Federation of Vaunaka and the Kitshire Islands
I've been working on developing a Polynesia-esque region on Hessdalen between Norphendra and Rosnen. So far I have created 15 new countries and territories, and I have named this region Massura. The islands of Massera are very small, and are mostly located on top of a relatively shallow part of the ocean. This is because Massura is a sunken continent, similar to Zealandia except that it quite literally sank thousands of years ago, instead of being flooded by rising sea levels.
The Federation of Vaunaka and the Kitshire Islands has a unique origin story. Most of Massura had no indigenous population prior to the arrival of explorers from Norphendra and Lenvai. The exception to this is Hassenkos, Samaru, and Mallekos (all of which are related to the Hassenkosians). Vaunaka is the only part that had an indigenous population that was unrelated to Hassenkos.
Vaunaka was claimed and controlled by Soaratia until the 140s, when the civil war happened. The Vaunakans declared independence at this time. The nearby Kitshire Islands were controlled by Eskathion, which was also going through a civil war. These islands had no indigenous population, and the inhabitants were all Eskathish settlers.
Eskathion maintained control of the islands throughout the civil war, which the settlers were okay with. It was during the peace talks though, that things changed. Terronosia asserted itself as a mediator, and overstepped in its role. The Terronosians were the leading peacekeeping force in the demilitarized zone, and had a substantial force there. They also occupied all of the Eskathish overseas territories as a temporary measure, but refused to leave.
The Kitshire Islanders objected to this occupation furiously. They began to revolt, and found an ally in their independent neighbours. Together they successfully expelled the Terronosians from their islands, after which they united and formed an Indigenous-settler federation.
The flag symbolizes this coming together, with two hands holding the sun in a laurel and a convergence of two white lines to form a triangle pointing forward.
