British colonists were sailing along the Pacific Ocean and within the
distance they spotted a family of islands. Deciding to ignore the
order given to them by their captain, they mutinied and changed their
route, heading for the islands.
Upon reaching the shore, they soon realized that the lands were
uninhabited and free for the taking. The group of colonists would
then become rogue and seize the islands for themselves, naming them the
"Republic of Grennia" and never returning to Great Britain
to report back to the King about their findings. As for the captain, he
was never seen after the mutiny.
A Divided Grennia and the World Wars: 1868-1945
This moment of prosperity would come to an end in 1868, during the Meiji
Restoration. Imperial rule was restored into Japan and as a result, the
country was looking to expand it’s empire. Due to Grennia’s close
proximity to Japan, Emperor Meiji had intention to annex Grennia to the
Japanese empire. Great Britain and the USA would soon join in on the
pursuit of acquiring the islands of Grennia, causing the trio to debate of
who shall reign over its islands. An agreement was made through the
Anglo-Japanese Alliance in 1902, with the trio coming to a unanimous
decision of delegating cities amongst themselves. Japan was to hold
control of Gekkouga City, the British holding control of Gekogashira City,
and the US was to hold control of Keromatsu and Satogeko City. The
alliance would remain strong and in effect throughout all of WWI, with the
citizens of the imperialised Grennia offering its support to the three
nations until relations between Japan and the Western world soured.
With
the Great Depression in the 1930s and the rise of fascism in Japan,
Britain and the USA had to quickly decide what to do with Grennia in case
of another war. Britain quickly came up with a solution to take all the
islands from Japan and the USA to fortify them. The USA allowed the
annexation, but Japan did not and in July of 1940 Grennia was forcibly
annexed by Japan after the British were forced to surrender. Throughout
the rest of WWII, Japan held onto the islands and committed many
atrocities on the local population.
British Grennia: 1945-2005
With WWII over, Japan agreed to surrender Grennia wholly to Great Britain
once again, this time under peaceful terms. Throughout the 1950s and into
the 1980s, Grennia's economy boomed under lots of Japanese and
American economic investment. In the late 1960s, local Grennians vowed for
independence and efforts were made, however they quickly fell apart due to
a lack of organised resistance and a referendum showing a narrow 53.4% No
vote..
Around the same time, the post-war boom dramatically
slowed down and the economy grew more stagnant, along with renewed calls
for independence from Britain's empire now down to very few remaining
colonies. On February 28, 1995, Britain finally signed an agreement with
various local pro-independence groups and agreed to give Grennia full
independence in ten-years' time, in 2005.
Transition to Independence: 1995-2005
Upon the signing of the Grennian-British Transitional Agreement in 1995,
the Grennian Republic would begin to take steps to function as an
independent country for the next century and millennium. The concept of
developing a Constitution was favoured amongst most citizens and within
days of the signing of the agreement, work on the first draft had begun.
Along with the creation of the Grennian Constitution, citizens would see a
rise of new political parties ranging from the Green Party to the Social
Labour Party. These parties would adopt the traits of those in other
countries, advocating for their ideology when put into office.
As
the day of independence grew nearer, the Grennian people were quick to
realize they needed more time for the grandiose execution of gaining
independence and functioning with minimal to no error. On February 24
2005, Grennia requested they be given an extension to complete their
preparations to which Great Britain agreed. On May 6th 2005, the Republic
of Grennia declared and gained their independence from Great Britain,
along with the signing of their own Constitution in an extravagant
ceremony on Capitol Hill in Gekkouga City.
Post-Independence: 2005-Present
After independence, Grennia continued to prosper once again now as a newly
independent nation throughout the late 2000s and 2010s. But on March 11,
2011, disaster struck when a Magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami struck
the coast of Japan, devastating Grennia as well. The economy quickly
recovered though largely in part due to foreign investment and aid. The
rest of the 2010s was relatively uneventful for Grennia, with the economy
only growing.
In February of 2020, the first COVID-19 case was
documented in Grennia, grinding the boom of the 2010s to a halt. The
nation was also put on lockdown for 3 months and preventative measures
were in place until early 2022.
Later on, during the election
of 2025, a referendum was held in Satogeko City to allow it to function as
a fully socialist "special autonomous region" within Grennia.
With a resounding 56.1% vote for Yes, protocols were soon put in and on 22
June 2025 the Satogeko City People's Autonomous Region was declared.