Serivnian Decapolis

The Serivnian union of the Decapolis (Tevnova Serivnian: Sérnet sélask Tétkajalák, Torberian: Serívnjátténslalúszk Téltkiràták) is a Torberian State. It is the 4th most populous state in Torberia after Tévnova-Rjénberem, Eastern Hierekaltia and Rjénberem. Its capital Sernon is one of the smallest regional capitals, having only 1,2 million inhabitants in 1982. It is located on the shores of the Torberian Sea, and borders Sérna, West Dóikréia, East Dóikréia and Torberian Erdenja. This state consists of 10 Kirátan, which are Sérnon, Tiśra, Nalatan, Tavara, Heletet, Terbenvâr, Kérvesjákt, Néukirat-na-Hájren, Nérvat and Thírnam.

According to the Sérnon decree, the Decapolitans are Sérnans, just like the region north of them. Their origins date back to the Sérivnian counterattack in the 8th century, when several key ports were reconquered from the Estebians. The decapolis was part of several provinces during the serivnian era, and most of their respective regions (except Artanan) were centrally managed by the Sérivnian government itself. The Decapolis, just like other serivnian cities, experienced their golden age during the 11th and 12th centuries, during which they held key trade routes from the island into mainland Velizka. They started to decline in the 15th century. During the estebian takeover they were heavily fortified, and when the main islands fell, and serívnia surrendered, the decapolis became a serivnian rump state. This rump state was very weak, and just 20 years after the fall of serivnia at the hands of the estebians, they fell too. They enjoyed a big degree of autonomy during the estebian era, which would last until the Torberian Revolt, in which, during the confusion, they declared themselves an independent nation. This lasted only for a few months, and after that they were incorporated into the torberian realm. During the early torberian period, the decapolis' former wealth and power resurged and during the 19th century they were among the biggest cities of torberia, just behind the capital itself. When the torberian collapse of 1870 started, the cities began declining, and when the civil war hit, they were back to being a bunch of small ports on the mainland. During the civil war, they sided with the democrats, which caused that when kebrennt won, the decapolis was incorporated into Sérna itself. During the kebrennt era, the decapolis started growing again, benefitting massively of the economic miracle. When the crisis hit, they got off more lightly than other regions, thanks to the governor's efforts. After Kébrennt's death, decapolitan nationalism started growing, with protests and terrorist attacks becoming the norm. When Szártan rose to power, he promised the Decapolitans a region of their own when the reorganization ended, in 1977 they became a autonomous region within Sérna and finally in 1982 they became the 23rd state of Torberia.

Most decapolitans speak Tévnova Sérivnian, a sérivnian language which resisted the Tévnovan and Dóiki settlement programs, and also resisted the torberianization attempts by kebrennt. In the decapolis, several dialects of tévnova serivnian are spoken, of which the Tiśra dialect is the regional standard. It became an official language of the decapolis alongside torberian in 1983, and is currently in the process of being integrated in the public administration and in the school system, leading to the current Sérivnian Revival the language enjoys. According to a general survey in 1984, the language is understood by around 70% of decapolitans and spoken by a half of the population, but only a quarter of the decapolitan population can write it.