Ancapstands

The Ancapstandi Velevii State, more commonly known as Ancapstands, is a nation located in the Ancapstandi Peninsula in Terra Dexter. It is home to roughly 400 million people, with it's capital at Ancap.

Etymology
The name Ancapstands is a short, casual version of the Ancapstandi Velevii State, which must be used when referring to the nation in a formal discussion according to the constitution. The demonym Ancapstandi comes from the name of the capital, "Ancap," and "standi," the Velevii word for "people". The name of the capital city, Ancap, meant "west," as Ancapstands was west of the Velevii Peninsula. So, Ancapstands means "Country of the West People."

First Settlers
In 2374 BC, nomadic tribes orginating from the Xoli Plateau arrived on the territory that is today Ancapstands. When they arrived there, the Ancapstandi strait was still frozen, the last remnant of the Ice Age. However, it thawed very soon after, making Ancapstands seperated from the rest of Tarra except a small isthmus. Around 1600 BC, many of the original nomadic tribes began to settle down on the coast and formed the first civilization of the region: Drevnit. This started the Sedentaris era, meaning "First Nation" in Ancapstandi.

The Sedentaris Era
From around 1600 BC, the tribes started to create a civilization on the northern coast. Many small villages were founded, with an economy based around hunting and picking. Around 1540 BC, the citizens of the city of Sakar (today called Garuf) invented a new way to acquire food: greenhouses. Since the climate was way too cold to use basic methods of farming, the inhabitants had to find a way to keep the cultures warm enough they could survive, especially in the winter. Cities started growing really fast, the last nomadic seeing the potential of greenhouses and the inhabitants having intercourse regularly.

The Empire Age
Around 1400 BC, people began to get possessive of the resources. A charismatic person named Sadun began promising people lots of resources if they helped him take over the Dara area and accepted him as emperor. In 1379 BC, he united the area around the city of Drevnit and proclaimed himself Emperor of Dara, with his capital at Drevnit. By 1370 BC, he had conquered the entire Dara area. There were many advances during the time of the Dara Empire, such as catapults, and metal axes. However, it wouldn't last.

The Velevii Invasion
In 1200 BC, the Velevii city-state of Bardis discovered the Dara Empire using their new invention of boats. The Empire was not ready, and collapsed. Bardis took Drevnit, renaming it to the Colony of Ancap. The rest of the Dara Empire split into the Empires of Sret, Slia, and Drai. Eventually, Bardis, being the most powerful Velevii state, started expanding in both the Ancapstandi Peninsula, and the Velevii Peninsula. They then formed the Bardis-Ancap Commonwealth.

War
In 1143 BC, the other Velevii states found out about "the land of the Ancapstandi," and lots of settlers came flooding in. The Empire of Slia collapsed due to the new settlers, allowing the settlers to form the nation of Garuf. From the shock of this, Sret and Drai allied and started expanding south-west. Garuf then invaded Ancap, starting the Great Velevii War. The Velevii states, eager to get rid of Bardis, joined in, taking Bardis in a month. While Garuf was invading Ancap, Sret and Drai seized their chance, attacking Garuf. Once Garuf finally finished off Ancap, the Velevii states sent soldiers to Garuf to help them against the Darans. Eventually, Garuf realized attacking the natives was pointless, coming to the Ancap Agreement. With Garuf gaining some land, Sret and Drai became the nation of Sadara, and Garuf changed Ancap to it's capital, with the two in an alliance.

Prosperity
After that, Garuf and Sadara prospered. Garuf began referring to it's people as Ancapstandi. Around 800 BC, they found the Illirican islands on an expedition, sending settlers there in a fleet of 15 ships, commanded by General Handsara. In Veriot, the civilization they would create, the Epic of Handsara was created, they had exaggerated some details, for example saying Handsara was a hero who took his people to Veriot due to oppression from the government. In 664 BC, Garuf and Sadara united into the Ancapstandi Federation. At that point, the Sadarans were effectively Velevized, adopting the Velevii language and religion. After that, the people from Garuf would be known as North Ancapstandi, and the people from Sadara would be known as South Ancapstandi. Being united, the Ancapstandi became the most civilized of all the Velevii nations. They began an alliance with Arcaduria, which still stands to this day. Many new things would be invented in Ancapstands, such as an early form of the motor, powered by magnets. They stayed fairly similar for a very long time, up until 2021.

Military Takeover
In 2021, a group known as Ancapstandi Glory began. Soon after another group known as the Ancapstandi People's Movement began, with the two being rivals. In 2028, Ancapstandi Glory took over the country in the Ancapstandi Revolution. They felt as though the Velevii North Ancapstandi were the rightful owners of Ancapstands, renaming the Ancapstandi Federation into the Ancapstandi Velevii State, with control solely belonging to the military, making Ancapstands a military junta. Soon after, it conducted mass genocide of the native South Ancapstandi. Being obsessed with their culture, they ventured to find Veriot, to see if their legacy there continued. Using extremely old blueprints, they discovered Illiricium and Grand Northern Empire instead. Illiricium and Grand Northern Empire were in the Great Enadian War against each other, however they were forced to help each other defend Enadia from Ancapstands. The nation of MossW was on Grand Northern Empire's side, and having not been invaded by Ancapstands, they seized their chance, attacking Illiricium, defeating the Black Sun Cult. Once Ancapstands realized it wasn't Veriot, they left. Ancapstands has tried to see what Enadia was actually like when not being provoked, discovering Iowa. They instantly got off to a bad start after Iowa realized it was Ancapstands. They did manage to find an ally in the form of Hunetia though, as it would be easy considering Iowa had recently made threats against Hunetia, and they were also Velevic. Tensions with Iowa lessened, however, and they are now in an alliance.

Flag
The flag of Ancapstands is very symbolic. The black stripe is for Ancapstandi Glory, the white stripe is for the hope for peace, and the red stripe is for the bloodshed in the nation's history. The symbol of the Velevic culture, the laurel wreath, is centered in the middle. There are three 8-pointed stars, meaning altogether there are 24 points, a number sacred to the Velevii. The purple star is for Garuf, the green star is for the Velevic culture, and the golden star is for the Ancapstandi peninsula.