Duchy of Chuacia

The Duchy of Chuacia is a North-Western Duchy in the Kingdom of Wermania. It is home to the Chuacians and borders the duchies of Aclium, Ogror, Bruuckzell and Esmijan. To the South are the Ferral Mountains and the Iron River, to the East the Ogror desert and to the North and the West the Aclian Sea.

First mention (-10.000)
The first known mention of Chuacia was in -10.000, in a Desert Legends religious text. The Chuacians then lived around lake Ogro with the Ogrorians.

First war of the Ogro Lake (-8.000 to -7.000)
The co-existence with the Ogrorians was not a peaceful one. Between -8.000 and -7.000, they kicked out the Ogrorians, forcing them to flee through the desert. The most likely cause for the two groups to become hostile is overpopulation. After the First war of the Ogro Lake, the Chuacians became the only group of peoples around the Ogro Lake, being dominant for hundreds of years.

Second war of the Ogro Lake (-6.000 to -5.000)
In -6.000, the Ogrorians, hardened by their exile in the desert, attacked the Chuacians around Lake Ogro, who were at the time badly prepared. By the year -5.000, they forced out the Chuacians, who had to flee into the desert.

Exile from Lake Ogro (-5.000 to -900)
From -5.000 to -1.000, the Chuacians roamed the desert and the fields, looking for a place to call home. In -2.000, the House of the Fritz took the leadership of the Chuacians, reforming what was a loose band of exiles into a structured state. In the year -900, they settled in what is now the Northern part of the duchy of Chuacia.

The Kingdom of Chuacia (-900 to -550)
The House of Fritz, by conqest, made their lands larger. Between -900 and -650, they steadily expanded to almost twice their size in -900. But their progress was halted when the massive armies of Bruuckzell, who just conquered Ogror, marched towards them. In -600, the Bruuckzellian armies entered the capital of Chuacia. The current head of the House of Fritz fled, trying to fight a guerilla campaign. But in -550, they had to surrender.

Reform under Wermania (-550 to -350)
Before the Duchy expanded, the House of Fritz governed a few cities under Bruuckzell, holding only the title of a count.

The Duchy, in its current state, was formed in -350, when Fer-anck I reformed his kingdom. The noble family of Fritz was kept in place, with Duke Arno I being the first Duke to rule Chuacia under Wermania. The size of Chuacia expanded massively, being almost five times as large as before the Bruuckzellians invaded.

Expedition to the New World (23)
An expedition, led by Speer Fritz, the nephew of Duke Hans, landed at the coast of the New World. Their goal was to take over the lands of the natives. What the expedition didn't account for was that the natives were more organised than they expected. During a decisive battle, Speer was killed by Duke Hagar Dejrip of Pesite. When the surviving members returned home and reported the death of Speer, Duke Hans decided to abdicate to his younger brother and live as a peasant. His wife and brother talked him out of this and Hans, with newfound decisiveness, continued to lead his people.

Purchase of lands (33)
Duke Hans Fritz purchased a strip off land from the county of Darjin in the duchy of Esmijan. Altough the land held no cities, it has a strategic importance.

Culture
The culture of Chuacia is centered around argiculture. The duchy is famous for it's wine-making, a relic from when they used to make wine at Lake Ogro. The duchy is home to may cities along the road connecting Alium to Ushen, which was created by the Wermanian king.