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[b][center][color=goldenrod]MOST SERENE REPUBLIC OF ATHEIN[/color][/center][/b]
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[center]"Sancta recognitio gloriae et divitiae" // "The holy recognition of glory and wealth"[/center][/sup][/color][hr]
[indent][color=goldenrod]Government Form[/color]
[indent][sub]Maritime Republic[/sub][/indent][/indent]
[indent][color=goldenrod]Population[/color]
[indent][sub]875,000[/sub][/indent][/indent]
[indent][color=goldenrod]Demographic[/color]
[indent][sub]100% Evodine // 50% [url=https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7f/60/3b/7f603b08078d7132a0be98da909ce062.jpg]Flightless[/url] & 50% [url=https://i.pinimg.com/736x/cd/d0/0e/cdd00e619f717ee8834e11aab74691aa.jpg]Flyable[/url][/sub][/indent][/indent]
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[indent][color=goldenrod]Plane Description[/color]
[indent][sub]Athein was a challenging experience for the evodine population that came through the rift. Unlike their native lands, this plane of existence provided constant heavy rainfall and flooding year-round with overcast conditions. The swamp and marsh wetlands initially made farming near impossible until the invention of floating gardens. In addition, wildlife was comprised of creatures and plants completely foreign to evodines including mooses, snakes, ash trees, and poisonous lilies. But there were two creatures that provided to be combative. Known for its powerful jaw and loud snapping sound, the giant tortoise possessed aggressive territorial behaviors and attacked anything inside their territory especially evodines. And the swamp dragon wasn't as hostile despite its appearance but still considered a threatening predator willing to eat anything including both evodines and giant tortoises.

Despite its difficulties and challenges, Athein was quite captivating and colorful in spite of the overcast conditions. But, this plane allowed the evodines to thrive like never before in their existence on Gaia.[/sub][/indent][/indent]
[indent][color=goldenrod]History[/color]
[indent][sub]Upon the exodus for Gaia during the Cataclysm, the surviving evodines found themselves vulnerable to the wilderness of the strange new world. Within the first decade, the population rapidly plunged for a variety of reasons that came to be known as the Decade of Misery. But eventually, with profound inventions and strong willpower, the population recovered at the end of the century. It didn't experience growth until the start of the third century due to the harsh conditions on Athein making the average evodine's life challenging. By the fifth century, the population was close to nine hundred thousand with a number of cities and villages spread throughout Athein. And in the ruins of a forsaken city, a long-forgotten relic slowly starts flickering endlessly.[/sub][/indent][/indent]
[indent][color=goldenrod]Culture and Society[/color]
[indent][sub]Evodines lived in tight-knit communities as a means of survival for the harsh world of Athein. They also live close to each other to maintain barters and trades with other nearby communities. Merchants were well-paid for their services due to traversing in such dangerous circumstances and resided expensively. With their recent leverage in politics, the maritime republic was filled predominantly with current and retired merchants. And it helped tremendously that most of them were more than able to take flight. In fact, Evodines with functioning wings were privileged and possessed a sense of entitlement than those flightless in society. It didn't help that they were looked down upon and ridiculed by those that can fly.

For the evodines that were flightless or weren't merchants, their lives were a daily struggle for survival against the wilderness and the weather. Unlike their counterpart, they were compassionate and hardworking due to their formidable situation. And when it came to their families (blood or bond), it was amplified threefold with events that lasted for days with the entire neighborhood. Still, they were envious of the envious capable of flight and dreamed of taking to the cloudy skies. The resentment was bad enough that parents were openly resentful of their own children if they were able to fly. Those children often found themselves scoffed at by their community for the rest of their lives unless they moved away. 

It was a similar problem within airworthy communities with children being flightless, but it was more hostile and callous.[/sub][/indent][/indent]
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[indent][color=goldenrod]Governance and Politics[/color]
[indent][sub]Maritime Republic was only a recent development for the people of Athein that got its origins after exploration of the sea began. Several merchant families dominated the economy, society, and politics of Athein thanks to their coin. But nearly all of them never engaged in the political scene personally and instead sponsored politicians and government officials acting in their favor. There was still plenty that couldn't be bought out easily with coin and required additional incentives to ensure cooperation.[/sub][/indent][/indent]
[indent][color=goldenrod]Technology and Magic[/color]
[indent][sub]Athein, unlike Gaia, was never filled with magical energy that allowed spells to be performed. Of course, there were attempts to activate the mystical energy but none of them were successful. Theories emerged that the lack of constant sunlight was to blame for the absence of magic, while others thought the creatures of Athein were responsible. Regardless of who's at fault, magical energy will remind a story element for children to get excited about. Technology, on the other hand, advanced since the invention of floating gardens thanks to the evodine spirit. Stilt villages, levees, and land reclamation made conditions for the inhabitants better than ever before. The recent invention of canals gave birth to the golden age of sail since it allowed exploration into the surrounding sea.[/sub][/indent][/indent]
[indent][color=goldenrod]Military Overview[/color]
[indent][sub]Being isolated from any other intelligent lifeform made the idea of an army pointless. But, with the wildlife of Athein vicious, militias were established across several communities. Some militias represented several villages and frequently patrolled there while others focused on only one location. And as for the quality of training and supplies, it entirely depended on the amount of coin spent by the local administration. [/sub][/indent][/indent]
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[indent][color=goldenrod]Additional Info[/color]
[indent][sub]TBD[/sub][/indent][/indent]
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