[@Cyclone] [hider=The Republic of Keva - WIP] [center][img]http://txt-dynamic.static.1001fonts.net/txt/dHRmLjcyLjRiMzAzMC5VbVZ3ZFdKc2FXTWdUMllnUVhKaGJXRnpJQSwsLjA,/propaganda-sight.personal-use.png[/img] [img]https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8Ao7YOBSqmo/WDmYHUz8AGI/AAAAAAAAC_E/21XsQH3mTWUJXZiCoWEftLuRURnOncd9gCLcB/s1600/800px-Flag_of_National_League_for_Democracy.svg.png[/img][/center] [hr] [u][b]Demonym:[/b][/u] [indent]Kevan[/indent] [u][b]Description:[/b][/u] [indent]The Republic of Keva is a nation characterized by it's tumultuous history defined by long periods of unrest and dictatorship, it's radical new way of governance commonly known as democracy marked by its dramatic affairs' with which people have a vested interest, but gives citizens a real sense of power and involvement in government, and it's exotic, coffee-brown colored natives. The radical ideas Keva is now established upon at one time served as the catalyst to which sparked the nation's last civil war a decade ago. In some ways still, Keva is autocratic, with immense power is vested in a single leader. However, the Republic's constitution is its ultimate authority in every judicial, executive, and legislative matter. The Constitutionis has 32 Pronuntiatios. Every constitutional proclamation is inviolable. Neither the Senate, nor the people, nor the military, nor the Dignitas can break them. The document's purpose is to guarantee citizens certain inalienable rights against, senatorial, collegial, or cultural oppression and establish republican laws which institute a fair government of the people, by the people, and exclusively for the people. In addition, the union of the papacy and caesarship in the Kevan government has the political effect of weakening the Church and its influence. Rather than extending ecclesiastical or theological influence over matters of state, it has imbued Aramian theology and religious life with a distinct secular flavour, shaping religious doctrine to academic morals and creating an apolitical relationship between the public and the government, for the benefit of national stability.[/indent] [u][b]Government:[/b][/u]: [indent][hider=Dignitas] The Republic of Keva is a caesaropapist constitutional republic governed by its Dignitas under his [i]imperium maius[/i] (supreme executive power), his [i]auctoritas principis[/i] (primary legislative authority), and his [i]jure divis[/i] (divine mandate as Pope). Other magistrates possess political powers subsidiary to and even derived from those of an emperor. A Dignitas' other titles include [i]Princeps Civitatis[/i] (First Citizen), [i]primus inter pares[/i] (first among equals), [i]Imperator[/i] (Supreme Commander), and [i]Pontifex Maximus[/i] (Pope). Separate from his public office, a Dignitas bears the highest social standing of a Kevan citizen and has sacrosanctity from physical harm under Lindosian and Kevan laws. Violating his sanctity is sacrilege and treason - punished by death. As Pope of Keva, the Dignitas may issue binding papal bulls, canonize saints, and structurally reform the Church. As sovereign of the Senate and People of Aramas, the Dignitas alone can enact legislation promulgated by the Senate. For his executive powers, the Dignitas can appoint ministers and perform the functions of most ministries and for his administrative powers, he can dismiss and reappoint praetors for provincial government. On top of his legislative powers, the Dignitas: has [i]imperium[/i] (executive power) over the entire Kevan Legion, can appoint or disband praeministeria, and circumvent the traditional procedures of court to prosecute or acquit at will (unless opposed by the Senate). The Dignitas' judicial rights are outlined in the Constitutionis. [/hider] [hider=National Legislature] Aramas' legislature is a bicameral (two house) body known traditionally as the Senate. The Lower House is the Comitia Curiata (Curiate Assembly) but tradition is to refer to it as the Curia (Assembly). Members of the Assembly, officers of regular legislation, are referred to as Senators. Regular bills need a 50% senatorial majority to become senatus consultum. Such a bill will be posted in the Forum the following morning for review by magistrates and citizens. Afterward, the Dignitas chooses to either enact or veto the bill, unless it carries a supermajority in the Senate. Senatorial procedure is heavily influenced by tradition. Senators vote by individually consenting to the bill, and debate persists for a customary period of time before being halted by the president of the Senate. No bill except fiscal proposals can reach the Curia without originating in the Upper House of parliament. Fiscal matters of the Senate, like public funding and taxation, are dealt with according to custom. One senator proposes a bill for discussion and then another senator seconds