General information (Pre-Great war):
Demonym: Lepondunonian
Capital: Arelatis
Key cities: Branodunon and Vassorix
Official language: Segamnos
Total population: 125,772,235
Total land area: 236,812 km2
Currency: Bracta
Government: Guided Regional Confederation
Fact about Lepondunon:
The earliest known traces of the modern ancestors of Lepondunon date back to approximately 500,000 years ago. These traces were found across a vast region that includes present-day Uindobriga, Senkego, and the land connecting them, which lies within modern Lepondunon territory. However, records of these early ancestors remain disputed. Some evidence suggests that this same land may also have been home to the ancestors of Raginheim and Tavrikon.
Because the question of origin holds deep cultural importance, Lepondunon, Raginheim, and Tavrikon have long disagreed over ownership of this land. As a result, many wars have taken place over thousands of years. Control of the region changed frequently, and the first recorded conflict, as well as the exact reason these three groups separated, remains unclear. Some estimates suggest that the earliest war occurred around 130,000 years ago, with hostility continuing into modern times. This long history of conflict has created deep and lasting resentment, especially between Lepondunon and the other two states.
Lepondunon has a very long tradition in art, dating back approximately 300,000 years. The earliest paintings were discovered across many island sites. Painting, in particular, became a key way for individuals to express themselves and show personal identity. For the people of Lepondunon, painting is not only a cultural practice but a way of life, a purpose, and a source of meaning. Artists hold one of the most respected positions within the state, and citizens are strongly encouraged to create art at least once in their lives.
Lepondunon also holds the record for hosting one of the largest numbers of art exhibitions. The most famous and largest is the National Exhibition, located at the center of the state. The building has 50 floors and displays important and unique artworks from both within the country and around the world. Designed as a vertical gallery, the structure resembles stacked canvases that are slightly shifted and uneven. Its exterior is rough, textured, and expressive, and the façade itself serves as a public artwork. Certain sections can be repainted over time, allowing artists to change the building's appearance.
Each floor offers a different experience. The first ten floors use heavy materials, dark colors, and rough textures. Floors eleven to thirty-five are experimental galleries, each with a different spatial mood. The upper floors are lighter and calmer, using reflection and abstraction. Visitors move through the building using slow spiral ramps, staggered stairs, or diagonal vertical paths. Walls are never flat, and structural elements resemble brushstrokes. The building is never considered complete, as it continues to change and evolve like a living artwork.
This deep appreciation for art is also reflected in Lepondunon's architecture. Buildings are designed as walkable paintings, where architecture itself is treated as art. Walls and façades act like layered canvases, often using textured plaster, concrete, or wood as a base. People are encouraged to paint on these surfaces as a form of artistic expression rather than vandalism. Murals are painted directly onto buildings, blending abstract art with architectural forms.
Interior spaces feel like moving inside a painting, with color gradients guiding movement and emotion. Imperfection is intentional: edges are worn, corners are uneven, and surfaces appear aged by design. Layers of old paint, sketches, and markings are left visible to show the building's history rather than hiding it. Changes in scale are also common, with oversized doors, narrow corridors, and suddenly tall spaces creating a rhythm similar to viewing a painting.
Lepondunon is also a major producer of art materials such as paint and canvas, many of which are known for their high quality. The state has developed technologies that allow artists and audiences to experience forms of color beyond normal human vision, including ultraviolet,tetrachromatic colors, polarization-based colors, and impossible colors. Their goal is to further expand how humans perceive color and light. They also developed devices that allow humans to experience more obscure colors such as hypothetical color domains and exotic light states.
Lepondunon cuisine is considered one of the most visually colorful in the world. One recorded dish contains more than thirty different colors, created from a wide range of ingredients. This dish is known as Karivella.
Brief history:
After approximately fifteen years of existence under the Confederation of Lepondunon, the state ultimately collapsed in March 1019. This collapse was the result of prolonged policy failures and growing public dissatisfaction. With the disintegration of the centralized government, Lepondunon entered a period of severe political uncertainty, as no clear successor authority emerged to assume control.
During this period of instability, a new political movement arose and rapidly spread throughout the state. This movement promoted a radical political doctrine that blended traditional Lepondunonian ideological principles with the belief that governance should be decentralized. Rather than being ruled by a centralized authority, the doctrine asserted that local communities should exercise self-governance, with local leaders responsible for administration, law enforcement, and the maintenance of public order within their respective territories.
