[hider=The Tremarian Union] [b]Nation Name:[/b] The Tremarian Union [img]http://flag-designer.appspot.com/gwtflags/SvgFileService?d=6&c1=2&c2=5&c3=5&o=5&c4=0&s=0&c5=5[/img] [b]Government Type:[/b] Theocracy; the church is the state. The Church is run by Priestess'. Every Rothan Female is tested at birth and if she is born with white blood, she's taken away and raised in the church, trained from birth to be a Priestess (Less than 2% of Rothan females are born with this, males are not). There are four arms of the church, the arm of order, the arm of discovery, the arm of force and the arm of affairs. The arm of order deals with any internal issues within the Union. They make and enforce laws and run state sponsored programs and services. They also run the court system. The arm of force is essentially the Unions military. The arm of Discovery deals with technology and science, as well as helping to run off-world holdings. The arm of affairs deals with foreign relations and external issues. Each arm is headed by a Priestess who's title is the arm she runs, for example the 'Priestess of Force' or the 'Priestess of Order'. These all in turn answer to the High Priestess who is basically the leader of the entire Union. [b]Leadership:[/b] High Priestess Aleena [b]Offworld Holdings:[/b] Tremara's non-garden moon is nearly fully colonised, a few asteroid colonies, and several space colony ships orbiting Tremara and the moon. They are working towards expanding more, faster. [b]Persons of Importance(Optional):[/b] High priestess Aleena. Commander As'salia. [b]Species and Demographics:[/b] [hider=Rothans 55%] [i]Female Rothan:[/i] [img]http://img15.deviantart.net/82e2/i/2013/354/2/4/id_012___asari_by_trixdraws-d5mhsnq.jpg[/img] [i]Male Rothan[/i] [img]https://a.wattpad.com/cover/59101781-256-k36130.jpg[/img] [/hider] [hider=Klek 15%] [img]http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/resistancefallofman/images/1/1e/R3flickr16.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20100929024001[/img] [/hider] [hider=Draon 30%] [img]https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/000/509/895/large/rodrigue-pralier-1.jpg?1425144418 [/img][/hider] [b]History:[/b] [b]Religon:[/b] The Tremarian Union is run by the church which follows the religion of Dracrekhi. Dracrekhi teaches that there was once a goddess called Lumera, who was a member of a species of higher beings who were capable of creating life at their will, however the species is not known and no other individuals of the species are ever mentioned except Lumera. The story goes that Lumera scoured the 'Urikhi' (roughly translated into 'Black Sky') until she found the perfect home for a perfect species. She then started to meld her own creations into what she deemed as perfect. On the first day She created the Klek, but wasn't happy with them and so moved on. On the second day she then designed the Draon, but still wasn't happy, so she tried again. On the third day tried again and created the Rothans, which she was finally happy with. The Religion teaches that she put the Klek and the Draon on the same continent and the Rothans alone on another so that the Klek and Draon would have to compete and the Rothans would have an advantage as they were alone. The Rothans were given one task, which was to please Lumera, and when she was happy they had completed the task she would return, and she has yet too. Every follower of the religion has to pray at least once a day, though the prayer can come in any shape or form. It is taught that there is only a heaven, and those that follow Dracrekhi will go too it when they die, if they die honourably. If you die a non-believer or dishonourably then you do not go to a hell but simply die, your mind, spirit and body will cease and you will forever be nothing. Birth rituals are done for females. During the ritual the baby is cut on the right arm so that the blood colour can be seen. If white, they are taken by the church. If regular and blue, nothing happens. If black (which is very, very rare) they are killed. At death the body of followers of Dracrekhi are always cremated, which is seen as the last step in a persons energy reaching Lumera and her heaven. Every ten years 'Arikado' or 'Festival of Creation' takes place. On the first day, the Klek must burn a patch of skin, as they were the first imperfection. On the second, the Draon must burn a section of skin as they were the second imperfection. On the third day, huge celebrations and ceremonies occur across the Union as this is the day the perfect species, or the Rothans, were created. One of the ways to achieve an honourable death is to die in battle, or have fought in battle for Lumera. As every battle for the Union is a battle for the church and therefore Lumera, even the Union's volunteer armed forces are large. One of the ways that the followers of Dracrekhi believe in pleasing Lumera is spreading the religion. Recently priestess' and small 'guard forces' have been visiting some independent, out of the way colonies too offer a conversion to Dracrekhi. Obviously they are left alone if they refuse. Obviously. This has been happening more and more recently, though so far the Union has been able to keep things under the radar. Though the religion teaches that Lumera created only the Klek, Draon and Rothans, any other species can follow Dracrekhi as long as they follow it's rules, they must believe, they must prey, they must achieve and honourable death and they must please Lumera. [b]Military:[/b] [b]Other:[/b] [/hider] My WIP nation. Thought I'd post it here so I can join in on discussions. [@Ozerath] The Union will probably have some of it's non believers flee to the Concordat, if that's okay? The church doesn't really like non believers. [quote=@ClocktowerEchos] If any of you have a religion you want to spread because of Space-Jesus Deus Vult, please do tell. It would make for a very interesting dynamic all things considered. [/quote] I think my people would be very happy to spread their religion to the Quxikotl if you don't mind. Give them something to do rather than fight and die.