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The period of time between the development of written Tavari and the unification of the Kingdom of Tavaris in 1304 is known as the Classical Tavari period. During this time, there was never any one overarching Tavari polity, with each clan essentially sovereign over its own territory—though, in practice, one or even several tribes may have been tribute-paying subjects of another. The practice of tributaries was more common in the west than in the east, while eastern chiefs often favored direct invasion and annexation of rivals' territory, believed to be due in part to the relative sparse population and more rugged areas hindering ease of administration encouraging would-be conquerors to delegate such tasks to chiefs who reported to them rather than spend their own time, money, and people doing so. In the crystal coast region in particular, a tradition arose of "matriarchs"—a politically powerful woman commanding the loyalty of several local chiefs, sometimes (though not always) without a chiefdom holding of her own. These matriarchs were called a "moderating influence" and credited themselves with encouraging peace, contrasting themselves with eastern chiefs who, they said, were constantly waging war with one another. The historical record, however, shows no significant difference in the amount of armed conflict between Tavari clans in the east and west. In reality, these women were invariably the shrinemasters of major shrines, of which there were several in the rapidly urbanizing area that controlled vast swaths of land that were suddenly highly prized as possible settlement locations. Why it came to be that the shrines around the crystal coast were headed by matriarchal dynasties remains unclear and is an area of active study and scholarship in Tavari academia.
While not all western regions had overtly matriarchal systems, something that a much broader majority of western communities shared in common was a difference in religious worship that retained significant examples of nature worship, while the eastern and southern Tavari tribes shed these traditions and focused their worship exclusively on the spirits of departed ancestors. The largest pre-Akronist shrine in Acronis, also one of the oldest, is the Shrine of the Ocean Mother near Anara, which contains no graves at all and is not dedicated to any one family but instead to "the spirit of the ocean, who is the mother to us all," according to traditional chants carried orally among the
However, despite religious and cultural differences, the western Tavari clans were still much more similar to the eastern clans than they were different, evidenced most plainly by the facts that they spoke the same language and continuously identified themselves as "Tavari." Tavari land tenure and inheritance laws were in place almost identically across the entire Tavari-speaking area by the end of the 10th century, hallmarked by the division of society into family-based clans that, collectively, were considered to own the land on which its members worked, and that the sovereign power of the family was invested in a single head that was, ultimately, answerable to the entire clan under a system of ancient, often unwritten, code of traditional rights. Inheritance was always to the eldest surviving child, and all across the Tavari lines in almost every case, siblings of the deceased are expressly forbidden from inheriting—even in the lack of any children, it is the eldest child among the children of the deceased's siblings, never the sibling themselves. The Tavari are the only ethnic group among orcs in northwest Gondwana to feature this strict prohibition of sibling inheritance. By the 12th century, all Tavari-speaking areas were using coins made out of the alloy known as ''našdat'' (composed of silver, gold, and nickel), and all shared common observances such as festivals on the equinoxes featuring almost identical liturgy. By the time of the Tavari Unification Wars, beginning around 1150, there were dozens of western chiefs who were perfectly content to submit to the rule of the Chiefs of Nuvo before a single battle was fought.
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While western Tavaris was always less populated than the east and the south, and thus had less wealth in absolute terms, per capita the average wealth and income of people in the west has been similar to that of the east since unification. A powerful merchant economy grew in the major cities of the west, while agriculture remained the overwhelming majority of economic activity in the western interior. Sugarcane and rum production expanded, especially for export, and gradually crops from foreign regions of the world, primarily millet and rice, were introduced. Ancient volcanism enriched the soil of central Avnatra, particularly on and near the plateau, allowing for the cultivation of all kinds of crops that, in turn, enriched the economies of the port cities when they were sold in trade. In the year 1604, a census determined that Enaro Ttatražakai had surpassed Nuvrenon to become the second-largest city in the country after Nandrat. And while those three cities remained close in population and changed places from time to time, Enaro Ttatražakai is estimated by historians to have become the second-''wealthiest'' city in Tavaris around the same time and retain that title until Acronian independence.
==Government==
[[File:Acronis provinces.png|thumb|right|250px|The provinces, national parks, and national cities of Acronis.]]
Acronis is governed by two separate authorities, which are referred to as governments: the civil government of the Synod and Chief Minister and the religious government, which is led by an official known as the Matron. The Matron is elected by and from a body known as The Elders, which is the collective head of the religious government. Both governments serve separate functions and act as a check on the other.
The state religion of Acronis is Akronism, a monotheist faith following the Goddess Akrona, for whom the country and the people are named. The Church of Akrona governs the moral aspects of life in Acronis and maintains and enforces the country's system of criminal law. Criminal law is adjudicated in courts organized and governed by The Elders. As examples, laws against murder and assault are the jurisdiction of the religious government. Additionally, the social safety net is administered by the Church, as according to Acronian jurisprudence it is considered a matter of morality. Pensions, unemployment benefits, food assistance and housing assistance are coordinated by the Church and paid for by mandatory tithes from Church members.
The civil government handles the temporal affairs of the country. Foreign affairs, economic affairs, military defense, education and civil law are all the domain of the Chief Administrator and the Cabinet, whose members all come from an elected legislature, the Synod. Civil law is defined as all those areas of law outside the realm of The Elders and is usually described as "crimes against property, rather than people." For example, theft, embezzlement, drug crimes, and regulations of industries or occupations are all areas of civil law.
Acronis is divided into three provinces for the purposes of civil administration. These provinces do not cover the entire territory of the country; three national parks that are administered by the Acronian Ministry of the Environment cover the remaining territory. Modeled on the Tavari law in place prior to Acronian independence, the provinces of Acronis have legislative competence over a specific subset of enumerated powers with the bulk of authority reserved by the national civil government. Provinces have the power to set an income tax, regulate various kinds of businesses, and coordinate the construction and maintenance of roads and other public infrastructure. Provinces share oversight of the education system with the religious government, which does not use the provinces as a division and instead operates directly at the level of individual parishes, into which the provinces are divided.
Four cities in the country are classified as "National Cities" and are placed under direct oversight of the national civil government. These are Crystal Coast, Anara, and Tovar—the country's three largest cities and each provincial capitals and international container shipping ports—and the city of Idalan, which is the only official crossing point on the Acronis-Vaklori border. These cities elect local councils and mayors whose actions are theoretically subject to veto from the Cabinet.
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