Historically, Lepondunon had experienced multiple collapses of centralized regimes over previous centuries, which contributed to public receptiveness toward this decentralized model. As a result, the population broadly accepted the transition to self-governance. Nevertheless, the early phase of transformation was marked by disorder and confusion. Although the transition occurred peacefully, the absence of a commanding central authority initially led to administrative fragmentation and uncertainty. Over time, however, trusted local leaders were selected, and stability gradually began to return.
The consolidation of this decentralized system required more than a decade to fully mature. By the early 1030s, the governing doctrine had been firmly established, and Lepondunon entered a prolonged period of stability without a centralized ruling authority.
Between March and June of 1032, the Togiron Belisnon Senican was established. This council served as a national consultative body, composed of 43 permanent members representing local leadership across the state. Its primary function was to facilitate collective deliberation on issues affecting the nation as a whole. Importantly, the council did not function as a governing authority; all decision-making power remained exclusively with local leaders, who retained full autonomy in accepting or rejecting council recommendations.
By 1054, multiple regions of Lepondunon independently had significantly improved its communication networks and transportation infrastructure. These advancements enhanced interregional connectivity, enabling more efficient coordination, information exchange, and collective decision-making across the decentralized political system.
In April 1064, a new legal framework governing the structure of the state was finalized and received approval from both the population and society as a whole. These laws were intended to prevent conflicts between regional leaders, limit abuses of power, and suppress separatist tendencies. Collectively referred to as the Toutia, these statutes later became the foundational basis for national governance and rule-making across the country.
Between 1066 and 1071, political stability varied significantly by region and largely depended on the effectiveness of local administrations. This uneven governance created opportunities for various opposition groups to expand and exploit institutional loopholes. During the periods of 1022–1023, 1034–1037, and several subsequent years, multiple regions experienced extensive sabotage carried out by these groups. They demanded radical political change and government reform, frequently engaging in violent clashes with local security forces. Their activities included acts of terror against civilians, kidnappings, and highly publicized executions and torture aimed at gaining recognition and influence.
In response, the Council coordinated with regional leaders to protect communities and prevent further deterioration of the situation. A temporary institution, the Komtag Ueruiros (KU), was established in 1040 with the mandate to investigate terrorist activities and apprehend key figures within these movements. The period from 1066 to 1071 is widely regarded as the bloodiest phase of the anti-terrorism campaign. These groups operated covertly for many years, recruiting members through various clandestine methods. The western regions of the nation became the primary zone of conflict, where terrorist forces were widely dispersed and maintained multiple strongholds, significantly complicating KU operations. At one point, a terrorist faction succeeded in taking full control of a designated zone.
On 12 March 1071, the supreme leader of the terrorist movement, Uirotallos Toutias, was captured alive while hiding in a cave within the Silua Forest. He was executed ten years later. Subsequent investigations by the KU uncovered additional weapons storage sites belonging to the group. Fighting continued for another two months, during which all remaining self-proclaimed leaders were captured. Hostilities officially ended in May 1071, marking the conclusion of the prolonged post-confederation conflict with opposition groups. Following the restoration of order, the KU was formally disbanded.
In 1080, Lepondunon experienced a series of limited but persistent border conflicts with the Raginheim region under the Thauris Republic. For centuries, the two rival states had disputed control over the Uindobriga region, with numerous wars fought over the territory. Although the region had been awarded to Lepondunon following the Land Claim War of 998, Raginheim never relinquished its claim. The border skirmishes of 1080 were among the longest and most intense in this rivalry, bringing both nations to the brink of open war. Fighting occurred along the entire shared border from the beginning of the year until November. The most notable engagement was the Battle of Argantodunon in May, during which Raginheimer forces advanced into and occupied the town for one month before being forced to withdraw. The conflict subsided after Raginheim's retreat, with no further major offensives conducted by late November. Nevertheless, sporadic border warfare continued for decades thereafter.
Throughout the 1070s to 1090s, despite the existence of the Toutia laws, many regional leaders continued to abuse their authority. Some declared themselves permanent rulers and abolished electoral processes, particularly in the western and eastern regions. In these areas, regional administrations increasingly developed independent military forces, a trend that later spread to parts of the north and south. Many leaders became authoritarian rulers who systematically exploited the population. The situation worsened when the western region of Riganta declared itself an independent state and withdrew from the Council, prompting other regions to follow. This wave of secession sparked widespread public outrage, as many citizens viewed these actions as a betrayal of the nation. Popular demands for national unity were met with repression, strict surveillance, and force by separatist leaders.
