Deranas

Deranas is a Duchy in Turugia

History
Deranas was founded as a province of the Vechasian Empire. It's coat of arms is the oldest still in use, consisting of the rose of the empire, and the lion of the governor.

At the time, it also consisted of the southern parts of Gråland.

When the Vechasian Empire fell, the areas of Deranas was looked upon as being haunted, and thus noone moved there. The trees started to get a foothold, and Deranas was soon mainly covered in woods: Deranas Forest. Only some areas along the rivers to its east continued to be cultivated.

In 972 a farmer, with a linage to Vechasian nobility, decided to reestablish Deranas as a political ententy, due to a increase in barbarian raids. He built a fort by the river, called Fort Herdus. The other farmers, however, resisted his attempt of centrilizing the power, and a civil war broke out in 987: The Deranian civil war. The fort was sieged for several months, and eventually gave in to lack of food and water. The fort was razed, and destroyed, so noone could ever attempt to become their ruler again. Today the ruins are known as the Herdus ruins.

In 1051, due to lack of unity and defensive structures, the farmlands were conquered by Turugia, and added as a duchy to the kingdom.