Here's my nation, which is still a work in progress. [hider=Athein // Republic of Athein][hr][color=goldenrod][sup][h1] [center][img]https://t4.ftcdn.net/jpg/00/27/94/07/360_F_27940761_JhmJclrOkSCKaDNr61bLPKUCTq3DHeAQ.jpg[/img][/center] [b][center][color=goldenrod]MOST SERENE REPUBLIC OF ATHEIN[/color][/center][/b] [/h1] [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] [hr] [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 especially from families and parents.[/sub][/indent][/indent] [hr] [color=goldenrod]Governance and Politics[/color]: [sub](Like the government form field, but more room for detail. Tell me if your monarchy is slowly being subsumed by the merchant classes. Or, if your people are organized in such a way that they don't even have a government or politics anymore, then this is also a good place to talk about that.)[/sub] [color=goldenrod]Technology and Magic[/color]: [sub](Before you start, please read the Technology and Magic section up above. Done? Aight, go ahead and let your imagination run wild)[/sub] [color=goldenrod]Military Overview[/color]: [sub](This is the space to talk about any offensive/defensive capabilities you have. Now, keep in mind that our people have all been essentially isolated for 500 years. If you have a huge army, I want to know who it is that you've been fighting all this time to justify having a military that tough. If the answer is "Nobody" then, [i]mis amigo[/i], you shouldn't have the huge army.)[/sub] [center] --- [/center] [color=goldenrod]Additional Info[/color]: [sub](Anything else you want to include that there isn't a spot for up there. Little factoids about your nation are both amusing and welcome.)[/sub][/hider]