Mercia Down Under

In 1066, Norman Conquest shattered England. In the winter of 1069–1070, William the Conqueror unleashed what would later be named the Harrying of the North. Survivors fled Norman rule and entered the service of the Eastern Roman Empire as Varangians.

In reward for their service, the Emperor granted them lands along the northern Black Sea coast, in Crimea, where a new society took root. There, they preserved their language, customs, and identity, blending Germanic traditions with Roman military discipline.

By 1210, only six years after the Fourth Crusade of 1204 shattered the Eastern Roman Empire into feuding successor states, pressure from steppe nomads and the total collapse of imperial protection forced the community to flee once more.

Under Æthelred the Far-Wanderer, their journey south took five brutal years, following monsoon winds and trade routes beyond the edges of the known world. In 1215, the survivors reached the southeastern coasts of Australia where they founded fortified coastal towns.
First contact with Indigenous Australians was mixed. Marked by cautious trade, cultural exchange, and violent clashes. Over time, adaptation replaced survival, and a new society emerged.

Features so far:

Australasia
Playable Nations
Niwesuthmierce – Anglo-Saxon exiles who forged a new Mercian successor state in Australia
Pontarian Confederation – Union of Crimean Goths, Pontic Greeks, Armenians and Alans
Adurshahdom – Persian Zoroastrian refugees fleeing Islamic conquest
Yolngu – Indigenous confederation resisting and adapting to foreign arrivals
Aotearoa – Expanding Māori power in New Zealand

Added Countries:
Tiwi, Larrakia, Gunditjmara, Yurrangurra, Bunjalung, Noongar

Regional Features

New advances and units
New levies
New laws and parliament issues
A couple new events
Australian Exchange situation to spread certain goods e.g wool, horses

New World Exiles

Emerita: Shipwrecked Roman survivors wielding advanced incendiary weapons
Kartana: Carthaginian exiles rebuilding a Punic state in the Caribbean
Knights Templar: Escaped crusader order establishing a secret colony
Euskalur: Basque whaling settlements turned colonial republic
Tìr Fhada / Tir Fiain: Irish monastic and Highlander settlements
Arvorenn: Breton migrants fleeing unrest and civil war in Brittany
Zerima: Malian trade outposts in Brazil
Vinland: Norse presence in North America
Kamayuk: Ainu refugees fleeing Japanese invasion/prosecution
Many additional Native Americans have been upgraded from SoPs to playable states.

Regional Features.
Forn Sidr Commonwealth led by Iceland including Greenland and Vinland with it’s own IO parliament, events and laws

Andes and Patagonian Areas

New Mapuche and Andean advances
Unique Andean culture levies
Location buffs to make Andes more playable
New Andean economy as a government reforms
Andes situation inspired by the Rise of the Turks
New Andean buildings and advances
Added new Markets to the Andes and Patagonia
Changes made to panaqas

European Changes
Several historical divergences introduced in Europe.
England centred around Angers with altered continental holdings
Welsh kingdoms restored
Burgundy reorganised with its own feudatories
Various territorial adjustments across France and neighbouring states

New religions and mechanics
Cristene: New Christian religion, a blending of catholic and orthodox.
Zoroastrians in Perth have Kindling the fires button and holy sites added.
New religions Religio Romana, Baalic Rite and Forn Sidr.
Minor additions to Maori religion(modifier changes, religious sites).
Unique mechanic added to Religio Romana and Forn Sidr that gives buffs or debuffs based off religious influence(placeholder).

Advances & Technology
Dozens of new advances added across cultures and countries.

Misc.
Many RGOs have been modified, pop additions/subtractions, towns/cities added etc.

Mod compatibility:
Currently unknown.
The mod modifies RGOs, countries file, advances, and adds mechanics, so compatibility with other mods may be limited.