Recognizing the severity of the crisis, the Council and its remaining members called for a popular uprising to overthrow what they described as illegitimate and reactionary regimes. This movement, known as the National Insurrection, was officially declared on 27 June 1097, following violent clashes between civilians and regional forces in the western region of Vernodria. The insurrection marked one of the most chaotic and bloodiest periods in Lepondunonian history and continued for nearly two decades. While separatist movements in the north and south were largely suppressed during the early stages, the primary theaters of conflict were concentrated in the eastern and western regions, where separatist strongholds were most entrenched. The Council, in coordination with regional insurgent forces, established a unified front against these regimes.
On 3 October 1099, the Eastern March commenced as the first comprehensive and large-scale campaign against multiple eastern regimes. After three months of sustained fighting, the first regime, Tegara, collapsed due to overwhelming opposition forces and internal disorder within its military. Following repeated defeats across several locations, the regime formally surrendered, and its leader was captured while attempting to flee. Three months later, the regime of Catura also fell under similar circumstances. Despite their defeats, both regions continued to harbor active opposition forces, creating significant challenges to post-conflict stabilization. As two regimes collapsed, the remaining separatist governments reinforced their armed forces and reorganized their military structures. The front lines eventually reached a stalemate, and the Eastern March officially concluded in February 1100, when the Council was no longer able to advance further into separatist territory.
The conflict remained in a state of strategic stalemate until the commencement of the Second Eastern March on 19 June 1101. This military operation, coordinated with indigenous insurgent forces operating within the eastern territories, enabled Council forces to penetrate significantly deeper into enemy defensive positions, albeit at considerable cost in personnel and materiel.
The Battle of Ualunon, fought on 30 July 1101, represented the operation's most severe engagement in terms of casualties. When Council forces laid siege to the fortified position, the remaining separatist defenders refused capitulation and continued resistance despite catastrophic supply shortages and deteriorating operational conditions. Upon recognizing the inevitability of defeat, approximately thirteen thousand separatist combatants committed mass suicide. The final separatist soldier present immolated the bodies of his fallen comrades before taking his own life, resulting in the complete cremation of all remains at the site.
While the Second Eastern March failed to compel the surrender of any separatist regime, Council forces successfully secured and occupied multiple strategic locations, including Ualunon and Aritialon. The operation concluded on 21 December 1101 at the Battle of Uindobrix Hill, where Council forces proved unable to capture the position despite a sustained four-month siege.
Merely one year following the Second Eastern March, separatist forces launched a coordinated offensive campaign, initiating with the Katu-Segon Operation on 7 January 1102, advancing from positions along the Segorios River. While Eastern separatist forces encountered difficulties in their advance against Council positions, Western forces demonstrated superior organization and combat effectiveness, compelling Council forces into tactical withdrawal.
During this period, Council-controlled territories experienced extensive sabotage operations conducted by separatist cells operating within the Southern and Northern regions, significantly complicating defensive operations. Although Council forces managed to maintain defensive positions at the Ritualon Fortress—a fortification complex extending approximately fifteen kilometers—the combined West-East offensive continued with sustained aggression until its official termination on 24 July 1102.
Immediately following the conclusion of the offensive, all separatist regimes within the Western and Eastern regions unified to establish a consolidated political entity: the Lepondunon United Regions (LUR). The Council responded by reorganizing military units and developing enhanced defensive doctrines to counter the increasingly formidable adversary.
Throughout the period spanning 1102 to 1105, LUR forces conducted persistent offensive operations, progressively reclaiming territorial holdings and critical logistical corridors from Council control. The Nebulos Campaign of 1103-1105, also designated as the Battle of Mist, constituted the separatist movement's most significant military achievement, achieving breakthrough victories at five strategic locations: the Morentina region, Teguron, Brigacos, Durovia, and the Nebantia Forest Hills. These gains positioned LUR forces in proximity to the primary Council strongholds.
The fall of the Morentina region precipitated widespread panic and paranoia among remaining Council-controlled territories. However, Council leadership successfully contained the psychological crisis before systemic collapse could occur.
The Nebulos Campaign occurred during an extended period of abnormally dense fog coverage across the theater of operations, lasting approximately one year and severely limiting visibility. The separatist offensive proceeded under extreme hardship, resulting in exceptionally high casualty rates. In a macabre tactical adaptation, LUR forces utilized accumulated corpses—both friendly and enemy casualties—as protective barriers for advancing infantry. In certain sectors, separatist forces constructed defensive fortifications entirely from human remains.
This unprecedented employment of corpses as tactical implements inflicted severe psychological trauma upon Council forces, resulting in unit cohesion breakdown and tactical disarray when confronted with such scenes. The Morentina region fell in May 1104. Separatist forces subsequently replicated these tactics to expedite the capture of remaining target locations. While LUR continued employing these methods following the Nebulos Campaign, their effectiveness diminished significantly as Council forces implemented psychological conditioning protocols to maintain operational stability when encountering such practices.
