Category:Aesanityum

Aesanityum.

Government: Lawful good theocracy, Feudal monarchy.

Religion: Aesanite (95%). Other (5%)

Population: 2,5 million, mostly human, but other races are known to visit and stay in Aesanityum.

Wellfare: Most people live above normal medieval standards, but very dependent on Lord of the Duchies.

The People:

people are tanned and wiry. In the north the people are larger and more white skinned. The people are very pious and will try to live by the code of the trinity. They are also very cautious of heresy.

The Land :

The land of Aesanityum is situated west of the empire of Srettera, and far east of the other known lands. It has variable climates. On the mainland the coastal areas have a temperate climate, more inland the winds out of the northern mountains make for a chill land climate. The islands are more towards the south and have a subtropical climate. The mainland of Aesanityum has good soil in the temperate parts, so most agriculture is situated near the coast. In the forests to the northwest the main income comes from pine lumber. The plains in the west, though not official part of Aesanityum, are used for herding sheep and cow.

The surroundings: The mountains in the north house a few Orc tribes and some human barbarians. They do sometimes raid small villages on the border, but not much more. More often they trade with the Aesanites. The northern tribes have access to iron, whereas Aesanityum can provide Lumber. The nomadic tribes to the west are more aggressive, mostly due to settlers on the plains they see as theirs. To the east the empire of Srettera lies. There are some terse relations between Aesanityum and Srettera, but no official trade. The big island called Brylands is mostly wooded with thick jungle, a town has sprung on the northern coast, mainly to support some plantations. Deeper into the jungle no-one has ventured.

Cities and Towns

Politics:

Aesanityum is ruled by the state, in the form of the Monarch, and by the church, in the form of the Archmandrite.

Detail on various factions

Secular politics:

The Monarch is called the arm of Aesan because he or she is responsible for protecting the Aesanites from worldly harm and see to their worldly needs. The Monarch will raise taxes, have diplomatic relations with others peoples and nations, keep the roads and is the leader of the army and the Knightly orders that keep the borders and the land safe of incursions, monsters and bandits. Aesanityum is divided in duchies, and the dukes have their own knightly orders and in most cases a militia. The dukes are by proxy responsible for the land they govern in the same way the Monarch rules the whole country. The duchies are on their turn divided in Baronies, led by a baron, which have mostly only a militia. Counts are noblemen that work as tax collectors, magistrates and diplomats for the Monarch, the Dukes or the Barons. Lower nobles are always knights, and most of them are in one of the knights orders, though some swear fealty to a baron and stay in the barony.

Church politics:

The Archmandrite is called the voice of Aesan because he or she is responsible for protecting the souls of the Aesanites from harm and see to their spiritual needs. The Archmandrite raises church tithes, builds churches and monasteries and sees to the expansion of the faith. He or she is the leader of the Church, its monasteries and the cloister orders. Each saint has possibly a monastery, church of priory, but only Saint Martinus, Saint Geory and Saint Cristofus have their own paladins. They have cloisters spread around the land. The church has divided Aesanityum in 3 Mandrinates (holy regions), which are ruled by Mandrites. Each cloister order is responsible for one of those regions, on top of their protective duties in Mastaba Easan. The order of Saint Geory has his main seat in Barutzi, and is the main protector in the Mandrinate of Artis. The order of Saint Martinus has its main seat in Faziq, and is protecting the Mandrinate of Ymeartis. The order of Saint Cristofus has its main seat in Aesanhirs and is the main protector of the Mandrinate of Yme.