Type of Government:

The Commonwealth is a fascist state, headed by a dictator that is nominated (only nominally, in some cases) from among the leaders of the Nationalist Party and then elected through popular vote. No opposition parties are allowed in the political system, though there is a coalition of minor parties allied to the main one that are allowed to exist and often quarrel with one another over minor issues. Generally, these sub-parties only ever gain lower level legislative or judicial positions and seats in local governments.

Head(s) of Government:









Economy:

The fascist government has the ultimate goal of achieving economic independence for the country by minimizing imports and maximizing exports, an achievable goal seeing as the country is by far the most industrialized one in the world.

If something can be made, the Commonwealth most likely manufactures it and does so at least reasonably well, though the area in which they shine is the creation of heavy machinery and land-based vehicles. Their gnomish inventors and dwarven engineers are renowned around the world, and the formidable Moravian Army can attest to the brutal effectiveness of the Commonwealth's tanks and war machines while millions of families can attest to the practicality, reliability, and affordability of Moravian automobiles, farming tractors, and other civilian vehicles.

The Commonwealth's massive industrial engine naturally requires huge volumes of resources to maintain, but fortunately the country is blessed with huge amounts of arable land and exploitable resources. They are a large producer of various metals and fossil fuels, but despite all of that they are still forced to import vast volumes of resources mainly oil0 in order to supplement their own production.

Two of the Commonwealth's largest and most valuable trading partners are the Kingdom of Verendes and the Shogunate of Izuno.

Primary Species:

There are three main species that make up the population of the Commonwealth: human, dwarf, and gnome. The humans are further divided into two broad ethnic groups, the Machakans that were the first inhabitants of the region and the far more numerous Moravs.




Population: The Commonwealth is home to approximately 250 million people in total. The demographics are as follow:

~70% Human (25% of the total human population belonging to the Machakan ethnic group, the rest being Moravs)
24% Dwarf
6% Gnome
<1% being other races.

Culture:

Religious and Other Beliefs:



History:

Territories:

The Old Moravian Empire was based around the gulf and the modern-day Commonwealth's westernmost regions, and it included parts of northern Zenovia and almost the entirety of Kataylabinsk. Taking an aggressively nationalistic stance, the Commonwealth essentially sees their rightful territory as consisting of all the Old Empire's territories, from when it was at its greatest extent, as well as those territories of the subsequent Holy Moravian Empire.

As of the present day, the Commonwealth controls the vast majority of the Holy Moravian Empire's former lands (some were annexed by the Kataylan Imperium some two centuries ago, and to this day the Moravians still burn with outrage at that series of events) but only around half of the original empire's land around the gulf coast.



Whilst freedom of travel and good transportation has naturally led the various races and cultures to diffuse throughout the Commonwealth, there are still regions that are still predominantly home to one group. The western region is almost exclusively Moravs, whilst the Machakan ethnic group still holds a majority in some of the more rugged central desert, savanna, and highland regions. The northern border has a huge dwarven population and dozens of great clans and the vast majority of dwarves, but southern highlands also are home to a few notable dwarven clans. There are large clusters of gnomes in the east, though they are still outnumbered by humans in those regions as well. Overall, the industrial heartland of Qualia is by far the most diverse region, with huge populations of every race, clan, and species.

Cities, Bases, etc.:

Climate:

Great savannas, scorching desert, verdant rainforest, rugged crags, rolling hills, and temperate woodlands are all present in Moravia. The land in general is hot, being close to the equator, and is much more fertile in the far east and west. The central south is badlands, and running through the central-east is a vast stretch of desert. Large portions of the north and south borders are along mountain ranges or highlands, creating something of a natural defense.

Agriculture:

The region's constantly warm temperatures make farming possible year round, especially in the wetter coastal areas. Still, for a nation of its size the Commonwealth has only a mediocre agricultural output. For every great grassland or floodplain of arable land the Commonwealth has a rugged highland or desert that is worthless for farming. In addition to this, a history of urbanization and industrialization has left the country focused much more on manufacturing as compared to farming.

Still, while the Commonwealth has a relatively small portion of their population living in rural areas and farming, their countless advances in heavy machinery and vehicles mean that farmers have easy access to superior equipment.

Industry:

The Commonwealth of Moravia has a great deal of infrastructure. Unimaginable amounts of labor and funding were invested in constructing what is easily one of the world's most extensive railway systems, and Moravia's road networks are large as well. While the Moravians have never historically been great sailors at sea, the many waterways that run through the land have been maneuvered by riverboats since ancient times.

Mainly as a virtue of its large population and occasional usage of child labor (while it remains legal, in past years the practice has been restricted and subjected to increased regulations) Moravia also has a large amount of cheap, relatively unskilled labor. This cheap labor combined with the solid infrastructure base has lead to a strong manufacturing-based economy, fueled to a large extent by the cheap mass-production of finished goods like textiles and furniture.

In terms of technology, the Commonwealth (with its large population of dwarves) leads the world in the making of heavy machinery. Tanks, farming equipment, automobiles, and the like are all manufacturing in vast quantities without sacrificing quality.

The Commonwealth has made smaller technological advances in other areas as well. Gnomish chemists are somewhat renowned and Moravia has developed its fair share of medicines and pesticides. They also have made some headway into the fields of electronics and aeronautics.

Main Imports:

The Fascists' goal of achieving economic independence means that strict tariffs and import laws are in place, and as such it is difficult for foreign countries to export their goods into the Commonwealth. Still, Moravia's industry has a voracious appetite for metals, oil, and coal, and so despite largescale domestic production of these resources they are still imported in massive quantities.

Notably, the Izuno Dominion and Kingdom of Verendes have reached a trade agreements with the Commonwealth and are suppliers of such resources.

Main Exports:

The supreme industrialization of Qualia, the region spanning the eastern-central heartlands of the Commonwealth, means that few countries can compete with the sheer manufacturing power of the Commonwealth. In particular, Moravia is known for producing extremely high volumes of quality heavy machinery and vehicles, both military and civilian in nature. Gnomish chemists are also world famous and concoct all manner of advanced pesticides, cleaning agents, and even chemical weapons. Aside from that, other finished goods such as textiles and furniture are also mass-produced. While not quite a forerunner in the field of aviation, maritime goods, or electronics, these are also created domestically.

Regulations on exporting goods are far more lax than on importing them, and so most nations (especially those on the same continent) would have relatively easy access to a huge array of Moravian products.

Though the species showed some degree of intelligence there lack of any kind notable verbal or written language and there size made the idea of them being sentient a distant idea. Even upon the discovery of hollowed out trees and mounds that the Fay has constructed themselves didn't impress the settlers for many insect species where capable of equal or superior feats of construction. Even supposed accounts of Fay harvesting honey from Bee hives where explained away by other species such as hornets doing the same the very idea of the Fay raising the Bees as livestock was simply unthinkable. This lack of understanding possibly saved there culture from extermination for the settlers didn't see them as a rival that needed to be removed a fate that had befallen many other cultures that had stood in the way of this wave of migration. Instead the Fay where looked upon as a curiosity a potentially useful animal similar to a cat or a dog. The settlers had seen the Fays intelligence after all the Fay had taken advantage of the settlers. The towns and ports in which the settlers had made there homes had become perfect hunting grounds for small insects that the Fay favoured as supplementary meals in there diets, and the settlers saw some use in this small creatures. The settlers needed something to send back home, the promised wealth of the new world had been less than imagined and the settlers desperately needed something to have made the venture worthwhile and that something turned out to be the Fay. Capturing specimens had been relatively easy the creatures where small and numerous in the Americas and where more or less harmless due to there tiny size. The Fay where a hit in the homeland, the creatures cute appearance, practical function at removing small pests, low maintenance and friendly disposition made them incredibly popular pets especially among woman and children. In less than a century the Fairy had become by far the most popular pet among Elvish families even the Emperor himself had a small colony of the creatures living within the palace brought in at the behest of his daughters. Just how intelligent the Fay where was first discovered by the now famous scientist Hîr Tebaroah Bacitiuh, a lesser elven noble, who claimed that his pet Fairy Scarlet was capable of not only holding a conversation in elvish but also being capable of reading and writing Elvish perfectly. Marveled by his discovery he published his findings in the year 1531 with high hopes, his papers where universally slandered by his peers. It was a well known fact that the Fay where good at imitation it was one of the many novelties that had made them popular pets but the idea that it was anything more than imitation was preposterous and Tebaroah Bacitiuh career was all but over any respect he may have had stripped away.

1648-1650 was a dark time for the The Heavenly Empire of Yllendthyr, years of oppression and mistreatment by there elven master had caused the majority human population to break out in revolt chaos ravaged the empire as human rebels classed with the imperial military. Desperate for resources both sides began to viciously harvest the colonies vast rain forests, wood was an important resource it was used in the construction of the rebels muskets, imperial bows and arrows as well as ships, spear shafts and last but no means least construction of bases and camps. This ceaseless destruction of there home brought about a change in the local Fay, for over 200 years the Fay had welcomed the settlers for there settlements had brought with them value perfect safe hunting grounds for the small insects that the fey needed for protean. But this sudden aggression was unacceptable the settlers had leveled countless settlements and killed thousands of there kind without provocation, all attempts to communicate with the titans had been fruitless for they where incapable of understanding them. Even the few who could understand and speak the strange verbal language of the titans where ignored or where treated condescendingly like some trained animal preforming a trick. There was only one option left to the peaceful Fay violence descending from the rain forest like a swarm of locus. The vast swarm attacked both parties indiscriminately armed with nothing more than small spears crafted from the thorns of plants and coated in the poison of the most dangerous animal the rain forest had to offer. The sudden aggression of the Fay took both parties by surprise. At first both sides continued to fight, the Fay merely became another natural hazard of the forest and even with the sheer numbers of the creatures insects where still just insects. Neither side knew what they where truly dealing with the Fay where not mindless insects as the giants had assumed in there ignorance. For the Fay where just as intelligent and cunning as the best of the titans, Launching countless raids upon both the rebel and imperial forces had hit both armies hard seeing a hopeless fight against nature the imperials retreated to there ships a tactical withdraw until they could figure out what to do reports needed to be sent.

The rebels thought it a victory, they had driven off the imperial forces and they could deal with the local wildlife and regain control, they where wrong despite there size the Fay had an overwhelming advantage. The imperial general Lerlebt Tagnett had quickly realised this the attacks of the Fay where not akin to a mindless swarm of wasps that had lashed out upon those that had disturbed there nest. The attacks where tactical the creatures where not only attacking strategic locations such as supply camps, and ports they also knew exactly where and when to attack. He had witnessed it with his own eyes as the tiny Fay brought down soldiers 50x there size threw coordinated teamwork it would have been awe inspiring if not for the circumstances. Lerlebt Tagnett knew he had been defeated he had been glad that he recognized the true threat his men faced in his report he emphasized that he believed that wasting resources fighting this new threat would be pointless. He believed that the Fay's hostility in the new world made the area dangerous and the resources required to even have a chance to benefit from the territory where well beyond the rebel's capacity to support. Over next 2 years the rebels in the new world where constantly harassed, there supposed hold over the colonies had done them little in the war in the empire. The war had become more or less centered upon the homelands in the east. Logging had become all but impossible even approaching the rainforest was incredibly dangerous as Fay ambushes could be sprung without warning leading to heavy casualties. The most disturbing thing for the men of the colonies wasn't the fact that the wildlife had become hostile it was what the wildlife was capable of there had been reports. Reports of the Fay doing the impossible making use of stolen or looted muskets and pistols, it was impossible the creatures where far too small to even lift the weapons to make use of them, they weren’t even supposed to be intelligent but they had all seen what the Fay had done. Mounting the stolen weaponry upon tiny carriages built by the Fay themselves they had created tiny makeshift Fay cannons which they had used to deadly effect against the rebel forces. The rebels had tried multiple times to flush out the Fay but finding the creatures was near impossible the terrain favoured them massively the Fay had evolved in the rainforests and where perfectly adapted to survival in this land something the humans where not. There none verbal means of communication allowed them to plan attacks in complete silence something the rebels where incapable of it was a war few could hope to win.

Eventually in 1650 the civil war in Yllendthyr ended with both sides reaching a compromise, and for another year the colonies remained under constant threat from Fay attacks. Any opposition to the species sentience had been dismissed as the reports from the colonies had begun to flood back home and soon the research of Tebaroah Bacitiuh had become a topic great interest among the scholar elite. War with the Fay simply wasn't an option for Yllendthyr the civil war had made her weak, she needed time to recover and the de-facto loss of the colonies was a blow, left with but option the elves did what the elves did best they resorted to diplomacy. Diplomacy hadn't been easy the strange Fay creatures language was beyond the elves ability to understand though they had learned the basics of the language and how it worked thanks to the works Tebaroah. It had still proven impossible for the elves to read it they simply lacked the means to differentiate subtleties in shades which they had learned could cause huge misunderstandings. Making use of a former pet Fay that had identified herself as Greeny Yellow house servant. A Fay that lived in Yllendthyr as the pet of a university teacher of Elvish language. The diplomat Hiril Sa'rea Goodnelh had discovered that the creature was capable of understanding every word in the elven language a feat her owner had been very proud of but unwilling to reveal fearing scrutiny. Greeny Yellow preformed admirably she had managed to quickly contact her kind in the rainforest the local Fay and had managed to persuade them to meet with the Hiril Sa'rea. Using Greeny Yellow Fay translator (name change due to job change) Sa'rea made incredible progress as she explained threw her translator the situation that had to current events to the local Fay lead by one Purple Princess queen to be. Purple Princess queen to be had been satisfied with Sa'rea's explanation of events, Sa'rea had used logic to point out the long peace with there peoples that had lasted over 200 years, and that hostility had broken out not due to the actions of the elves but of a rebel faction of humans. Sa'rea further emphasised how the imperial army had retreated not wishing to cause further loss of life among both parties Purple accepted the explanation for she herself had witnessed the retreat of the imperial army. After a day of negotiations both had parties had agreed to cease hostilities, and further negotiations where conducted Sa'rea had completed her objective of restoring peaceful relations with the Fay, but Sa'rea was ambitious like all elves she strived for success. Continuing negotiations for another 2 days Sa'rea secured exclusive fishing rights for Yllendthyr in the region, in addition she had persuade Purple to grant Yllendthyr co-ownership of a strip of land on the coast that roughly corresponded with the old colonies.

The deal had been a huge success in return Purple had requested three things:
1. Purple Princess Queen to be desired to learn more about the Elves and the world requesting that the elves send individuals to educate her people on various topics ranging from verbal language to science.
2. To allow trade with her people the Princess wishing to trade for the strange shiny material the elves used in the construction of some of there items.
3. That her people be allowed to continue to work within the boundaries of the empire free of discrimination, Purple had been pleased to hear from Greeny Yellow Elvish Translator of the kind and just treatment her people had received within the empire.

Hiril Sa'rea Goodnelh agreed to all terms of treaty and in year 1651 of the 17th day of the 6th month by the power invested in her by state of Yllendthyr on behalf of his holiness ruler and sovereign of the Empire of Yllendthyr the Emperor, Sa'rea signed the treaty. Hiril Sa'rea Goodnelh received near universal praise for her diplomacy armed but with words and her own intellect Sa'rea had regained much that had been lost in the civil war and brought an entire people under the sway of the empire.

Appearance:
Fairy's look somewhat like tiny elves with beautifully coloured wings, and exotically coloured skin and hair with green, blue, pink, teal, red, purple, being the most common in that order and with it being most common to have matching skin and hair.



Biology:
According to the studies of Charles Dwarfwin from the last century, Fairy, The Fay or Dolarpapilo are believed to have evolved from a now extinct species of Lepidoptera, there closest living relative being Morpho peleides. Fairy's are a unique strange species. They are by far the smallest known species that have attained true sentience a fact that had been originally overlooked upon first contact by Elven and human settlers of the Americas. Fairies have evolved very differently from most of the vertebrate races that inhabit the world the most notable being there minuscule size with the average height for both genders being a mere 4.6 inches tall with the largest known specimen being an exceptionally large male individual called Oberon who was documented to be just over 6 inches tall. The other major evolutionary feature of the Fay is there means of communication though capable of verbal speech due to an evolutionary trait that allows them to perfectly mimic around 72% of sounds they hear. This feature though had never been used for communication between individuals until the arrival of other sapient species to there homeland roughly 418 years ago. Until then the Fay used there beautiful wings and superior eyesight for communication, as was discovered by the famous Charles Dwarfwin the Fay are capable of seeing ultraviolet light which allows them to see colours that humans and even elves can't even comprehend. This combined with the Fay's ability to alter the patten and colouration of there wings allowed them to communicate with members of there species. It has been noted by observation that each possibly combination of colour possesses a completely different meaning, even the slightest variation in shade or order in which colours are displayed can cause what appears to be two identical pattens to mean completely different things altogether.

Fay breed normally happens during the summer a male will seek out the most beautiful object he can find traditionally a flower once a suitable object has been found he will create a nest on the object in question. (Some modern Fay may instead create an artificial nest) Once a suitable object is claimed he will sing by combining the most interesting sounds that he has heard in his life in an attempt to attract a female to his flower. Once a female responds and find him she will first begin by inspecting the male and his choice of nest this allows the female to determine both the males physique and intelligence. If he has selected a poor nest or is found to be lacking physically she will leave the male who will continue to sing until a female accepts him. If the female finds him and his selection of nest pleasing she will begin the courtship ritual by mimicking his song while using her wings to converse with him to learn as much about him as possible. After learning as much as she desires the Female will land upon the nest and will offer herself to the male and mating will begin. After mating has been completed the Female will lay between 40 – 60 eggs. After she finishes laying she will rest while the chosen male leaves to find food for his mate and young. The eggs take roughly a week to hatch into tiny caterpillars 5mm in size. In the days before the hatching the father will spend his entire time searching for food trying to amass enough too feed his young and mate for the entire pre-infancy period roughly 14 days. Over the next 14 days the caterpillars will spend there every waking hour consuming food growing constantly until eventually they will be ready to enter there chrysalis at this point the caterpillars will be around 1cm in size. The caterpillars will remain in the chrysalis for up to 3 weeks after which they will emerge as tiny infant fay 4 - 6mm tall. Once the last of her young emerges the mother will leave the nest with her young brood to find a suitable permanent home for her large family. Leaving the father behind who will either return to his home or will seek another mate depending on his mood.

Language:
The Fay language is based upon the use of colours every single colour and shade has a meaning within the Fay languagbusingd the written language is also based upon this. Many Fay roughly 69% are also capable of speaking New Elvish which is by far the most common verbal language known by the species despite it being so widely known it almost never used for conversing with another member of the species outside of use in the military on radio.

Naming:
Fay names are based upon colours which are approximate translations from there own colour based language Fay will normally also give a description of the colour in an attempt to differentiate themselves from other Fay. The reason for this being there aren't words to describe every shade of colour used by the Fay, for an example there are over 11'000 names in the Fay language which will translate into Pink which would make it the most common verbal name among the Fay.

