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https://shireroth.org/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Ryker 2026-10-22T00:34:04Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.39.10 https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=File:Rough_claimNorestria.png&diff=38695 2019-04-13T21:11:19Z

<p>Ryker: Assayer client state</p> <hr /> <div>Assayer client state</div>

Ryker https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=File:Rough_claim.png&diff=38692 2019-04-13T00:51:45Z

<p>Ryker: Ryker uploaded a new version of File:Rough claim.png</p> <hr /> <div>No one freak out. Just making an example.</div>

Ryker https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=File:Rough_claim.png&diff=38691 2019-04-12T23:32:28Z

<p>Ryker: Ryker uploaded a new version of File:Rough claim.png</p> <hr /> <div>No one freak out. Just making an example.</div>

Ryker https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=File:Rough_claim.png&diff=38685 2019-04-10T19:05:33Z

<p>Ryker: No one freak out. Just making an example.</p> <hr /> <div>No one freak out. Just making an example.</div>

Ryker https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=File:GOP1665_1.png&diff=37489 2018-10-05T03:22:11Z

<p>Ryker: Category:Goldshire</p> <hr /> <div>[[Category:Goldshire]]</div>

Ryker https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=Froyalanish_Ancient_Ways&diff=37410 2018-09-27T04:28:35Z

<p>Ryker: </p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Goddess_Elwynn6.png|440px|thumb|right|&lt;div class=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;The [[Elwynn (Goddess)|Goddess Elwynn]] sitting on the battlements of [[Eliria Castle]] overseeing Qlyhm Canal, one of the numerous [[Eliria|Elirian]] canals leading to the [[Elwynn (River)|sacred river that bears her name]]. &lt;/div&gt; ]]<br /> [[File:Priestess.jpg|350px|thumb|right|&lt;div class=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;A [[Froyalanish Vanic Priestess]] in the [[Araxion Forest]].&lt;/div&gt; ]] <br /> [[File:Arms_Hjartardýrlafðir.gif|440px|thumb|right|&lt;div class=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;The Coat of Arms of the [[Hjartardýrlafðir]], the Spiritual Leadership of the Froyalanish Ancient Ways and Lady Governesses of the [[Church of the Froyalanish Ancient Ways]].&lt;/div&gt; ]] <br /> The '''Froyalanish Ancient Ways''', are the customs and beliefs - some modern, many ancient - connected with the worship of the Vanir Gods. The aforesaid customs and beliefs were very distinct in the upper echelons of Elwynnese society during the Storish occupation, especially the worship of the [[Elwynn (Goddess)|Goddess Elwynn]], who is the Matron Goddess of the state, and the veneration of the [[Elwynn (River)|Great Sacred River]]. In Elwynn the Ancient Ways were mainly professed by people of [[Froyalanish]] descent. As of 1651, it is considered heresy in Shireroth.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> The Ancient Ways have been practiced uninterrupted since time immemorial in the part of [[Froyalan]] which is known as [[Vattnaland]]. No other customs of worship or religion has ever been able to challenge its hegemony there, and those who tried were severely dealt with. The Ancient Ways made their entry into the rest of Elwynn with the arrival of [[Harald of Ettlingar Freyu]] in the [[Flower of the North]] and established their first non-Vattnalandish temple, the '''Vanic Temple in Araxion''' which is nowadays known as the [[White Orchid Temple]], in the city of Araxion Tower after Harald of Ettlingar Freyu had become [[Count]] of [[Araxion]], and quite soon thereafter Araxion was teeming with Vanic temples.<br /> <br /> The Vanic faith was forced upon [[Wintergleam]] when Harald of Ettlingar Freyu became Count of [[Wintergleam]] and the temples known as the Sanctum of Dedication and [[Shrine of the Sea]] were established in those days of yore. The former in the city of Dragonskeep, the latter in the city of [[Avaldsnes (Royal City)|Avaldsnes]]. With Wintergleam's return to Goldshire and the mass exodus of Froyalanish migrants, regional folk religion and Cedrism have regained popularity among the populace.<br /> <br /> After the ascension of Harald of Ettlingar Freyu to the [[White Orchid Throne]] the Froyalanish Ancient Ways quickly expanded into all parts of the Flower of the North (the Vanic term for Elwynn) founding major temples in cities such as [[Ardashirshahr]], [[Caligae]], [[Eliria]], Islus, Tala and Wolfraven. During the [[Rulers of Elwynn#Rulers in their own Right|Ducal Reign]] of the aforesaid [[Harald of Ettlingar Freyu|Harald]] of [[Froyalan]] (1533-1542) one of the most pivotal events in the history of the Vanic Faith in the [[Jewel of Many Facets]] (another Vanic name for Elwynn) took place: the [[Elwynn (Goddess)#Vanic Worship of Elwynn|inclusion]] of the [[Elwynn (Goddess)|Goddess Elwynn]] in the worship of the Froyalanish and Wintergleamish [[Vanafolk]].<br /> <br /> When [[King Noah of Elwynn|Thorstein Noah]] of the Houses of [[House of Ayreon-Kalirion|Ayreon-Kalirion]] and of the [[House of Ettlingar Freyu|Descendants of Freyja]] inherited the White Orchid Throne upon the abdication of his, now late, elder brother [[Jonathan Ayreon-Kalirion|Prince Jonathan of Elwynn]], with their (step)father [[Storjarl]] [[Hallbjörn Haraldsson]] serving as [[Steward of Elwynn]] during Thorstein Noah's minority, the Froyalanish Ancient Ways got another boost with the [[Concordat of Avaldsnes]] and the introduction of the [[Hierogamy]]. The Concordat of [[Avaldsnes]] enforced preferential relations existing between the Froyalanish Ancient Ways and the [[Elwynn|Elwynnese Union]]. The Hierogamy was said to have done much to strengthen the relationship between the [[Elwynn (Goddess)|White Orchid Lady]] and the Elwynnese State and in consequence thereof the bonds between the Vanic clergy and the Elwynnese Government, with the Froyalanish Ancient Ways becoming one of the several unofficial established faiths of Elwynn.<br /> <br /> ==People==<br /> &quot;The people who practice the Ancient Ways are predominantly Vanatru and are therefore since times ancient beyond the memory of woman known as the [[Vanafolk]]. The vast majority of the human Vanafolk population are [[Vanamaðr]] and adhere to the Laws of the Vanir and the other parts of the body of [[Vanic Law]] which applies to their locality. A male Vanafolker is called a Vanakarl, and a female Vanafolker is referred to as a [[Vanakvinna]].<br /> <br /> There are also several covenants between the Vanafolk and the Gods, the [[Ancient Covenant]] being the most famous and best-known of them, due to very pleasurable Divine gifts bestowed in accordance with the covenant aforesaid such as the Frjósemigjöf and the Elskendurgjöf.&quot;<br /> -Syphilitic ramblings of the Harald Entity.<br /> <br /> ==Places of Worship==<br /> The places where the Froyalanish and Wintergleamish Vanafolk worship depends very much on the time of the year, the weather and the climate of the part of Elwynn where they live. If the time of the year, the weather and the climate permit, they worship outside in their gardens, [[Godsgrove|Godsgroves]], [[Worship Water|Worship Waters]], [[Stone Circle|Stone Circles]] or other locations customarily used for worship; otherwise worship takes place within the home, in temples, or in other indoor venues.<br /> <br /> ==Worshipping with Whom==<br /> Aside from when worshipping solitary, Froyalanish and Wintergleamish practitioners of the Ancient Ways worship together with the members of their household, or friends and acquaintances, or members of a community they belong to. The worship may be led by any participant, even a young child.<br /> <br /> ==Ways of Worship==<br /> As worshipping is to the Froyalanish and Wintergleamish Vanafolk about connecting, communing, communicating and creating with the Vanir in a meaningful way, the only thing what matters to them when worshipping their Gods is that the acts of worship come straight from the heart. The Froyalanish and Wintergleamish practitioners of the Ancient Ways therefore worship in countless manners, including but not limited to, singing songs, performing rites and rituals, making offerings, reciting poetry, dancing, [[Elgisiðir‎‎|love-making]], ritual combat or performing acts of labour.<br /> <br /> ==Importance==<br /> The Ancient Ways dominate [[Froyalan|Froyalanish]] society and its matriarchal culture. Not only are the Ancient Ways practiced by the vast majority of the Froyalaners, but also by the vast majority of Froyalan's movers and shakers. The same applies applies to a lesser extent to the [[Wintergleamish|Wintergleamers]]. It also officiates over ceremonies and rituals relevant to the public and royal life in the [[Jewel of Many Facets]].<br /> <br /> ==Spiritual Leadership==<br /> The Froyalanish Ancient Ways are ruled by a matriarchal council of its thirteen highest ranking High Priestesses. The council aforesaid is called the [[Hjartardýrlafðir]], also known as the '''Deer Ladies''', and is composed of the High Priestesses of the [[Thirteen Temples of Eluin]]. The Hjartardýrlafðir are presided over by the [[Yfirfroyalansgythia]]. <br /> <br /> ==Priesthood==<br /> The priesthood in [[Elwynn]] is quite local in nature and is comprised of both men and [[Vanakvinna|women]]. Aside from the clergy belonging to one of the [[Thirteen Temples of Eluin]], priests and priestesses usually are devoted to a single God or Goddess and serve in a temple devoted to such deity. Due to the nature of worship of the [[Froyalanish]] and [[Wintergleamish]] [[Vanafolk]] the role of the priesthood is mostly limited to performing such ceremonies which by law, either secular or [[Vanic Law|religious]], are required to be performed by a cleric of a recognized religious body as well as very advanced rites and rituals.<br /> <br /> ==Priestly Titles==<br /> The title of a priest is gothi; the title of a priestess is gythia. It is customary for clergy to affix the name of the deity they are devoted to, to their title. However, priests and priestesses of the [[Thirteen Temples of Eluin]] affix &quot;Froyalans&quot; or &quot;Wintergleams&quot; to their titles.<br /> <br /> A priest devoted to the Lord Divine Njord would therefore bear the title &quot;Njordgothi&quot; and a priestess belonging to one of the [[Thirteen Temples of Eluin]] will bear the title &quot;Froyalansgythia&quot;, except for priestesses belonging to the Sanctum of Dedication in the Royal City of Dragonskeep in the [[Royal Precinct]] which is known as the [[Agnesia and Wintergleam|County of Agnesia and Wintergleam]]; they bear the title &quot;Wintergleamsgythia&quot;. [[Avaldsnes]] having been a part of [[Wintergleam]] for a signicant portion of its history, any member of the priesthood of the Shrine of the Sea is allowed by [[Turnbúlla]] issued by the [[Hjartardýrlafðir]] in 1625 subsequent to the creation of the [[Seven Ports|Federation of the Seven Ports]] to choose whether zie affixes &quot;Froyalans&quot; or &quot;Wintergleams&quot; to zir priestly title.<br /> <br /> ==The Thirteen Temples of Eluin==<br /> The [[Thirteen Temples of Eluin]] are thirteen Vanic temples in the [[Elwynn#Names of Elwynn|Jewel of Many Facets]], some of them ancient beyond the memory of [[Vanakvinna|woman]], which over time have become recognized as the senior temples of the Froyalanish Ancient Ways.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:White_Orchid_Temple.jpg|700px|thumb|right|&lt;div class=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;The [[White Orchid Temple]], the senior Temple of the Froyalanish Ancient Ways.&lt;/div&gt; ]] <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable collapsible&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! scope=&quot;col&quot; | Temple<br /> ! scope=&quot;col&quot; | Royal Precinct<br /> ! scope=&quot;col&quot; | City<br /> |-<br /> | [[White Orchid Temple]] || [[Araxion|County of Araxion]] || [[Araxion Tower]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Temple of Phantoms]] || [[Alalehzamin and Utasia|Emirate of Alalehzamin and Utasia]] || [[Ardashirshahr]] <br /> |-<br /> | [[Shrine of the Sea]] || [[Seven Ports|Federation of the Seven Ports]] || [[Avaldsnes (Royal City)|Avaldsnes]]<br /> |-<br /> | Temple of Whispers || [[Cape Farewell|County of Cape Farewell]] || [[Caligae]]<br /> |-<br /> | Sanctum of Dedication || [[Agnesia and Wintergleam|County of Agnesia and Wintergleam]] || Dragonskeep<br /> |-<br /> | Temple of Shouts || [[Eliria (Royal Precinct)|City and County of Eliria]] || Echo <br /> |-<br /> | Temple of Smiles || [[Eliria (Royal Precinct)|City and County of Eliria]] || [[Eliria]]<br /> |-<br /> | Mirage Temple || [[Íseirdia-la-Vraulalennir|County of Íseirdia-la-Vraulalennir]] || Glenfiddich<br /> |-<br /> | Sanctum of Reflection || [[Alalehzamin and Utasia|Emirate of Alalehzamin and Utasia]] || Islus <br /> |-<br /> | [[Shrine of the Wicked Garden]] || [[Amokolia|Kingdom of Amokolia]] || La Terre<br /> |-<br /> | Mackerel Temple || [[Amokolia|Kingdom of Amokolia]] || Rǫvarsbýur<br /> |-<br /> | Volcano Temple || [[Raikoth|Duchy of Raikoth]] || [[Thule|Tala]]<br /> |-<br /> | Temple of the Wolf and the Raven || [[Illumination and Cimmeria|County of Illumination and Cimmeria]] || [[Wolfraven]] <br /> |}<br /> [[File:Mount_Yaanek_Temple_and_Palace.jpg|700px|thumb|right|&lt;div class=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;Mount Yaanek Temple and Palace, the Goddess Elwynn's dwelling in the [[Eliria|Kingly City of Eliria]]. Not to be confused with the [[Mount Yaanek|sacred volcano of the same name]] on the [[Bifrost|Isle of Bifrost]].&lt;/div&gt; ]] <br /> ==Skycladness==<br /> To the Froyalanish and Wintergleamish Vanafolk is being in the [[Loftklæddir|nude]] is, aside from being one of the great free customs of celebration of the Ancient Ways, a very honourable way to express one's gratitude to the Gods for creating the [[Vanamaðr|human race]] where they belong to and putting part of their Divine selves in them. Aside from a few very solemn rituals, Vanafolkers usually worship in the nude.<br /> <br /> ==The Twelve Vanic Values==<br /> The Twelve Vanic Values are a set of values which are very deeply permeated in the ways of the [[Royal Family of Elwynn]] and in the daily lives of the Froyalanish [[Vanafolk|practitioners]] of the Ancient Ways. They are since times beyond the memory of woman regarded as a very important part of [[Vanic Law]].<br /> <br /> The Twelve Vanic Values are:<br /> <br /> *Place;<br /> *Power;<br /> *Peace;<br /> *Protection;<br /> *Pleasure;<br /> *Plenty;<br /> *Partnership;<br /> *Progress;<br /> *Pragmatism;<br /> *Participation;<br /> *Performance;<br /> *Pride<br /> <br /> That's a ''lot'' of P.<br /> <br /> ==Sacred Arts==<br /> There are several arts which are, since times ancient beyond the memory of [[Vanakvinna|woman]], considered sacred by the Froyalanish Vanafolk. The aforesaid arts are dancing, butt-stuff, and archery. A real well rounded bunch.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Froyalanish Ancient Ways]]</div>

Ryker https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=David_Raion&diff=37188 2018-09-10T22:59:17Z

<p>Ryker: /* Family background */</p> <hr /> <div>{{People<br /> |fullname = David Raion Ayreon-Kalirion ibn al-Majeed al-Osman bin Sathrati of Waffel-Paine<br /> |aka = David Raion<br /> |image =David Raion.png<br /> |gender = Male<br /> |species = Human<br /> |Race = Mixed [[Elwynnese]] &amp; [[Natopian]]<br /> |hairstyle = <br /> |eyecolor = <br /> |skincolor = White<br /> |other = –<br /> |father = [[Aldin Ayreon-Kalirion|Prince Zahir al Din]]<br /> |mother = [[Li Naomiai]]<br /> |birthdate = 1657<br /> |birthplace = [[Lindström]]<br /> |residence = Chateau of Vinandy, [[Batavia]]<br /> |deathdate = –<br /> |deathplace = –<br /> |nationality = [[Shirerithian]]<br /> |allegiance = [[Line of Ayreon-Kalirion]], [[Batavia|Crown of Batavia]]<br /> |occupation = [[Prince of Shireroth]]<br /> |}}<br /> <br /> '''David Raion Ayreon-Kalirion ibn al-Majeed al-Osman bin Sathrati of Waffel-Paine''' (born in Lindström, 1657) is the oldest child of [[Aldin Ayreon-Kalirion|Prince Zahir al Din]] and his wife [[Li Naomiai]], and is thus [[Order of Succession|currently second-in-line to the Shirerithian throne]]. He is a cousin of [[Kaiser Ayreon IV]] and a grandchild of [[Kaiseress Noor]] and [[Nathaniel Ayreon-Kalirion|Emperor Nathaniel]]. In 1664 AN rumours started to spread that David was chosen by the majority of the royalist movement in [[Batavia]] to become ''King of the Batavians''. [[Joseph Bartholomeus des Vinandy-Windsor]], Duke of Davignon and another potential claimant of the Throne, acted as his biggest proponent and advocated in the Lagerhuis and among his fellow peers that the young prince would ''&quot;unite the masses, improve ties with Shireroth thanks to his bloodline and could marry into the Jingdaoese Heavenly Household to avoid their displeasure&quot;''.<br /> <br /> ==Family background==<br /> {{Ayreon-Kalirion}} <br /> <br /> He has a younger sister, [[Abigail Ayreon-Kalirion|Abigail]], born in 1662.<br /> <br /> ==Retinue==<br /> <br /> *Steward: Joseph Bartholomeus des Vinandy-Windsor (appointed 1664)<br /> *Aide-de-Camp: Salbnan Alatheus Saphrax (appointed 1664)<br /> <br /> == Titles ==<br /> <br /> His current style is ''His Imperial Highness Lord David Raion, Prince of Shireroth''<br /> <br /> *1657&amp;ndash;''present'': [[Prince of Shireroth]], Progeny of the Once-Living God, Knight of the Holy Lakes, Scion of the King of Kings<br /> *1664&amp;ndash;''present'': Lord of the Chateau of Vinandy (''Kasteel des Vinandy'')<br /> <br /> == Ancestry ==<br /> {{ahnentafel top|width=100%}}<br /> &lt;center&gt;{{ahnentafel5<br /> |style=font-size: 90%; line-height: 110%;<br /> |border=1<br /> |boxstyle=padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;<br /> |boxstyle_1=background-color: #fcc;<br /> |boxstyle_2=background-color: #fb9;<br /> |boxstyle_3=background-color: #ffc;<br /> |boxstyle_4=background-color: #bfc;<br /> |boxstyle_5=background-color: #9fe;<br /> |1= 1. David Raion<br /> |2= 2. [[Aldin Ayreon-Kalirion|Prince Zahir al Din]]<br /> |3= 3. [[Li Naomiai]]<br /> |4= 4. [[Nathaniel Ayreon-Kalirion|Emperor Nathaniel]]<br /> |5= 5. [[Kaiseress Noor]]<br /> |6= 6. Eremias Buvonzake<br /> |7= 7. Marmar Naomiai<br /> |8= 8. [[Nathan Waffel-Paine|Emperor Nathan I]]<br /> |9= 9. [[Kaiser Ayreon II]]<br /> |10= 10. [[Daniel Simrani-Kalirion]]<br /> |11= 11. [[Fatima al-Osman]]<br /> |12= 12. Karen Buvonzake<br /> |13= 13. Lea Kizonai<br /> |14= 14. Reqar Mikenion<br /> |15= 15. Naomi Shamilion<br /> |16= 16. Aedwynn Shepherd<br /> |17= 17. Jaynae Shepherd<br /> |18= 18. [[Daniel Kalirion]]<br /> |19= 19. Sara Rikjudottir<br /> |20= 20. Daniyal Nelzadeh Kalirion<br /> |21= 21. Noor Simrani<br /> |22= 22. [[Kaiser Aurangzeb]]<br /> |23= 23. Samira of Raspur<br /> |24= 24. Mareq Buvonzake<br /> |25= 25. Marmar Litel<br /> |26= 26. Kizor Ivrahimion<br /> |27= 27. Kote Qarqa<br /> |28= 28. Miken Baq<br /> |29= 29. Borel Boftarion<br /> |30= 30. Rai Shamilion<br /> |31= 31. Katarina Fens<br /> }}&lt;/center&gt;<br /> {{ahnentafel bottom}}</div>

Ryker https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=File:Shireroth_map_allSettlements.png&diff=37169 2018-09-10T17:01:01Z

<p>Ryker: Ryker uploaded a new version of File:Shireroth map allSettlements.png</p> <hr /> <div>Each color is represents its own gauge.<br /> [[category:Maps]]</div>

Ryker https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=History_of_Elwynn&diff=37037 2018-09-08T04:18:45Z

