Brazak West
Brazak West is a mid-sized nation in the north eastern region of the world. To the north of it are the North Wastes and the Valya Free States. To the east is the other half of what was once known as Great Brazak: the Ganzabi zone of Brazak East. The Nezzu Strait lies to the south, while some distance to the west is the United Sky Kingdoms.
The nation's capital is Risley, while its currency is the Kepit (as with most nations, the Azrunite Floril is also widely accepted). The primary language spoken in Brazak West is Azbuka, with the Brazakker Accent.
The people of Brazak West (and often Great Brazak & Brazak East) are commonly called "Brazakkers" or by the archaic "Kepits", after their currency.
History
After Great Brazak lost the war against Ganzabar, it came under occupation. Ganzabar divided the nation into two provinces; East and West. Partly this was to make the territory more inline with the average size of a Ganzabi province, but it was also in an attempt to break Brazak unity.
This was largely successful, as pro-appeasement East blamed Western partisans, such as the ex-Line Captain Natalya Atorik, for what they called "senseless violence". Eventually the situation erupted into a full-scale rebellion known as the Liberation War, while Ganzabar was preoccupied with the Merchant Wars against Lystrata.
The partisans successfully liberated Risley completely in October 9317. Atorik demanded the reformation of the Brazak parliament and an end to Ganzabi rule in Great Brazak. Ganzabar agreed, on the condition that Brazak East was to remain a part of Ganzabar. Thus Brazak West declared itself to be a wholly new and independent country, and by 9318 Ganzabar's forces had been completely withdrawn.
Regions
Brazak West, as is typical of the northern cultures, is divided into administrative semi-autonomous areas called Oblasts. These are governed from a regional capital, from which (in most cases) the oblast takes its name. They are:
- Capital Oblast
- Zinya Oblast
- Wirral Oblast
- Valyagrad Oblast
- Nymograd Oblast
- Junway Oblast
- Tovstok Oblast
Cities and People
Brazak West's capital city is Risley. Other settlements include:
Brazak West's largest ethnicity is Svalic, including nearly all of the Laro; closely followed by Hal. A minority exists of Valyan, as well as small populations of Aquitano and Ziothi, mostly in the capital.