Surnames are normally based upon the individuals occupation, and normally come before the given name examples:
Beekeeper Reddy Brown,
Chief Engineer Pinky Purple
Housekeeper Not to Dark Green,
Pair Farmer Navy Blue,
Elvish language teacher Light Teal
Innkeeper Not very dark Crimson

Society

Troll society is simple traditionally Trolls lived in tribes of various sizes which would normally consist of several closely related individuals numbering from 3 – 40 lead by an alpha who is the largest individual in the tribe which will normally be the eldest male, although it isn't unheard of for an exceptionally large female to assume the role. Unlike The Fay the other natives of the isles which trolls call home they weren’t so lucky when the waves of settlers first arrived. While the Fay managed to avoid enslavement or persecution due to the settlers ignorance. The Trolls where not so lucky there intelligence despite being inferior to that of both the Fay and the settlers was easily noticeable

Within the Kingdom of Setra trolls possess a role similar to those of the lower classes in human society generally doing hard physical work and other such tasks that are beyond the ability of there Fay countrymen.
Appearance:
Biology:
Trolls are one of if not the last remaining Therapsid species (mammal like reptile) on the planet while most Therapsids evolved into modern mammals. The Trolls ancestor took a different path of evolution eventually resulting in the modern troll. Troll as Therapsids have rough scaly skin like most reptilian species and lay solid eggs, there similarities with reptiles end there. Like mammals Trolls possesses a warm blooded metabolisms which allows them to remain active threw out the entire day. In addition trolls also have a mammary gland which they use to rear there infant young. Trolls are a carnivorous species before the arrival of foreign settlers to the Setra isles they where the dominant apex predators upon the island. Physically trolls are stronger than most other species being roughly 1.5x as strong as the average human. Trolls are naturally sluggish creatures, slow to react but are incredibly patient being willing to sit and do nothing for hours sometimes even days.

Language:
Trolls within the Kingdom of Setra normally speak trollish a North Germanic style language, though recently the language has begun to decline in favour of Elvish the most common verbal language among The Fay, many trolls and even some of the more nationalistic Fay have begun to campaign for trollish to be made the official verbal state language due to worries that the language will eventually go extinct as Elvish grows in popularity.

Naming:
Trogg
Throgg
Trogzhor
Trollog

The Fay worship a pair of deities known as the twins one male and one female, Setra the divine mother goddess of warmth, and bringer of life she is worshiped during summoner and spring by the fay who idolise her above all others her loving rays of light bringing great joy to her mortal children, the fay believe that Setra either reside within or is embodied by the sun itself.

Malacar lord of the cold night, is a deity who is worshiped during the months of autumn and winter, unlike Setra Malacar is a god feared and respected by the fay due to his cold indifference towards his children, Malacar is the opposite of his consort Setra for while she is a blazing beacon of life and hope he is a void of cold and despair, the fay believe that Malacar resides within the moon.

The Kingdom's government is a absolute monarchy lead by there queen, The current Queen Violet (her surname is unique as such she doesn't go into detail on her first name as most Fay do) has reigned for the past 22 years, she is a beloved monarch who has maintained the long peace with the Empire Yllendthyr, while simultaneously attempting to open trade and bring about good relation with the other nation states of the world despite the numerous difficulties other races have with taking the Fay seriously she has been successful in this endeavour so far. The Kingdom of Setra is divided into roughly 6,000 provinces of various sizes each province is ruled over by a designated Consul who are granted authority by the current reigning Queen. Each province is then sub divided into roughly 600 – 6000 prefectures (depending on size) ruled over by a designated prefects who are selected by the current ruling Consul. Further sub divisions are then up to the current ruling prefect who will sometimes designate deputies to assist in the ruling of his/her prefecture.

Each prefecture within the kingdom is given a Bocal value this value is determined by inspection of the land by the central bureaucracy under the control of the Queen. The amount of Bocal is determined by various factors historically it was used to determine the amount of Honey a prefecture could produce with 1 Bocal being equal to 1kg of honey enough food to feed 1 Fairy for an entire year. Now though other factors are taken into account such as production of other food products, or manufactured goods and there value in relation to a kg of honey.

This system is used by the central government to determine exactly how much tax each prefecture and in turn each province produces allowing the government to react on a yearly basis if this estimated tax isn't reached.

Fairy: 7,138,740,000
Troll: 5,277,000
Human 1,914,000
Elves: 490,000
Total: 7,146,421,000

Most Fairy citizens are paid incredibly low wages by the standards of humans. The average yearly wage for a Fairy worker is 80 Bocal which is on average enough to feed a single Mother and her current brood for nearly 2 years.

Bocal = 1 kg of Honey = Enough to feed 1 fairy for a year
Nain = 1g of Honey
Petitnain = 1mg of Honey

The Fay economy is based primarily based around micro industry, such as the building of primitive computers and other electrical goods, Farming, the raising of livestock, Fishing.

Fishing:
A very large industry within the kingdom of Setra and once the backbone of the the state during the early modern period the fishing industry is primary located within the former Yllendthyr co-operation zone a small strip of territory on the coast of the kingdom that was once governed jointly by the Kingdom of Setra and the Empire Yllendthyr. The co-operation zone has the highest population of none Fay in the Kingdom with an estimated 470,000 elves and 1.4 million humans and 3.6 million trolls calling the region home which makes up less than 1% of the regions total population. The majority of the none Fay/troll population are career fisherman harvesting the fish for shipment to the Empire of Yllendthyr who rent the rights to fish in the kingdoms waters.

Farming:
The Fay are are an omnivorous species, who primary eat vegetation there diet primarily consists of sweet foods such as honey, fruits such as apples, pairs and oranges and nectar from flowers. The Fay are experts at growing such produce and raising Bees for collecting honey both for there own consumption and export. In the Fay society bees hold a special place taking on a role similar to that of domesticated sheep or cows within other society. It is almost unheard of for a Fay settlement that doesn't have its own Bee hive/ranch and honey is by far the most popular food within the kingdom.

Micro industry:
The king of Fay industries something that has set the Fay apart from all nations is there absolute mastery over producing of all things small. It is hard to find a technical device that doesn't have something built or manufactured in the kingdom such is there undisputed skill at manufacturing such items. While not necessary a unique skill other races are easily capable of building small moving parts but none are able to do it with the ease or as naturally as the Fay. Due to there small size it is natural for the Fay to build items at such sizes allowing them to create micro sized parts without the aid of the large machinery that other races must employ.

Electronics:
This is what has made Setra a recognizable power on the international scene while for hundreds of the year the Kingdom has been a second rate or worse. The invention of various electronics in the last 30 – 40 years has allowed The Setran state to finally find a niche that has given it some international recognition. The building of small commercial and military grade electronics has made Setra wealthy there primary species The Fay finding the assembly of the tiny components required in the construction of computers, radios, monitor, and other such electrical goods to be almost effortless.

Heavy Industry:
There mastery in the field of Micro industry has not come without its price while the undisputed master of making small moving parts and internal devices for items such as clocks. The Fay are severely lacking in any kind of ability when it comes to heavy industry there small size making very much unsuitable for preforming the tasks. Such industry is generally limited to the former Yllendthyr co-operation zone and is overly dominated by trolls.

Main exports: Electronics, small replaceable parts, various varieties of fruit, Fish, Honey
Main Imports: Raw materials, Iron, copper, Tin, Mithril, meat (trolls),

Design philosophy/tactical use: Fay infantry units are some of the most advanced in the world while the state is known to make use of Troll auxiliary and militia to fill in gaps out of necessity. Trolls have numerous short comings that make them less than ideal there low intelligence being a key factor. Economically the loss of troll lives is also detrimental to the states economy trolls are valued labour force fulfilling a niche in society which is almost impossible for there fay countrymen to fulfil.

To solve these issue research and development have begun development on large (by Fay standards a bit bigger than human) mechanized armour or mechs for short these human sized battle machines though still somewhat experimental have proven incredibly successful on the few field tests that they have been deployed.

Mk2 Colossus was the first successfully developed mechanized armour armed with a powerful chain gun and a blast shield the colossus was built with the idea of forming an impenetrable phalanx that would advance upon the enemy laying down superior fire power. This though wasn’t the case the oversized armour the mech was equipped with made the mech horrendously slow on the move. Though this armour made them incredibly resilient to small arms fire an advantage that was enhanced even further by the phalanx there slow speed made heavier calibre weapons such as artillery absolutely devastating against them. Even the large blast shields that had been equipped to the mechs to protect against such weapons proved useless as artillery shells blasted off legs or made the ground too uneven for the colossus to advance threw effectively.

After the partial success of the Colossus research began on the next generation of mech taking what they had learned on the colossus it was decided that weight needed to be reduced to increase the speed of the machine. Reduction in armour along with improvements in power generation technology allowing for a smaller plant to power the mech made this all possible.

The next generation of mech MK3A Titan was born though less heavily armoured and armed than its predecessor the titan proved to be the far superior machine. Though it lacked the near immunity to smaller arms its predecessor the colossus possessed. The titan made up for it with a vast increase in speed and agility an increase estimated to be over 50% by the developers. Despite the decrease in armour the machine was still more than armoured enough to take several solid hits from the standard issue semi automatic riles in use by other nations. Armament on the machine was also changed from its predecessor the chain gun which had been deemed overkill, had been scaled down to a more reasonable 7mm machine gun with under slung grenade launcher and chain blade. The final innovation on the machine had been the development of a primitive clawed hand allowing the titan some ability to pick up objects an ability its predecessor completely lacked.

Now the Fay plan to capitalize on the overwhelming success of the Titan putting what they have learned from its development and go 1 step beyond. Development of the next generation of mechanized armour has already begun. Plans for a new machine code named Gigantes. The goals of the project are ambitious the team plans to again downscale the machine to increase agility while trying to maintain the same degree of protection the mk3a titan possesses. In addition to the above goals there are plans to develop mechanical hands similar to those of a human to allow the machine to make use of standard issue equipment something both predecessors are incapable of. Though the goals of the project seem impossible with present technology the research team feel confident that they can get out workable prototype within the next few years.

Name: Colossus Mk2A Infantry combat mecha
Size: 8 feet
weight: 6 ton
armament: 11mm chain gun x1, blast shield x1
power plant: classified
Crew: 50
top speed: 2 - 3mph
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Name: Titan Mk3A Infantry combat mecha
Size: 7 feet
weight: 3 ton
armament: 7mm machine gun, chainsaw bayonet, grenade launcher
power plant: classified
Crew: 32
top speed: 6 - 7mph
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Name: Gigantes Mk4A (very experimental, pre prototype/production phase plans still being drawn)
Size: 6.2 feet
weight: 2 ton
armament: variable
power plant: classified
Crew: 25
top speed: 12 mph (sprinting still less than half as fast as a human)
Appearance:

Design philosophy/tactical use: Tanks are considered the first in a long line of great military innovations by the Setran government. Before the first tanks where rolled out during the last great war the Kingdom of Setra was a militarily inadequate nation under the de-facto control of The Empire of Yllendthyr. This inadequacy wasn't a fault of Setran Government. Although The Fay are by far the most populous race in known world there fast rate of breeding, small size, and small demand on food resources giving them a titanic almost surreal population. This advantage also brought about its own problems due to there tiny size the fay are indevidually incapable of being armed in a way that would make them relevant on a battlefield.

But then came the Tank, The Kingdom of Setra was quick to adopt the tank for it offered Setra away to arm its people a way to forge there own destiny. Since the introduction of tanks the kingdom has produced and refitted 100s if not thousands of these war machines making them suitable for use by the Fay species. While tanks of other nations have small crews of around 5 men such crew sizes are impossible for the kingdom of Setra who instead employ huge 400+strong crews to man there Landships. Setran tanks while appearing similar to there foreign counterparts outwardly internally they couldn't be more different if one was to compare the internal schematics of MK2 Dune-Beetle to another tank they would find that it actually shares more in common with a battleship than a tank.

Tactical use: Setrans organize there tanks divisions similar to how other nations organized there navies, each tank will have a large crew numbering between 400 – 1000 and each vehicle will be commanded by a captain and his subordinate staff officers similar to a warship. Tanks will then be organized into fleets under the command of a senior captain or tank admiral who will rescide on the fleets flag/command tank.

Name: Dune-Beetle Mk2 landship (Light Tank)
Size:
Length: 6.69m
Width: 3.02 m
Height: 3.24m
weight: 24ton
armament: 45mm cannon x1, 85mm anti infantry mortar x1 9mm anti infantry machine gun x1
power plant:
Engine power: 330hp/1800rpm
top speed: 27mph
Crew: 450
appearance:


Name: Stag-Beetle Mk3 landship (Medium Tank)
Size:
Length: 5.95m
Width: 3.35m
Height: 2.98m
weight: 38ton
armament: 75mm cannon x1, 85mm anti infantry mortar x1, 9mm anti infantry machine gun x3
power plant: classified
engine power: 550hp/2150rpm
top speed: 23mph
Crew: 500
appearance:


Name: Stag-Beetle Mk3B tank hunter (Tank)
Size:
Length: 5.95m
Width: 3.35m
Height: 2.98m
weight: 40ton
armament: 85mm cannon x1, 45mm cannon x2, 9mm machine gun x1
power plant: classified
engine power: 550hp/2150rpm
top speed: 21mph
Crew: 500
appearance: Same chassis as the regular Hercules, the mortar and machine gun turret having been replaced with a pair of 45mm cannons, while the main gun has been up sized to a 85mm cannon.

Name: Tarantula mk1 anti air landship
Size:
Length: 5.29m
Width: 3.78m
Height: 5.10m
weight: 40ton
armament: quad 50mm flak cannons
power plant: classified
engine power: 550hp/2150rpm
top speed: 23mph
Crew: 500
appearance:

Being armoured vehicles though specialized the roll of Artillery falls under the command of the tank corps and are normally deployed within tank fleets as long range fire support. Sometimes though artillery will be deployed together in a specialized fleet when the need for massed artillery bombardment becomes necessary.

Name: Mantis mobile artillery
Size:
Length: 7.08m
Width: 4.86m
Height: 4.38m
weight: 40ton
armament: 132mm cannon
power plant: classified
engine power: 550hp/2150rpm
top speed: 18mph
Crew: 300
appearance:

Design philosophy/tactical use: The Setran airforce is a major military branch of the Setran military, Cantered around the powerful Setran sky-fleet which is heavily based upon the successful The Avalian Airborne Fleet. While the majority of the fleet is made up of outdated Avalian ships refitted and commission for use by The Fay the Government has begun to start production on its own airships the first of these new airships is the mighty Avalon class sky-carrier a huge aircraft carrier designed to act as a mobile base and staging ground for military operations, 2 of these mighty vessels have up to now been completed SRN-Avalon and the SRN-Titania.

For aircraft the sky-fleet as access to 2 notable craft the Hornet mk3 interceptor is a small and nimble craft built to take advantage of space saved by having Fay pilots. The Hornet is a fast and agile aircraft but is lightly armed and armoured due to its small size.

The second of these craft is the MK1 Dragonfly a heavy bomber with 4 sets of twin 7mm machine guns housing a crew of nearly 1000 Fay the bomber built more like a small battleship with wings than a plane the Dragonfly has proven itself as not only an effective bomber but a capable air superiority craft with its impressive 360degree coverage of its anti air weaponry. .

Name:Hornet mk3 interceptor (light fighter)
Size:
Length: 6.32m
wingspan: 4.2m
Height:1m
weight:1.5ton
armament:1 nose mounted 7mm machine gun
power plant: tba
top speed: 350mph
Crew: 50
appearance:Has a machine gun in nose

Name:Dragonfly Mk1 skyfortress (heavy bomber)
Size:
Length: 19.2m
wingspan: 24.6m
Height: 4.8m (with landing gear)
weight: 41ton
armament:Turret mounted Twin 7mm machineguns x4, 40 bomb payload
power plant:
engine power:
top speed: 310mph
Crew: 1000
appearance:The picture below isn't completely accurate the aircraft is propeller driven. The 2 propeller engines are located where the 4 jet engines are on the picture.

Name:Avalon class Sky-Carrier
Size:
Length: tba
Width: tba
Height: tba
weight: tba
armament:16 × twin 77mm anti-aircraft flak cannons
transport capacity100 Hornet Mk3 Interceptors, 10 Dragonfly mk1 sky-fortresses
top speed: 100mph
Crew: 344,800 (Real life Lexington class aircraft carrier crew x100)
appearance:

Name: Midsummer class destroyer (Traded Avarian Destroyer refitted for use by Fay)
Size:
Length: tba
Width: tba
Height: tba
weight: tba
armament: three 105mm cannons, four turrets that house twin 7.7cm Flak cannons
top speed: 150mph
Crew: 15,000
appearance:


Name: Oberon class Heavy Cruiser (Traded Avarian Heavy Cruiser refitted for use by Fay)
Size:
Length: tba
Width: tba
Height: tba
weight: tba
armament: Turret mounted 200mm cannons x3, turret mounted 88mm cannons x4, turret mounted 77mm flak cannons
top speed: 95mph
Crew: 100,000
appearance:

Name:Sea-scorpion class cruiser
Size:
Length: tba
Width: tba
Height: tba
weight: tba
armament: two turret mounted 120mm cannons, four turrets mounted 90mm cannons
top speed: 150mph
Crew: 15,000
appearance:

Name: SeaTitan Mk3N Naval support mecha
Size: 7.2 feet
weight: 3.4 ton
armament: 7mm machine gun, chainsaw bayonet, grenade launcher
power plant: classified
Crew: 32
top speed: 4 - 5mph (Land) 9mph (water)
Appearance:

Type of Government

Zenovia is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Established forty years, under the new type of government the monarch is only a symbolic head of state. The Parliament of Zenovia is the ruling body, and its members are chosen from among the provinces. There are two houses in parliament. The House of Commons is the branch that governs, and are made up of officials. The other is the House of Lords, which is made up of landed nobles, who are appointed by the sovereign under the recommendation of the Head of the House of Lords, and are not elected. They can serve as prime minister or cabinet ministers, and although there have been those who have done the latter, none have done the former yet. They do not vote on policy, but can technically veto it, although doing such an act with major legislation would create a constitutional crisis. The number of members of parliament sent is dependent on the population. Each member of parliament is from a district, and each district has its own election to select their member of parliament. The head of government is chosen by a majority vote among the members of parliament, and he is popular known as prime minister. He forms a government by recommending a number of fellow parliamentary members to the sovereign, and the sovereign will then officially appoint them.