<p>Ryker: /* Elwynnese Republic */</p> <hr /> <div>A History of the [[Elwynn|Elwynnese Union]] from the earliest times up until the year 1623 (Elw Calendar) and the beginning of the current era. Written 'in-sim' and from a secular perspective, accounting for religious beliefs and interpretations where known or advised of. Hyperborean events are mostly excluded except where they impact upon the mainland. Similarly the overseas realms incorporated into the Elwynnese Union are only to be addressed when of relevance during the independence era.<br /> <br /> == Authorship ==<br /> The History of Elwynn was first written down by the [[Irijah Prosper Arturion]] (1545-1624), a noted scholar and antiquarian famous for his boast of visiting each and every single one of the [[Bailiwick|Bailiwicks]] of the Elwynnese Union.<br /> <br /> His life's work was mostly a continuation and elaboration of the Histories of [[Ric Lyon]] interwoven with anecdotes relating to the various towns. After his demise the manuscript was unfortunately lost, however the Vice-Dean of the Library and academicians of the [[People's Academy of Elwynn|Alôqoqar Etâqon Adurellion]] are attempting a reconstruction of the work based upon the accumulated mass of research notes and the charred remains of the original tome.<br /> <br /> == History ==<br /> The earliest history of Elwynn was a function of its geography - the frozen fastness of the northern shores up to Cape Farewell, then curving round to the south and east in parallel to the Cimmerian isles and into the Taiga forests of Wintergleam, regularly blasted by boreal storms from Raikoth and Leng. The cold reaches deep down into the bones of the frozen earth, but it is the highlands of the north which form the catchment areas of the two great rivers, both named Elwynn - East and West, White and Blue, that are in turn the most salient and defining feature of the region. Elwynn Proper is the land between two rivers and it is those great rivers which connect it with more temperate climes.<br /> <br /> The climate made a frontier, one that can still be observed today by tracing the southern edges of [[Amokolia]], [[Íseirdia-la-Vraulalennir]] and [[Agnesia and Wintergleam]]. On one side of this line, human existence could depend upon the plough and the tilled field, on slash-and burn agriculture carried out in the midst of a vast and unending primordial forest of deciduous oaks, elm, aspen, and birch. On the other side of this line, up in the Far Reaches, it was the skills of the herdsman, the trapper and the hunter upon which the hopes of survival rested. In the north there were no fixed villages, no harvests, no realms, no tribes and no temples - the colonisation of the northern fastness by the Raikothin would come much later. This divide would go a long way towards explaining the lack of permanence that underpinned Elwynnese history down into the Mediaeval period.<br /> <br /> === Antiquity ===<br /> circa b20000-b10200: Neolithic period in northern Benacia.<br /> <br /> circa b8000: Migration of the Elli (Proto-Elws) into the [[Araxion]] heartland.<br /> <br /> circa b7500-b4000: Expansion of the Elli (Elwys) into the [[Ancient Midlands]]. Displacement, conquest and then assimilation through intermarriage of the ''Eraiseraislâi''. [[Wars of the Cauldron]].<br /> <br /> circa b3100–b2686: Highpoint of the [[Khaz Modanian Empire]], a maritime trading people, whose heartland lay in the archipelago known as the Khaz Modan Isles, stretched its control over a wide area. It encompassed all the islands from Muad’dib in the northwest to Yardistan in the southeast, and also controlled the coastal areas of the east and south of the Shirerithian continent. Inland trading posts in southern Benacia and along the River Elwynn. For its time the Empire is believed to have been relatively advanced, using various 'elemental' technologies overseen by the Technomaezji.<br /> <br /> b2474: Khaz Modan Isles destroyed in cataclysm. Believed to be a volcanic eruption and tsunami. Volcanic winter lasting six years sees highest concentration of sulphur deposited in the last 110,000 years. The cooling effect caused a net reduction in global temperatures by 1 °C. Immediate result is glaciation, afflicting Raikoth causing massive population reduction among animals and human beings. Destruction layer well attested in archaeological and geological records. Location of the Khaz Modan Isles and the volcano still a matter of contention. <br /> <br /> b2408: Niglai Me’Jiliad, last titular Emperor of Khaz Modan known to history, is reputed to have died. The Lines of [[Brookshire]] (Raynor, Mortis, Metzler etc) claim descent from the Me’Jiliad. <br /> <br /> b2400-1356: Warring States Period in Benacia. Elwys raids into Brookshire and Goldshire. Western [[Machiavellia|Machiavels]] and [[Panzerland|Panzermentshn]] and Eastern [[Cimmeria|Cimmerians]] raids against the Elwys.<br /> <br /> b1214: Kaiser [[Raynor I]] unites [[Brookshire]] and [[Goldshire]], invades Elwynn. In the Battle of Shirekeep, he occupies the Elwynn fork. [[Elw]] tribes bravely battle on.<br /> <br /> ====Origins: The Araxion Heartland====<br /> In mythology [[Utas]], the [[Treesia|Treesian]] God of Light, was believed to have brought the deity known as [[Elwynn (Goddess)|Elwynn]] to this area, which since ancient times is considered the primary source of the [[Elwynn (River)| River Elwynn]]. Tradition attributed to him also the construction a [[Tower of Araxion|tower]] at a spot of the banks of the aforesaid Great River of Benacia to protect the Goddess from the attentions of her twin brother [[Lest (God of Elwynn)|‎‎Lest]]. The [[Tower of Araxion]], named after its site is noted for its prehistoric foundations and as such can be considered one of the earliest stone structures on the continent. <br /> <br /> There is some belief amongst Antiquarians and Ethnographers that the legends that have grown up around the Tower are a reflection of the role Araxion played in the prehistoric development of the proto-Elw 'Culture Groups'. It was from this ancestral homeland that the [[Elw]], first as hunter-gatherers and then as pastoralists, would eventually expand outwards to dominate the north of [[Benacia]], and in so doing give rise to the myriad tribes and warbands that would cause the early [[Shireroth|Shirerithian]] [[The Kaiser|Kaisers]] such consternation that they were obliged to site their Imperial Capital at [[Shirekeep]] in order to defend and ultimately - at the expense of much blood and treasure - pacify the region.<br /> <br /> The first tribal confederacy of proto-Elw are known to us from patchy Khaz Modanian records as the Shamerim of El. Shamerim means 'guardian' in old Benacian Hebraic and suggests a link between the Elw and the ancestors of the Ashkenatzim of Western Benacia. Similarly 'El' was one of the names of the god subsequently known as Jahweh. That the name in the east evolved into ʾēlîm, then to be conflated with the goddess Elwynn as the Treesian belief systems penetrated the continent from Goldshire is an interesting conjecture - but currently no more than that.<br /> <br /> This can be seen in the names for Elwynn in the Elw language. The name for the people being for instance Ell (plural Elli), so that the lineage ʾēlîm&gt;Elli whence comes the Common Tongue Elwys can be seen preserved down to the present day.<br /> <br /> Clustered in villages around the great tower, which they either first built themselves or which they erected upon the ruins of what once stood before, the Elli in this early era were predominantly goatherds, with the great Tower as their market place as well as their ritual centre and place of refuge.<br /> <br /> It is not believed that the Elli grew crops during early antiquity, however they are known to have traded with those who did, at least those are the conclusions gained from the examination of coprolite recovered from middens in excavated at the lower layers of old Elli settlements. The Elli were simple, but intelligent, harvesters and producers of food. Fresh meat was available according to need, and could be smoked or cured for storage until the winter months. Milk and cheese were plentiful and fruit, vegetables and pulses could be either foraged or traded for. The production of food surpluses laid the foundation for increasingly prosperous tribes.<br /> <br /> These food surpluses increased the number of specialists that the herdsmen and foragers of the tribe could afford to sustain. These specialists in turn were responsible for making the tools and weapons or for mining the ores that could be used to make metals. Women of the tribes would be responsible for the spinning and weaving of goats wool. The earliest surviving examples of crude pottery in the region can also be traced back to this period. <br /> <br /> The Elli typically lived in small villages comprised of circular whattle and daub huts with thatched roofs built around a wooden 'long-hut' orientated along an axis orientated towards the general direction of the Tower. This long-hut would typically serve the cult centre of the community. Archaeologists suggest that the end of the long-hut that laid along the line that would be the direction of travel towards the Tower had a raised platform built over a covered pit. This construct was concealed from the villagers, who would stand in the hall portion of the long-hut, by a screen of wood or fabric hung from an overhead beam. The purpose of the screen was seemingly to serve as a physical and symbolic barrier separating the sacred from the profane. Only the Shaman and his sons would be permitted to go behind the screen where they would officiate over rituals and ceremonies lost to history but hinted at by the discovery of charred and scored bones along with copper and brass trinkets found in the detritus of the pits set before the raised platforms. Here then was where the burnt offerings were made in order to propitiate El-ʾēlîm on behalf of the community that waited anxiously beyond the screen. These communities are believed to have been comparatively egalitarian, with the village chief or headman being at that stage a man chosen for his abilities rather than for his bloodlines. Only the blacksmiths were excluded from the community as men accursed and set apart - their forges being well outside of the huts arrayed around the long-hut, indeed often beyond the first or second ring of earth-mound and ditch fortifications which guarded these settlements. Fear of fire may have played a part in the exclusion, as might an apparent superstitious dread of the workers of hot iron that ranked them little better than the ghosts, fairies, witches, and other malevolent supernatural creatures which cold iron was supposed to repel. <br /> <br /> ====Wars of the Cauldron====<br /> When the Elwys, as we shall hereafter refer to them, first began to push outwards from their Araxion core territory into the interior of the forested land between the two rivers they encountered at first inconsequential bands of hunter-gatherers who could be traded with, assimilated through intermarriage or killed if hostile without there being any inconvenience for the confederacy as a whole. Yet as their foraging bands pushed further north and west into the [[Ancient Midlands]] they began to encounter more determined resistance from hunting parties and warbands of an equal or greater size than their own. These were the ''Eraiseraislâi'' ('all the sisters of the Deer'). The 'sisters' were, as the name suggests, unusual in pre-modern societies, for the prominence accorded to women. Some have even gone so far as to describe them as a matriarchy, although this is disputed. <br /> <br /> The story of their first encounter is an ignominious one. A quarrel over the carcass of a hind giving rise to the casting of spears and the exchange of insults, reprisals by either side and an unfortunate episode when Elwys hunters attempt to forcibly take the sisters for wives and end up being kidnapped themselves. Within a generation of the first encounter, however mythologised, the two groups were locked into cycle of warfare that began to revolve ever more frequently around a totemic item, the Cauldron of Tammuz. <br /> <br /> The concept of the Sacred Vessel carrying ritual value and associations with renewal and regeneration can be found throughout pre-Treesian Elwynn. The universal elements of the myths surrounding the Cauldron of Tammuz with its alleged powers of rebirth and regeneration - the ability to make slain and maimed warriors live and whole again through immersion in the broiling dark broth - spoke to the animism of the Elwys and the Eraiseraislâi equally. There seems to have been an obsession with the fertility of the land and the forest, as well as with the people themselves. Possession of the Cauldron therefore became central to control of the rituals that, in their mind, regulated the passing of the seasons, the health of the herds and the migration routes of the prey sought by the hunters of both nations.<br /> <br /> ====The Elwys as Conquerors and Raiders====<br /> <br /> Circa 530 [[Elwynnese Calendar|AN]] - The first [[Elu Verion]], an [[Elfinshi]] war-leader fought against the [[Cimmerians]], barbarians from the islands of [[Cimmeria]] on the north-eastern shore of Benacia. These raiders attacked Elwynn with increasing frequency and held various points along the northern coast. This went back and forth for a while until Cimmeria was granted [[county]] status as part of [[Hyperborea]].<br /> <br /> === Mediaeval Period ===<br /> [[File:Elwynns_riddare.png|thumb|right|&lt;div class=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;Elwynnese Knights (Elwynns Riddare) led the most bitter and protracted resistance to the Kaisers.&lt;/div&gt;]]<br /> 1356: Kaiser [[John I]] assembles a vast army at Shirekeep and [[Conquest of Elwynn|invades Elwynn]]. The [[Elw]] and [[Elfinshi]], led by the [[Elu Verion]] bravely battle on.<br /> <br /> 1440: The last Elu Verion commits suicide in front of the remnants of his army. Effectively marking the end of organised Elwynnese resistance.<br /> <br /> 1443: [[Imperial Republic]] of [[Shireroth]] founded with [[Erik II]] as [[The Kaiser|Kaiser]].<br /> <br /> 1452: [[Duchy of Elwynn]] established, initially known as [[Northshire]] and not extending far beyond a fortified pale (area enclosed by a palisade) around Shirekeep.<br /> <br /> 1454: [[Scott of Alexander|Scott]] of [[Hyperborea]] becomes the first Duke of Elwynn.<br /> <br /> 1469: [[Hyperborea]] annexed to Elwynn as [[barony]].<br /> <br /> 1470: [[Ivan Ventura]] ascends the [[White Orchid Throne|Ducal Throne of Elwynn]].<br /> <br /> 1471: Duke Ivan is deposed by Scott of Alexander.<br /> <br /> 1476: [[Mari Greenwood]] succeeds [[Sirithil nos Fëanor]] as Duchess of Elwynn.<br /> <br /> 1478: Eros Darkstar appointed Bard of Elwynn. Hyperborea under Kalir Sethan reaffirms its allegiance to Elwynn and Duchess [[Mari Greenwood]].<br /> <br /> 1484: First elections held in Elwynn. Austi Scot, baron of Novi Dalmacija, builds a statue in honour of Mari Greenwood in Novi Dalmacija.<br /> <br /> 1487: [[The Kaiser|Kaiser]] announces plan to demote Elwynn from [[Duchy|duchy-status]] to [[Barony|barony-status]] and give Hyperborea duchy-status. The Duchy government completely rejects the plan. Hyperborea offers compromise. Kaiser rejects compromise and reiterates his plan. [[Landsraad]] votes to demote Elwynn. Elwynn established as barony under the Duchy of Hyperborea.<br /> <br /> The reduction of the Elwynnese nobility during the wars of conquest, the introduction of the [[Elfinshi]] under the nos Fëanor and Greenwood dynasts during the 1470's followed by the subsequent downfall of those Elvish houses during the looming Babkhan era would play a key part in forming the ultimately egalitarian nature of the [[Elw]] majority. The destruction of the indigenous landowning and warrior castes prevented the formation of a stratified aristocracy and led to the significant noble families that arose in the subsequent eras, [[Line of Kalir|Kalir]], [[Imperial and Emirati House of Osman|Osman]], [[House of Ettlingar Freyu|Ettlingar Freyu]] ([[Boreals|Hyperborean]], [[Babkhi]] and [[Froyalanish]] respectively) deriving from immigrant stock.<br /> <br /> Beginning with the ascendancy of Sirithil nos Fëanor and accelerating with the succession of Mari Greenwood in 1476 the The Elfinshi (with their Menelmacari and Hyperborean allies) had a vested interest in keeping the [[Elw]] indentured. <br /> <br /> The Elfinshi had embraced an ecologically aware and idyllic interpretation of the [[Soloralism|Soloralist]] faith and sought to structure their feudal society in a manner consistent with a return to nature whilst maintaining, for themselves, a high standard of material comfort. Regarding [[Menelmacar]] as an example of what becomes of a society perverted by a love of technology and martial power, [[Elwynn]] eschewed these values. Rejecting industry and technology in favour of sustainability. For that reason, the Elfinshi decided to make Elwynn a &quot;reserve&quot; built on tradition and the five quintessentialist truths. The environment would be catered for, things would be peaceful and beautiful. Everyone would sit in the tree tops and sing every day.<br /> <br /> For the Elfinshi elite, at least, who lived in a clueless bubble of luxury and extravaganza as they sought to 'rewild' the landscape around them, in the name of the conservation of nature, of which their human subjects formed only an inconvenient part, albeit - as they conceded grudgingly - a necessary, part.<br /> <br /> The native peoples, at this time mainly the Elw, toiled. The Elw were traditionally comprised of nomadic castes and clans; as such to be be forced to live and work in manorial estates with the 'soil grubbers' was a bitter insult to the hunters and herdsmen which fuelled resentment and animosity. The process of indenture inflicted on the Elw by the Elfinshi, saw them collectivised into settlements and made them work in agriculture regardless of their previous lack of experience, in construction and so on at the direction of Elfinshi manorial lords and ladies who ruled their beautifully crafted and fully sustainable ecolodges - that later grew to become grand treetop manors. As a consequence of the repudiation of modern technology, work was labour intensive and burdensome. These backbreaking, dangerous and slave-like conditions not only fuelled resentment against the Elfinshi but also began the process of breaking down the old tribal and caste identities of the Elw. Many Elw people died, of course as a natural result of being subjected to the living conditions attendant upon serfdom.<br /> <br /> === 1st Babkhan Era ===<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Babkhans.png|thumb|right|&lt;div class=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;Arrival of the [[Babkha|Babkhans]] before [[Eliria]] (re-enactment)&lt;/div&gt;]]<br /> <br /> 1488: Mari Greenwood abdicates in favour of [[Ardashir Khan|Ardashir]]. First Babkhi epic on Lest published. Great Osmanid Charter proclaimed. Greenwood and entourage emigrate to [[Delvenus]]. Order of the Dead Stag established. Capital punishment reinstated, [[Hyperborea]] responds by putting Ardashir under house arrest and overturning all baronial laws, then occupying all of Elwynn. Civil War ensues. The Duke Rulak of Hyperborea (Locke) then further dissolves the Order of the Dead Stag. The Babkhan Shah made a diplomatic protest on behalf of his kinsman and the Kaiser responded by saying it's a ducal matter, pledges neutrality. Considered the year of Elfinshi genocide.<br /> <br /> 1489: Cease-fire called by Ardashir. Elf molestations, kitten drownings and puppy burnings are all halted (or at least suspended for the moment). Ardashir's rule restored.<br /> <br /> 1494: [[Donation of Elwynn]]. Temples of [[Cedrism|Cedrist worship]] to [[Ryvenna]] and [[B'caw]] established in Elwynn. Today's [[Bailiwick|Bailiwicks]] of [[Ryventemple]] and [[B'cawshrine]].<br /> <br /> [[File:War_of_vengeance.png|thumb|left|&lt;div class=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;Huskarls repel the last charge of Antyan invaders during the [[Battle of Vijayanagra]] at the height of the [[War of Vengeance]].&lt;/div&gt;]]1495: Halluci dragons from Kildare are battered by Elwynnese artillery before the East Elwynn Sluices, flee into [[Goldshire]]. [And this entry still doesn't make any sense to me]<br /> <br /> 1496. Diplomatic crisis with Goldshire over the [[Elwynn (River)#The White Elwynn|White Elwynn]]. Baron blames Goldshire for river piracy, orders cleansing of river.<br /> <br /> 1497: Military engagements with Goldshire.<br /> <br /> 1500: Elwynn is transferred to [[Arminy|Arminian]] rule under the Barony of [[Hurmu]].<br /> <br /> 1501: [[Harald of Ettlingar Freyu]] is named Baron of Hurmu by Duke [[Johanns fonn Klosso]] of Arminy, thus becoming the liege lord of the County of Elwynn.<br /> <br /> 1502: First mention of the emergence of cults that would later form the [[Holy Church of the Divine Icebear]].<br /> <br /> 1504: Elwynn becomes a Barony under Brookshire as the ''Barony of Elwynn and Lac Glacei'', with [[David Northworthy Beckford]] as its Baron.<br /> <br /> 1506: Genocide reconciliation and commemorations begins in Richard Lyon's tour d'Elwynn. <br /> <br /> 1508: Richard Lyon succeeds David Northworthy Beckford as [[Baron]] of Elwynn and Lac Glacei. Umra Mosque opened in [[Eliria]]. [[Yardistan]] [[War of Vengeance|declares war on Elwynn]] for lack of collective punishment against the Babkhi community for the Elfinshi genocide. Baron Lyon forms militia. Halluci mass immigration to [[Illumination]] begun (along with dragons).<br /> <br /> 1509: Elwynnese borders closed to all but citizens of Elwynn, Lac Glacei, Brookshire, Amity, Mirioth, the Grand Commonwealth, Stormark, Cranda and Hallucination. County of Port Illumination established. Amir Osmani makes the Triumphant Folk speech, calls for boycott of [[Brookshire]] (under which Elwynn is a barony). [[Lesser Zjandaria]] established as [[Babkhi]] county ([[Ardashirshahr]], Caligae and Vijayanagara Communes). [[Gudrun Eriksdotter|Lady Vesteralen]] made a citizen of Elwynn (Not Shireroth) by Baron Lyon, provokes imperial government and married her. Elwynn raised to duchy, celebrations across the country, meanwhile protests in other parts of Shireroth against the foreignness of Elwynn, boycotts of Elwynnese products. [[Gudrun Eriksdotter]] is joined in matrimony with Duke Richard. Peace treaty between Yardistan and Elwynn.<br /> <br /> 1510: Duke holds discussion with nobles whether to join MSX (a flawed but briefly popular banking system), gets Imperial Smackdown (a form of direct intervention popular in the autocratic period). Formal creation of [[Counties]] of [[Lac Glacei]], [[Araxion]], [[Eliria and Utasia]], and [[Íseirdia-la-Vraulalennir]]. Count Ozarka sues and indicts Lord Bill of Antya over a sexual slur. Chief Justice Davis hears case, then leaves it for lacking merits. Cease and desist order from Kaiseress Semisa on Vasroie's activities (Matthew Basil. Co-Baron of Port Ill. Byz.).<br /> <br /> 1511: [[Lac Glacei]] ceases to be a part of Shireroth, and as a consequence ceases to be a part of the Duchy of Elwynn too, under the provisions of the Centerflying Treaty.<br /> <br /> 1512-1513: The first and most serve of the Hunger Famines that would blight rural Elwynn during the course of the next two decades.<br /> <br /> 1514: Chief Justice Rob Davis dies. Marking the effective end of the implementation of the rule of law based on Babkhan domestic law.<br /> <br /> 1516: [[Harald of Ettlingar Freyu]] is granted the County of [[Wintergleam]] by [[The Kaiser|Kaiser]] [[Alejian II]]. In exchange for the county grant the former builds the latter a castle-like house on the coast of Wintergleam, which is to this very day known as Alejian Castle. <br /> <br /> 1526: Andelarion inherits the throne of the Kingdom of Babkha as &quot;Rashid Shahanshah&quot;.<br /> <br /> 1530-1533: The growth of absentee landlordism, endemic corruption and a generally pervading sense of lawlessness began to undermine the successes of the First Babkhan Era; a loss of confidence in Ducal authority combined with a series of disastrous harvests prompted by a devastating crop blight led to the [[Great Famine of Elwynn]], which although less severe than the first Hunger Famine was more protracted in duration and keenly felt. <br /> <br /> The circumstances of the first [[Babkha|Babkhan]] wave of mass settlement in [[Elwynn]] remains a subject of some controversy. The present consensus of the [[People's Academy of Elwynn|Academy]] is that it came about as a consequence of a conspiracy of Ard-Baron Zirandorthel of [[Treesia]] and [[Scott Alexander|Sagart Siskind]] to strike a blow against the [[Soloralism|Soloralist faith]] beloved of the [[Elfinshi]] ruling classes and so clear a path for the revival of [[Treesian Unorthodox Church|Treesian Unorthodoxy]]. The first stage was to convince the Kaiser to demote the Duchess, [[Mari Greenwood]], to the rank and title of baroness, and to raise the Hyperboreans up to the dukedom in Elwynn's place. [[Kaiser Mors III]] readily acceded to this, harbouring his own dark suspicions about the loyalty of the Elvish race. In the face of Mari Greenwood's fulsome protests Elwynn was reduced to a vassal of [[Hyperborea]]. The next step was to find an external force to deliver the coup de grace to the Elves, a force that would neither tarnish the moral superiority of the Hyperboreans nor embroil Treesia openly with the dangers of Imperial politics.<br /> <br /> Babkha and Treesia had been in a state of protracted warfare since a Babkhan conquest of the Fifth Isle was narrowly thwarted by a multinational coalition during the [[War of the Orchid]], the conflict which some maintain inspired the creation of the [[Book of the Orchids]], so it would not immediately seem likely that the Treesians and Hyperboreans would chose their most prominent adversary to be the agent of their work in Elwynn. <br /> <br /> This was however the era of the 'Babkha-e Jihad', where the Babkhans had celebrated narrowly avoiding destruction in a Cold War with [[Tymaria]] by, with characteristic modesty, attempting to conquer the rest of the world, or at least those portions of [[Micras]] that were not adequately defended or closely watched. It would not take much inducement to tempt the Babkhans to enter the land of Elwynn and once events took their inevitable course (to quote Scott Alexander: &quot;Wherever there are Babkhans, and people who are not Babkhans, there will be war&quot;) the paladins could be unleashed to restore order in the land once the Babkhans and the Elfinshi had reached a point of mutual exhaustion.<br /> <br /> In this expectation however, the Hyperboreans and their Treesian allies were quickly confounded by the speed with which the demoted Duchess Mari Greenwood yielded power to the Babkhans led by Ardashir Osmani. Her reasons for yielding so quickly, in fact at all, have never been satisfactorily explained. On the one hand Ardashir was believed to have been quite free with blandishments and promises regarding the future prosperity and integrity of the realm - promises he could scarcely have intended to honour - that may have convinced her of his could faith. It was expected at the time that her choice of human successor would have been the loyalist Dāwîḏ of Bekkrfurd, known to history as the [[Conglacio]]. Bribery and seduction were also hinted at, although considering the character of the new heir-designate the latter recourse has been deemed by many to be quite unlikely. Indeed it is entirely possible that she lacked a sound judgement of character or that she wished to find a way to punish Shireroth for her demotion.<br /> <br /> It was the convergence therefore of Babkhan greed, Boreal-Treesian connivance, Elfinshi acquiescence and the hopes of the populace, that saw Baron Ardashir accorded a Joyous Entry into the city of [[Eliria]] at the beginning of spring and a ceremonial exchange of the baronial regalia with the departing Baroness Greenwood that formed, in a distant and remote way, an influence on the subsequent traditions of the [[Konungstekja|Redizarai]] that has been revived and modified in the [[Froyalanish]] era. Indeed it may be speculated that many of the rituals that have proliferated around the Redizarai have been added with the intent of preventing a recurrence of this single most decisive and divisive event in Elwynnese history. <br /> <br /> The upheavals occasioned by this change in the first instance manifested themselves in the form of the devastating [[Elfinshi War]] which saw the new Baron trying to assert himself in the face of a peasant's revolt, inter-tribal warfare, an attempt by the Duke of [[Raikoth|Hyperborea]] at deposing his wayward vassal and a diplomatic spat between the Kingdom of [[Babkha]] and the Imperial Republic of [[Shireroth]]. In spite of this Baron Ardashir was able to ride out the storm and establish his rule over the Barony.<br /> <br /> The Babkhan era saw a marked socio-economic change in Elwynnese society. In the attitudes of the period the emphasis was on sins originating from economic motives, characterised by the depiction of Mari Greenwood and her retainers as the personifications of unearned reward. The welfare of the human community being prejudiced by the avarice and irresponsibility of the Elfinshi ruling classes. Ironically it was the arrival of Babkhan migrants, at the instigation of Hyperborean and Treesian interests, which saw the greatest upheaval, with the introduction of heavy industries such as gunpowder mills and iron works into what had previously been an agrarian and rural idyll sustained - at least in the [[Froyalanish]] telling - by the favour of the [[Elwynn (Goddess)|Goddess Elwynn]] herself and the suffused magic of the [[Elfinshi]] themselves.<br /> <br /> In their place came a rough-hewed crew of Babkhan ghazis - holy warriors of the [[Zurvanism|Zurvanist]] faith - merchants and engineers, all hungry for resources and land. Those who lived through the times perceived a catastrophic social and economic crisis arising from the wars of the late 1480's and the 1490's where the mortality rate approached 30% in some areas, causing a desperate shortage for the farms and the factories. In the next decade incomes for the surviving Elw peasants rose dramatically prompting socially repressive laws aiming to keep the peasantry tied to their places of work. A particularly harsh example was the Forestry Law promulgated by Baron Ardashir which can still be found within the [http://bastionunion.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1193&amp;t=4090 Elwnameh] body of customary law in Alalehzamin. The [[Forest of Elwynn]] itself was rapidly diminished during this period, with trees being felled for construction projects such as the damming of the West Elwynn and the construction of the East Elwynn Sluice as well as a doomed effort by Baron Ardashir to build two causeways by which an invasion of the Cimmerian Isles might have been mounted. In addition to these vainglorious projects the ever ravenous demands of industry for fuel and timber saw ever greater numbers of trees felled.<br /> [[File:Elwynn_Chaos.jpg|350px|thumb|right|&lt;div class=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;Rural [[Elwynn]] in disarray during the latter days of the [[Great Famine of Elwynn]].&lt;/div&gt; ]]<br /> In spite of new tracts of land being opened up by deforestation to ever more intensive forms of agriculture imported from the Euran continent the export of grain back to the Kingdom of Babkha produced the desperate hunger famine of 1512-1533. The Babkhan settlers, faced by falling rent-rolls and deserted holdings, pressed their tenants harder still.<br /> <br /> Insurrection however was, ironically enough, prevented by the efforts of [[Brookshire]], [[Yardistan]], [[Kildare]] and [[Goldshire]] to evict the 'foreigners' from the realm. The Elw had always considered themselves to be a people apart and when faced by their Southern neighbours, advancing as liberators, made common cause with the Babkhi and with the growing community of [[Stormark|Stormarkers]] in [[Wintergleam]] who would eventually come to be regarded as the [[Froyalanish]] and the Haraldian [[Wintergleamish]]. This culminated during the so-called [[War of Vengeance]] when Count [[Harald of Ettlingar Freyu|Harald]] of [[Araxion]], and his battle-hardened retinue of Huskarls formed the core of the army that threw back the Antyan invasion fleet in the Battle of Vijayanagra, one of the decisive engagements of the war.<br /> <br /> The failure of the Duke to provide effective famine relief or to curb the export of foodstuffs after the [[Great Famine of Elwynn]] took hold during the autumn of 1530 fatally undermined the legitimacy of the regime in the eyes of the populace and led to the worst instincts of human nature as hunger fed a groundswell in desperation that led to a steady and inexorable escalation of lawlessness to the point of near anarchy in some comital manors. The Duke's highways were no longer safe for travellers and even the still developing railway networks were subject to audacious raids - often by the very troops sent to patrol them.<br /> <br /> This destructive period nonetheless saw the first commencement of Elwynn's struggle towards modernity that, within a century, would see an industrialised society arise from the ruins of the mediaeval world. Elwynn would cease to be a backwater and take its place at the top table of Shireroth.<br /> <br /> === First Froyalan Era ===<br /> <br /> 1533: Kaiser [[Mors V]] appoints Count [[Harald of Ettlingar Freyu|Harald]] of [[Wintergleam]] to the [[White Orchid Throne]] and the latter becomes the [[Rulers of Elwynn|Twelfth Ruler]] and Seventh Duke of Elwynn. Elwynn changes name to [[Froyalan]]. A security force with Duke Harald's Huskarls as its core commences with restoring law and order. Shipments of food from Gascony as well as Port Chloe and the Providence Plantations, two foreign Duchies which are also held by [[Harald of Ettlingar Freyu]], provide famine relief. <br /> <br /> 1534: Duke Harald repeals all legislation which is in force in Froyalan and abolishes all offices in the Duchy, save for the office of Duke of Froyalan. Reinstatement of ducal decree by Duke Richard Lyon that abolished slavery, thraldom and indentured servitude. Duke prohibits grain exports to Babkha. This act, along with the introduction of new strains of the staple food-crops without susceptibility to blight, helped to end [[Great Famine|the cycle of periodically recurring famines]] that had so weakened the realm.<br /> <br /> 1535: Commencement of [[Tapferites|Tapferite]] immigration to Froyalan. Duke decrees that Froyalan is to be divided into the following Counties: [[Hyperborea]], [[Wintergleam]], [[Bjorngard]], [[Cimmeria]], [[Eliria and Utasia]], [[Smjörkýr]], [[Illumination]], and [[Lesser Zjandaria]] and (re)assumes the County of Wintergleam. Richard Lyon, Carol Reeves and Nathan of Natopia inducted to the [[House of Ettlingar Freyu]] (Shireroth branch) as Rikard of Ettlingar Freyu, Carol of Ettlingar Freyu and Sigurd of Ettlingar Freyu, as well as rights of succession to the [[White Orchid Throne]] vested in the Ducal House aforesaid. Richard Lyon, Nathan of Natopia and Ardashir Osmani appointed counts of Eliria and Utasia, Smjörkýr, and Lesser Zjandaria, respectively. Legislation concerning the Donation of Elwynn of 1820 and the Monument Law of 2024 reinstated, both dates in ASC, at the petition of Count Richard of Eliria and Utasia. Løgting of Froyalan established, called to session, and its session opened with a ritual of the faith which would over time would become to be known as the [[Froyalanish Ancient Ways]]. [[Asgard Calendar]] made the official calendar of the Duchy of Froyalan. K'Tzuni bombs the West Elwynn Dam, Løgting contemplates war. Ducal Decree issued that made all residents of the Duchy of Froyalan, regardless of their race or ethnicity, equally eligible for appointment to public service.<br /> <br /> 1536: Hesam Jahandar named Count of Hyperborea. Ducal Decree issued to formalize the vast array of sweeping powers possesed by the Duke of Froyalan under the Udal Law to protect individuals from harassment, bullying and other forms of harm inflicted by heinous, unruly and subversive elements. Counts given power to deport individuals from their Counties. Duke names [[Freyja]] patron goddess of Elwynn/Froyalan, the people respond by mass-demonstrations; some in favour, some against. [[Araxion]] repatriated by Duke Harald. Creation, at the initiative of Duke Harald, of the Baronies of the Elw, Fórntida Kærleikalanden, and Opplysta Smørvirket by the [[Landsraad]].<br /> <br /> 1537: Duke Harald becomes the Baron of the Fórntida Kærleikalanden. Richard Lyon is appointed Baron of the Elw, Nathan of Natopia is appointed Baron of Opplysta Smørvirket.<br /> <br /> 1539-1542: The Duke is largely away from Froyalan, fighting in the war over Bosworth - which is known as the [[War of Jeremy's Nose]]/Redoubt Island War/Gascon Campaign and in which the &quot;Elwynnbrigaden&quot; defence force plays a key part - for which he was awarded the title King of Bosworthians by Kaiser [[Hasan I]].<br /> <br /> === 2nd Babkhan Era ===<br /> <br /> 1542: Duke Harald abdicates, Kaiser Hasan (Hesam) succeeds. [[Elwynn]] is restored as name of the duchy. Hasan is shot by [[Ardashir]] in [[Ardashirshahr]], Rashid Andelarion succeeds as Kaiser [[Ayreon]]. Ardashir II Moqtada al-Osman succeeds Hesam as Duke of Elwynn. Løgting becomes Elwynns Riksdag. Abolition of all Baronies. The episodic [[Ayreon]]- [[Jacobus Loki|Loki]] Civil War that will define Elwynnese public life for the next sixty years begin over the disputed succession to the Golden Mango Throne. Initially the Ayreonist faction prevails. Byzantopol, a city founded by Jahandar exiles employed by Automat Inc. emerges in Bjorngard as a self-regulating polity (robocracy), a precursor to the [[Raikoth|Raikothian]] system of Oracles and the modern [[Coordinated State of Elwynn|Coordinated State]]. Some consider this to be rather disconcerting.<br /> <br /> 1542-1543: The [[Kai Aphmyarkaiph]], a Hyperborean military campaign which resulted in the destruction of [[Babkhi]] political power for a generation.<br /> <br /> === Early Modern Era ===<br /> <br /> 1543: Wil Nider made duke by Kaiser [[Ayreon]].<br /> <br /> 1544: Kaiser Ayreon commits suicide.<br /> <br /> 1545: Kaiser [[Loki III]] undoes all changes made to the government of Elwynn by Duke Ardashir II Moqtada al-Osman and appoints [[Scott of Alexander|Scott I]] of Hyperborea [[Lord Protector]] of Elwynn. Brief return of Løgting and Froyalanish Era Baronies.<br /> <br /> 1546: Iskander Mirkdale named duke of Elwynn. Subdivisions are reformed in the so-called Age of the Megamod. Løgting is renamed [[Council of Eliria|Council at Eliria]].<br /> <br /> 1549: Elwynn's legislature becomes known as Council of Eliria in stead of Council at Eliria.<br /> <br /> 1550: Uprising against the Duke, &quot;[[White Lily Revolt]]&quot;. Publication of the [[Foibles of the Unbelievers]] results in riots.‎‎<br /> <br /> 1551: Year of the Four Dukes (Iskander Mirkdale, Jacobus, Rai Avon-El, [[Andrew Allot]]). Ayreon finally buried at [[Cape Farewell]]. [[People's Academy of Elwynn|People's Academy]] established.<br /> <br /> 1552: Alumelith massacre ([[Ohl'Tar]])[[File:Bugs.png|thumb|right|&lt;div class=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;An Ohl'Tar specimen, preserved after death. &lt;/div&gt; ]]<br /> <br /> 1553: [[Ohl'Tar]] Revolt<br /> <br /> 1554: Causality War sees the use of the &quot;Narrativity Bomb&quot; on the Ohl'Tar infestations in [[Agnesia]] and the final extermination of that species.<br /> <br /> 1555: Duke Nathan leaves throne to [[Leo Dine|Leo Fenrir]]. Amokolia war affects Elwynn.<br /> <br /> 1556: Ocia bombs Caligae and Civitas Nova.<br /> <br /> 1558: Leo abdicates in favour of [[Andrew Allot#Isabelle Allot|Isabelle Allot]].<br /> <br /> 1559: Isabelle Allot abdicates in favour of Cho'gall.<br /> <br /> 1560: [[Eliria]] is temporary war capital of Shireroth<br /> <br /> 1562: [[Duchy of Elwynn]] destroyed by Kaiser, [[House System]] implemented, [[House of Kalir]] founded, Daniel Kalirion (former Duke of [[Brookshire]]) named patron.<br /> <br /> === Independence ===<br /> <br /> 1567: Declaration of Independence of Elwynn. Daniel Kalirion named president (raes) of the Elwynnese realm.<br /> <br /> 1568: Ardashir blows the Elwynnese Congress up in protest at the slow pace of negotiations with Shireroth and also at Lord Erion's continued retention of his own limbs.<br /> <br /> 1569: Independence recognized by [[Shireroth]] in peace treaty, Shireroth reclaims [[East Elwynn]].<br /> <br /> 1570: Lord Erion elected President.<br /> <br /> 1572: [[Amokolia]] issues its Midnight Declaration, leaves Victoria and joins Elwynn.<br /> <br /> 1573: Elwynn and Hurmu merge to become Realm of [[Elwynn]] and [[Hurmu]]. Provisional government and elections. Persecution of Butter Cow followers in East Elwynn.<br /> <br /> 1574: Daniel Kalirion elected Prince of Elwynn and Hurmu.<br /> <br /> 1582: Elwynn adopts the name Elwynn, Amokolia and Hurmu (Riqi Adurellion).<br /> <br /> 1584: Kolmenitzky embassy crisis. Ardashir rehabiliated by Senate.<br /> <br /> 1585: [[Natopia]] becomes Elwynnese protectorate.<br /> <br /> 1586: Daniel Kalirion is assassinated at [[Cape Farewell]]. Nathan is elected Prince.<br /> <br /> 1587: &quot;Elwynn, Amokolia and Hurmu (Riqi Adurellion)&quot; becomes &quot;Union of [[Elwynn]], [[Amokolia]] and [[Hurmu]].&quot;<br /> [[File:Ayreon2.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Elijah Ayreon, one of Elwynn's most popular Princes]]<br /> 1588: Daniel's son Elijah becomes Kaiser of Shireroth as Kaiser [[Ayreon II]], married Prince Nathan of Elwynn.<br /> <br /> 1589: Renegade [[Emir of Sathrati]], Kaspar Soleiman, took the Elwynnese Senate, the Prince of Elwynn and the Kaiser of Shireroth, hostage in the Senate House of [[Eliria Castle]]. Prince Nathan was caught in crossfire during a poorly coordinated hostage rescue operation mounted by the [[Union Defence Force]] and Babkhan commandos. The operation descended into a three-sided fire-fight between renegade Babkhan mercenaries, Babkhan special forces and Babkhan trained Elwynnese soldiers, all sporting similar uniforms and the same equipment. By the time order was restored, the Prince was mortally wounded and Eliria Castle was ablaze. Kaspar was taken alive and extradited to Babkha, where he was personally beaten to death by the Grand Vizier for bringing disgrace and shame to the name of Farzan Shahanshah, their Lord the Radiant Sun. [[People's Academy of Elwynn]] restarted by order of the [[Rulers of Elwynn|Regent]] of Elwynn, the Senator [[Aurangzeb|Aurangzeb Osmani]].<br /> <br /> 1590: Elijah Ayreon elected Prince of Elwynn. &quot;Union of Elwynn, Amokolia and Hurmu&quot; becomes &quot;Elwynnese Union&quot;<br /> <br /> 1592: Elijah Ayreon declines re-election, [[Andrew Allot|Aaden Allot]] elected prince. [[Normark]] joins the Elwynnese Union. Raspur Pact signed.<br /> <br /> 1593: [[Nathaniel Ayreon-Kalirion|Nau is]] adopted by Elijah and Nathan.<br /> <br /> 1594: Aaden Allot impeached and removed, Luix Rakira [[Steward of Elwynn|ruling Steward]]. Air Mango incident, bombings in East Elwynn and the Absentias.<br /> <br /> 1595: Elijah Ayreon elected Prince once more.<br /> <br /> === Re-unification ===<br /> [[File:LokiShireroth.png|240px|thumb|right|&quot;Loki the Shirithian&quot; a mocking painting by Jack Lewis rejecting re-unification]]<br /> 1597: Albion admitted as UT. East Amokolia Act reduces Amokolian UT's territory and gives it to Elwynn proper. Elijah Ayreon declines re-election, [[Tarjei Einhornsson]] elected Prince against [[Jacobus Loki]] but Constitutional Coup backed by Shireroth sees the Usurper take power instead. The people of Elwynn protest against re-unification, but Loki gathers enough political support to pass the required bill in the Senate. A group of Senators who previously supported Tarjei Einhornsson refuse to recognise the re-unification as lawful, but are quickly overtaken by the harsh reality.<br /> <br /> 1598: Omnitree Group nationalized by Govt. Mass protests. Normark declares independence. Elijah Ayreon murdered by Sisera in Wahlstadt. Steward [[Jack Lewis]], a staunch opponent of re-unification, attempts suicide and slips into a coma. Misguided messianic cults begin to proliferate. Euran Apocalypse results from the atomic self-immolation of the Kingdom of [[Babkha]]. Wave of Babkhan refugees to both the Elwynnese Union and feudal East Elwynn.<br /> <br /> 1599: Hurmu independence from Elwynn.<br /> <br /> 1600: Treaty of Unification with Shireroth ratified, Soreaa Isurui made Secretary of the State in the provisional government. Tirlar, Albion and [[Amokolia]] made independent.<br /> <br /> 1601. New constitution enacted. [[Deimos Jasonides]] elected prince. The Ayreonist Independence Party is formed as a protest against the re-unification. Jack Lewis returns to the national stage as its first chairman. The party does suprisingly well in the first Congressional elections after the re-unification. <br /> <br /> 1602: The Cabbage Plague sees the ecology of the lower reaches of the [[Elwynn (River)#The Blue Elwynn|Blue]] and [[Elwynn (River)#The White Elwynn|White]] Elwynn Rivers devastated. The [[Elwynn (River)#The Red Elwynn|Red Elwynn]] becomes utterly devoid of life. Owing to the high levels of accumulated toxicity, the populations of Shirekeep, the [[Imperial County]] and the County of [[Lesser Zjandaria]] rapidly succumb to an aggressive strain of the Barentsz-Melang Syndrome (Brassicosis) previously only documented in Leng and the Absentias. &quot;Triumph of Rrakanychan&quot; painted by an excitable Batavian artist based on lurid eye-witness accounts; southern regions of the State of Elwynn destabilised and the Quarantine enforced by General Royston Merrick necessitated increasing military interventions into the Imperial County.<br /> [[File:Lewis.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Jack Lewis as Steward of Elwynn]]<br /> <br /> === The Coordinated State ===<br /> <br /> 1603: &quot;Restoration of the People's Government&quot;, congressional elections follow an unsuccessful putsch staged by Merrick, the first - self-styled - Conducător.<br /> <br /> 1604: Constitutional Coup by Stewardess Soreaa Isurui. Deimos voted out , Nathaniel elected prince.<br /> <br /> 1605: Nathaniel/Soreaa deposed, [[Coordinated State of Elwynn|Coordinated-Government]] instituted by second Conducător Daniel Simrani-Kalirion, Nathaniel remains nominal prince. Constitution is placed into venerated-occultation and replaced by the Charter of Coordination. The Counties are replaced by 182 [[Bailiwick|Bailiwicks]] with authority devolved to Governors and Municipal Guild Corporations supervised by Wardens in Elwynn Proper and the Marches (Northern, Eastern and finally Western). Communism declared and the State refuses to recognise or accept transactions in fiat currency. Private wealth and ownership permitted to continue.<br /> [[File:ElwOrbisRally.png|right|thumb|Mass rallies staged by the Nationalist &amp; Humanist Party (coalition of Babkhi 'New Behsaz' &amp; the Elw-Norse 'Orbis Humanitatis' parties) were common during this period.]]<br /> 1606: Remaining Corporations nationalised. All private wealth confiscated and remaining money withdrawn from circulation and effectively outlawed. Black Market proliferates. With the demonetisation of the economy and the drive towards self-sufficiency under Guild Communism the Coordinated State has struggled to maintain a sufficient caloric intake for the population during periods of crisis, particularly during the ecological disaster occasioned by the Brassican War in Shirekeep and after the disruptive impact of demonetisation manifested itself upon the pre-existing markets and supply-chains for foodstuffs. Starvation however was avoided by the rapprochement with Goldshire yielding favourable supply deals with the Goldshire Real Ale &amp; Beverage Board and also through the ruthless exploitation of the established fisheries of the northern-hemisphere (some of which are consequentially close to collapse). Goldshire gets peace of mind in return.<br /> <br /> 1607: Nathaniel declared dead. Daniel Simrani-Kalirion elected Prince. Purges of the Guild of Aldermen by the Court of the Prince and the [[Court of Star Chamber]] target the last remnants of the landowning feudal gentry and the formerly capital owning bourgeoisie. Replaced by elite technocratic leadership cadres chosen by merit. Charles Froughton made subject to Pastoral Care Order and dies of an unexpected heart attack. Disorder in the [[Bailiwick]] of Fieldberg.<br /> <br /> 1608: Third Congressional Elections sees Nationalist &amp; Humanist Party remain the largest party but lose overall majority. Coalition negotiations begin. Court of Star Chamber begins reviewing suitability of congressmen elected to represent Conservative &amp; Republican Party. The Kingsgate Treaty of Non-Aggression and Cooperation signed between the [[Coordinated State of Elwynn|Coordinated State]] and the neighbouring Duchy of [[Goldshire]] on Eljere, 11 Elroqpinu 1608.<br /> <br /> 1609: Beginning of the [[Icebear Rebellion]]. The Theocracy of Elwynn is declared. Icebearian troops march to Eliria and briefly besiege the city. Martial law declared on Ermure the 10th of Vixaslaa, 1609 and [[Union Defence Force|UDF troops]] swiftly crush the rebellion on the mainland and captured the most prominent Icebearian leaders, including Jaqen X'halar and Tom Cruise. Coordinated State offices ransacked in the Cimmerian Isles, marking the beginning of the [[Cimmerian Conflict]].<br /> <br /> 1610: The Holy Church of the Divine Icebear is banned. High Priest Jaqen X'halar dies in prison. The Cimmerian Conflict continued, straining the ability of the UDF to pacify islands beset by rebellious religious groups and rogue transhumanists. With the burning of the town of Ursulabýr on the Cimmerian Island of Snowhawk the authority of the Coordinated State was confined to the Bailiwick of Wolfraven.<br /> <br /> [[File:Ursulabýr.png|left|thumb|The burning of Ursulabýr (Silnuai 1610), demonstrated the difficulties faced by the UDF in suppressing an outbreak of protracted guerrilla warfare.]]<br /> <br /> 1611: The Coordinated State issues a ban on money. Capitalist protests break out all over Elwynn. Aasmund Vigeland, an obscure Norse colonial born in Zanzibar in 1581, began his rapid - some might say preposterous - ascent through the ranks of the UDF, sponsored by elements within the regime who sought to strengthen the Norse faction of the armed forces at the expense of the Babkhi.<br /> <br /> 1612: After losing the confidence of many in failing to restore order in Cimmeria, Steward Tokaray al-Osman was overthrown and exiled. The successful putsch was organised by the Panopticon Department and the Cabal of Government, led by three UDF generals; Laqi Hyrrion, Danyial Dravot &amp; Brigadgeneral Fredrik Anders. It was widely suspected at the time that the coup was at least tacitly supported by Simrâni-Kâlirion and Councillor [[Deimos Jasonides]], alarmed at the power being wielded in Elwynn by the Babkhi.<br /> <br /> === The Communist Era ===<br /> <br /> 1612: A deranged [[Amokolians|Amokolian]] assassin made an attempt on the life of [[Kaiser Mo'll I]], merely damaging the feral ghoul he kept as companion. This horrible diplomatic faux-pas, whilst quickly resolved, gave the Cabal of Government the opportunity to publicly announce the removal of Dr Tokaray al-Osman, owing to 'strain'. [[Aasmund Vigeland]], a [[Norse]] populist and UDF veteran, rose to prominence as [[Steward of Elwynn]] after the hospitalisation of Dr Tokaray al-Osman. The Cabal of Government, seeking to capitalise on the propaganda campaign by which they had elevated Vigeland's profile and advanced him to high command within the space of a few short years, orchestrated his appointment to the stewardship.<br /> [[File:Red Orchid.png|right|thumb|'They raised the Red Orchid Banner' - revolutionary propaganda]]<br /> 1613: Emboldened by the decline of the Nationalist &amp; Humanist Party and infighting amongst the regime leadership the Elwynnese Workers' Party declared the Prince to have been hospitalised in a sanatorium and in a bloodless coup replaced the Coordinated State with a Democratic People's Republic. Vigeland declared the revolution to have occurred on Emure the 10th of Laemill, but in practice the defection of the Panopticon Department to the Workers Party meant that the transition had in effect begun weeks earlier before anyone had realised. celebrated his success by proclaiming himself Chairman of the Presidium of the Standing Committee of the Supreme Council.<br /> <br /> [[File:Tokaray in exile.png|left|thumb|Tokaray al-Osman]]1614: Dr Tokaray al-Osman escaped from the Dragonsfold Contentment &amp; Wellbeing Clinic attached to [[His Serenity's Gaol Dragonsfold|Dragonsfold Gaol]]. In keeping with the traditions of the Coordinated State, it was believed that his supervisors, or rather his captors, were seeking via guided counselling to discuss with the Doctor the various misdeeds of his life and the consequent pressures of guilt that he might - they would suggest - be feeling. When individuals in counselling or subject to preventative detention begin to suffer from acute emotional distress that amounts to suffering contrary to their human dignity it has often been the case that the State was willing to - reluctantly - offer euthanasia for the patient. It is not known for sure whether that offer was extended in this instance, but evidently the discussions held on that ward had a profound effect on al-Osman. So profound in fact that he was inspire to the point where he paused only to dig out the heart of his psychiatrist with a spoon before carving a bloody path to freedom leaving a dozen dead and a riot in his wake. Little is known of his subsequent movements save that they point through a trail of accounts of arson, assault and larceny towards an escape into the badlands of Western [[Benacia]]. There, rumour has it, he was subsequently been spotted in the company of a minor bandit known as [[Sighvat the Yardistani|Sighvat]], an individual who primarily subsists by raiding small Tellian communities in the [[Vale of Angularis]] and is unlikely to ever amount to much.<br /> <br /> 1614:<br /> <br /> 1615:<br /> <br /> 1616:<br /> <br /> 1617:<br /> <br /> === Kalirion Restoration ===<br /> <br /> 1618: Prince [[Nathaniel Ayreon-Kalirion|Nathaniel]] of Elwynn institutes, subsequent to the collapse of the Communist regime, the [[Constitution of the Elwynnese Union]] which made the [[Elwynnese Union]] an constitutional monarchy. This event is known as the Ayreon-Kalirion Restoration. However, after being displeased with the political infighting and the resulting gridlocks in the Congress, Nathaniel performs an autocoup. Changes the democratic constitution to concentrate powers in his own hands. However, Bous has a different plan, causes Nathaniel to ascend to Dairyland, Nathaniel declared dead. His cousin [[Kaiser Ayreon III|Jonathan]] inherits the Elwynnese throne.<br /> <br /> Jonathan was a disappointing prince, but he had cemented his power on the imperial level. In 1620, after [[Aasmund Vigeland]]'s fall from [[Kaiseress Isa IV]] Cassandrae's grace, Jonathan became the heir to the Mango throne. Vigeland and the Kaiseress died within seconds of one another, and Jonathan was immediately elevated to Kaiser of Shireroth, taking the name Ayreon III.<br /> <br /> As kaiser, he neglected much in Elwynn, letting local bailiwicks rule themselves. <br /> <br /> However – there were attempts at better organizing Elwynn territorially. The various lands were created, of which Kiladôr became the most famous. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 1619:<br /> <br /> 1620: Aasmund Gudmundssønn Vigeland was openly assassinated in Shirekeep on the orders of [[Kaiseress Isa IV|Isa IV Cassandrae]], Kaiseress of Shireroth. To this day, nobody knows why, although it was most probably a belated realisation on her part that an avowed revolutionary was a poor choice of [[Steward]] for the Imperial Republic.<br /> <br /> 1621:<br /> <br /> 1622:<br /> <br /> If the Coordinated State had some redeeming features on account of its ruthless efficiency in combating enemies, foreign and domestic, and in countering the catastrophic ecological consequences of the Brassican Crisis, the Democratic People's Republic was an unmitigated fiasco. After a few years of continuing the worst aspects of the preceding regime's economic policies combined with a boilerplate Marxist constitution and an uncompromising stance of enforcing atheism on all national communities within the State, it came as no great surprise that the leading communists finished their days in [[His Serenity's Gaol Dragonsfold|His Serenity's Prison Dragonsfold]] - kept alive to witness the moment that an absolute monarchy possessed of the most literal belief in the divine right of kings, was instigated. A most stinging rebuke for their reckless folly in destroying the work of generations in the pursuit of Utopia.<br /> <br /> === Second Froyalanish era ===<br /> <br /> 1623:<br /> <br /> 1624:<br /> <br /> 1625:<br /> <br /> 1626:<br /> <br /> 1627:<br /> <br /> 1628:<br /> <br /> 1629: Prince Noah elevated to King of Elwynn by constitutional amendment.<br /> <br /> 1630:<br /> <br /> 1631:<br /> <br /> 1632:<br /> <br /> 1633: Regency under Prince Hallbjörn ended; King Noah rules in his own right. Later the same year, Noah marries then Grand Duchess Noor of Goldshire at a cermony in Craitish Hurmu.<br /> <br /> 1634: <br /> <br /> 1635: Noah's and Noor's son [[Villy Esposito|Vilhjalm]] is born, becomes first in line to Elwynnese throne.<br /> <br /> 1636:<br /> <br /> 1637:<br /> <br /> 1638:<br /> <br /> 1639:<br /> <br /> 1640:<br /> <br /> 1641:<br /> <br /> 1642:<br /> <br /> 1643:<br /> <br /> 1644:<br /> <br /> 1645:<br /> <br /> 1646:<br /> <br /> 1647:<br /> <br /> 1648:<br /> <br /> 1649:<br /> <br /> 1650: Imperial Steward [[Kyle Kilynn]] issues [[Imperial Decree 940]] which disestablishes the communist government in [[Mishalan]] in accordance with the Treaty of the Two Bears, and then cedes the territory to Elwynn. Protests erupt in Mishalan and all over the Imperial Republic, including in Elwynn, where a wave of resignations - especially in Babki majority regions in the south of the country signalled the beginning of a new crisis of legitimacy for the regime.<br /> <br /> The frivolities and all-consuming vanities of the Froyalanish monarchy eventually had the cumulative effect, over the course of a generation, of hollowing out Elwynnese civil society and inflicting near irreparable damage to &quot;Elwdom&quot;, the sense of ethno-linguistic and cultural unity which had sustained an Elwynnese national consciousness during the myriad crises of ages past. Because of the Froyalanish emphasis on playing up the [[Twelve Peoples of Elwynn|separateness of Elwynn's ethnic groups]] in order to effect a divide and conquer strategy for ruling Elwynn and thereby subordinate it to their own overpowering cultural hegemony, there was no-longer any real sense of unity in the realm, and when the facade of Vanic power was smashed during the [[Auspicious Occasion]], the land was riven by ethnic and regional separatists with dire consequences for the future.<br /> <br /> === [[Auspicious Occasion]] ===<br /> <br /> 1651:<br /> <br /> 1652:<br /> <br /> === Elwynnese Republic ===<br /> <br /> 1653: Senate amends Constitution, which King [[Villy Esposito|Vilhjalm]] signs into law. Elwynn becomes a republic with Vilhjalm as Prince of the Elwynnese Republic. He resigns shortly thereafter to contract a loyal-subject relationship with [[Kaiser Redquill|King Ryker of Goldshire]] due to caste shame. Senate elects Liv Dravot to Princess, the first female head of Elwynn since Soreaa Isurui's resignation in 1601.<br /> <br /> 1654:<br /> <br /> 1655:<br /> <br /> 1656: [[Heath Belledin]] proposes a law to posthumously annul Noor's marriage with the exiled Noah. Senate adopts it with the important support of Noor's son Aldin.<br /> <br /> 1657: Late in the year, in a [[1657 Elwynnese princely election|controversial election]], the Senate selects [[Aldin Ayreon-Kalirion|Aldin]] to be the next Prince (to take office in 1658)<br /> <br /> 1658: First Elwynnese elections since 1635. Congress meets with a working majority of N&amp;H and DA under the congressional presidency of Gozar Ismailabadi (N&amp;H).<br /> <br /> 1659: <br /> <br /> 1660: Elwynnese Civil War begins and continues until 1662.<br /> <br /> 1662: The White Elwynn Accords end the civil war with a compromise peace granting sweeping autonomy to the Leagues of the Republic and installing [[Eki Verion]] as Princess.<br /> <br /> 1663: Eki Verion's sweeping appropriations, taking most inter-state corporations operating in Elwynn into public ownership, plunges the Republic's economy into a severe recession. Following a months-long process of varying decrees of professionalism to determine what punishment should be dealt to Aldin for his part in the continued state of crisis in Elwynn, one of the Senators present, one King Ryker Everstone, kills the former Prince because, in his own words, &quot;I have places to be, dammit&quot;.<br /> <br /> 1664: Southern League secedes from Elwynn whilst remaining within the Imperial Republic.<br /> <br /> <br /> One of the ironies of history has been that the Elwynnese diaspora, driven from their lands by the Froyalandisation of their homeland, rallied to the point where they ascended to high office in Shireroth, and finally returned in triumph to Eliria after the Auspicious Occasion, but then discovered that they had lost their connection to the land of the parents and grandparents. Neither Aldin nor Eki managed successfully to heal the growing rift between the populace and the emigres nor did they address the growing disunity of the land between the two rivers. In consequence the fate of the Elwynnese Republic looked increasingly bleak - presaging either demotion to dominion status or dissolution altogether. <br /> <br /> [[category:History]][[category:Elwynn]]</div>

