Arkasian Confederation

The Arkasian Confederation (Naearinorian: Arksayn Caelarasthalyn), also known simply as The Confederation (Naearinorian: Syr Caelarasthalyn), is a confederation of nations located primarily in Syvanirastir and Damalias but also present in other nearby landmasses, such as Altrefi. First established centuries ago, the Arkasian Confederation, like Arkasia, has endured several collapses and restorations.

History
The Arkasian Confederation originally came into being as the United Arkasian Realms which would, several centuries later, be renamed as the Arkasian Confederation. The cause for it's foundation was the dissolution of the brief but prosperous Ebon Sovereignty of Syvanirastir, which was made up of a number of nations which all fell under personal union of High King Arkius I Doomer of the First High Kingdom of Arkasia due to supposed evidence of Arkius I's being the prophesied leader to unite them all which was shared among the common Syvan mythos. When Arkius I died at the inconveniently young age of thirty-five, none of his children were accepted by all the peoples he ruled as his rightful successor, causing not only the dissolution of the Ebon Sovereignty, but also the First High Kingdom of Arkasia. Because of this, a few decades afterwards the various, now-divided Arkasian peoples and their leaders created the United Arkasian Realms in order to be able to work towards eventual, full reunification.

While full reunification has never happened, the Arkasian heartland has been reunited and once again divided several times in history, as have the United Arkasian Realms and, after it's change of name, the Arkasian Confederation. One of the primary reasons that full reunification has never occurred is that, in the aftermath of the First High Kingdom's end, the Arkasians outside of the heartland have developed more and more diversity and unique cultural identity separate from that of the heartlanders. These peoples, such as the Retanians, Staevirans and Civians, have however typically joined previously the United Arkasian Realms and, in the present-day, the Arkasian Confederation.

In the present-day, the Arkasian Confederation has not held a session of the Estates of the Arkasian Confederation in decades, and some Confederation members have even been involved in sporadic fighting with one another, particularly as Arkasia is on the brink of full dissolution once more where it would normally serve as a guiding force and leader for the other Confederation members to follow. At present, only Retania, Staevir, Civia and Drastaer still remain active in the Confederation, while over twenty other member nations have, depending upon the individual government in question, either formally or functionally ended their participation in the Confederation. It is uncertain whether this damage to the Confederation can be repaired, however some speculate that, as another of the prophesied leaders in the Syvan mythos, Arkius II Doomer may yet be able to reverse these losses.