History of Falastur
Starting life as a English pseudo-colony, and thus declaring allegiance to England as such, although eschewing involvement in their affairs Falastur grew to be a universally renowned and distinguished sanctuary for those seeking renewal of self in the eyes of others. Furthermore to this day maintains resolutely an uninhibited and cordial immigration policy. Economic power and beliefs in a free market economy within Falastur, have led it to become a signatory of the Knootian International Stabilisation Treaty (KIST). Through a great period of colonialism has it traversed, having moreover, in a different epoch played a minor role in the Napoleonic Wars, largely avoided the World Wars, concomitantly escaping Civil War and reluctantly was a staging ground for part of the Cold War, and by way all of these has Falastur emerged through precarious times only to grasp security as much more unyielding, established as a relatively, considerably, extensive political unit.
Falastur before the Falasturians
Archaeological evidence and word-of-mouth stories passed down from the indigenous tribal Kingdom in the Falasturian Islands suggests that the islands have been settled for over three thousand years, although solid proof of settlement only exists for tribesmen from around the year 600AD. Some theories have been made that a Roman ship landed on the island group in around the year 250AD, owing to a small number of texts describing what could be points of interest in Falastur. However, these theories are almost unanimously disbelieved due to the vast likelihood that the accounts are actually referring to the Canary Islands. Whether or not the theory is true, it is certain that the island group has been home to native islanders for longer than it has been inhabited by civilised peoples. Although the actual date of origin of the tribesmen is long lost now, it is generally regarded as fact that a tribal Monarchy had been in place over the islands since at least the 15th Century AD. Before that, it is believed that the tribes lived on as small, independent communities, and originated from Western Africa before that.
English settlement
It was as a result of Elizabeth I of England's colonial policy to counteract Spanish domination of the New World that the Falasturian Island Group was first colonised. A small fleet of four English ships were blown several hundred miles off course in the year 1597, during a voyage to employ the Altantic currents for a circular tour of the Atlantic for future knowledge and reference. Aiming to turn west to cross to the easternmost tip of Brazil, the fleet found themselves blown unexpectedly far south, and round the coast of Africa. Turning west, the fleet sailed only for a day before they found themselves presented with the entirety of the Falastur Islands. Charting the islands, they didn't so much as anchor before returning to England to boast of their discovery. As a result of the accidental finding, a military expedition was sent to the islands the following year, leading to the creation of a garrison on the island.
In the following years, the islands became the battleground for several fierce colonial struggles, with the islands almost being lost twice to the Spanish. With its strategic point on trading routes between Africa and both Europe and the Americas, the Island group proved to be a prize well worth keeping for the English, despite the cost, until the more lucrative island of St. Helena fell into their grasp. Towards the end of the 1600s, the importance of the Falastur Island Group was greatly waning, as was the English's commitment to keeping it. However, it was still not until the early 1700s that a particularly bloody battle around the city-fortress Terila forced the English to finally reevaluate the necessity of Falastur, and decide to desert the colony.