Ryker https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=Register_of_Shirithian_Sayings&diff=37036 2018-09-08T04:08:00Z

<p>Ryker: </p> <hr /> <div>The '''Register of Shirithian Sayings''' is a collection of proverbs and &quot;wisdoms&quot; used in Shireroth. Whenever known, the origin of the phrase or proverb is noted.<br /> <br /> ==List of Sayings==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable collapsible&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! scope=&quot;col&quot; | Saying<br /> ! scope=&quot;col&quot; | Origin<br /> |-<br /> | ''I Am Got The Chair!'' || Spoken by [[Erik Mortis]], upon being elected to the chair of the Tetrapole in [[Audentior Independent Nation|Audentior]].<br /> |-<br /> | ''Heaven laughs at us with contempt, while we labour in the dust and fail.'' || Saying from [[Shirekeep]], most popular among the lower classes.<br /> |-<br /> | ''Titles stick to an Ayreon like cum to a prostitute's hair.'' || Phrase introduced after the tightening of the Imperial rule of the [[Line of Ayreon-Kalirion|House of Ayreon]].<br /> |-<br /> |''Wherever there are Babkhans and people who are not Babkhans, there will be war.''||First written by [[Scott Alexander]], subsequently applied to the [[Babkhi]] community in Shireroth.<br /> |-<br /> |''Fortune guide (thee).''||Suthergoldian wish of goodwill popularised by King Ryker of Goldshire.<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Culture]]</div>

Ryker https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=Register_of_Shirithian_Sayings&diff=37035 2018-09-08T04:07:44Z

<p>Ryker: </p> <hr /> <div>The '''Register of Shirithian Sayings''' is a collection of proverbs and &quot;wisdoms&quot; used in Shireroth. Whenever known, the origin of the phrase or proverb is noted.<br /> <br /> ==List of Sayings==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable collapsible&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! scope=&quot;col&quot; | Saying<br /> ! scope=&quot;col&quot; | Origin<br /> |-<br /> | ''I Am Got The Chair!'' || Spoken by [[Erik Mortis]], upon being elected to the chair of the Tetrapole in [[Audentior Independent Nation|Audentior]].<br /> |-<br /> | ''Heaven laughs at us with contempt, while we labour in the dust and fail.'' || Saying from [[Shirekeep]], most popular among the lower classes.<br /> |-<br /> | ''Titles stick to an Ayreon like cum to a prostitute's hair.'' || Phrase introduced after the tightening of the Imperial rule of the [[Line of Ayreon-Kalirion|House of Ayreon]].<br /> |-<br /> |''Wherever there are Babkhans and people who are not Babkhans, there will be war.''||First written by [[Scott Alexander]], subsequently applied to the [[Babkhi]] community in Shireroth.<br /> |-<br /> |''Fortune guide''||Suthergoldian wish of goodwill popularised by King Ryker of Goldshire.<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Culture]]</div>

Ryker https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=Noah_Hallbj%C3%B6rnsson&diff=36809 2018-08-24T20:15:48Z

<p>Ryker: </p> <hr /> <div>{{People<br /> |fullname = Thorstein Noah Hallbjörnsson Esposito<br /> |aka = <br /> |image = King_Noah4.png<br /> |gender = Male<br /> |species = Human<br /> |Race = [[Vanafolk|Vanakarl]]<br /> |hairstyle = Short wavy brown hair<br /> |eyecolor = Brown<br /> |skincolor = White<br /> |other = <br /> |father = [[Hallbjörn Haraldsson]]<br /> |mother = [[Esther Ayreon-Kalirion]]<br /> |birthdate = 1616 AN<br /> |birthplace = [[Haraldsborg]], [[Stormark]]<br /> |deathdate = <br /> |deathplace = <br /> |residence = Uppland, Natopia<br /> |nationality = [[Natopia|Natopian]] • [[Stormark|Storish]]&lt;br&gt;([[Shireroth|Shirithian]] before 1651)<br /> |allegiance = [[Natopia]]<br /> |occupation = Former king of [[Elwynn]]<br /> |}}<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Thorstein Noah Hallbjörnsson Esposito''' (born ''Ayreon-Kalirion af Ettlingum Freyu'', in Haraldsborg, 1616) known as the &quot;Absentee Pretender&quot; in Natopia, is a Storish-born nobleman. He was the [[Rulers of Elwynn|ruler of Elwynn]] from 1623 ([[Prince of Elwynn|Prince]], 1623–1626; [[King of Elwynn|King]], 1626–1651) until his forced exile in 1651.<br /> <br /> He was Imperial Consort to [[Kaiseress Noor]], his wife, from her ascension to the Golden Mango Throne in 1644 until her death in 1650. The marriage was declared annulled in 1656.<br /> <br /> Exiled to Stormark after the [[Auspicious Occasion]], which removed him from his rights and titles in Shireroth (though he continues to claim them in pretence). His parents' marriage was at the same time annulled.<br /> <br /> ==Family==<br /> <br /> Hallbjörnsson was born from the marriage between the [[Storjarl]] [[Hallbjörn Haraldsson]] and the Storjarla [[Esther Ayreon-Kalirion|Esther Maryam Amirdokhtar]], both of whom are members of the Houses of [[House of Ayreon-Kalirion|Ayreon-Kalirion]] and of [[House of Ettlingar Freyu|Ettlingar Freyu]]. He has two elder sisters, [[Fjǫrleif Hallbjörnsdóttir|Fjǫrleif]] and [[Inga Hallbjörnsdóttir]]; two brothers, [[Jonathan Ayreon-Kalirion|Prince Jonathan]] and his twin [[Kaiser Hjalmar Redquill]], predeceased him. He has two children, both by [[Noor bint Simrani-Kalirion]]:<br /> <br /> * [[Villy Esposito]] (born 1635)<br /> * [[Esther Esposito]] (born 1638)<br /> <br /> Through his stepson Adam, he has one stepgrandson, [[Kaiser Ayreon IV]] (born 1645).<br /> <br /> ==Noor==<br /> <br /> On Laemill 20, 1633, Hallbjörnsson married [[Noor bint Simrani-Kalirion|Grand Duchess Noor]] of [[Goldshire]] in a Hurmudaic ceremony on Cashma Island in [[Craitland]], which was officiated by Sir Vilhjálm Kormak, the Chairman of the Council of Elders of the Temple of the Lakes, at Haraldsborg.<br /> <br /> In 1634, it was announced that Queen Noor was expectant with Noah's first — and her fifth — child, at which point she retired at the [[Palace at Goldshire Hamlet]]. Every thought had been given to her comfort, but not enough consideration had been given to her safety. Somehow, something as a blatant as an anonymous parcel addressed to the Grand-Duchess containing, of all things, a cake, managed to pass through the hands of a postal courier, the scullery maid, the butler, housekeeping supervisor, the correspondence officer, two footmen, another butler, the Steward, the Grand-Duchess' Press-Secretary, the correspondence officer again, another footman, a [[Leonid Guard|Leonid Guardsman]], a pair of guards from the Order of the Golden Spear, finally ending up in the hands of another Leonid Guardsman. Here the parcel was held for an hour while the Ducal and Personal Guards argued over which guards detachment had the right to carry a parcel to the royal chambers. This question of protocol was resolved by amicable fisticuffs and it was the Leonid Guard who carried the box to the Grand-Duchess' private apartment.<br /> <br /> After the guard had delivered the package and departed the glimmer of a doubt clouded his mind, and he made his way towards the kitchens to find one of the tasters who had been employed by the Dukes of Goldshire as a custom dating back to the days when you couldn't move for titled Yastreb's who had been poisoned by the over-mighty Avakair Mint. Regrettably, by the time the Guard had found a suitably sober food taster (most customarily branched out into wine sampling, as a precaution) and returned to the royal apartments, Noor had already tasted the delicious desert-berry cake laced with Misoprostol and suffered a miscarriage.<br /> <br /> Hardly a day passed and yet in the time it took for King Noah to arrive and take charge of his wife's security and the investigation into the attack on her person, the postal courier, the scullery maid, the two butlers, the housekeeping supervisor, the correspondence officer, the three footmen, the Steward, the Grand-Duchess' Press-Secretary, the pair of Leonid Guardsmen, and both of the guards from the Order of the Golden Spear had all been impaled in the Palace courtyard for failing in their duty to the Queen. Although her strength had not yet recovered, Noor was sufficiently spirited to demand that her husband find her assailants, kill their children in front of their eyes and then cast them into gaol to rot for the rest of their lives. Instead, offered as a compromise, the King promised that justice would be served in accordance with Elwynnese Law.<br /> <br /> Subsequently the finest minds of the Mango Rangers, the [[Leonid Guard|Leonid Guards]], the Avakair Mint, the [[Union Defence Force]], the Order of the Golden Spear, the Suthergold Defender's League and a couple of private detectives provided pro bono by the [[ESB-Jörmungandr_Group|ESB-Jörmungandr Group]], have met and, having examined the crime scene, agreed that the dark blue glass orchid delivered with the cake and engraved with the name of the [[Dark Orchid Society]] is possibly a clue. The [[assayers]] of the Avakair Mint however maintain that this is too blatant to be credible and are continuing in their process of ''testing'' members of the household for ''impurities'' in their own inimitable fashion, suspecting an insider job.<br /> <br /> ==Titles and Styles==<br /> <br /> ===Titles===<br /> <br /> ==== Name ====<br /> <br /> In Shireroth, since the Auspicious Occasion, Noah holds no titles of royalty or nobility and is afforded a denizen name for official record keeping (despite his inability to return to Shireroth): Noah Thorstein Hallbjörnsson Esposito, with ''Noah Thorstein'' being his given names, ''Hallbjörnsson'' a patronymic, and ''Esposito'' (&quot;exposed&quot; in Tellian) the family name of all Froyalanish members from the Ayreon-Kalirion family after memberships in the family had been discovered to have been in error.<br /> <br /> ====Present Titles====<br /> <br /> Hallbjörnsson's full titulary is: Imperial Chieftain of Thule, Arvjarl of the Twenty-Six Jarldoms, [[Storjarl]] of [[Stormark]], Lord Imperial on All Continents, Prince of [[Natopia]], Prince of the [[Stormark|Storish]] Bilander of Anglethyr, Bondegard, Bosworth, Gascogne, Gascony, Guernsey, High Queen Asa Land, High Queen Hervör Isle, Humlebæk Island, Lady Gudrun Isle, Los Bananos, Lyngelan, Marthunia, Merlaide, the Old Sea Fortress, Østfold, Sicilia, the Suðreyjar, and Thydtwinnster, Lord Triumphant in All Four Quarters, Duke of Robland, Jarl of Bernicia, Lord in Jorvik, Baron of Running Bull, Count of Old [[Araxion]], Count Shishin, Count of Storborg, Count of Hoheit Town, Graft-Avatar of the Storborg Graft, Scion of St. Harald, Prince among the Lakes, Scion of the King of Kings, Knight of the Black Hole, Chief, Head and Patriarch of the [[House of Orchids]].<br /> <br /> ====Former Titles====<br /> <br /> Due to the title sharing provsions of his matrimonial contract with [[Noor bint Simrani-Kalirion|Grand Duchess Noor]], King Noah bore the following courtesy titles until her untimely death in the year 1650: King of [[Goldshire]], Kaiser Consort of [[Shireroth]], Kaiser in [[Kildare]], Emperor of [[Kildare]], Imperial Prince of Shireroth, Marquess of [[Zy-Rodun]], Emir of [[Alalehzamin and Utasia]], Duke of Istvanistan, Count of [[Cape Farewell]], Lord Mayor of the City of Vladagrad, Count of Elsenar, Count of Istvan, King of Uppland.<br /> <br /> Before his exile from Shireroth in 1651, his Elwynnese titulary read:<br /> <br /> King of [[Elwynn]], Imperial Chieftain of Thule, King of Uppland, King of [[Amokolia]], Prince of [[Arietta]], Arvjarl of the Twenty-Six Jarldoms, [[Storjarl]] of [[Stormark]], Lord Imperial on All Continents, Prince of [[Natopia]], Prince of [[Mishalan]], Prince of the [[Stormark|Storish]] Bilander of Anglethyr, Bondegard, Bosworth, Gascogne, Gascony, Guernsey, High Queen Asa Land, High Queen Hervör Isle, Humlebæk Island, Lady Gudrun Isle, Los Bananos, Lyngelan, Marthunia, Merlaide, the Old Sea Fortress, Østfold, Sicilia, the Suðreyjar, and Thydtwinnster, Lord of the [[Elwynn (River)|Two Sacred Rivers]] and the [[Twelve Peoples of Elwynn|Twelve Peoples]], Lord Triumphant in All Four Quarters, Duke of [[Froyalan]], Duke of Northshire, Duke of the [[Lady Esther Isles]], Duke of Robland, Býurgreifi of [[Eliria (Princely Precinct)|Eliria]], Jarl and Grand Elector of [[Jorvik]], Jarl of Bernicia, [[Llængjarl]] of Elwynn, Lord in Jorvik, Baron of [[Fórntida Kærleikalanden]], Baron of the [[Barony of the Elw|Elw]], Baron of [[Nordland]], Baron of [[Opplysta Smørvirket]], Baron of Running Bull, Count of Old [[Araxion]], Count of Old [[Cimmeria]], Count Shishin, Count of Storborg, Count of Hoheit Town, Count of Ancient [[Wintergleam]], Warden of the [[Flower of the North]], Blood-Unifier of the [[Jewel of Many Facets]], Graft-Avatar of the Storborg Graft, Scion of St. Harald, Prince among the Lakes, Scion of the King of Kings, Knight of the Black Hole, Chief, Head and Patriarch of the [[House of Orchids]].<br /> <br /> ===Styles===<br /> <br /> ====Present Styles====<br /> <br /> He is also entitled to the following styles:<br /> <br /> *His Imperial Highness ([[Natopia]]); and<br /> *His Imperial and Royal Highness ([[Stormark]]).<br /> <br /> ====Former Styles====<br /> <br /> During his marriage, Hallbjörnsson was also entitled to the styles of:<br /> <br /> *His Imperial Magnificence and Radiant Majesty (Shireroth);<br /> *His Viking Majesty (in Uppland);<br /> *His Majesty ([[Goldshire]]).<br /> <br /> Before the [[Auspicious Occasion]], Hallbjörnsson also used the style *Riverine Majesty* in [[Elwynn]].<br /> <br /> ==Ancestry==<br /> <br /> {{ahnentafel top|width=100%}}<br /> &lt;center&gt;{{ahnentafel5<br /> |style=font-size: 90%; line-height: 110%;<br /> |border=1<br /> |boxstyle=padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;<br /> |boxstyle_1=background-color: #fcc;<br /> |boxstyle_2=background-color: #fb9;<br /> |boxstyle_3=background-color: #ffc;<br /> |boxstyle_4=background-color: #bfc;<br /> |boxstyle_5=background-color: #9fe;<br /> |1= 1. Thorstein Noah Hallbjörnsson Esposito<br /> |2= 2. [[Hallbjörn Haraldsson]]<br /> |3= 3. [[Esther Ayreon-Kalirion‎‎]]<br /> |4= 4. [[Harald of Ettlingar Freyu]]<br /> |5= 5. [[Geirbjörg Gefialdrsdottir]]<br /> |6= 6. Daniel Kalirion<br /> |7= 7. Sara Rikjudottir Isammaður<br /> |8= 8. Gudrödar Grjotgardsson<br /> |9= 9. Gudrid Thorbjarnardottir<br /> |10= 10. Gefialdr Bloodaxe<br /> |11= 11. Ygerna Foreldreløs<br /> |12= 12. [[Kaiser Ayreon|Rashid Ayreon]]<br /> |13= 13. [[Gunvør of Humlebæk]]<br /> |14= 14. Nembil Kanjuson Isammaður<br /> |15= 15. Rikja Vanadisardottir Isammaður<br /> |16= 16. Tove-Grjotgard Ingebjørgsson<br /> |17= 17. Thyra Skagesdóttir <br /> |18= 18. Thorbjarnar the Wealthy<br /> |19= 19. Gyda Sægrímrsdóttir<br /> |20= 20. Þjóðólfr the Mountain-High<br /> |21= 21. Estrid Hallkelsdatter<br /> |22= 22. Vetrliði Strongbow<br /> |23= 23. Vébjǫrg Geirfastrsdóttir<br /> |24= 24. [[Eskender Arsalani]]<br /> |25= 25. [[Tuuler Kalir]]<br /> |26= 26. Torkel of Humlebæk<br /> |27= 27. Charlotte de Nidaros<br /> |28= 28. Ansur Aradoika<br /> |29= 29. Kanja Baldsdottir Isammaður<br /> |30= 30. Vanadis Sagudottir Isammaður<br /> |31= 31. Eirik Lofnarson Isammaður<br /> }}&lt;/center&gt;<br /> {{ahnentafel bottom}}<br /> <br /> {{start box}}<br /> {{succession box|title=[[Rulers of Elwynn|Prince of Elwynn]]|before=[[Kaiser Ayreon III|Jonathan]]|after=''himself as King''|years=1623&amp;ndash;1629}}<br /> {{succession box|title=[[Rulers of Elwynn|King of Elwynn]]|before=''himself as Prince''|after=[[Vilhjalm of Elwynn]]|years=1629–1651}}<br /> {{succession box|title=King of Uppland|before=''None''|after=''incumbent''|years=1633&amp;ndash;''present''}}<br /> {{end box}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:House of Ayreon-Kalirion]]<br /> [[Category:Elwynn]]<br /> [[Category:House of Ettlingar Freyu]]<br /> [[Category:Monarchy of Elwynn]]<br /> [[Category:Natopia]]<br /> [[Category:Rulers of Elwynn]]<br /> [[Category:House of Waffel-Paine]]</div>

