Dinsfurd

The Kingdom of Dinsfurd or Dinsfurd is a member nation of the Azerath Nations. Dinsfurd was the first of the Azerath Nations that was not founded by a God-King and is currently the smallest nation in the Azerath Nations with a population of only 60.

The Tribal Era
The land Dinsfurd occupies today was inhabited by a small tribe that branched off from the Vulhein tribes atop the Vulhein Mesa. The tribe remained relatively isolated as their location was hard to get to and this lead the tribe to have a unique culture.

Unfortunately, shortly after the God-Kings arrived, the tribe was wiped out with all of its inhabitants being slaughtered. It is unknown who was responsible for the slaughter of the tribe but it is speculated to have been a Barbarian attack. Some historians think this unlikely since Barbarians rarely ventured as north as the tribe was located. Whatever the cause, this caused the area to be uninhabited for centuries.

Founding
Within Jiarengrad, Maud Klaktokus was the head butler for Vulkenrad the Conqueror before his death. Klaktokus was also the head of a Jiarengradian rebel group called "The Free Peoples" whom despised Jiarengrad's government and treatment of the people.

In late 1D 125, Klaktokus attempted to carry out an assassination of King Mitius III by poisoning his dinner. His plan was foiled by one of the king's guests who ate first and succumbed to the poison before the king ate. Klaktokus was actively hunted and he escaped to the mountaintop that Dinsfurd occupies today. His comrades in The Free Peoples group followed him and they established a small settlement.

By 1D 127, things had calmed down in Jiarengrad but instead of going back, Klaktokus and his group decided to establish the Kingdom of Dinsfurd with Klaktokus as their first king. The kingdom was founded to introduce a different government system than the absolute monarchies that the Azerath Nations were under. So King Klaktokus established the first constitutional monarchy in the Azerath region by establishing a voting system and a parliament that would act as the "voice of the people".

Becoming an Azerath Nation
Shortly after its founding, in 1D 160, King Klaktokus' son, King Lemred I put in an official application for Dinsfurd to join the Azerath Nations. Dinsfurd becoming an Azerath Nation was vital for the small kingdom's survival for they needed to take advantage of the Azerath Nations' free trade and free movement perks. Dinsfurd relied heavily on imports to stock its shops but it also needed freedom of movement so citizens of other Azerath Nations could shop at its shops.

The request was heavily pushed back by King Mitius IV who saw the small kingdom as a "kingdom of traitors". However, Dinsfurd's request was supported by King Draemen of Vulharenjiard and he worked to gain support from the other Azerath Nations. Eventually a vote was put forward at a Dynasty meeting and the vote passed to make Dinsfurd the newest member of the Azerath Nations and the first Azerath Nation to not be founded by a God-King.

Government
Dinsfurd has a constitutional monarchy government with a small elected parliament helping run the government with the monarch. Due to the nation's small population, the parliament is only made up of 4 politicians.

Whenever a decision needs to be made in government, a bill is put forward to the parliament. The parliament will vote on the bill and if it passes it will be sent to the King who will either approve or veto the bill. If the bill is vetoed it will be passed through the parliament once more, although the vote will be postponed for a week. During the next vote on the bill, if the bill passes through the parliament again it will automatically become ratified.

The King can only vote in order to break a tie, other than that he does not vote in parliament.

Military
Dinsfurd does not have a military and relies on the protection of the Dynasty Army. Dinsfurd does have a police force, which some of its members will be called into service for the Dynasty Army.

Banner
Dinsfurd's banner consists of a light blue background, with a blue diagonal stripe and a black diamond. The light blue symbolizes the nation's national color, the blue diagonal stripe represents the river that runs between Jiarengrad and Dinsfurd and the black diamond symbolizes the monarchy.

When Dinsfurd created its banner when it applied to become an Azerath Nation. Although at the time, it was not a rule that new Azerath Nations needed a banner, after Dinsfurd was accepted, the Dynasty nation put forward the rule that aspiring Azerath Nations must put forward a banner with their application.

Ethnic Groups
Dinsfurd's tiny population is made up completely by Humans. This is because Dinsfurd has not accepted immigrants for most of its history due to its small area.

Religion
The only religion practiced in Dinsfurd is God-King Worship. This is not due to restrictions put forward by the government on other religions, it is purely because Dinsfurd does not accept immigrants and because of that, diversity in religion is very low.

Geography
Dinsfurd sits atop a mesa that is connected to the Vulhein Mesa. The mesa that Dinsfurd sits atop is officially part of the Vulhein Mesa although some people consider it its own mesa and have nicknamed it the Dinsfurd Mesa.

Climate
Dinsfurd's climate is generally cold due to its altitude, being only a little lower in altitude than Vulharenjiard which is the coldest nation.