Despite operating under strategically disadvantageous conditions, Council forces maintained defensive integrity and sustained morale among remaining allied regions. Following campaigns in 1105 and 1106, LUR forces significantly reduced offensive operations, having exhausted their capacity to conduct major attacks due to severe attrition and their inability to penetrate Council defensive lines. Both belligerents entered a protracted stalemate characterized by numerous tactically insignificant engagements.
During this period, most insurgent forces operating within Council territory were successfully suppressed. Within LUR-controlled territory, two significant resistance organizations—Comtagi and Exsarti—continued active opposition.
In 1108, Council forces, in coordination with Comtagi and Exsarti resistance movements, initiated Operation Rupta: a clandestine infrastructure project involving the excavation of extensive tunnel networks connecting resistance strongholds with Council-held positions. These tunnels served dual purposes as troop movement corridors and supply conduits.
Excavation was conducted exclusively through manual labor, as mechanized equipment would generate acoustic signatures detectable by LUR forces. The initial connection phase required approximately two years to complete. Subsequently, engineers expanded the network, establishing multiple arterial passages throughout LUR territory. Each tunnel route incorporated concealed access points enabling forces to emerge within enemy-controlled areas for surprise offensive operations. However, excavation progress remained deliberately slow, requiring meticulous planning to prevent detection.
In August and November 1109, Council forces recaptured Moricos and Teguron, respectively, establishing strategic advantage. However, Council forces proved unable to exploit these gains sufficiently to achieve decisive battlefield advantage.
The strategic calculus shifted dramatically following the Morinos Massacres, during which LUR forces systematically eliminated Comtagi and Exsarti resistance fighters in April to July 1110. LUR command authorized comprehensive operations to identify and eliminate any suspected members of these organizations.
Capitalizing on this development, Council authorities initiated a mass propaganda campaign, producing extensive documentation of the events with deliberate exaggeration, portraying LUR forces as indiscriminately executing civilian populations for political expediency. Council propaganda characterized the LUR regime as a ruthless, sanguinary administration. These materials were disseminated via aerial delivery systems. While many distribution devices were destroyed upon entering LUR airspace, sufficient quantities survived to generate widespread distrust within LUR-controlled populations.
This propaganda offensive precipitated significant civilian defection to Council allegiance, with numerous individuals volunteering their support and utilizing the Rupta tunnel network to reach Council territory. This influx substantially reinforced Comtagi and Exsarti resistance forces.
Following extensive strategic planning and operational preparation, the Spring Advancing commenced in early 1112—a massive, full-scale combined offensive representing the Council's final major operation, executed in coordination with resistance forces. The offensive proceeded with exceptional speed and aggression, supplemented by continuous sabotage operations within LUR territory, overwhelming LUR command's capacity to formulate coherent defensive responses.
In February 1112, thousands of soldiers simultaneously emerged from Rupta tunnel access points throughout LUR territory, launching coordinated attacks deep within enemy-controlled areas. This sudden multi-point infiltration catastrophically destabilized LUR defensive capabilities. Within five months of the offensive's initiation, LUR forces had lost the majority of strategic locations and territorial holdings.
LUR supreme commander Segomaros Dunoricnos died by self-inflicted gunshot immediately before rebel forces could effect his capture at Riganta, the LUR's primary and original stronghold.
Surviving LUR forces executed a fighting withdrawal to the Pressalon Mountain Range, where challenging terrain significantly impeded Council forces' ability to achieve immediate decisive victory. Following two years of futile resistance, remaining separatist forces surrendered. Their commander, Tacitos Rissacon, was captured alive and subsequently executed five years after his apprehension.
On 15 June 1114, the National Insurrection was officially declared terminated.
The war left the entire nation in ruins. Extensive infrastructure and buildings were destroyed, the economy remained stagnant due to the prolonged conflict, and mass trauma and refugee displacement became widespread phenomena. The Uindobriga region had been ceded to Raginheim in 1110 through territorial demands, which Lepondunon reluctantly accepted to avoid overextending military resources across multiple fronts.
The reconstruction solution remained disputed within the Council, with each regional leader proposing approaches suitable to their respective territories. The restoration era proceeded slowly and with considerable organizational difficulties, particularly toward the Eastern and Western regions where substantial portions of the population continued to distrust the Council.
