New Asiria

The Kingdom Of New Asiria is a collection of small islands, 17 in total, and located approximately 300 nautical miles of the Eastern coast of North America and approximately 700 nautical miles South of Greenland. New Asiria is technically a Constitutional Monarchy as it has both a Royal family and a Government. New Asiria is mainly rainforest due to its location and the government continually preserves opens spaces for nature. In 2006 450 different species of animals and insects were found in the forests of Asiria alone. Due to this history involved with New Asiria there are currently 3 different nationalities though New Asirian is the most common now, New Asirian (77%), Norman Asirian (21%), Western Asirian (2%). The national language is Asirian, though there is a heavy Norman Asirian influence upon the language. Currently New Asiria is still rebuilding its economy after the infamous 1823 market crash. New Asiria has recently invested heavily in international business moving into the capital of Angorra.

New Asiria

Flag of New Asiria
Motto: 'A Nation Grows As Delicate As A Rose'
Map Of New Asiria[1]
Region	Old Britannia
Capital	Angorra
Official Language(s)	Asirian and Norman Asirian
Leader	King George Willow and Prime Minister Charles Manner
Population	9,000,000
Currency	Ria
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History

Historical evidence of when New Asiria was founded is vague to say the least but many Asirian historians believe that the nation was first formed in 10A.D with two small settlements one to the North, Angorra, and one to the South, what is now Petra. In 840A.D Asiria was invaded and taken over by the Roman Empire and remained under their jurisdiction for 300 years until finally in 1000A.D all sign of the Roman Empire vanished leaving Asiria to develop on its own. Asiria crowned Hanz Deriday king in 1010 and thus Asiria became a Monarchy, though for a short period. In 1115 the Norman French Empire began using the islands of Asiria as a break point for ships crossing the Normanic Ocean however shortly after in 1127 the Normans invaded Asiria and split it into two, Norman Asiria and New Asiria. New Asiria struggled for many years to compete with the demands of Norman Asiria and in 1335 the first civil war broke out. The war ravaged the country for more than 100 years until. In 1470, the civil war was ended by declaring Western Asiria as a democracy whilst New Asiria remained a Monarchy. This now made trade very difficult as there were 3 nations competing for the one trade route, East to the Americas. Luckily for New Asiria connections were still strong between them and Theopneustos which allowed extended trade connections. Many historians believe that if it were not for this strong connection then New Asiria would not have survived today. In 1662 the Norman army retreated from Norman Asiria to strengthen their army in Europe allowing for New Asiria to take control of Norman Asiria once again. This now gave New Asiria an unbeatable edge over Western Asiria and in 1770 the New Asiria Joint Leadership treaty was created, allowing for the Monarch to remain but the government to take control over the country. In 1803 New Asiria’s economy was one of the strongest in the world and the local ports of Petra and Angorra were filled with trade ships, the population doubled in less than 5 years from 500,000 to 1,400,000 in 1806, that year H.R.H Andres Pisque took to the thrown the youngest king in Asirian history at 16 years old. In 1823 the Asirian economy collapsed and caused the country to fall into poverty for more than 150 years with inflation at 21,000% at its peak. H.R.H Pisque took control of the banks in May of 1824 and reduced the interest rates to less than 1% allowing for the economy to stabilize but it did not begin to pick up until 1995 when there was an economic boost. Since then New Asiria’s economy has grown gradually over the past 10 years along side the population which is now at a healthy 7,000,000. In 2007 New Asiria became a member of the U.N council and continually supports freedom of speech and democracy.

The Hierarchical Structure And Politics

The hierarchical structure consists of 2 Councils, 1 Court and 1 Bureau. These are commonly known as houses, all together there are 140 members separated into the 4 houses, 50 members in the Royal Council and 30 members each in The High Council, The Supreme Court and The Peoples Bureau.

