User blog:NinjaClockworker/Retasan: Evillious Andorra?

Hello, everyone. I haven't done a blog post in forever, but I think the topic of this one is of semi-importance. The topic of this post is Retasan, the supposed location of the epicenter of Wrath.

From what we know of Retasan, it is a fortress city near the Beelzenia empire. It was a military outpost and a trade city, and was lost to Beelzenia after Marlon attacked in EC 505. Not much else is known about the city itself. However, like most of the Evillious countries, each country or notable location is based upon a real-life location. My theory is that Retasan is based upon the small European nation of Andorra.

Andorra lies in between Spain and France (Beelzenia and Lucifenia, in EC perspective) and is less than 200 sq miles. The entire city of San Fransisco is about 230 sq miles, so Andorra (although technically a country) could fit within San Fransisco. Judging from the picture of Retasan, I would say that it is most likely around that size. Andorra was founded under a charter near 1000 AD, and didn't become a  principality until nearly 300 years leater. We don't know the foundation and coming of Retasan, so we can't really make a direct connection there. From what we do know, Retasan gained importance being a military city during the Lucifenian Revolution. Andorra itself didn't really have a military, nor did it really fight in any wars. However, in WW1, Andorra declared war on Germany (Elphegort, though I can't see a connection happening in EC, considering Elphegort is the weakest country in EC), though it did not take part in any fighting.

Andorra remained a hostile state until 1958, because it wasn't included in the Treaty of Versailles. During the 30's France occupied the country due to social unrest because of elections. There was also this dude named Boris Skossyreff who proclaimed himself to be the Prince of Andorra, but he was arrested. Later in WW2, Andorra remained neutral.

If we're to go off on this, my prediction of Retasan's history will be something like this: It was founded when Lucifenia was expanding, and slowly built over time. It gained importance as it became a border city near Beelzenia. Considering Andorra's aggressive nature during WW1, I can seiee how Retasan/Andorra makes sense, seeing a military influence on Retasan.

What I would really like to know is when Wrath will take place, as well as what was happening in Retasan at the time. Also, it would be interesting if Retasan had its own mini-revolution, and somehow became a city-state. I say this because all the sins have taken place in an original country (except for Marlon). I could say Levianta is an exception, too. But I think I'd like some clarification on that.

Overall, I think Andorra will be the basis of Retasan, but we'll just wait and see. Until then, we can only predict.