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Doriath is a geo-cultural region in Trans-Antarctica where the Doriathrin people form a majority of the population, and have their own Doriathrin culture and language, known as the Andorhalian language, is based. The proposed borders of a Doriathrin state roughly corresponds to the borders of Dragon County, a county in Trans-Antarctica surrounding the major city of Port Dragon and surrounding regions and smaller cities. The population of a Doriathrin state, if founded, would be about 5,435,343, in an area of about 11,787 mi².

The region enjoyed a degree of autonomy under the High Penguin Confederacy as part of the County of Doriath, a subdivision of a province of the High Penguin Confederacy, in which it enjoyed relative degrees of autonomy. Under the Snowman Empire, the Fire Kingdom, and Colonial Antarctica, however, Doriathrin cultural identity was restricted by the government, with use of the Andorhalian language discouraged. The Doriathrin fought against the Puffish for independence during the Antarctic Revolution, and the rebellion continued under the USA as well until a deal was reached in 2003.

History
The Doriathrin people are descendants of the original Dragonstonian settlers who settled around the mouth of the Sunshine River in the early middle ages, when the area was home to a small colony of the Kingdom of Dragonstone. After the High Penguin Confederacy was founded, however, the Kingdom of Dragonstone was not powerful enough to contest the High Penguin Confederacy's claims on the area, and the colony was abandoned. While many settlers returned to Dragonstone, most of the settlers chose to stay in the only land they ever knew, and came under the rule of the High Penguin Confederacy.

Years of isolation from Dragonstone allowed a new culture to develop, with influences from both Dragonstone and the culture of the local High Penguin groups in the region. As the Dragonstonians were considered close to the High Penguins in species, the Dragonstonian settlers in Doriath enjoyed many privileges under the High Penguin Confederacy usually given to High Penguins. Under the High Penguin Confederacy, the region was formed into the County of Doriath, a subdivision under a High Penguin province, but was allowed to keep a relative degree of autonomy.

The County of Doriath lasted until 1913, when the High Penguin Confederacy was overthrown by Whoot Smackler Whoot and replaced with Khanzem, ending the County as an entity as well. Additionally, the Doriathrin, who were considered genetically close to the High Penguins, were ordered to be rounded up and killed, but the Doriathrin resisted capture by the Khanzem troops. The short lived Doriathrin Republic, established by the rebels during the Khanzem War, resisted multiple invasions by the Khanzem forces and held out until the end of the war, ensuring the survival of millions of Doriathrin.

Despite their wishes to establish an independent Doriathrin state after the Khanzem War, their wishes were denied in the treaties at the end of the war, and the Doriathrin Republic was absorbed into the Snowman Empire. Under the Snowman Empire, Doriathrin culture was suppressed, with use of the Andorhalian language and displays of the Doriathrin culture being restricted. The same policies continued under Olde Antarctica and Colonial Antarctica as well, which resulted in an even greater desire for independence as a Doriathrin nation state.

At the start of the Antarctic Revolution, thousands of Doriathrin rebelled against the Puffish, creating the Doriathrin Liberation Army, which was crucial to the rebel cause in the Trans-Antarctic front of the war. The rebels again founded the independent Doriathrin Republic, but it was only recognized by Candvia and Dragonstone, and wasn't included in the treaty after the war. However, the Doriathrin refused to fall under the rule of the United States of Antarctica, and continued to fight back in the Doriathrin Rebellion, supported by Acadia, Dragonstone, Freezeland, and Puffle'and.

The two sides ended the rebellion in the Treaty of Newton Town, in which the United States of Antarctica allowed for more self determination among the Doriathrin population, and allowed the Andorhalian language to be used as an official language alongside English in Dragon County. Thus, Doriath exists as a semi autonomous entity officially part of the state of Trans-Antarctica. This has quelled the nationalist tensions in the region for the past few years, and most Doriathrins seem content with their position as part of the United States of Antarctica.

Trivia

 * The region is not to be confused with the city of Doriath in the United Provinces.