Under the universal policy Biontialu, regional leaders were temporarily granted authority to distribute basic necessities and directly supervise reconstruction efforts. The state began recovering toward the end of 1114. During this period, regional leaders also worked to enhance and strengthen their respective cultural traditions and practices.
Just one year after the National Insurrection concluded, multiple art movements emerged. The most notable included:
Nebulist movement, where artists employed obscured, fog-like techniques to depict partially hidden horrors; Subterranism, characterized by artists' obsession with subterranean themes and what lies beneath the surface; and Testimonialists, hyperrealist painters committed to documenting exactly what transpired during the conflict.
After four years, the nation recovered to pre-war economic levels, though the psychological scars of the civil war continued to profoundly affect those who experienced the conflict, especially soldiers from both sides.
In 1117, the Council decided to restrict the authority of regional leaders to prevent future power abuse and grant the populace greater voice and agency in decision-making processes. Regional leaders would henceforth function as guides rather than absolute decision-makers.
By 1120, Lepondunon began developing its society comprehensively. Each region strengthened its self-governance structures and maintained stability, with Western and Eastern regions gradually adapting to this administrative framework. Communication and transportation infrastructure improved significantly, facilitating easier inter-regional connectivity.
During this period, the Rupta tunnel network was reconstructed to serve as a novel transportation system between regions. The tunnels were reinforced with more solid and stable construction, while also being preserved as historical monuments and strategic assets for potential future conflicts. The network continued expanding throughout the nation, developed into multiple layers with complex engineering planning.
The state continued developing and improving, yet the Council faced the strategic dilemma of retaking Uindobriga from Raginheim, recognizing that the only viable method would be through armed conflict. However, having just emerged from a civil war, the Council remained uncertain whether the nation was prepared for another military engagement, particularly against Raginheim, whose superior chemical weapons capabilities gave Lepondunon considerable pause.
After extensive deliberation, they decided to postpone action, unwilling to provoke the entire Thauris Republic, which included Morthen and Hleidisland as constituent members.
In 1132, Lepondunon established the War Art Exhibition to honor those who experienced the National Insurrection. This exhibition included works from artists who had lived in former LUR territories. The nation continued addressing the psychological trauma that haunted citizens affected by the war.
Throughout 1137-1142, Lepondunon actively engaged in border conflicts with Raginheim over the Uindobriga region. The scale and participation in these confrontations peaked at approximately two thousand combatants with multiple armored vehicles and war machines. At one point, Lepondunonian forces penetrated into the Uindobriga region and maintained occupation for several months.
Fearing escalation into total war, Lepondunon withdrew all troops in 1142. However, in subsequent years, both states continued to witness multiple border skirmishes.
Despite the state achieving genuine peace and stability across regions, several clandestine groups remained active in opposition to the Council. These were remnants holding separatist and extremist ideologies from the previous conflict. They captured several regional leaders and civilians, holding them as hostages and issuing threats throughout the state. Some hostages were tortured to generate greater public attention.
Recognizing that a measured response might embolden these movements, the Council ordered a massive purge to eliminate these ideologies permanently: the Painting of Red in 1161. Multiple group members were eliminated, many captured and scheduled for execution. The purge lasted three months, during which the majority of key members were neutralized, but investigations continued for approximately three years before being officially declared concluded.
In 1195, when the Thauris Republic collapsed due to the Zeta Flu pandemic and the ensuing chaos from the disease outbreak, Lepondunon swiftly declared war on Raginheim—which had become an independent state—to reclaim the Uindobriga region on 16 March.
Although Raginheim did not suffer consequences as severe as Hleidisland, it experienced civil unrest and political instability following the fall of Thauris, causing disorganization within its military command structure. Utilizing rapid operational tactics and overwhelming force deployment, Lepondunon successfully recaptured the region after one month. Raginheim accepted the territorial loss and withdrew.
Following this victory, a defensive fortification line was constructed across the region, and a complex tunnel system was secretly excavated underground.
In June 1213, Lepondunon began enhancing its military technology, particularly focusing on psychological acoustic weapons capable of generating eerie sounds on the battlefield. Many of these speaker systems were installed underground, creating the auditory illusion of movement beneath the surface. Numerous speakers were also integrated into other military equipment and vehicles.
On 3 June 1234, another war erupted between Lepondunon and Raginheim. During the initial years, Lepondunon deployed only limited forces, anticipating this would constitute another border conflict.
Raginheim began deploying chemical agents, disseminating them across multiple Lepondunonian regions via aerial platforms. These agents caused mass civilian casualties, with most fatalities resulting from asphyxiation as the chemicals destroyed the respiratory system. The environment suffered long-term contamination, with certain zones rendered permanently uninhabitable due to the concentration of toxins. This escalation forced Lepondunon into total war mobilization.
