The Greater Republic of Avalia
Nation Intro
For many years, the people of the sky have been landlocked, forever grounded and cursed to wander the land, unable to reach their full potential as their ancestors before them. But now, as the revolution of steam sweeps across the land, they can once more take back the skies and thrive in their natural element. Truly this will be the age of flight.
Geography
Map Claim [+]The Mainland:
The mainland of the Republic is a rough, forested land of hills and mountains. The majority of the land is covered in hills and mountains, with the northern coast itself being a long mountain range. The weather here in the north is wet and cold, sporting many pine based rain forests, covered in fern and moss. As one heads south, both the terrain and the weather grow less extreme and stormy. However, much of the mainland's coast line is steep hills to simply sheer cliffs, thus it is not until you reach the very southern stretch of coast do you find any real sort of harbor for sea going vessels. There is a cluster of mountains just north of the center of the nation, were the Capital was built. This place serves as a major airship dock and harbor, featuring some of the largest dry docks in the whole country.
The Southern Isles:
The five southern islands were the first to be colonized by Avalian forces. The mainly act as a trading hub and rest stop for ships both of air and sea as they may their way further south or north to trade with those nations. The largest of these islands, the island of Kelvo, is entirely a military outpost. From here, the airborne navy of Avalia protects the waters from piracy, aiding any nation's trade ships against any raiding threat.
The Scattered Isles of the North:
Now these northern islands have only been recently colonized in the last few decades. They remain more as resupply depots and small naval communities. Their terrain is much like that of the northern mainland, thus they really only act to serve any long range airship expedition across the sea.
History
Society
Primary Species:
Valkyerians, Valkyeria
The native Avalians of the Greater Republic of Avalia are known as Valkeryia. Due to their races history, they have mostly remained in their homeland, unable to spread for hundred of years and now too afraid to migrate to other nations thanks to potential racism. In terms of their physiology, they are fairly similar to humans, but with very notable differences. First and foremost is their bird like features. All Valkeryia seem to posses feathered "wings" that sprout an inch above the ears. They also have short, feathered tails that match the color of their "head wings". Typically, they have icy blue eyes and white hair, but occasionally are seen with orange or grey eyes. Valkyerians have much denser muscles than humans, making them have a much higher average endurance, and stronger bones. Valkyerians also seem to naturally preform better at high, thin air altitudes, where normally humans would have difficulty breathing.
Culture:
Avalians present themselves as proud, optimistic people, with much faith in a better future. This is due to their relative prosperity in recent years and fast advancements in their technologies. However, they may also come off as arrogant, especially towards those of faith. With religious worship practically illegal due to social norms, they can be very harsh towards any god worshiping individual.
Type of Government:
The Greater Republic of Avalia is an indirect representative democracy, lead by the Chancellor of Avalia. The Chancellor is elected by the Avalian Senate every 5 years. The Chancellor is the head of both the government and military, and generally makes most of the major decisions of the nation. However, the Chancellor does not have the power to propose laws, only to approve of them. For that, the Chancellor must gain support of 5 or more Senate members if the Chancellor wants to push any sort of legislation through. As for the Senate, each member represents a region of the nation and holds office for 7 years and may be reelected.
Head of Government:
Chancellor of Avalia:
Helena Vortzeria
Economy:
Internally, The Republic has a Mixed Economy with various areas being either Market or Traditional economies. The Government does regulate various areas of the market, but ultimately it is a free market. The nation tries to create a "Balanced Trade" which goes by the motto "Do what you do best, buy the rest". Thus Avalian exports usually focus around the aviation industry, ranging from selling commercial airships, airship components, and most importantly, refined Aetherite . While the substance Aetherite is widespread in the world, Avalia's refining techniques have made it much cheaper to buy than attempting to produce your own, usually giving nations more options to focus on other aspects of their economy while receiving cheap Aetherite to float their airships.
History:
The republic of the region proudly points to its origins in the native people of Avalia. During the times before the industrial revolutions, the land was filled with theocratic monarchies. Various god worshiping, human nations that all enslaved the Valkyerians, or "sky people". These Valkyerians, according to the nations of the time, claimed that they were god's gift to the humans, the universal "servants" of the land. Various interpretations of this existed, ranging from enslavement, to outright purging of "lesser peoples". Communities were periodically raided or destroyed completely. Dark times for the Valkyerians continued for centuries until enough was enough.
The Valkyerians of various lands began to flee to a rumored promise land in the center of a high mountain range. An isolated bit of rough territory that no nation set foot in. This event became known as "The Great Defiance" when many Valkyerians fled their homelands to this place of freedom. At first, this was a minor, isolated settlement. However their numbers swelled and soon they began to rival their neighbors.
When the first hints of Industrial Revolution came to be, the Valkyerian nation of "Avalia" experienced an amazing boom in technology and industry. They soon developed an incredibly advance military in comparison to their backwards thinking neighbors.
Eventually the nation of Avalia invaded and annexed its oppressive theocratic neighbors in a series of wars now known as the Liberian Wars. At the end of this conquest, the new Republic was stronger than ever, now that all the lands of Avalia had been united. The second revolution of science and industry soon swept through, leading to the Avalians truly achieving their dreams. With the discovery of Aetherite, the Avalians began to extensively study the crucial mineral. They soon figured out to refine it, concentrate it, so that one could get more use out of each pound of the matieral. The Airship revolution took the Republic by storm, with hundreds of different designs flooding hte skies above the nation. Now, with the skies slowly being mastered, the nation can move forward, further into the future.
Military
(Unsurprisingly you must also talk about your military. How militarized are you? What is your army like in general? What kind of equipment you use? Any special units or machines worth mentioning? I think you already know how this goes.)