Capital: Ilezabeta City

-Head of State: His Majesty the King of the Zenovii Mircea II (born 1898) since 1934

-Head of Government: The Honorable Nikolas Cinsti (born 1885) since 1935

-Head of the House of Lords: Inclestare Lewin (born 1892) since 1936

-Minister of Foreign Affairs: Lord Boris Perigord, 1st Count of Focregiune (born 1866) since 1925

-Minister of War: Adrian Brasab (born 1886) since in 1935

-Minister of Finance: Lord Alexandru Gheata, 35th Baron of Morte (born 1899) since 1938

-Minister of Law: Lord Dragomir Fierfa, 27th Count of Damizir (born 1888) since 1935

-Minister of the Interior: Sir Vali Radmridreu (born 1882) since 1937

-Leader of the Opposition: Frideric Checescu ( born 1868) since 1935

-Head of the High Court: Lord Mikel Danesti, 11th Duke of Strantivist (born 1870) since 1925

Political Lexicon
Conservative - referring to the now defunct Conservative Party.
conservative - Along with the usual meaning, it often can mean support things at odds with the Liberal establishment.
Liberal - referring to the policy or supporters of representative democracy, as supported in the Liberal Constitution of 1900.
Radical - Referring to the left-wing anti-revolutionary political party, who advocate sweeping yet gradual and democratic changes in society.
Patriot/Patriotic - referring to the political party that supports military build-up and tariffs.
Centrist - referring to the free-market right-wing Liberal political party.

Division of Parliament
His Majesties Government
Zenovii Patriotic Party: 262

The Loyal Opposition
Centrist Democratic Party: 181
Radical Party: 60

List of Prime Ministers since 1900
Boris Perigord 1866 - present 1900 Conservative Party
Radu Popescu 1837 - 1917 1900 - 1917 Liberal Party
Frideric Checescu 1868 - present 1917 - 1919 Liberal Party
Boris Perigord 1866 - present 1919 - 1925 Independent
Frideric Checescu 1868 - present 1925 - 1935 Centrist Democracy Party
Nikolas Cinsti 1885 - present 1935 - present Zenovii Patriotic Party

Political Parties of Zenovia
The ruling party is the Zenovii Patriotic Party. They stress support of the nation, traditionalism, building a stable economy, and espouses political organism (aka One Nation Toryism), as well as building up to protect again outside threats (i.e. Moravia). The Centrist Democracy Party stresses pragmatism and fewer economic regulations. The Centrist Democracy Party was formed after the Liberals split following the establishment of the Liberal Constitution of 1925, and were far more traditional, and controlled parliament from 1925 to 1935. The Radical Party was founded by the more radical part of the Liberals, who felt the constitution did not go far enough. The radicals support disarmament, establishing relations with the PRK, the disbandment of the House of Lords, the establishment of radical change to industrial regulations, and redistribution of wealth, but not socialism. The fourth largest party is the Zenovii Radical Nationalist Party, which is fascist, and has no representation. The closest it ever got was in the 1933 election, when they were 3 points away from winning a seat. The Zenovii Party of the Left, a united front sort of radical leftist party of socialists, anarchists, and communists, would be the fourth largest party, but is outlawed and remains underground.

Economy of Zenovia
The gold standard still remains in Zenovia. Economic policy leans towards demand-side economics. Zenovia institutes a relatively free-market economy, although there are tariffs and moderate protectionism to protect homegrown industry. Imports to the urban areas is essential for the still-incomplete industrialization process. The economy is dependent on imports, and the collapse of foreign economies would be disastrous for the economy of Zenovia.

Race and Species
Most of the population are Zenovii, who are light-skinned, dark-haired humans who have settled this land since circa 700. However, there are number of the peoples from the south who have moved north into Zenovia. However, the largest and most prolific minority are the trolls from Setra, who immigrated to Zenovia for better working conditions, treatment, and to escape the social conditions of Setra. Although they faced many similar conditions, the higher pay and travel fatigue made most unwilling to move back or further. With nearly 80 years of immigration, discrimination has lessened to the level of life being noticeably better than in Setra, but there are still glaring issues with speciesism and discrimination.
93% Zenovii: 61,558,269
5% Troll: 3,309,584
2% Southern Peoples: 1,323,834

Population
66,191,687
Demographics
61% peasants: 40,336,592
27% urban workers: 17,853,901
6% independent farmers: 3,967,534
5% burghers: 3,372,404
1% Soldiers: 661,256

Culture
Ioan Sforarza (1840 - 1900), the premier Zenovii romanticist, said "Zenovii have two qualities: peace and vibrancy." What is meant is not the normal definition of peace, but that Zenovii love the peace that stability brings. They are generally conservative, but they are not puritanical, and their conservatism did not stop them from revolution in the 1920s. Zenovii society is still fiercely traditional and patriarchal, although women have achieved suffrage in recent times. Zenovii fashion has always been marked by vibrant colors, and even modern fashion is so. Zenovii politicians, even though they wear normal polite official fashion, will have suits which seem upbeat. There is a strong folklore tradition, and oral traditions are strong in Zenovia. Bards still exist in the Zenovian countryside. There is a strong music tradition in Zenovia of upbeat music and emotional music, and the latter is especially treasured. With the coming of the Trolls, a major cultural influence from Setra came. Modern, foreign musical styles have yet to dent Zenovia. There is a strong literary tradition in Zenovii, which started when the national epic of The Song of Zeno was written. The literary eras are generally broken into the eras of Epic (700 - 1000), Medieval (1000 - 1500), Renaissance (1500 - 1600) Early Modern (1600 - 1720) Gothic (1720 - 1800) Romantic (1890 - 1900), Realist (1900 - 1930) Modern (1930 - present). Modern has turned its back on the radical realist literature of the recent past and returned to the fantastical. Modern plays have existed in Zenovia since the 17th century with the advent of Gavril Nestarontic (1600 - 1643) and Liviu Sulita (1610 - 1678), and have existed ever since, generally following the literary trends. The 17th century is considered the Golden Age of Zenovii Theatre.

Life in Zenovia
Zenovii are stereotyped by other nations as being backwards, as a nation full of peasants, and unnecessarily aristocratic. The social classes are split between the rich, the burghers, and the lower classes. The rich are split between the established aristocrats and the newly rich industrialists. The burghers are divided by the old traditional classes, such as the merchant class, and the newer class that came from urbanization. The peasants of the countryside, who still labor under the employment of lords, are still a majority of the country, but their conditions have improved since the abolition of feudalism. About a third of the population lives in the cities. Working conditions are relatively good, but very poor nonetheless. The safety laws are holdovers from the 1890s, themselves only a reform of an 1855. About 70% of factory machines are approved to have fundamental safety features, but there are no reparations for injuries or any safety doors. Child labor is common, but is on the decline, with only 35% of urbanite children working, although it is 78% among Trolls. The work-hour limit for adults is 12 hours, and 8-hours for children. Trolls make up 18% of urban areas. Due to the demand for labor, industrialists rarely attempt to give trolls discriminatory labor, as this would only aid a rival who does not do so, and because labor in Zenovia is still quite valuable. The Trolls still face discrimination, as large portions of Zenovii society ostracizes and discriminates against them. The most open-minded section of society, paticularly the Radicals (as in the political party) engaging in interaction with the Troll community.The literacy rate is on average 51%. Literacy among men is 42% greater than women due to disparities in education. Among children literacy is greater in boys than girls, but the divide is far smaller, 10%, than their adult counterparts, and girls are more literate than men on average. Trolls in general have a literacy rate of 15%, with females in general having a literacy rate of 2%. A divergent study shows that this is misleading, as the literacy rate in Troll is 25% in Trollish, with Trollish women having s literacy rate of 8%.

History

Medieval Era
In 694, facing plague, a poor harvest, and an incoming Elven invasion, the tribal Zenovii people moved south. Despite tribal legends claiming they either displaced or exterminated the natives, geneticists and archeologists have proven they merely slowly merged to create a single culture. As far as the 12th century, two different cultures could be found in Zenovia. 699, when what is now Northern Zenovia was conquered. In 725, the religion of the natives, Aeonism, was adopted by the Zenovii. In 1078, Zenovia adopted a more stable for of government, feudalism. From 1224 to 1237 the Zenovii moved south, conquering what is now Southern Zenovia. Carol I, King of Zenovia from 1240 to 1276, known as Carol the Conqueror, brought Zenovia to its largest extent it had ever seen. When he died in 1276 his son, Sfaditor, kept a tight fist of the empire until his death in 1287. However, the empire was simply too big to sustain, and Sfaditor's son split the empire in three, with the foreign kings, the Zenovii who ruled abroad, having their dynasties fall in 1374 and 1409, respectively. The remaining kingdom was reduced to the current borders of Zenovia by 1467. However, it remained a sizable empire.

Early Modern Era
In 1425, a new royal dynasty began in Zenovia, which rules to this day. This new dynasty saw the rise of a sophisticated culture. From about 1500 to 1600, an era of unprecedented cultural sophistication, known as the Zenovian Renaissance. However, during the era Zenovia gained its reputation as an undeveloped peasant nation. Although a vibrant cultural tradition continues, a reputation of a peasant nation an era behind except in the arts was established. In 1767, with changing economic and social attitudes, as well as the influence of enlightenment philosophy, serfdom was abolished. In 1773, the monarch, wanting to organize his advisors in a more orderly fashion, organized a group of ministers to advise him, which in turn lead to the creation of bureaucracy.

Modern Era
In 1836, the first factory was built. Industrialization, however, was slow until the 1870s. Trolls, wishing to escape the virtual wage slavery in Setra, immigrated to Zenovia. Eager for willing manpower, Zenovii industrialists were willing to pay higher prices for labor than was available in Setra. Under Radu IV, Zenovia instituted a series of trade and military reforms which helped bring Zenovia into the modern world. In 1874, the Diet of Zenovia met for the first time. However, the sovereignty still held great powers, and parliament merely aid in governance and gathered taxes. The 19th century brought in nationalism and liberalism as well. For the most part, liberalism was not answered, and royal decrees in 1855 and 1875 declared the continuation of the traditional powers of the monarch. However, nationalism became a strong force, influencing society from politics to literature. The 1860s are considered when Zenovian nationalism finally met its height, coinciding not coincidentally with the height of speciesism against trolls. Nationalism unfortunately turned deadly in the 1870s, when the heir apparent of the throne of Zenovia, was assassinated while on a diplomatic visit to the kingdom of Qualia. During these years, Carol XV was King. He was assassinated by Zenovii radicals who had followed him to Qualia. Zenovia blamed Qualia, and demanded strong monetary reparations and demanded the proper Qualian culprits be found. When Qualia did not, Zenova declared war. The war ended inconclusively, destabilizing the region and proving politically disastrous for both nations. Carol XV died before the end of the war. While Qualia was overthrown by a fascist coup, transforming into the Commonwealth of Moravia. The process was slower in Zenovia, thanks to the abdication of King Radu X in 1891, a political masterstroke by the parliament and the Bishop of Campulung, Boris Perigord, then only 25. However, it only delayed the inevitable. Clamor for change in the political system shot up as liberalism replaced nationalism. Facing the possibility of a stronger reaction and the rebellion of parliament, a liberal constitution was created in 1900, and the king abdicated in favor of his son, Carol XVI, who still lives as King Emeritus Carol Andronicus, and serves now as an agent of goodwill at home and abroad, and is now more popular than he was in 1900. The leader of the liberals, Radu Popescu, the man they said even Kings feared, was made prime minister. Popescu, however, was surprising traditional after taking power, much to the ire of his former peers. The old regime had saw that their was actually a major ideological split between the Liberals between classical and social liberalism, and hoped they could split the Liberals and have an aristocratic party dominate parliament. However, the Liberals retained party unity under Popescu until his death in 1917. The Conservative Party, a purely agrarian and aristocratic party, serves as the Official Opposition. His successor, Frideric Checescu, was prime minister for two years, but did not have the same trust among the Liberals as Popescu and in 1919 the Liberals split into two parties. The free-market classical liberals became the Centrist Democracy Party, who had the support of the leader of the liberals, Popescu, and thus became the majority faction. The Social Liberals, wanting a radical change in society in the form of the end of a politically powerful aristocracy and aid to the poor, became the Radical Party. From 1919 to 1925, Boris Perigord led a bi-partisan coalition, where he depended on the Conservatives more than the Liberals, but could not join the Conservative Party since he knew it would eventually limit his political career. 1928, forming from a coalition of aristocrats, economic protectionists, and anti-Moravians, the Zenovii Patriots Party is formed. It replaced the Conservative Party as the Official Opposition, and in 1929 the Conservatives merged completely. Despite forming a powerful political machine, Checescu was voted out of power in 1935 due to the Opposition focusing on protection against Moravia and promises of an ambitious overhaul of the sluggish economy. Perhaps most instrumental was a number of MPs defecting to the Zenovii Patriotic Party. In 1933 it was discovered that King Dragomir VI had stomach cancer, and no doctor was able to treat him successfully, and he died in 1934. He was succeeded by the current king, Mircea II. Women's suffrage was the biggest domestic issue of the 1930s behind the economy, and had not been granted by the Liberal Constitution of 1900. The supposedly symbolic figurehead, seeing that the world was no longer the way it was when he had grown up, and Zenovia needed to accept change in order to preserve itself. In 1937, Mircea II came out in support of women's suffrage. The prime minister tried to have this create a constitutional crisis, so he could have the monarch discredited, but found himself out maneuvered, and in 1939 women's suffrage was achieved. A new, increasingly hot social issue is inter-species romance between Zenovii and Trolls, with a burgeoning civil rights movement led by the renowned Throgg Magog, President of the National Trollish League (NTL).

Religious Beliefs
The Zenovii believe in Aeonism. According to the Enneads of Aeons, Ilezabeta was a prophetess who was dictated the history of God, his general nature, and the true moral lessons. God's name to mankind was Aeon. It's holy books are collected in a holy text known as the Holy Scriptures of Aeon.

Territory


Climate
The climate is fairly moderate. Zenovia is ideal for farmland, and is filled with green pastures, hills, and prairies. The Vladistok River is the largest river in Zenovia, running almost entirely through it, and there are other rivers and lakes, such as Lake Visare. It rains often enough to make farmland across the country.

Agriculture
About 2/3rds of the population lives in rural areas. Although modern agricultural techniques cause the shrinking of farms, and many start to move to the city, farming is still done by a majority of the population. Sustenance farming still is the most common technique, so it isn't exactly a large export.

Industry
Zenovia has several large exports. There has always been a market for Zenovian tobacco and cotton, and although they no longer warrant the prestige they once did, they continue to have a market. Steel is both exported and used in the industries, although Zenovia does not have capacity to be a top exporter in steel in the quantitative sense. Other metals, such as iron and copper, as well as coal, can also be found. Silver and gold can be found in Zenovia and are essential to the economy, but if overseas economies collapse, Zenovia's economy will go with it.

Main Exports: Tobacco, Grain, Cotton, Steel, Iron, Copper, Coal, precious metals, Alcohol
Main Imports: Luxury Goods, Gas, Military parts, Industrial Parts, Foodstuff

The Press
Unlike the other sections of Zenovii business and industry, the press is competitive and monopoly has been avoided. This is likely because all the newspapers and magazines of Zenovia are politically motivated, and rich party supporters, interest groups, and the parties themselves pour money into the press.

The Newspapers
As a general rule, the newspapers contain less political analysis than the tabloids, but they are just as biased. They may be a little more subtle with their bias, or they may not. Yellow Journalism, sensationalist reporting with little regard for accuracy, is the norm. There had once been local newspapers, but they have all been fizzled out by the powerful publishing companies.

The Capital Journal: Founded by Cezar Sabie in 1895, and it is the most profitable of all the newspapers in Zenovia. It was pro-Liberal when it first premiered, but has always been pro-capitalist and anti-labor. Politically, it backs the Centrist Democracy Party. It is largely responsible for the rise of Yellow Journalism and helped sparked the Little War.

The Zenovii Tribunal: Founded in 1883 by Dragomir Vis, it currently plays second fiddle to the Capital Journal. It opposed the Liberal Revolution of 1900 as radical. Currently it supports the Zenovii Patriotic Party. It is anti-reform and protectionist, unless the Zenovii Patriotic Party is not anti-reform or protectionists. It is read by the Patriotic Party faithful regularly.

The Castelul Tribune: Found by Andrei Galca in 1870, it is based in Castelul, the second largest city in Zenovia. It has always been strongly pro-reform. After the Liberal split, it has supported the Radicals. However, they have always been the most neutral of the newspapers, and did not embrace Yellow Journalism.

The Daily Advent: Founded in 1904. The Daily Advent is often the go-to newspaper for clerics and the religious right, and was founded by a Cardinal of the Church.

The National Neutral Newspaper: Founded in 1901. Despite its name, it is far from neutral, and takes a pro-aristocratic viewpoint and worldview. It is widely appreciated for its promotion of the arts and has been praised by Radicals for its promotion of environmentalism. It supports the Zenovii Patriotic Party. It has the best writers.

The Times: Founded in 1911, the Times is politically moderate and supports the Centrist Democracy Party.

The Liberty Times: Founded in 1925. The Liberty Times in read by the left wing of the Radical Party and has been endorsed by the National Trollish League, with a strong focus on civil rights.

The Magazines
The Magazines, as well as focusing on gossip, society, and culture, offer a more honest and in-depth political analysis that the newspapers are unable to accomplish.

The Liberal Review: The mouth-piece of the Centrist Democracy Party. Formed in 1890 by Nikolai Cusa to help spread Liberal ideals, since the time of Checescu and Nikolai Cusa's retirment due to a stroke in 1918 (he died in 1921) it has since made a hard turn towards to the right, unless the Centrist Democracy Party wills it otherwise. Cusa himself actually joined the Radical Party, but was unable to regained his magazine.

The Dragoon: The magazine in support of the Zenovii Patriotic Party. It offers mainly political analysis, and often defends protectionism and militarization, along with eugenics and speciesism.

The Radical: A magazine which openly supports the Radical Party. It is anti-racist, both in practical speciesism and in scientific speciesism. Until its legalization, it was a strong supporter of female suffrage. Social Liberalism, of course, is a primary concern here.

Aeonism Today: A religious magazine which runs mainly religious articles supporting Aeonist Orthodoxy and reactionary political articles which oppose liberalism. Politically, it gushes on praise on the Zenovii Patriotic Party for being a party opposed to liberalism, which is at best 50% correct.

The National: Originally the official magazine of the National Trollish League, it has since then been adopted by others. It has been adopted by the non-Orthodox Aeonists as their magazine, as well as others who would challenge social conventions.

The Intellectual: A condescendingly-named magazine which is read by those interested in intellectual subjects. Politically, it will eloquently refute the policies of the main two parties, and supports the Radical Party. However, its main focus is the arts, science, philosophy, math, and education.

Commander in Chief: His Majesty Mircea (born 1898) since 1934

Minister of War: Adrian Brasab (born 1886) since in 1935

His Majesty's Army

Commander of the Army: General Adelbert Trimiscir

Commander of the Troll Legion: Brigadier General Dragos Focavis

By far the largest of the three branches. It was established in its current state during the reform of Vladim VII in 1604. Their uniforms have remained old fashioned. They fight in black and gray uniforms with a pinkelhaume helmet. The Zenovii Guards were originally meant to guard the King, but they grew in size, and served as elite troopers. In 1910, a section of the Guards was separated from them, and they became known as the Stormtroopers. The Stormtroopers served as shock troopers and special forces. A section of the army is the Troll Legion, not actually designed to be legion-sized, which is composed entirely of Trolls. The Troll Legion is composed of ferocious fighters who serve as shock troopers and the vanguard of the army, who are justifiably feared. Their uniform is identical to the main army.


















