Kaljista
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 Flag of Kaljista (Flag of Danúvia)
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In-game Banner of Kaljista (Banner of Danúvia) | ||
 Map of Kaljista and Surroundings
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| Overview | ||
| Player Population | ZarKolja | |
| Demonym | Kaljistan | |
| Divisions | TBD | |
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| Location | East-central Cinder; the Sanéan Ocean
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| Country | Diryn Imperium | |
| Region | Danúvia | |
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| Mayor | Hermann Ailbos
Nykol Hartmann (former) Miklos Némann (former) | |
| Legislation | Kaljista City Council | |
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| Date of Foundation (IRL) | September 3rd, 2023 | |
| Date of Foundation (RP) | TBA | |
History
The Théma of Korsia, consisting of the Island of Korsia, adjacent territories and the Colonial territory of Pont Azalé is home to one of Cinder's oldest settlements, namely the city of Kaljista.
Kaljista's origins lie in the first wave of expansion of the Duchy of Istropolj which would later be known as Grand Duchy of Danouvia.
Settlers of the Ister ethnicity would settle down in the most northern tip of the Island of Kórsia, giving their new home the name "Ajakse". Their settlement would primarily consist of elegant Ister wooden pillar houses on a solid stone base. The biggest of them, which is located on top of a larger hill, would soon become to be known as Tollhouse, as it was the base of operations for Danuvian tax collectors, also taxing maritime trade.
With the second wave of settlers arriving, Ajakse would receive a large amount of Ailb people to work the fields and primitive farms. They would take shelter in small primitive wooden houses which are today known as the Kaljistan slums. The Ailbs would give the place another name: Kaljista. And with the Ister part of the population dwindling and said ethnicity soon only be existing within the upper class, the old name of Ajakse would soon be swept away. "Kaljista" would finally be recognized as official settlement name by the Ducal office in Istropolj, when the settlement finally reached city status.
By then, the Tollhouse had been refitted into a townhall with the first mayor of Kaljista also being of the Ailb ethnicity.
The island of Kórsia was then organized into its own province, with its lands, now also consisting of the largest granary of Danouvia, governed from Kaljista. Said time would be the start of the Age of prosperity for Kaljista, with industrialization setting in along with the addition of proper Ailb style brick buildings and a massive Blackstone bridge, leading up to a mountain on the other side of the Korsian Bay, which is now a key component in the connecting of the Southern and Northern road networks.
During the Age of Crisis and the fall of Danouvia, the last royalist remnant would have its base in Kaljista from where it would strike at revolutionary Republicans down south in the capital. After crushing the last rebels, the Danouvian spirit was already fully dead, with its most southern cities handed over to Dirynum and many people fleeing the region.
Kórsia would undergo a short period of independence before entering negotiations with the city state north of them: Alaetia.
The negotiations would result in the establishment of the Principate of Messenia, which Kórsia, as its own province, is now a part of. Messenia is also considered the rightful successor of the late Danouvia. May its spirit live on forever!
The New shift from the south towards the more northern Alaetia would see the rapid improvement of infrastructure such as a newly constructed metro system as well as fortified borders along the road to guard off eventual aggressive neighbors.