Commonwealth of New Hestavia

New Hestavia
Nouvelle Hestavie (French)
Nywe Hestavia (Hestavian)
New Hestavia; Nouvelle Hestavie (French); Nywe Hestavia (Hestavian)
	Motto: Harmonia Super Omnia (Harmony Above All)
Capital	None
Official languages	English, French, Hestavian
Demonym(s)	New Hestavian
Government	Nomadic Unitary Council State
• Chancellor	Kit Kecenr
Legislature	Ståloway Guild
Establishment	10 July 2017; (as Egan); 27 August 2021; (as New Hestavia)
Population
• Census	5
Currency	Canadian Dollar

The Commonwealth of New Hestavia was a micronation founded on August 27, 2021, with history dating back to 2016. It disbanded on April 10, 2022.

History

First Hestavian Ice War (2016-2017)

The winter of 2016 marked the beginning of organised Hestavian civilisation. The first two factions to be formed were the Turtle Clan and Ocelot Clan, although it is unclear which was formed first. Shortly thereafter, the Gambler's Republic was formed as an offshoot of the Turtles. The faction was created by Turtle scout Kit Kecenr. The Gambler's Republic remained allied with the Turtles until both clans disbanded. Disagreements within the Turtle heartland resulted in the formation of the Hestavian Vanguard. Further disagreements in the Vanguard led to the exile of prominent Vanguardian Ånson Skiråta, who founded the Patriot Alliance in retaliation to his exile. Skiråta ordered a Patriot unit to recruit more members from the other clans. This unit would go rogue and become the Death Squad, whose goal was to eradicate all other clans. They were ultimately successful in this endeavour, largely due to their impressive ability to recruit double agents from other clans. Their strategy was to send the central unit into a base, and pin down the lower-ranking members of the clan. The double agents would then take the high ranking officers hostage until they agreed to disband their clan.

The Death Squad succeeded in eliminating every clan in Hestavia except for a group of secretive nameless vandals, who were commonly referred to as such. The Death Squad disbanded directly after achieving their goal, allowing the anarchists to obtain a monopoly on ice until the end of the winter.

Second Hestavian Ice War (2017-2018)

The Duchy of Newton was founded by Ånson Skiråta as a successor to the Patriot Alliance. It officially began operation in Hestavia in September 2017. The Viscounty of Egan had also commenced colonisation efforts in Hestavia at that time. Egan and Newton would form the Ståloway Trifecta with a third, more unstable faction, who never had a definitive name. As a result of the trifecta, the 2017-18 Ice War would be very one-sided, as other smaller factions paled in comparison to the Trifecta. The Trifecta would even take in factions such as the Northwestern Union as vassal states. The only true threat to the Trifecta were the Vandals, who were still in operation and would steal and vandalise Trifecta bases. Christmas of 2017 marked the beginning of the Imperial Era of Egan.

On January 25, 2018, the Eganese Empire enacted reforms to swiftly establish socialism in the nation and eradicate the imperialism that had previously been present in the nation. In February 2018, the Ståloway Trifecta merged into the Hammer Clan, but split back into the three former nations the following month. The Hammer Clan marked an important cultural development in Hestavia, as its synthetoculture was heavily ritualistic in its forgery of tools and shelter. Following the disbandment of the Hammer Clan, Newton became increasingly ultranationalistic well into its decline. The Ståloway Trifecta disbanded in June 2018 after a dispute between Egan and Newton over the colony of Vermillion. Egan and Newton would reconcile shortly thereafter, but the Trifecta remained disbanded.

Decline of Newton (2018-2019)

Egan relaxed its radically socialist policies in July 2018 and veered towards a more centre-left ideology. Three Eganese delegates attended MicroCon 2019 in Hamilton, Ontario where it entered diplomatic relations with the Democratic Republic of Benjastan, which would become Egan's closest ally in its final months. The Duke of Newton had intentions to attend the convention, but was ultimately unable to do so. The Duchy of Newton steadily declined starting in 2019 before being officially disbanded the following year.

Nationsleep (2020)

Following the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Eganese Governor Kit Kecenr declared Operation Nationsleep, which placed Egan in a state of dormancy. The state would officially disband later that year.

New Hestavia (2021-2022)

On August 27, 2021, Kecenr founded the Commonwealth of New Hestavia, with the goal of unifying all Hestavian cultures under one nation. New Hestavia focuses on promoting and preserving musicianship and generally avoids political issues outside of that realm. On January 31, 2022, an official constitution was adopted to replace the August 27th mission statement.

Disbandment (2022)

The Chancellor issued this statement on April 10, 2022:

Greetings. This day - April 10th, 2022 - marks the end of the Commonwealth of New Hestavia. The founding of this nation was meant to be my grand return to micronationalism. When I enacted Nationsleep in Egan two summers ago, I did so with the firm intention of returning to micronationalism at some point in time. Governing New Hestavia for the past seven and a half months made me realise that my passion for micronationalism has faded away. I thought that making the celebration of music a primary goal in New Hestavia would give the nation purpose and generate interest in the project. This ultimately turned out to be untrue. My efforts to revive the past glories of Old Hestavia were also in vain. New Hestavia as I envision it is not something that can exist now, especially not under my leadership. My time as a micronationalist has come to a close. Maybe in some time, you will see me operating behind a leader, rather than as one. I will not distance myself from my greatest micronational allies, as they have become indispensable friends over the course of the past few years. The New Hestavian discord server will be shut down at 16:00 on April 11th, 2022. To ensure that this statement remains concise, it shall end here. Good day.

Territory

New Hestavia did not officially claim any territory, but uses nature reserves and parks as places of gathering.

Government

The government of New Hestavia was a unitary council state, which itself was led by Chancellor Kit Kecenr.

Mission Statement

Rather than having a constitution, New Hestavia had a mission statement, which reads as follows:

New Hestavia is not a nation without purpose. Rather than being condemned to aimless metaphorical wandering in the realm of ideas, we instead strive to further our goals. As a nation, we believe in the importance of promoting musicianship, as camaraderie through music is one of the strongest bonds between people across the world. Music is international, it unites us all under a common concept. It even transcends species, as we hear birds, crickets, and cicadas erupt into song. It is for these reasons we consider music to be sacred, and that it is a core aspect of our nation's identity. We also firmly believe in open source software. The concept of software is still a novelty to many. If one were to simplify this concept, one could say that software is knowledge. And for knowledge to be kept behind a paywall, or some sort of encryption, is something we believe to be fundamentally wrong. In summary, our goal as a nation is to promote the making of music as well as the preservation and propagation of open source software.

Foreign Relations

New Hestavia recognised all UN members except for the People's Republic of China and Israel. Palestine was not recognised either.

Unilateral Recognition

Mutual Recognition

Nations that Recognised Egan but have not Confirmed Recognition of New Hestavia

Now-Defunct Nations that Recognised Egan

Duchy of Newton

Hestavian Language

Hestavian was a conlang designed by Kecenr, but was never finished. It was heavily inspired by English, French, and a combination of Germanic language, but also by the phonology of the first named locations of Hestavian history, such as Lenoway, Ståloway, and the word Hestavia itself.