His Majesty's Navy

Commander of the Navy: Admiral Laguna (born 1872)

The navy controls the battle-worthy ships, which are sworn to the sovereign. It was first created in its current state in 1714. The sailors of the navy are equipped with a uniform lighter than the army, and with no pickelhaube. They are equipped with the same infantry weapons.







His Majesty's Air Force

Commander of the Airforce: Air Marshal Ion Pritienmanie

Created only in 1917, when Zenovia first acquired aircraft, it is the smallest and newest of Zenovia's military branches, and Zenovia has a weak air force compared to its powerful northern neighbors.

Fyrurock is a combustible gas that is heavily compressible, allowing an extremely large amount of it to be packed into a small container. Its main application are Fyrurock bombs and rockets, in which the warhead opens up prior to reaching the target, spraying the gas in a large cloud, and then sets it on fire for a massive thermobaric explosion. It is also often used sprayed out of large nozzles and set on fire as a flamethrower of sorts capable of bathing targets in flames.

Army Overview:

The PRK, due to its notable lack of mechanized warfare technology, mainly utilizes other methods of remaining competitive on the ground. Most notable among these are their MPRPs (Man-Portable Rocket Projectiles) which are carried in small numbers by most infantry regiments for use if they come into contact with enemy armored formations. These help Kataylan ground forces achieve military parity with armor-supplemented forces.

A second unique aspect of the Kataylan military forces is that they utilize war-trained bear cavalry, armored and outfitted with a light machine gun on top. While they are unable to stand up to tanks, they are a menace to any infantry that cross their path and are much more maneuverable.

Their ground forces mostly utilize bolt-action rifles supplemented by the occasional light machine gun, which is carried by two people. They usually carry two of each of fragmentation grenades, thermite grenades, and Fyrurock grenades. There are a few remaining normal cavalry regiments, but they no longer play a vital role in the Kataylan ground forces.

The PRK primarily utilizes Katalusha rocket artillery for the ground support role, which is slightly less accurate but significantly more deadly thanks to the Fyrurock warheads each salvo contains. The other main drawback of these artillery is the long reload time between launches.

Active-Duty Military: 3,500,000 (35 main army groups of 100,000 each, split into ten regiments each of 10,000)
Reserve Military: 4,500,000

Navy Overview:

The Kataylan navy is the pride of the People's Republic, widely considered to be one of the strongest in the world. Though all of its ships are coal-fueled, they boast considerable power and speed, and are equipped with the latest in composite alloy armor. Every ship has installed radar and relatively recent sonar systems for detecting submarines, as well as depth charges to attack them. Though it is not listed here, the PRK navy also maintains a sizable amount of amphibious landing boats for deploying their land military to other continents.

Lysacek-class destroyers

Length: 112.8 m
Speed: 40 mph
Armament: 4 130mm guns, 2 75mm AA guns, 2 45mm AA guns, two heavy machine guns, 6 torpedo tubes

The Lysacek-class destroyer is the workhorse of the PRK fleet, performing its primary anti-air and anti-submarine functions while still carrying reasonable anti-ship armament.

Eyrosya-class submarines

Length: 97.65 m
Speed: 22 mph surface, 12 mph submerged
Armament: 6 forward torpedo tubes, 4 aft torpedo tubes, 2 100mm guns, 2 45mm guns.

The Eyrosya-class destroyer is primarily used offensively, to take out enemy submarines and warships from underwater. However, it can also defend itself in surface combat.

Aurora-class cruisers

Length: 140.13 m
Speed: 27 mph
Armament: 4 234mm guns, 8 190mm guns, 16 75mm guns, 4 45mm AA guns, 3 430mm torpedo tubes

The Aurora-class cruiser is the primary heavy firepower of the Kataylan fleet, and one of the main contributors to its naval superiority, dealing heavy blows to other enemy ships regardless of size.

Kyrnovet-class battleships

Length: 181.2 m
Speed: 22 mph
Armament: 12 305mm guns, 16 120mm guns, 2 75mm AA guns, 4 450mm torpedo tubes.

The Kyrnovet-class battleship, while with imposing statistics, is gradually becoming a more outdated ship in the Kataylan navy in comparison to more maneuverable and less expensive firepower such as the Aurora.

Katayla-class airship carriers

Length: 273 m
Speed: 22 mph
Armament: 4 75mm AA guns, two strategic Komyra Fyrurock missiles

The Katayla-class airship carrier is unique ship in the PRK's navy as opposed to other world navies in that is a sea-based carrier which fields airships, not aircraft. A single Katayla can serve to base four Tyrnovus or eight Volodynas, allowing the PRK to project air support far away from its borders. Experimentally, these airship carriers have been retrofitted with tubes from which to launch strategic Komyra missiles which are capable of reaching up to 100 miles inland (although with only enough accuracy to hit a specific city).

Air Force Overview:

Every Kataylan airship is powered by coal-fired steam turbines, which lessens their available loads but enables them to run for a much greater period of time than similar gasoline-powered craft. Each is made with Kataylan-invented Kievar plastic-based fabric, which is highly resistant to bullets and fairly resistant to anti-aircraft flak, but not entirely.

Volodyna-class multirole airships

The Volodyna-class multirole airship is designed both for anti-air and light bombing capabilities. It is equipped with two rotating 75mm antiaircraft guns, one at the front and one at the rear, although these guns are also capable of firing normal shells if necessary in a ground support role. There are three rotating heavy machine gun emplacements on either side to cover the areas where the two primary AA guns cannot reach, and each airship is outfitted with a full 2000-kg load of bombs, primarily Fyrurock, but also some chlorine gas and conventional bombs. Their top speed is roughly 45 mph.

Tyrnovu-class heavy bomber airships

The Tyrnovu-class heavy bomber is lightly armed for the anti-air role, only carrying four rotating heavy machine gun emplacements on each of the four corners. However, it carries a massive load of 5000 kg of bombs, with equal proportion Fyrurock and chlorine. These much slower craft only can manage a top speed of 30 mph.

Yakut-class reconnaissance airships

The Yakut-class recon craft is primarily intended for its namesake, boasting a top speed of 60 mph and carrying two rotating light machine gun emplacements, one each on the front and back, to at least be able to defend itself. These are not at all intended to participate in combat, however.

Type of Government:
While technically a hereditary monarchy Verendes has effectively been under the control of the noble parliament for the last eighty years. Represented by their respective heads each of the forty seven noble families all have the ability to propose legislature and debate it, with most issues being settled by a majority vote. While laws and government acts must be signed by the monarch in almost all circumstances the reigning head of state is powerless given the noble parliaments ability to vote no confidence and remove them from power entirely. That said, the monarch is still the face of the nation and often holds considerable respect and influence within the noble parliament itself.

One notable exception to this is in times of war, wherein the monarch is placed in direct command of the armed forces and becomes able to enact changes far more rapidly than what the parliament would have been capable of. While many argue this policy is excessive in terms of empowering the reigning monarch it has nevertheless provided vast centralization in times of war allowing vital resources to be redistributed more easily.

Head(s) of Government:
The technical head of the government is Her Majesty Queen Sanvila the Sixth, a woman of twenty four years. The youngest of monarchs in recent history Sanvila gained power when her father, a notable proponent of increased royal control, died overseeing an arms plant without leaving any other heirs seven years ago.

Other notable individuals would include Belvon Harns, the head of his noble family and the current leader of the largest block of nobles in the parliament. A hard nosed man Belvon has long advocated expansion of the colonies and was largely responsible for the Jesah war which saw the acquisition of several oil rich northern territories.

In direct opposition to Belvon stands Kenst Terou, a more idealistic family head who continues to advocate isolationism from the world and economic reform. A smaller black of nobles is in alignment with Kenst, though many highly influential families can be counted among them.

Economy:
The Verenden economy operates off a gold standard, wherein the nation must maintain a supply of gold equivalent to the amount of paper currency issued. Under this system paper currency represents a technical debt owed by the government to the individual, and this debt may be traded for goods and services. Exempt from this are silver and copper coins which hold 'true' value based upon the materials in them. Thus a one dollar note represents an equivalent amount of gold, and a half dollar of silver is silver worth a half dollar. The mint and gold reserve is commanded by the specifically appointed National Treasury which acts to control inflation and recession and is generally tasked to intervene in the economy when such action becomes necessary.

The Verenden economy however is mostly unregulated beyond the simple controls of the National Treasury and operates closely to what could be considered laissez faire. In this system manufacturing, particularly in the maritime sector, has taken an enormous role and heavy industry has become the staple of Verendes with mines and factories dominating the skyline. That said, agriculture has not been neglected entirely and enough is produced to limit the hassle of importing food though at times it has become necessary. Most oil is sourced from the many colonies of Verendes for domestic use though in times of surplus it is often sold.

Taxes are set to a flat rate, greatly favouring the rich over the poor and as a result the working poor fill the streets or find refuge in the large housing facilities many companies provide after complaints about the homeless problem began to surface.

Primary Species:
Human beings make up nearly the entirety of the Verenden population with white skin and black hair being the predominate traits of the population. Notable shorter than most other humans Verenden men stand at a height of 5'7 with women usually making 5'4.

Population:
~47,567,820 As of last national count.

Culture:
Verenden culture is often said to be divined into two distinct sets of values and ideals, those of the working and that of the established elite. The truth however is nowhere near that clear cut, and the identity of both subcultures has intermixed greatly.

The first of these subcultures is that of the working classes. It is best said that the working value community above all and place enormous emphasis on family usually forming large multi family communal groups in the belief that separation causes a weakening of the spirit. These large communal groups have a tendency to develop their own deviations from the larger national culture of the working, but nevertheless they all share many basic traits. One of these traits is the commonality that change is considered absolutely paramount with stagnation is seen as the nearest thing to death. As a result of their belied many of the working class try to reinvent themselves in whatever little ways they can afford. This has evolved into a sort of sub class system, where various members of the working class differentiate themselves through trinkets and clothing, with the more flamboyant being held in higher regard. A side effect of this is that it has brought about a sense of competition that has long caused minor conflicts as communities of different means clash, even if it has provided a unique flair of colour to Verenden cities many nations lack. Even more, regardless of the conflicts the sense of appearance being related to means has fostered an enormous sense of cleanliness among even the poorest citizens, resulting in new industries forming around bodily care and inevitably medicine.

The second of the so called subcultures is that of the rich and established elite. The primary difference between these individuals and the working class is that rather than as a way to show status opulent clothing and ostentatious appearances are merely the norm. This results in the noble and rich classes generally being far more cohesive than than those below them and as such having far less value in family as opposed to solidarity as a tier of society. Still, one element spawning from family solidarity is true for both sides of the coin, there is little gender discrimination. It is not uncommon for women to lead families, nor is it rare for them to serve in any role traditionally reserved for men. In tight groups specific distinctions between gender become less important, and this has been the case in Verendes regardless of class. On the flip side, non humans are generally looked down upon, though those closer to Humans are seen with less disdain than more atheistically disparate species.

Religious and Other Beliefs:
Verendes still holds a highly polytheistic system of religion with an ever expanding pantheon of gods whose values rarely align. Depending on the community the god of choice could be entirely separate, with many miners holding the god of the Earth in high esteem while others in the factories might hold the god of industry above all else. This system may seem divisive, but it rarely causes issue as the highest god in the pantheon, the god of time, is largely respected by all equally and acts as a single thread holding the religion together.

The Verenden pantheon lacks a proper name but is generally spoken of as the Servants of Time, with the lord of history and the future having fathered all the other gods. This in part explains why the pantheon expands, the god of time merely has more children.

History:
For uncounted ages a single empire dominated the land, and in its shadow the many city states of the world trembled. In fear of this empire a loose confederation was born among the five great port cities of the east in a vain attempt to dissuade that old empire from marching upon them. Yet in spite of this confederation the fear remained, and when the old empire began to falter and the world started to reek of war that fear drove the port cities to a single conclusion.

They had to attack before whoever succeeded the failing empire did. Banding together under the name of their commonly inhabited land, Verendes, the city states made their move some fifteen hundred years ago. Taken off guard by the sudden attack of the peaceful cities and preoccupied by the barbarians and other states gnawing at it the empire was unable to respond, and soon Verendes became an empire of its own. Out of the ashes of the old empire only two great states remained, the Vereden Empire and the Kataylabinsk Imperium. The former represented the forces that brought the greatest era of stability in history to an end, and the latter held strong as an echo of those times and that lost empire.

Ideology, religion, fate. Whatever it was these two remaining states could never reconcile their differences and not long after the old empire fell they once more moved to war, this time on each other. Centuries of fighting would solve little and it seemed to both states that nothing could be done. Yet it was stagnation that history could not abide. After a frost destroyed the Verenden Empires crops some seven hundred years ago the Imperim struck once more. Faced with a new player rising in the form of the Holy Moravian Empire and besieged on two sides in the face of natural disaster the Empire in the east fell, reduced to the territory it had held all those centuries ago.

In hopes of quelling the riots and staving masses in the ruined empire the Verenden king declared its dissolution, and once more the five city states came to be. For five hundred years this would be the case, each city state becoming a nation and gorging itself upon the wealth of trade ignorant to the world passing by, until they could no longer ignore it. The Holy Moravian Empire that had once helped to ruin old Verendes collapsed, and once more it became clear the violent states that arose from its ashes would be the doom of the newly minted nations and their founding cities.

So they made an old idea new, and as the first hints of industry began to show themselves in the world Verendes once more became a nation some two hundred years ago. Industrialism bled into colonialism and a new Verenden empire came into the world, establishing outposts and resource colonies throughout distant lands. In the year eighteen hundred the king of Verendes sought to protect the trade lanes to his new colonies from the ancient enemy of the maritime human city states, the Sacred Empire. Spanning the vast Ceres sea the beasts of the deep had once instilled fear into all who called the land home, yet now it was declared that they would be the ones hunted. Setting sail mere moments after declaring war Verendes would fight the monsters below the seas for nine years and with all the weapons that could be brought to bear nefore it emerged victorious. A once invisible enemy below its foot Verendes would establish a dominance of the Ceres sea that would last for seventy five years.

Yet now that hold has been broken, and Verendes faces giants at every turn, beasts with which it cannot contend.

Territories:


Cities, Bases, etc.:
The capital of Verendes is Destun, a sprawling city of industry left curiously smog free by the constant sea breeze given it's coastal locale. The royal palace as well as the noble parliament are situated just beyond the cities limits and the main air, navy, and army bases for the nation all located within it.

Another notable city would be Esten, a city with the distinction of being closest to the PKK border. It is for this fact the city is the home of three tank divisions and even more infantry, a force large enough to back up the forces on the border in a timely fashion should worst come to worst.

Climate:
Just north of the Equator Verendes is a warm nation that gets the occasional snowfall in it's more northern regions. Much of the nation was home to large forests in times past but now few remain, with farms taking up whatever is not covered by cities and industry. Rain is a constant of Verendes with it expected in all seasons, though with extra fog on the coast during the fall and winter.

Plant and animal life is abundant in the nation though most of what could be considered dangerous is long hunted to extinction, though in the private reserves of the nobles near the costs there is a snapshot into the vast and unrestricted amount of life that once called Verenes home.

All together, Verendes is a mild climate with a proclivity towards rain.

Agriculture:
Agriculture in Verendes is highly mechanized compared to most other nations, feeding off the manufacturing sector. This however has not lead to a massive increase in production given farmers have very little space to work with in comparison with other nations. Nevertheless Verendes rarely has to import food, though it does happen. This is usually the result of farming magnates exporting food at a favourable price and leaving the nation with a deficit, an issue which the government has been incapable of preventing due to the power and often in person representation of those responsible. Still, this competitive environment has brought about many innovations and some worry that increased regulation would cause a famine due to many of the current farmers no longer having to edge out any advantage they can and becoming complacent.

Industry:
Verendes is built upon its naval heavy industry and its production of exemplary glass. Nearly every city is home to as many factories as houses, a state of affairs that owes itself to the free economic decree of the king many years ago. When all those years ago the economy was formally deregulated an industrial revolution followed that changed the very fabric of the nation. What once was an agrarian people operating a hub of sea trade changed overnight into a people bent on competition and profit. The nobility were the first to exploit the situation and quickly solidified their power by buying up vast swaths of land and clearing it of forests to build the foundations for future industrial empires, but they were not alone. Many formerly middle class merchants found themselves able to buy specific sites rich in resources to feed the new factories and joined the nobles as the new elite. Of course this all came at the expense of the common man. Industry forced the throng into the streets or cramped apartments, a trend that is only becoming less pronounced now that many factory owners are building on site housing for their workforce, if only because the streets look better free of piss and shit. Nowadays industry remains king and while Verenden factories cannot match the quantity of the other industrial great powers a large emphasis has been placed on quality and efficiency that few can match.

Main Imports:
Grains, Lumber, Oil, Cotton, Dyes, Sand, Refined Chemicals, Beef, Zeolites, Feldspar, Rubber.

Main Exports:
Large engines, Refined Metals, Large Machinery, Textiles, Electronics, Optical and other types of Glass, Mined Helium, Luxury Goods (Watches, Jewelry, Small manufactured items), Ships, Weapons, Maritime goods.

Nation Name:
Menel Ndor en'Yllendthyr (Heavenly Empire of Yllendthyr) - empire name
Nórë en'Yllendthyr (Country of Yllendthyr) - mainland name
Centautë en'Galhonore (Galhonore Commonwealth) - vassal via personal union

History:TBA

Territories:
Yllendthyr is situated at the upper half of the Sotoa Penisula, Verusa. The mainland occupies 5.28 million square kilometers. In addition 3 large islands at Yllendthyr's waters known as Nili Aiqua Archipeago. Down on the same Sotoa Penisula les the Galhonore Commonwealth which is in personal union with Yllendthyr for centuries (although the relation is closer to that of a vassal). As such effectively the Heavenly Empire of Yllendthyr controls all 8 million square kilometers of the Sotoa Penisula.

Of course as a colonial power that's not all where Yllenthyr's territories end. Around the equator they made a foothold in many worlds, owning sizable lands in both Usea and Osea, including the Syren canal, one of the two routes allowing ships to travel through Osea without making a long detour.

Climate:
Yllendthyr is generally in the tropical-mediterraean zone, blessed with fertile lands and lush forests. Albeit the latter is the recent victim of the Empire's accelerating industrialization. The Galhonore Commonwealth has similar conditions albeit the bottom of the country overlaps with the moderate climate zone more.

Population:
According to the last year's census the country of Yllendthyr has the population of 110,027,188. Majority of them are humans (62%) and then elves (27%) while the remainder are other races (11%: dwarves, gnomes, trolls and others). Due to their petite nature and massive fertility the fay are counted on a different scale measuring around 92 million within Yllendthyr's mainland alone. As fellow elvish country the Galhonore Commonwealth has similar demographics and the population around 42 million (again, not counting the fay).

