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The Freelands of Theoldcharl

Flag of Theoldcharl
Motto: "Keep all your money in a big brown bag inside the zoo"
Spoken Languages	English
Capital and large cities	Highcharl, Bravoston, Tilly, Tyrion, Stilton, Derri, & Eltonbride
Head of High Council	Elston Derry
Population  - Total (2006)	521,000,000
Establishment  - Creation of State  - Creation of Council	1804? March 20, 1878
Region	Hethrum
Government type	Social-Democracy based Council
Nation type	Civil-Rights Lovefest
National animal	Charl Walrus
National flower	Winter Rose
National music	Symphonic Death Metal
Currency	Charl

Theoldcharl (full name: The Free Lands of Theoldcharl), is a prospering nation found deep within the cold forest of the Charl National Forest District within the region of Hethrum. Theoldcharl is a Social Democratic council based government that invests the power of the government within the representative council of the citizens of Theoldcharl. Charltons, citizens which live in Theoldcharl, live relatively free lives that are not intruded upon by the government. Personal freedoms and political freedoms are so highly reguarded within the nation that there is almost no complaints against government interventions ever. Economically, Theoldcharl functions relatively above average compared to the norm. Business is majority state owned, and benefits are spread greatly amongst the Charltons.

History

The Creation of the State

The Actual creation date of Theoldcharl is shrouded in mystery. The state itself was founded sometime in the year 1804. The original functioning state was a variety of different functioning dominions that formed together to create one solitary state. The powerbroker within this deal to pull the seperate states into one nation was William Derri. Derri along with two other prominant faction leaders, Thomas Braxton and Jaime Tyrion, pulled their large forces together at the center of Theoldcharl regional area and set up the city of Highcharl. At this central location, the three only governed their original holdings and the city itself. It would take nearly ten years for the central government known as Theoldcharl to begin to branch out.

The Bravos Conquest

In the summer months of 1813 the central government of Theoldcharl issued an official decree to begin settlement within the areas of Bravos. The Bravos region refused to accept the repeals of their customs and culture by assimalating into Theoldcharl. By winter, a heavy snow set in, in the forests of Theoldcharl and much of the Bravos peoples suffered heavy casualties. Theoldcharl central government noticing the unseasonably deep reach for snow within the Bravos region, quickly attacked the illprepared and apathetic Bravos military. The Bravos military suffered great defeats on the battlefield, but Theoldcharl's military faired little better. The suffering winter killed many soldiers before they ever fought. The campaign to take Bravos ended in devestation for both sides. The Bravos lost nearly three-fourths of its fighting units. Theoldcharl lost nearly half. Theoldcharl however, was able to take the Bravos region and integrate it into the central government.

The Bravos Rebellion of 1819

The rebellion by Bravosi rebel Issy Branguard was the only rebellion to occur within the Bravos region after the Bravos Conquest. The Bravos rebellion was a conplete failure in all aspects. The Bravos rebels were made up of elderly Bravos militants that had little support from the public. The militants were greatly crushed at the Battle of Herrings Lake where nearly 2,000 were killed on the rebels side. After the battle, the rebellion was crushed, and Issy Branguard was hung at townsquare in the newly developed city of Bravoston.

Death of Thomas Braxton and rise of Bran Stilton

The controversial death of Thomas Braxton in 1824 left the Braxton dynasty with no living heirs. So forth, the lands acquired by the Braxton family were warded to Bran Stilton of the Stilton manufacturing family. Bran Stilton was an extremist businessman that prospered his family and self through timber manufacturing. Bran Stilton not only inherited the lands of Braxton but also his position as right hand to Derri. Stilton was not as trusted an ally as Braxton was to Derri. Stilton with his newly acquired lands was now the majority land holder within the central government of Theoldcharl. This also made him the second most important man in Theoldcharl.

The death of a most admired individual, more money for a rich man, and Kingdom of the Rose

If Bran Stilton was a rich man in 1824 he was by far the richest man in the nation by 1835. Another mysterious death of a founding father marked yet another achievement for Stilton. Just a year before in 1834, the healthy Jaime Tyrion died mysteriously, leaving his company and lands to his son Robb Tyrion. Robb Tyrion ran the business into the ground in less than a year and sold it to Bran Stilton for a mediocre sum. This allowed Stilton to monopolize on the timber and coal industries. The coal industry had just began to boom as the industrial age was beggining to affect the area. The Stilton Manufacturing Industry was by far the largest in the nation with little to no opposition. At the site of the largest Stilton plant, the Industrial city of Stilton propped up. The city manufactured much of the goods for the nation and furthered the power of Stilton and his family. In 1837, in order to increase his revenues, Stilton was able to convince Derri to attack the relatively peaceful Kingdom of the Rose. The Kingdom was to the north of the central city of Highcharl and was a large vast area full of mountains and trees. The area would be a perfect place for Stilton to increase his revenues. Possibilities for coal and lumber where endless.

