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[[File:settlementofgranto.png|thumb|right|Ships entering Granto harbor during the original settlement]]In March of 1639, while the Grand Voyage was still underway and a second was sent, the archipelago came under attack from Mlorbik conquerors desiring to set up a colony on the fertile and developed nation. The previous vast Serrian navy was limited as settling ships were prioritized, and those that were left were sunk or boarded quickly. Ships from various fleets and other survivors joined forces and sailed to the island of Cuerno (Now named New Serria), and organized defenses. The unprotected nation had little chance against the mass forces of the Mlorbik Empire, and Serria fell within the year. The Kingdom was pushed back off the main island by February 1640. The House of the Grand Master moved to Vellina along with the House of Colombo and set up as many fortifications as they could. Soon after, however, with the victory of controlling the main island, the Mlorbiks were able to push and take Vellina in a grand assault. The assault started in June of 1640 and was completed, with the island's capitulation to the Mlorbiks in January of 1642. The House of the Grand Master, was once again, relocated. Determined to stop any farther advance by the invaders, the Kingdom set up a new city, Serria Nuova, or New Serria to be built as a fortress. Before the city could be completed, the Mlorbiks began another attack. Knowing there would be no chance of holding them back, under the guise of the night, Pope Vallena III, along with King Umberto V and with as many Serrian citizens as they could gather, fled with the remaining settling ships to follow in the paths of the two sent Grand Voyages. With the military and some population gone after their leave in April 1642, the entire archipelago was captured by Mlorbik forces and turned into a colony with minimal uniformed resistance by the end of May 1642.

[[File:settlementofgranto.png|thumb|right|Ships entering Granto harbor during the original settlement]]In March of 1639, while the Grand Voyage was still underway and a second was sent, the archipelago came under attack from Mlorbik conquerors desiring to set up a colony on the fertile and developed nation. The previous vast Serrian navy was limited as settling ships were prioritized, and those that were left were sunk or boarded quickly. Ships from various fleets and other survivors joined forces and sailed to the island of Cuerno (Now named New Serria), and organized defenses. The unprotected nation had little chance against the mass forces of the Mlorbik Empire, and Serria fell within the year. The Kingdom was pushed back off the main island by February 1640. The House of the Grand Master moved to Vellina along with the House of Colombo and set up as many fortifications as they could. Soon after, however, with the victory of controlling the main island, the Mlorbiks were able to push and take Vellina in a grand assault. The assault started in June of 1640 and was completed, with the island's capitulation to the Mlorbiks in January of 1642. The House of the Grand Master, was once again, relocated. Determined to stop any farther advance by the invaders, the Kingdom set up a new city, Serria Nuova, or New Serria to be built as a fortress. Before the city could be completed, the Mlorbiks began another attack. Knowing there would be no chance of holding them back, under the guise of the night, Pope Vallena III, along with King Umberto V and with as many Serrian citizens as they could gather, fled with the remaining settling ships to follow in the paths of the two sent Grand Voyages. With the military and some population gone after their leave in April 1642, the entire archipelago was captured by Mlorbik forces and turned into a colony with minimal uniformed resistance by the end of May 1642.

Shortly after the retreat from the archipelago, in December of 1642, a ship arrived with the news from the expeditions and the locations of three uninhabited islands that were established as colonies. Unknowing of the Mlorbik invasion two years prior, the ship attempted to sail into Vellina and was fired upon and chased. The ship eventually landed on the beach of New Serria, and with the news of the locations, the ship was scuttled to not reveal any information. In the next months, they left for the islands and new Serthenian settlements. The Kingdom's government services and the House of the Grand Master were sent to Granto, while colonial-type governments were set up in the St. Tiaranos Islands and Serrian Serthenia's capital. The Serrians founded their first settlement of mainland Serthenia, Bayoha, in June 1644. Fur trade and other profitable land ventures expanded the colony west in a thin spread-out network of trade outposts, forts, and small settlements. Citta Christo, still a large city in Eusonia today, was founded soon after in 1646 as a missionary settlement. In 1732, the city of Sanpoli, bordering modern-day Malabar, was founded.

[[File:serrianserthenia.png|thumb|left|Map depicting Serrian holdings in Serthenia in 1730]]Shortly after the retreat from the archipelago, in December of 1642, a ship arrived with the news from the expeditions and the locations of three uninhabited islands that were established as colonies. Unknowing of the Mlorbik invasion two years prior, the ship attempted to sail into Vellina and was fired upon and chased. The ship eventually landed on the beach of New Serria, and with the news of the locations, the ship was scuttled to not reveal any information. In the next months, they left for the islands and new Serthenian settlements. The Kingdom's government services and the House of the Grand Master were sent to Granto, while colonial-type governments were set up in the St. Tiaranos Islands and Serrian Serthenia's capital. The Serrians founded their first settlement of mainland Serthenia, Bayoha, in June 1644. Fur trade and other profitable land ventures expanded the colony west in a thin spread-out network of trade outposts, forts, and small settlements. Citta Christo, still a large city in Eusonia today, was founded soon after in 1646 as a missionary settlement. In 1732, the city of Sanpoli, bordering modern-day Malabar, was founded.

[[File:serrianserthenia.png|thumb|left|Map depicting Serrian holdings in Serthenia in 1730]]With the survival of the government in jeopardy, it was made imperative by Grand Master Francesco XII that the distance between the foreign territories did not weaken national integrity, and that one day, metropolitan Serria would be retaken. This program formally began on the 11th of July, 1653, 11 years after the fall of the archipelago. Education programs were organized to ensure sure that the unity of the people did not dissolve any hopes of retaking the mainland. News and reports from the Archipelago still came in whenever they could, although they were restricted by the occupying authority. Resistance to occupation was high, and information still bled through the cracks quite often. The islands were densely populated and well protected by a Colonial Navy. As the national unity grew despite exile, parents were more comfortable with raising families in desperate times, allowing for accelerated population growth. This cultural education had a long-lasting impact on the continental Serthenian colonies, who formed a new culture under Serrian colonial rule in exile.

With the survival of the government in jeopardy, it was made imperative by Grand Master Francesco XII that the distance between the foreign territories did not weaken national integrity, and that one day, metropolitan Serria would be retaken. This program formally began on the 11th of July, 1653, 11 years after the fall of the archipelago. Education programs were organized to ensure sure that the unity of the people did not dissolve any hopes of retaking the mainland. News and reports from the Archipelago still came in whenever they could, although they were restricted by the occupying authority. Resistance to occupation was high, and information still bled through the cracks quite often. The islands were densely populated and well protected by a Colonial Navy. As the national unity grew despite exile, parents were more comfortable with raising families in desperate times, allowing for accelerated population growth. This cultural education had a long-lasting impact on the continental Serthenian colonies, who formed a new culture under Serrian colonial rule in exile.

=== Reunification ===  

=== Reunification ===