Pinarea

The Kingdom of Pinarea is a small state located on the southern coast of the Great Gulf. Its capital and largest city is Pinarea. Pinarea is bordered to the west by the Carbatanian Varding Coasts, to the east by the kingdom of Antipoross, and on the south by various nomadic steppe tribes.

Early History
Pinarea was founded in 14553 by settlers from the First Theddite Empire, which controlled much of the fertile coastal regions of the Great Gulf. In the 15200s, the province of Suthebas was created, encompassing the southern coast of the Gulf, and Pinarea was designated its capital. Pinarea enjoyed centuries of prosperity and growth, becoming one of the largest Theddite cities outside of the Thedda region itself. Pinarea fell under the rule of Lastilas Toranas in 16022 after the collapse of the Theddite Empire, but increasing separatism and poor administration by Lobanc led to Pinarea and the surrounding cities breaking free as soon as the Kingdom of Theddia invaded Lobanc in 16023. The Cuplanat dynasty, descended from the first Theddite Emperor Aderitas I as well as the great general Lenitac Trimenaso, had taken residence in the city for several centuries. Upon its independence, Plie Cuplanat was given the title of King of Pinarea due to his royal association and popularity among the local aristocracy.

Expansion
Pinarea was the preeminent power among the city-states of Suthebas, and one of the first to officially adopt the South Gulf dialect of Theddite as its administrative language. In 16130, Pinarea conquered its main rival, Varding, extending its borders to the Yamtushid River in the West. By 16200 after annexing the city of Radothias, Pinarea was the sole regional power in the South Gulf, stretching from the Yamtushid River to the frontier of the Second Theddite Empire.

Subject of Theddia
In 16258, the Theddian Empire had reestablished the hegemony of the West Theddites over the Gulf and Lower Thedda. Pinarea was approached by an ambassador from Lobancas that year with the demand that Pinarea become a tributary state of Theddia. Under threat of war, the King of Pinarea accepted, bringing suzerainty of the Empire to encompass the majority of previously-held Theddite lands in the Gulf.

Colonial Power
Pinarean settlers founded Thelsod in 16464, and conquered more coastline to the east, past modern Walbreach. Pinarea established a colony on the island of Kalenia, named Cape City, in 17295.

Main article: Pinarean Uprising
With the crowning of King Andras II in 17987, the people of Pinarea began feeling uneasy. Andras taxed his citizens at twice the rate of his father to fuel his lavish lifestyle and import exotic animals from the South. Tensions between the people and the King reached a breaking point in 17990 when a Sand-Wurm imported from Phiriactom broke loose from its constraints and ravaged through the central district of Pinarea, slaughtering livestock, killing dozens of people and destroying the homes of many more. The peasant folk, rather than obey the King's orders to kill the animal, drove the Wurm toward the Royal Guard. This caused the King's soldiers to attack the peasants, causing riots across the city, which spread all over the Pinarean dominion. The ensuing revolts crippled the economy and the crown's control over its land. The other nearby kingdoms saw the writing on the wall for Pinarea, and scrambled to seize as much land as possible for themselves. The entire ordeal, once the Pinarean army had crushed the rebels attempting to siege down the capital's palace, left the country in shambles. The Pinarean state was little more than a shadow of its former self, only left with a sliver of coastline and its capital.