Ryker https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=Fj%C7%ABrleif_Hallbj%C3%B6rnsd%C3%B3ttir&diff=36785 2018-08-17T02:04:20Z

<p>Ryker: /* Parents */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Ayreon-Kalirion}} <br /> {{Ettlingar Freyu}}<br /> '''Fjǫrleif Hallbjörnsdóttir''' (born 1606) also known as '''Fjǫrleif Llængjarla''' and '''Fjǫrleif Froyalansgythia''' as well as '''Fjǫrleif Hallbjörnsdóttir of the House] and of the [[House of Ettlingar Freyu|Descendants of Freyja]]''', is a former member of the [[Royal Family of Elwynn]] and a former Prætor from 1625 until her exile from Shireroth due to the Auspicious Occasion in 1651, making her the longest serving prætor in Shirerithian history. She also was the [[Kaiseress Companion of Shireroth]] during the reign of her father [[Kaiser Hjalmar]].<br /> <br /> ==Parents==<br /> Fjǫrleif was born on the Isle of Finistère, a district of the [[Stormark|Storish]] jarldom of the Sólareyjar, from the common-law marriage between the Storjarl [[Hallbjörn Haraldsson]] and Lady [[Mallymkun de Béthune]].<br /> <br /> The Lady [[Esther Ayreon-Kalirion]] was quite briefly, until her death, Fjǫrleif's stepmother after the former had married the latter's [[Hallbjörn Haraldsson|father]].<br /> <br /> ==Siblings==<br /> Aside from her deceased step-brother the [[Kaiser Ayreon III|Prince Jonathan of Elwynn]], Fjǫrleif has two younger half-brothers: [[Noah Hallbjörnsson|Noah]] and his younger twin the late [[Kaiser Hjalmar Redquill|Audun Joel]]. <br /> <br /> Since the year 1642 the Fjǫrleif also has a younger sister as a consequence of her father the [[Storjarl]] [[Hallbjörn Haraldsson]], Jarl of the [[Seven Ports]], adopting the Lady [[Inga Njállsdóttir‎]] of the [[House of Kaupsted]] through the decree of her brother [[King Noah]] of Elwynn, the Lady Inga upon the aforesaid adoption becoming [[Inga Hallbjörnsdóttir]] and a Princess of [[Elwynn]]. The adoption took place at the supplication of the Princess Fjǫrleif and the Lady Inga, between whom had grown such strong bonds of affection that wanted to spend the rest of zir lives as sisters, and the subsequent successful Petition for Adoption to the [[White Orchid Throne]] by the Storjarl Hallbjörn Haraldsson.<br /> <br /> ==Public Service==<br /> By her peers, Fjǫrleif was widely considered a very competent administrator with a strong grasp of culture, business and politics, who possessed considerable insight into what made a country run. She had served the [[Imperial Republic]] of [[Shireroth]] as well as the [[Elwynn|Elwynnese royal government]] in various capacities.<br /> <br /> In [[Elwynn]], Fjǫrleif's highest position was that of [[Princess of Anun|Princess]] of [[Anun]], the title for the [[Royal Governor]] of the [[Amokolia]]. She was also member of the [[Council of Eliria]], the council of advisors of the [[King of Elwynn]]. She also served as [[Steward of Elwynn]] and as Dean of Rhetoric in the Board of Governance of the [[People's Academy of Elwynn]].<br /> <br /> At the Imperial level of government Fjǫrleif served as Minister of State, [[Minister of the Interior]], and [[Minister of the Exterior]], as well as [[Prætor]] of the [[Landsraad]], President of the Elwynnese senate, and member of the [[Imperial Advisory Council]].<br /> <br /> ==Titles==<br /> At the time of the Auspicious Occasion, Fjǫrleif's full titles were: Imperial Chieftainess of Eidsivarike, Arvjarla of the Twenty-Six Jarldoms, [[Storjarl|Storjarla]] of [[Stormark]], Lady Imperial on All Continents, Crown Princess of Ravaria, Princess of [[Elwynn]], [[Princess of Anun]], Princess of the [[Stormark|Storish]] Bilander of Anglethyr, Bondegard, Bosworth, Gascogne, Gascony, Guernsey, High Queen Asa Land, High Queen Hervör Isle, Humlebæk Island, Lady Gudrun Isle, Los Bananos, Lyngelan, Marthunia, Merlaide, the Old Sea Fortress, Østfold, Sicilia, the Suðreyjar, and Thydtwinnster, [[Duchess of Vattnaland]], [[Llængjarl|Llængjarla]] of Elwynn, [[Earl of Lyonesse|Earla of Lyonesse]], Countess of [[Northshire]], Countess of [[Arietta]], Countess of the [[Lady Esther Isles]], Lady of the Holy Lakes.<br /> <br /> She was also entilted to the following styles:<br /> *Her Imperial Niftiness (as [[Kaiseress Companion of Shireroth]]);<br /> *Her Imperial and Royal Highness (as [[Storjarl|Storjarla]] of [[Stormark]]); <br /> *Her Riverine Highness (as Princess of [[Elwynn]]); <br /> *Her Imperial Highness (as member of the [[House of Ayreon-Kalirion]]); and<br /> *Her Royal Highness (as member of the Imperial Branch of the [[House of Ettlingar Freyu]] in respect of the [[Stormark|Storish]] Bilander, Crown Princess of Ravaria, as well as Princess of Elwynn).<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> {{start box}}<br /> {{succession box|title=[[Prætor]]|before=[[Jonathan Ayreon-Kalirion]]|after=[[Ryker Everstone]]|years=1625–1651}}<br /> {{end box}}<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Amokolia]][[Category:Elwynn]][[Category:People]][[Category:House of Ettlingar Freyu]][[Category:Monarchy of Elwynn]]</div>

Ryker https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hymn_of_Modan&diff=36784 2018-08-17T00:32:50Z

<p>Ryker: /* Lyrics */</p> <hr /> <div>The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' was composed in the eighth month of 1663 by Rykos Evemani, a bellboy in Modan Hamlet's [[Viviantia Benacian Continental Hotel]], and set to the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZocIhzHvNqM tune] of a old nationalist folk-song.<br /> <br /> The piece was first performed to the [[Daniyal ibn Daniyal Simrani-Kalirion|Prince of Modan]] whilst he waited in the lobby for his luggage to be transferred up to the Kaiser's Suite of the hotel. The impromptu recital impressed him sufficiently that he instructed his bodyguards to spare the bellboy's life and instead, after issuing a compulsory purchase order acquiring the hotel for himself, appointed Evemani to the position of Manager in return for the hastily scribbled lyrics and musical notation.<br /> <br /> The following day, after a discussion over drinks at breakfast with the Chancellor and the Marshal of Modan, it was decided that a technical committee would be formed by the Council of Archon's to formalise the piece. Only a little tidying up was required, and on 04.IX.1663 the piece was performed at a charity gala hosted by the [[Nationalist and Humanist Party]] in Eriksburg. The Hymn of Modan was politely received on its first play, but was more favourably received, accompanied by frantic rapturous applause, when played the second time around after the Marshal, Horsten Merrick - somewhat the worse for drink, bellowed &quot;Clap! You silk and fur swathed sacks of shit! Clap!&quot; whilst waving his service revolver in one hand and a bottle of plum brandy in the other. The favourable feedback received in Modan Hamlet after this event led the Prince to formally declare the Hymn of Modan to be one of the official symbols of the State, effectively making it the anthem of the relam.<br /> <br /> ==Lyrics==<br /> <br /> ''O my Modan; O Motherland; We live and die in your grace.''<br /> &lt;br/&gt;<br /> ''O my Modan; From vale to sand; Atos shines brightly on you.''<br /> &lt;br/&gt;<br /> ''O my Modan; With hand in hand; Our might shall stand against all foes.''<br /> &lt;br/&gt;<br /> ''In lands reclaimed, from lich’s shame, your soul’s restored; O Modan.''<br /> &lt;br/&gt;<br /> ''O my Modan; O Motherland; We live and die in your grace.''<br /> &lt;br/&gt;<br /> ''O my Modan; From vale to sand; Atos shines brightly on you.''<br /> &lt;br/&gt;<br /> ''O my Modan; With hand in hand; Our might shall stand against all foes.''<br /> &lt;br/&gt;<br /> ''With sword aflame, in Prince’s name, you live again; O Modan.''<br /> <br /> [[Category:Modan]]</div>

Ryker https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=File:Mesior_Flag.png&diff=36721 2018-08-09T22:10:55Z

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Ryker https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=File:Mesior.png&diff=36720 2018-08-09T22:02:23Z

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Ryker https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=Goldshire&diff=36639 2018-08-06T03:10:32Z

<p>Ryker: /* Culture */</p> <hr /> <div>{{subdivision Goldshire|<br /> image_flag = Bigflag-goldshire.png | <br /> coat of arms = Goldshireseal5427.png|<br /> subdivision = Kingdom of Goldshire |<br /> motto = ''Aurea, et invicta!'' |<br /> status = Imperial State |<br /> capital = [[Goldshire Hamlet]] |<br /> largecity = [[Demonsfall]], Mesior, Kingsgate, C.R., Avaldsnes |<br /> government = ''[[Yastrebian Autocracy]]'' |<br /> leader = ''[[Ryker]]'' |<br /> title = ''King'' |<br /> language = [[Shirithian English]], [[Praeta]] |<br /> religion = [[Cedrism]], Folk Mysticism, Suthra, [[Zurvanism]] |<br /> }}<br /> <br /> The '''Kingdom of Goldshire''' is one of [[Shireroth]]'s two founding [[Duchy|Duchies]], and is its oldest named territory. Despite being demoted or dissolved numerous times throughout Shirerithian history, it survives to the present day, becoming ever more notable for holding onto certain ''[[B0O0/\/\ism|ancient beliefs]]'' and building intentionally confounding infrastructure in a paranoid effort to dissuade invasion.<br /> <br /> ==Origins==<br /> <br /> Goldshire has been a thoroughfare and battleground for competing neighbors for most of its history, beginning with an ancient tussle between the [[Treesia|Treesians]] and the Khaz Modani for control of its coastline, themselves in competition with natives (reported variously as fairies, elves, and other pseudohumans) from the Goldshirian interior. From this struggle, the Treesians eventually prevailed and established the first effective rule across the whole of Goldshire. Their dominance was short-lived, however, as their success attracted the eyes of Raynor, [[Duke]] of [[Brookshire]], who set about incoporating Goldshire into his own realm by force. At this he was eventually sucessful, establishing a united realm of Brookshire and Goldshire called Shireroth, with himself at its head as [[Raynor I]]. He remained in Goldshire for a time, directing his armies in the entrenchment of his rule despite a rude interruption from the Legions of [[Balgurd]] under [[Rrakanychan]], who Raynor legendarily subdued and enslaved to his cause. This entire foundational period of Goldshirian history can be appreciated fully in the writings of Duke Wintersong, named [[The Five Woes of Ynnraile]].<br /> <br /> ==Rulers==<br /> <br /> [[File:Goldshireseal.png | thumb | Old Seal of the Duchy of Goldshire.]]<br /> <br /> Under Shirerithian rule Goldshire has played host to various outsiders' wars, a disproportional amount of them involving the forces of [[Babkha]] or [[Babkhi]] [[Rulers of Elwynn|rulers]] of [[Elwynn]], who seemed to favour Goldshire's open and relatively featureless terrain as a strategic corridor in both the attack and defence of Shirekeep. Between these episodic interventions and absorptions into neighbouring territories (most often Brookshire) Goldshire nonetheless exhibited an intermittent shine under certain eminent rulers. Duchess Jadie codified much of the Goldshirian aesthetic and culture, alongside Duke Erutirn who established Goldshire's first full-time professional military. [[Baron]] Wintersong of Ynnraile (later Duke of all Goldshire) gave perhaps more than any other to the artistic and social growth of Goldshire, by way of his record-keeping and storytelling. Duke [[Aryeztur Mejorkhor]], while ushering an era of nigh-on genocidal cultural alteration (later diverted to [[Aryasht]]) that isn't much talked about and was mostly reverted, nonetheless made lasting contributions such as the expansion of the Goldshire Palace and the development of Goldshire's half of the River Elwynn Delta. The Dukes [[Wythe]] were the fathers of Goldshirian academia, founding the University of Goldshire in Wendor. Duke Harvey, being in charge of Goldshire more than once, has also done stuff too minor to name but too important to ignore. The Dukes Yastreb (Krasniy and [[Kaiser Mo'll|Ryabin]]), a clan of mild slavic extraction and some Treesian descent whose tenures had mostly been focused on developing the institutions of Goldshirian state and putting an end to the Duchy's history as a mere carpeted floor for passing megalomaniacs. [[Ryker|Ryker Everstone]] a Count-turned-Duke-turned-Grand Duke-turned-King who jumps in and out of Goldshirean politics like it's a cold swimming pool. Grand Duchess Kizzy Drakland, who began reforms that would help cement the state's image as a regional power. And Queen Noor, who saw Goldshire through its civil war and laid the groundwork for Goldshire to build many of it's outdated features anew.<br /> <br /> It should be noted that record taking (let alone keeping) could rarely be called one of Goldshire's strong points. More recent efforts to collect and organize what records do exist have been met with varying degrees of success with one such effort being the &quot;The Grand Timeline of Goldshirian History&quot;.[https://bastionunion.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=538&amp;t=12330]<br /> <br /> ==Geography==<br /> <br /> Goldshire is separated by the [[Elwynn (River)|River Elwynn]] from most of [[Benacia]], and comprises the entire Eastern (aka Western, for some hidden reason of tradition unsolved by this author) coast of that continent. This easy access to riverine and oceanic waters has placed Goldshire in a natural position as a mercantile hub, aided by its substantial natural gold deposits and resultant specialism in the field of currency and bullion. Goldshire is divided into five Counties administered along feudal lines: [[Elsyran]], a federation comprised of [[Ran]], [[Elsenar]], and [[Syrelwynn]] and hosts the state capitol of [[Goldshire Hamlet]]; [[Ynnraile]] a backwater county filled with crime and demons turned military juggernaut filled with crime and slightly less demons; [[Lunaris]], the oldest subdivision of Goldshire and a cherished artistic paradise; [[Suthergold]], a once barren and ignored land which has grown into a peaceful society powered by steam and the arcane; and [[Wintergleam]], a county that ran away from home for about a century to &quot;find itself&quot; whatever that means.<br /> <br /> Most Goldshirian settlements are villages or small towns, with the exception of a few large Western (Eastern?) cities such as Goldshire Hamlet, Kingsgate, Cortallia-Rathwood, Demonsfall, and Mesior. The topography is largely rolling temperate hill country, flattening to bocage plains in the southeast.<br /> <br /> ==Government==<br /> [[File:GSMapBorderTemplate1.png|315px|thumb|right|&lt;div class=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;The provincial map of continental Goldshire as it was in the year 1652 AN .&lt;/div&gt; ]]<br /> Goldshire is ruled by the Sovereign with absolute authority. More practically, the ruling monarch assigns the routine governance of portions of the Kingdom to the Counts who may be appointed by the crown. The government concerns itself with the Kingdom's strategic direction, the running of the High Council and liaison with the Shirerithian Imperial government. The largest single institution is the military, which although farmed out to the County Militias in large parts remains combined within a single command structure. Intelligence for the ruling King or Queen is gathered by a secretive organisation called the [[Assayers]], a relic of the ancient Mercaja dynasty operating nominally as a supervisory office of the Avakair Mint and Bullion Depository. Unfortunately the Assayers are irreverent toward all power including the sovereign, and operate entirely unregulated under their own agenda. Their relationship to the King or Queen of the day is thus complicated and at times downright unreliable, and all attempts to bring them into line have resulted in unfortunate 'consequences' for those involved.<br /> <br /> Statute law in Goldshire is written either by Decree or added to the Codex Aureus, Goldshire's unified statute established by Duke Wintersong. While the power to create or amend said statutes resides solely with the sovereign, it is traditionally done so with the High Council and the reception of petitioners.<br /> <br /> The [[ESB-Jörmungandr Group]] of Teldrin received a warrant from Queen Noor authorising the company to begin taking on many of the routine and mundane functions of government on behalf of the Throne, whilst the [[Royal Iron Company]] received a warrant to conduct mining operations in Amity, Elsenar and Ynnraile and permission to export the extracted raw materials via the cities of [[Chryste]], [[Erudition]] and [[New Harbor]], subject to the payment of appropriate tariffs to the Imperial and Royal Governments. With the descent of the Kingdom into civil war, the RIC began to interpret this warrant as granting rights of governance over the designated export ports; a presumption that the warring factions would be unlikely to tolerate, had they not more immediate and pressing concerns.<br /> <br /> ===Civil War===<br /> '''Main Articles''': [[Martial Law in Goldshire]], [[Civil War in Goldshire]], [[Warring States Period]]<br /> <br /> The ESB-Jörmungandr Group steadily accrued power within the Royal Government to the point when in 1637 it received the powers of the office of the Chancellor to hold in commission on behalf of the crown. This, together with an increase in the Elw-Babkhi influence within the Kingdom led to an eventual, perhaps inevitable, showdown with the [[Assayers]] - the notoriously secretive Chamber of Assay for the Avakair Mint which had evolved over the centuries into an increasingly rogue freelance intelligence agency with occult pretensions. The Assayers took the part of the nativist sentiment of indigenous Goldshirians, indignant at the daily increasing Babkhano-Elw domination of their ancient homeland, the last bastion of true [[Cedrism]] in all of Shireroth. Thus it was that, in the crisis that ensued after the assassination of two royal princes, the sons of Queen Noor, the Royal Government lashed out at the Assayers, including them amongst the general proscription of disloyal and suspect individuals and agencies. Inevitably the Assayers were forced, for the first time in their history, into open revolt, and a state of [[Martial Law in Goldshire|Martial Law]] was declared, plunging Goldshire into turmoil.<br /> <br /> In 1639/6230 Goldshire was divided into three zones, the ESB Zone administered directly by the company reporting to the Royal Government, the Feudal Zone where existing lords rendered obedience to the [[Adam Ayreon-Kalirion|Khan of Cabbagefall]], and the two Military Zones (North and South) directly controlled by the [[Imperial Forces]] dispatched to assist the Royal Government.<br /> <br /> The first phase of open [[Civil War in Goldshire|civil war]] lasted until the latter half of 1640 and the fall of Goldshire Hamlet to mutinous troops in 1640, after which point the Kingdom [[Warring States Period|fragmented into three warring states]]<br /> <br /> Peace was declared in 1643.<br /> <br /> ==Culture==<br /> [[File:GSEthnicity.png|315px|thumb|right|&lt;div class=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;Ethnographic map of continental Goldshire as it was in the year 1653 AN .&lt;/div&gt; ]]<br /> Goldshirian culture, if such a unified thing can be said to exist, is largely agrarian laced with a mild to moderate mysticism. This paves the way for the Treesian, slightly oriental but thoroughly [[Cedrist]] manner of much of central Goldshire, giving way to more localized quirks and customs in the far reaches of Lunaris and Suthergold. The creative and aesthetic virtues are, at least ostensibly, more prominently valued in Goldshire than in some other parts of the Imperial Republic, or at least so it is alleged. <br /> <br /> While Goldshire traditionally had a well-developed noble class, the welfare of the common citizen is of chief concern: the fate of the common folk is said to be the fate of the Imperial State. A high degree of autonomy was assigned to the Counties where it could be applied more relevantly to the population, and the Goldshirian military was a strictly feudal arrangement comprised of a small professional elite leading a massive swathe of irregular militias. Much of this arrangement however was swept away in the civil war, with power slipping from the Royal Government, the nobility and the counties into the hands of militia groups backing, however tenuously, the respective claims of either the House of Merjaca or the House of Ayreon-Kalirion to the throne. After the dust settled, King Ryker revamped the military and placed himself in a position of more centralized authority, particularly following his purge of Goldshire's lesser nobility.<br /> <br /> One effect of the conflict has however been to galvanise the sense of a Goldshire nationhood, imperiled by the perfidious Elw from the north, and to revive the Cedrist faith that had, otherwise, come to be increasingly marginalized in the modern era. Ironically the ''Treesianoid'' House of Merjaca has been obliged to embrace Cedrism in the cause of resisting an Elwynnese dynasty whose [[Church of Elwynn|faith]] was steeped in the traditions of [[Treesian Unorthodoxy|Treesian religion]].<br /> <br /> Since the end of the Warring States Period and particularly following the draft beginning in the War of Lost Brothers, Goldshire has undergone a transformation into a more martial culture focused on protecting the Kingdom from Storish and Jing influences as well as creating a sort of mandatory education system in the for of military training. This rapid and penetrating force of military training has caused unique cultural shifts in the younger generations of the Kingdom, with prime examples being found in language and fashion which have both adopted and modified various militaristic elements.<br /> <br /> ==Demographics==<br /> <br /> Census 1656:<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> ! Subdivision !! Citizens !! Denizens !! Loyal Subjects !! Community Servitors !! <br /> |-<br /> ! Crowsilver<br /> | 20,027 || 2,770,000 || 333,248 || 352,085 || 3,475,360<br /> |-<br /> ! Elsyran<br /> | 203,886 || 20,346,856 || 2,172,182 || 861,824 || 23,584,748<br /> |-<br /> ! Holwinn<br /> | 67,663 || 8,936,977 || 771,750 || 352,110 || 10,128,500<br /> |-<br /> ! Lunaris<br /> | 70,084 || 7,220,283 || 4,684,194 || 2,304,667 || 14,279,228<br /> |-<br /> ! Suthergold<br /> | 208,882 || 19,728,215 || 1,341,088 || 352,544 || 21,630,729<br /> |-<br /> ! Wintergleam<br /> | 29,129 || 3,050,702 || 2,253,376 || 2,160,934 || 7,494,141<br /> |-<br /> ! Total<br /> | 599,671 || 62,053,033 || 11,555,838 || 6,384,164 || 80,592,706<br /> |}<br /> <br /> [[category:Goldshire]]</div>

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Ryker https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=Chryste&diff=36599 2018-08-01T02:32:59Z

<p>Ryker: </p> <hr /> <div>{{city2<br /> |flag = coaChryste.png<br /> |location = Elsyran, [[Goldshire]]<br /> |name = City of Chryste<br /> |population = -<br /> |type= City <br /> |rulers= Elected Council of Chryse<br /> |religion= Cedrism, Realist Temple Church, various minor religions<br /> |military= One Goldshire Regular Garrison<br /> |image_map Chrystepic.png<br /> |places= Iron Works District, Royal University of Chryste, Alhambra Mansion, The Residency<br /> |founding= 512 AN<br /> }}<br /> '''Chryste''' (officially '''Chryse''') is a city in Goldshire and one of the main trading ports of the [[Royal Iron Company]] of Goldshire. It was one of the three cities governed by the Company, along with [[New Harbor]] and [[Erudition]].<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> <br /> ===Early History===<br /> <br /> Chryste was founded in 512 AN, and remained a small town until the early 16th century. It received attention when one of the citizens of the town, the alchemist Nicolo Struph, allegedly discovered a method to transfer pure iron ore into gold. <br /> <br /> ===Iron Company===<br /> <br /> The Royal Iron Company of Goldshire made Chryste their largest port and headquarters for the daily operations of the Company in Shireroth. This move also saw a major extension of the Chryste harbour and the industrial facilities to the North of the city. The city was returned to local rule after the iron Company failed to maintain its royal contract and the warrant was officially withdrawn in 1662.<br /> [[File:Chryste.png|thumb|300px|left|The City of Chryste in 1641 AN]]<br /> <br /> ===Bombing===<br /> <br /> The metal-working districts of the city were struck by a heavy air-raid on the night of the 11th of Nomeziooqu in the year 1641 carried out by the [[Imperial Shirerithian Air Forces]] on the personal order of the Minister of Military Affairs, [[Thorgils Tarjeisson]][http://bastionunion.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1375&amp;t=17979&amp;p=145262#p145262(1)]. His motivations for doing so remain obscure [http://bastionunion.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=538&amp;p=145237#p145237(1)] but were believed to be related to the ongoing [[Civil War in Goldshire]]. <br /> <br /> ===Rebuilding===<br /> <br /> Rebuilding of the damaged city centre of Chryste started immediately after the airstrike. However, the rebuilding of the damaged industrial areas of the city went on more slowly because of the fact that the Institution for Alchemy, a crucial factory for the industry as a whole, was struck by a bomb and was almost entirely destroyed. About 60% of the Gold and Silver transport was relocated to the port of [[New Harbor]].<br /> <br /> ==Royal University of Chryste==<br /> [[File:RUC.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Royal University of Chryste main building]]<br /> The Royal University of Chryste is considered one of the most prominent institutes of higher education in Goldshire in the fields of economics and philosophy. Their engineering department, however, has consistently received criticism from other academic institutions. Albeit being damaged in an airstrike, the University compound is still one of the most beautiful buildings of the city.<br /> <br /> ===Notable Graduates===<br /> <br /> *[[Jeremy Archer]]<br /> *Valkner Lewis<br /> *[[Ludovic Verion]]<br /> <br /> ==Sights==<br /> <br /> Aside from the renowned architecture of the Royal University, Chryste is home to several other notable sites. The Residency, once home of the Governor-Representative of the Royal Iron Company, is one of the most luxurious and eye-catching buildings of the city, made out of bright white marble and precious stones.<br /> <br /> For the fans of history among us, the Iron Pit was the second largest fighting pit in Goldshire, after the Kingsgate Pit, before both were converted in to penitentiaries in late 1662. The city also houses the football club [http://micras.org/wiki/index.php?title=Chryste_Miners_FC Chryste Miners FC].<br /> <br /> [[Category:Goldshire]][[Category:Cities]]</div>

