Holy Dominion of Najalisco

The Holy Dominion of Najalisco is the dominant power on the continent of Anova. It borders the Regency of Chané, the Electorate of Gran Colonía, and the Kingdom of Bosque to the south. To the north, it borders the Democratic Republic of Moravia, the Independent Colonies of Anova, and the Nichibotsu Shogunate.

## Political Landscape

The Holy Dominion is a *constitutional* *monarchy* with a Queen representing the *Monarchy* and a Secretary of Congress representing the *Legislature*. The constitution declares that the ruling monarch is meant to represent the "authority of the Five-Times King," and the Secretary to represent the "authority of the People," and are meant to be equal, serving the nation together. While this has changed over the course of history, these two figureheads have come to be embodiments of the federal government and individual interests respectively.

Najalisco's Heads of State magistrate over there respective branches of government, the Monarchy and the Legislature. The Monarchy is broken into the *House of Lords* and the *Royal Court*. Tasked with representing the states and royal territories in the federal government, the House of Lords is composed of each state's *Duke* or *Royal Governor* (if a territory). They are tasked with governing their respective regions and mediating those region's needs with the federal requests of both sides of government. In rare cases, the House of Lords can propose *Royal* *Decrees* (laws pertaining to any area under the Monarchy's control); however it still requires the Royal Court's approval. The Royal Court, a body made up of the heads of 9 *Noble* *Houses*, has the primary function of drafting of these Royal Decrees, as well as regulating and overviewing the Monarchy's functions (infrastructure projects, healthcare reform and such). It is headed by the Viceroy, who works as the Queen's right hand and regulates what goes to her for ratification.  Essentially, the Royal Court administers the Monarchy according to the Queen's orders.

On the other side of the government, the Legislature is split between the *House of the People* and the *Senate*. The House of the People serves as the closest representation of the Najáliscan people, with 1 Representative per 25,000 people. Each state and territory draws districts of 25,000 people and then elects their representative from that district's population. These representatives carry out administrative tasks within the Legislature; however, they are primarily charged with creating *Congressional* *Drafts* (bills). It's then the job of the Senate, composed of each state's Senators and supervised by the Consel, to ratify and modify these Drafts before sending them to the Secretary of Congress. The Senate also serves as supervisors for the Legislative process, as well as electing members to the Federal Court, where Royal Decrees, *Congressional Articles* (same as Royal Decrees but for the Legislature), and Federal Articles (apply to both Legislature and Monarchy) are challenged.

Mediating between these two branches, the Queen and Secretary of Congress are aided by the *Federal Cabal,* a select group of 5 government positions chosen by the Queen and Secretary of Congress in a Federal Article. The Federal Cabal is currently composed of the; Viceroy, Minister of Coin, who controls the Congressional Mint and Treasury, Royal Cardinal, who represents the Pentarchy in the government, Scientific Officer, who manages the Board of Technology and sits on the Board of Education, and President General, who acts as highest military leader for both Congressional and Royal Armies below their respective commanders-in-chief. Each of these positions balance their own responsibilities along with voting on federal actions and regulating disagreements between the two groups.

### Political Parties

These systems are complicated by the existence of *political parties*, groups of politicians with similar goals attempting to be elected. Since officially no member of the Monarchy can be part of a political party, they often default to aligning with whatever party favors the Royal Family (while some make noted claims of support for the opposition party.) The current political parties are separated into 3 categories; *primary, secondary, and tertiary*.

The two primary political parties that control most of the voters in current national politics are the *Coronístas* and the *Republicanos.* Coronístas is the party in favor of garnering more power for the royal family; this manifests with them passing/proposing more social conservative policies along with strong centralized government. Republicanos favor more individual liberties, causing them to pass/propose more civil rights and pro-capitalist policies.