The Royal Council:

This is the most important council and has 50 members, 5 permanent and 45 elected every 12 months. The decisions made here are what are known as ‘Emergency Legislation’ and can only come into force in the event of an emergency. An example of this situation was shown during the economic crash of 1823 when New Asiria’s economy spiralled out of control with inflation, at its peak, at 21,000%. In order to bring the economy under control the monarch, H.R.H Andres Pisque at the time, took control of ALL the banks and reduced interest rates to 1%. It still took 150 years for the economy to stabilize but it is believed that without this emergency legislation the economy would still be in decay now. The 5 permanent members are, His Royal Highness and Her Royal Majesty, the Prime minister at the time and the deputy prime minister and the Lord Supreme. In order for emergency legislation to be passed all 5 permanent members must agree to it and at least 50% of those elected.

The High Council:

Second in importance but the most active of all the hierarchical houses, the high council votes and passes legislation that affects everyone. The members of this party are appointed by the current prime minister with the agreement of his deputy; this has brought up many conspiracy theories about the true democratic weight in New Asiria. The High Council has 17 ministers for the 17 islands that New Asiria makes up. The ministers in this house will take responsibility of a sector of the countries affairs for example Jacque Monroe is the defence minister. The High Council goes through a ballot every year and no one minister may take the same roll for more than 4 consecutive years. The High Council also has a National Vote for Power (N.V.P) every 4 years, to ensure the prime minister steps down from his position. There are 5 parties in the High Council, The New Asiria Labour (N.A.L), North Asiria Radicals (N.A.R), Eastern Liberty Front (E.L.F), Freedom From Old Britannia (F.F.O.B) and The Unionists (A relatively new and small party).

The Supreme Court:

Third in rank is The Supreme Court members here are known as Lords or Ladies and like The High Council they are separated into their respective areas, for example Maxwell Bishop is current Lord Supreme and Hènria Mildew is Lady Hènria Mildew of Foreign Trade. The Lords and Ladies of The Supreme Court are appointed by the Monarch and serve for 5 years. The Lords and Ladies have some substantial knowledge in their specific area and aid the ministers of The High Court in their decisions however The Supreme Court CAN NOT create or enforce legislation. The Supreme Courts main role is to review the previous year’s legislation and ensure that it is written correctly, whilst they do not have the power to create or enforce legislation they can refuse to accept it therefore making it invalid.

The People Bureau:

Last on the list and considered the lesser of the 4 houses is The People Bureau it was set up in 1990 and consists of 50 publicly elected members. The members of The Peoples Bureau are elected by the Monarch, the Prime Minister and the Lord Supreme. Elections take place every 4 years and no one person may sit for more than 1 term. Those eligible for election must follow a set of rules outlined by Jeremy Denning Lord Supreme (1989-1992) in the The Peoples Bureau Act (1990)

I. The members must be of the public and have been within the lands of Asiria for no less than 4 years.

II. No member may be apart of any political party, nor endorse a political party, nor contribute to any political party.

III. As concerns section 2, there must be no less than 5 years between such participation.

IV. The members must have NO criminal record, spent or unspent, which can be traced to less than 5 years prior.

V. The members must be of varied age, 18 years up-to and including 60 years, must be of varied race, black, white, mixed and others, must be of mixed sex and finally that of varied social background.

The Peoples Bureau is much like that of The Supreme Court, they review the past years legislation and are allowed to sit in The High Council if all ministers are not attending, however if, unlike The Supreme Court, they disagree with legislation they are not allowed to refuse it though they can voice their concerns.

Ministers, Lords and Ladies:

The full list of all 30 ministers, Lords and Ladies in place at the moment note that the official name for The Supreme Court may differ. This table is arranged in name order.

