Averra

Averra, officially The Federation of Averra (Averran: D'Federatioun vun Avechten) is a federal parliamentary republic located in eastern Avanor. The nation is a union of eleven Federal Regions which all joined at various points throughout the nation's history, some for defense and military reasons, others to expand financially, others were conquered through warfare of the other states. The nation is bordered to the north by the Midlands, to the east by Morodavia and Slovecia, to the south by Nalore, and to the west by Augustine and Caliane. The nation has a population of 13,340,296 as of the latest government census, and a land area of 224,088 km² (86,521 sq mi). The federal capital is the city of Alscheid, though other major cities include Noertlange, Knief, and Esch an de Maas.

Averra was originally the home of Proto-Midlandic speaking people known as the Achtens, though these people were subjugated in the 510s BCE to the rule of the imperials. As a province the region became a vital overland trade route, with cities such as Noertlange, Esch an de Maas, and Alscheid forming along trade routes. As the imperial era came to an end, the cities in the mountains that make up the nation's geography became nominally independent, and focused on agriculture. An Augustene invasion in the 400's CE was beaten back, as was the Midlandic invasion in the Midlandic Wars in 1102. After this, the Treaty of Alscheid created an alliance between the city states of the alliance, Kneif attempted to exert control over the other cities in 1201 however, and sparked the War of the Eisenthal, which resulted in its defeat, and the unification of more provinces.