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<p>Ryker: /* Sights */</p> <hr /> <div>{{city2<br /> |flag = coaChryste.png<br /> |location = Elsyran, [[Goldshire]]<br /> |name = City of Chryste<br /> |population = -<br /> |type= City <br /> |rulers= [[Villiam Al-Basani]]<br /> |religion= Cedrism, Realist Temple Church, various minor religions<br /> |military= One Goldshire Regular Garrison<br /> |image_map Chrystepic.png<br /> |places= Iron Works District, Royal University of Chryste, Alhambra Mansion, The Residency<br /> |founding= 512 AN<br /> }}<br /> '''Chryste''' (officially '''Chryse''') is a city in Goldshire and one of the main trading ports of the [[Royal Iron Company]] of Goldshire. It was one of the three cities governed by the Company, along with [[New Harbor]] and [[Erudition]].<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> <br /> ===Early History===<br /> <br /> Chryste was founded in 512 AN, and remained a small town until the early 16th century. It received attention when one of the citizens of the town, the alchemist Nicolo Struph, allegedly discovered a method to transfer pure iron ore into gold. <br /> <br /> ===Iron Company===<br /> <br /> The Royal Iron Company of Goldshire made Chryste their largest port and headquarters for the daily operations of the Company in Shireroth. This move also saw a major extension of the Chryste harbour and the industrial facilities to the North of the city. The city was returned to local rule after the iron Company failed to maintain its royal contract and the warrant was officially withdrawn in 1662.<br /> [[File:Chryste.png|thumb|300px|left|The City of Chryste in 1641 AN]]<br /> <br /> ===Bombing===<br /> <br /> The metal-working districts of the city were struck by a heavy air-raid on the night of the 11th of Nomeziooqu in the year 1641 carried out by the [[Imperial Shirerithian Air Forces]] on the personal order of the Minister of Military Affairs, [[Thorgils Tarjeisson]][http://bastionunion.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1375&amp;t=17979&amp;p=145262#p145262(1)]. His motivations for doing so remain obscure [http://bastionunion.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=538&amp;p=145237#p145237(1)] but were believed to be related to the ongoing [[Civil War in Goldshire]]. <br /> <br /> ===Rebuilding===<br /> <br /> Rebuilding of the damaged city centre of Chryste started immediately after the airstrike. However, the rebuilding of the damaged industrial areas of the city went on more slowly because of the fact that the Institution for Alchemy, a crucial factory for the industry as a whole, was struck by a bomb and was almost entirely destroyed. About 60% of the Gold and Silver transport was relocated to the port of [[New Harbor]].<br /> <br /> ==Royal University of Chryste==<br /> [[File:RUC.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Royal University of Chryste main building]]<br /> The Royal University of Chryste is considered one of the most prominent institutes of higher education in Goldshire in the fields of economics and philosophy. Their engineering department, however, has consistently received criticism from other academic institutions. Albeit being damaged in an airstrike, the University compound is still one of the most beautiful buildings of the city.<br /> <br /> ===Notable Graduates===<br /> <br /> *[[Jeremy Archer]]<br /> *Valkner Lewis<br /> *[[Ludovic Verion]]<br /> <br /> ==Sights==<br /> <br /> Aside from the renowned architecture of the Royal University, Chryste is home to several other notable sites. The Residency, once home of the Governor-Representative of the Royal Iron Company, is one of the most luxurious and eye-catching buildings of the city, made out of bright white marble and precious stones.<br /> <br /> For the fans of history among us, the Iron Pit was the second largest fighting pit in Goldshire, after the Kingsgate Pit, before both were converted in to penitentiaries in late 1662. The city also houses the football club [http://micras.org/wiki/index.php?title=Chryste_Miners_FC Chryste Miners FC].<br /> <br /> [[Category:Goldshire]][[Category:Cities]]</div>

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<p>Ryker: /* Iron Company */</p> <hr /> <div>{{city2<br /> |flag = coaChryste.png<br /> |location = Elsyran, [[Goldshire]]<br /> |name = City of Chryste<br /> |population = -<br /> |type= City <br /> |rulers= [[Villiam Al-Basani]]<br /> |religion= Cedrism, Realist Temple Church, various minor religions<br /> |military= One Goldshire Regular Garrison<br /> |image_map Chrystepic.png<br /> |places= Iron Works District, Royal University of Chryste, Alhambra Mansion, The Residency<br /> |founding= 512 AN<br /> }}<br /> '''Chryste''' (officially '''Chryse''') is a city in Goldshire and one of the main trading ports of the [[Royal Iron Company]] of Goldshire. It was one of the three cities governed by the Company, along with [[New Harbor]] and [[Erudition]].<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> <br /> ===Early History===<br /> <br /> Chryste was founded in 512 AN, and remained a small town until the early 16th century. It received attention when one of the citizens of the town, the alchemist Nicolo Struph, allegedly discovered a method to transfer pure iron ore into gold. <br /> <br /> ===Iron Company===<br /> <br /> The Royal Iron Company of Goldshire made Chryste their largest port and headquarters for the daily operations of the Company in Shireroth. This move also saw a major extension of the Chryste harbour and the industrial facilities to the North of the city. The city was returned to local rule after the iron Company failed to maintain its royal contract and the warrant was officially withdrawn in 1662.<br /> [[File:Chryste.png|thumb|300px|left|The City of Chryste in 1641 AN]]<br /> <br /> ===Bombing===<br /> <br /> The metal-working districts of the city were struck by a heavy air-raid on the night of the 11th of Nomeziooqu in the year 1641 carried out by the [[Imperial Shirerithian Air Forces]] on the personal order of the Minister of Military Affairs, [[Thorgils Tarjeisson]][http://bastionunion.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1375&amp;t=17979&amp;p=145262#p145262(1)]. His motivations for doing so remain obscure [http://bastionunion.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=538&amp;p=145237#p145237(1)] but were believed to be related to the ongoing [[Civil War in Goldshire]]. <br /> <br /> ===Rebuilding===<br /> <br /> Rebuilding of the damaged city centre of Chryste started immediately after the airstrike. However, the rebuilding of the damaged industrial areas of the city went on more slowly because of the fact that the Institution for Alchemy, a crucial factory for the industry as a whole, was struck by a bomb and was almost entirely destroyed. About 60% of the Gold and Silver transport was relocated to the port of [[New Harbor]].<br /> <br /> ==Royal University of Chryste==<br /> [[File:RUC.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Royal University of Chryste main building]]<br /> The Royal University of Chryste is considered one of the most prominent institutes of higher education in Goldshire in the fields of economics and philosophy. Their engineering department, however, has consistently received criticism from other academic institutions. Albeit being damaged in an airstrike, the University compound is still one of the most beautiful buildings of the city.<br /> <br /> ===Notable Graduates===<br /> <br /> *[[Jeremy Archer]]<br /> *Valkner Lewis<br /> *[[Ludovic Verion]]<br /> <br /> ==Sights==<br /> <br /> Aside from the renowned architecture of the Royal University, Chryste is home to several other notable sites. The Residency, once home of the Governor-Representative of the Royal Iron Company, is one of the most luxurious and eye-catching buildings of the city, made out of bright white marble and precious stones.<br /> <br /> For the fans of sports among us, the Iron Pit is the second largest fighting pit in Goldshire, after the Kingsgate Pit. The city also houses the football club [http://micras.org/wiki/index.php?title=Chryste_Miners_FC Chryste Miners FC].<br /> <br /> [[Category:Goldshire]][[Category:Cities]]</div>

Ryker https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=Lunaris&diff=36594 2018-07-31T03:11:55Z

<p>Ryker: /* Environment &amp; Geography */</p> <hr /> <div>{{subdivision Goldshire|<br /> image_flag = Lunarisflag.png | <br /> coat of arms = Lunarisarms.png|<br /> subdivision = County of Lunaris |<br /> status = County |<br /> capital = Lune Villa |<br /> largecity = Mesior, Teldrin |<br /> government = &lt;small&gt;Rebels: Occult Feudalism&lt;/small&gt; |<br /> leader = &lt;small&gt;Rebels: [[Lodge of Stars]]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br&gt; |<br /> title = Count of Lunaris |<br /> language = English, [[Bastardized Latin]], Aryash |<br /> religion = [[Cedrism]], Folk Superstition |<br /> }}<br /> <br /> Lunaris is the oldest Shirerithian territory of its size on the mainland of [[Benacia]], being founded seven ASC centuries before the [[New Feudalism]] which delineated its neighbors. It is located on the east side of the lower River Elwynn, and is known primarily for its art scene and its deep mysticism.<br /> <br /> ==Early Years==<br /> <br /> Lunaris was founded in 1520 ASC by the Bemangoed Duchess of Goldshire [[Kaiseress Jadie I]], as the fiefdom of [[Eriana Moon]], a member of the Ducal Court. Eriana was a decorative clay sculptor among other things, and saw art as the means to advance her subject population. At the time of her arrival, the people of Lunaris were a series of moon-worshiping cults of largely Khaz Modani heritage who initially despised their new ruler as she was of Treesian origin. However they were quickly won over by Eriana's taste for the aesthetic, her knowledge of the arcane arts and her moody temperament - all things which she had in common with them. Her reported ability to shift her form into that of various animals was especially well received by those of [[Horjin]]-esque belief among the population who treated her as a living Goddess. From the seat of her rule on the Eastern coast, she soon united the scattered chiefdoms of Lunaris under her rule.<br /> <br /> During this period, the essential characteristics of Lunaris arose. Most of the playhouses - complexes combining theatres, art studios and other creative resources which now stand in every town and village in Lunaris - were built during this time. Then, beginning as an affectionate term among the chattering classes of Treesia, the people of Lunaris came to be known as the Lunatics. For a time, the rapid development of Lunaris under Eriana's visionary rule attracted visitors and admirers from across Shireroth.<br /> <br /> This honeymoon period is generally accepted to have ended with the onset of the [[War of the Wylthean Succession]] in the 1760s ASC, which pitted Lunaris against its suzerain [[Duchy of Goldshire]] - each backing different contenders to the Mango Throne of Shireroth. Legend has it that Lunaris' contribution to the cause of [[Kaiser Los II]] was a pack of ferocious leopards; history does not record their fate. Lunaris itself was protected during this time by an artifact known only as The Bubble; a type of energy field controlled by a remote device which could be adjusted in size, allowing those inside to leave but denying the entry of those outside. The Bubble was expanded to cover the entirety of Lunaris except for the Northwest salient around Teldrin, which was briefly besieged by a Goldshirian army.<br /> <br /> When the war drew to a close and The Bubble was deactivated, it released the wreckage of a Babkhan transport plane which had crashed into it during the hostilities. This plane fell into the Lacus Conticinium - which in those days was a deep lake rather than the silty swamp it is today - and it was during the recovery operation that a nest of Daemons was discovered in the area. These Daemons, being upset by the intrusion, plagued Lunaris intermittently until the establishment of the Temple of Lockenhasp to contain them in 3302 ASC.<br /> <br /> Eriana's reign concluded with her sacrificial suicide to save the Baron of Amity &amp; Mirioth - her lover and old war ally - from the mysterious poison with which he was afflicted. Her mortal blood cured the poison, but at the cost of her own life. For some time after her death, her spirit occasionally reappeared - claiming to reside among &quot;people of mist and shadow&quot; and generally putting the scares up anybody she visited.<br /> <br /> ==Partition and Unification==<br /> <br /> After Eriana's death, Lunaris was left in a state of anarchy. In 2285 ASC the New Feudalism of Kaiser Yarad I partioned Lunaris into two halves: Upper Lunaris and Lower Lunaris. These halves eventually found rule under Hatter Elfson, an itinerant airship-dweller who made his residence in Upper Lunaris in 2346 ASC; and [[Krasniy]] Yastreb, an old suitor of Eriana's who assumed the rule of Lower Lunaris in 2363 ASC. This time was a high point of Lunatic activity, with frequent and amiable communication between the two rulers and regular appearances from the spirit of Eriana. It was also during this time that the first proper towns in Lunaris began to take shape, as did the increase of farming and forestry which led Lunatics to greater prosperity.<br /> <br /> After the emigration of Hatter to [[Yardistan]] and a brief power vacuum in circles of nobility higher than the Lunarises, Krasniy Yastreb siezed his chance and reunited them back into a single Lunaris in the illustrious year of 3286. This event also marked the final appearance of the spirit of Eriana who offered a brief congratulation, disappeared back into the shadows and has not been seen since.<br /> <br /> ==The Arya Occupation==<br /> <br /> After the reunification Krasniy decided to leave on an extremely long break, with dire consequences. As the wheels of history turned and Lunaris' cultural value was forgotten, an Antican provincial leader called [[Aryeztur Mejorkhor]] arrived in Lunaris in 3737 ASC after fleeing the disintegration of his homeland. He decided to settle in the area, but instead of adopting the local customs he summoned 55,000 colonists from his homeland (the Arya people) to enforce their own social code on Lunaris. A wave of forced religious conversion and population displacement followed, with most native Lunatics either assimilated or fleeing to the forests. Mejorkhor's rule was rapidly entrenched over the southern shore of Lunaris, where he built the city of Mejor as the seat of his power.<br /> <br /> After a series of skirmishes and negotiations with the resisting Lunatics, Mejorkhor eventually relented and allowed them safe haven in the town of Erianamor in 3769. Shortly afterwards he allowed the forests of Lunaris the same status, as he was unable to control their rebellious Lunatic population at any rate. His rule remained strong elsewhere however, particularly on the southern coast and at one point extending across all of Goldshire. Lunaris was eventually restored to dignity by the Lunaris Return Settlement of 3961, brokered by [[Kaiseress Anandja II]] with the backing of many Shirerithians whose fond memories of Lunaris remained strong. The Settlement reversed most of Mejorkhor's changes and restored Lunatic self-determination, in exchange for allowing Mejorkhor to remain in the city of Mejor. This was an irreversible affront to Mejorkhor's ambitions, however, and he soon left the city to its own devices with only an impressive architectural legacy and the descendants of his colonists to administer it.<br /> <br /> ==The Yastrebs' Return==<br /> <br /> After Mejorkhor's departure Lunaris was left as a sleepy backwater for many generations, with only its larger towns and its strategically important Guttuli islands getting any historical mention. Eventually Lunaris' old ruler, Krasniy Yastreb, surfaced from his extended wanderings and returned to assume rule of the county in 4967 ASC. Enraged by events in his absence, he embarked on a series of punitive expeditions againt the residual Arya population of Lunaris which earned him the condemnation of many Shirerithians. This culminated in the Battle of the Salus Forest, whereby the intermittent Arya resistance to Lunatic rule was finally put down in incredibly gruesome circumstances involving large amounts of untrained mobs on both sides. The battle descended into a bloodthirsty and undiscriminatory carnage which was only calmed by the arrival of soldiers from the more professional Lunatic Legion.<br /> <br /> Later years saw a calming of events, with Krasniy settling down to write plays, chronicle the Lunatic mythology and pursue greater things as Duke of Goldshire. During this time the Lunatic Legion distinguished itself in action during the Cabbage Crisis, and the FNORD-winning Lunatic play ''Kapusta Kaput'' depicting the event was written shortly afterwards. In time, Krasniy's rule over Lunaris was passed down through his descendants (his son Ryabin being elevated to the Mango Throne itself as [[Kaiser Mo'll I]]) and, until the turn of the 7th millennium, Lunaris remained a fief of the House of Yastreb.<br /> <br /> ==The Age of Sutherlune==<br /> <br /> Centuries after the loss of any trace of the Yastrebs in Lunaris, and facing being divided into northern and southern halves by the plans of Queen Noor bint Daniyal, Lunaris turned to Ryker Everstone of [[Suthergold]]. Being a long time ally of the Yastreb family and the Lunaris which it had built, Count Everstone successfully pushed back against Noor Bint Daniyal's proposed border reorganization in the county. Grateful for his services and seeing the need for a just representative, the Lunatics supported Count Everstone when he announced his desires for Countship over Lunaris. Having gained control over two counties, and in accordance with recent law changes, Ryker was then the duke of the newly created Duchy of Sutherlune. This entity endured until his departure to Natopia whereupon it was dissolved and Lunaris was placed in the care of the [[ESB-Jörmungandr Group]] until a new Count could be appointed.<br /> <br /> ==Martial Law and Civil War==<br /> <br /> The deterioration in relations between Queen Noor and the native institutions of Goldshire came to a head when her two sons, the Princes Arn and Rostam were poisoned. Consumed by paranoia and anguish, Noor readily acceded to the recommendations of the ESB-Jörmungandr Group to implement martial law and begin a general purge of her enemies such as the [[Assayers]] and those who failed her such as the [[Leonid Guard]]. <br /> <br /> Doubtful of the ability of the [[Goldshire Regulars]] and the ESB's [[Directorate of Security]] to restore order, and unwilling to place excessive trust in the county militias, the Royal Government invited the [[MoMA]] to send the [[Imperial Forces]] to assist in hunting down the Assayers.<br /> <br /> This last act pushed the Lunatic Legion into open revolt. In response the Martial Law Administrator, [[Doctor Ernst Cryptsinger]] created a special Military Zone in Lunaris that became, in effect, a live fire zone for the Imperial Forces deployed in the County. This zone included [[Lune Villa]] and the Forest of Eth and became in itself a tacit admission that these areas had fallen outside of government control.<br /> <br /> As resistance to her rule mounted Noor unleashed her new bodyguard, the [[Jaysh al-Sathrati]] upon the southern rebels. In itself this was an act of desperation that backfired and led to the creation of the [[Army of the Golden Dawn]] as the militias of Ran and Elsenar rose up and joined the revolt against the [[Line of Ayreon-Kalirion]].<br /> <br /> ==Reconstruction==<br /> Shortly after hostilities ended across Goldshire, Ryker returned and reclaimed his place on the throne. Noting Ynnraile's acquisition of Telrin (and not wanting to upset the return to peace), he awarded Lunaris a large swath of land to its north which they named Poena. This gesture went largely without regarded throughout the county and so the region became a sort of haven for the Octoluners whose fortune was now on par with the rest of the Kingdom.<br /> <br /> ==Environment &amp; Geography==<br /> <br /> [[File:Lunarismap5244.png | thumb | A map of old Lunaris.]]<br /> <br /> Lunaris' climate ranges from the temperate to the subtropical, with rapid changes in weather due to its coastal exposure. A large part of Lunaris is a mixture of open grassland and dense forest, the former bearing a profusion of wild flowers and the latter being composed largely of Cedar trees. A large swathe of land in central Lunaris, known as the Hortus Ortus Intemptesta Nox in the local vernacular - is given over to floral horticulture. In the south and east, the River Elwynn irrigates great tracts of farmland.<br /> <br /> In ancient times Lunaris was overrun by leopards, deer, cats and owls. These are thought to have experienced a rapid decline after the death of Eriana Moon, nearing extinction during the Arya occupation. Since the return of the Yastrebs, however, intensive conservation efforts and a degree of statutory protection have gradually restored their numbers - although they remain nowhere near the absolute swarms of Eriana's day.<br /> <br /> Settlement in Lunaris is mostly non-urban, with only the city of '''Mesior''' on the Southern coast having any resemblence to a city. It was founded in the Partition Years by Count Krasniy Yastreb of Lower Lunaris as the small town of Smotretka. Here the Count made his capital, - building a narrow, mile-high tower as his residence with a commanding view of the River Elwynn archipelago. Later, long after the tower's collapse and the fading of Smotretka into obscurity, it was revived by the invader Aryeztur Mejorkhor as his own capital. He renamed it Mejor, and developed it significantly into a port city. Despite Mejorkhor's departure and the latinisation of the city's name to Mesior, its streets and alleys remain dominated by the Eastern-style architecture of that earlier age and its parks still grow the strange trees[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khat] brought in by the Arya.<br /> <br /> The other main settlements of Lunaris do not suit the name of 'town', as they are in effect town-sized villages dominated by single-storey detached cottages and agricultural smallholdings alongside larger buildings such as playhouses. The most important of these places is '''Lune Villa''', the capital of Lunaris. Here the government of Lunaris is undertaken from an ornate, turreted mansion known as the House of Quills, or HoQ for short. Lune Villa sits on the edge of the Volaticus Forest, and is relatively quiet considering its status. Most of the sparse population are directly involved with Lunaris' government.<br /> <br /> Probably the most important settlement in Lunaris is '''Erianamor''', which boasts the highest density of playhouses and performing artists in all of Lunaris. Despite being as sparsely built as Lune Villa it is considerably busier, with the resident artists living alongside merchants who use the Erianamor's famous market as a hub of trade. This in turn attracts a great deal of visitors. Erianamor also holds the distinction of being the only part of Lunaris not to succumb to Mejorkhor's invasion, earning it a name as the only truly 'untainted' part of Lunaris and the last stronghold of Lunatic culture. Erianamor lies on the Pratum Libertas, an expanse of uncultivated open plain with a large population of wild deer.<br /> <br /> In the northwest of Lunaris, on the banks of the River Elwynn lies the port of '''Teldrin'''. It was first established as a Goldshirian garrison against the designs of [[Brookshire]] and [[Musica]] on Goldshire's southern flank, and further strengthened by Duke Zarathustra Erutirn of Goldshire after the [[War of the Wylthean Succession]] to reassert his rule over the recently-rebellious Lunaris. It is still called Fort Erutirn to this day, and houses military units under both Lunatic and Goldshirian flags. Teldrin is perhaps the least Lunatic part of Lunaris, experiencing countless foreign influences via the River Elwynn and sharing many characteristics with Ransenar, the County to its immediate north and the homeland of Hatter Elfson whose rule extended into Upper Lunaris during the Partition Years. Despite this the citizens of Teldrin, known for their tendency to tilt their heads like dogs in curiosity at anything interesting, retain a pride in their Lunatic roots.<br /> <br /> In parts of Lunaris lie the remnants of ancient lakes, long since drained for agriculture or silted up into swampland. The largest of these is the Lacus Conticinium of Daemonic fame, but to the northwest is also the remnants of the Tantillus Arcanum, a lake used as a holy shrine by the ancients of Lunaris and reported to grant intense magical powers to those who know its secrets.<br /> <br /> Just south of the Tantillus Arcanum rises the Eldar hills. Here the gentle hills of northern Lunaris become considerably steeper before dropping suddenly into the flat plains of the south. The range was reportedly formed by the sacrifical death of Baroness Eriana, its summit located at the very site of her death. The Eldar hills have large concentrations of gold deposits, and several small mines exist in the area for the exploitation of that resource.<br /> <br /> ==Government==<br /> <br /> [[File:Lunarisarms.png | thumb | The Seal of the County of Lunaris.]]<br /> <br /> Lunaris is ruled by the Count, and at the time of this writing Lunaris is a subject territory of the Duchy of Goldshire. The governance of Lunaris is nominally the domain of the Count, who administers the County from the House of Quills in Lune Villa. Here he directs the County Wardens, who in turn administer the Wards of Lunaris on the Count's behalf. Each Warden is also assigned a ministerial (or Foliant, as it is called in Lunaris) brief, ranging from the vital to the sinecurial.<br /> <br /> The entirety of Lunatic government is overseen by the Lodge of Stars of Lumenetra, an occult order whose membership includes every citizen of Lunaris and certain honoured foreigners. Promotion through the ranks of Lunaris' government, and in many other areas of Luantic life, is dependent on advancement through the degrees of the Star Lodge. This ensures the steady and natural instruction of important individuals in the Lunatic virtues of beauty and self-sacrifice. The practice also protects against the absorption of foreign ideas like scientific reductionism and anthropocentrism which, while popular with Lunaris' neighbours, are completely antithetical and destructive to the mystical Lunatic character.<br /> <br /> On each new moon the people of Lunaris confer in the Meadows of Erianamor around an enormous pit of fire, holding what is best described as a mixture between a celebratory festival and a parliamentary gathering. Here the Count and his Wardens listen to the concerns of the common Lunatic, and indulge in their pleasures.<br /> <br /> Below the Ward level, individual villages and communities in Lunaris are self administered in the peasant fashion. This causes a wide variance in rules of public order, and an equally wide variance in criminal punishments which are informal and often brutal. The general tradition of Lunatic justice is punishment in kind. Therefore capital punishment is usually only reserved for murderers, rapists are raped, thieves are deprived of all their property, and so on. The quality of the judicial process, like the rules and sentences, varies widely across Lunaris. If in doubt, just be nice to people. It's not that hard.<br /> <br /> The military defence of Lunaris is undertaken by the Lunatic Legion, which emphasises mobile, insurgent and generally asymmetric warfare against an opponent presumed to be stronger. The Legion uses a large number of trained animals as weapons, as well as a disproportionately large amount of incendiary munitions. The Legion's entertainment and welfare units have distinguished themselves in battle abroad, particularly during the [[Cabbage Crisis]].<br /> <br /> ==Society==<br /> <br /> <br /> To the foreign eye the Lunatic people are awkward and capricious, with a short attention spans and frequent tantrums. The one thing which enjoys a Lunatic's concentration is art, and over the generations the spheres of work and art have fused to allow a basic level of economic productivity. In agriculture for example, something as simple as a farm hand's scythe can be found with an ornate carved handle and engraved blade - and the work to which it is put often involves the harvest of only half a field, to allow for pretty patterns to be carved out of the crop. Such indulgences in every Lunatic workplace result in an abundance of aesthetic beauty in evreyday life, despite being horrendously inefficient in economic terms.<br /> <br /> The village playhouses, in addition to being the centres of government, are also the centres of Lunatic social life. In the early evening, most Lunatic villages are deserted as the villagers cram into the playhouses to see whatever is on show - whether theatrical, musical or simply educational. There is no particular boundary between a meeting to discuss important community issues and a cabaret, for instance. The playhouses often combine such things into a single show with a high level of audience interaction.<br /> <br /> In their private lives, Lunatics are ruled by their inner torments and superstitions. At times these experiences congeal into a greater spirituality, with most Lunatics loosely accepting the structure of the Cedrist Temple as part of this - but unlike the rest of the Cedrist world, religious experience in Lunaris is mostly mystical and personal, with voices in the head and signs taken from nature holding far more weight than the second-hand teachings of a priest.<br /> <br /> Most Lunatics speak [[Shirithian English]], although Latin is used extensively in official paperwork and a heavily-butchered variant of it is spoken natively around Erianamor, Lumenetra and the Salus forest. The Lunatic accent is distinctively feline, with nasal vowels and heavily voiced consonants sounding like a stream of purrs and meows.<br /> <br /> Owing to its heavily aesthetic and verbal traditions, the literacy rate in Lunaris is abnormally low compared to its neighbours. This is also exacerbated by the high proportion of the insane and imbecilic in the Lunatic population, where such characteristics are relatively free of stigma and thus attract a steady stream of mentally-challenged individuals to settle in Lunaris from abroad. Despite this, a small and highly literate elite exists around the larger playhouses and the House of Quills, looking after the more important aspects of Lunatic state and society on behalf of the less able.<br /> <br /> ==Demographics==<br /> <br /> From the Census of 1636.6118 (Elw.ASC)<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable collapsible&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! scope=&quot;col&quot; | Ward<br /> ! scope=&quot;col&quot; | Lunatic<br /> ! scope=&quot;col&quot; | Goldshirean<br /> ! scope=&quot;col&quot; | Octalune <br /> ! scope=&quot;col&quot; | Other Shirerithian<br /> ! scope=&quot;col&quot; | Other (Human)<br /> ! scope=&quot;col&quot; | Other (Inhuman)<br /> ! scope=&quot;col&quot; | Total Population<br /> |-<br /> |Aina|| 808,900 ||234|| 12,780|| 4|| 0|| 1|| 821,919<br /> |-<br /> |Castra|| 27,700|| 764|| 8,091|| 1|| 0|| 8|| 36,564<br /> |-<br /> |Comiporta|| 51,400|| 233|| 12,088|| 6|| 0|| 9|| 63,736<br /> |-<br /> |Divesagris|| 322,300|| 124|| 25,098|| 3|| 0|| 3|| 347,528<br /> |-<br /> |Erianamor (Town)|| 180,000|| 28,097|| 2,098|| 2|| 801|| 22|| 211,020<br /> |-<br /> |Erianamor (Ward)|| 730,100|| 239|| 12,765|| 42|| 0|| 12|| 743,158<br /> |-<br /> |Hatterlitore|| 365,200|| 324|| 2,300|| 3|| 0|| 4|| 367,831<br /> |-<br /> |Histrionus|| 93,300|| 127|| 15,044|| 14|| 0|| 1|| 108,486<br /> |-<br /> |Lockenhasp|| 13,098|| 1,022|| 2,034|| 123|| 0|| 99,666|| 115,943<br /> |-<br /> |Lumenetra|| 116,000|| 871|| 12,482|| 12|| 0|| 7|| 129,372<br /> |-<br /> |Lune Villa|| 169,690|| 34,098|| 12,911|| 22,098|| 0|| 12|| 238,809<br /> |-<br /> |Magnisaltus|| 135,700|| 44|| 16,043|| 23|| 1|| 88|| 151,899<br /> |-<br /> |Veset (Mediguttula)|| 2,091|| 0|| 34|| 97|| 0|| 901|| 3,123<br /> |-<br /> |Mesior (Urban Ward)|| 281,076|| 25,094|| 23,987|| 43,023|| 12098|| 12|| 385,290<br /> |-<br /> |Mesior (Rural Ward)|| 800,200|| 3,460|| 73,023|| 8|| 0|| 1|| 876,692<br /> |-<br /> |Occiguttula|| 109|| 0|| 132|| 1|| 0|| 587|| 829<br /> |-<br /> |Origuttula|| 188|| 0|| 144|| 90|| 0|| 1,067|| 1,489<br /> |-<br /> |Piscecuris|| 861,700|| 43|| 14,901|| 53|| 12|| 0|| 876,709<br /> |-<br /> |Podaestuar|| 188,290|| 2,143|| 31,098|| 32|| 0|| 3|| 221,566<br /> |-<br /> |Podeldar|| 731,400|| 1,098|| 12,098|| 7|| 0|| 0|| 744,603<br /> |-<br /> |Poema|| 910,200|| 2,988|| 14,872|| 5|| 0|| 12|| 928,077<br /> |-<br /> |Postremo|| 54,088|| 345|| 12,098|| 7|| 123|| 34|| 66,695<br /> |-<br /> |Redepmtio|| 74,087|| 765|| 13,092|| 11|| 0|| 1|| 87,956<br /> |-<br /> |Salispartem|| 138,400|| 3,098|| 21,122|| 3|| 0|| 0|| 162,623<br /> |-<br /> |Tantillus|| 536,000|| 4,091|| 12,098|| 4|| 0|| 2|| 552,195<br /> |-<br /> |Teldrin (Urban Ward)|| 220,890|| 81,002|| 22,980|| 21,087|| 678|| 0|| 346,637<br /> |-<br /> |Teldrin (Rural Ward)|| 413,800|| 21,870|| 34,089|| 5,322|| 97|| 33|| 475,211<br /> |-<br /> |Tumulus|| 23,200|| 765|| 17,098|| 45|| 0|| 2|| 41,110<br /> |-<br /> |Vallis|| 21,400|| 120|| 23,096|| 5|| 0|| 3|| 44,624<br /> |-<br /> |Villa|| 62,812|| 3,345|| 12,532|| 2|| 3|| 1|| 75,350<br /> |-<br /> |'''Total Population of Lunaris'''|| 8,333,319|| 213,059|| 472,228|| 92,133|| 13,813|| 102,492|| 9,227,044<br /> |-<br /> |}</div>