Stilton's Folly

Derri was hesitant to commit Theoldcharl forces towards a war against the Kingdom of the Rose, but after much convincing by Stilton, Derri ordered 20,000 soldiers to take the Kingdom of the Rose. Stilton in order to protect his investment sent an extra 500 of his own personal saleswords to aid in any manner. Stilton himself lead the armies so to survey his future prize. His prize was not so easily plucked. The Kingdom of the Rose trained its forces in guerilla warfare, a concept that Theoldcharl military was not used to. As winter set in, Theoldcharl military force in the Kingdom of the Rose sank to only 4,000. No open battles occured in the first year. The second, third and fourth years faired no better, but Derri eventually supplied 100,000 soldiers to sack the Kingdoms main city to end the war. The Kingdom of the Rose was fully integrated in 1850, with no lands or resources given to Stilton. The war was dubbed Stilton's Folly due to Stilton's lead in the war until Derri took over in the end.

The Civil War Years 1851-1868

Following Stilton's Folly, Stilton attempted to pull his lands from the central government but was unable to as Derri persuaded Stilton's family not to abide by him. At the monument death of Derri in 1851, Stilton was able to change his families outlook and persuaded them to secede from the now weakened central government of Theoldcharl

Stilton Grows 1851-1856

The central government was not able to predict the impact that Derri's death would have had on Theoldcharl. It certainly crushed the governments functionality. Derri's son Jacob Derri took over for his father with only an ally in Robb Tyrion who was proving just as horrible a statesman as he was a businessman. The newly acquired lands of the Kingdom of the Rose were now fully integrated into the central government, but had little to offer. Likewise, Bravos to offered nothing. The industrial might of Stilton was all that could have saved the government from total disaster, but he too had left and was making invasion plans to sieze the entire government for himself. On April 14, 1851, Stilton led a personal attack on the wilderness town of Applecreek, destroying the town and capturing all the citzens. Two weeks later he raided another town to the north. Following these attacks Jacob Derri ordered the defense against these raids.

Battle of Applecreek

One month following the raid on Applecreek, the weak forces of the York Terrington Corp (5,600) met the forces of Stilton (7,675) at Applecreek. The battle began at sunrise when York Terrington ordered a charge into the Stilton armies artillary. Stilton ordered a flank that caught Terrington off guard killing him in the first hours of the battle. The battle ended that night with the York Terrington Corp surrendering and being taken prisoner. The Stilton forces only suffered 100 casualties.

Stilton's Grand Campaign 1852-1856

After Applecreek, Stilton met little opposition on the battlefield. In January of 1852 he started his Grand Campaign which lasted until December of 1856. For four years Stilton met no major battle with defeat. The entire campaign met with a casualty rate of only 16% compared to Theoldcharl's 67%. The following years would mark a great advance for Theoldcharl.

A slight turn-around 1857-1863

Stilton's Grand Campaign had nearly concluded in the end of Theoldcharl. 1857 brought some light to the whimpering nation. Bravos had finally decided to provide military support to its nation. The great Bravos general Eryc Byrde would lead his people into war to fight off the invaders.

Battle at Trents

The Battle at Trents marked the bloodiest battle of Theoldcharl history. The Trents was a series of hills and valleys outside of the city of Highcharl. The Grand Campaign of Stilton came to an end at this battle. On March 20, 1857, the Bravos general Eryc Byrde met Stilton at the Trents. Byrde commanded nearly 120,000 soldiers, Stilton, 300,000 & inside the walls at the fortress of Trent was Robb Tyrion Commanding nearly 125,000. The first week of battle had little result. The second week saw a horrid charge by the Stilton forces, dashing nearly 50,000 men. The final day of the battle, exactly three weeks from the start date marked a miraculous flank by the defending forces inside the fort. Tyrion led his men of full strength into the rear of a 200,000 strong Stilton force. Stilton quickly retreated. Stilton suffered 210,000 casualties, more than he had sufferedthan in any battle combined. Byrde suffered 90,000 and Tyrion only 10,000.

Battle at Zenith Peak 1862

Zenith Peak marked the last battle of great magnitude on both sides for the rest of the war. Byrde met Stilton's commander Gregor Markson at Zenith Peak in upper Bravos. Markson lost 90% of his 30,000 soldiers due to a rock slide. Byrde lost only about 5% of his 40,000.

Closing of the war 1863-1868

The finals years of the war were a relative peaceful time as neither side had the forces to fight. Only on one occasion did a large disruption occur. Again at Applecreek a small scuffle amounted with 3,000 casualties on both sides. The original boundaries of territories were regained by everyone with a slight exception at Applecreek. Both sides claimed the area. The death of Stilton finally marked the end of the war in 1868.

Treaty of Applecreek

On June 3, 1868 the Treaty of Applecreek was signed between the two forces. The treaty entitled: 1. The territories of the Stilton family would be returned to the central government of Theoldcharl. 2. Reperations would be performed by the central government of Theoldcharl, but also aided by the Stilton family. 3. The Stilton family remove all personal military forces. 4. The national military is the only recongnized military. 5. The Stilton family would recieve access to the Kingdom of the Rose region. 6. The Stilton family will not get a representative within the Court of Theoldcharl. 7. The Stilton family must recognise the sole authority over the nation of Theoldcharl through the divine granted to the Derri Family.