring states shenanigans to be written later.

Hispellian Empire (229BC-04AD) WIP
The city-state of Hispellium conquers most of it's neighbors and grants it's leader the title of Imperator. It experiences a long and prosperous reign before a major succession crisis occurs and the land is divided between a large number of generals and claimants.

Second Warring States Period (04-157AD) WIP
The various new nations battle not just for power but to proclaim themselves the rightful successors to the empire. Many regional powers are established and/or come close to unifying the continent but they also break up from either more succession crises or internal unrest.

Hispellian Union (157-843AD) WIP
Various states band together to form a central council where various conflicts and treaties can be discussed. Not exactly stable or consistent but it does maintain a rough semblance of peace and unity in the region. Ends when one nation effectively ends up in control of the whole thing and uses it to enact their agenda, making the others so upset a war happens.

Other Stuff (843-1850sAD) Very WIP
I'm tired of writing medieval stuff from CTW and don't like building anything between medieval and proper artillery so this section will have to wait.

Obellian Union (1850s-1912AD) WIP
Taking the name of the ancient term "Obellia" which was used to describe the region, the Obellian Union arose as a result of early nationalist movements which sought to unify the region under a single government. While initially successful in practice it did little to unify the various nations which composed it and, following a series of border intrusions by the northern Obellian nations against their southern neighbors, was dissolved.

Obellian Civil War(1912-1942AD) WIP
Several northern Obellian nations march ceremonial troops along the borders they share with their southern neighbors as a show of force following a proposed set of laws which would heavily reduce their autonomy. One accidentally crossed over the border and was ambushed, sparking a long civil war between the two factions. Due to the mountainous terrain and significant defensive works built by both sides any offensives resulted in failure and the war consisted mainly of the two nations involved making occasional aerial attacks and border raids with no major border changes or decisive battles. This extremely prolonged stalemate ended in 1940 when various southern pro-unification forces, which had secretly begun producing large numbers of self-propelled artillery vehicles and assault guns, launched a surprise assault along the eastern border. At the same time 3 newly developed ErB-7 heavy bombers which were, for the first several months following their development, able to fly above the maximum altitude of all existing north Obellian interceptors, began heavily bombing enemy rail lines. This slowed the enemy response to the point where most enemy fortifications, which were heavily concentrated near the front, were be destroyed or overrun within the next four months, although it took another year for all remaining south Obellian cities to officially surrender.

Union Of Obellian Principalities (1942-Present Day) Very WIP
What even are modern-day politics.

Politics
Obellius is a constitutional polyarchy governed by a royal council comprised of the monarchs of the principalities which make up the nation and a senate comprised of three elected representatives from each principality. The head of state is the Magna Regulus, a position elected by and chosen from the royal council which is currently held by Fabius. The head of government is the Consul, a publicly elected position currently held by Aurelius Tacitus.

Obellius's 15 principalities experience significant autonomy and are responsible for most laws with the Obellian constitution defining the duties of the national government as managing and creating currency, settling disputes between principalities, governing trade infrastructure between principalities, constructing and managing infrastructure connecting principalities, and "matters of basic public safety". It also states that all duties not explicitly given to the national government are to be handled by the various principalities. The exact legal definition of this last duty is a matter of significant contention and so two amendments, included in the Product Safety Act Of 1969 and the Violent Crime Reduction Act Of 1972, clarified and expanded it to include product safety regulation and the legal definitions of and punishments for violent felonies respectively.

Royal Council
The royal council is responsible for managing foreign relations. It is also officially responsible for all laws and executive decisions involving the military but these responsibilities were given over to the senate and consul in 1972. Since then every time a new Magna Regulus has been elected a vote has been held to continue granting these responsibilities.

Senate
The senate acts as the legislative branch of the Obellian government. It consists of 75 senators, three elected from each principality, as well as one Consul who is not allowed to vote on laws but is able to create votes on laws, is able to veto laws passed by the senate, and is the only non-senator able to speak during senatorial debates without being invited by a senator.

Military
The Obellian Military is divided into four branches, the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Aedifices who are responsible for the construction and manning of static fortifications. Obellian military doctrine is highly defensive with some level of fortifications near all major land borders, many of which were constructed during the Obellian civil war out of fear of a third party intervening. These are mostlyly no longer manned but the Aedifices does do periodic checks and maintenance to ensure the structures are still sound so that in the event of a conflict they could be used by the army or a militia.

Economy
The economy of Obellius is primarily centered around the mining and refining of various minerals such as rare earth metals, lead, mercury, uranium, and aluminum. While it lacks any significant deposits of iron it still has a significant iron smelting industry as it is cheaper to import bulk pig iron and process it into steel and various other alloys using local resources than to import them pre-processed. Many of it's coastal regions derive most of their income from trade but due to the nation's large and mineral-rich interior this only accounts for a small portion of the overall economy.