the proposal. Legislature's Upper House is the Comitium Consularis (Consular Congress), and they have collective power to write legislation. [/hider] [hider=Official and Unofficial Magistrates] Two thousand senators run the affairs of the Lower House and 40 consuls control the Upper House. Each senator is elected for a 5 year term by popular assembly of the citizens in his curia, a small administrative region theoretically consisting of 2,000 citizens. However, the people are limited in their election choices as senatorial candidates must be of the patrician order. After a thorough background check by government officials, any local nobleman may stand for senatorial election. Kevan parliament has bureaucrats other than senators and consuls. Praeministra (Ministers) are the executive members of the various operational government bodies such as the treasury or technological authority. Depending on the minister in question, anywhere from zero to several thousand people may work in his Ministerium (Ministry). There are fifty ministries run by the Kevan government. Parliament's Ministry of the Treasury employs ten tax magistrates called Quaestores. These scrupulous men are charged with collecting taxes from praetors for the federal government, calling out financial corruption, and serving as right-hand men and messengers of the treasury and its minister, the Mensarius Superbus (Supreme Financier). Other magistrati (government officers) operate outside the Senate. For example, the Plebeian Tribune, is a position with extensive oversight of legislative activity in the Senate and the Palace. The duty of Tribunus is to safeguard the well-being of the common people, the plebeian order, from the greed and corruption of magistrates, aristocrats, and collegiates. He is the sole magistratus from a non-patrician background and is immune to reproach from any office other than the Censors. [/hider] [hider=Praetors] Chief administrator of the Republic of Keva is its Dignitas. In theory, the nation is under his imperium (executive power). As an extension of his power, he appoints a Praetor (Governor) to run each Provincia (Province) and a Praeministrum to run each function of the government. Under normal circumstances, available praetorian posts are brought before the Senate in August so that elections can be held to fill them with ambitious Kevan patricians. All members of the patrician class can run for these offices, the stipulation being that they quit their current job and leave for their appointed province no more than two months after winning their election (making holders of major offices such as Princeps Senatus and Dignitas ineligible). The Dignitas can impeach any reigning praetor, forcing a new election unless the impeachment is vetoed by the Tribune. The lowest political division is the Municipia (Township), administered according to a system distinct from higher strata. Praefecti Urborum (City Prefects, mayors) are elected every other year by popular assembly of the inhabitants of the township. This is the only titled government position, other than Tribune, that can be held by someone outside the patrician order. However, unlike the Tribune, city prefects are not magistrates. [/hider][/indent] [u][b]Economy:[/b][/u] [indent]The republic's economy exhibits the regulation and subsidization of a mercantile capitalist country. However, the extreme intervention of the government in certain markets - like national defense - is characteristic of state capitalism. On a national level, Keva's markets are dominated by monopolies in sparse competition while, locally, small businesses flourish on their social advantage in retail. Aramas' major industries include coffee cultivation, the mining of tin, copper, and niter, and the production of bronze. These industries are led by merchant guilds but are regulated by the government who impose high tariffs to export them. On the other side of the spectrum, Aramas imports great quantities of iron, food stuffs, arms and plenty more. [/indent] [u][b]Religion:[/b][/u] [indent]Aramian Faith of Lindos[/indent] [u][b]Geography:[/b][/u] [hider=My Hider] [img][center]https://images.discordapp.net/.eJwNyNENwiAQANBdGACuIAidwg3MhRKKaXuEu9YP4-76Pt9HnWNTs1pFOs_GLI0zjUWz0MBadCWqW8HeWGfaDYpgXvdyCBsHkwcXIKXkbbgB2H9Zn2J0k7MRwt1Hbx6Drnbkhs-rlbd-9aq-PwRWJYg.1tIBoD1faAxqKQciOwlDl_BGTJI?width=400&height=285[/center][/img][/hider] [indent] Keva's weather is unorthodox for a northern nation - known for its warm and wet winters followed by hot and dry summers. The countryside and cities across Keva experience this almost tropical climate year round. This unusual patter of weather is only supplemented by Keva's seemingly untamable wilderness. To the west, a third of the nation is clearly claimed by the Gigas Dentes Mountains (Giant's Teeth), a mountain range known for its peerless granite peaks and sharp spring rivers that flow into the forested lowlands and finally the open Keven Sea. [/indent] [u][b]Population:[/b][/u] [indent] 3,800,000 [/indent] [u][b]Demographics:[/b][/u] [list] [*]Human - 93% of population [*]Other - 7% of population [/list] [u][b]Notable Locations:[/b][/u] [indent] [b][url=https://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/b/b3/Demacia_Grand_Plaza.