The population of colonial territories have yet to be accurately measured. Instead the latest census recorded that there are over 10 million Yllendthyr and Galhonore citizens who asked for permanent residency in off-world colonies.



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Government:
Yllendthyr's governmental structure is rather complex and maybe even confusing for the outsiders. The mainland of Yllendthyr is a federal semi-presidential constitutional monarchy. Their ruler is technically the Ymheodr but effectively it's lead by the Chymanfa (Parlaiment) where the governors and representatives belonging to the 27 states of Yllendthyr meet. Colonial governors and Galhonore's representatives are normally not present in the Chymanfa but they could be summoned if a certain decision involves them. The Ymheodr's role in politics is minimal and save for rare circumstances his presence in the Chymanfa isn't required. His authority is limited by the constitution and his duties are divided to various Wleidyddion (ministers). The Chymanfa is generally led by the Cyntwleidyddion (Prime Minister) although due to his busy schedule it's often taken over by the Fyswleidyddion (Vice Minister). Also it worths noting that the constitution technically allows the Ymheodr to veto nearly any decision in the Chymanfa, albeit none of them lived with this right yet. Another interesting note is that as a federal system each state of Yllendthyr has its own governor with unusual level of independence. Some states switched to entirely republican management and their "governor" is essentially just another representative.

While effectively a vassal to Yllendthyr the Galhonore Commonwealth is still a politically independent body with its own government. Like Yllendthyr it's a constutional monarchy ruled by the same emperor. On the other hand they have their own pairlament and prime minister with an overall semi-republican government. That being said the Chymanfa's decisions in Yllendthyr can bear weight on Galhonore, too. Even though Galhonore's representatives are invited to any decisions involving them their inferior numbers mean they can be overruled by Yllendthyr's majority.

Lastly the colonies are similarly split to smaller bodies and lead by a governor each. While the colonial governor is the representative of Yllendthyr and its emperor these effectively end up being small kingdoms lead by an influential noble each. Aside from occasionally reporting back to mainland and upholding Yllendthyr's empire-wide laws they're otherwise given full reign.



Religious and Other Beliefs:
Elves refer to the planet as "Arda" which (along with the universe) was created by Eru Illuvatar and its chorus of Ainur. Arvandor was originally a branch of this religion practiced in Yllendthyr but in the recent few centuries became the world's main elven faith. Its head are the ever ruling dynasty of the Empire and the organization is otherwise mostly reminiscent to Roman Catholicism. By using the excuse that Eru Illuvatar created Arda with the assistance of uncountable number of Ainurs Yllendthyr acknowledges the existence of all the other "gods". This effectively gives near-complete religious freedom within Yllendthyr. In spite of that 96% of the elves and in total over 78% of the population are following the Arvandor faith. As the head of religion within Yllendthyr the emperor also has complete authority to decide matters related to any faith. Albeit to avoid conflicts all emperors practiced this right with great care and only used it as the last resort.

Cities, Bases, etc.:

- Yllumírë: The Shining Star of Yllendthyr. Home to the Ymheodr (Emperor) this extravagant city was built by sparing no men or resources. It's a spiraling city built on a hill plated by brilliantly polished Mithril to shine even from hundreds of kilometers away. Yllumírë used to be the capital of Yllendthr and some still consider it as such but after 1650 the focus gradually shifted to the new capital Yllendthirith. In spite of that if anything the coming centuries made Yllumírë even more imposingly beutiful with the Royal Family now focusing much of their efforts into their beloved castle. As always Yllumírë is the symbol of Yllendthyr's might and glory, considered one of Arda's wonders.

Technology Overview:
The status of technological development in Yllendthyr is somewhat unique, to say. Elves live long and there are large gaps between generations. Any change in their society is slow compared to other nations. For example Yllendthyr haven't officially adopted firearms until 1728. Although with the increased involvement of humans since the uprising in 1648, this trend is on the decline. Given the radical changes which occurred in the last few centuries, if weren't for the humans Yllendthyr may had already lost its status within the world's leading powers. This is something accepted by even the most snobbish elf, if only begrudgingly so.

Aside from technologies borrowed from others the elves of Yllendthyr also developed their own unique creations. As it turned out the elven physiology gave them great talents as engineers. Nobody could understand motion and work with precision machinery better than an elf. This combined with their longevity meant elven scientists could work on their inventions for even hundreds of years. Elven clocks and watches are expensive and sought-after novelty item by nobles worldwide. Their experience in aviation is a well-known fact and recently they became pioneers in rocket engineering. They are also made various breakthroughs in electronics, especially in batteries and electric motors. Yet when people mention Yllendthyr's unique technology they usually think of two terms. Alchemy and Mithril. Unlike most nations, Yllendthyr officially acknowledged alchemy and uses it as an integral part of their industry. Mithril is the most well-known product of alchemy. It's almost comparable to steel yet weighs less than a third of that. Foreign nations attempting to reproduce mithril got disappointing results. As such outside of the borders of Yllendthyr, mithril is rarely used. On the other hand Yllendthyr have mithril replace almost any use of steel.



Economy:
Yllendthyr has a rather stable economy maintained by their domestic products, trade and the abundant resources from the colony.

Agriculture:Yllendthyr is gifted with abundant lands thus their agriculture is rather decent. Albeit this is one of the reasons behind the country's growing deforestation. Another is the growth of industry.

Industry:
While somewhat late in joining the industrial revolution Yllendthyr caught up fast and became part of the leading powers in industry. Unique to them many factory lines are directed by alchemists which can have issues on their efficiency, given how ritualistic alchemy could be. This could reduce their output compared to similarly developed nations at times. special mention goes to mithril, until an experiment in 1820 mithril could be only made under the moonlight. Yet after a series of conclusive experiments it was proven that mithril could be made regardless the time of the day. Rituals which might be needless are still slowing down mithril production and in general steel in other countries' factories is produced twice as fast compared to mithril in Yllenthyr. Another interesting bit is that Yllendthyr relies almost entirely on biofuels. Their colonies have neverending palm fields dedicated to produce hundreds of thousands of tons of oil each year. The palm oil then filtered and refined into biofuels and other oil products. When used in engines biofuels smell cleaner but its association in other countries with fries and other boiled meals lead to further propagate Yllendthyr's reputation of eccentricity. Lastly, Yllendthyr has centuries long relation with Setra and its fairies, many of them even living in the country. Their small size allows them to work on small mechanisms and other miniature goods well thus Yllendthyr's industry relies on them.

Currency:
Physical money is still technically the chief currency in the Empire. Elen are small coins made of mithril, they are the smallest currency. Ithil are made of silver and worth 10 Elen. Anor are made of gold and as the most expensive coin they're worth 10 Ithil. Yet effectively coins are almost never used and instead they rely on banknotes which signify a prescribed amount. The biggest is currently the 100 Anor note. Signature of the current Ymheodr and various alchemical procedures are employed to make these banknotes almost impossible to copy.

Main Imports:
TBA
Main Exports:
TBA

As expected from an empire with strange political structure, Yllendthyr's military is also strange and split into no less than five different organization bodies.






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Type of Government:
Absolute/Administrative Monarchy

On paper, the Emperor works with his Court of nobles and ministers in which they equal each other out with checks and balances. In practice though, the Emperor rules with complete authority, taking the Court as "suggestions" or "advice". This is due to a mix of nepotism and political favors, as much of the Court is friends or members of the Imperial Family. It can be best described as the Emperor doing all the big moves and the Court doing the paper work. Ironically, the minsters and nobles in the court simply force the paperwork to other people within their departments.

The Emperor is chosen from the royal family based on two filters: age and popularity. As in most places, the oldest child has the greatest claim to the throne, but unlike many other places, if a girl is the eldest child, she is crowned Empress. As for popularity, it seems from the old idea that the heavens grant the Emperor the right to rule and thus the Emperor must appease the heavens and subsequently the people. Of course, the entire rule of popularity is mostly a tradition as the eldest will typically get into some spot of power regardless of their favorability.

Head(s) of Government:
His Holiness, Emperor Tananao Shohu the Third

Economy:

The current economic status of the Empire is steadily increasing one, having boomed a century earlier. Its exports are usually light in nature, with its imports being towards the heavier side. Its said that foreigners can make a good deal of money as they are often recruited for expertise and training in various fields and industry.

The Fusan currency is the Jin, which is actually silver backed as gold is seemingly harder to find in the mountains compared to silver. It comes in 10, 100, 200, 500 and 10000 pieces, not becuse of inflation but due to a reason which translates to "because why the fuck not?"

Primary Species:
Zensensashi

Zensensashi (often shortened to Zensen), are famous for their incredible cold tolerance, to them, what a human would consider freezing is what they'd consider a "nice day". It goes with obvious note that they do not do well in hot climates, although they do enjoy warm weather and are notable more relax in warmer temperatures.

Appearance wise, they look extremely human like, the only difference is their hair and eyes and some other unique body features. Black hair is the most common hair color and come with streaks of other dark colors like dark violet, navy blue, and crimson. Their eyes are also a notable "dual layered", having two colors to an eye in a way that looks layered, having a solid "base eye" and then a slightly transparent "overlay". Zensen also boast of two things which easily identify them from any human, a devil-like tail and geometric lines at dance on their bodies.

Mentally, the entire race are reserved and nice, but are mild airheads. They're smart, but also derpy. This is most evident in their military arms, of which are mostly copies of foreign weapons but the ones they designed themselves are... interesting to say the least. However, despite being a very humble and gentle race, generations of constant war has hardened them, making them aggressive and suspicious if they are provoked. This is only compounded by the intense adoration of the Imperial Family, of which may or not be a result of heavy propaganda.



Population:
27 Million total
- 67% Zensan
- 19% Human
- 14% Other races

Culture:
Fuso is an interesting fusion of traditional and modern with the main values being of honor, modesty (behavior wise) and loyalty. Despite all three of these virtues being from ancient times, they have role in modern life. In most cases, the people do not lie but instead use ambiguous wording or lack of details in place of it. Through generations of Imperial reverence and propaganda, loyalty to the Emperor is the all important cornerstone of life. Zealous faith in their leader has lead to jokes about the nation being less of a monarchy than a theocracy. Sticking through out as people seldom double cross or betray. Modesty is not as much of a virtue, but something more in line with common sense, you act nice and you don't boast. All of these are somewhat flexible should the situation require it however, this sort of act is most notable in military and government.

There is another major aspect of Fusan culture which can be described as famous or infamous depending on who you ask, promiscuity. As part of the Golden Emperor's policies on increasing child birth rates after the Age of Strife, a complete change in fashion and soceity had ensued. Fusan fashion is famously known for its revealing looks while its laws about it is much more liberal and pubic displays of affection is a much more common event.

Religious and Other Beliefs:
Modern Fusans belive in the Imperial Cult, also known as Tengarashi which says the Imperial Family is descendant of gods and will rise to god hood upon death. Of course, the traditional religion of Inshingu is still practice in great numbers, being the foundation of Tengarashi. Inshingu is a polytheistic religion headed by the over-god Amaburi (that's literally what his title is). Think of real world Shintoism and you're basically there.

History:
The history of Fuso can be summed up as a violent one. In the early times, it was a land of several tribes who had all splintered off after the first ruler who brought them together died without an heir. Since then the tribes became clans which had fought a century before peace was once again restored. The people prospered and culture developed as a proud civilization grew. But, times got rough again. Mysterious droughts began to plagued the land for almost the entirety of the mid to late 1100, which would then continues to cause all sorts of food shortages and could suddenly turn to destructive floods for the next 600 years. People blamed the misfortunate them as acts of the Heavens showing the weakness of the current ruler. Despite being able to retain his position, the Emperor was loosing powers as more and more people began to have more faith in their local lords.

Then, in 1200, as the power of the Emperor waned, a three way feud between some clans erupted into a full scale civil war. A war that would go on almost endlessly for the next 500 years. With men dying off by the masses, women were eventually drafted into the military of the various lords to supplement manpower. This tradition would stay in effect even after unification as by the time the Age of Strife ended

It wasn't until the Saiyariharka Clan unified the lands under the golden bloom and Orisanio Shohu was crowned the First Golden Emperor. Orisanio quickly set about rebuilding the nation, taking the time to invite foreigners to develop and industrialize his country. Orisanio had enact policies like the Birthing Privileges Act which urged people to have more children, the Golden Crown Act that stabilized the national currency, and the Divine Iron Act which promoted rapid industrialization. Most of his ideas had been carried out with such great haste and efficiency, people overlooked the nepotism in his court and so of just decided it was only natural.

Now, Orisanio, enshrined as the Golden Emperor of Glory, has passed his leadership through the generations where it now lands on the Emperor Tananao Shohu. Stressing the traditional values built in the 500 year's war or "Age of Strife", the new Emperor Shohu looks to the horizon to live up to his great grandfather's legacy.

Territories:

Claims are in dark green with colonial holdings in paler green

Cities, Bases, etc.:

The capital city of the Empire is the Imperial Palace, otherwise known as "Satatsuma". Its an epic complex which has become a full blown city in the years since its creation.

Climate:
Being so far up north, its not surprise that Fuso is cold, its seasons being varying shades of cold from "nippy", to "freezing" to "holy shit the air is freezing". Of course, the native people have no qualms about it, they're used to it and find it actually pretty comfortable. The summer and spring are of course warmer, enough to encourage people to go out and farmer to plant crops.

Agriculture:

Being a nation of islands and oceans, Fuso uses both terrance farming and newer "Ocean Gardens", floating farms attached to land. Ocean Gardens are either small things that can float or grand man made islands.

Crops wise, the nation produces great quantities of Snow Rice which are able to grow in the cold climates well. Sparse amounts of barely and slightly larger amounts of wheat are also grown, but are considered a premium, nobleman's food while rice is seen as the staple food for everyone. Eaten with the staple rice are meats like fish, cow and goat along with a variety of vegetables as crisp and fresh as mountain ice. Of these, Fusan Kusa goat meat and Tachima mountain herbs are considered the iconic expensive food, like truffles or wagu beef.

Industry:

Industrial might of Fuso can be said to origin from everywhere else in the world. After the Age of Strife, people had mostly been educated in old style war and the likes, no one really knew how the ways of machines truly worked. Machines are often copies of other nations which people have procured one way or another. Of the most common things manufactured are advanced mechanical parts and off shore oil well provide northern oil to be refined.

Despite having a large industrial base, it is the entertainment industry which can be considered the most prosperous. An expected result of traditional theater and modern police cameras, Fusan movie stars are world famous as are the directors and producers which craft movies. Movies about the Age of Strife are currently the most popular, having a action packed adventures while stressing core cultural concepts about honor and vigilance.

Put in the same category is the arts of old times, everything from traditional wood block and ink to modern comics and costumes are considered hugely successful business ventures. There is also the (in)famous Fuso adult entrainment industry whose content ranges from adorably attractive to strangely kinky to "how the fuck is this allowed?".

As one would imagine, propaganda is spread through all these mediums in some way or form.

Main Imports:
Minerals and Ores, technology, machinery, cars, cultural and historical relics

Main Exports:
Oil, pornentertainment, movies, metal, goats, refined food

The Empire's military is divided between the Imperial Army of Fuso (IAF) and the Imperial Navy of Fuso (IFN) with the Air Command (IAAC) divided between them. Appearance wise, they take after a very heavily western inspired uniform, although more elite troops and officers will have bits of traditional armor and swords are used in place of knives due to ancient tradition which lists knives as "dishonorable, hidden weapons" and a warrior should openly display what they plan to kill with. Another tradition that has still been going on is the use of females in the military, effectively doubling the nation's manpower.

Tier One Weapons
Basic weapons used by common troops and sometimes altered for civilian usage. By Imperial Decree, all weapons have to have the Imperial Chrysanthemum milled on the receiver, showing that it is the Emperor who owns the weapon and reminding the troops on who and what they should fight for.


Tier Two Weapons
More advanced, experimental weapons used by only the Empire's finest. These often represent the pinnacle of Fuso's engineering and gunsmithing, and some of their most original pieces. Many of these are in the hands of officers or elite troops.



Infantry

The backbone of any army, Fuso's infantry is the same way but with its own differences. Infantry divisions still follow traditions, more than any other brach. Soldiers are expected to fight to the death and some do exactly that. Its said that they are less disciplined but have such high moral that they don't need it. While it does cause some to do stupid things to try and gain fame and honor to their name, generations of fighting and Imperial reverence keeps more of them in line to try and impress his highness.


Vehicles

If its one thing that Fuso sucks at, its vehicles. They make decent trucks and their half tracks are up to scratch, but their domestic armor is a joke. Literally, instead of writing an F on a student's essay, some teachers write the word for "tank" instead. Still, what Fuso does make isn't half bad, just don't expect anything other than foreign built tanks or copies in their ranks.



Mechs



Aircraft



Naval Ships

Type of Government: Theocratic Empire

The Ceresian Empire is a theocratic monarchy with the monarch holding absolute power and authority as a living god(ess). Due to the species and religion, the empire is heavily matriarchal, with males excluded from succession (A male cannot be Siren-Empress because the Siren-Empress is the mortal reincarnation of their goddess and by holy law and common sense, an emperor is not feasible). The position of absolute godly power is not just a title, the people take the position very seriously and very literally.

Rather than a conventional aristocracy, the empire has two main powerful groups. The Siren-maidenhood, the organized religious branch of the faith ruled by hereditary quasi-aristocratic priestesses and the New Ministry, a collection of foreigners brought in from across the world to become bureaucrats in the empires rapid modernization campaign. The Siren-maidenhood hold traditional power and prestige which they can influence society while the New Ministry are given no official power outside their designated roles and are disliked by the heavily religious common people. The Siren-maidenhood is divided between reformists and reactionaries, the former desiring to rapidly modernize the country with foreign help while the later wishes to remove all foreign influence and hand further people to the theocratic leadership. Both wish to modernize the military though with more divided political goals. The reformists wish to ally Yllendthyr and form a colonial bloc while the reactionaries want to either stay totally neutral or invade Verendes to remove them from Ceresia and vassalize their country in revenge. Both factions are wary of the PRK and Moravia, though the Reactionaries lean towards Moravia due to shared beliefs in nationalism and autarky. The Reactionaries are gradually becoming more fascist, and if this ideology continues to spread the Reactionaries may take a 180* turn and flip from wanting to invade Verendes and instead join a Moravian alliance to invade the PRK.

The nation is strictly divided with a religious and ethnic caste system as noted in culture.

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Government Persona Dramatis:

The Ruling Elite
The true Ceresian ruling elite is exclusively located in the underwater regions of the empire, deep in the Ceresian Sea from where they have ruled the empire for millennia. The vast majority are female Mesulids, most are furthermore Lamia Mesulus (Medusians). The ruling elites powerbase is religion, with most of its members being Siren-Maidens(Priestesses) or civil and military positions held together with religious office. The state and 'church' as such is essentially inseparable.