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<p>Ryker: </p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Assayers.png|thumb|If you get a letter with this on it, your troubles are only just beginning.]]<br /> <br /> An ancient and arcane organisation that routinely exceeded its remit, to the great sorrow of most of those who ever encountered them. After being suppressed as a mere organised crime syndicate following the [[Civil War in Goldshire]], they have resurfaced as Assayer Armaments. <br /> <br /> == History ==<br /> <br /> The Assayers - or more formally, the '''Chamber of Assay of the Avakair Mint and Bullion Depository''' - are an organisation founded to maintain the quality and reliability of currency and precious metals passing through the mint at Avakair, [[Ynnraile]] - which traditionally holds the Imperial contract for the production of [[Erb]]. Over the years its activities expanded to reach far beyond its original remit, to the point where it resembled something between an intelligence agency and an organised crime syndicate defying all attempts at regulation.<br /> <br /> The Assayers came into their most notable form during the Avakair Mint's rise to Imperial prominence during the rule of Baron Yvain Wintersong of Ynnraile. They were tasked with overseeing the rigorous quality control regime for the production of Erb, and granted wide-ranging powers to do so. The first Committee of Assay was populated by the precious few experts in currency found in the then-defunct [[Goldshire]], almost all of whom came from a single family: the Mercajas, famed as the ruthless Treesian merchant clan whose rule had once extended over all Goldshire - and whose power had worried the Gods enough to forge the [[Sword of Vengeance]] to contain them. After the Mercajas' humiliation at the hands of [[Raynor Me'Jiliad]] and the absorption of their Goldshirian realm into the newly-founded [[Shireroth]], the family's remnants sank into obscurity for millennia - quietly accepting the supremacy of the [[Cedrist]] Gods who had arrested their rise, and returning to the pursuit of finance and trade from which they had come. It was their descendants who were cautiously rehabilitated by the Avakair Mint, to utilise their ancient skills and safeguard the Mint's reputation.<br /> <br /> The Assayers used the old Mercaja cunning to further its bureaucratic aims within the Mint; first ousting all non-Mercaja appointees from the Committee of Assay itself, then slowly taking control of the management of the entire Mint. Their methods were decisive and discreet, with all who so much as murmured opposition simply disappearing off the face of Micras without any conclusive proof leading back to the Assayers themselves. Those wiser souls within the Mint learned to co-operate with the Assayers at every turn, not only to achieve their own aims but to preserve their lives.<br /> <br /> At this point the Assayers' sphere of dominance began to creep from the Avakair Mint itself to the nearest organs of government, and the focus of the Assayers' efforts expanded from simple currency control to furthering the interests of the Assayers themselves. While the Assayers' appetite for political involvement had been irrevocably damaged by Raynor's defeat of the Mercajas, those areas immediately concerning them were gradually made &quot;safe&quot; for their operations. The authorities of the City of Avakair soon learned to receive the Assayers favourably, otherwise key clerks and officials would begin to go missing.<br /> <br /> The Assayers' capacity for intelligence gathering had begun as a network of informers in the financial profession. Soon it rapidly expanded into a cadre of active agents doing its bidding in the Avakair area, as well as key Ducal offices in Goldshire and even the Imperial [[Ministry of Trade]]. This talent caught the eye of Goldshire's Dukes, who realised the Assayers were considerably more accomplished in the field of espionage then their own agents. Thus began an uneasy relationship between the Duchy of Goldshire and the Assayers. A gentleman's agreement was established whereby the Assayers would provide the Duke with valuable information on request, and in return the Duchy would turn a blind eye to certain extralegal activities of the Assayers. The agreement was entirely unwritten and subject to frequent re-interpretation by both sides. It would frequently break down when Goldshirian authorities sniffed around the Assayers' interests too closely, resulting in the disappearance of key Ducal officials and the cessation or adulteration of the Assayers' intelligence reports to the Duke. The information remained essential however, and the relationship continued.<br /> <br /> Perhaps the most serious schism between the Assayers and the Duchy was the forced suicide of Duke [[Krasniy]] Yastreb of Goldshire in 5222 ASC and his replacement with his illegitimate son Ryabin, who by virtue of a tenuous Mercaja bloodline had been adopted by the Assayers and schooled as one of their own. But despite his strict education, Ryabin's loyalty to the Assayers was broken by an Imperial currency scandal during the reign of [[Kaiser Trantor IV]], and the Assayers' subsequent torture of Ryabin in the cellars of the Avakair Mint. Fortunately the greater blame for the affair fell on Ryabin's uncle and promoter Rimetar Mercaja, who was forced into suicide while Ryabin was released from the employ of the Assayers and effectively disowned from the Mercaja dynasty. Only his position as Duke of Goldshire, deemed useful by the Assayers, prevented his own demise. Since the Trantor Affair the Assayers entered a period of semi-dormancy, seemingly preferring to consolidate their existing spheres of dominance rather than establish new ones. During this time Committee of Overnumismators, the highest authority in the Assayers, was subjected to a period of reflection, reorganisation and refinement that saw the post-holders rotated with an urgency and vigour seldom seen in the organisation's long and varied history. Meanwhile, on the surface, all appeared to be outwardly calm.<br /> <br /> That period of quietude came to an abrupt end when Overnumismator Eminent of the Chamber of Assay of the Avakair Mint and Bullion Depository, Tudor ap Rimetar, in 1638 AN made a rare public intervention to denounce ''the debasement of the coinage, the circulation of inferior mockeries of currency, the wanton profligacy of the Royal Government and the fatal tendency towards the indulgence of [[ESB-Jörmungandr Group|certain asset-stripping bands of stateless marauders hiding behind the imperfect disguise of private enterprise]]. A stand must be taken against this unconscionable state of systemic irregularity''. The truce with the nominal government of Goldshire was at an end.<br /> <br /> [[File:Tudor ap Rimetar.png|thumb| Tudor ap Rimetar, the last Overnumismator Eminent and enemy of all forms of fiscal irregularity.]]<br /> <br /> (Civil war blurb here)<br /> <br /> Following the civil war the surviving members of the Assayers - those who had not been rounded up, castrated, and dispatched to monasteries in the cursed, frozen, land of Raikoth, began to gradually seek each other out and, cautiously, throughout the 1640s formed new fraternal associations whereby they could continue to ply their trade, albeit on a more local scale and under reduced circumstances. Gradually they began to be known as the '''Gentlemen of the Assay''', dread in the community for the ruthlessness with which they tested for deficiencies and weaknesses in their fellow citizens, rich and poor alike, that could be turned to their advantage. In 1653, they registered an arms development, manufacture, and sales business with the Kingdom of Goldshire.<br /> <br /> == Structure ==<br /> <br /> The Assayeers' hierarchy is formalised into the following structure, a relic of the Avakair Mint's pre-Assayer days:<br /> <br /> '''Asset of Assay''' - the informants, low level 'plants' in government institutions, and menial workers. Generally of non-Mercaja blood, kept loyal through a combination of bribery and threats.<br /> <br /> '''Officer of Assay''' - act as handlers of the Assets or bottom-tier managers. Usually of weak Mercaja blood, although occasionally a meritous non-Mercaja will be promoted to this rank.<br /> <br /> '''Undernumismator''' - an apprentice rank, usually attached to a Numismator Ordinary and taught the latter's craft. This process can take many years.<br /> <br /> '''Numismator Ordinary''' - Runs key departments within the Avakair Mint or manages important operations in the field. Easy scapegoats when things go wrong and suffer limited lifespan as a result, unless blame can be passed to an Undernumismator.<br /> <br /> '''Overnumismator''' - A member of the Committee of Overnumismators, the highest authority in the Assayers. The chairmanship of this committee rotates on an intermittent basis by an unclear method, with the chairman being known as the Overnumismator Eminent. The Overnumismators decide the strategic direction of the Assayers.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Personality ==<br /> <br /> While Assets are made to do the Assayers' bidding by threats and bribery, all other ranks undergo a prolonged period of instruction and indoctrination at the Avakair Mint, usually beginning from an early age. Here, no matter what their personality or temperament on joining, they are moulded into individuals who would be considered utterly dull, devoid of jollity or humour, and clad in smart but featureless formal suits. They are expected to subordinate all family and social commitments to their work for the Assayers, and indeed to incorporate said family or social circle as Assets. All contacts of no use must be shunned.<br /> <br /> Despite their boring nature, Assayers' training in sharpness of perception and tactical thinking results in an extremely sarcastic outlook which is only tempered by their general dourness. It is said that nobody can outwit an Assayer in conversation - and the harder one tries, the harder one will be verbally humiliated. Assayers are also notoriously unwilling to divulge information to anybody except for higher ranked Assayers - answering a question of any kind from anybody else is considered an extreme faux-pas, even if it is something innocent like &quot;How are you?&quot; Doing so is seen as an act of degrading capitulation. This means that junior Assayers must work only on their orders without seeking clarification, relying on guesswork and initiative to fill in the gaps in their instruction. This is considered an essential part of an Assayer's development, and those who guess wrongly too mnay times will generally meet with severe punitive measures.<br /> <br /> A graduated Assayer is issued a small, golden magnifying glass to be carried on them at all times. The loss or damage of this glass is an extreme offence punishable by instant termination by the methods described below.<br /> <br /> == Methods &amp; Motivations ==<br /> <br /> The Assayers, by gift of their ancient craft, are experts in metallurgy, chemistry and microscopic engineering. These disciplines are often applied outside of their usual domains, such as the &quot;testing&quot; of wayward Assayers or interrogation subjects with variable concentrations of mercury, aqua regia or molten lead, applied both internally and externally.<br /> <br /> Those individuals deemed irreconcilably problematic by the Assayers (obstructive bureaucrats, for instance) are quietly stalked until such time as they can be discreetly removed to the Avakair Mint, whereupon they are &quot;tested beyond use&quot; by the methods given above, with their remains being dissolved in acid and disposed of as chemical waste.<br /> <br /> Those of previously honourable standing requiring termination (nobles, the wealthy, or high-ranking Assayers themselves) are generally aproached during their usual business and offered a suicide pill, with a gentle instruction to use it. If they refuse, they are dealt with by the standard method.<br /> <br /> The specific motivations of the Assayers are a mystery, and vary according to the dominant personalities on the Committee of Overnumismators at any given time. The tendency is to feel gently for greater influence and power until they court too much public controversy, then withdraw to the shadows and explore a different route. Despite the passage of untold aeons, the ancient humiliation by Raynor and his attendant Gods inspire caution in the Mercajas and their organisation to this day.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Known Overnumismator Eminents==<br /> {|class=&quot;wikitable sortable collapsible&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! scope=&quot;col&quot; | Name<br /> ! scope=&quot;col&quot; | Reign<br /> ! scope=&quot;col&quot; | Fate<br /> |-<br /> |Rimetar Willow Moon Mercaja|| ???&amp;ndash;1608||Obliged to commit suicide<br /> |-<br /> |Syrus Mercaja-Norgeld || 1608&amp;ndash;???||Reputedly poisoned by consuming a soup laced with Dimethyl Mercury<br /> |-<br /> |Tudor ap Rimetar Mercaja ||???&amp;ndash;1642 || Proscribed after declaration of [[Martial Law in Goldshire]]. Declared himself ''Prince Rimetar Wintersong''. Subsequently castrated, deprived of all offices, and banished to a particularly awful monastery in [[Raikoth]] at the end of the [[Civil War in Goldshire]].<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> [[category:Ynnraile]]<br /> [[category:goldshire]]<br /> [[Category:Rebel Groups]]</div>

Ryker https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=Chryste&diff=36568 2018-07-26T18:01:47Z

<p>Ryker: </p> <hr /> <div>{{city2<br /> |flag = coaChryste.png<br /> |location = Elsyran, [[Goldshire]]<br /> |name = City of Chryste<br /> |population = -<br /> |type= City <br /> |rulers= [[Villiam Al-Basani]]<br /> |religion= Cedrism, Realist Temple Church, various minor religions<br /> |military= One Goldshire Regular Garrison<br /> |image_map Chrystepic.png<br /> |places= Iron Works District, Royal University of Chryste, Alhambra Mansion, The Residency<br /> |founding= 512 AN<br /> }}<br /> '''Chryste''' (also: '''Chryse''') is a city in Goldshire and one of the main trading ports of the [[Royal Iron Company]] of Goldshire. It was one of the three cities governed by the Company, along with [[New Harbor]] and [[Erudition]].<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> <br /> ===Early History===<br /> <br /> Chryste was founded in 512 AN, and remained a small town until the early 16th century. It received attention when one of the citizens of the town, the alchemist Nicolo Struph, allegedly discovered a method to transfer pure iron ore into gold. <br /> <br /> ===Iron Company===<br /> <br /> The Royal Iron Company of Goldshire made Chryste their largest port and headquarters for the daily operations of the Company in Shireroth. This move also saw a major extension of the Chryste harbour and the industrial facilities to the North of the city. The city was returned to local rule after the iron Company failed to maintain its royal contract.<br /> [[File:Chryste.png|thumb|300px|left|The City of Chryste in 1641 AN]]<br /> <br /> ===Bombing===<br /> <br /> The metal-working districts of the city were struck by a heavy air-raid on the night of the 11th of Nomeziooqu in the year 1641 carried out by the [[Imperial Shirerithian Air Forces]] on the personal order of the Minister of Military Affairs, [[Thorgils Tarjeisson]][http://bastionunion.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1375&amp;t=17979&amp;p=145262#p145262(1)]. His motivations for doing so remain obscure [http://bastionunion.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=538&amp;p=145237#p145237(1)] but were believed to be related to the ongoing [[Civil War in Goldshire]]. <br /> <br /> ===Rebuilding===<br /> <br /> Rebuilding of the damaged city centre of Chryste started immediately after the airstrike. However, the rebuilding of the damaged industrial areas of the city went on more slowly because of the fact that the Institution for Alchemy, a crucial factory for the industry as a whole, was struck by a bomb and was almost entirely destroyed. About 60% of the Gold and Silver transport was relocated to the port of [[New Harbor]].<br /> <br /> ==Royal University of Chryste==<br /> [[File:RUC.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Royal University of Chryste main building]]<br /> The Royal University of Chryste is considered one of the most prominent institutes of higher education in Goldshire in the fields of economics and philosophy. Their engineering department, however, has consistently received criticism from other academic institutions. Albeit being damaged in an airstrike, the University compound is still one of the most beautiful buildings of the city.<br /> <br /> ===Notable Graduates===<br /> <br /> *[[Jeremy Archer]]<br /> *Valkner Lewis<br /> *[[Ludovic Verion]]<br /> <br /> ==Sights==<br /> <br /> Aside from the renowned architecture of the Royal University, Chryste is home to several other notable sites. The Residency, once home of the Governor-Representative of the Royal Iron Company, is one of the most luxurious and eye-catching buildings of the city, made out of bright white marble and precious stones.<br /> <br /> The city houses the football club [http://micras.org/wiki/index.php?title=Chryste_Miners_FC Chryste Miners FC].<br /> <br /> [[Category:Goldshire]][[Category:Cities]]</div>

Ryker https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=New_Harbor&diff=36567 2018-07-26T17:55:38Z

<p>Ryker: </p> <hr /> <div>{{city2<br /> |flag = NewHarborArms.png<br /> |location = [[Suthergold]], [[Goldshire]]<br /> |name = Free City of New Harbor<br /> |population = 101,000<br /> |type= Free City <br /> |rulers= -<br /> |religion= Cedrism, Realist Temple Church, Local Suthergoldian cults<br /> |military= [[Iron Company#Iron Militia|Iron Militia]]<br /> |places= Fishmonger Hall, Port, Mudgate, [[Ryker Airships#Services|RAS Lufthaven]], (IAS Airport?)<br /> |founding= 1597 AN (5273 ASC)<br /> }}<br /> '''New Harbor''' (Better spelling, but unofficial: '''New Harbour''') is a large town and major port in [[Suthergold]]. It serves as an Entropôt for the [[Royal Iron Company]] and is one of the three settlements that was granted to the Company as a distribution port by royal warrant of Queen Noor of Goldshire, together with the cities of [[Chryste]] and [[Erudition]]. The warrant was revoked after a failure to make annual payments to the Government.<br /> <br /> ==Government==<br /> <br /> The City of New Harbor is ruled by a High Fishmonger, a reference to the city's past as a major fishing port. [[Ludovic Verion]] served as High Fishmonger of New Harbor for the duration of its time under the Iron Company. A special council, called the &quot;Round Table of the Fishermen&quot; decided upon all matters related to fishing. Even when the fishing industry has been in decline, it's been observed that almost 40% of all fish caught by Goldshirithian fishermen comes from New Harbor. The city is part of the County of Suthergold.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> <br /> New Harbor, along with High Harvest, was established by Count [[Ryker]] to supply Suthergold's sudden population boom with food, jobs, and residencies. The history of the city as a fishing port is also represented in the sigil, which features a dolphin on a green field. The dolphin is not only a reference to the Harbor Dolphin, which traditionally has been hunted in the week before Fishday and is served as an exquisite delicacy, but it is also a tribute to [[Kaiser Ari 0]], who is regarded as patron of the city.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Cities]][[Category:Goldshire]]</div>

Ryker https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=Goldshire&diff=36566 2018-07-26T15:47:40Z

<p>Ryker: /* Geography */</p> <hr /> <div>{{subdivision Goldshire|<br /> image_flag = Bigflag-goldshire.png | <br /> coat of arms = Goldshireseal5427.png|<br /> subdivision = Kingdom of Goldshire |<br /> motto = ''Aurea, et invicta!'' |<br /> status = Imperial State |<br /> capital = [[Goldshire Hamlet]] |<br /> largecity = [[Demonsfall]], Mesior, Kingsgate, C.R., Avaldsnes |<br /> government = ''[[Yastrebian Autocracy]]'' |<br /> leader = ''[[Ryker]]'' |<br /> title = ''King'' |<br /> language = [[Shirithian English]], [[Praeta]] |<br /> religion = [[Cedrism]], Folk Mysticism, Suthra, [[Zurvanism]] |<br /> }}<br /> <br /> The '''Kingdom of Goldshire''' is one of [[Shireroth]]'s two founding [[Duchy|Duchies]], and is its oldest named territory. Despite being demoted or dissolved numerous times throughout Shirerithian history, it survives to the present day, becoming ever more notable for holding onto certain ''[[B0O0/\/\ism|ancient beliefs]]'' and building intentionally confounding infrastructure in a paranoid effort to dissuade invasion.<br /> <br /> ==Origins==<br /> <br /> Goldshire has been a thoroughfare and battleground for competing neighbors for most of its history, beginning with an ancient tussle between the [[Treesia|Treesians]] and the Khaz Modani for control of its coastline, themselves in competition with natives (reported variously as fairies, elves, and other pseudohumans) from the Goldshirian interior. From this struggle, the Treesians eventually prevailed and established the first effective rule across the whole of Goldshire. Their dominance was short-lived, however, as their success attracted the eyes of Raynor, [[Duke]] of [[Brookshire]], who set about incoporating Goldshire into his own realm by force. At this he was eventually sucessful, establishing a united realm of Brookshire and Goldshire called Shireroth, with himself at its head as [[Raynor I]]. He remained in Goldshire for a time, directing his armies in the entrenchment of his rule despite a rude interruption from the Legions of [[Balgurd]] under [[Rrakanychan]], who Raynor legendarily subdued and enslaved to his cause. This entire foundational period of Goldshirian history can be appreciated fully in the writings of Duke Wintersong, named [[The Five Woes of Ynnraile]].<br /> <br /> ==Rulers==<br /> <br /> [[File:Goldshireseal.png | thumb | Old Seal of the Duchy of Goldshire.]]<br /> <br /> Under Shirerithian rule Goldshire has played host to various outsiders' wars, a disproportional amount of them involving the forces of [[Babkha]] or [[Babkhi]] [[Rulers of Elwynn|rulers]] of [[Elwynn]], who seemed to favour Goldshire's open and relatively featureless terrain as a strategic corridor in both the attack and defence of Shirekeep. Between these episodic interventions and absorptions into neighbouring territories (most often Brookshire) Goldshire nonetheless exhibited an intermittent shine under certain eminent rulers. Duchess Jadie codified much of the Goldshirian aesthetic and culture, alongside Duke Erutirn who established Goldshire's first full-time professional military. [[Baron]] Wintersong of Ynnraile (later Duke of all Goldshire) gave perhaps more than any other to the artistic and social growth of Goldshire, by way of his record-keeping and storytelling. Duke [[Aryeztur Mejorkhor]], while ushering an era of nigh-on genocidal cultural alteration (later diverted to [[Aryasht]]) that isn't much talked about and was mostly reverted, nonetheless made lasting contributions such as the expansion of the Goldshire Palace and the development of Goldshire's half of the River Elwynn Delta. The Dukes [[Wythe]] were the fathers of Goldshirian academia, founding the University of Goldshire in Wendor. Duke Harvey, being in charge of Goldshire more than once, has also done stuff too minor to name but too important to ignore. The Dukes Yastreb (Krasniy and [[Kaiser Mo'll|Ryabin]]), a clan of mild slavic extraction and some Treesian descent whose tenures had mostly been focused on developing the institutions of Goldshirian state and putting an end to the Duchy's history as a mere carpeted floor for passing megalomaniacs. [[Ryker|Ryker Everstone]] a Count-turned-Duke-turned-Grand Duke-turned-King who jumps in and out of Goldshirean politics like it's a cold swimming pool. Grand Duchess Kizzy Drakland, who began reforms that would help cement the state's image as a regional power. And Queen Noor, who saw Goldshire through its civil war and laid the groundwork for Goldshire to build many of it's outdated features anew.<br /> <br /> It should be noted that record taking (let alone keeping) could rarely be called one of Goldshire's strong points. More recent efforts to collect and organize what records do exist have been met with varying degrees of success with one such effort being the &quot;The Grand Timeline of Goldshirian History&quot;.[https://bastionunion.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=538&amp;t=12330]<br /> <br /> ==Geography==<br /> <br /> Goldshire is separated by the [[Elwynn (River)|River Elwynn]] from most of [[Benacia]], and comprises the entire Eastern (aka Western, for some hidden reason of tradition unsolved by this author) coast of that continent. This easy access to riverine and oceanic waters has placed Goldshire in a natural position as a mercantile hub, aided by its substantial natural gold deposits and resultant specialism in the field of currency and bullion. Goldshire is divided into five Counties administered along feudal lines: [[Elsyran]], a federation comprised of [[Ran]], [[Elsenar]], and [[Syrelwynn]] and hosts the state capitol of [[Goldshire Hamlet]]; [[Ynnraile]] a backwater county filled with crime and demons turned military juggernaut filled with crime and slightly less demons; [[Lunaris]], the oldest subdivision of Goldshire and a cherished artistic paradise; [[Suthergold]], a once barren and ignored land which has grown into a peaceful society powered by steam and the arcane; and [[Wintergleam]], a county that ran away from home for about a century to &quot;find itself&quot; whatever that means.<br /> <br /> Most Goldshirian settlements are villages or small towns, with the exception of a few large Western (Eastern?) cities such as Goldshire Hamlet, Kingsgate, Cortallia-Rathwood, Demonsfall, and Mesior. The topography is largely rolling temperate hill country, flattening to bocage plains in the southeast.<br /> <br /> ==Government==<br /> [[File:GSMapBorderTemplate1.png|315px|thumb|right|&lt;div class=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;The provincial map of continental Goldshire as it was in the year 1652 AN .&lt;/div&gt; ]]<br /> Goldshire is ruled by the Sovereign with absolute authority. More practically, the ruling monarch assigns the routine governance of portions of the Kingdom to the Counts who may be appointed by the crown. The government concerns itself with the Kingdom's strategic direction, the running of the High Council and liaison with the Shirerithian Imperial government. The largest single institution is the military, which although farmed out to the County Militias in large parts remains combined within a single command structure. Intelligence for the ruling King or Queen is gathered by a secretive organisation called the [[Assayers]], a relic of the ancient Mercaja dynasty operating nominally as a supervisory office of the Avakair Mint and Bullion Depository. Unfortunately the Assayers are irreverent toward all power including the sovereign, and operate entirely unregulated under their own agenda. Their relationship to the King or Queen of the day is thus complicated and at times downright unreliable, and all attempts to bring them into line have resulted in unfortunate 'consequences' for those involved.<br /> <br /> Statute law in Goldshire is written either by Decree or added to the Codex Aureus, Goldshire's unified statute established by Duke Wintersong. While the power to create or amend said statutes resides solely with the sovereign, it is traditionally done so with the High Council and the reception of petitioners.<br /> <br /> The [[ESB-Jörmungandr Group]] of Teldrin received a warrant from Queen Noor authorising the company to begin taking on many of the routine and mundane functions of government on behalf of the Throne, whilst the [[Royal Iron Company]] received a warrant to conduct mining operations in Amity, Elsenar and Ynnraile and permission to export the extracted raw materials via the cities of [[Chryste]], [[Erudition]] and [[New Harbor]], subject to the payment of appropriate tariffs to the Imperial and Royal Governments. With the descent of the Kingdom into civil war, the RIC began to interpret this warrant as granting rights of governance over the designated export ports; a presumption that the warring factions would be unlikely to tolerate, had they not more immediate and pressing concerns.<br /> <br /> ===Civil War===<br /> '''Main Articles''': [[Martial Law in Goldshire]], [[Civil War in Goldshire]], [[Warring States Period]]<br /> <br /> The ESB-Jörmungandr Group steadily accrued power within the Royal Government to the point when in 1637 it received the powers of the office of the Chancellor to hold in commission on behalf of the crown. This, together with an increase in the Elw-Babkhi influence within the Kingdom led to an eventual, perhaps inevitable, showdown with the [[Assayers]] - the notoriously secretive Chamber of Assay for the Avakair Mint which had evolved over the centuries into an increasingly rogue freelance intelligence agency with occult pretensions. The Assayers took the part of the nativist sentiment of indigenous Goldshirians, indignant at the daily increasing Babkhano-Elw domination of their ancient homeland, the last bastion of true [[Cedrism]] in all of Shireroth. Thus it was that, in the crisis that ensued after the assassination of two royal princes, the sons of Queen Noor, the Royal Government lashed out at the Assayers, including them amongst the general proscription of disloyal and suspect individuals and agencies. Inevitably the Assayers were forced, for the first time in their history, into open revolt, and a state of [[Martial Law in Goldshire|Martial Law]] was declared, plunging Goldshire into turmoil.<br /> <br /> In 1639/6230 Goldshire was divided into three zones, the ESB Zone administered directly by the company reporting to the Royal Government, the Feudal Zone where existing lords rendered obedience to the [[Adam Ayreon-Kalirion|Khan of Cabbagefall]], and the two Military Zones (North and South) directly controlled by the [[Imperial Forces]] dispatched to assist the Royal Government.<br /> <br /> The first phase of open [[Civil War in Goldshire|civil war]] lasted until the latter half of 1640 and the fall of Goldshire Hamlet to mutinous troops in 1640, after which point the Kingdom [[Warring States Period|fragmented into three warring states]]<br /> <br /> Peace was declared in 1643.<br /> <br /> ==Culture==<br /> [[File:GSEthnicity.png|315px|thumb|right|&lt;div class=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;Ethnographic map of continental Goldshire as it was in the year 1653 AN .&lt;/div&gt; ]]<br /> Goldshirian culture, if such a unified thing can be said to exist, is largely agrarian laced with a mild to moderate mysticism. This paves the way for the Treesian, slightly oriental but thoroughly [[Cedrist]] manner of much of central Goldshire, giving way to more localized quirks and customs in the far reaches of Lunaris and Suthergold. The creative and aesthetic virtues are, at least ostensibly, more prominently valued in Goldshire than in some other parts of the Imperial Republic, or at least so it is alleged. <br /> <br /> While Goldshire traditionally had a well-developed noble class, the welfare of the common citizen is of chief concern: the fate of the common folk is said to be the fate of the Imperial State. A high degree of autonomy was assigned to the Counties where it could be applied more relevantly to the population, and the Goldshirian military was a strictly feudal arrangement comprised of a small professional elite leading a massive swathe of irregular militias. Much of this arrangement however was swept away in the civil war, with power slipping from the Royal Government, the nobility and the counties into the hands of militia groups backing, however tenuously, the respective claims of either the House of Merjaca or the House of Ayreon-Kalirion to the throne. After the dust settled, King Ryker revamped the military and placed himself in a position of more centralized authority, particularly following his purge of Goldshire's lesser nobility.<br /> <br /> One effect of the conflict has however been to galvanise the sense of a Goldshire nationhood, imperiled by the perfidious Elw from the north, and to revive the Cedrist faith that had, otherwise, come to be increasingly marginalized in the modern era. Ironically the ''Treesianoid'' House of Merjaca has been obliged to embrace Cedrism in the cause of resisting an Elwynnese dynasty whose [[Church of Elwynn|faith]] was steeped in the traditions of [[Treesian Unorthodoxy|Treesian religion]].<br /> <br /> Since the end of the Warring States Period and particularly following the draft beginning in the War of Lost Brothers, Goldshire has undergone a transformation into a more martial culture focused on protecting the Kingdom from Storish and Jing influences as well as creating a sort of mandatory education system in the for of military training.<br /> <br /> ==Demographics==<br /> <br /> Census 1656:<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> ! Subdivision !! Citizens !! Denizens !! Loyal Subjects !! Community Servitors !! <br /> |-<br /> ! Crowsilver<br /> | 20,027 || 2,770,000 || 333,248 || 352,085 || 3,475,360<br /> |-<br /> ! Elsyran<br /> | 203,886 || 20,346,856 || 2,172,182 || 861,824 || 23,584,748<br /> |-<br /> ! Holwinn<br /> | 67,663 || 8,936,977 || 771,750 || 352,110 || 10,128,500<br /> |-<br /> ! Lunaris<br /> | 70,084 || 7,220,283 || 4,684,194 || 2,304,667 || 14,279,228<br /> |-<br /> ! Suthergold<br /> | 208,882 || 19,728,215 || 1,341,088 || 352,544 || 21,630,729<br /> |-<br /> ! Wintergleam<br /> | 29,129 || 3,050,702 || 2,253,376 || 2,160,934 || 7,494,141<br /> |-<br /> ! Total<br /> | 599,671 || 62,053,033 || 11,555,838 || 6,384,164 || 80,592,706<br /> |}<br /> <br /> [[category:Goldshire]]</div>

