Arkaly

Arkaly is a **republic** in **Central Glirelle**, comprising of 4 provinces - **Dardona**, **Stocktal, Volleren** and **Aramore,** and its governing city of **Arkaly.** It borders the Kingdom of Ladiria to the West and the Kingdom of Calix to the East.

Arkaly's political capital is the city of **Arkaly,** where the Council of Representatives that governs the country regularly meets.

## Society

### Currency

Arkaly is the Gold Standard for currency in Glirelle, with other kingdoms relying on its weighing system to value their gold coins. Minted in Arkaly is the **Arkaly Crown;** a one ounce gold coin. It is made up of 64 Silver Crowns. These coins have been in use since founding the Glirellian Empire, but received a name change from Glirellian Crown to its modern name after the abolishment of the **Empire**.

### Economy & Trade

Arkaly maintains a position above all else in Glirelle economics. The Banking Guild of Arkaly controlling all banks on the continent, as well as **Republic Trade Tariffs** through most roads, putting Arkaly in the position of strongest economic power on the continent.

Arkaly imports many goods it deems unworthy of their investment, prioritizing profit over self sufficiency, while exporting refined goods, such as fine fabrics, wines, and goods that require multiple steps and professions to produce, as well as making use of resell strategies, wherein it buys from one nation to resell to another for greater profit.

### Women of Arkaly

Women in Arkaly have the highest degree of equality in Glirelle to their male counterparts. With many households requiring multiple income streams to be successful, women have long been involved in the workplace.

### Class system and Education

#### Working Class

The working class in Arkaly consists of manual labour workers such as general labourers in warehouses, farmers, ranchers, etc. They receive a baseline education in everyday literature and mathematics, such as common language studies, currency conversion, additions/subtraction and multiplication, and a baseline understating of general income transactions.

#### Middle Class

The middle class in Arkaly houses the tradesmen, merchants, bookkeepers, and other forms of service type workers. They receive specialized education in their desired fields of study, which includes economics, sciences, politics etc.

#### Upper Class

The upper class in Arkaly fills itself with bankers, landlords, insurance brokers, business owners, and what remains of the nobility in Arkaly. They can receive expensive, but highly valued education in any and all levels of economics, politics, mathematics, sciences and so on.

### Religion

Although Arkaly does not have a primary religion in modern history, it was once predominantly followers of the Holy Church of Ignis. Being the trade hub that it is many different cultures have become part of everyday life in the republic. Arkaly seeks to maintain complete separation of church and governance.

## Government and Military

### Council of Representatives

The council is the primary governing body of the Republic of Arkaly wherein elected officials representing 1/3 of their province's population territories, which are split as close to evenly as possible before each election, vote on matters of the Republic, and elect further representatives through unanimous vote onto the council whom represent a powerful body, such as the Banking Guild or Adventurers' Guild, who are put forward by that respective body.

Furthermore, of these members one is elected as High Chancellor who serves to represent the Republic in foreign affairs, opens and closes debates, and finalizes legislation into law, as well as having the ability through the **Emergency Powers Act** to bypass government in all decisions as necessary and postpone all term elections during times of war.

### Military

The military power of Arkaly is heavily reliant on mercenary and adventurer recruitment to perform outside of basic policing duties. Some locations make use of militias for their own policing and defence, but none maintain standardization.

As of the year 88 NGC, the Republic also has access to the Arkalian Legion. Originally raised and trained by the Ladirian Royal Landwehr, this is a regiment recruiting and training adventurers from all over the Republic, for when a larger force is needed to defend Arkaly or to conduct military operations on behalf of Arkaly. The Kingdom of Ladiria raised the regiment so that, in case of an attack on the Republic, it could be used to buy time for Ladiria and Arkaly to muster reinforcements, be it Arkalian adventurers or, indeed, the remainder of the Landwehr as well as men-at-arms later down the line where necessary.