Alteross

Alteross has been neglected this whole time so I think it is the perfect place for a dictatorship, complete with a cult of personality. The majority of Eastern countries are aristocratic and thus dictatorial in a manner of speaking, with the attitude towards the ruling class ranging from rage to indifference to admiration. However, this is a far cry from Alteross, whose populace gaze upon their rulers with a fervid devotion, like Stalin's Russia and Kim Il-Sung. Schoolchildren can rattle off the names of their aristocrats, wide-eyed and breathless, though most children are ever so poor and don't have access to education. Alteross operates quite freely with the rest of the trading world and has active diplomatic relations. Does not have any ideological quarrels with any of its neighbours. However, it has a firm grasp on the hearts, bodies and minds of its peasantry with all migration prohibited and faces of its high aristocracy plastered on most public buildings (shades of red??). The peasantry wile away their miserable lives fawning over the aristocrats and slaving away in state-run farms and factories. They are the most extreme of the surrounding countries so their procedures have earned some disdain by some of their more liberal neighbours, though it hasn't yet warranted any active intervention.

Bottlewind (Bimell), Yellowcoasts, Tulipeyes, Tarladders.

Queen Stephanie kickstarted the Alterese Failed Revolution. The scourge of socialism was flourishing in the dark alleys and warehouses of the country. Stephanie was a die-hard monarchist, believing in the divine right of monarchs after a would-be assassin was struck down with a seizure before attempting to stab her, and a thrown grenade aimed towards her carriage was blown off course. Thus, Stephanie began to believe that God had chosen her specifically to rule and began taking all decision-making of the governing of the country into her own hands, convinced of her God-given inability to fail. In order to tackle the looming socialist crisis, Stephanie made some choices leading to the closure of the Alterese National Bank and the collapse of the national economy. Alteross was plunged into revolution. Peasants stormed the entire palace and brutally executed the entire royal household, with the exception of poor little Adam, which is another story altogether. It was clear to the other countries that the populace was giddy on antiestablishment fever and could descend into revolution imminently, especially exascerbated by the economic crises. Surrounding nations geared up and clamped down relentlessly on ringleaders whilst pumping out propaganda crying the benefits of monarchism. King and dukes bowed to pressure and donated huge sums to charity in order to allay skepticism. And eventually, apart from a few localised riots, socialist fever soon passed over. Most nations are glad they did not follow the example of Alteross as it has become a dictatorship much akin to North Korea after the bloody return of Adam Yellowcoast.

The infamous Alteross purges occurred between 1677 and 1680, where many millions died or were exiled upon the ascension of the dictatorial rule of Adam Yellowcoast and rest of the oligarchs ruling Alteross. Previously, the country was like the Tervan Isles and Occovavia. However, following severe economic crises as a result of Queen Stephanie's extravagant spending and ignorant socioeconomic policies, the people of Alteross rose up and overthrew the government, installing a socialist and democratic government under the guiding hand of Alexander Rosterbath. However, since I enjoy playing Dishonored so much, I'm going to steal yet another one of their ideas. The coup was sort of akin to the French Revolution, with the streets running red with blood. Referred to as the Failed Revolution. For after the royal family and aristocracy were brutally dealt with. Stephanie's son fled the country to the safety of a Bimell Set estate. They were mostly indifferent to the goings on but gave their blessing and treasuries to help Adam be restored. Fortunately, Adam was a devoted follower of the Paugexan martial art, based around stealth and lethal ghosting, all the way from Carthaya. Adam snuck in and out of Trency, taking out leading dignitaries and traitorous aristocrats, Corvo-style. And when the newly-formed republic was brought to its knees, Rosterbath viciously eviscerated beneath the noses of his personal guard and the country on the brink of total collapse, Yellowcoast swept in with a loyalist force and secured the country. Then Adam, fuelled by bloodlust and revenge, enforced a dictatorship, cult of personality and purges etc etc.