To those unsatisfied with the Coronístas and Republicanos, the secondary parties *Buenas Noches Pary* and *Salazistas* pose viable alternatives. The Buenas Noches party is an off-shoot of the Moravian Nix Party, a far-right authoritarian party advocating for a return to the Granja System as well as other policies meant to return Najalisco to its "traditional roots". On the other side of the spectrum, the Salazistas, named for revolutionary leader Enrique Salazar, are the predominant socialist party in Najalisco. They argue for large scale social justice and a dismantling of the capitalist and monarchic elite; however, they also are predominantly known for advocating for the Abdoment's secession.

Finally, the tertiary parties receive the least amount of votes and are mostly localized to their states. The *Stellarosas* are a secessionist party for the Frontera and argue for libertarian policies and ideas, the *Autoridad de los Primeros Party* represents the interests of primeros across the nation but has mostly only found votes in Huagáje and Cuahmetlan, and the *Facultativas*, who argue for more technocratic policies in favor of Practitioners/Casters and Ichor technologies.

**Primary**\*Coronístas - *socially conservative, centralized control, socialist tendencies*

* Republicanos - *civil liberties, decentralization, pro-capitalist*

**Secondary**

* Buenas Noches Party (BNP) - *socially conservative, authoritarian, pro-capitalist*
* Salazistas - *civil liberties, secessionism, socialism*

**Tertiary**

* Stellarosa - *socially conservative, decentralized, hyper-capitalist*
* Autoridad de los Primeros (APP) - *civil liberties, centralized control, socialist tendencies*
* Facultativas - *civil liberties, centralized control, technocratic*

### Important Players

**Queen Antonia de Anxida**

A.K.A *The Masquerade Queen*

Political Party: N/A

Age: 21

Goals: [little is known about Antonia's true goals, statements claim] Advance social justice, increase state control over the Dominion, and remodel the Monarchy.

Bio: Crowned after the Civil War's end due to an error in her older brother's legitimacy, Antonia de Anxida survived the Civil War while being on the run with her younger brother Samuél hiding from Republicano forces. After being crowned, she has rarely made public appearances and only in an elaborate black mask and dress. People suspect she is still scared of being assassinated like her father or murdered like her mother.

Known only to a few friends and her family, Antonia or "Tonya" spends some days under a fake identity as Sinola Derud.

**Davíd de Anxida**

A.K.A *The Would-Be Prince*

Political Party: N/A (likely Coronísta)

Age: 30

Goals: [rarely states his political goals other than ensuring the protection of his sister and brother, although common belief holds him to likely be a supporter of LGBTQ+ rights and other forms of civil liberties]

Bio: Born to the young King Ferdinand and his wife Emilia, Davíd has been surrounded by controversy all his life. People attempted to illegitimate him because his mother neither hailed from the Holy Dominion, nor was Maevish in origin. During his earlier years however, his father would be able to shield those accusations and attempts from his son. After the assassination of his father, disappearance of his mother, and outbreak of the Civil War, Davíd was thrown into the lime-light like never before, as one of the chief generals of the Coronísta army along with being the heir apparent to the throne. This focus shone new sides of Davíd to the public, the righteous avenger to his father, the prodigy tactician, the brother searching endlessly for his missing mother and siblings, but the most damaging side, was the man in love with one of his subordinates. After Davíd and Major Raul Serrano's love affair was discovered, Davíd was removed from the line of succession and Serrano was removed from the army. After the war, Antonia was crowned queen and the 27 year old, Davíd was her first pick as chief of her Crownsguard unit. Now he stays at her side near constantly in public and is seen as quite over-protective of his younger sister.

**Secretary of Congress Juan Vasquez II**

A.K.A *King Juan, Hero of Flores*

Political Party: Coronístas

Age: 58

Goals: Increase Monarchy control/decrease Congressional control, ensure national security and sovereignty, advance technological control, prevent civil conflict

Bio: Elected by the Congress in 1290 to be the war-time Secretary of Congress, before being officially appointed by the queen in 1298, Juan Vasquez II comes from a long-line of politicians dating back to the leader of the Barrancas, Hector Vasquez; however, his alignment with the Coronístas has been controversial considering his families trend of favoring Congressional power. Currently, his first true election is on the horizon with high prospects of him winning. While his compulsive fear of the nation falling into more civil unrest has caused some criticisms, he’s mostly garnered a positive position in the public’s eyes.

