Alfssandic Kingdoms

The **Alfssandic Kingdoms** (Alfspek: *Kungariketts Alfssandur* //) is a federation of kingdoms allied under the High Kingdom of the Summerman and the Starfell Throne. The Kingdoms collectively sit as the first monarchy in the Treaty of Four Crowns though their influence across the treaty has begun to wane. The Kingdoms spans 21,1 ly at its widest, between the Kybørr and Hath Systems, and expands trailward away from the curvature of the Altkorr. The Kingdoms lie Trailward in the Affa and Baett-An Octants along the trailing line of Afa-Settaari Genetic Impyrriad and the Altkorr; as well as bordering the zenith, spinward Kingdom of Cambrathir and the Republic of Tū'reine.

The Kingdoms largely rule themselves but follow the leadership of the *kaarlægan* (//; Komenspek: lit. "King of Kings") of Royal House Aarbakke of the Sumur Kingdom, of whom *kaarlægan* have arisen for centuries, in matters of international and federal affairs. In these latest years, however, Royal House Aarbakke has proven to be more concerned with instilling larger control of the kingdoms in a veiled attempt to create his own stellar empire in the style of the Zhuyaai or Gaennid Empires. Instead of pushing back against these moves to solidify the Royal House Aarbakke as the Imperial House, several kingdoms seem to be interested in such a system though their motives are unclear.

A common understanding among the kingdoms, culturally, is a liberal view on cybernetic and biosynthetic augmentation. All kingdoms employ a compulsory military period under their lord, which will pay for combat augmentations. Military culture filters into civilian life through the opportunity to join military-mercenary raids on neighboring star systems.

## Etymology

The Alfssandic Kingdoms as a collective, federal nation (and by extension the Alfssandur people as a whole) is named after Alfssandi, the God of Creation (and Mischief), from the Sumurmannic Pantheon and Åssatric religion. Though the larger collection of Alfssandic Stars are no longer within the Kingdoms' direct rule, the surrounding cluster generally maintain the designation proudly to honor their god.

## History

The Alfssandic Kingdoms was at one time an Afa-Settaari Imperial Colonial region, under the command of an ancient and unnamed Settaari Imperial Prince. Separated from the Impyrriad, it is said the cloning practices became difficult to maintain or outright destroyed in some accounts. Whatever the case, the population was forced to maintain numbers through natural propagation.

The Kingdoms and a form of its government were established on 5.351.04.36 AKn.

## Astrography

The Kingdoms at present number nine systems in a tight cluster which sit predominantly within the Affa Octant with Dreyma being the one star system to reside within Baett-An. The Alfssandic Stars face trailward from the perspective of the Altkorr. These stars are 21,1 ly at their widest points between the Kybørr and Hath Systems.

Alfssandur shares an uninterrupted boarder with the Kingdom of Cambrathir, and nautical boarders with the Omadaeic League and the Tū'reine Republic.

All nine systems are considered "fully-inhabited," each planetary system in them being home to several trillion in total per star system. Three worlds maintain atmospheres conducive to sustainable human life but are cold, Sokkol within the Kybørr System being locked in snow and ice, all of which are the product of successful terraforming. A fully-inhabited krysrealm exists orbiting Aslak within the Härnö System.

Below are the various Alfssandic stars and their realms of holding.

* **Kybørr**, *High Kingdom of the Summerman*; *the Sumur Kingdom*
* Vigur, *Kingdom of Seythisthir*
* Akunnes, *Kingdom of Venzdá*i
* Aska, *Kingdom of Bresos*
* Xutr, *Kingdom of Bedegår*
* Härnö, *Kingdom of Mydalr*
* Dreyma, *Kingdom of Tamküla*
* Lys, *Kingdom of Rødhusje*
* Hath, *Ullev Kingdom*

## Government & Politics

The inception of the federalized **Alfssandic Kingdoms** was lead by King Dån Haarkon VI of the Kingdom of Rødhusje in 5.340.12.09 AKn, and conceptualized to be a trade union first with some promissory marshal aide second. Already seen as weak and tumultuous by regional neighbors for their tribalism, especially those zenith-ward whom had already solidified their holdings and acquired the military strength to bully individual Alfssandic kingdoms, the Alfssandur seemed to struggle with the concept of mutually assured safety. Centuries of raiding neighbors had engendered a shared animosity that loosely united surrounding nations and peoples against the Alfssandur.

## Economics

[...]the Federal Alfssandic pannigr (*Fødarel Alfssandisk pannigr* //; Currency Symbol: Ᵽa)[...]