List of Countries
Note: This map is an updated version made by Irish and is the most updated map of Carinidal as of December 30th 1959. All flags are assumed to be the most updated versions but editors are encouraged to make changes if any flag is incorrect.
Ciarrai, Note: Ciarrai has no number, as it was the original nation occupying all of Carinidal in prop punk 1.
1. Nykea
2. Falkre
3. Couragian
4. Selengrad
5. Arcadia
6. Edro-Ostein Union
7. Free Demerian Peoples Republic
8. Republic of Hanara
9. Esruen
10. Sulzen
11. Kutsan
14. Amaraeia
15. Reveland
16. Shajkofc
17. Sylvaro
18. Heng Hai
18. Heng Hai
Note on some conventions
When denoting an era before the year 1, it is encouraged to use B.C.E., as Christ/Christianity does not exist in Prop Punk, but the term Before Common Era is still applicable. Similarly in or after the year 1 it is encouraged to use C.E., as Common Era is still applicable. - @iexistnow
When referencing something on or belonging to the Continent of Carinidal the proper adjective would be 'Carinian', rather than 'Carinidal' or 'Carinidalian'. This falls in line with the Continents name being derived from Carinus The Great and the Carinian Empire. As an example, the 'Central Powers' during the great war (Ciarrai, Kutsan, Nykea, and Reveland) would be the Carinian Central Powers, rather than the Carinidal Central Powers. - @iexistnow
Meta
Carinidal is a continent on Atera originally started by the players Grox and Iexistnow as one of the first region servers post prop-punk 1. The Continent was at the time unnamed, and when suggestions were requested RedSki provided "Carinidal", since he liked the bird. Members of the server agreed unanimously to this name. The Server quickly became one of the larger sub-servers of Prop Punk, owing to the large amount of land available, the interesting geography, and it being one of the first region servers. The server is no long active as it once was, but remains available and has occasional posts. There were several planned events for Carinidal pre-reset, but player interest had faded off after weeks of waiting for reset to commence. A regional war in 1848 was planned and to be played in kriegspiel, but never got much past the initial phases. The first test run of the prop-punk wargaming system was run in the Carinidal server, logs still exist on the server but access is currently restricted.
Lore
Carinidal is a continent that resides in the East of Atera, it borders the Aurelian Sea and contains an internal sea known as the Great Sea of Carinidal. The name of Carinidal originates from the medieval Emperor Carinus Dagolitus who united the vast plains and mountains of the southern portion of the Continent.
Carinidal as a continent was formed 60 million years ago when 2 oceanic tectonic plates would diverge, forcing significant amount of magma to release from Atera's mantle onto the surface creating vast archipelagos. As the polar caps grew larger and sea levels lowered, the vast islands would become connected and become enormous land masses, eventually coming together into one continuous land.
Carinidal as a continent remained almost totally uninhabited by humans, only becoming populated 30,000 years ago. Little is known about the original natives of the continent as they would be almost entirely wiped out when various different tribes and cultures would immigrate to the largely unpopulated lands in roughly 12,000 BC, but it is assumed the original natives would've spoken a proto Latin, similar to the languages spoken by the Dagasomo Kingdom, then later the Carinian Empire and Carinus the Great himself. By 8,000 BC, the original natives were wiped out entirely or assimilated into the larger more aggressive foreign cultures. As of recent discoveries in 1959 of cave paintings in Ciarraí, it has become apparent that the people of Carinidal moved far northeast and slowly became what is known today as the Kutsani people.
Carinidal as a continent was formed 60 million years ago when 2 oceanic tectonic plates would diverge, forcing significant amount of magma to release from Atera's mantle onto the surface creating vast archipelagos. As the polar caps grew larger and sea levels lowered, the vast islands would become connected and become enormous land masses, eventually coming together into one continuous land.
Carinidal as a continent remained almost totally uninhabited by humans, only becoming populated 30,000 years ago. Little is known about the original natives of the continent as they would be almost entirely wiped out when various different tribes and cultures would immigrate to the largely unpopulated lands in roughly 12,000 BC, but it is assumed the original natives would've spoken a proto Latin, similar to the languages spoken by the Dagasomo Kingdom, then later the Carinian Empire and Carinus the Great himself. By 8,000 BC, the original natives were wiped out entirely or assimilated into the larger more aggressive foreign cultures. As of recent discoveries in 1959 of cave paintings in Ciarraí, it has become apparent that the people of Carinidal moved far northeast and slowly became what is known today as the Kutsani people.
Early History (200 C.E. - 1400 C.E.)
- This section is missing significant portions. Much of the lore is stored on the Carinidal Region Server, or has been lost from the erasure of the M82 server. You can help expand this section by adding lore you may have possession of.
