Nelsonia

"'A new home. Not of chaos! Not of fear! But of order and tranquility!'""-Scholar Jack Nelson"Nelsonia (rarely referred to as the New Order of the Tancaetic Peoples) is the southernmost province of Large Mouth. It is the reestablishment of Tancas Major, covering all the land except what was destroyed in the Eruption of Harmen. Scholar Jack Nelson is the supreme and benevolent leader of Nelsonia, and has been since 1524 HE.

History
See also: Tancas

Nearly a year after the Eruption of Harmen, Jack Nelson rose to a high point in the Tancaetic Army and through his fame gained political power in what was left of a Tancas with a lost capital. Some claim Nelson took too far advantage of the vulnerability of the people after this disaster and used anger and sadness from this event to gain a following. Others claim him to be a savior of Tancas. Either way, he renamed the province "Nelsonia" and changed much of the legislation upon becoming leader. He has been what some call a "dictator" since 1524 HE.

Omission of the Purge
See also: Tancas

The Tancaetic Purge was at first a twelve hour period during which no laws were in place. Every few years however, Gwedalier Cook would extend the time, and by the end of the life of Tancas (1523) the Tancaetic Purge lasted three days. Twelve hours or seventy-two, it always began on the 25th of Chaiond.

The first amendment in the Nelsonic Constitution of Order and Tranquility was the abolishment of the purge. This was done in an effort to create a more civilized society which Gwedalier Cook had previously always fought against.

There was a fair amount of resistance to this. For the first few years of his rule, Nelson was called "Scholar Pussy" because of this amendment. Adjustment to the lack of a purge came eventually, but tensions remain in Nelsonia because of this.