International Commerce

Minister Alix Ried (N.A.L), Lord Stewart Byron

Foreign Affairs

Minister Amy Asul (E.L.F), Lady Kerry Tinder

State Investment

Minister Anastasia Beau (N.A.L), Lord George Llind

State Affairs

Minister Andrew Lundon (F.F.O.B), Lord Lloyd Brothrin

Prime Minister And Lord Supreme

Prime Minister Charles Manner (N.A.L), Lord Supreme Maxwell Bishop

International Investment

Minister Cherry Amire (E.L.F), Lady Yvette Diamond

Correctional Facilities

Minister Dane Nnine (F.F.O.B), Lord Rupert Danna

Sport

Minister David Roman (F.F.O.B), Lord Karl Tyson

Horticulture

Minister Freda Jhan (N.A.R), Lady Eliza Witiker

Employment

Minister Gary Dailee (E.L.F), Lord James Haal

Deputy Prime Minsiter and Deputy Lady Supreme

Deputy Prime Minister Henry Perent (N.A.L), Deputy Lady Supreme Elise Baron

Food

Minister Hillary Tyne (E.L.F), Lord Daniel Rudya

Defence

Minister Jacque Monroe (N.A.L), Lord Azize Lanna

Housing

Minister Jayne Tweed (U), Lord Abdul Agreb

State Transportation

Minister Jayson Andereton (U), Lady Patricia Elisia

Child Care

Minister Jennifer Tale (N.A.L), Lady Anne Parry

Regional Affairs

Minister John Swan (N.A.L), Lord Jacob Matthew

National Security

Minister Katie Sene (F.F.O.B), Lord Richard Rigby

Emergency Services

Minister Kyle Yate(N.A.R), Lord Tyler Cammeth

International Transportation

Minister Lee Brighton (N.A.R), Lord Robert Honzgor

International Commerece

Minister Louise Neel (N.A.R), Lady Hènria Mildew

Pensions

Minister Mathew John (E.L.F), Emily Hull

Taxation

Minister Peter Sanders (U), Lady Jessica Tilley

Education

Minister Sue Piston (E.L.F), Lord Simon Montee

Culture

Minister Sylvia Senate (N.A.R), Lady Mary Housewitt

Media

Minister Terry Swalia (F.F.O.B), Lord Timothy Horder

Health Care

Minister Tony Denter (E.L.F), Lady Helena Kane

Industry

Minister Toulouse Care (N.A.L), Lady Carrie De Fonze

National Power

Minister Trudy Allin (N.A.L), Lady Elizabeth Dannes

Environment

Minister Yolanda Linner (N.A.R), Lady Eva Numstrom

Leading Party

New Asiria Labour: 33.3%, Eeastern Liberty Front: 23.31%, New Asirian Radicals: 16.65%, Freedom From Old Britannia: 16.65%, The Unionist: 9.9%

Islands

Discussed in size order. Note each island has its own capital though Angorra is the national capital.

Brittany Bay Island

The largest island under New Asirian jurisdiction and by far the most heavily populated with some 4,000,000 people taking residence here. Brittany is also home to the Capital of New Asiria, Angorra, as well as the Royal Palace Tristan, the only permanent household for the Royal family. Brittany is the only island out of the 17 that has constantly remained under the control of the Monarchy and for this reason the cities of Angorra, Menist and Tinnye are the countries largest population wise and commercially with more than 300 businesses placing there hubs in one of the 3 cities. Brittany hosts an annual carnival on the 12th of May to celebrate the start of the summer months, the carnival lasts for 5 days and has become world famous. Though Angorra is the state capital Brittany opted for Tinnye to be the island capital as that is where the most local government offices are based. Brittany is also home to New Asiria’s largest airport Thai-King International located about 20 minutes drive out of Angorra. The airport handles about 20 million people each year and there are plans to expand it, for further information look under Transportation. There are no warnings given out other than the standard tourism warnings.

Lyanna Island

Second in size but most likely to be least in importance, Lyanna is directly East of Brittany and is covered in vast thick rainforest. The island has one major city known as Jute or Jutus and this is the islands capital. The island is very popular with tourists though the only access to the island is via the Brittany Ferry, Oceanic Transportation (O.T) or a small road links Brittany to Lyanna though it is tolled at 40Ria (20USD) to cross due to high maintenance. It is on Lyanna that major research is carried out and of the 450 new species of animal discovered last year more than half were found in Lyanna’s rainforest. Lyanna’s population stands at about 4,000 people all of whom live in either Jute/Jutus or Senemay a small town on the South side of the island. Tourists are warned when heading for Lyanna that, due to the high temperature and sudden monsoon storms that can last for days, there is a high death rate on Lyanna, roughly 1 in 3 tourists go missing and only 1 in 18 are found within the same year.

