Alksearia
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The Kingdom of Eastern Alksearia, or more commonly known as Eastern Alksearia, is located on the Western shores of Arcutria. It is an absolute monarchy, with a subservient church, the Church of Xaethos, that is mainly controlled by the monarchy. Eastern Alksearia has a symbolic legislature, the Council of Lords, that submits new law proposals to the King, and acts as an oversight committee for various internal operations in the Kingdom.
The Kingdom of Eastern Alksearia | |
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Motto: Blessed by the Monarch! National Animal: King Charles Spaniel National Flower: Purple Tulips | |
| Location | Located in Western Arcturia |
| Capital | Urgia-Nove |
| Largest | Sera-Nova |
| Official languages | High Nerovian |
| Ethnic groups (2018) | 88% Elvan 10% Human 2% Other |
| Religion | Church of Xaethos |
| Demonym(s) | Alkseara |
| Government | Absolute Monarchy, Theocratic elements |
• King | Eldras IX of House Tuvania |
• Archbishop | Rhea III of House Eternatus |
| Legislature | Council of Lords (symbolically) |
| Area | |
• | 499,176.202 km2 (192,733.009 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2019 estimate | 10,424,695 |
• 2015 census | 9,812,325 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $177.22 Billion |
• Per capita | $17,000 |
| Currency | Eastern Alksearian Coin (EAC) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | 790 |
| Internet TLD | .kea |
King Eldras IX of House Tunavia serves as the Imperial ruler and sole executor to the operations of Eastern Alksearia, while Archbishop Rhea III of House Eternatus serves as the head of the Church of Xaethos and serves as the highest religious authority in the Kingdom. However, unlike an independent church, the Church of Xaethos's doctrine is symbolically passed by the Monarchy after a review as dictated by the Church Act of 1902, after a separatist movement tried to force the Church to declare the Monarchy "treasonous and incompatible for Church governance."
History
The First Kingdom (1840-1880)
The First Kingdom of Eastern Alksearia was founded by a group of nobles who came together in 1838. They wanted to increase the security of the nation, and to put an end to the political instability that the nation was facing. There are no records, that are currently known, about the group of nobles who discussed and created the first law book and ruling documents of the newly established kingdom. The only problem the early kingdom faced was who was to be the King. Two noble families started to gather supporters behind them to claim the newly established throne: House Tuvania and House Delvarian. Neither house was willing to give in to the other, and it resulted in a 2 year war known colloquially as the First Succession War. There were only three battles that were fought in this brief war: The Battle of Novia Pass, the Battle of Alkia's Run, and the Battle of Delvarian's coast. In the end, after three crushing defeats, the Delvarian House surrendered and allowed for the head of the Tulvanian house to be the first monarch. On the morning of April 13th 1840, Lord Eldras III was crowned King Eldras. Upon his ascent, since he already was the third of his name, King Eldras continued with keeping his suffix of Eldras III.
The Reign of King Eldras III (1840-1843)
After ascending to the throne, King Eldras III immediately sought to bring stability to the realm. His first act as King was to nominate a Council of Lords who would serve as the King's closest advisors. This role served two purposes. The first role was to prevent the strongest nobles from rebelling against the new Kingdom, and the second role was to find areas of the realm that needed immediate attention. King Eldras III also sought political alliances from different nations that would recognize their monarchy. He was largely unsuccessful, but he did gain international attention. By the end of 1840, the nation was looking more stable, but there were still difficulties ahead.
The first month of 1841 was largely uneventful. Most that happened was the increase of national power and the rise of a centralized government. However, the first controversial decree, known as the 1841 Land Reform and Taxation Act, would be passed on February 2nd, 1841. This caused major backlash from most members of the nobility, and lead to a rebellion that would last the rest of 1841. King Eldras III's right to rule was tested once again as a religious fervor was sweeping the nation. The Church of Xaethos had taken root in Eastern Alksearia roughly around 1820, but now the church had short lived splinter group known as Xaethos's Chosen. Xaethos's Chosen declared that the only monarch fit to rule them was Xaethos himself, and that the Monarch was the Anti-Leader and had come to destroy the nation. King Eldras III declared that all holy men and women of Xaethos should rise up against the heretical claims of Xathos's Chosen declaring in :
"Recently, a group of wicked men declared that they knew the Holy Texts of Xaethos better than our own Archbishop Alexandian of House Pope. They declared that Xaethos is the only worthy Leader and that I am the incarnate Anti-Leader here to drive Eastern Alksearia to the ground. Rest asured, I am here to lead Eastern Alksearia in an era of unexplored territory and politics. Progress is painful, and some people wish to reject progress. Let us stand against these adversity, and rise together as a stronger nation!"
Xaethos's Chosen tired to assault the capital and capture King Eldras III. It failed as their men mostly got shot down by Archers and then assaulted by the royal band of King Eldras III. After the arrest of Xaethos's Chosen's leader and the fall of splinter group in June 1842, King Eldras' attention was now fully committed to the rebellious nobles in the North. These nobles had been getting considerable kickbacks before the formation of the Kingdom, and were quite disgruntled at the Monarchy for a while. They were headed by the new head of House Delvarian, Lord Darrious II.The Rebellion of 1842 would end after King Eldra's army marched into Lord Darrious's capital and arrest him and several other nobles at a roundtable. King Eldras then passed another decree, known as the Judicial Powers and Empowerment Act of 1842, that he used to try these nobles in court. The resulting court cases resulted in all of the nobles being sentanced to death, but due to incompetency in the jailhouse, Lord Derrious II escaped. The next morning, November 2nd 1842, the nobles were executed.The remainder of 1842 was spent overauling the legal code and making sure that any other noble that dared rebelled would know the consequences. Unfortunately, this would mark the end for King Eldras III since on January 23rd, 1843, in an act of revenge, Lord Darrious II entered the palace at the request of the King to pass judgment on his crimes against the crown. In this "peaceful" move, Lord Darrious II ended up stabbing the King and leaving him to die. On January 24th 1843, Lord Eldras IV rose to power, and on February 1st 1843, he was crowned King Eldras IV.
The Reign of King Eldras IV (1843-1844) and the Reign of King of Eldras V and Queen Catherine I (1844-1852)
King Eldras IV didn't get accomplish much in his tenure as king. He continued the centralization that his father had started, and completed the overhaul of the court system. On May 6th, 1843, King Eldras IV created and passed the decree known as The Power of the Courts and the Court Process. This is the only decree that King Eldras IV would pass before he would be injured by a hunting accident and end up passing on February 4th, 1844. He was only 34 years old when he passed.The crown was now passed onto his brother Lord Albert. He took on the name Eldras in honor of his brother and father who had died.
King Eldas V got married to Catherine of House Iberous on March 23rd 1844. Queen Catherine would help King Eldas make important decisons and helped govern the Kingdom.
Succession Crisis (1852) and the Rise of Queen Rhea I(1853-1860)
The Death of Queen Rhea I and the Rise of Eldras VI(1860-1875)
The Death of King Eldras VI and The Three King Crisis (1875-1880)
The Brief Republican Era (1880-1890)
The Interregnum (1890-1893)
The Second Kingdom (1893-1902)
The Modern Kingdom and the Church (1902-Present Day)