[center][h3]The Union of Aurea[/h3]
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[h3]Nation Overview & Government[/h3]The Union of Aurea is an amalgamation of multiple petty kingdoms under one constitutional monarch, King Miene IV. It holds a variety of territories across the continent, and is a first-rate naval power. The vast merchant fleet is protected by the Aurean Navy, and in turn the Aurean Navy is funded by the merchant fleet. The Aurean Navy can be found at all corners of the world, vastly spread out and with centuries of maritime tradition behind them.

[h3]Ethnicity[/h3]The different nation states of the Home Isle are largely the same, yet fiercely independent. Each one speaks an Aurean dialect, but each has a large amount of nationalist pride in their independent nations. Nevertheless, they all share one thing in common; they see themselves as better than the natives of their colonies. The natives vastly outnumber the Home Isle, and are generally more diverse. Hailing from many corners of the world, they are different in every possible way.

[h3]Geography[/h3][hider=Map Claim][img]http://i.cubeupload.com/6zKnvv.png[/img][/hider]
The Home Isles are fairly temperate, with a penchant for dreary weather. They are rich in raw resources, rivers, and arable soil. The colonies are much more diverse, ranging from somewhat tropical to dry. They are also rich in raw resources as well as people, areas conquered by the Empire for their value.

[h3]Culture/Society[/h3]Aurean people are insular, believing themselves to be the best national identity in the world. Their merchants are shrewd, their tacticians brilliant, their admirals memorable, and their industrialists genius. This gives the relatively small island power in far excess of their mere numbers.

They are overall a nation of small numbers, controlling a colonial empire of untold density in both people and resources. A proud and fiercely independent peoples, they place particular pride in their world-spanning navy. They are innovative, and are often the first to adopt new ideas and machines.

[h3]Economy/Industry[/h3]The Union mainly imports large amounts of raw materials at protectionist rates from their colonies, leveraging their industrial power and great merchants to retrieve what they cannot import from their colonies from the other nations. From there, as one of the initial adopters of industrial technology, they take these raw resources and pump out manufactured goods. These goods are taken by the merchant fleet and traded across the world for great profit.

Overall, they rely on their colonial empire and the imports thereof to stay alive. This comes with the advantage of allowing them to leverage vast riches. Of particular note is the West Peninsula Company, essentially a megacorporation of national scale.

[h3]Military[/h3]The Royal Army of the Union is a small but elite and innovative army, clocking in at only a fraction of the other armies across the world. However, the colonial infantry, while less skilled, are of great number. The Royal Army itself makes use of advanced equipment, such as pregreased and preloaded cartridges allowing for a much faster loading time. The colonial infantry, on the other hand, mainly uses simplistic matchlock muskets, prone to misfiring and jamming.

The Royal Navy is the pride of the nation, featuring some of the most advanced cannons in the world, and the largest ships of the line. It is incredibly numerous in sailors and ships, and incredibly skilled in tactics and strategies. It is indeed a force to reckon with. With centuries of tradition behind them, they see no end in sight to the idea that Aurea rules the waves.

The West Peninsula Company maintains a private army, making use of Royal Army equipment due to their connections with the Aurean government. They are also a small force, but could indeed rival a small kingdom.

[h3]History[/h3]WIP

[h3]Relations[/h3]WIP

[h3]Characters[/h3]WIP