Brinan Island

Brinan is third in size and has but one city and settlement on the entire island, Youst, located on the Northern tip is the capital of Brinan and home to about 170,000 people. It has a small business district where some of the more luxurious companies base their headquarters, one of which is National Spas and Hotels. The island is mainly mountainous with New Asiria’s tallest mountain, Tall Paul, standing some 13,000 feet high; it was named after Paul Teak, the first man to climb to the top in 190A.D. The island is easy enough to get around with the Z41 running around the outer edge of the island and through the capital, for further information look under Transportation. The island boasts some of the most beautiful views and even the capital, Youst, overlooks the sea from more than 6,000 feet above. Warnings are given out due to the cold temperature and heavy snow in the winter though other than this the island is relatively safe.

Normandy Island

Normandy Island, fourth in size, was originally the home to the Norman Empire and the capital, Jeanteel, is still heavily influenced by its Norman routes. The city is astoundingly beautiful resembling that of Paris, minus the Eiffel tower! The island in general is small but compact with 12 towns located along the coastal region and the capital in the bay area. Normandy is a very flat island with many farms growing crops and harvesting wine, which it is famous for. Normandy boasts the Bijou Rouge wine, Red Gem, which costs about 400Ria or 220 USD. The island is currently undergoing a slight renovation after a rather bad storm last year left most of the island in ruins. Tourism is not common in this area and therefore the government only published a minor report as concerns the weather.

Shannon Island

Shannon Island is fifth in size and also the most Southern located island. Its weather reflects this to a great deal, it is the only island that has noticeable seasons, but this has made the island very attractive. The local council, located in the capital city Bennerlin, plants thousands of autumn trees each year to ensure that the famous Boulevard, Monte Avril Boulevard, turns a gorgeous red each year. This is an expensive task as the local council constantly maintains the streets by clearing the dead leaves away and hanging lights to those trees that are bare. The island has New Asiria’s only major shipping port located on the very southern tip called Paradise Port. Originally the port was designed to hold 300 of the world’s largest container ships but gradually the business has been shipped to the port of Tyranny on the island of Tyranny Port. Since the container ships no longer arrive this has allowed Shannon Island to develop the local area for tourism and now more than 74 million tourists arrive on some of the world’s most luxurious cruise liners. Paradise Port is also the official hub for Oceanic Transportation and Royal Eastern Cruises. Shannon is home to about 600,000 people most of which live within the Paradise Port area. Those who have legal or government positions tend to live in Bennerlin or its suburbs. Again like Normandy Island tourism here is uncommon other than in the port area of Paradise Port. The local government issues reports to tourists about dangerous sea creatures including the Sespian Squid (120 feet in length) and the Olive Jelly Fish. Reports concerning the mainland have to be acquired by the travel agent prior to the tourist’s holiday due to lack of tourism.

Western Asiria (Larger)

Western Asiria is sixth in size and the most deprived of all the islands. It is split up into two sections one island is more than double that of its smaller sister located directly east. Western Asiria was the ‘freedom’ lands for those who broke away from the king in the civil war of 1335. The islands were all but destroyed by war and the capital, Renette, is home to the islands complete population of 370,000. The government has spent over 4 billion Ria (2.2 Billion USD) in an attempt to rebuild the area though it has proved little worth. The island was originally connected to Shannon Island with a large volcano in the centre. In 1120 this erupted and the centre of island collapsed leaving a lake. Though crime in general is non existent, New Asiran government will often leave out Western Asiria when conducting annual reports due to it previously being a sole state, this portrays a false image as Western Asiria is riddled with crime. For this reason tourists are advised to remain in open, busy and bright areas and not wander around without an official guide (obtained from the council offices at Renette.

