Desovo

Principality of Desovo Kneževina Desovo (Кнежевина Десово)
The Three-pronged blade of the Desovan emblem, placed before a globe representing defiance against all that would attack.
Motto		"Od tuge do snage, od poraza do pobede." - Sorrow to strength, Defeat to Victory.
Common Name		Desovo
Demonym		Desovan
Official languages		Laythi, Kalbanian
Currency		Royal Deisonar or Deisonar
Politics
Capital		Castasus
Government		Semi-Constitutional Monarchy
Regent		Ian Zanu
Demography
Ethnicities		88.9% Laythi 10.1% Kalban ~1% Other
Population		6,629,274
Area		41,557 km²

Desovo, officially the Principality of Desovo, is an independent nation that was formed following the assassination of Clifford Desovo and subsequent reformation of the Republic of Desovo, conducted by the current regent Ian Zanu to stabilize the nation following the significant civil unrest following his assassination.

History of Desovo

The DCDC

In the 2120s, the situation in the territories of Laythia and Troakia had deteriorated significantly to the point that criminal fiefdoms had essentially come to control peripheral parts of the region, and both governments were too preoccupied with civil unrest to address the situation in any meaningful way. During this period of hardship, Clifford Desovo, one of the community leaders, established the Desovo Civilian Defense Corps, also known as the DCDC, a paramilitary organization to maintain peace in his home province of Medsous. The DCDC would provide much-needed security to the surrounding land. In the following years, Medsous would become the safest province in the area, attracting others from surrounding territories seeking shelter from the strife of the era.

Laythia Reformation

With the significant reform of the Laythian government underway, the regions in the area began to stabilize, resulting in the return of refugees to their hometowns and villages. Several of the refugees who had relocated to Medsous would attempt to move back, only to find that during the civil unrest and subsequent reforms, a clerical error had resulted in the resident directories for several districts becoming lost, and by voting in the referendum of 2126, the government had used this information to fill in new directories, making their legal residence that of Medsous. The DCDC would attempt to work with the refugees to get their homes back; however, due to the violence that had transpired in the region, many of the homes had been destroyed, and the land had been sold or appropriated by the government for new housing developments.

Legal Issue, Alleged Treason

By 2132, the referendum had concluded, and the laythian and Troakian governments had signed the Fortis pact, uniting the two countries as one. While the newfound stability in the region was initially viewed as a boon to the residents of Medsous, the now united government of the two countries, currently known as Fortis, began investigating the affairs of the peripheral territories. In August 2133, these investigations uncovered that at no point in time had Clifford Desovo been appointed as the governor or provisional governor of Medsous. As such, the DCDC was not a state-authorized peacekeeping division or law enforcement agency, and members of the new Fortisian government demanded that the DCDC immediately cease all activity in the region and that Clifford Desovo turn himself in for a formal inquiry into all actions taken during his unauthorized governance of the region. Initially, members of the DCDC, as well as Clifford, were amenable to the demands, as the harshest potential penalty was a fine, which was well within the organization's means to pay. Following this, there would be no need to defend the region from roaming bandits. Unfortunately, three days after the demand was made, the government inspector sent to the region became inebriated in a local bar and was promptly arrested by members of the DCDC following a bar fight with a local. In response, arrest warrants would be issued for Clifford Desovo, as well as other high-ranking members of the DCDC.