Ryker https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=File:GoldshireMilitaryBanner.png&diff=36544 2018-07-26T04:19:47Z

<p>Ryker: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Category:Goldshire]] [[Category:Flags]]</div>

Ryker https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=File:GoldshireMilitaryBanner.png&diff=36543 2018-07-26T04:19:09Z

<p>Ryker: [Category:Goldshire]]Category:Flags</p> <hr /> <div>[Category:Goldshire]][[Category:Flags]]</div>

Ryker https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Research_%26_Engineering&diff=36542 2018-07-25T20:10:41Z

<p>Ryker: </p> <hr /> <div>{| class=&quot;toccolours&quot; style=&quot;float:right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; font-size: 85%; width: 30em;background-color:#FFEFEF;border:1px solid #B82C20;&quot;<br /> <br /> |align=center colspan=2 | &lt;center&gt;'''Directorate of Research &amp; Engineering'''<br /> |-<br /> | align=center colspan=2 |<br /> [[Image:New_flag_Shireroth.png|150px]]&lt;/center&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |'''Active:'''|| 1554 AN - ''Present''<br /> |-<br /> |'''In use by:'''|| [[Shireroth]]<br /> |-<br /> |'''Allegiance:'''|| Shireroth<br /> |-<br /> | align=center colspan=2 |<br /> ----<br /> |-<br /> |'''Type:''' || R&amp;D Department<br /> |-<br /> |'''Size:''' || <br /> |-<br /> |'''Nickname:''' || ''Skunkworks''<br /> |-<br /> | align=center colspan=2 |<br /> ----<br /> |-<br /> |'''Current Director:'''|| Ryker Everstone as of 1652<br /> |-<br /> | align=center colspan=2 |<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Projects==<br /> <br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Project Reference<br /> ! Programme<br /> ! Corporate Partner<br /> ! Site of Works<br /> ! Notes<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1662-001&lt;br/&gt;||'''Aurum'''; Continuity of Mind||Auger in collaboration with the Kingdom of [[Goldshire]]||Goldshire Hamlet, Goldshire||Development phase.<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1659-001&lt;br/&gt;||'''[https://micras.org/wiki/index.php?title=Project_Uriah Uriah]'''; terraforming device||n/a - Collaboration with [[Ordo Imperiale Decimae]]||Grimbergen, [[Batavia]]||Development phase.<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1657-001||'''[[GV(MCB)-7 Leviathan|Leviathan]]''' mobile command base|| [[Ryker Airships]]|| C.R. &lt;br/&gt;([[Goldshire]])||Developed from RAS Projects '''Jaguar''' and '''Mountain'''. In limited production.<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1654-002||'''Radiant Sun''' high yield compact light emitter and heat sink system|| [[Ryker Airships]]|| C.R. &lt;br/&gt;([[Goldshire]])||Completed and implemented in night ops and as mounted crowd control stun-gun.<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1654-001||'''Devil's Coachman''' autonomous armoured mobile demolition charge|| [[ESB-Jörmungandr Group]]|| [[Teldrin]]&lt;br/&gt;([[Goldshire]])||Design phase - urgent operational requirement.<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1653-005&lt;br/&gt;&lt;small&gt;Special Project ''Nova''&lt;/small&gt;||Off-World Continuity of Government||The Tarjeisson Trust||[[Cape Farewell]]||Development Phase.<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1653-004||'''Behemoth''' overland-train||[[ESB-Jörmungandr Group]]||Teldrin/Ketshire/New Harbor&lt;br/&gt;([[Goldshire]])|| Materials transferred to Project 1657-001 <br /> |-<br /> |Project 1653-003||Energy Storage Efficiency Programme||[[Pleroma Solutions|Deep Energy]]||[[Kezan]]||Development phase.<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1653-002||Ashkenatzim Fusion Technology Investigation||[[ESB-Jörmungandr Group]]||[[Sansabury]]&lt;br/&gt;([[Lywall]])||Discontinued.<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1653-001||Pocket Fission Reactor retrofit for Gravimetric Vehicles||[[Ryker Airships]]||[[Suthergold]]/[[Yardistan]]|| In testing phase.<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1651||[[Pinnace (Gravimetric Vehicle)]]||Red Bear LLC / [[Pleroma Solutions]]||Shirekeep||Auxiliary tender to Gravrigs.<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1646-001 ||Cetorhinus SSGN|| Shireroth: Elwynn High-Tech Industries, ESB Group, Gaelen Technologies, Red Bear LLC&lt;br /&gt;Natopia: Dingo Enterprises||Shirekeep|| Gravimetric submarine drive. Project concluded. Prototype disassembled.<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1645-001 ||[[GAV(R)-3 Pterosaur]] Gravimetric reconnaissance vehicle || Red Bear LLC || Mishalan||Prototype and three production models transferred to Novaya Sorensk SDI facility by [[Ordo Imperiale Decimae]].<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1643|| [[GAV(AS)-1 Snaggletooth]] Gravimetric attack scout|| Red Bear LLC|| Mishalan||Entered service.<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1642|| Gravimetric Drive Vehicles||Red Bear LLC||Mishalan|| [[GV(MBT)-1 Bandersnatch|Bandersnatch]] family of vehicles.<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1641-003||[[Operation Methuselah]]||Augur Industries||Universalis||'''Sub Sigillum'''. Placed under the Seal of the Office of the [[Steward]].<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1641-002 ||Damocles Orbital Weapons Platform||Shireroth: Elwynn High-Tech Industries, ESB Group, Gaelen Technologies, Red Bear LLC&lt;br /&gt;Natopia: Dingo Enterprises||Amity, Nedria &amp; Saint Andre||Commenced as &quot;Noon Orchid&quot; Cargo Ship Project by Saint Andre Trading Company, ESB Group &amp; House of Osman GmbH.<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1641-001||[[IMW-3 Snark]] mobile command platform||Red Bear LLC||Mishalan||<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1640-002||Industrial Centrifuges||ESB Group||Novaya Sorensk||For the [[Ordo Imperiale Decimae#Alloys Research Establishment|Strategic Defence Initiative's Alloys Research Establishment]]<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1640-001||Counter-Biological Strike Upgrade Programme||ESB Group||Teldrin/Mishalan||Rebuild of [[A-6 Pundarikam]] &amp; [[A-10 Kambera]]<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1635-003||[[Poltroon Class Submarine]]||ESB Group||Teldrin/Amity||Reverse-engineered. Intended to house unrealised biofuel propulsion system.<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1635-002||[[Banshee Cruise Missile]]||ESB Group||Teldrin||Reverse-engineered.<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1635-001||[[Horjin Armoured Fighting Vehicle]]||ESB Group||Teldrin||<br /> |-<br /> |[[Project Mortis]]||Development of the Gravrig||Various||Various||Sxiro-Babkhan reverse-engineering of Menelmacari gravship. Commenced 1532 AN with MoMA involvement after 1552. <br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Imperial Forces]]</div>

Ryker https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Research_%26_Engineering&diff=36541 2018-07-25T20:10:12Z

<p>Ryker: /* Projects */</p> <hr /> <div>{| class=&quot;toccolours&quot; style=&quot;float:right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; font-size: 85%; width: 30em;background-color:#FFEFEF;border:1px solid #B82C20;&quot;<br /> <br /> |align=center colspan=2 | &lt;center&gt;'''Directorate of Research &amp; Engineering'''<br /> |-<br /> | align=center colspan=2 |<br /> [[Image:New_flag_Shireroth.png|150px]]&lt;/center&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |'''Active:'''|| 1554 AN - ''Present''<br /> |-<br /> |'''In use by:'''|| [[Shireroth]]<br /> |-<br /> |'''Allegiance:'''|| Shireroth<br /> |-<br /> | align=center colspan=2 |<br /> ----<br /> |-<br /> |'''Type:''' || R&amp;D Department<br /> |-<br /> |'''Size:''' || <br /> |-<br /> |'''Nickname:''' || ''Skunkworks''<br /> |-<br /> | align=center colspan=2 |<br /> ----<br /> |-<br /> |'''Current Director:'''|| Ryker Everstone as of 1652<br /> |-<br /> | align=center colspan=2 |<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Projects==<br /> <br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Project Reference<br /> ! Programme<br /> ! Corporate Partner<br /> ! Site of Works<br /> ! Notes<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1662-001&lt;br/&gt;||'''Aurum'''; Continuity of Mind||Auger in collaboration with the Kingdom of [[Goldshire]]||Goldshire Hamlet, Goldshire||Development phase.<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1659-001&lt;br/&gt;||'''[https://micras.org/wiki/index.php?title=Project_Uriah Uriah]'''; terraforming device||n/a - Collaboration with [[Ordo Imperiale Decimae]]||Grimbergen, [[Batavia]]||Development phase.<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1657-001||'''[[GV(MCB)-7 Leviathan|Leviathan]]''' mobile command base|| [[Ryker Airships]]|| C.R. &lt;br/&gt;([[Goldshire]])||Developed from RAS Projects '''Jaguar''' and '''Mountain'''. In limited production.<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1654-002||'''Radiant Sun''' high yield compact light emitter and heat sink system|| [[Ryker Airships]]|| C.R. &lt;br/&gt;([[Goldshire]])||Completed and implemented in night ops and as mounted crowd control stun-gun.<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1654-001||'''Devil's Coachman''' autonomous armoured mobile demolition charge|| [[ESB-Jörmungandr Group]]|| [[Teldrin]]&lt;br/&gt;([[Goldshire]])||Design phase - urgent operational requirement.<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1653-005&lt;br/&gt;&lt;small&gt;Special Project ''Nova''&lt;/small&gt;||Off-World Continuity of Government||The Tarjeisson Trust||[[Cape Farewell]]||Development Phase.<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1653-004||'''Behemoth''' overland-train||[[ESB-Jörmungandr Group]]||Teldrin/Ketshire/New Harbor&lt;br/&gt;([[Goldshire]])|| Materials transferred to Project 1657-001 <br /> |-<br /> |Project 1653-003||Energy Storage Efficiency Programme||[[Pleroma Solutions|Deep Energy]]||[[Kezan]]||Development phase.<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1653-002||Ashkenatzim Fusion Technology Investigation||[[ESB-Jörmungandr Group]]||[[Sansabury]]&lt;br/&gt;([[Lywall]])||Discontinued.<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1653-001||Pocket Fission Reactor retrofit for Gravimetric Vehicles||[[Ryker Airships]]||[[Suthergold]]/[[Yardistan]]|| In development phase.<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1651||[[Pinnace (Gravimetric Vehicle)]]||Red Bear LLC / [[Pleroma Solutions]]||Shirekeep||Auxiliary tender to Gravrigs.<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1646-001 ||Cetorhinus SSGN|| Shireroth: Elwynn High-Tech Industries, ESB Group, Gaelen Technologies, Red Bear LLC&lt;br /&gt;Natopia: Dingo Enterprises||Shirekeep|| Gravimetric submarine drive. Project concluded. Prototype disassembled.<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1645-001 ||[[GAV(R)-3 Pterosaur]] Gravimetric reconnaissance vehicle || Red Bear LLC || Mishalan||Prototype and three production models transferred to Novaya Sorensk SDI facility by [[Ordo Imperiale Decimae]].<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1643|| [[GAV(AS)-1 Snaggletooth]] Gravimetric attack scout|| Red Bear LLC|| Mishalan||Entered service.<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1642|| Gravimetric Drive Vehicles||Red Bear LLC||Mishalan|| [[GV(MBT)-1 Bandersnatch|Bandersnatch]] family of vehicles.<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1641-003||[[Operation Methuselah]]||Augur Industries||Universalis||'''Sub Sigillum'''. Placed under the Seal of the Office of the [[Steward]].<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1641-002 ||Damocles Orbital Weapons Platform||Shireroth: Elwynn High-Tech Industries, ESB Group, Gaelen Technologies, Red Bear LLC&lt;br /&gt;Natopia: Dingo Enterprises||Amity, Nedria &amp; Saint Andre||Commenced as &quot;Noon Orchid&quot; Cargo Ship Project by Saint Andre Trading Company, ESB Group &amp; House of Osman GmbH.<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1641-001||[[IMW-3 Snark]] mobile command platform||Red Bear LLC||Mishalan||<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1640-002||Industrial Centrifuges||ESB Group||Novaya Sorensk||For the [[Ordo Imperiale Decimae#Alloys Research Establishment|Strategic Defence Initiative's Alloys Research Establishment]]<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1640-001||Counter-Biological Strike Upgrade Programme||ESB Group||Teldrin/Mishalan||Rebuild of [[A-6 Pundarikam]] &amp; [[A-10 Kambera]]<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1635-003||[[Poltroon Class Submarine]]||ESB Group||Teldrin/Amity||Reverse-engineered. Intended to house unrealised biofuel propulsion system.<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1635-002||[[Banshee Cruise Missile]]||ESB Group||Teldrin||Reverse-engineered.<br /> |-<br /> |Project 1635-001||[[Horjin Armoured Fighting Vehicle]]||ESB Group||Teldrin||<br /> |-<br /> |[[Project Mortis]]||Development of the Gravrig||Various||Various||Sxiro-Babkhan reverse-engineering of Menelmacari gravship. Commenced 1532 AN with MoMA involvement after 1552. <br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Imperial Forces]]</div>

Ryker https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=Barrowlands&diff=36534 2018-07-25T17:08:59Z

<p>Ryker: /* About */</p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Barrowlands.jpg|440px|thumb|right|&lt;div class=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;View of the Barrowlands of the [[Vale of Angularis]].&lt;/div&gt; ]]<br /> The '''Barrowlands''' is an area of extensive plains in the [[Deep South]] which is situated in the [[Circuit]] of the [[Royal Precinct]] of the [[Elwynn|Elwynnese Union]] called the [[Alalehzamin and Utasia|Emirate of Alalehzamin and Utasia]] which is known as the [[Vale of Angularis]]. It is very rich in archaeological remains and ancient lore.<br /> <br /> Since the year 1640 the area is, in accordance with Royal Law, organized and administered as a [[Bailiwick]] of the Elwynnese Union.<br /> <br /> ==About==<br /> The Barrowlands is a region which has been shrouded in mystery for inumerable generations. An ancient land of wide, grassy hilly plains where half-hidden doors in the sides of hills open onto labyrinthine caves that wend their way through darkness to reveal unimaginable wonders and vast treasures deep beneath the earth. There are also numerous barrows - the ancient graves of the Elwys, from which the name of the area has been derived - to be found. The largest barrow, the Great Barrow which is situated in a hamlet called Kalmyn, is said to contain the grave of the Great King of the Elwys who was also known as the First Barrow King.<br /> <br /> After the [[The Anarchy of Angularis|restoration of order]] in Angularis the district was divided into two [[Union Defence Force|UDF]] training areas, the Northern Training Area around Fort Durable and the Southern Training Area around Fort Indefatigable. The Barrowlands has become the permanent garrison of the [[Elwynnsbrigad 2 Alalehzamin]], a Panzer Brigade, which plays host to a wide variety of visiting forces seeking to practice their anti-tank warfare skills, including company and battalion level detachments from UDF allied militaries such as the [[Imperial Forces]].<br /> <br /> ==Geography==<br /> ===Areas===<br /> *Amuun Redinzean (Royal Mounds);<br /> *Kealim Ereseoon (Lonely Hills);<br /> *Kealim Qorbebeoon (Sheepheads Hills);<br /> *Voozen Riqion Redinzai (Plateau of the Royal Estate);<br /> *Xevai Redinzean (Kings' Graves).<br /> <br /> ===Notable Features and Locations===<br /> *Kalem Kaskel (Bow Hill);<br /> *The Great Barrow;<br /> *[[The Anarchy of Angularis#The Battle of Posada Ridge|Posada Ridge]] - scene of the decisive battle marking the culmination of the [[The Anarchy of Angularis|insurgency]] in the Vale.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Vale of Angularis]][[Category:Froyalanish Ancient Ways]]</div>

Ryker https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=House_of_Ettlingar_Freyu&diff=36533 2018-07-25T17:07:09Z

<p>Ryker: </p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Arms_Ettlingar_Freyu.png|350px|thumb|right|&lt;div class=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;The coat of arms of the House of Ettlingar Freyu&lt;/div&gt; ]]<br /> [[File:Hnoss.png|350px|thumb|right|&lt;div class=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;The Goddess [[Hnoss]] (depicted here succumbing to frostbite) through whom the House of Ettlingar Freyu descends from the Lady Divine [[Freyja]].&lt;/div&gt; ]]<br /> [[File:Arms_Imperial_Branch_Ettlingar_Freyu.png|350px|thumb|right|&lt;div class=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;The coat of arms of the Imperial Branch of the House of Ettlingar Freyu. Yeah, that's the woman from He-Man.&lt;/div&gt; ]] <br /> [[File:Björka2.jpg|350px|thumb|right|&lt;div class=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;[[Storjarl|Storjarla]] [[Björka Hnossdóttir]], the progenitress mortal of the House of Ettlingar Freyu.&lt;/div&gt; ]]<br /> <br /> The '''House of Ettlingar Freyu''' is an ancient Imperial and Royal House of [[Freyja|Divine]] and [[Álfarnir|Elvish]] origin and [[Valtia|Valtian]] descent, which escaped the [[Valtias Forlǫg|cataclysm]] that destroyed the [[Valtia|Isle of Valtia]]. After the destruction of Valtia the House for centuries had its primary seat on the Mysterious Isles until the latter Days of the [[Old Tale]] when the island known as Heartland Isle, the present days the core lands of the [[Stormark|High Realm of Stormark]], took that mantle during the [[Conquest of the Heartland]]. <br /> <br /> The House is a prominent international Imperial and Royal Dynasty with ties to several monarchies of the High Table of [[Micras]] and famously claims wealth beyond belief. Throughout times the Ettlingar Freyu have also ruled, and still rule, over several empires, kingdoms, principalities and prominent fiefs all over the globe. Members of the house are banned from Shireroth as of 1651.<br /> <br /> ==Etymology==<br /> Ettlingar Freyu means &quot;Descendants of Freyja&quot; in [[Froyalanish]] and [[Wintergleamish]], which signifies that the House descends from the Goddess [[Freyja]]. The House of Ettlingar Freyu descends from the Lady Divine Freyja through Her daughter [[Hnoss]].<br /> <br /> ==Principal Roles==<br /> The principal roles of the Ettlingar Freyu were/are as:<br /> *[[Storjarl|Storjarls]] of [[Valtia]];<br /> *Law Speakers of the Althing of [[Valtia]];<br /> *Jarls of the Realm of the Mysterious Isles;<br /> *[[High King]] of [[Stormark]];<br /> *Duke of Østfold;<br /> *Duke of Normandie;<br /> *[[Baron]] of [[Hurmu]];<br /> *Duke of Hurmu;<br /> *Prince of Hurmu;<br /> *[[High Jarl of the Humlaw]];<br /> *Duke and Grand Elector of the [[Vaan Aujoen]];<br /> *Queen of Hurmu;<br /> *Dukes of Gascony;<br /> *[[Duke]] of [[Froyalan]];<br /> *Duke of [[Brookshire]];<br /> *Queens of Ravaria;<br /> *Kings of [[Batavia]];<br /> *[[Steward|Stewards]] of [[Shireroth]];<br /> *Regent of [[Alexandria]];<br /> *[[Steward of Elwynn|Stewards]] of [[Elwynn]];<br /> *Prince of Elwynn;<br /> *[[King of Elwynn]];<br /> *Jarl and Grand Elector of [[Jorvik]];<br /> *Queen of [[Goldshire]];<br /> *King of Uppland;<br /> *[[The Kaiser|Kaisers of Shireroth]];<br /> *Empress of [[Natopia]].<br /> <br /> Numerous other titles were/are attached to the crowns listed above.<br /> <br /> ==History of the House==<br /> According to legend ancient beyond the memory of [[Vanakvinna|woman]] the House of Ettlingar Freyu was founded when the Goddess [[Freyja]] left a basket with a [[Valtia|Valtian]] chieftain called Heiðlindur Gunnleifursson of the House of Hjalteyri with an infant and a treasure of gold, jewellery and precious stones worth a small fortune in it. There also were notes in the basket explaining that the babe was a descendant of Hers called [[Björka Hnossdóttir]] and destined to great future as well as providing detailed instructions about how the infant was to be raised. She also commanded the Jarl Heiðlindur to raise the child as his own. The name of the infant was [[Björka Hnossdóttir]] and she is the progenitress mortal of the House of Ettlingar Freyu.<br /> <br /> ==Branches of the House==<br /> *[[Froyalanish Branch of the House of Ettlingar Freyu|Froyalanish Branch]];<br /> *Heartland Branch, also known as the Imperial Branch;<br /> *Hjattfjelldal Branch;<br /> *Holmborg Branch;<br /> *[[Jorvik]]-Storborg Branch;<br /> *Kjøpsvik Branch.<br /> <br /> ==Family Connections==<br /> The House of Ettlingar Freyu has since ancient times strong family ties with the following Houses of Royalty, Imperiality, and Nobility:<br /> *House Carillo;<br /> *House des Vinandy;<br /> *[[House of Ayreon-Kalirion]];<br /> *House of Broun;<br /> *[[House of Kaupsted]];<br /> *[[Waffel-Paine|House of Waffel-Paine]].<br /> <br /> ==House Laws==<br /> The House of Ettlingar Freyu has always been governed by its own laws, traditions and customs. It is nowadays chiefly governed by two dynastic documents: the Pact of Flóðhǫll and the Law of Ettlingar Freyu. The former is a Family Pact, the latter is nowadays an Act of the Althing of Stormark.<br /> <br /> In addition - and subordinate - to the Pact of Flóðhǫll and the Law of Ettlingar Freyu, each of the Branches of the House of Ettlingar Freyu has its very own laws, traditions and customs.<br /> <br /> ==Trivia==<br /> *Members of the House of Ettlingar Freyu are often referred to as ''Falcons''. The falcon is a bird of prey associated with the Goddess [[Freyja]].<br /> *The Sovereign of the Empire of the [[Alexandria|Alexandrians]] is a de jure member of the Imperial Branch of the House of Ettlingar Freyu under Article 5 of the [http://vikings.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=4970 Glorious Brotherhood Treaty].<br /> *Virtually all roofs in the [[Avaldsnes (Royal City)|Royal City of Avaldsnes]] are tiled blue in honour of the House of Ettlingar Freyu, the colour blue being associated with the Imperial and Royal House aforesaid since times ancient beyond the memory of woman.<br /> *In the year 1616 King Frederik Hendrik of [[Batavia]] [http://vikings.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=10239 granted] all female members of the House of Ettlingar Freyu who are widows of a former Batavian King the right to bear the title ''Dowager Queen of Batavia''.<br /> *The Law of Ettlingar Freyu decrees that the members of the Imperial Branch of the House of Ettlingar Freyu are qualitate qua members of the Royal Houses of the various [[Stormark|Storish]] Bilander.<br /> *[http://empireofthealexandrians.org/community/showthread.php?tid=3535 Queen Isolde of Baudrix] once called the House of Ettlingar Freyu ''Les Grandes Bleues'', which means ''The Great Blues'' in ''[[wikipedia:French language|Alexandrian Walsch]]''; a name which is derived from the silk plaid-esque mantle [[Falconlords]] wore during the days of [[Valtia]]. The House of Ettlingar Freyu has ever since often been referred to by that sobriquet.<br /> *The mourning garb used by the House of Ettlingar Freyu is stipulated by the ancient texts called ''Lady Anne-Marie's Treatise on the Sovereign Household'' and ''Les Coutumes du Maison du Duc de Normandie''.<br /> *Deceased members of the House of Ettlingar Freyu who follow [[Valtia|Valtian]] custom and tradition are given to the flames in a Longship Funeral off the coast of the Isle of Finistère as stipulated by the ancient text which is known as ''Valtians Hirðskrá''.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Houses]][[Category:House of Ettlingar Freyu]][[category:Elwynn]][[Category:Monarchy of Elwynn]]</div>

Ryker https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=File:CPoK_Wards.png&diff=36532 2018-07-25T04:18:41Z

<p>Ryker: </p> <hr /> <div>Wards of the County Palatine of Kezan, as of 6364 ASC / 3.IV.1644 AN.<br /> <br /> [[category:Kezan]][[category:Maps]]</div>

Ryker https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=File:Flag-alexandretta.png&diff=36531 2018-07-25T04:13:57Z

<p>Ryker: Ryker uploaded a new version of File:Flag-alexandretta.png</p> <hr /> <div>[[category:flags]]</div>

Ryker https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=County&diff=36530 2018-07-25T04:02:33Z

<p>Ryker: /* Goldshire */</p> <hr /> <div>A [[County]] is a [[subdivision]] of [[Goldshire]] and [[Lichbrook]]. The ruler of a [[County]] is a [[Count]] or [[Count]]ess.<br /> <br /> =List of Current Counties=<br /> <br /> <br /> =[[Imperial Counties]]=<br /> <br /> County of [[Shirekeep]]<br /> <br /> County of the [[Skyla islands]]<br /> <br /> ==[[Goldshire]]==<br /> <br /> <br /> County of [[Ynnraile]]<br /> <br /> County of [[Elsyran]]<br /> <br /> County of [[Suthergold]]<br /> <br /> County of [[Lunaris]]<br /> <br /> County of [[Wintergleam]]<br /> <br /> ==[[Lichbrook]]==<br /> <br /> <br /> County of [[Woodshire]]<br /> <br /> County of [[Monty Crisco]]<br /> <br /> County of [[Caverden]]<br /> <br /> County of [[Alexandretta]]<br /> <br /> County of [[Shimmerspring]]<br /> <br /> County of [[Crestfall Downs]]<br /> <br /> County of [[Lywind]]<br /> <br /> County of [[Modan-Lach]]<br /> <br /> County of [[Z]]<br /> <br /> [[County of Benacia]]<br /> <br /> County of [[Amarr]]<br /> <br /> County of [[Thanatos]]<br /> <br /> County of [[Highpass]]<br /> <br /> County of [[Florencia]]<br /> <br /> County of [[Musica]]<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> <br /> In history, Counties usually consisted of one to two people seeking Baronial status, who had not yet gained the permission needed to form a Barony, but may also be created for purposes of cultural development. Counties were not considered official subdivisions from the perspective of the Imperial Government. Permission was needed from a Duke or Baron to form a County.<br /> <br /> Currently, Baronies have become all but obsolete in Shireroth.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Shireroth.baronies.PNG|300px]]<br /> <br /> [[category:government]]<br /> [[category:subdivision]]</div>

Ryker https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=County&diff=36529 2018-07-25T04:02:13Z

<p>Ryker: /* Goldshire */</p> <hr /> <div>A [[County]] is a [[subdivision]] of [[Goldshire]] and [[Lichbrook]]. The ruler of a [[County]] is a [[Count]] or [[Count]]ess.<br /> <br /> =List of Current Counties=<br /> <br /> <br /> =[[Imperial Counties]]=<br /> <br /> County of [[Shirekeep]]<br /> <br /> County of the [[Skyla islands]]<br /> <br /> ==[[Goldshire]]==<br /> <br /> <br /> County of [[Ynnraile]]<br /> <br /> County of [[Elsyran]]<br /> <br /> County of [[Suthergold]]<br /> <br /> County of [[Lunaris]]<br /> <br /> ==[[Lichbrook]]==<br /> <br /> <br /> County of [[Woodshire]]<br /> <br /> County of [[Monty Crisco]]<br /> <br /> County of [[Caverden]]<br /> <br /> County of [[Alexandretta]]<br /> <br /> County of [[Shimmerspring]]<br /> <br /> County of [[Crestfall Downs]]<br /> <br /> County of [[Lywind]]<br /> <br /> County of [[Modan-Lach]]<br /> <br /> County of [[Z]]<br /> <br /> [[County of Benacia]]<br /> <br /> County of [[Amarr]]<br /> <br /> County of [[Thanatos]]<br /> <br /> County of [[Highpass]]<br /> <br /> County of [[Florencia]]<br /> <br /> County of [[Musica]]<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> <br /> In history, Counties usually consisted of one to two people seeking Baronial status, who had not yet gained the permission needed to form a Barony, but may also be created for purposes of cultural development. Counties were not considered official subdivisions from the perspective of the Imperial Government. Permission was needed from a Duke or Baron to form a County.<br /> <br /> Currently, Baronies have become all but obsolete in Shireroth.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Shireroth.baronies.PNG|300px]]<br /> <br /> [[category:government]]<br /> [[category:subdivision]]</div>