Tyranny Port

Seventh in size and most located on the most western edge of New Asiria, Tyranny Port is a barren island devoured by commerce. Since the early 1990’s shipping has moved from all major ports in New Asiria, rendering all but 4 useless, to Tyranny Port and since this movement has occurred Tyranny Port has expanded. The port can now hold up to 17,000 container ships and 140 oil tankers but this major expansion has taken its toll on the island which has become a replica of a concrete factory. Very little of Tyranny is now open space with 70% being taken up for Container Holds and 23% for Oil storage facilities. The capital of Tyranny is Tyranny Port and is home to 1,200,000 people most of whom either works for the shipping companies or on their behalf. Tyranny government recently attempted to reclaim some of the storage holds in order to turn them into parks for the residents but this is proving difficult with Transco National Oil and Refineries (sole owner of the Oil facilities on Tyranny) asking for 300 million Ria, 165 million USD, per square meter of storage space reclaimed. Tourism is non existent on Tyranny and therefore the government publishes no tourist report though they do publish a labour safety report which is given to all staff of the ships docking at the port.

Julianna

Eighth in size and the most beautiful island of them all, Julianna is covered in light palm trees which stand before an entire coastline of golden beaches. The water is crystal clear and is constantly monitored to ensure contamination is at its minimum. Julianna has also banned all shipping from Tyranny passing with 30 miles of the island something neither Tyranny’s government nor the shipping companies were pleased with. Along the entire Eastern side Julianna has its own coral reef known as Princess Reef, though tourists are restricted to which sections they can visit. The capital of Julianna is Prince City on the North Eastern tip overlooking the Julianna Bay. The island is home to 450,000 people many of which live in Hawaiian style houses. Julianna recently completed its final governmental project, The Pearl Complex. The Pearl Complex is discussed in more detail in the Economy and Business section, the complex is a set of 2,300 villas located on the South Eastern point looking onto Brittany Bay Island. Julianna is very popular with tourists most travelling from the main island of Brittany to Julianna however the local airport, Princess Julianna, has seen a rapid increase from 200,000 passengers in 2000 to just fewer than 1,900,000 in 2007 a growth of almost 1000%. The government has there ordered a new survey of the islands dangers to be undertaken so that an accurate leaflet maybe produced, however at the moment the only threat is high tides and the very rare Princess bear which has been known to attack people if provoked.

San-Ria Island

San-Ria, or club heaven, is the ninth island in size and the most deserted when it comes to permanent residents, being home to less than 2,000, however with a tourist count of more than 130 million last year the island is never empty. San-Ria was originally used as a stop over island for lorries and cars travelling to the more popular island of Brinan however San-Ria now has 7 cities the largest and the capital, Ria-Rio, hosting 390 hotels and 1,480 clubs. The islands main customers are the young, wild and alcoholics with more clubs on the island than tourists. The government, understanding tourism is now its only trade, has gone head to head with Las Vegas dedicating an entire 14 mile strip to themed hotels only, one of the first is the Parisian. Aside from drinking and gambling the island also has some of the longest beaches in Asiria rivalling those of Julianna, though with such a high tourist count it is still difficult to get a place in the sun. There are no real dangers in San-Ria though the government has issued two leaflets, Alcoholism Awareness and Gambling For Leisure NOT Life, Lord Lloyd Brothrin was heard saying “Doesn’t give a lot away does it?” shortly after visiting the island in 2006.

San-Delgatta

Sister to San-Ria and quite the opposite, our tenth island in size is more for those wishing to retire. The island is quiet, rural and peaceful with more space per person than any other island, even that of Western Asiria! With a population of 9,000, 79% of which are over the age of 70, the island is a delicate place to live with the houses all perfectly shaped and the gardens similarly pruned. The capital on San-Delgatta is Bornea located on the Southern tip of the island, though the city serves only as a governmental base. Along with the elderly the island is also home to the Delgatta university the best in New Asiria with 1 in 3 graduates passing with the highest mark and everyone else passing with a second, see education. The government funds many local activities and discourages tourism by placing toll bridges to those who do not have ‘residential passes’. Most of the money for the San-Delgatta government comes from the university that pays extortionate amounts in order to remain on the island.