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The New Ministry
The new ministry is as the name suggests a recently created body comprised of foreign technical experts, scientists, political reformers, legislators, industrialists, military experts and bureaucrats. They have been brought in and given the mighty task of industrializing the underwater empire and modernize its military. Under Sylvia XVII's government, the New Ministry's influence is rapidly expanding and already has begun to transform the entire country, as seen with the total overhaul of the navy into one of the worlds finest.

Many of the foreign advisers are from four countries in particular; Vinculi which has taken financial interest in investing in the countries economy, Verendes which has been involved in Ceresia for over a century due to the Maritime War and New Destunopolis, Kataylan exiles which fled their country following the fall of the imperium and Yllendthyr, which initially sent foreign advisers to help modernize the country against Verendes occupation.



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The Colonials and Reactionary Faction
The colonials are represented by various lesser political figures in comparison to the underwater ruling elite and the new ministry. The colonial leadership (representing the majority of colonials) are militantly religious and conservative, the Mesulid colonists see allowing foreigners into the country and giving them powerful positions is essentially destroying Ceresian sovereignty while the colonies Terralid (Land-dwellers, humans, elves, trolls, etc) natives are so thoroughly indoctrinated that they follow the will of the more firebrand reactionary religious leaders and see foreigners as heretics that have not yet accepted salvation.

Reactionary colonial leadership has made an alliance with the Mesulid underwater ruling class that are also reactionaries. While the Mesulid reactionaries act as the political leadership of the Reactionary Faction and politik away under the sea, the colonial reactionaries are the rank and file troopers that spread the word, as well as act as the factions militant wing.

Colonial personalities also include the extreme opposite of the reactionaries, being the separatists and nationalists of former conquered nations and peoples who have held onto their old faiths and culture despite the extreme persecution and indoctrination. They are essentially rebels and resistance movements.

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Economy:
The Ceresian economy is despite being of a nation politically and militarily considered a Great Power is only recently industrializing properly. The Ceresian Empire’s existence as a mostly underwater empire with the exception of its land-based colonies has made it a very poor producer of manufactured goods and overall has lagged considerably behind other nations in industrialization because of it.

The Ceresian Empire is rapidly catching up with the other Great Powers, though this has mostly been done through importing technology and bringing over foreign advisers and experts on how to develop industry in a nation where such a thing is so difficult. The Ceresian is a capitalist economy overall, however it does have some powerful state corporations as well as a caste system that makes free enterprise difficult.

Ceresian trade is vast (even with lagging industrialization) though is mostly built around luxury goods and unique products that few others can export as well as its absolute domination of the seafood and naval supply markets. Ceresians typically import land-based food, lumber and various things needed for industrialization (machinery, experts, electronics, construction, etc).

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Nation's Major Export:
Seafood, Naval Supplies (Ships, Warships, Submersibles, Parts), Crude Oil(In abundance), Minerals(Copper, Nickel, Iron, Cobalt, Manganese, other minerals found under the ocean), Salt, Potash, Dyes, Perfume, Tropical Wood, Incense, Luxury Goods, Chemicals, Synthetic Rubber, Algae, Sand, Gravel, Tropical Fruit

Nation's Major Imports:
Agricultural Produce (Rice, Wheat, Corn, Vegetables, Fruit), Non-aquatic meat products (Pork, Beef, Chicken, etc), Lumber (Non-tropical), Helium, Mineral Resources, Jewelry, Fur, Clothing, Machine Parts, Aircraft/Airships, Non-naval military gear/vehicles/equipment, Paper, Cotton, Wool, Machinery, Building Materials, Electronics, Experts

Primary Species: Mesulids

Species Description: A species of aquatic half-humanoid half-serpent like beings, the Mesulids are essentially a race of naga/mermaids. They are amphibious and capable of breathing both above and below water; however they are far more comfortable under water. The Mesulids excrete pheromones that are appeasing to the opposite sex, regardless of species. This trait along with their medieval tradition of “Siren-Maidens”, singer-priestesses has made them a racial stereotype of seductresses and sinister witches of the ocean.

Mesulids have a natural life expectancy of around 140 years, however after 100 years of age Mesulids begin to rapidly degrade due to mental disease and illness. Due to Ceresian societies use of religious ritual suicide (A kind of euthanasia), the vast majority of Mesulids die by their own hands at the age of 100.

Mesulids are surprisingly (and even regularly disputed by geneticists, who, much like the vestigial remnants of alchemy, still can't figure it out) capable of mating with humans, likely due to their supposed descent from the semi-mythical Lamian people (As well as humans, another genetic mystery is how the hell an essentially human upper body ended up with the lower body of a snake), who were said to be an ancient race of magical and psychic nomadic serpent women that preyed on the ancient human civilizations. The historical validity of these people are questionable due to the limited physical evidence (many historians believe they may have just been Mesulid explorers or exiles), however the evidence that does exist suggests that the Mesulids can actually crossbreed with humans, though these unions only create more Mesulids much like the Lamian legends of old. While this occasionally has become relevant due to ideas of political marriage alliances, this is usually shot down because it is considered taboo. Crossbreeding between Elves and Mesulid's is unknown, as no historical account has ever been made or tried.

Mesulid culture has a tendency towards beliefs of purity, including racial purity (Hence the uncommonness of interbreeding) and blood purity. This fixation with blood purity has made inbreeding relatively common. Mesulid inbred's are notable for having physical deformities that vastly alter their appearance towards that of appearing more like a draconian or obviously reptilian and losing their human traits. Inbreds are also usually physically larger, particularly males who are far bulkier and saurian-like. Inbreds are not a distinct member of the religious caste system as the blood purity beliefs are religiously inspired rather than class-based, with practitioners of arranged incestuous unions usually ultra-religious conservatives from anywhere from the working to ruling castes. While common, this subculture is considered the "extreme" side of the religious and usually viewed with disdain by moderates. Like other cases of inbreeding, inbred Mesulids are prone to obtaining recessive genetic disorders, causing various problems ranging from mental illness, rare birth defects, infertility and so on.

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Population: 112,000,000+
57,200,000 Mesulids
37,200,000 Humans
7,000,000 Gnomes
5,000,000 Elves
2,000,000 Dwarves
2,000,000 Draconians
1,000,000 Orcs
800,000 Other
200,000 Trolls
100 Dragons (Immigrants from Vinculi)

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Culture:
MATRIARCHY
The Ceresian Empire is a unique culture, its focus on submersed aquatic living aside. First is its political culture. Due to the Mesulids reversed gender hierarchy and religious belief, the empire is heavily matriarchal. Women traditionally hold political offices far more often than men and are exclusively given religious offices, which is overwhelming significant in the deeply religious and theocratic nation (The judicial is also entirely comprised of religious offices, so all judges are women). The military forces is more even, with the army and marines represented by both men and women (Since Mesulid females lose their martial advantage beyond water), though the navy has a higher number of female commanders than the marines, air force and army. Outside of gender politics, the air force has a large number of human and other species officers, since Mesulids aren't exactly the best fliers.

RELIGIOUS ETHNIC HIERARCHY
The ethnic social order of the Ceresian Empire is mostly enforced by religion, with the largest minority, humans, mostly taught from birth to understand that the Mesulids are their deities chosen people. Racism is relatively common in the empire, though humanity (And other common sea-faring species) has more acceptance than other minorities due to the extended presence in the ocean. The Mesulids cultural syncretism has also seen a number of human and other species cultural norms being adopted, such as marriage.

LANGUAGE
The Ceresian Empire and Mesulid people speak their own language, Ceresim which has no common roots with other languages or cultures, having been independently formed over 10,000 years ago in the ancient pre-Ceresian mesulid aquatic petty empires/kingdoms. Due to its lacking of any common roots with other languages, Ceresim is a difficult language for foreigners to learn without having grown up in the empire. Even for those who have learned Ceresim from birth, the language is difficult due to many sounds in the language being physically hard for humans and other species to pronounce. The difficulty of learning the language has caused some reformists and colonials to suggest a simplification of Ceresim to allow non-Mesulids to learn the language more easily.

LILLIUM HOLY LAW
The Ceresian Empire is ruled by the holy laws of the Abyssiasist Faith. The origins of the Ceresian Empires laws was created before the empire's existence at an unknown date, possibly as far back as 10,000 years ago. These original religious laws were modified and improved by the first Ceresian Siren-Empress Lillium Auphraxia I becoming known as "Lillium Law". Lillium Law has been modified throughout its 6000 years of usage, however its core principles and values have remained the same. Lillium Law is harsh and by modern liberal standards draconian, even abominable. Apostates(Coverts who convert from Abyssiasism to something else), heretics and sacrilegious defacers are punished with death by boiling water for example. Rapists are subject to mandatory castration (or female genitalia mutilation if female). Atheists may be imprisoned for life and if they proselytize may be executed on similar grounds as Apostates or heretics. Heathens are subject to state-sponsored persecution in the form of religious taxes and restrictions to public office or other jobs. Heathen proselytizing may result in execution.

LIBERAL CITIES
"Liberal Cities" are essentially "special areas" where Lillium Law is relaxed for the benefit of foreign businessmen, certain colonial minorities and tourists. These relaxed laws include special secular courts, religious tax exceptions in special housing areas and simple deportation for heathen or atheist proselytizing (unless deemed exceptionally blasphemous, in which case they may be arrested and tried by a Lillium Court).

RELIGIOUS CASTE SYSTEM
Socially, aside from race and gender there is also deeply ingrained religious castes. This caste system divides the “Lamia Mesulus” (Notable for having numerous extra heads in the form of snake hair) ethnic ruling class from the Mesulus and Terralids (Land-dwellers). The Lamia Mesulus are (usually) the only caste that may achieve the highest political and religious offices of the Empire. Terralids are considered the lowest caste and include both Mesulids and non-Mesulids (humans, etc). The Terralid caste is forbidden from such things as recreational swimming (Learning to swim and military training is not included), laying eyes on the Lamia Mesulus (They must avert their eyes in their presence or suffer the legal consequences) and observing certain religious ceremonies. Interestingly, the Lamia Mesulus ruling class is also forbidden from certain activities usually associated with the surface, such as farming.

POLYGAMY, MARRIAGE, PROSTITUTION, FAMILY VALUES
Unlike most religions, Abyssiasism never had any particular laws concerning chasity or abstinence and in fact actually advocated promiscuity (Seeing their goddess is also associated with fertility), not to mention the non-existence of the concept of marriage ensured the lack of any notion of adultery. With the eventual introduction of marriage into Abyssiasism and Ceresian Society through syncretic adoption of human culture during the empires colonial imperialism a few centuries ago, this lack of conventional marital piety or generic family values remained. Ceresian marriage is openly polygamous, concubinage (though usually gender-reversed) is legal and divorce is extremely simple as marriage isn't really considered overly sacred or binding and seen simply as an economic and legal state. Ceresian (Culturally, not racially) fertility rates are abnormally high however the lack of structured conventional family units means that poverty is higher than usual and there is a serious orphanage and STD problem. The notable exception to this cultural norm is the ultra-religious conservative blood purity subculture (See mesulid species info for details), who's obsessive dedication to blood purity usually means that they have very close knit family groups with arranged and permanent marriages.

INDOCTRINATION
The Ceresian Terralid caste is indoctrinated from early childhood into the faith to compensate for their lack of religious observation due to many ceremonies being forbidden to them. While the Lamia Mesulus mostly rule the faith and theological schools, the Terralid caste comprise most of the religious warriors and most zealous members of the faith, willing to kill and die for their goddess. Interestingly, humans are a actually a majority in these organizations and the ultra-religious Terralids in general, the strict and zealous organizations channeling humans natural tendency towards such 'greater' causes. Terralid suicide troopers were first devised by Abyssiasist humans, rather than their Mesulid ruling elite.

PHEROTRAILS
To further strengthen the obedience of the colonial people, particularly the other species, the Ceresian government and religious institutes regularly spread Mesulid pheromones over colonial cities. Typically the pheromones are even harvested (in the manner of literally collecting sweat) and then burning it in incense or spraying it into the air via airships and biplanes, this causing conspiracy theorists to call this "Pherotrails". The pheromones besides causing human (and other species) males to be more prone to tolerate female Mesulid rule also increase general fertility rates, keeping the colonies reproducing faster and raising the empires population and as such work force. Humans biological capability for sensing pheromones is limited however, so the pheromones are far more effective on more perceptive species such as elves. In these species, the pheromones are almost like a drug and in overdoses may cause them to become increasingly sluggish, nonproductive and may eventually cause a form of mental paralysis and death. Religious order members typically undergo various ceremonies that can be summarized as tripping on pheromones.

THE MOSTIAN TROUBLES
The south-western island of Mostia is the ancestral homeland of the entire Gnomish species which was conquered by the Ceresian Empire over two centuries ago, causing a mass exodus of Gnomes to the main continent. Today Mostia is a divided province of the Empire with the northern regions heavily Abyssiasist having eventually assimilated into Ceresian society through the powerful faith. The southern regions however remain more defiant with numerous underground resistance movements, secret societies and cultural preservation groups. While it is extremely difficult for the Gnomes to practice their religion or traditions publicly, they have continued for two hundred years in secret. Northern Mostian Gnomes like most Terralid Caste members are fanatically religious towards the faith they grew up in and despise their Southern brothers and sisters in a kind of low-intensity religious civil war known as the Mostian Troubles. While this continues, Continental Gnomes continue to campaign for the return of Mostia to the Gnomish people as an independent, Gnomish state.

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The Serpent Goddess Aepes battles her dragon-riding (The dragon representing the sky) treacherous consort

OVERVIEW & CREATION STORY:
The Ceresian Empire is one of the most religious nations in the world, being the heart of the Abyssiasist faith. Abyssiasism is the worship of the Serpent Goddess Aepes of the deep ocean trenches, the creator deity of the Mesulids and patron goddess of life, fertility, the ocean, war, darkness and order. Like other faiths, Abyssiasism venerates the sun as a life-giving force. It is stated that Aepes together with her brother-consort and God of the Sky gathered the light from the sun in an urn and pored it over the ocean, gifting life and bountiful fertility to the ocean. however it is believed that the sun was then stolen from the Goddess Aepes by her brother-consort who then usurped control of the heavens with it, declaring the sky, sun, light and the world his dominion thus forcing the true goddess to retreat to the deep ocean darkness.

Since then, the Goddess Aepes rules from the Ocean darkness with her favoured children and chosen people, and is stated to rise every dusk from the ocean to attack and gradually maim her "Antithesis", the night being the period of time where Aepes and the "Antithesis" struggle for dominion of the sun. This great cosmic battle encompasses all Abyssiasist belief.

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COSMIC BATTLE AND DESTINY OF THE UNIVERSE:
It is believed that Aepes will eventually regain dominion over the sun and light after the defeat of her antithesis in the final cosmic battle wherein a great flood will see the oceans rise to consume the surface, foretelling the inevitable victory of the Serpent Goddess.

Once Aepes has regained control of the sun, it is believed that a paradise-on-earth will be created, all mortal life will be made immortal and perfect and all existence will become pure and without the Antithesis' taint. The nature of Abyssiasism's lore both explains the reason for the existence of evil in the current world (The Antithesis has corrupted the mortal realm and Aepes does not possesses omnipotence) as well as provide a motivational reason for continued faith (The quest for a paradise-on-earth).

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SYMBOLISM:
Aepes while considered a Goddess of Darkness, the sun is ironically often associated with her and her faith due to the belief that its return to her will signify the creation of paradise.

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CAESAROPAPISM:
The Siren-Empress is considered a mortal avatar of Aepes, a belief that started six thousand years ago with the beginning of the Ceresian Empire. The Siren-Empress is seen as an eternally reincarnating representation of their goddess in the physical realm, this belief drawn from the idea that after fleeing into the ocean, Aepes herself drank from the urn of living light (The Lifebringer Urn), enabling her to birth herself an avatar in the mortal realm and lead the Ceresian people directly. This caesaropapist belief is directly supported by the government and society at large, which has continued this imperial cult for millennia.

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SYNCRETISM:
Abyssiasism is a faith prone to syncretism, having absorbed and modified many local religious practices and traditions as the Ceresian colonial empire stretched out across the globe. Among Abyssiasism’s syncretic adoptions includes baptism (Which is only observed on the surface) and polygamous marriage.

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PRIESTHOOD:
Like the Ceresian Empire, the Abyssiasist faith is matriarchal and dominated by priestesses (Called Siren-Maidens). Religious-military orders do however allow men to join and even become commanding figures, as Aepes is a war goddess and is associated with the more gender-neutral army and marine forces. The Siren-Maidens travel the world as missionaries and singers, being simultaneously religious scholars as well as artists.

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Capital City: Aepesopolis
Nation Geography and Territories:
Ceresian Sea:
Map of Territories
The largest part of the Ceresian Empire and where the vast majority of Mesulids live. It is mostly located across the Ceres sea floor, typically in areas closer to sea level and as such more stable to build on and gather light and abundance of resources and food. The Ceresian Empire also has built into sea trenches as well as light reefs and small islands. The more heavily developed infrastructure built underwater must be built in the higher areas due to the difficulty of bringing materials down and then building under the ocean.
Region Capital: Aepesopolis
Largest City(Population) in Region: Aepesopolis
Racial Majority in Region: Mesulids

Central Osea:
Map of Territories
Region Capital: Apophanum
Largest City(Population) in Region: New Empyreanpolis
Racial Majority in Region: Humans

North Osea:
Map of Territories
Region Capital: Myrmidarium
Largest City(Population) in Region: Myrmidarium
Racial Majority in Region: Humans

East Anea:
Map of Territories
Region Capital: Sirencoast
Largest City(Population) in Region: Sirencoast
Racial Majority in Region: Humans (Trolls notable minority)

South Osea:
Map of Territories
Racial Majority in Region: Humans

Mostia:
Map of Territories
Region Capital: Mindoral
Largest City(Population) in Region: Mindoral
Racial Majority in Region: Gnomes

Wellow:
Map of Territories
Racial Majority in Region: Humans

South Verusa:
Map of Territories
Region Capital: Aeneasopolis
Largest City(Population) in Region: Aeneasopolis
Racial Majority in Region: Humans

Population
1,600,000 Active personnel
3,600,000 reserve personnel
200,000 paramilitary religious military order personnel
16-24 million in total war full mobilization conditions

Army Overview:
In comparison to the navy and its marines, the army can be considered lacking. The army while acceptably trained and a sizable force is outdated and in need of modernization. The Mesulids use of older tank models and horses is notable. Recently the new administration desires to modernize the army and air force properly; however this is a work in progress. On the other hand, the army is notable for one exceptional thing: Most army personnel are "Terralid" caste members. These lower caste members are indoctrinated since early childhood to compensate for their lack of ability to observe the sacred rituals. This indoctrination for those destined for military service is extreme, and as such many religious fanatics inhabit the army. Backed by fanatical zeal and hatred of heathens, Ceresian soldiers have a tendency to suicide bomb enemies and fight to the death.