With superiority in weapons of mass destruction, Raginheim forces penetrated deeper into Lepondunonian territory. Lepondunonian forces encountered multiple operational difficulties due to the widespread deployment of chemical agents during the offensive.
The Raginheim offensive was halted only when Lepondunon deployed its acoustic machinery, creating severe psychological effects on Raginheim forces across the entire front. The conflict ultimately reached a stalemate between 1237 and 1239.
During this period, Lepondunon exploited its tunnel network infrastructure, conducting multiple series of surprise attacks directly within enemy-controlled areas. These offensive operations could persist for a week or even a month. When the Council determined an offensive could no longer be sustained, they ordered tactical withdrawal through manhole access points. These operations generated mass fear among Raginheim soldiers.
Despite Raginheim efforts to sabotage the tunnels using explosive ordnance and chemical agent dispersal, the complex engineering of the tunnel network prevented complete destruction, and numerous offensive operations continued throughout the war.
The most notable operation was Katuwolcos (August 1238-April 1239), during which multiple assaults occurred across Lepondunonian territory under Raginheim control. The most significant engagement was the Battle of Uxella, where combat occurred primarily during nocturnal hours combined with acoustic weapons deployment. Multiple units penetrated to the city center, causing organizational chaos among enemy forces. The battle lasted from September to 20 December 1238, when Raginheim was forced to establish an emergency evacuation corridor through which only a few survivors escaped.
Other symbolic battles included Dubrona and Segomagos. Lepondunon employed hit-and-run tactics, utilizing the complex tunnel systems surrounding these areas with multiple manhole access points. Engagements occurred continuously throughout day and night cycles, with Lepondunonian units rotating in shifts. When one unit completed its assault in the morning and retreated through manholes, another would emerge and continue operations in the afternoon, then evening. Despite Raginheim's massive deployment of chemical agents, these attacks could not be halted due to the composite nature of the tactics. Dubrona and Segomagos were eventually recaptured in November 1238 and February 1239, respectively. Multiple other strategic locations ultimately fell back to Lepondunonian control.
However, Lepondunon could not recapture the Uindobriga region. Most tunnels were heavily fortified and strictly guarded, with Raginheim concentrating all defensive efforts on this sector.
In early 1240, Lepondunon's Northeastern sector remained critically vulnerable. This area lacked extensive tunnel infrastructure because the geological composition proved unsuitable for tunnel construction, and most well-trained troops were committed to the Uindobriga front.
Exploiting this weakness, Raginheim executed a rapid advance with overwhelming force combined with aggressive chemical dispersal. Raginheim forces captured multiple regions, causing the collapse of Lepondunonian military organization in this sector.
Recognizing that continued fighting would inevitably cause additional losses and suffering, Lepondunon agreed to a peace treaty, signed on 18 March 1240. Lepondunon was required to cede the Uindobriga region to Raginheim and pay substantial war reparations.
This devastating defeat generated massive humiliation among the Lepondunonian population, and widespread disagreement erupted throughout the nation.
Multiple incidents of social unrest erupted across the entire state. The loss of Uindobriga to Raginheim was perceived as a betrayal by the Council and another national disgrace. Multiple regional leaders were forced to abdicate their positions.
This crisis placed the state in an emergency condition. For the first time, the state proposed a single executive leader who could stabilize the situation—temporarily suspending the authority of regional leaders with all power and authority concentrated in one individual. At the time, this was Ateginos Atepokios, a Council member who was elected to govern the state during this critical period.
Understanding the discontent of the populace, he delivered a national address to all citizens of Lepondunon. The speech acknowledged the people's displeasure and offered apologies for the devastating outcome. He pledged that Lepondunon's glory would be restored and reminded the people that unity was essential for post-war recovery.
This address provided some measure of reassurance to the citizenry. Many protests were managed by the temporary national guard. The state's immediate priority was reconstructing all affected areas from the war, especially in the Southern region, followed by remediation of zones heavily contaminated by chemical agents.
The war's consequences were mitigated within two years under Atepokios's leadership. The state continued enhancing cultural traditions and practices throughout this period.
Before restoring the authority of regional leaders, Atepokios implemented an emergency contingency protocol: the Council would elect one member to serve as the conventional and official head of state. This emergency provision would only be activated during wartime or periods of state disorder, with normal governance structures restored once the situation was resolved. This framework improved state organization for future conflicts.