Marianna Island

Marianna island is eleventh in size and has a large population to area ratio with 751,000 people living within the two cities of Marianna and Trianic. The two cities have expanded so much so that now there is only 4 miles between them, most theorists believe the two cities will become one by the end of the year. Marianna is the official capital though there has been debate over this fact since most of the people live in Trianic and the government has been gradually shifting business to the city since the early 1980’s. The island supports many retail outlets as well as the 4 largest soda factories in the world accounting for more than 23% of the worlds soda production, frighteningly only 31% of this gets exported! Marianna is currently spending excessive amounts of money on the port area of Trianic, it being one of the 4 remaining ports, though many economists believe it is too little too late. Trianic is the main port for shipping to the neighbouring country of Theopneustos with roughly 67% of all ferries leaving Trianic Port. Tourism is quite strong in Marianna but most of it is ‘through flow’ from Theopneustos to the main tourist regions, though this maybe the case Marianna has still funded many hotel and restaurant businesses in the port area which now handle roughly 740,000 tourists each year. The government issues a ‘Ferry safety report’ each year after the 1999 Marianna Queen disaster (see history).

Western Asiria (Smaller)

Twelfth in size and the smaller of Western Asiria’s two islands, Western Asiria’s main concentration on this island is mining. The smaller of the two islands is much more economically stable and a rather pleasant place to visit depending. The capital, Lakoff, has maintained its historical routes with many of the old temples of Western Asiria still remaining today. The island is organised into sectors, something no other Asirian island has done, restricting the heavy coal and mineral mining to the Eastern edge of the island whilst the commercial centres remain in the West. Western Asiria has recently constructed its first university, The Western Asirian University (W.A.U), and has already had successful first year results with most students getting seconds and thirds. Government spending has recently fallen on the industrial sector after a labour shortage placed production back by more than 2 years costing businesses 800 million Ria (440 USD). Fortunately this shortfall has been reduced and the industrial market has maintained some of its competitive edge. This government here has also allowed for a new airport and shipping port to be built on of the first in the world. The Airport/Port will be called Montenegro after the city in which it is to be built. The local Minister hopes that this will increase business in the area but also improve tourism which has been in decline since the 1950’s. Tourism accounts for less than 1% of Western Asiria’s income with less than 14,000 people visiting each year. The standards of its larger brother have tarred the smaller island to even though they currently operate as separate entities. The West Asirian Liberty Front also operates from here which has thrown speculation over the areas true desires. The government publishes a warning against heavy traffic and minor levels of crime though due to a low tourist’s throughput nothing more is mentioned.

Chauveau

The French Riviera but in Asiria, this thirteenth island in size was the most effected by the Norman invasion. The island is coated in wineries and breweries and through the capitals port of La Rosé more than 2 million tones of the stuff gets exported. Chauveau is apart of New Asiria though they remain outside of the major events and toll the bridges into and out of the area heavily. The island has attempted to create its own tourism infrastructure with its own Airport, New Chauveau, and port, La Rosé City Port, though the island has struggled tourism is now taking off. Like in France and many other popular destinations Chauveau has its own designer shopping street known as Palace Avenue. The avenue is set out in a large square shape with a park in the centre. Shops along this high street include Passion, New Renaissance, Trendz and Aroma Parfume. The local government produces a leaflet about the local dangers including the A12 main road, there are also comments about ‘dangers’ of leaving Chauveau to go visit other local islands.

Saint Maurice Island

Fourth smallest and just about the quietest island there is, St Maurice Island is the Royal families main destination to holiday in the summer, for this reason the island is now coated with exquisite hotels and cafés in an attempt to lure the Royals. Recently there has been a lot of celebrity interest in the island but none more so than on the 15th of April through to the 15th of March when the island hosts the formula racing contest which include, Formula 1 cars, Formula 1 boats and, as of this year, Formula 1 Jets. The islands capital, Saint Moore, is located on the Northern tip of the island and is coated with private docks and yachts for those rich and famous celebrities, one of which is Olivier Yank. The islands small population of 3,000 tend to work in the cafés and bistros along the main beach front of Saint Moore though some also work in the administration offices on the other side of the city. Tourism is common on the island with roughly 150,000 tourists arriving each year, most of which will turn up on the Formula 1 race days. Tourists are warned about the possible dangers including various sea creatures though there are no major warnings issued.