WEAPONS
Ayllia BA-Model 1903 Rifle
Ayllia Company(pre-merger) bolt-action rifle and standard use rifle of the Ceresian Army. Known commonly as the Ayllia'03 or the Ayllia Rifle.

Ayllia-Stonebrew SA-Model 1938 Rifle
Ayllia-Stonebrew Arms Company's new semi-automatic rifle, seeing increased used as the army modernizes. Known as the Stonebrew'38 to distinguish it from the Ayllia'03 Rifle.

Halstrum AT-Model 1922 Heavy Rifle
Halstrum Industrial Conglomerate's heavy rifle, designed for anti-tank/armour/material purposes. Known as the "Little Halstrum" or "Lil'Halstrum" due to the gun being HIC's smallest caliber weapon produced and considered it checking the waters of the small arms industry.

Imported GMG-32
The GMG-32 is the latest service light machine gun in the Verenden Military, operating on an open bolt chambered for 7.6mm and designed for simple and fast barrel change the 32 was designed for ease of operation and rugged durability in combat. It is a weapon commonly found in the Ceresian Empire through the Destunopolis and Empryeanopolis arms trade. Verendes economic activity in Ceresia while declining is still ongoing, with the arms trade being one of the few still strong Verendes industries due to their high quality machine guns.

Ayllia UW-Model 1886-31 Spear Rifle
Underwater spear rifle, designed by Ayllia Company a year after the fall of Verendes Hegemony over Ceresia (1885). Functions essentially like a bolt-action rifle but fires spears underwater. Was recently updated in 1931 to improve the firing mechanism, range and reload time.

Ayllia UW-Model 1934 Ascension Gun
Specialized underwater gun specifically designed by Ayllia Company to be used by Marine forces in boarding missions, essentially rapid ascension onto enemy ship decks.

Ayllia "Trident" M2
Harpoon cannon designed to fire armour-piercing harpoons into submarine and ship hulls. Can be used both as a turret and as a mobile weapon moved by a team of 2-3. Harpoons can have explosives attached to more seriously damage target.

Argustide AA-Model "Witchhunter" 1899-39
The Argustide Company's finest work, the handheld Gatling cannon. Due to the impracticality of the weapon (Weight and excessive rate of fire compared to limited ammo), it isn't commonly used in typical battles. It is sometimes used as a 'special weapon' armed by troll storm troopers during trench assaults and its most famous purpose: A specialized handheld anti-air gun used to take down Avalia's strike witches. This role has become so universally recognized that the gun is referred to as the "Witchhunter". It is a favorite of certain religious military orders dedicated to the extermination of Strike witches as demonic servants of the sky god, particularly the appropriately nicknamed "Anti-witches" or "Witchhunter Amazons", an all-female religious paramilitary order intentionally designed to contrast the Strike witches in every way.

Kerensky Gun
Highly experimental assault rifle with underwater firing capabilities, designed by the Imperial Ceresian Navy under Commission from Minister Kerensky, hence its name. Currently a prototype weapon being used by the Marine forces. Possibly the Ceresian Empires most advanced infantry weapon.

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INFANTRY
Mesulid Infantry

Human Stormtroopers

Human Conscripts

ARMOUR

Armoured Technical-Car

AA Armoured Car

Model 13 "Exemplar" Tank

Model 19 "Legion" Heavy Tank

ORDNANCE

Infantry Gun

Light Howitzer

Mortar

25mm AA Tri-Machine Gun

88mm Flak Cannon

200mm Super-heavy "Avaliabane" Flak Cannon

Halstrum 132mm Heavy Artillery

Stationary/Coastal Cannon Battery

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-Navy Overview-
The Ceresian Empire is the exemplar of the pursuit of naval supremacy. For millennia the Mesulids have ruled the ocean waves as they have its bedrock, however recently with the age of industrialization this rule has come into doubt. No longer can sea monsters ridden by armies of trident wielding Mesulids conquer the waves, not against cannons, torpedo’s, depth charges and machine guns. So the Mesulids did the only thing they can do, adapt and modernize. The slowest of the Great Powers to industrialize, the Mesulids put great effort into its indomitable navy, now once again restored to its former glory. Dreadnoughts, floating fortresses and colossal submarine-carriers supported by heavily armoured Myrmidon marine elite, the Mesulids continue to strive to be the ultimate masters of the waves.



Argus-Class Super-monitor Dreadnought

Hecate-Class Battleship

Argent-Class Carrier

Vela-Class Battlecarrier

Eos-Class Battlecruiser

Vesta-Class Cruiser

Gladius-Class Destroyer

Helot-Class Corvette

Submersible Navy
Argonautilus-Class Imperial Dreadnought Battlesub

Scylla-Class Carrier Submarine

Chimera-Class Hunter Hybridsub

Enyo-Class Attack Submarine

Deimos-Class Midget Submarine

Model 33B Submersible Tank-Walker

Ceresian Marine Corps

Ceresian Marines

Ceresian Myrmidon Heavy Marines

Landing Craft Assault Landship-Walker

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Air Force Overview
The supremacy of the Mesulid navy and its zealous well-trained but outdated army is finally completed by its lackluster air force, known officially as the "Aeronautical navy". Most in need of a serious overhaul and modernization, the Mesulid air force consists of mostly purchased foreign airships, lightly armoured zeppelin-based airships and biplanes. The sections of the Air force that are actually well equipped and trained are almost exclusively naval support or the experimental modernization wing that has recently been given funding boasts by Sylvia XVII's government. Overall, The administration needs to seriously modernize and reform the air force, which is a work in progress.


Lamilla-Class Cruiser Battlezeppelin

Lamilla II-Class Cruiser Armoured Battlezeppelin

Sylnavia-Class Battlecruiser Airship (Retrofit)

Ceresian Biplane Fighter

Ceresian Biplane Bomber

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Type of Government:
The confederation officially has very little power since all its decision are non-binding and are followed only voluntarily, but while on paper it is a virtually useless act of good will, its inner working are a sophisticated web of intrigue, blackmail, debts and intimidation that allow Vinculi to more or less work in the same direction.

Head(s) of Government:
-Emperor Julien II of the Enlightened Empire of Marianne
-Primarch Hellion of the realm of Drakosir
-Antemarch Krubus of the United States of Ergozir
-President Andre Riviel of the republic of Elysium
-Lord Chancellor Fabian van Ryneveld of Laslö
-King Blanchi of Veluca
-Prince Kowalski of Jagellion
-Stadholder Karl von Guno of Zubern

Economy:
The economy varies from country to country and the federation is known to be hypocritical with its trade, giving advantages to certain nations regarding certain things to be competitive with foreign trade. Overall, it follows a doctrine of Laissez-faire capitalism along with the 'invisible hand of the state' intervening from time to time. Behind the curtain however, it is cronyism where the leaders grease the wheel of a well established military-industrial complex in exchange for other forms of returns.

Primary Species:
-Humans (48%, rising)
-Gnomes (12%, rising)
-Dwarves (15%, declining)
-Draconians (20%, steady)
-Others (4.98%, declining)
-Dragons (0.02%, declining)

Population:
129,187,000

Culture:
While all have different elements to them, Vinculi culture seems to be slowly evolving together and merging, forming what philosophers call the 'Zeitgeist', the 'Spirit of our time' if you prefer. It puts incredible emphasis on social darwinism, that people somehow get what they deserve and that anything socialist would just help freeloaders. They are overall extremely enterprising and ready to risk everything on the most insane of adventures, or to live under a bridge to somehow make money of a genius creation and some would think this would make them eager to leave their resource depleted country to immigrate some place else, this is not the case because they are becoming increasingly xenophobic. Understandable since the governments like to blame everyone else for their current situations, blame the socialists for wanting to destroy them, blame the elves for the colonial disasters... All in all, how the Confederation work is simple: You are in direct competition with your fellow worker until another company wants to crush yours, then suddenly you'll work with him without a problem. Likewise, all countries within the Confederation compete with one another until a foreign problem arises, causing nations that seemed on the brink of war to mobilize and fight together to the bitter end.

Realm of Drakozir
For centuries, Drakozir was a decentralized feudal realm united under the Primarch only based on the idea that the Primarch was the biggest and meanest dragon around that could beat to a pulp anyone that refused to follow it, it was only after the formation of centralized human realms 200 years ago that seeing the change, the dragons began to go against their enormous egos and unite for the notion of a greater good. The inhabitants of Drakozir are mainly Draconians, lizardmen claiming kinship to the prestigious wyrms above them, but there are also many humans who's ancestors were slaves or subjugated that still live there. Martial duty is considered the highest calling of a Draconian and even in civil duty, one's worth is often determined as to what it can provide for the warrior elite of the nation. It is a nation based on the right of the strong to trample that of others, this also means there is very little sympathy to be found for the meek and indeed, it is considered polite for anyone working the medical field to offer a misery killing to anyone that is maimed or crippled enough to prevent living normally.

DRAGONS: The idea of military life being the best of life is especially true for dragons, who judge each other's worth around their physical abilities and lineage. This historical tendency to want to breed the strongest possible offspring and wipe out the weak bloodlines has however led to some bad cases of inbreeding. Dragons so muscular and with scales so imposing they are unable to fly are not all that uncommon, although they are often seen as freaks. While dragons have historically been violent creature, one of the essential trait for dragons to have is, in a paradox, self control. It is easy for dragons to completely destroy a marble floor just by clenching their claws, start a city wide fire or rampage through hundreds of people in a fit of rage and while Dragons are considered above punishment such as prison or death, they must still pay for the damage and losing control even once can place one in a blacklist of mentally weak individuals.

The Federal Counties of Zubern
Long considered an exile ground for the weak drakes of Drakozir to hide rather than being canibalized by one of the fire breathing titan outside of the mountain range, the willingness of the dragons to abandon their old ways contributed to make this country one of the earliest form of democracy in Vinculi, dragons establishing themselves as feudal lords and voting for laws together. It was spared a lot of the unrest during the socialist revolutions but at the cost of officially removing draconic rule over politics by giving the right to vote to every intelligent being residing the counties. As the dragons had generally been fair and benevolent however, business went on. Of all countries in the Confederation, Zubern probably has the most collectivist attitude of them all, although this is seen more in the form of 'Good neighbor' agreements among the citizens as well as a tendency to give everyone a chance rather than strict economic policies.

DRAGONS: Zubernite dragons are for the vast part the weak and the failed of Drakozir. Indeed, physical success, while still important, is hardly the sole mark of success for dragons. For where the Drakans value honor at the cost of dueling and killing your mentor to take his place, Zubernites value loyalty, honesty and remembering the good someone did to you... as well as the bad. As dragons are naturally inclined to dominate, dragons will generally try and start ventures, small or big, but most of the time remember their mentors and colleagues from before, trying not to undercut them or at least, give them a warning and play fair. The reverse is also true, Zubernite dragons can be bitter to the point of refusing to ally with an enemy at the cost of their lives.

The Empire of Marianne
The prime power in Vinculi for centuries, it has a tradition of knighthood and courteous chivalry and even today, people aim to be good, although sometimes this comes hand in hand with an annoying 'Holier than thou' rhetoric they apply to others and each others. Indeed, Marians can be some of the most patronizing individuals in the world and unsurprisingly, their words are rarely backed by actions to help others, encouraging them to 'Help themselves' rather. This tradition has been further corrupted by the belief that those who are good are also those who are fortunate and somehow deserving of what they have, thus making a lot of people in the Empire extremely superficial, forcing even the low income working poor to have some class since omnipresent unemployment asks that people have many interviews and making the lives of ugly people a nightmare.

United States of Greater Ergozir
IMPERIAL CULTURE: Vastly inferior in numbers than other cultures, the Draconians and humans that form this culture, which was the center of Ergozir when it was an empire, finds itself divided between the old 'Benevolent Ruler' culture where they see themselves as victims of the burden of civilization, having to make other minorities leave their savage and primitive ways and the new 'Defensive' culture where they believe that working in a democracy is impossible since savages outnumber them so greatly. In particular, the former is often synonym of well entrenched elites that have yet to feel the cultural shift as they have well paid jobs with benefits, while the later are the youth and poor, that saw their prospects for the future endangered by democratic laws forcing multiculturalism on them.

PROVINCIAL CULTURE: The majority of Ergozir's population if formed from minorities gained during previous invasions more than centuries ago and that failed to assimilate in the empire. Most other countries had such minorities at some point but their genocided or absorbed them. Ergozir didn't have the will or the ability to do that, which left a 'flourishing' culture of barbarians that have nothing in common with their northern overlord. With the new democratic system in place following the revolutions 13 years ago, minorities become the dominant political forces... but the only thing uniting them is their resentment for their previous overlords who still hold key industrial positions.

DRAGONS: Ergozir is ruled by the Antemarch, line of dragon that formed its own empire away from the Primarch in Drakozir. Those who weren't important enough to have a position within the 'New Order' of democracy have fled north, leaving only an elite that both despise the Antemarch, but at the same time are dependent on him to keep their lives of luxury going.

Duchy of Laslö
'The Supreme Being made the world... but Laslen made Laslö.' Entrepreneurship is what makes a Laslen Laslen, and here people have seen a unique 'Democratization of Capitalism' where the little people invest in companies and ventures as to diminish individual risks, and have done so for centuries. Until recently, Laslan working tradition had developed around finances and artisan work where there was no competition to be found since their only colonies had several spice monopolies, insuring their exports gave their money a ridiculously high value, making exporting anything but spices or something they were the only producer of impossible. They are not bitter for the lost of their colonies as they see this ruin as the possibility for new found prosperity and have begun to enthusiastically going for new ventures. This state is mainly populated by gnomes, but there are many people from many creeds that come here, as the ambient xenophobia in Vinculi seems not to be present here.

Kingdom of Veluca
Veluca is living a many decade long reality check about having lose their power as the prime colonial power of the world. Their monumental empire brought this tiny nation never ending wealth of gold and other precious metal, but they found that this mainly financed the industrialization of other countries around them as it was cheaper to buy from others and now... now they have nothing but old monuments to their former glory. They are paying the price for their shortsightedness and the king, 13 years ago, decided to focus the revolutionary fervor and hate of his people toward the outside and the foreigners who took everything from them. All in all, Velucan culture is dominated by nostalgic romantism of war and conquest of territories beyond the sea to exploit and plunder the wealth of far away land, looking at others to blame for their misery.

Principality of Jagellion
Its popular culture is constantly being propped up to counter a the rising popularity of returning to Kataylabinsk as an option rather than being a puppet regime to dragons in the west. This renaissance of nationalism long suppressed makes Jagellonians less prone to accept Vinculi unity and especially the crushing superiority of foreign industry, its people giving the extra money to Jagellian industrialists to have local products. In the military, the soldiers believe the bombastic claim that Jagellion alone can face Kataylabinsk, making them unwilling to work with other forces from Vinculi.

Republic of Elysium
Elysium was until 13 years ago the longest standing empire in the known world, having stood for thousands of years, unyielding despite dragons invading when they were barbarians, the Marian knights taking over as defenders of the faith and so forth. The revolutions however placed a final stake in the heart of the Empire. No one really believed it was possible for the legions to be defeated and so the old peasantry is either uncertain or uncaring about this change. An emperor, a president, what does it change at the end of the day? As long as the taxes aren't too high and their sons aren't called to war too often it's the same for everyone. As such, despite being a democracy, the republic as an abysmally low participation rates to elections and, at the same time, increasing reactionary unrest every time the president does something the people doesn't approve of, as historically walking up to the emperor's palace with tens of thousands of people demanding change was the only way to get them.

Religious and Other Beliefs:
While extremely religious a place less than a century ago, Vinculians now mostly forget about religion unless it's a holiday. Nowhere is this more visible than in Draxmark where dragons used to be seen as gods, but now are more of huge lizards that are smarter than most people and jack off thinking of gold.

History:
WIP
Each nation used to have its own prestige and colonies before they got their might obliterated war after war, their individual population too small, industries lacking of all resources and their militaries forced to stay behind to make sure another tiny nation wouldn't invade while it was at war with a foreigner. After a nearly catastrophic global revolution almost made them part of the PRK, the old countries formed a temporary alliance to stabilize everything, rebuild and make sure this revolution business was over for good. Afterward this simply kind of stuck. People of power (Considerably helped my mercantile interest of the industrial giants) agreed that war among themselves was going to be their end if they were to continue down the path they were going. Arguably, it was too late: Vinculi is deprived of almost all resources and lost all its colonies to foreign powers, but it was still left with some things, like a vast military and industries that alone were admirable and together are now crushingly powerful... as long as they were able to feed it raw material somehow.

Territories:


Cities, Bases, etc.:

Climate:
Temperate to Cold, 4 seasons.

Agriculture:
Could possibly be capable of self sufficient if most of its resources weren't dedicated to animal feeding crops and the production of vast quantities of meat destined to domestic use. Vinculan are some of the world's biggest meat eaters and dragons have a purely carnivorous diet, the largest ones eating herds of cows every week.

Industry:
Machine parts, chemicals, weapons, automobiles, ships... there is barely a thing in which Vinculi can't outproduce other nations... as long as it has the raw materials to process. Lack of resources is indeed a frequent problem, even in time of peace since other nations simply can't send resources fast enough. Money however is rarely what is lacking (Especially since unemployment makes hiring super cheap) and many factories have multiple gear and tools available to quickly shift production to something else if what they are currently making can't be produced anymore.

Main Imports:
Iron, coal, steel, petroleum products, wood, natural gas, rocks, sulfur, ANYTHING you can sell in term of raw material they will probably buy if you can export enough at a cost low enough for the business to be competitive.

Main Exports:
Cars, clothing (Luxurious or mass produced), airplanes, small arms, artillery, air ships, planes, submarines, military ships, civilian ships, processed chemicals, ball bearings, machinery, trains, zeppelins... if there is a demand, someone somewhere has factory floor he's willing to convert to produce your goods. The prices are pretty average, but the quality is good and above all, they can produce whatever the quantity you want in record times (Unless there is a shortage).

Another important thing would be the service industry. Indeed, dragons have always had a large pool of wealth through the ages and the few that discovered 'Loans with interests' have become insanely wealthy through the centuries and have made sure to be able to insure complete and total discretion on banking matters and have expended their influence to any country that contains individuals looking to put money away from the tax collector, no matter if their government approves or not.

Type of Government

Brusaleyans or Brusians, operate a self identified "Socialist republic" but in reality, more of a Kratocrocy.

The government is obsessed with "equality". all things are shared and personal liberties aren't enforced and in most cases, ignored. There is in fact a ruling class, the 'Bradoks' or 'Rightfuls' as they are the descendants of the original Socialist leaders. These 'Bradoks' lead the armies and control nearly every aspect of people's lives.

There is freedoms of expression but to commence a rally or focus group (let alone a demonstration) a full written request must be made, passed by local and lesser federal leaders, and ratified in local courts. There are very few demonstrations in the nation.

The government does its best to be fair when delegating professions at birth, be it army or factory worker. The idea is for one to be as productive in their field as possible. And so far it has worked out for the most part.