 **First Lady Guadalupe Onotlapetlan Vasquez**

A.K.A *The Jaguar Queen*

Political Party: N/A

Age: 38

Goals: [currently informal] Major reforms in the governmental structure, more civil liberties, and a generally progressive stance towards policies.

**Queen's Aid Peregrine Diana Eckhardt**

Political Party: Reformístas

Age: 24

Goals: Advance civil rights, speaking mostly for addicts, casters, and queer people. Uses the unique position of the Queen's Aid to filibuster in congress to forward progressive policies.

**Viceroy Ignacio de la Crúz**

Political Party: N/A [technically Coronístas]

Age: 67

Goals: Enforce Monarchy's power, gain more control over the congressional sectors of the government, protect and promote socially conservative policies

**Consul Ricardo Jimenez**

Political Party: Republicanos

Age: 31

Goals: Reform the Republicano party, rebuild and progress from the Civil War, encourage development in the business sector

**Minister of Coin Arthur McKendrick**

Political Party: Coronístas

Age: 44

Goals: Abolish the Gold Standard, remodel the Royal and Congressional Mints, promote economic growth

**President General Diego Montevalle**

Political Party: Coronístas

Age: 59

Goals: Merge the Royal and Congressional Armies into one, modernize the army, advance against the nation's enemies (particularly, the DR of Moravia)

**Royal Cardinal Ferdinand Huelta**

Political Party: N/A (technically Coronístas)

Age: 72

Goals: Re-establish the Pentarchy as the official religion of Najalisco and promote and protect socially conservative policies.

**Scientific Officer Adelita Sepulveda**

Political Party: Republicanos

Age: 30

Goals: Promote scientific development, reinvent the education system, advance civil liberties.

**Senator Miguél Rubio**

Political Party: Republicanos

Age: 26

Goals: Advance civil liberties, break monopolies, remodel the Legislature

**Duchess Ximena Serrano of Tlalhuacpan**

Political Party: N/A (likely APP)

Age: 34

Goals: Protect primero populations, advance central control, protect the rights of minority populations

## La Plata

The Plata region of Najalisco occupies the four southernmost states in the nation, the states of Huagáje (HG), Costa Verde (CV), Villa (VL), and the Tlalhuacpan Territory (TL).

Mountainside view in VillaBuenasuerte, CVCiudad de Tlalhuacpan, TLSprings visited in Huagáje
### Geography

#### *Political Geography*

The Plata regions most populous cities are Buenasuerte, Ciudad de Villa, Ciudad de Tlalhuacpan, and Monte Huagáje and the regions capitals are Monte Huagáje (HG), Atoyoli (CV), Ciudad de Villa (VL), and Ciudad de Tlalhuacpan (TL).

#### *Natural Geography*

Taking its name from the arid plateau occupying the middle-south of the Anovan continent, the Plata region, is split between the high and dryer regions of the La Plata plateau, with flat deserts cut by snow-capped mountains and green valleys as they descend down into the verdant coast, full of marshland, jungles, and rich farmland. Located on the southern side of the Madre Mountains from the Los Valles region, the highlands can be divided into the Tlahuacpan, Huagáje, and Huaicatl valleys. Each valley contains a different concoction of wildlife and soil; the alpine and lush Huagáje which fluctuates from tropical wetland at the river's edge to pine forest at the tops of hills and mountains, the deserts and savannas of the Tlahuacpan with it's huge silver and Ichor deposits, and the thick, mesquite woods, vibrant farmland, and humid jungles of the descending, canyonlike, Huaicatl valley that stretches along the river of the same name down to the Aethiopic coast. The coast itself is composed of swamps and bayous along most of the shoreline ascending into a verdant, coastal plain until eventually reaching jungled slopes of the mountains and hills.