Mannolow Island

No information has been released at this point.

Terra

No information has been released at this point.

Attrinian Island

No information has been released at this point.

National Disasters

Accidents are in date order starting from the earliest, all these events are accidental.

Mount Vulsoe Eruption (01/03/1120)

At 6:20 am Mount Vulsoe, on the island of Martina, what is today Western Asiria and Shannon Island began to shake violently. Many people were awoken by the sudden tremors from the volcano and walked along the streets to the base of the mountain. The tremors continued until approximately 7:20 am when the top of the mountain exploded launching hot ash into the skies. The sun was completely blanked out with 15 minutes and the ash began to fall down onto the villages across all of Asiria. People fled to the port of Mattika on the North of the island in the hope of escaping but seconds later the towering column of ash collapses on itself causing a pyroclastic cloud. The cloud travels at more than 200 M.P.H and reaches the edge of the island within half an hour killing all those left on the island instantly. The volcano begins to pump out thousands of gallons of molten lava which runs down the side of Vulsoe and incredible speeds destroying much of the towns and villages to the south. At 9:45 am 2 hours and 15 minutes after the eruption first began a final earthquake rocked the island, historians estimate it was off the current Richter scale. The earthquake lasted approximately 12 minutes and then at 9:57 am the centre of the island began to crumble eventually collapsing completely in on itself separating the island into what is today Shannon Island and Western Asiria. The sudden collapse caused a tidal wave that has never been seen before in the history of the planet, measuring more than 203 meters high it crashed into the Southern coast of Brittany and completely swamped it. In total 1,200,000 people were said to have been killed out of the 1,590,000 people estimated to have lived on the islands.

Royal Household Crisis (12/12/1441)

At 9:00 pm the Royal family of Tristan, the second family to take the thrown, were taken hostage in the Royal house at Tristan. The family were kept under constant surveillance by the Persians. The family was supposedly to be detained for crimes against there nation though to this day neither the Royal family nor that of Persia have released information on what these crimes were. At 11:00 pm New Asirian soldiers surrounded the palace and began a mission to infiltrate the palace and save the Royal family. As the first set of troops entered there were several flashes, seen by onlookers, in the Royal court on the top floor of the palace. The worst scenario was feared and so the soldiers were told to kill any person who posed a threat to the Royal family or had posed a threat to them. At 11:15 pm soldiers entered the Royal court to find the body of the king slumped over his desk and traces of blood leading from the Royal court into the conference room. Soldiers Markus Deboe and James Fern entered the room to find the Queen severely wounded and her youngest child Prince Jacque. There was no sign of the Queens daughter and never has been since the incident, the Queen later died on route to hospital leaving her 11 year old son alone. There was a huge debate about whether or not Prince Jacque was to take the thrown and finally it was decided that, for both his personal safety and that of the country, he would step down from his role and his cousin Pierre Lavase would take the thrown. The family of Tristan would never regain the thrown and the only living member, Jacque Tristan, was later excelled by King Pierre for attempting to remove him from the thrown.

Stock Market Crash (05/09/1823)

