Erephisia Oblast

Erephisia Oblast
Gishabruni Oblast
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  Alles Andern
Country	Free State of Renasia
Founded	28 November 2014
Dissolved	5 May 2015
Government
• Ambassador	Billy Neil
Population
• Total	1

Erephisia Oblast was an oblast of Gishabrun SAR, Free State of Renasia. It was the successor to the Technological Federation of Erephisia, which was an independent micronation. It was culturally Steampunkian, bordering the United Kingdom.

Etymology

Erephisia Oblast is named after its predecessor, the Technological Federation of Erephisia. The name 'Erephisia' comes from an anagram of the word 'sphere', corrupted to make it sound more like a country name, akin to the name of its predecessor, 'Erauqs'.

History

Main article: Technological Federation of Erephisia § History

Gishabrun and Erephisia enjoyed a long and close relationship, in particular due to the strong friendship between the Gishabruni Knyaz Kuri Kabanov and the Erephisian founder and Curator Billy Neil. Both members of this pair were also involved in each others' micronations, with Knyaz Kuri even serving as the President of Erephisia from 2012 to 2013, and Erephisia's currency (the Graaff) being printed by the Bank of Gishabrun.

After a lengthy stretch of inactivity, the Technological Federation of Erephisia was dissolved and parts of its former territory were claimed by Gishabrun SAR, Renasia, on 28 November 2014, under the name "Erephisia Oblast", with Billy Neil as its first and only Ambassador. This post was de jure dissolved when the KleinZav Board of Directors (Gishabrun SAR's legislature) voted to suspend the constitution indefinitely and implement an absolute monarchical regime under the Knyaz of Gishabrun. During this time, Neil, the sole remaining continually active member of Erephisia, was scared of the more conservative and intolerent direction the MicroWiki community, both offsite and off, and thus decided to officially depart from public communication.

When a referendum on the dissolution of the Free State of Renasia was passed and the state formally dissolved on 5 May 2015 (as a result of a long hiatus), Gishabrun legally seceded, rescinded its land claims (including Erephisia Oblast) as well as the citizenships of everyone not belonging to the Royal Family.

Geography

The area of what was Erephisia Oblast is fairly hilly and with some tree coverage. At the time of its dissolution, Erephisia Oblast consisted of only a single region, named 47, with only one settlement within, the capital city Brio. Erephisia Oblast consisted of the residence of Ambassador Billy Neil, and bordered the United Kingdom on all sides.