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/500?cb=20161120033555]KI'VARA - THE STAR CITY[/url][/b] Ki'vara is the nerve center of the most illustrious and powerful country in human history. The city is home to the Dignitas, the Senate, and a wealth of the nations most notable Ministers; namely of which include the Ministry of War, Defnese, Justice, Diplomacy and Culture. Revered for its beauty as a city, Ki'vara has many of the most noteworthy examples of modern architecture. It certainly lives up to its monicker: The Star City. [hider=The Star City Blueprint] The circular shape of Ki'vara, with a radius of 30 km, is the result of a design by Jerald, the founder of the proud Republic. This figure is physically delineated by the 15 meter tall Sanctus Wall of granite around its circumference. Seventeen grand city gates grant passage into the Star City. An individual gate is 8 meters high, built from gold, silver and marbles, and adorned with a golden peacock which is clutching a star medallion. Attached to Sanctus Wall, at each cardinal direction, are cenotaphs dedicated to Keva's legendary patrons: King Festus, its original founder, is in the North; Jerald, the first Dignitas of the Republic and the architect of the capitols modern renovations, is in the East; Calvin, the king who propagated the down fall of the corrupt Silvermane family, is in the South; and Quincy, the brave dictator who perished holding Keva together during the Westmarch Rebellion, is in the West. Locals continue to protest conferring this honor upon Quincy when he was not a proper ruler of Keva. Nevertheless, emperors have always defended recognizing him for his essential role in building the nation of Keva. The Foundation Hills are the mounds of earth on which Festus Silvermane first founded the Star City; as a result, it became the residence of the emperors in the Palatia Stellae (Palace of the Stars), which stands on the center hill, [i]Caer Aslan[/i].[i]Teke Awade[/i], the palaces other name, was built after the most recent civil war in 1480 by Jerald Vulso. North of the [i]Caer Aslan[/i] is the prestigious Capitoline Hill (Collis Capitolinus), known by many as the Capitolium. It is on this hill that the Senatus (Senate) resides in all its glory, having the famous words SENATVS KEVA written on its face. Ahead of the Senate, also on the Capitolium, is the Forum Magnum, referred to simply as the Forum or Capitolium. Two of the grandest monuments in Keva- the monolithic [i]Sit laus Festum[/i], a statue of the nations founder Festus - stand facing the Senate. To its north is the marble platform supporting the Papacy's Cathedral of Lindos. [/hider] [b][url=https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/bc/03/0a/bc030aacb7915772fdafaeb9998a968a.jpg]AURUM - THE CITY OF OPPORTUNITY[/url][/b] Sticking to a theme of Kevan oppulance, the ancient city of Aurum - now financial capital of Keva - is a city as equally marvelous as the capital itself. It is home to the Ministry of the Treasury and it's many bureaucrats, namely of which include the aediles, quaestores, Censores and the Mensarius Superbus or Supreme Financier. As the center of Kevan finance, a wealth of Merchant Guilds establish headquarters here, seeking a relationship with bureaucrats in order to jump start their own business. As such, the city prides itself in being known as the city of opportunity. [b][url=https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/db/a7/c5/dba7c5ced231bd94d059dbae741d7a18.jpg]MARE - THE MERCHANT'S CRESCENT[/url][/b] A coastal city on the eastern coast of Keva famous for is crescent shape, Mare is the largest port in the Republic and houses the majority of both its naval and merchant ships. Hundreds of merchant vessel pass through the massive Dawn Seagate to trade with the wealthy and mighty nation. [/indent] [u][b]Personalities of Note: (More TBA)[/b][/u] [list] [*][u]Marcellus Nerva[/u] - Dignitas of Aramas elected 8 years ago after the founder of the Republic stepped down for reasons unknown after a reign of 12 years. [*][u]Cyprian Stylles[/u] - A general who fought for Jerald during the Last Rebellion, reinstated as a member in Legion High Command by Marcellus. [/list] [u][b]Institutions:[/b][/u] [indent] [u]Ministry of the Treasury[/u] - Administered by the Mensarius Superbus (Supreme Financier), the Treasury controls distribution of aediles and quaestores throughout the Republic. An aedile is a magistrate with access