Riverlands

One of the largest regions in Cantinla, the Riverlands is home to thousands and protected by the towering mountains surrounding the ''Alenchan River Valley. The Riverlands's population is dominantly present in the river valley, rich with history and culture that has striking similarities with the Covelands''. Settlements dot the mountain regions in the valley, forming the Mountlands subregion. The capital of the Riverlands is Castelage (work in progress name) and is the headquarters of the central government and organizations like the Alenchan Guard.

Period of Reparation
Due to the Alenchan River avoiding most damage from the Continental War, the region instead spent its time rapidly allocating the mass movement of migrants into its territories from other regions. The Riverlands has repeatedly stated that they remain strong in this time of crisis.

Beginning in 942HT, The Riverlands began to pose an interest into finding a more plausible way of finding tin for various reasons and desires. In 954HT, it has now reached a deal with collaboration with the Capitol and the Covelands into making tin more affordable, as the demand for guns rise as more and more models are created.

The Alenchan culture would go over a series of transformations that are largely pointed to the mass movement of migrants into its territory, and its continued improvements in infrastructure with its mountains beginning to ease the years of isolationism that the Mountlands formerly had.

The Alenchan culture would begin to wane due to the mass migration beginning in the early Fifth age towards it an onwards, among with the increased contact with the Mountland communes.

Period of Fallovia
In 962HT, Benjamin Fallovia would be born in the Marshy Rivers subregion, to a Dusken and Alenchan Family. Benjamin Fallovia would be born with the P-stone Ability of Seas, which would allow him to effectively predict the tides and weather across the seas. Due to the critical opinions his family had of the Marshlands government, the Marshlands would make them "disappear" in 963HT, which led to increased tensions between Alencia and The Peninsulas. In 973HT, the Riverlands would appoint Fallovia as an advisor to the throne.

In 976HT, the Marshlands would go through a regime change which replaced the corrupt but less radical aristocracy with a much more extreme government, one which promoted the merging of both Marshland regions and the removal of those who are not of or descended from the Dusken culture. After they began to forcibly remove the Marshy Rivers peoples due to their heavy influence with Alenchan culture, the Riverlands would condemn the Marshlands, in addition to an embargo on Marshland goods.

Due to Fallovia being kicked out the region due to his condemnation of the exile of the people from his homeland, the Capitol and Riverlands would both threaten intervention if the Marshlands did not retract the exile of Fallovia. As a way to avoid war with the Capitol, the Marshlands would end up agreeing to let Fallovia back into the region.

Tensions would continue to rise in the Marshlands due to the actions taken by the Marshlands in the Marshy Rivers subregion. Some industies, such as Murky Waters, would directly condemn the killing of their people, which would increase the distaste the Riverlands had against the Marshlands regime. Following the San' Timir Massacre in 984HT, the Riverlands would open arms against the Marshlands, and would begin to supply riots in the Marshy Rivers.

After further massacres would continue in the subregion, the Riverlands would end up threatening that any further action taken against the Alenchan people will result in war, an unprecedented move which had not yet happened in the History of Hillclan. Due to a failed assassination attempt on Fallovia in 986HT, the Marshy Rivers would declare arms against the Marshlands, beginning the Marshlands Civil War. Due to the continued actions of the Marshlands, the Riverlands would join the Marshy Rivers in order to assist Fallovia and prevent further massacres against further peoples.

The Riverlands would assist by blockading the Marshlands, which would only be partially successful due to the different terrain and the stronger navy that the Marshlands had produced. In 989HT, the Riverlands would manage to complete a surprise landing in the Third Peninsula, due to the successful prediction from Fallovia about a cyclone that would be over the eastern Peninsulas that would delay any action.

Due to this landing, the Marshlands capitol would be captured shortly after due to the Marshlands having to split resources in order to win a two-front war. In 990HT, the Fallovian Republic would defeat the Marshlands, leading to a result that democratized the Southern Coast and would end the constant corruption that plagued the region. In the Court of San' Timir, many hundreds of Marshland Politicians and Aristocrats would be ordered to death, a controversial but also eventually accepted move.

The Riverlands global prowess would begin to wane period after 995HT due to the now increasing power of the Marshlands. Due to the new Fallovian culture taking root across the Marshlands, Alencia had caused a direct impact how to Marshlands culture. However, due to the Marshlands new values on Meritocracy, the Riverlands only would end with more competition, causing them to struggle with southern trade.

The next 20 years would end up as a period of peace for the Riverlands. However, an ever increased population has resulted in drastic overcrowding across Alencia, lowering the quality of life in the region. It will be important to note what happens in the coming years, as the Riverlands could potentially fall behind after nearly 150 years of dominance across Cantinla.

notes for next period
The Riverlands culture is now more regularly referred to as Valendia, taking its roots from the full valley the Riverlands resides in.