For more than 400 years, raiders would wreak havoc across Carinidal until a certain King Carinus would come to power after the death of his father, King Mevis (781 C.E.). Carinus would immediately expand the small Dagasomo holdings exponentially through his unparalleled tactical skills though using terrain against his enemy and his extremely powerful cavalry that would dominate the vast open fields. In less than 8 years, Carinus would united the entire west coast of the Southern island of Carinidal and announce the creation of the empire of Carinia, crowning himself emperor.
In 791, Carinus would turn his eyes North against the raider kingdoms. Carinus' would personally lead the raids on hundreds of coastal settlements and bring the northern kingdoms to their knees, Carinus would further lead raids and expeditions to the continents of the west in 796. One such continent was Artisia where he would return 5 times with his forces and return home twice as wealthy each time. The 6th time he would return in 805 to raid one last time before he would set his eyes elsewhere, he would contract tuberculosis. His symptoms wouldn't become apparent until 809 and he would slowly deteriorate until 815, when his legs would come out from under him forcing him to become bed ridden. For 5 years, the Carinian empire would be ruled by Carinus' son, Prince Regis, as regent. Prince Regis being only 19 when sworn as regent would lead the empire down a path of destruction, losing control of most of the north to the raider kingdoms and losing the south to various Reveian tribes.
In 820, Carinus would die in his sleep, Months later, northern raider kingdoms would reach the capital and kill Prince Regis in battle. The only heir to Carinus' empire was now dead and with raiders at the capital, many tribes and conquered lands loyal to Carinus would secede, the final one being Sabháiste which would make up most of the former core lands of Carinia.
A State of chaos would reverberate for over 300 years in Carinidal, the death of Carinus and his son would allow many kingdoms to expand unchecked, one such nation being Reveia, a kingdom that formed after Carinus died and would immediately take charge of former Carinian lands, it would then expand slowly until the 1300s when several kings would propel the kingdom into empire status by conquering the vastly in superior Celtic lands that made up the flat plains of the South.
Lost History (1400 C.E. - 1937 C.E.)
- This section is missing significant portions. Much of the lore is stored on the Carinidal Region Server, or has been lost from the erasure of the M82 server. You can help expand this section by adding lore you may have possession of.In 1686 the Nykean Royal Army was established as a replacement for the previously existing system of Retinues and Mercenary Armies. This event marked the first example of a standing professional army on the continent since the times of Carinus The Great. The establishment of the Nykean Royal Army caused great distrust and unease in the Western regions of Nykea, ultimately resulting in Dunstmurus and Volscium revolting in 1687. The ensuing civil war saw the Nykean Royal Army, led by King Drussus Rufinus II, crush the revolting army, led by Marcus Rufinus.
In 1890, Reveia would find itself at war with Kutsan, allowing many revolutionary nations to rise up and destabilise the nation. By the 20th century, Carinidal became a hotbed of extremism due to various events in the major nations of the land, like the rise of dictatorships in Kutsan, Reveia and Nykea.
For more, see The Great Game of Carinidal.
When the Great war kicked off in 1937, the nations of Carinidal who were aligned with the Central Powers began their own invasions of neighboring nations. This lead to a smaller, mostly separate great war between the Central Powers aligned countries (otherwise known as the carinidal central powers), Kutsan, Nykea, Reveland, and Ciarrai, VS a coalition of Sulzen, Falkre, and many of the smaller countries across the continent. The Carinidal Central powers were mostly on the offensive through 1940, gaining significant territory in several countries, even gaining total control over some.
The tides of the war shifted in 1941, with nations like Sulzen and Falkre pushing past their own borders for the first time since the war started. They continued regaining territory against the Carinian Central Powers at a slow but steady pace, the CCP's ability to wage war faltering further as opposition and resistance movements started gaining steam. This lead to the Nykean civil war, the first to boil over, effectively removing its ability to fight in 1942.
With an ally down, the CCP began losing territory more quickly, forcing them to burn even more resources on the war front and further angering their populace. By 1944, as coalition troops began marching into Kutsani territory, both Reveland and Kutsan boiled over into their own coalition backed revolutions.
With the governments of 3/4ths of the CCP's "Big 4" overthrown, Ciarrai, in it's more geographically isolated position, continued fighting a defensive war for another 3 years. Only surrendering when the nuking of Kassia signaled the end of the Central Powers in the west.
(I changed the war lore to what I remember agreeing to, to the best of my ability. Some gaps I had to fill in with best guesses, and to help kinda keep some elements of the previous, rejected lore. Feel free to make suggestions or comments.)
Carinidal today is largely united under the two main alliances of CIMTO in the north and ODIC in the south, which have prevented foreign nations from establishing control over any Carinian lands.