to the treasury itself in Keva - no one other than the 120 aediles can withdraw public funds. Their job usually consists of writing tokens of money to the various institutions, such as other ministries, in the federal government. There are two Censores who audit their activity throughout any given year. Withdrawals made without the necessary approval, either from the Senate or another Ministry, are grounds for dismissal and prosecution. A quaestor is a magistrate employed to collect taxes from the praetores across all provinces. No money can enter the treasury without documentation from one these scrupulous bureaucratic accountants. As for the Mensarius Superbus himself, his duties include administering treasury workers in general, writing the national budget according necessities and plans recorded by his accountants, and speaking with the Dignitas on financial matters as a primary member of his Officium. [u]Ministry of War[/u] - Administered by the Magister Militum (Master of Soldiers), the Ministry of War organizes the peacetime distribution of soldiers throughout the Republic, sets military wages, communicates military policy to the public, and mediates requests for broad military policy from the Senate with the strategy of the Legion high command. This places the ministry at the forefront of the discrete machinations of the military, being informed of every operation needing government clearance. There is no rank with greater authority than the Master of Soldiers, despite his civilian status - even the Generals of the Legion only has equal command and executive power. [u]Ministry of Defense[/u] - Administered by the Praeministrum Custodiem (Prime Minister of Defense), this ministry maintains the static defenses of the Republic, initiates new defensive installations on land, and organizes the peacetime distribution of national guard units across all military bases. [u]Ministry of Justice[/u] - Administered by the Magnus Judex (High Judge), the Ministry of Justice decides on the time and place of sessions in every court of law. The Tribunalis Ultima (Supreme Court) in the center of Keva is presided over by the Magnus Judex and is the highest court of Kevan law. Decisions ruled as part of a proceeding in the Supreme Court cannot be overruled elsewhere, unless the relevant law is changed by senatus consultum. Presiding over this court is one of the primary functions of the ministry. [u]Ministry of Diplomacy[/u] - Administered with little oversight by the Proprinceps, the External Office deploys diplomats to foreign governments or institutions and maintains foreign embassies in other countries. As the most knowledgeable minister regarding foreign affairs, the Proprinceps is often the closest advisor of the Dignitas. [u]Ministry of Culture[/u] - Administered by the Maecenarius, the Ministry of Culture has an essential role in fostering the national reputation of Keva. Every national sporting event is planned and executed by this ministry, as are major appearances of a Dignitas to the public. National celebrations such as the anniversaries of the founding of Keva are also designed completely by members of the Ministry of Culture. [/indent] [u][b]Military: (More TBA)[/b][/u] [u]Organization:[/u] [indent]The Kevan Legions are a strictly volunteer corp of professional soldiers that takes considerable upkeep, but are maintained and controlled by Kevan government and Legion High Command. Trained in the art of defense, heavy archers focus on the enemy army while massed pikemen defend them. Pikemen in some cases can also act as shook troopers, breaking through enemy lines thus giving the archers an easy target. Kevan mages specialize in Lindosian magic, a school of magic in which mages utilize the various Virtues of Faith to combat enemies. These seemingly defensive military tactics define the Kevan Legions and gives is a cowardly name in the international playing field, but Kevan soldiers are proud and carry the legacy of their Republic on their back.[/indent] [u]Troop Total:[/u] [indent]152,000[/indent] [u]Army:[/u] [indent]131,000[/indent] [u]Navy:[/u] [indent] 10,000 Sailors 10,000 Marines [/indent] [list] [*]45 Warships (Galleys) [*]5 Flag Ships [/list] [u]Mages:[/u] [indent]1000[/indent] [u][b]Other:[/b][/u] [indent][i]Vast Wealth:[/i] Keva is in extremely wealthy nation economically speaking. With is wealth, Keva is capable of funding any all projects it seeks to under take, without the need of foreign aid. [i]Love Your Rural Life Style:[/i] Keva remains fairly urbanized and its borders are yet to be secured, a result of it tumultuous history. [i]Pay to Win:[/i] Due to the Republic's lack of funds in the early months of existence, it allowed merchants to purchase power in the forming government, mostly in the military. This lack of experience is a danger to the growing power. [/indent][/hider]