Pylmeria

## Overview

Pylmeria is a warm and mountainous nation in southeastern Nordaen with a long history, having been both a kingdom and empire. It has hundreds of islands in the Sea of Pylmeria off its mainland's coast.

Pylmeria is known for being one of the most democratic and egalitarian societies in the world because it is a republic with its Mandate of Supreme Law and Congress, as well as being a naval power, with thousands of ships being used for trade worldwide and defense.

## Government

Pylmeria's national government has two branches: Legislative and Judicial. Regional and local governments are ruled by nobility.

### Legislative Branch

The legislative branch consists of the Elected and Congress of Pylmeria, which consists of nobles and free citizens, though all of them are wealthy and powerful.

#### Office of the Elected

The Elected is the executive leader of Pylmeria and manages the bureaucratic ministries and military. They are a Representative elected by Congress as a whole. Though not an official rule, they have always been the leader of the largest faction in the majority coalition in Congress.

The Office of the Elected also includes the Ministers and bureaucratic Ministries, as well as additional advisers. The Elected appoints their own Ministers and advisers; they are often Representatives, but are not required to be.

The Elected can also enact executive orders, which can be subject to Congressional and Judicial approval. They are also responsible for governing the land entirely when Congress and Court are not in session.

#### Congress

The Congress of Pylmeria is a unicameral legislative body which is responsible for legislating the land; only a simple majority is required to pass most laws. Representatives of Congress spend much of their time in commitee and debate, while in session; when not in session, they are campaigning for reelection.

### Judicial Branch

The Judicial Branch of Pylmeria is led by the Court that manages the Protectors, paramilitaries that enforce justice across the republic's regions and localities, even in the hinterlands.

There is only one designated court in all of Pylmeria. Most judicial decisions are made by Protectors or nobility.

#### The Court

The Court consists of five elected Justices, who serve until they die, resign, or are impeached by Congress. They meet in Pylmeria's capital, Aethon.

They are the highest court of appeals and review the legality of every law and act of the Legislative branch.

The Court does not do initial judicial proceedings, rather the Protectors and nobility are responsible for them.

The Justices appoints the Protector General and Lieutenant Guards of the Protectors.

#### Protectors

The Protectors have four important roles: maintaining impartial justice in line with the law across all of Pylmeria, sending unresolved cases to the Court, ensuring the integrity of elections, and serving as personal guards for the Justices.

They are under the purview of the court and led by the Protector General and the Lieutenant Guards.

Most Protectors travel across all of Pylmeria, even into the rural hinterlands far from paved roads and cities. Other Protectors are stationed in towns and cities across the republic. The most elite fighters reside in Aethon, so that they can protect the Justices.

There are a few hundred Protectors, all of them skilled and trained fighters. They are also trained in survival, scouting, sailing, and riding skills, so that they can live off and travel easily across the land.

## Factions

The Factions of Pylmeria each have their own interests and goals. They divide the Congress into two coalitions: the Government and the Opposition.

The Government is the majority, while the Opposition is the minority; there has never been a minority government in Pylmeria's history (when factions cannot agree on coalitions and leadership, there are either new elections or warfare or both).