Recognizing the catastrophic threat posed by Raginheim's chemical agents, Lepondunon initiated sustained efforts to develop chemical countermeasures and protective technologies beginning in 1242.
On 7 July 1249, the leader of Albiako, Katuualos Andetonios, was found deceased in his office under mysterious circumstances. The cause of death was determined to be poisoning, with toxins detected in his drinking water. This death remained unsolved due to insufficient evidence and absence of witnesses.
The incident triggered widespread paranoia throughout the state, generating fears that a clandestine force was silently pursuing vengeance and potentially planning further attacks. However, after months of investigation, security forces concluded the death resulted from personal vendetta, though the specific motives remained undetermined. Following this assassination, security protocols were enhanced across all regions.
In 1251, a new art movement emerged: Kanta, focusing on revealing the invisible order of the world rather than mimicking reality, employing abstraction and conceptualizing art as a threshold between realms.
Throughout the 1250s-1260s, Lepondunon covertly supported populations within the Uindobriga region, continuously encouraging them to rise against Raginheim authority. These operations primarily occurred through secret auxiliary tunnels constructed to evade detection by Raginheim forces monitoring the primary tunnel networks.
During this period, another art movement called Briganta emerged, advocating the use of symbolic imagery, shared mythological narratives, and public ritual art to awaken collective identity among populations within the region. These works were primarily carved into stone and everyday objects, facilitating widespread dissemination. Musical compositions also played a significant role in this movement.
On 3 October 1268, an insurgent force known as Touta Rigos Uindos (TRU) emerged and launched an uprising against Raginheim with backing from Lepondunon. The uprising succeeded, compelling Raginheim to grant the region autonomous status, though it remained under Raginheim surveillance.
Following the uprising's success, Lepondunon strengthened its support for the autonomous zone while planning future offensive operations using Uindobriga as a strategic foothold.
During this period, relations between Lepondunon and Tavrikon intensified once again over the Senkego area. The agreement for joint administration of this territory by both nations was approaching expiration after 150 years, and neither side could determine definitive ownership. Another treaty proposing neutralization of the zone as shared territory proved impractical. After numerous failed negotiations, both sides threatened military action.
Following the escalation of the Second Great War, Lepondunon declared war on Tavrikon on 31 March 1291, reigniting the conflict over the Senkego area.
At the conflict's outset, Lepondunon conducted multiple offensive operations, deploying acoustic weapons to suppress enemy forces and generate psychological fear. Within one month, most of the Western sector of Tavrikon fell to Lepondunonian control. However, this area was subjected to continuous assault by Tavrikon's advanced missile systems, causing significant disruption to transportation and defensive operations. Lepondunon continued advancing slowly amid difficulties in communication and logistics.
The Battle of Salvika on 24 July 1291 constituted the most intense engagement of that year. It lasted five months with continuous Lepondunonian offensives. This marked the first battle where acoustic weapons were deployed at maximum capacity. Hundreds of different sounds—designed both to impair auditory function and traumatize soldiers—played continuously across the entire city throughout the battle.
The acoustic bombardment was so intense that many described the noise levels as capable of inducing insanity. Nevertheless, Tavrikon soldiers refused to surrender despite exhaustion from sound preventing sleep. Combat occurred in every house and available corner, creating chaotic conditions where frontline positions became indistinguishable. Soldiers fired upon anything perceived as enemy forces, resulting in the highest friendly fire casualty rate of the entire war.
Although Lepondunon captured the city, its losses nearly equaled those of Tavrikon. As forces advanced deeper into enemy territory, progress slowed and individual battles lasted longer. A stalemate between Lepondunon and Tavrikon developed by mid-1292. Lepondunon considered excavating tunnels but determined this would excessively prolong the conflict.
When leadership assessed that the Tavrikon front had stabilized, Lepondunon, in coalition with the Uindobriga autonomous zone, declared war on Raginheim on 5 May 1293. The primary objective was reclaiming the Uindobriga region.
Anticipating that Raginheim expected this declaration, Lepondunon adopted defensive postures across the Uindobriga region rather than conducting full-scale offensives. Multiple limited operations were initiated to maintain pressure on Raginheim but were ultimately halted.
Beginning in July 1293, a series of chemical agent releases dispersed across Lepondunonian airspace. These represented hybrid formulations of multiple chemical toxins producing horrifying effects on anyone accidentally exposed through inhalation.
The most common symptoms included victims experiencing immense pruritus across their entire body and sensations comparable to being burned alive. Organ systems would rapidly fail shortly after interaction with the agent, with death by poisoning occurring within approximately ten minutes of exposure. Citizens were instructed to seek shelter within underground tunnel systems for extended periods—days or even weeks—due to the aggressive chemical dispersal campaigns.
