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The Weer are an ethnic group native to Akaria.
History
Origins
The origins of the Weer are obscure, they are not closely related to any other Akarian ethnic group. The Weer are believed to have originated in the Sero as the first records of Weer are from there. The first recorded Weer villages appeared around 2200 TT and went unnoticed by other Akarian powers for a time due to the inhospitable nature of the Sero.
Vassal of the Andu Kur
On 22-10 1939 TT several Weer fishing villages formed a confederation called the Weer Nation under the leadership of the Oceanic Council. Soon after they began organising trade routes which drew the attention of the Andu Kur. On 8-11 1907 TT the Andu Kur, forced the Weer Nation into becoming their vassal and established the city of Manser to serve as the Weer Nation's capital. The vassalisation did wonders to the Weer economy as traders from the Andu Kur came in increased quantities and Weer traders in the Andu Kur had the rights of citizens. During their time as a vassal, most of the Sero came under the control of the Weer Nation. Despite this, the Weer did not like being a vassal as it meant a portion of their income went to the Andu Kur in exchange for their supposed protection. On 13-10 1860 TT, the Oceanic Council voted to secretly research weapon technology to overthrow their Andu Kur overlords.
On 1-1 1790 TT, the Weer Nation attacked the Andu Kur using newly developed incendiary weapons which utilised gunpowder and omtarre, beginning the Andu-Weer War. The new weapons proved highly effective against the Andu Kur allowing the Weer to occupy a portion of the Thessda Range, though they lacked the manpower to take the whole area. The war ended on 6-6 1780 TT with a treaty that recognised the full independence of the Weer Nation from the Andu Kur whilst retaining their traders' rights in the Andu Kur.
Second independence
After the death of Gotiph, Leader of the Akarinian Confederation, in 1699 TT the Ikane and Skrake –members of the Akarinian Confederation– began engaging on raids on Weer villages on the edge of the Sero. These skirmishes got larger and bolder up until 24-3 1682 TT when the Ikane raided and razed the village of Maisas, formally a part of the Weer Nation. A week later the Weer Army entered the confederation and occupied a sizeable section of land in the border area. On Akarinian army led by Wayok, Leader of the Akarinian Confederation arrived at the edge of the occupied zone on 2-1 1681 TT. The army split into two parts; one being led by Ekank of the Deram, which was tasked with liberating the occupied areas and the other half being led by Wayok which was tasked with journeying into the Sero to capture one of their major cities. His forces faced little resistance on their way through Weer territory though many became afflicted with disease and had trouble moving through the swamps and bogs of the Sero. They arrived at the outskirts of Manser on 15-2 1681 TT where they came into contact with the Weer Army. They fought a battle which was decisively won by the Weer who used their incendiary weapons to great effect. During the battle, Wayok lost consciousness and was captured.
Wayok was imprisoned in the Manser Tower Prison and forced to sign many treaties with the Weer Nation on behalf of the Akarinian Confederation. On 22-2 1681 TT Wayok was forced to sign the Akarinian-Weer Peace Declaration ending the war and establishing the official borders between the two polities. Many other treaties were signed, including the Weer Merchant Protection Treaty (Granted Weer merchants the same rights they enjoy in the Andu Kur) on 9-4 1681 TT, the Weer Fishing Rights Treaty (Granted Weer fishers the right to fish off the Karinian coast and to port at Akarinian ports) on 19-7 1681 TT and the Weer Garrison Treaty (Granted the Weer Nation the right to instal military installations in the Akarinian Confederation) on 22-7 1680 TT. Wayok, along with the rest of his men were released on 24-7 1680 TT. Following these treaties more Weer began operating in the Karin Plain, most of whom did so whilst working for the Weer Nation. Ambassadors were sent to the leaders of the drikes of the Akarinian Confederation to make sure the treaties were being followed.
Of the treaties signed the least popular was the Weer Garrison Treaty. On 21-5, 1677 TT the Leader of the Akarinian Confederation, Ekank, spoke before the Oceanic Council to persuade them to remove the garrisons. After five days of negotiations, an agreement was reached; the Weer Nation would remove their garrisons from Karinia and in exchange all of Ekank's children would be educated in the Weer Nation. This began the process of Weerising the Karinians.