Nardinia

Nardinia is the largest island in the Serephanian Sea, located in the western half. It is located north of Numantia, south of mainland Western Euteria, west of Casoria and the Itonian Peninsula, and east of Hiberia.

Nardinia was initially settled by the Serephanians and Aquilonians. The Wanderers, a confederation of Numantian, Ancotanian, Dellik, Sargonian, and Aspean tribes, migrated to the island. These people amalgamated to form the Ancient Nardinians, who built a powerful kingdom that became a Great Power of the ancient world. The Phocenians created colonies on Nardinia, and most of the island was annexed by the Philosirian Empire. During the Phonic Wars, Nardinia was conquered by the Tonans.

Nardinians
Ethnic Nardinians descend from the Serephanians, Aquilonians, Vigurians, Ancotanians, Numantians, Delliks, Sargonians, Aspeans, Phocenians, Philosirians, Tonans, Atro-Tonans, and Sarabs.

The original Nardinian settlers were Serephanians who migrated from Itonia, via Casoria. The Proto-Aquilonians, during their migration to Western Euteria from Khozaria, most likely settled the northern portion of the island and pushed the Serephanians further south. The Vigurians, in their expansion from Hiberia, settled the north and pushed the Aquilonians and Serephanians south once again. During the Wandering era, multiple groups of seafaring peoples with diverse origins roamed the Serephanian and attacked the empires and kingdoms in the region. This group included Nardinian, Ancotanian, Numantian, Dellik, Sargonian, and Aspean tribes. Written records show the Wanderers eventually chose Nardinia as their home. The group appeared to settle on the southwest coast.

By roughly 3000 BCE all the inhabitants of the island amalgamated to form the Kingdom of Nardinia. They espoused a single ethnic identity, known to the Ancient Delliks as the Nerghen, but retained a sense of tribalism. The Phocenians maintained friendly relations with the Nerghen and were allowed to colonize the south. Nardinia was later incorporated in the Philosirian Empire, however, the Nerghen still maintained independence in the island's interior. During the Phonic Wars between the Philosirians and the Tonans, the Philosirians were defeated and forced to surrender both Nardinia and Casoria to the Tonans. The Nerghen did not submit to Tonan rule and maintained their independence in the mountainous interior. They were not pacified until roughly 600 AD.

Throughout both the Tonan Republic and Empire, Nardinia was largely neglected and remained culturally Phonic. Very few Tonan settlements were founded.