Ryker https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=Goldshire&diff=36528 2018-07-25T03:55:48Z

<p>Ryker: /* Culture */</p> <hr /> <div>{{subdivision Goldshire|<br /> image_flag = Bigflag-goldshire.png | <br /> coat of arms = Goldshireseal5427.png|<br /> subdivision = Kingdom of Goldshire |<br /> motto = ''Aurea, et invicta!'' |<br /> status = Imperial State |<br /> capital = [[Goldshire Hamlet]] |<br /> largecity = [[Demonsfall]], Mesior, Kingsgate, C.R., Avaldsnes |<br /> government = ''[[Yastrebian Autocracy]]'' |<br /> leader = ''[[Ryker]]'' |<br /> title = ''King'' |<br /> language = [[Shirithian English]], [[Praeta]] |<br /> religion = [[Cedrism]], Folk Mysticism, Suthra, [[Zurvanism]] |<br /> }}<br /> <br /> The '''Kingdom of Goldshire''' is one of [[Shireroth]]'s two founding [[Duchy|Duchies]], and is its oldest named territory. Despite being demoted or dissolved numerous times throughout Shirerithian history, it survives to the present day, becoming ever more notable for holding onto certain ''[[B0O0/\/\ism|ancient beliefs]]'' and building intentionally confounding infrastructure in a paranoid effort to dissuade invasion.<br /> <br /> ==Origins==<br /> <br /> Goldshire has been a thoroughfare and battleground for competing neighbors for most of its history, beginning with an ancient tussle between the [[Treesia|Treesians]] and the Khaz Modani for control of its coastline, themselves in competition with natives (reported variously as fairies, elves, and other pseudohumans) from the Goldshirian interior. From this struggle, the Treesians eventually prevailed and established the first effective rule across the whole of Goldshire. Their dominance was short-lived, however, as their success attracted the eyes of Raynor, [[Duke]] of [[Brookshire]], who set about incoporating Goldshire into his own realm by force. At this he was eventually sucessful, establishing a united realm of Brookshire and Goldshire called Shireroth, with himself at its head as [[Raynor I]]. He remained in Goldshire for a time, directing his armies in the entrenchment of his rule despite a rude interruption from the Legions of [[Balgurd]] under [[Rrakanychan]], who Raynor legendarily subdued and enslaved to his cause. This entire foundational period of Goldshirian history can be appreciated fully in the writings of Duke Wintersong, named [[The Five Woes of Ynnraile]].<br /> <br /> ==Rulers==<br /> <br /> [[File:Goldshireseal.png | thumb | Old Seal of the Duchy of Goldshire.]]<br /> <br /> Under Shirerithian rule Goldshire has played host to various outsiders' wars, a disproportional amount of them involving the forces of [[Babkha]] or [[Babkhi]] [[Rulers of Elwynn|rulers]] of [[Elwynn]], who seemed to favour Goldshire's open and relatively featureless terrain as a strategic corridor in both the attack and defence of Shirekeep. Between these episodic interventions and absorptions into neighbouring territories (most often Brookshire) Goldshire nonetheless exhibited an intermittent shine under certain eminent rulers. Duchess Jadie codified much of the Goldshirian aesthetic and culture, alongside Duke Erutirn who established Goldshire's first full-time professional military. [[Baron]] Wintersong of Ynnraile (later Duke of all Goldshire) gave perhaps more than any other to the artistic and social growth of Goldshire, by way of his record-keeping and storytelling. Duke [[Aryeztur Mejorkhor]], while ushering an era of nigh-on genocidal cultural alteration (later diverted to [[Aryasht]]) that isn't much talked about and was mostly reverted, nonetheless made lasting contributions such as the expansion of the Goldshire Palace and the development of Goldshire's half of the River Elwynn Delta. The Dukes [[Wythe]] were the fathers of Goldshirian academia, founding the University of Goldshire in Wendor. Duke Harvey, being in charge of Goldshire more than once, has also done stuff too minor to name but too important to ignore. The Dukes Yastreb (Krasniy and [[Kaiser Mo'll|Ryabin]]), a clan of mild slavic extraction and some Treesian descent whose tenures had mostly been focused on developing the institutions of Goldshirian state and putting an end to the Duchy's history as a mere carpeted floor for passing megalomaniacs. [[Ryker|Ryker Everstone]] a Count-turned-Duke-turned-Grand Duke-turned-King who jumps in and out of Goldshirean politics like it's a cold swimming pool. Grand Duchess Kizzy Drakland, who began reforms that would help cement the state's image as a regional power. And Queen Noor, who saw Goldshire through its civil war and laid the groundwork for Goldshire to build many of it's outdated features anew.<br /> <br /> It should be noted that record taking (let alone keeping) could rarely be called one of Goldshire's strong points. More recent efforts to collect and organize what records do exist have been met with varying degrees of success with one such effort being the &quot;The Grand Timeline of Goldshirian History&quot;.[https://bastionunion.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=538&amp;t=12330]<br /> <br /> ==Geography==<br /> <br /> Goldshire is separated by the [[Elwynn (River)|River Elwynn]] from most of [[Benacia]], and comprises the entire Eastern (aka Western, for some hidden reason of tradition unsolved by this author) coast of that continent. This easy access to riverine and oceanic waters has placed Goldshire in a natural position as a mercantile hub, aided by its substantial natural gold deposits and resultant specialism in the field of currency and bullion. Goldshire is divided into five Counties administered along feudal lines: [[Elsyran]], a federation comprised of [[Ran]], [[Elsenar]], and [[Syrelwynn]] and hosts the state capitol of [[Goldshire Hamlet]]; [[Ynnraile]] a backwater county filled with crime and demons turned military juggernaut filled with crime and slightly less demons; [[Crowsilver]], a desolate and magical colony in Apollonia full of myths and beasts; [[Lunaris]], the oldest subdivision of Goldshire and a cherished artistic paradise; [[Suthergold]], a once barren and ignored land which has grown into a peaceful society powered by steam and the arcane; and [[Wintergleam]], a county that ran away from home for about a century to &quot;find itself&quot; whatever that means.<br /> <br /> Most Goldshirian settlements are villages or small towns, with the exception of a few large Western (Eastern?) cities such as Goldshire Hamlet, Kingsgate, Cortallia-Rathwood, Demonsfall, and Mesior. The topography is largely rolling temperate hill country, flattening to bocage plains in the southeast.<br /> <br /> ==Government==<br /> [[File:GSMapBorderTemplate1.png|315px|thumb|right|&lt;div class=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;The provincial map of continental Goldshire as it was in the year 1652 AN .&lt;/div&gt; ]]<br /> Goldshire is ruled by the Sovereign with absolute authority. More practically, the ruling monarch assigns the routine governance of portions of the Kingdom to the Counts who may be appointed by the crown. The government concerns itself with the Kingdom's strategic direction, the running of the High Council and liaison with the Shirerithian Imperial government. The largest single institution is the military, which although farmed out to the County Militias in large parts remains combined within a single command structure. Intelligence for the ruling King or Queen is gathered by a secretive organisation called the [[Assayers]], a relic of the ancient Mercaja dynasty operating nominally as a supervisory office of the Avakair Mint and Bullion Depository. Unfortunately the Assayers are irreverent toward all power including the sovereign, and operate entirely unregulated under their own agenda. Their relationship to the King or Queen of the day is thus complicated and at times downright unreliable, and all attempts to bring them into line have resulted in unfortunate 'consequences' for those involved.<br /> <br /> Statute law in Goldshire is written either by Decree or added to the Codex Aureus, Goldshire's unified statute established by Duke Wintersong. While the power to create or amend said statutes resides solely with the sovereign, it is traditionally done so with the High Council and the reception of petitioners.<br /> <br /> The [[ESB-Jörmungandr Group]] of Teldrin received a warrant from Queen Noor authorising the company to begin taking on many of the routine and mundane functions of government on behalf of the Throne, whilst the [[Royal Iron Company]] received a warrant to conduct mining operations in Amity, Elsenar and Ynnraile and permission to export the extracted raw materials via the cities of [[Chryste]], [[Erudition]] and [[New Harbor]], subject to the payment of appropriate tariffs to the Imperial and Royal Governments. With the descent of the Kingdom into civil war, the RIC began to interpret this warrant as granting rights of governance over the designated export ports; a presumption that the warring factions would be unlikely to tolerate, had they not more immediate and pressing concerns.<br /> <br /> ===Civil War===<br /> '''Main Articles''': [[Martial Law in Goldshire]], [[Civil War in Goldshire]], [[Warring States Period]]<br /> <br /> The ESB-Jörmungandr Group steadily accrued power within the Royal Government to the point when in 1637 it received the powers of the office of the Chancellor to hold in commission on behalf of the crown. This, together with an increase in the Elw-Babkhi influence within the Kingdom led to an eventual, perhaps inevitable, showdown with the [[Assayers]] - the notoriously secretive Chamber of Assay for the Avakair Mint which had evolved over the centuries into an increasingly rogue freelance intelligence agency with occult pretensions. The Assayers took the part of the nativist sentiment of indigenous Goldshirians, indignant at the daily increasing Babkhano-Elw domination of their ancient homeland, the last bastion of true [[Cedrism]] in all of Shireroth. Thus it was that, in the crisis that ensued after the assassination of two royal princes, the sons of Queen Noor, the Royal Government lashed out at the Assayers, including them amongst the general proscription of disloyal and suspect individuals and agencies. Inevitably the Assayers were forced, for the first time in their history, into open revolt, and a state of [[Martial Law in Goldshire|Martial Law]] was declared, plunging Goldshire into turmoil.<br /> <br /> In 1639/6230 Goldshire was divided into three zones, the ESB Zone administered directly by the company reporting to the Royal Government, the Feudal Zone where existing lords rendered obedience to the [[Adam Ayreon-Kalirion|Khan of Cabbagefall]], and the two Military Zones (North and South) directly controlled by the [[Imperial Forces]] dispatched to assist the Royal Government.<br /> <br /> The first phase of open [[Civil War in Goldshire|civil war]] lasted until the latter half of 1640 and the fall of Goldshire Hamlet to mutinous troops in 1640, after which point the Kingdom [[Warring States Period|fragmented into three warring states]]<br /> <br /> Peace was declared in 1643.<br /> <br /> ==Culture==<br /> [[File:GSEthnicity.png|315px|thumb|right|&lt;div class=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;Ethnographic map of continental Goldshire as it was in the year 1653 AN .&lt;/div&gt; ]]<br /> Goldshirian culture, if such a unified thing can be said to exist, is largely agrarian laced with a mild to moderate mysticism. This paves the way for the Treesian, slightly oriental but thoroughly [[Cedrist]] manner of much of central Goldshire, giving way to more localized quirks and customs in the far reaches of Lunaris and Suthergold. The creative and aesthetic virtues are, at least ostensibly, more prominently valued in Goldshire than in some other parts of the Imperial Republic, or at least so it is alleged. <br /> <br /> While Goldshire traditionally had a well-developed noble class, the welfare of the common citizen is of chief concern: the fate of the common folk is said to be the fate of the Imperial State. A high degree of autonomy was assigned to the Counties where it could be applied more relevantly to the population, and the Goldshirian military was a strictly feudal arrangement comprised of a small professional elite leading a massive swathe of irregular militias. Much of this arrangement however was swept away in the civil war, with power slipping from the Royal Government, the nobility and the counties into the hands of militia groups backing, however tenuously, the respective claims of either the House of Merjaca or the House of Ayreon-Kalirion to the throne. After the dust settled, King Ryker revamped the military and placed himself in a position of more centralized authority, particularly following his purge of Goldshire's lesser nobility.<br /> <br /> One effect of the conflict has however been to galvanise the sense of a Goldshire nationhood, imperiled by the perfidious Elw from the north, and to revive the Cedrist faith that had, otherwise, come to be increasingly marginalized in the modern era. Ironically the ''Treesianoid'' House of Merjaca has been obliged to embrace Cedrism in the cause of resisting an Elwynnese dynasty whose [[Church of Elwynn|faith]] was steeped in the traditions of [[Treesian Unorthodoxy|Treesian religion]].<br /> <br /> Since the end of the Warring States Period and particularly following the draft beginning in the War of Lost Brothers, Goldshire has undergone a transformation into a more martial culture focused on protecting the Kingdom from Storish and Jing influences as well as creating a sort of mandatory education system in the for of military training.<br /> <br /> ==Demographics==<br /> <br /> Census 1656:<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> ! Subdivision !! Citizens !! Denizens !! Loyal Subjects !! Community Servitors !! <br /> |-<br /> ! Crowsilver<br /> | 20,027 || 2,770,000 || 333,248 || 352,085 || 3,475,360<br /> |-<br /> ! Elsyran<br /> | 203,886 || 20,346,856 || 2,172,182 || 861,824 || 23,584,748<br /> |-<br /> ! Holwinn<br /> | 67,663 || 8,936,977 || 771,750 || 352,110 || 10,128,500<br /> |-<br /> ! Lunaris<br /> | 70,084 || 7,220,283 || 4,684,194 || 2,304,667 || 14,279,228<br /> |-<br /> ! Suthergold<br /> | 208,882 || 19,728,215 || 1,341,088 || 352,544 || 21,630,729<br /> |-<br /> ! Wintergleam<br /> | 29,129 || 3,050,702 || 2,253,376 || 2,160,934 || 7,494,141<br /> |-<br /> ! Total<br /> | 599,671 || 62,053,033 || 11,555,838 || 6,384,164 || 80,592,706<br /> |}<br /> <br /> [[category:Goldshire]]</div>

Ryker https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=Shireroth&diff=36527 2018-07-25T03:21:03Z

<p>Ryker: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Nation1|<br /> country = Imperial Republic of Shireroth|<br /> image_flag = New_flag_Shireroth.png|<br /> coat of arms = Shire_coa.png|<br /> national anthem = [[The Benacian Beast]]|<br /> motto = Shireroth sumus. Tempus in parte nostrum est|<br /> |capital = [[Shirekeep]]<br /> |largecity = Shirekeep, [[Ardashirshahr]], [[Musica]], [[Brookshire Hamlet]]<br /> |lang = [[Præta Sxiróþes]] (official), [[Istvanistani]] (administrative), Elw (tolerated)<br /> |demnoun = Shirerithian, Shirithian<br /> |demadj = Shirerithian, Shirithian<br /> |govtype = [[Shirocracy|Neo-Feudal Commonwealth]] &lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;(Presently ruled as an ''Oligarchic Federation'')&lt;/small&gt;<br /> |headofstatetitle = [[Kaiser of Shireroth]]<br /> |headofstate = [[Kaiser Ayreon IV]]<br /> |headofgovernmenttitle = [[Steward of Shireroth]]<br /> |headofgovernment = [[Liv Dravot]]<br /> |legislature = [[Landsraad]]<br /> |estdate = bN 1214 (First Era)&lt;br /&gt;1443 (Third Era)<br /> |agerank = 1st<br /> |area = NA<br /> |arearank = 1st<br /> |pop = Citizens: 29[http://bastionunion.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=224&amp;t=15312(1)]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;small&gt;Subjects: 684,444,256[http://bastionunion.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=228&amp;t=16681(1)]&lt;/small&gt;<br /> |activepop = 8-10<br /> |poprank = NA<br /> |currency = Erb (€)<br /> |abbrev = SXI<br /> |site = [http://www.shireroth.org/shirewiki ShireWiki]<br /> |forum = [http://bastionunion.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=14 Shirithian Forum]<br /> |animal = Blue Moose<br /> |food = Mango<br /> |drink = ''The Benacian Twist''<br /> |tree = [[Malarbor]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Shireroth global.png|thumb|right]]<br /> <br /> '''The Imperial Republic of Shireroth''', or simply '''Shireroth''' ([[Istvanistani]]: ['ʃaɪɻ.ɻɑθ]; [[Elw language|Elw]]: ''Xiroo''); is a Federal Commonwealth founded in bN 1214 by [[Kaiser Raynor I]] as an absolutist feudal monarchy. It is particularly old. Over the years the nation has fluctuated wildly in wealth and territorial extent, but it has endured in large part because of its core territories in eastern [[Benacia]]. The Imperial Republic remained essentially feudal in nature throughout the entirety of its existence, which its supporters claim has allowed it to survive all these centuries. Following a brief period of Elwynnese independence, and the more enduring loss of [[Kildare]], the core duchies of Shireroth morphed into Imperial States with a high degree of autonomy and constitutional protection. However, in spite of increased devolution, the franchise remains restricted to the ranks of the nobility. The Imperial Republic is a culturally diverse empire, its sprawling domains, which cover two thirds of Benacia, contributing to a vast array of people and traditions. <br /> <br /> <br /> == History ==<br /> <br /> See also [[History of Shireroth]]<br /> <br /> Heretical pseudo-history removed for re-evaluation.<br /> <br /> ==Government==<br /> [[File:Fishian Feudalism.png|thumb|left|The Fishian Feudalism government model.]]<br /> ===Kaiser===<br /> &lt;del&gt;Shireroth is ruled by a [[Kaiser]], an absolute monarch technically bound only by a weak charter that ze zirself can change with only slight inconvenience. The Kaiser rules by decree, and zir word supersedes all other law and institutions. However, the Kaiser is effectively bound by a number of traditions, most important of which is that ze can rule only for a maximum of three months before appointing an heir and abdicating gracefully. Any Kaiser who disobeys these traditions or the will of the people is likely to be dethroned in a rebellion.&lt;/del&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Imperial Advisory Council &amp; Ministries===<br /> &lt;del&gt;The Kaiser appoints or dismisses at will three Imperial Advisors and approximately six Ministers, each of whom controls one of the country's Ministries. The current ministries of Shireroth are Exterior, Interior, Information, Military Affairs, Immigration and Naturalization, and Trade. A Minister has full power over zir Ministry, limited only by the generally uninterested Kaiser.&lt;/del&gt;<br /> <br /> ===The Landsraad and Nobles===<br /> <br /> &lt;del&gt;All Dukes and some Barons have access and votes to Shireroth's legislature, the Landsraad. Exactly who has how much power there is a hotly debated issue; right now, all Shirerithian citizens may speak and vote, but conservatives occasionally succeed in barring the chamber to all but Dukes. In between the Kaiser, the Ministries, and the traditions, the Landsraad rarely has much to do, but issues of national importance sometimes come before it. The Landsraad is controlled by a Praetor, elected by the populace, who acts as its speaker and enforces the rules of order.&lt;/del&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;del&gt;Historically, the Kaiser has enlisted the aid of a council of [[Nobles]] known as the [[Landsraad]] as a voting legislature. The body exists at the Kaiser's pleasure and he can dissolve or restore it at any time for any reason. Initially the body was a small council composed solely of [[Duke|Dukes]], but it later grew to include [[Baron|Barons]], the class of noble below a Duke, and, with some restrictions, ministers. It has now reverted to a body with only Dukes. The Landsraad is limited in its power and cannot pass laws that violate Imperial Decrees. Laws passed by the Landsraad are amended to the Lawbook, a document which contains all of the laws of the nation except for Imperial and Ducal decrees.&lt;/del&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;del&gt;Shireroth is divided up into a number of territories known as subdivisions. Each subdivision is ruled over by a noble who has absolute control over the subdivision, provided that he or she does not violate Imperial law and that he or she does not opt to use a non-feudal government within the subdivision. Dukes are the highest level of noble below the Kaiser and they control a teretory in Shireroth known as a duchy. There have been many Duchies in Shireroth, including [[Brookshire]], [[Elwynn]], [[Kildare]], [[Straylight]], [[Yardistan]], [[Goldshire]], [[Hyperborea]], [[Lothlaria]], and [[Arminy]].&lt;/del&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;del&gt;Brookshire and Goldshire were the original Duchies; the others are formed from other nations which chose to join with Shireroth or were created from other land that Shireroth controlled. Duchies may be divided up further into [[Barony|Baronies]] under a [[Baron]], and those Baronies may be divided up further into [[County|Counties]], under a [[Count]]. Dukes and Barons are officially recognized as legitimate nobles by the Imperial Government; however, Counts are not.&lt;/del&gt;<br /> <br /> ===The Imperial Judex===<br /> The [[Imperial Judex]] serves as the Judicial system for Shireoth. It allows citizens to address grievances either amongst each other or with the laws. Cases are judged by the [[Arbiter]]. There is no jury.<br /> <br /> ===Imperial Judex===<br /> Constitutional crises, as well as the occasional criminal trial, get referred to Shireroth's sole court, the Judex. The Arbiter of the Judex is charged with interpreting the Charter, the Lawbooks, and the Imperial Decrees. However, the Kaiser outranks the Arbiter and can fire zir or use imperial decrees to avoid the effects of zir decision. The only case in which the Arbiter has power beyond the Kaiser's is that both Kaiser and Arbiter must mutually agree on any changes to Shireroth's Charter.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Foreign Affairs==<br /> Shireroth is unusually isolationist for a micronation, but nevertheless has several productive foreign relationships. It even joined the [[Bastion Union]], a forum sharing project between several nations.<br /> <br /> Shireroth is frequently accused of believing their country is better than everyone else, to which the most traditionally Shirerithian response is &quot;But we ARE better than everyone else, aren't we?&quot; The nation's attitude to foreign relations has been compared, not unfairly, to that of Imperial China.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Small Commonwealth===<br /> Shireroth is the founder and host of the Small Commonwealth, an organization that allows nations to sign specific treaties of operation. Though some denounce the Commonwealth as a YAMO, it had some real successes - for example, unifying the economy of most members and creating an international criminal court. Current Small Commonwealth members are Shireroth, [[Batavia]], [[Ashkenatza]], [[Natopia]], [[Nelaga]], [[Gralus]], [[Nederlanden]], and [[Stormark]]. Some enemies of the Commonwealth, especially [[Antica]], accuse members of being Shirerithian puppet states or the Commonwealth of being committed to Shirerithian domination. The Commonwealth itself loudly denies these allegations.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Micronational Cartography Society===<br /> Shireroth is the founding member of the Micronational Cartography Society (MCS), which links thirty six nations, mostly English-speaking but also Dutch and Polish, together on a single map. Shireroth is a strong partisan of the Society and fiercely defended it during its conflicts with other cartography societies like the [[Geographical Standards Organization]]. Some accused Shireroth of dominating the society, which was once plausible when most of its top positions were held by Shirerithians. However, today only one of five MCS Council Members is Shirerithian, and most nations have stopped complaining about Shirerithian influence even though it holds much more Micras territory than any other country.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Past annexations===<br /> In the past, Shireroth frequently entered into agreements to annex other countries. For many struggling nations, Shirerithian annexation was attractive both because Shireroth had a good track record of surviving and because its feudal system made it easy for countries that joined it to keep their own land. During its history, Shireroth has directly annexed [[Apollonia]], [[Cimmeria]], [[Hyperborea]], [[Jaris]], [[Akerbjorn]], [[South Mondesia]], [[Cognito]], [[Lac Glacei]], [[Arminy]], [[Antica]] (dinarchy), [[Comstokia]], and [[Hurmu]] (among others).<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Babkha===<br /> Shireroth had a very long history of interaction with Babkha, culminating in the Mango-Camel Pact of 2003 which allied the two countries. After a falling-out, Babkha and subsequently the [[Grand Commonwealth]] it created became Shireroth's chief rival. This enmity lessened when popular Babkhan [[Hesam Jahandar]] won the throne of Shireroth, but flared up again with the revelation that he was under the control of Babkhan interests. Though the line &quot;May we slay all treacherous Babkhans&quot; was added to an unofficial version of the Shireroth anthem, after Babkha closed shop as a micronation Shireroth mostly agreed to let bygones be bygones. Recently, Babkhan-Shirerithian relations received a boost when former Babkhan [[Ardashir Osmani]] attained the throne of Shireroth.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Antica===<br /> The living micronation with which Shireroth most often interacts is Antica. Shireroth had a very warm relationship with the Dinarchy of Antica, but when it was overthrown by revolutionaries, Shireroth's relationship with its successor state, the Republic of Antica, started off on the wrong foot and has stayed there ever since. Shireroth, which allied with the defeated Dinarchy, fought the Republic for control of Antican territory. Although it won control of the territory, political factors later forced it to give most of it up to the Republic; this incident caused enmity which has persisted ever since. However, with the departures of prominent anti-Shirerithian Anticans [[Olorix]] and [[Steven]], the Antica-Shireroth rivalry has recently turned into more of a friendly competition than bitter hatred, with only a few holdouts like [[Ben Kern]] still causing trouble. Many Anticans, especially [[Chris Mules]], are respected by Shirerithians and welcome in Shirerithian territory, while a few Shirerithians, such as [[Scott Alexander]], head to Antica for their macronational political arguments.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Culture==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ===Notable Projects and Accomplishments===<br /> ====Literature &amp; Art====<br /> Shireroth is the subject of several works of art and literature. Most notably, it gets a mention in [[Harvey Steffke]]'s [[Control of Destiny]] series of computer role-playing games, in which several Shirerithians are prominent characters. A few other Shirerithians are involved in programming projects in one way or another, including [[Jonas Windsor]] (who is working on a game about Shireroth's Duchy of Kildare), Erik Mortis (who wrote the Small Commonwealth Bank), and [[James Raine]], who created the ShireFox modification for Firefox to allow easier access to Shireroth's internet presence.<br /> <br /> The novel Unaimed Arrow takes place in Shireroth, as do several shorter works of fiction. Notable among these are the Elwynnese story threads pioneered by [[Andrew Allot]] and his friends, the poetry of Philip Locke, and the Lac Glacei and Mirioth story arcs in Yardistan.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Religion===<br /> ====Cedrism====<br /> Shireroth [[Imperial Cult|state cult]], and de-facto state religion is [[Cedrism]]. Its polytheistic belief system is based around Mors, the God of Death, and his ex-wife Viviantiana, the Goddess of Life. Worship tends to involve sacrificing citrus fruits, mixed with offal and the setting off of explosions, which in turn gave rise to a sub-sect known as the [[Cult of the Sacred Detonation]]. Cedrism also shares some gnostic beliefs like reincarnation and enlightenment.<br /> <br /> Major Cedrist gods include Anandja, Goddess of Bliss, Lumina, Goddess of Light, Ifni, Goddess of Luck, and Sakat, God of Time. Minor deities such as Mog, God of Political Blunders, and B'caw, God of Spicy Chicken, have historically been tolerated but are now being gradually demoted and expunged under the influence of the [[Holodomatic School]] and its focus on the veneration of the Highest Divinity. <br /> <br /> One of the more infamous objects of popular veneration, [[Malarbor]], is in fact a demonically possessed tree which has been bound to Shirekeep - the legend has it that so long as Malarbor remains rooted in the soil, Raynor's Keep will continue to stand and the Imperial Republic will never fall. The ancient tree has been the subject of numerous arson attempts over the centuries. Malarbor became, inexplicably, associated with the Imperial Republic's propaganda efforts over many years, and has become the country's unofficial mascot and ambassador of ill-will. Malarbor's catch phrase, insofar as a daemon can have catchphrases, is &quot;MALARBOR DEMANDS IT!&quot;<br /> <br /> Other features of Cedrism include the Demon (occasionally Deamon) Fish of Balgurd, the archdemon [[Rrakanychan]], and the legendary [[Sword of Vengeance]], symbol of the Kaiser's might (but arguably pilfered by the Babkhans a while back).<br /> <br /> ==Economy==<br /> '''Main Article: [[Economy of Shireroth]]'''<br /> <br /> Shireroth's currency is the [[Erb]], which comes in denominations of 1, 5, 18, 29, and 100.<br /> <br /> Shireroth was a founding member of the defunct [[Small Commonwealth Economy]], and hosted the [[Small Commonwealth Bank]] and SCEX, the [[Small Commonwealth Stock Exchange]]. <br /> <br /> The economy is divided between the noble houses, Imperial Government, the Imperial States, and a collection of corporations that operate across numerous sectors.<br /> <br /> The primary interest of the Imperial Republic is in extracting revenue from the Imperial Dominions by both direct and indirect taxation overseen by the [[Office of Bounties and Factorage]] as well as voluntary contributions levied from the autonomous Imperial States of [[Elwynn]], [[Goldshire]], [[Kezan]], and [[Malarboria]].<br /> <br /> ==Links==<br /> *[http://shireroth.org/forum/index.php Old Forums]<br /> *[http://www.bastionunion.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=14 Current Forums]<br /> *[http://www.shireroth.org/ Website]<br /> <br /> [[category:Nations]]<br /> [[category:Shireroth]]<br /> [[category:Small Commonwealth]]</div>

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<p>Ryker: </p> <hr /> <div>The Benacian Beast is the national anthem of the [[Imperial Republic of Shireroth]]. It celebrates Shireroth's hegemony on the Benacian continent and the nation's role as a force against the evils of Micras. It was first played at the coronation of Kaiser Ayreon IV in 1661 AN.<br /> <br /> ==Lyrics==<br /> O can you see the great Benacian beast,<br /> <br /> It wards off our enemies always,<br /> <br /> It cares deeply for us and our sacrifice,<br /> <br /> That beast, we shall love it always, Shireroth,<br /> <br /> We shall overcome the monsters in the east,<br /> <br /> And undo the evil which they have wrought;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> We are always reborn ever greater,<br /> <br /> We are without peer to match our strength,<br /> <br /> Never will our homes be overtaken,<br /> <br /> For we are the ones who overtake;<br /> <br /> <br /> Gravtanks protect us in land sea and sky,<br /> <br /> The daemons beneath us do cower,<br /> <br /> The only Balgurd spawn which lives with us all,<br /> <br /> Is Malarbor from whom we draw our power,<br /> <br /> We shall overcome the monsters in the west,<br /> <br /> And undo the evil which they have wrought;<br /> <br /> <br /> We are always reborn ever greater,<br /> <br /> We are without peer to match our strength,<br /> <br /> Never will our homes be overtaken,<br /> <br /> For we are the ones who overtake;<br /> <br /> <br /> The states and dominions serve only the throne,<br /> <br /> Always keeping each other loyal,<br /> <br /> When one might begin to step out of its place,<br /> <br /> The whole of this beast shall fall upon it;<br /> <br /> We shall overcome the monsters in this world,<br /> <br /> And undo the evil which they have wrought;<br /> <br /> <br /> We are always reborn ever greater,<br /> <br /> We are without peer to match our strength,<br /> <br /> Never will our homes be overtaken,<br /> <br /> For we are the ones who overtake.<br /> <br /> <br /> (to the tune of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbcqsXXYDQ4| The Grey Infantry])<br /> [[Category:Shireroth]]</div>

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