Ardenjost

The republic of Ardenjost (Sonnend: Ardenjoste saffelon) is a constitutional republic in Cicheghoaste region.

Geography
Ardenjost comprises mainly of plain, but there are also mountain ranges in the west and northeast. Straight through the Strait of Sonnok, which has always been an important trade route, as it separates Cymenian Continent from Carelian Continent.

Climate is subarctic, with temperatures ranging from -5 to +20 Celsius at the coastal regions.

History
From around 500 BC to 1000 AD the province of Sonnok was the main region of Itemmasse Empire. At the time of its glory, cirka 200 AD the empire covered a large area, from Kalla Sea to Paiyantese Ocean. The name "Ardenjost" comes from Early Itemmasse language, meaning "stream of life".

The first recorded sign of new tribes coming to the region are from 6th century. After that, the tribes coming from northeast conquered much of the modern Ardenjost. The former capital of Itemmasses, Akongie (now the ruins can be seen at suburbs of city of Mezelkes),started already to lose its significance as the era gave more importance to maritime trade, so the Itemmasses build a new capital to the shores of Strait of Sonnok, "stream of life".

Itemmasses spoke a Fennic language, which started to get more and more influences from the Saimo-Savonian languages, spoken by the tribes from northeast. Finally, the Itemmasse Empire collapsed, but not with attack from northeast. In 10th century one of the tribes, Silgrares, had managed to get a realm in modern-day Ferribre, and their attack to Sonnok region in 1009 AD was fatal to the Empire.

There were still left some principalities of Itemmasse nobles, before the last one was conquered in 1045 AD. Thereafter the area of modern-day Ardenjost was divided between various Savonian tribes for many centuries.

Christianity, in its Nestorian form, reached a new era in 1494, when the Emperor of Ferribre, Ranig I, took it as a state religion.