Vaan Aujoen

Vaan Aujoen
Subdivision type:	N/A
Capital:	Zumerhaven
Population:	1,002,794
Largest Cities:	Zumerhaven
Local Leadership Title:	N/A
Local Government:	Local chiefdom
Current leader:	N/A
Local language:	Crandish
Local Religion:	Arminianism

The Vaan Aujoen islands are a group of four islands along the northeastern coast of Apollonia, as of 1697 AN belonging to Lac Glacei. Directly to the south lies the Violette Sea. From east to west, these islands include Zumerhaven, Kjolsgard, Ragnoye, and Aujovik. The region was first settled and named by Cranda (later Arminy). The islands were an important duchy within Cranda for many centuries before eventually being occupied by Gralus and then Stormark. The Storish occupiers tried to impose their Nordic culture upon the locals, and while not completely successful their influence remains in some place names today. After the Crab Plague wiped out most of the Storish population the Crandish population overthrew their yoke and reinstated an Arminian hierarchy. It was this Arminian chiefdom that the Lac Glaceian came into contact with during the Riel Expedition of 1697. Seeing the sad state to which the islands had fallen Riel negotiated bringing Vaan Aujoen under Lac Glacei's wing as an autonomous overseas territory, which the Vaanen quickly accepted. Since then, Lac Glacei has begun heavily investing into the region and helping the Vaanen to reassert control over the islands. The development of a safe northern shipping route through the area has helped to significantly bolster the local economy, aiding in reclamation efforts.

The name means Islands of Hope, or Hope Islands, in the Crandish dialect, from aujo for island and vaan for hope.

Vaan Aujoen, circa 2557 ASC