Lepondunon maintained primarily defensive positions on both fronts, having achieved its strategic objectives, with acoustic weapons deterring many enemy operations.
On 6 February 1294, another massive chemical agent release occurred across the entire Uindobriga region where Lepondunonian forces were most concentrated. This event became known as the Yellow Mist due to the gas's distinctive coloration. Anyone inhaling this agent suffered permanent blindness and internal hemorrhaging—the deadliest chemical weapon Lepondunon had encountered. The entire sky transformed to yellow, and the mist proved extremely persistent, remaining without evaporating for twenty-four hours.
Lepondunon attempted several offensive operations but was ultimately halted at the Rheinfahl River, remaining stalled there until the war's conclusion. The Tavrikon front showed little difference, with both sides enduring stalemate and mutual exhaustion.
The war finally concluded with the proposal of the Pax of Seraphic. Lepondunon officially signed the peace treaty on 5 July 1294. Through the Pax, the Uindobriga region was transferred to Lepondunon, while the Senkego area was ceded to Tavrikon after extensive negotiations.
Following the armistice, the nation rapidly entered a reconstruction era, focusing on restoring infrastructure and remediating chemical agent contamination. The war was proclaimed a victory for Lepondunon, having reclaimed Uindobriga after considerable hardship.
In October 1295, Lepondunon established diplomatic relations with Raginheim for the first time, united by common adversaries. Initially limited, their relationship gradually developed into a formal alliance. One year later, Lepondunon opened diplomatic channels with Morthen, establishing another alliance.
In 1317, a massive reconstruction of the tunnel network commenced, aimed at improving fortification and logistical systems. Each layer was redesigned with more sophisticated structure and complexity, with plans to construct additional layers deeper beneath the surface. Certain zones were engineered to be habitable environments.
On 28 November 1329, the legendary painting "Stone and Storm" was discovered after centuries of being considered irretrievably lost. Painted by Celasios Brentenos, the work depicts a high alpine pass at dusk, where jagged mountains frame a narrow valley. At the center stands a great standing stone, fractured down its center, emanating faint pale blue and amber luminescence. In the distance, a storm approaches the stone.
On 5 December 1354, a new state representative was elected: Virognatos Alpios. The state continued developing until the outbreak of the Third Great War of Eldervale.
Idealology: Cromatis Moniatu Nertion (CMN)
The foundational objective of CMN is the construction and preservation of a political and social framework in which individual and collective distinctiveness is actively protected, cultivated, and recognized as the primary source of collective strength, adaptability, and resilience. CMN rejects the premise that social cohesion requires uniformity and instead affirms that durable stability emerges from the balanced and respectful coexistence of difference. It is grounded in the belief that pluralism—the presence of multiple identities, cultures, beliefs, and ways of life—is inherently valuable and indispensable to a healthy civilization. Individuals and voluntarily constituted communities possess the right to define and pursue their own purposes, meanings, and expressions free from coercive standardization, as autonomy is the foundation of authentic identity and moral agency.
Social order is understood as a state of dynamic equilibrium, achieved not through imposed sameness but through continuous interaction among diverse elements. CMN therefore opposes all forms of hegemony that seek to impose a singular identity, hierarchy of value, or universal purpose upon society, and affirms the principle of necessary difference, holding that a society must legally and culturally protect the mechanisms that generate and sustain diversity across generations.
Collective identity must arise from the ground up through voluntary association, never through top-down imposition, and the role of the state is defined by the Mosaic Imperative: to function as the structural frame and binding medium that allows distinct elements to retain their integrity while forming a cohesive whole, rather than overwriting them with a single imposed narrative. CMN affirms that human beings are inherently diverse in thought, creativity, temperament, and aspiration, and that this diversity constitutes the fundamental resource of human progress; efforts to suppress or homogenize it result in psychological alienation, social conflict, and the erosion of innovation.
The ideal state envisioned by CMN guarantees both negative rights—freedom from coercion in matters of identity, belief, and expression—and positive rights—equitable access to resources enabling individuals and communities to develop and express their unique character. In this framework, the state serves as a neutral arbitrator among distinct groups, enforcing peaceful coexistence without adjudicating the relative worth of differing identities, while maintaining a vigilant defense against any cult of uniformity or supremacy and actively fostering "difference infrastructure," including protected cultural spaces, innovation grants, and open platforms for the exchange of diverse ideas, thereby sustaining plurality not as a temporary condition but as a permanent and essential feature of a free and resilient society.