### Culture

#### *Traditions and Practices*

La Plata region of Najalisco is divided between a highly conservative pentarchic criollo upper-class, an industrial primarily-immigrant and medio middle class, and a rural primero lower class. La Plata, like the Los Valles region, is considered part of the Najáliscan heartland and so many public holidays and practices follow the social norms of the majority culture; including patriarchal household and worship of the Pentarchy. However, with the large portion of primero and immigrant peoples within the region, it's not strange to find areas within the cities and deep in the country where those traditions are abandoned for a myriad of local beliefs.

*Economy*

As the name suggests, the Plata regions economy hinges on the rich mining industry that exists primarily in the state of Huagáje and the Tlalhuacpan Territory. Originally, this industry was primarily focused around the silver deposits in the plateau; however, this shifted to the large ichor fields discovered in Tlalhuacpan and off the shore of Costa Verde. Those regions that don't directly produce raw minerals or Ichor, are often focused on the management or manufacturing of those products. Villa's economy, for instance, is centered around the banks, corporate offices, and fine, luxury, workshops of Ciudad de Villa, this city also is a key node in the shipping pipeline between the mines, Santa Corazón, and the Aethiopic Ocean.

In addition to the mining industry, a large agricultural industry, focusing on plantation crops like cotton and sugar cane, along with peppers, is centered in Costa Verde with a smaller enclave of the industry in Huagáje.

## Los Valles

The Valles region of Najalisco occupies the four core or heartland states in the nation, the states of Oromés (OR), Mariposa (MP), Atluaco (AT), and the Distrito Reál del Corazón (DRC).

Rural towns along the coastal plans of the Atlatoani, DRCField of flowers in OromésGrande Barranca del Sur in AtluacoFreshwater springs along the Río de Marquéz in Mariposa
### Geography

#### *Political Geography*

The Valles region's most populous cities are Santa Corazón de Najalisco (DRC), Guadajálco de la Barranca (AT), Imilcan (MP), and Minaltali (OR) and the regions capitals are Guadajálco de la Barranca (AT), Colina Real (OR), Imilcan (MR), and Santa Corazón de Najalisco (DRC).

#### *Natural Geography*

Named for the large series of alpine valleys stretched between the Madres to the south and the Padres to the north, the Los Valles region is shielded both from the heat of the arid La Plata and the coastal storms of the tropical Abdoment created a temperate and pleasant climate. Split between the valleys of Najalisco, Márquez, and the Upper and Lower Rio Mayor de los Valles, the region is composed of a series of these temperate, highly-urbanized, valleys.

## The Abdoment

The Abdoment region of Najalisco occupies the four middle and most jungled states in the nation, the states of Cuahmetlan (CU), Nitlacui (NT), Niqenaján (NQ), and the Costa Media Territory(CM).

Lake Ikmotz, CURuins of Paqpatica, NTShore of the Sucre Sea, NQRío Santa Caballero in the Costa Media Territory

## El Norte

The Norte region of Najalisco occupies the four states north of the Abdoment, Oeste Torre (OT), Xochil (XL), Costa Saguaro (CS), and Sierra Baja (SB).

Ciudad de Xochil, XLYaqui, CSSierra Torres de Anova in Oeste TorreCoast of Sierra Baja

## Frontera

The Frontera region of Najalisco occupies the four northernmost and most culturally distinct states and territories in the nation, Pierre (PE), Rosalia (RS), Sierra Alta (SA), and the Casas Grandes Territory (CG).

Sacre-Coeur du Magnolia, PERed Cedar Canyon in the north of RosaliaValley of Gods on the border between the Casas Grandes Territory and the ICASan Felipe, SA