The following individuals are the de'facto leaders. Even though control is "shared" by the people, these figureheads make the nations real choices.

Grand High lord for all eternity, His majesty, Lamarr LaChance.

Lamarr was an early immigrant to the continent and was very unimpressed with the backwards populace of modern Brusaleye. He went on to teach the native inhabitants the ways (of that period in history) of modern society. By the time of his death, Brusaleye had grown into a continental powerhouse.

Lamarr has a complete cult of personality. Massive monuments of his breaking mountains in half to portraits depicting a single, amazingly buff manly man pushing a tall building upright.

In reality, he was of moderate build with a short receding hairline. Most of those pictures have since been destroyed.

His official cause of death was stating that his time to ascend was here and wanted to watch over his people for eternity, so he passed on.

In reality, he had contracted syphilis shortly after his son was born. Over time, it started to drive him mad due to the brain damage it was causing. His son, 23 at the time, decided it was best to have Lamarr killed peacefully so that he didn't tarnish his image with potentially devastating orders.

Lord General, President Sydney LaChance.

A direct descendant of the legendary Lamarr. He is the current head and is still forced to deal with the ever increasing strength of foreigners near his lands.

Sydney is of moderate build with an aged, chiseled face. He isn't very unique in build or tall but he does possess a very deep, smooth voice. Deeper than a man of his build would suggest.

General Madugnya

General Sahid Salem

Economy:

Brusaleye's economic position is strong considering its relative seclusion from the major land trade capabilities of the western nations. Regardless of this, they have made their own fortune with the bounty from their own fertile lands.

Metal working and certain cheap yet reliable products are their major trade export capacities. Other than that, their products are rather lackluster.

Primary Species:

Humanity makes up the majority of the population. There hasn't been a real census in over a century due to the varying races that make up the nation.

Most any race and prior nationality could exist due to their history of welcoming war refugees and other mass immigrations.

Population:

Roughly 110,000,000.

A recent population boom has begun due to laws demanding every family unit to produce at least two offspring.

Culture

Official culture portrays a life devoted to family and honor. A place of which heroes and saints are born.

Behind the gold laden facade is a place of content workers and little opportunity. The people are generally caring and polite but few have aspirations in life aside from being better in their government mandated fields.

The military does have a somewhat heightened dedication than the other classes just by the perceived aggressive expansion by neighboring colonies. This perception hasn't exploded into hate or fear but it is definitely a thought that lingers in the back of many a soldiers mind.

Religious and Other Beliefs

Any religion could exist within the borders but the country does not recognize any. The nation requires a life pledged to it, which some say is nearly a religion of its own.

History

Long before the nations of the west began developing into full communities, humans on the eastern continent were starting to sail their immediate seas. They possessed strong organized religions and advanced technology for their time. Somewhere along the way, things just stopped progressing.

By the time the west caught up, the easterners had actually begun regressing out of what is most likely the absence of a challenge. Eventually some of the western pioneers landed on the eastern nations shores, they found a complacent land with disorganized communities.

Lamarr was one of these pioneers. He saw the potential of the native people. Their ingenuity was intense and devotion to ideals were extreme. Had they found their identity and pushed as they had before, they could've been a true contender in that time,possibly rivaling any nation in existence.

Lamarr couldn't have that, he wanted a nation of his own that would stay devoted to his will so he hoarded the existing wonders of the eastern native and made it his own. The natives saw these feats as a gift from a blessed man rather than ideas stolen from their ancestors.

There were conflicts along the way but his rise to power was generally peaceful. He finally stopped in the south along a mountain range and in the west by another region of natives that he didn't have the immediate strength to conquer.

By the time Lamarr got the delusion that the west was coming for him and pillage his lands, he fortified his new nation and filled the inhabitants with ideals. His ideals.

Over time, more immigrants from the west brought ideas and technologies, giving his nation a fighting chance in this quickly shrinking world. Gone was the time of exploration. When Lamarr passed, his nation was still progressing rapidly and by some miracle, was still able to keep up with his new rivals.

The colonies of the west gave the nation chances to examine technology from afar and gain ideas. Airships confounded the people and after many attempts to replicate the majesty of air battleships, simply gave up. They decided to find cheaper methods to counter them.

Enter the rocket.

And with it, the modern age of Brusaleye had begun.

Territories


Glorious pink on the map.

Cities, Bases, etc.:


Capitol city Lamarstus

Will add, TBA

Climate and Agriculture:

The coastal regions are temperate and usually breezy. The Dee interior is more plains than anything. A month long wet season fuels a year of mild dry lands. These areas aren't very capable of real crop growth so the majority of the agriculture is done along the outer parts of the nation.

The majority of the ground is dense, allowing heavier vehicles to drive over without the fear of sinking. However, the mid region is very soft ground. Anything heavier than 15t would find it difficult to traverse.

Industry:

Industry is strong in Brusaleye. Many factories pour tons of black soot into the sky every day. Metal working and mass production is common place. Many speculate that the nation produces stuff to produce stuff as there are fields that have rows of empty turretless tanks and engineless aircraft.

Main Imports:

Oil and other flammable materials to fuel the fires of the many foundries of the nation, (they do not want to use their considerable reserves.) Precious metals.

Exotic foods are quite popular as well as ships of both civilian and military use.

Main Exports:

Anything that the nation has the capacity to build. Mostly mass produced furniture, machine parts and smelted metals.

Tanks, cars, cheap rifles and aircraft are the primary military exports.

They never tried to be the best, but merely good enough.

Brusaleye's military might is centered around practicality and mobility. Where others deploy combat walkers, Brusaleye will trample with rows upon rows of tanks.

What they may lack in super exotic armor and the highest caliber death projectors, they make up for with effective simplicity and sheer numbers.


Soldier scouting with a scoped Ar-9

Modern infantry uses a variety of weapons and tactics when on the field, most in conjunction with armored vehicles and/or air support. These soldiers are broken into small squads of ten that possess a single simple radio. These squads are trained to communicate and not break discipline under stress.

Though this isn't a guarantee for every situation, commanders all agree that communication is necessary for any conflict and the more precise that communication is, the more lethality can be brought against ones foes.


T-a38 tank on parade.

Lethality doesn't stop at squad level either. Brusaleye armored forces are just as adept as their infantry brothers. Be it simple cars to the most modern T-a38 tank, all are crewed by the best the nation has to offer.

Many vehicles in operation are made for mobility and ruggedness. The unforgiving plains can wreak havoc upon machines of all shapes and sizes. Brusaleye machines are made for those conditions. Well protected and ventilated tanks and easy to clean motors give the best protection during the sand storms of the summer and easy attach points for tank plows give them the ability to literally pave the way during the unforgiving winters in the northern parts of the nation.

Armored vehicles are fairly fast for their class and boast decent firepower on that platform. Most vehicles have slightly lighter than average armor (though they are efficiently sloped) to protect against sinking in soft ground which is abundant in the interior of the nation.


T-r13 airship killer

Artillery exists in many shapes, from simple squad mortars to heavy 180mm howitzers and the fierce 125mm rocket battery.

Artillery was also developed to counter the every increasing threat of aircraft, be it low flying or high altitude. The biggest issue though was the airship.

When Brusaleye saw its first airships, they were confounded by them and scared of their potential. Leaders quickly issued an order to build their own versions but none except small observational blimps were effective. They just couldn't grasp the technology and materials necessary to build these behemoths.

So they took to the drawing board. Conventional artillery shells could be effective but judging from the big guns on those ships, mobile cannons wouldn't be a threat. Air forces would be a threat for airships but there couldn't be sole reliance on one platform.

The army went to the drawing board once more and reflected in whaling techniques as a last resort. An seemingly idiotic thought led to a cheap but effective defensive measure. Fire a big rocket with a shaped charge right at the damned thing.

These rockets are high velocity and while nearly impossible to use against aircraft, these had a high probability of hitting an airship and with the length of the projectile, it could punch far into the craft.

This measure was put into full production and is readily seen in every city on static mounts and mobile on platforms like the T-r13, sometimes lovingly called the 'popper'.


Soldiers loading aboard a F-c19 Sky Hopper

The Military is not without advancements though. Soldiers needing deployment along the vast plains could not always rely on trucks. New technologies had to be made in the form of the turbo prop.

Rockets as aerial propulsion had promise but proved to be less effective than they hoped and the jet engine never left blue prints.

The turbo prop led to many fixed winged aircraft designs. however many didn't out perform the supercharged propeller engines of existing models.


Fm-x1 flying prototype. The grandfather of the modern F-a21 Saber.

It wasn't long before a young aviation designer, Yadon Mokunga developed the variable angle engine platform, or more easily titled 'tilt rotor' was born.

This gave life to the mighty turboprop. After a few decades, tilt rotor prototypes evolved into fighters and bombers that could fly as fast and high as any conventional aircraft but with the added benefit of not needing a runway.

Cargo transporting took a similar path as larger designs were pushed through which led to modern variants like the 'Sky hopper'.

The nation never put too much stock into a strong navy aside from submarines so the surface navy is primarily purchased vessels. They are updated and customized to fit Brusaleye's needs but are still very lackluster in today's navies.

Brusaleye has long sought to be the best but they know all too well that every other nation desires that as well.

Type of Government:

The Doyism Revolutionary Army is a loose connection of individual cells that follow the rules and guidelines set down in their religious text, the Doyiac Codex. The Codex was written by Godfrey Lennox, prophet of the goddess Doyia, who's recent death has rocked the Revolution's hierarchy of leadership. The Codex sets out the type of government the followers of Doyia are meant to establish. In name, this theoretical nation would be a theocracy. In reality, it would be much closer to a dictatorship - with the prophet, unsurprisingly, at the head; he would relay the commands of the goddess and all would follow his words to the letter. But with the prophet dead and no line of succession spelled out within the Codex, the various sects of Doyism are left to pick up the pieces. A dozen different bishops, each a leader of all the churches located within a region, claimed to be the next prophet, chosen by Doyia in a vision from Her Majesty. These contradictory declarations have led to verbal and armed conflict between the Army's extreme groups. The more moderate Doyism followers have voted to create a council made up of the bishops of Doyia who have allegedly received visions from her. The new system, declared an Oligarchical-Theocracy by historians, would be the temporary form of governance until the true prophet could be determined.

Head(s) of Government:

Archbishop Kepler Barons (Speaker of the Bishops) of Avalia [Valkyerian] [Currently living in neighboring Morovia due to religious persecution]

Bishop Pipp Fungusfoot of Zenovia [Troll]
Bishop Nikolai Markov of Kataylabinsk [Human]
Bishop Fredrick Henderson of Verendes [Human]
Bishop Lilian Silverwood of Yllendthyr [Elf]
Bishop Timothy Yves of Fuso [Zensensashi]
Bishop Ganon Black-Iron of Moravia [Dwarf]
Bishop Kaito Nakamora of Izuno [Zensensashi]

Cells that support the Revolutionary Army:

Bishop Gerald Lenin of Brusaleye [Human]
Bishop Kivia Pearl of Cerseia [Mesulid]
Vice-Bishop Taknul Bloodkip [Orc]

Economy:

The Codex looks to establish a world-wide free market, using a singular type of currency. While this dream seems far off, the Revolutionary Army is optimistic that their dreams will be obtained in time. For now, followers of Doyism are forced to work under the economy of their home country until such a time as Doyism becomes the majority religion across the face of the planet. The DRA practices a free market economy and mainly works off a barter system established by the locals. When trading with established nations and trade companies, the DRA uses precious metals such as copper, gold and silver.

Primary Species:

Humans, although Doyism teaches the absolute equality of the races and sexes.

Population:

112,090,506 overall followers of Doyism

Humans: 56,045,253 (50%)
Elves: 11,209,050 (20%)
Trolls: 4,483,620 (8%)
Orcs: 1,120,905 (2%)
Dwarves: 5,604,525 (10%)
Zensensashi: 3,923,167 (7%)
Mesulid: 1,681,357 (3%)
Other: Unknown (less than 1%)

Population of Port Tornaga:
15 million

Population of Fort Sentria:
11 million

Culture: Doyists have no culture of their own, but rather conform to the culture of the region they live in. The Doyiac Codex teaches acceptance of local cultures and urges Doyists to tolerate non-religious individuals within society. The Codex also teaches, however, that the followers of Doyia should strive to change the culture of their homeland for the better. They are taught to spread equal treatment and tolerance by any means necessary. Whether this means merely lobbying for new laws or forming political parties of their own and gaining the power to make this change, or going so far as to take up the sword and force their leaders to become better people, is up to the personal interpretation of the reader. The Revolutionary Army, considered an extreme sect of mainstream Doyism, is willing to use violence to obtain social and political equality.

Religious and Other Beliefs:

Doyiac Codex:

The Codex was written by Godfrey Lennox nearly two hundred and fifty years ago. Godfrey, a high-born Elf from the Empire of Yllendthyr, received a vivid hallucination at the age of thirty whilst meditation on top of Mount Yaelrig. An all-powerful being calling itself Doyia contacted Godfrey through a vision, enlightening the man with knowledge from the divine. Doyia taught Godfrey many things: how she created the world and the stars, and all people of all religions and creeds. She had left the world alone for thousands of years, thinking that they did not require her guidance. Yet she watched in silent horror as the world tore itself apart. As man invented such travesties as war and racism, and families were split due to clashing ideologies and beliefs. Doyia say these things and ripped her cloak in anguish. She mourned her creation's fall. Briefly, Doyia considered destroying it all and starting over again. But that would not do. For she saw glimpses of good in these mortals. So Doyia sought out the most pious man in the world, whom she would use to bring about change. And lo, the prophet was born.

Godfrey Lennox lived on Mount Yaelrig for a decade and five years. He spent every day in prayer, learning the will of Doyia. He wrote all of her commands and beliefs to the letter. When the visions stopped coming, Godfrey knew his book was complete. It named it the Doyiac Codex, and set about spreading the truth of Doyia to any who would listen.

"I am the bringer of life and peace. The conqueror of the wicked and destroyer of iniquity. I am Doyia, the beginning and the end." Doyiac Codex, Chapter 5, p. 1520, verse 67.

Doyism spread like a wildfire. The teachings of this book attracted people of all walks and nations. Godfrey's personal wealth grew to disproportionate levels; The Codex quickly became the most purchased book on the market. The prophet invested every penny of wealth he earned from the book's sale into printing more copies of the Codex, as well as establishing places of worship and organizing the training of priests and bishops. It was hard, grueling work. Yet it brought Godfrey much personal passion and joy. He was devoted in body and soul to Doyia. He would live, breath and die in her name. His devotion proved a powerful means of gaining new converts. For hundreds of years, Godfrey and his disciples traveled across the globe, spreading the word of Doyia to any who would listen. They suffered much persecution; many died in the name of the goddess. But Godfrey pressed on. He would not be silenced by mortal hands.

At the ancient age of 325, Godfrey passed away of natural causes. His death was mourned worldwide. It wouldn't be long before the bishops began bickering and fighting to be the next prophet. The council was eventually formed to stop the infighting.

History:

The Doyism Revolutionary Army is a recent construct, invented by Kivia Pearl and Taknul Bloodkip about a hundred years ago. They have rallied the most passionate, loyal and extreme followers of Doyism to the idea that armed conflict is the only means of spreading the faith of Doyia. Kivia and Taknul took their upstart army to Mount Yaelrig, located on the Sotoa Peninsula, in Verusa, between the nations of Yllendthyr and Moravia. They set about turning the monastery located atop the mountain into an impenetrable fortress. The newly formed Revolutionary Army recruited followers of Doyism from nearby nations to join their little expedition. They constructed a port of their own, accepting refugees and supplies from across the ocean. The port grew over the next three decades into a city of its own. Kivia and Taknul saw that their small operation had grown significantly and began reorganizing the guerrilla force into a legitimate military. The port city of Tornaga, governed by Kivia personally, would soon develop an independent trade industry of its own. Mount Yaelrig became the home of Fort Sentria, controlled by General Taknul Bloodkip.

The Revolutionary Army declared itself capable of self-governance without the aid of outside sponsors by the end of the century. Port Tornaga and Fort Sentria grew into moderately sized city states. Kivia and Taknul, proud of their work, set about trying to convince the other bishops and their cells to join the DRA. So far, they've had little luck. While most the bishops would support an armed force under the name of Doyism, there is little proof that the Revolutionary Army will be able to see their goal of a world under Doyia through. The DRA has yet to attack any of Doyism's prominent enemies, or prove itself effective in any way. With that in name, Taknul Bloodkip has a plan..

Territories: The DRA controls two cities located on the Sotoa Peninsula, in Verusa, between the nations of Yllendthyr and Moravia. Their region of control is relatively small, but Kivia Pearl and Taknul Bloodkip have very ambitious plans for the tiny nation.

Cities, Bases, etc.:

Port Tornaga: With a population of 15 million people, Port Tornaga's population has skyrocketed in the past year. Researchers project that another 50,000 children will be born before the end of the year, with that number guessed to grow as the years continue to pass. Tornaga is seen as a hub of free trade and equal treatment. It isn't uncommon for the city's governor to allow international pirates safe haven here in exchange for a portion of their captured goods. Immigration to the city is at an all time high due to the lax laws, especially on subjects such as prostitution and drug use.

Fort Sentria: The fort has a total population of 15 million. Unlike its neighboring city of Tornaga, Sentria is home to the most disciplined soldiers of the Revolutionary Army. Every man, woman and child in the fort is expected to join the military whenever Taknul drafts them. The city's cutlure is Spartan in nature; the most alluring reason to immigrate to the fort being free housing, food and an above average pay.

Climate: The region the DRA populates has an above average temperature, due to its proximity to the equator. The area is also rather hilly and a large mountain range dominates the coast. The planes to the north are dominated by farm lands; while the land to the east and west contain thick forests and fauna.

Agriculture: The DRA has its own farming community built up in the north. Small villages have begun popping up in that area due to the soil's increased fertility. The majority of the area's farmers are known for growing corn and barley, although tobacco and various plants used in the making of alcohol are quickly growing industries.

Industry: The Doyism Revolutionary Army is a self-sustaining group. They have major weapons industries, especially firearms. Mining is big within the mountains, with coal and iron veins being numerous. The farming community located to the north grows most of the food; with the fishing industry in Port Tornaga picking up the slack. The only industries really missing in the DRA are automobiles and aircraft as well as oil drilling. Tornaga is known for its flourishing naval construction and exportation businesses.

Main Imports: Automobiles, aircraft, airships and oil.

Main Exports: Fish, grain, beer, tobacco, coal.

Personnel:

The Doyism Revolution Army requires all citizens over the age of 17 to sign up for a draft. This means that, technically, the entire population of both city states could be called up to defend the DRA if necessary. The people in Fort Sentria especially are liable to be called upon in moments of dire need; all citizens of the fort are considered active military personnel, though many of them work for logistics, who only leave the Fort when absolutely necessary.

Overall: roughly 10 million

Active Personnel: 1 million (Most of whom are from the Spartan-like society of Fort Sentria)