Polis

Flag of Polis

### History

The founders of Polis consisted of the initial followers of the Church of Order seeking a place to call the capitol of their faith, easily defendable yet also not constricted by unfavorable land. The mountain they chose was seemingly perfect, placed on the Centon Sea and with the natural characteristic of a plateau in the middle of the mountain. Polis was then founded by the Patriarch of Order (The head of the religion of Order, the role would later be renamed Patriarch of Polis) and is, notably, the first civilization created in the world. The Exarch (leader of the city) would, immediately after the founding of the city, order construction on the walls by the workforce while he began drafting the official laws of the state.

### Government

Polis functions as a absolute theocracy, that meaning the church has complete control of the state and the head of the state, the Exarch, is under the orders of the Patriarch of Polis. At the moment the Exarch and Patriarch are the same person which allows for smooth government, but if that were to change passing laws would become quite more difficult. Ministers, Heads of Departments and Advisory positions change often yet the main ones that Polis has are the Adjutant Exarch, Advisors, Diplomatic Minister, Minister of the Army, and Minister of Culture. These positions are appointed only, seeing that Polis does not host elections and does not have elections written in its laws.

### Lawbook

The Basic Lawbook of Polis features the main laws that the state holds, with amendments able to be added if the Church and State both agree. There are currently six articles. They are as follows:

I: Order is the God of this land, and all citizens of this land must follow his faith. The official ceremonial language of Polis is to be High Ordelic, only mandated to be spoken by Priors in places of worship.

II: The power of the Exarch is given to him solely by the Church of Order, the power of the Patriarch of Polis is absolute and shall be in accordance with theological law.

III: The rights of every citizen of Polis are guaranteed by the Church of Order. These rights are, and are not limited to, freedom of speech, the right to worship Order, the right to equality under Order, the right to create private property and establishments, and the right to negotiate their own tax.

IV: Polis calls upon its citizens to, at any time, proudly defend its homeland if a draft is established. Polis must recruit based upon ability, not upon random.

V: The Exarch and Adjutant Exarch have the power to appoint advisors, ministers, and heads of departments as well as create and disband any departments they wish.

VI: Article Two and Article One cannot be violated in times of emergency.

### Culture

The culture of Polis is solely based around the idea of Order. Citizens of Polis are those who follow Order(Including those outside the city) while those who do not follow Order and live in the city are designated as Sub-Citizens. Sub-Citizens retain basic fundamental rights and are protected by the State, not the Church. As well as this Sub-Citizens cannot rank up through the different positions in the government seeing as they are parallel to the church ranks. The Symbol of Order, a upwards facing arrow, is featured through the city in public and private sectors including on the flag of Polis. The city also has its official ceremonial language as High Ordelic(Visit the wiki page on Order to read more about this)