United Provinces of Brias

The United Provinces of Brias are a massive economic power in Northern Isaevi. Once seven principalities the princes collected in the capital to name a King, to rule over the entire realm. While achieving their goal they did not secure a royal dynasty. The first two Kings were total failures, and when the royal line died out the princes did not wish to join again and elect a new King. Instead, the princes set aside their princely titles and offered their people a new outlook on life, Instead of serfdom and servitude they humbled themselves before the Realm of Brias.
This act of reducing themselves to equals amongst men allowed the princes to transfer all of their wealth from the states of their provinces to their private, family incomes. So instead of a prince living through the state, they became business men allowing the state to live through them. The seven principalities became the seven provinces, with royal protocol and loyalty to a single head dissolved peasants began to expand their industry. Without crowns to pander to and slave for, the country suddenly boomed with odd trades. While this age of innovation occured in Brias, the oligarchs collected to elect a head of state. Each province is governed by the same families that are descended from the princes, and each collect every ten years to elect a new Rofylld-Borgmastare to represent the nation and act as the spirit of industry.
Due to their focus on trade and commerce rather than conquest or royalty the nation is one of the, if not the richest on the planet. The standard of living in the nation is so high that it does not accept immigrants except those who fill vital roles in the national community. The wealth of the nation stems from it's unique trade goods and trade deals with several reclusive nations across the world.
As a member of the Commonwealth of the North it is one of their chief sources of income, the official 'purse' of the Commonwealth is held in a Briac bank and is moderated by the officials that also moderate the Oligarchs of the nation to monitor for corruption, although it is difficult to monitor those who sign your pay cheques.
Category:Isaevi Country
Category:Oligarchy