New+Hintheria's+Updates

(Side note: feel free to check my population math. I'm not sure if I did it right. I excluded the diplomatic relations piece and the piece about immigration policy because their immigration policy is very strict and hasn't changed since the founding of New Hintheria and there are no diplomatic relations whatsoever.)

Records of Change

The population of New Hintheria is 39 million total, 9 million military, 30 million civilian. We have experienced a 30% population increase from 11.7 million total, 700 thousand military, and 11 million civilian since last year. We are projecting another 30% increase for next year.

Crops have been able to keep up with the population growth with the help of opening up more land to farm. It has also helped that much of the population is still sustaining itself by hunting. The royal court intends to meet to find potential problems and eliminate them so we can continue to be successful as a lone country.

The number of brastien bears in New Hintheria seems to be decreasing in numbers an investigation is being put into action to find the source of this issue. Until then, a nationwide ban on the hunting of brastiens will be heavily enforced. We are not able to see any significant fluctuation in any other populations and plant life is flourishing.

The new disease that was found was cured fully by a previously unknown apothecary named Apostolate Núl, who lives on the outskirts of New Hintheria, and who was able to concoct a cure from a few secret ingredients. He has given us the recipe and the instructions for distribution, should this mystery disease come up once more. When the royal court meets to discuss crops and hunting, they will also choose a name for the disease. All other diseases are in normal circulation and cure patterns.

The Gridiron and all territory in Axel remain saturated by the unexpected and unyielding supply of rain. Reports from outlying cities report that they, too, are under constant and heavy cloud cover. The war games will not start up again until the rain has stopped or a solution has been worked out. Ideas for how to keep the Gridiron dry will be heard at the next meeting.

An Article About the Rain.

The constant downpour that has fallen over New Hinteria has yet to stop and is projected to continue for many months before stopping of its own accord or being stopped manually. At this stage, nobody knows what is causing the torrential downpours but they must be stopped soon.

Crops are taking a lot of damage from the downpours. Seeds are being drowned, stunted, and have been washed away completely in many instances. New Hintheria’s population growth has fortunately been fed with enough left over from food that has been stored but the dramatic population increases combined with the stunted crops is projected to cause widespread hunger. Ice rice, the only thing that will grow in the current weather, is being planted in place of many other crops simply because food is at a great need.

The Gridiron and surrounding areas have been flooded out. It is suggested that every centaur who must leave home take major precautions when doing so, as the water level could rise very easily. With luck, the water won’t rise enough to penetrate walls. Meanwhile, scientists in the royal castle are working on a way to safeguard every home from this possible outcome.

(This takes place in the last year before we "come back.") New Hintheria: A Year In Review

This year has been truly difficult for all of New Hintheria. After entering our fourth year of constant rain and snowfall and cloud cover, food was becoming more than scarce. The burgeoning population of centaurs in New Hintheria was struggling to stay alive while farmers tried whatever they could to keep their crops from flooding out. Just when it seemed like our nation could no longer be independent of all others, Kryster Xen stepped in with the answers.

It was revealed relatively early that Axel’s own Eimon Wade was not only an experienced user of magic, but also that he was solely responsible for covering our land in clouds to cover the stars so nobody in the country could scry the stars and learn of what else he was doing.

Further investigation revealed that Eimon had started an underground group of centaurs with magic to learn how to harness his own and use their powers to succeed in his next step.

Eimon Wade was planning to take over the kingship.

The investigation couldn’t have been started too soon. Eimon was proven guilty of bringing clouds to New Hintheria’s skies but it took an intense interrogation by Kryster Xen to get this confession from Eimon. As soon as he admitted to his crime and told officials the names of everyone in his underground circle, all men were taken into custody.

Eimon’s trial was the first in all of New Hintheria’s history. Centaurs affected by his agenda came in droves, shouting for the immediate murder of Eimon Wade. In the end, Eimon and all of those in his circle were executed. The day of their executions was the first day in nearly four years that New Hintheria saw the sun.