Basza

Basza is a region of Canciona and Mediterrare. =Boundaries= Basza is located with mountains to the south and plains to the north. It is located around the Gulf of Basza.

Territories
There are two territories in Basza; Humerlandish Basza, and Basza the territory of the Okhostian Republic. Together, they border Haluria, RCM and the Solis FederationThe Capital of Okhostian Basza is PortBasza and is the colonial centre of Okhostia. Humerlandish Basza is a colony administered from the Raekyur Islands. =Location= Basza is located to the west of Mediterrae and is home to the Baszan mountains, where the first Scourge outbreak began. =Languages= English and Pakatorian are spoken most in Okhostian Basza. In Humerlandish Basza, Homaric and native languages may be heard. =History= In around the year -2000, the prophet Edwardsii led a small faction of repentant people across the Basza Gulf, which the Great Nephrops is said to have parted for them. They set up a country in what is now Humerlandish Basza. There, Edwardsii compiled the Law, including The Book of the Ordinances of Great Nephrops, The Book of the Services of Priests, and The (Book of) Rituals, as well as The Second Book of Edwardsii and the Other writings of Edwardsii.

The country became a theocratic monarchy, with various kings ruling until roughly -650, when the Empire occupied it. During the monarchical period The Sayings of the King Palinurus were compiled.

Astakism was outlawed by the Empire, which resulted in many religious people going into hiding.

Sometime in the first century, a man known as Homarus became a prominent teacher of Astakism. He called for major reforms to the religion and a return to the word and doctrine of Edwardsii. He and many of his followers were convinced that mission was necessary, so travelled around Basza preaching the Reform. Using the excellent roads and seaways of the Empire, the gospel reached Inutilia and Carthage within his lifetime, with churches in both. About this time he condemned the Empire's laws and was imprisoned for four years. During this time he wrote The Gospel according to Homarus and The revelation to Homarus. He was set free in the year 56, but was later apprehended and was executed in 69.

Basza was colonised by the Ficts in the early 200's. The ficts went south all the way through modern day RCM. They weren't very good at staying there though. In 270 they kicked the Ficts out and formed the Basalé Empire, lead by Jarofar I. By this time, the Empire was in decline and could do little about de facto petty empires. In 1623 the last king (Surafa XXXVI) died fighting on Peacan Hill, near Mt. Basza. For a long time it was part of the Fakatrerastazsan empire, until, during the reign of Zerov III they claimed independence (1730) in 1800 they were colonised by the Okhos Dynasty and remain part of Okhostia to this day.