Paravantir

The Republic of Paravantir, or otherwise often just referred to as Paravantir, (Paravantene: Gzhazko Parvarak; Otlamic: Aljumhuriat Barafantir) is a nation located on the northern coasts of Korasha, comprising the entirety of the Pavantar Peninsula. Paravantir is bordered to the north by the Avanoran Sea, to the east by Byblios to the south by the Paravantene Sea, and to the west by the Strait of Krezha. The nation comprises a land area of LAND AREA square kilometers, and has a population of 90'009'250 people according to the 1923 census. The capital and largest city is Paravantir, though other major cities include Khisca, Gheskai, and Yaznes.

Paravantir was the home of the ancient Paravantene Empire in the times of the ancient world. An empire built on scholarship, trade, and mercantile militarism, the empire thrived from 2880 BCE until roughly 1810 BCE, during which time its culture spread through its vast trade network throughout northern Korasha and even parts of Avanor. Their civilization gave many of the cultural aspects that would later be associated with the Avanoran Imperium to the Augustene, ensuring their cultural legacy lived long after their civilization came to an end during the four Wars of the Sea in the early imperial period. The region became a province of the Imperium throughout the rest of the BCE era, before the war between the Otlamic people from the Khudar and the imperium would break out, which would see the weakened imperial state fail to hold off the invaders, leaving the local population to fall to the Otlamic Empire. The Temple of Learning, which stood in the centre of Paravantir throughout the past 2000 years of history, was sacked and burned, and converted into a Kainist Temple by the Otlamic invaders, and