Chernya

Chernya, better known as the Pit, is a nation in the mountains. It is inhabited by the Porcine (colloquially, pigs). It was recently annexed by Fabulon, under the direct orders of Florian Fortunato, in order to secure a port with access to the river and a labor force to construct Fort Atlas. Lord Bigot lead the operation and is the most hated man in the nation.

After years of oppression, the porcine have thrown off Bigot's rule. This revolution was sparked by the Occupy Atlas protest, in which a brace group of porcine took up residence in the Eye of Atlas. When those protesters were violently slaughtered, the revolution turnes bloody. The warehouse that Fabulon had built in the pit was firebombed. Fort Atlas, now less of a priority than when it was founded, found itself unable to stop the porcine from reclaiming their territory. With the city of the Pit devasted, the capitol has moved to Swinostok.

To the south is the neutral nation of Treetopia, the home of the owls. While uninvolved, the owls are sympathetic to the plight of the Chernyan people.

History
Long ago, Old Chernya was a thriving empire of Pigmen. However, in their arrogance, they did what they should not have. For the first time, they connected the mortal world with the Netherworld. The resulting events are termed the Contact Apocalypse. The Pigmen were consumed by the Fel energies of the Nether. To this day, their zombified remains populate the realm. The Fel exploded into the mortal world like a vacuum had been punctured. The city of Old Cheryna was blasted into the sky, leaving only a pit behind. The surface world became plagued by the undead. The Apocalypse was ended when Kahm'rhon sacrificed himself to the Netherworld, creating a balance between the nether and the mortal realm.

They believe in a messianic figure referred to as Piggy Stardust.