Sateroc

Sateroc, officially the “Our People’s Glorious Democratic Puocist State of Sateroc”, is a tyrannical dictatorship located in mainland Tengerinia. It is bordered by Woleve Atraland to the east, Icewindia to the south, and Demira to the southwest. It has one autonomous province, Cascutia, which is located in the northeast of the country. Kolkosburg is its capital, as well as its biggest city.

Saterocian history dates back to the formation of the Singocian Kingdom in the 6th century, with the area having been settled way before. However, in the 11th century, the Singocian Empire collapsed, and in the end, ended up being split into three kingdoms: Sietatia, Rocea, and Cascutia. The three kingdoms would have extreme animosity for each other, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, when the Cascutian Empire was at its height. However, Sietatia and Rocea would begin to stop hating each other, and soon enough would even become allies. Through marriage, the Saterocian Kingdom was formed in 1696.

The Saterocian Kingdom would see success at first, with the invasion of Aungoland(1706) and Cascutia(1814-1817 going successfully. The kingdom would also see large industrial developments during the 19th century, leading to relatively wealthy population. However, this luck for the kingdom wouldn’t last, and Sateroc would begin to decline. The kings also neglected the suggestions of their people, instead choosing to do what they felt was best for them. By 1923, Sateroc was extremely poor, and the country was filled with protests against the monarchy. After the 1923 Saterocian Crisis, Saroq became independent, and the king would agree to share powers with a parliament.

Even after the entire crisis, things wouldn’t get better at all for Sateroc. The economy stopped declining, however, it didn’t get better either, and instead would stagnate for most of the 20th century. Sateroc initiated the First Wheat War in 1967 against Saroq, yet it was a military and economic failure for Sateroc. In 1969, there was an attempted coup by communists, which almost succeeded, yet luckily for the government, was stopped because the communists didn’t gain enough support. In 1992, Sateroc initiated the Second Wheat War, yet it was even more of a failure than the first, as Sateroc’s armies withdrew from Saroq in just two weeks.

Following the Second Wheat War, Sateroc’s next prime ministers would begin a series of economic ad military reforms to improve the nation. After the 2005 parliamentary elections, the parliament building was bombed by communists who were unhappy with the results. Following an investigation, there was enough evidence to conclude that the Saterocian People’s Party had connections to the bombings, and the party was banned from Saterocian politics. After more than a century of no notable events, a small-scale separatist conflict started in Cascutia in 2132.

Shortly after King Monge V ascended to the Saterocian throne in 2151, an assassination attempt by a communist nationalist from the Kowenian States in 2152 caused the king to abolish the parliament with assistance from the military. This caused a wave of events, and eventually the king was overthrown in the Saterocian Revolution, and Speare Shake would become Sateroc’s first ever president. However, in late 2153, the Saterocian Civil War broke out due to monarchists in the south revolting against the revolutionary government. The revolutionary government was victorious in the conflict, which lasted seven months.

Following the victory in the civil war, famous general William Pouc overthrew the government in 2154, and established a one-man dictatorship, supported by companions in the military. Yet as time went on, Pouc became more obsessed with treating himself like a deity, and he would kill or imprison any opposition. He would die in 2163 from cancer, shortly after escalating the Cascutian Conflict, and Thomas Pouc, his brother, would take power. However, he was assassinated in 2169 by a former revolutionary, and Andres Poucwould become the next leader, and he was extremely harsh, basically turning Sateroc into a nightmare. After his death in 2197, George Pouc would become the next dictator, and he was also harsh. He would begin the Third Wheat War, and this time would be successful due to Sateroc’s large and powerful army.

Sateroc is currently one of the world’s most repressive countries, as any opposition to the dictatorship would be executed in an instant. Although Sateroc hasn’t interacted with many nations, it is part of the international League of Nations. Fortunately for Pouc, the international community doesn’t seem to care much about Sateroc’s purges and genocides. One of the best things that Sateroc has though, is its huge and powerful military.