Draconon

Draconon is a democratic country, bordered by Aludia and Renarda to the North, Aldovia to the West, and Keshal to the South. Its landmass covers around 1.59 million square miles, with the population of 480.6 Million Draconians spread out across it all.

The Dracan Defense Pact
Draconon's origins can be found in a defensive pact formed by several kingdoms in 1496. As other kingdoms sought to expand, the city-states of Dracan, Taflen, Freindorf, and Hodbek formed an alliance called the Dracan Defense Pact. As time passed, more kingdoms and city-states joined, attracted by the idea of if someone attacked, they would have someone to protect them. Eventually, so many had joined that unification was considered, and when the idea was put forward in 1670, all members of the Dracan Defense Pact agreed to unify. Thus, Draconon was born, named for the kingdom that had started it all, Dracan.

Early Draconon
Upon unification, the newborn country of Draconon got to work hammering out all the necessary requirements for a country to be able to keep itself together. Dracan was chosen as the capital city due to both its role in the forming of Draconon and its location. As Dracan was far from any other nation's border, it was less vulnerable to being easily besieged or taken. From 1670 to 1680, Draconon was a monarchy, a democratic republic replacing the monarchy in 1681.

Secession of Renarda
In 1837, a separatist movement formed in Renarda, sparked by a growing division between the native Renards and Draconian settlers. Tensions began to rise and in 1838 there were a string of attacks by Renardans on Draconian businesses along with seizing roads and rail lines that led into the region. In August, the leader of this movement sent a letter to the Draconian government, declaring independence and challenging Draconon to take their land back by force. Instead, as the current president of Draconon was sympathetic to the Renardan cause, he arranged a meeting with the recently self-declared emperor of Renarda. It is reported that when he arrived at the meeting place, he walked up to the man, shook his hand, and said "Welcome to the world, Renarda." Thus, Draconon was the first to acknowledge this fledgling nation's sovereignty, and relations between Draconon and Renarda began, improving as time went on. To this day, despite their rocky start, Renarda remains a close ally of Draconon.