On the 05th of September at 9:00 in the morning the stock market of Asiria opens with promising results, most businesses make a steady growth in profitability of shares. The morning seems normal and Lucy Delaware of National Financial Banking (N.F.B) is sat in the C.E.O section of the Trade and Commerce building in Angorra. Her company has already made strong increases with her shares going up in value by 6 points in less than an hour. At 12:00 noon the trade is now at its peak and economists are expecting a steady ‘ease off’ in the growth of share value however this does not occur and many businesses watch as shares increase to dangerously high levels. 1:00 pm and the shares of large businesses including N.F.B are so high that no one can purchase them anymore; the market begins to fall with many small businesses watching as shares plummet in value within minutes. Many large companies now begin to worry as the New Asirian stock market does not close until 3:00 pm. By 2:30 pm shares in N.F.B had halved in value and were set to spiral out of control, Lucy Delaware had by this point exited the building and was stood outside the main doors as the city around her fell to pieces. Inside shares were now worth very little along side there businesses, N.F.B shares had gone from 26.88Ria (14.78 USD) to less than 1Ria. By the following day the countries value had decreased to the point where it was classified as ‘worthless’ by the King. Though the Market Crash did not directly kill anyone it is estimated that 4,000 people committed suicide including Lucy Delaware who was found in her office slumped over her desk. Though the economy stabilized shortly after the market crash many of the effects continued to ripple through the country for hundreds of years.

Brittany Lake Dam Breach (03/03/1902)

On the 15th of February the Brittany Lake Dam was completed after more than 6 years of construction. It stood roughly 130 feet tall and would hold back some 15 million cubic meters of water. The dam was given full credit on the 28th of February when a heavy stormed flooded the lake, however the anti flood systems acted as required and pumped more water through the dam to ensure safe levels were maintained. On the 2nd of March, Prime Minister at the time, Thomas Redden said the dam was ‘the most amazing structure I have ever seen’ though he would be delivering a much different statement the following day. On the 3rd of March 1902 heavy rainfall over the past night and all through the day placed the dam in a critical position though the manager assured Minister Andrew Lundon that the dam was capable of handling the situation. At 11:23 am on the 3rd of March a sudden shift in the mud at the base of the dam allowed several cracks to grow in the concrete structure and less than 30 minutes later the dam collapsed killing the 34 members of staff on shift at the time. The water rushed down the valley toward the small town of Nice. Thankfully an early warning breach system alerted the town and the 450 residents were evacuated to higher ground though they were given a perfect view of the destruction caused. Prime Minister Thomas Redden later stated that ‘the dam was an accident waiting to happen. The project should never have been undertaken until further research into the stability of the structure and the environment was considered.’ Later Redden resigned from his position. The dam rebuilt in 1993 with concrete and titanium along with wider flood chutes to allow for increased amounts of water to pass.

Western Asiria Liberty Front Bombings (1980-1991)

In the early 1980’s many Western Asirian’ were angered by the lack of government funding to their main island and after talks broke down in early February of 1980 this sparked outcry from the residents. The actions of Western Asiria would forever label it a separate entity though it would be governed by New Asiria. The first attack occurred on the 3rd of October 1980 at the Mile House hotel and restaurant killing 11 people and injuring 32. this was one of more than 230 attacks that occurred all over New Asiria many of them in the capital city of Angorra. Though official estimates have never been published many take the number of dead as 30,000 though some extremists believe the death toll pushed into the hundreds of thousands. It wasn’t until 1991 when an emergency council was called that it was decided that Western Asiria would no longer pay nor contribute to New Asiria financially and the same for New Asiria as concerns Western Asiria. At the time this appeared to be a great step forward saving the local government millions each year. Eventually however it revealed a great loss and the government allowed the island to slip back into poverty where it has remained since, though new legislation proposed by Lord Lloyd Brothrin of State Affairs to reinstate national investment, furthermore the party that has led the bombings disbanded in 1992 after New Asiria threatened to arrest any of the members for war crimes.

Transco National Oil and Refineries (06/11/1983)

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Attrinian Monorail Disaster (20/02/1987)

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A1-A3 Road Accident (24/04/1989)

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Trans World Airlines Flight 119 Disaster (23/12/1995)

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Marianna Queen Disaster (09/09/1999)

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Royal Hotel Fire (25/06/2001)

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Mount Terra Eruption (12/06/2001, 31/04/2002, 01/02/2003, 15/04/2005)

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Mannolow Island Fire (11/07/2004)

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Brittany Bay Bridge Disaster (05/11/2006)

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Saint Maurice Disaster (01/01/2007)

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Shannon Island Shipping Disaster (03/02/2007)

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Transportation

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Econonmy and Business

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