Zemnian Empire

The standard of the Empire.

***Zemnia*** (Zem-knee-a), or the ***Zemnian Empire***, was an absolute theocracy established 24th of Selutikure, 1004 PR, in the prelude to the *First Crusade*.

## History

### Invaders from the West:

The Pre-Imperial history of the Zemnians is difficult to understand, as many accounts are opinionated by the previous tribal governments. What is known for sure, is that when the Akkarans came to "colonize" the lands that the Zemnians had lived for centuries, they suddenly had a cause to unite together for.

### Rise from the Crusades:

The crusades saw the fall of the Akkaran Colonization Age, through the three wars were fought, the Akkarans continued to be out paced.

The *First Crusade* was won because of General Izlema Oathpris, a general that completely turned the tide of war against the *Akkaran Kingdom* and captured the Akkaran Monarch at the *Battle of Cyira.* The *Second Crusade* was won because of the Empire's greater amount of resources, and the *Third Crusade* was won because of the foolishness of the Akkaran Monarch, who believed that the Kingdom could stand against the Empire that had already militarized the border of the Yunic Pass.

After the Crusades ended, the Empire began to grow stronger, becoming the main superpower in *Keporis*.

### Purge of the Corrupt Light:

In late 1090 PR, the Empire began to fear unrest from within. As the economic boom from the Crusades ended, many feared that the Empire would soon fall apart due to the religious divide in the worship of the Divines. Eventually, this fear turned into blind hysteria, leading too many within power to fear the masses.

In order to prevent a theoretical revolution, those who didn't worship Laverno, the Divine of Light, were considered dangerous and thus ordered to be crushed. By 1092, the *Purge of the Corrupt Light* had begun. The Purge saw the outlawing of any Non-Lavernism worship, if any were found breaking these laws, they were executed.

By the end of 1092, the entirety of the Empire only practiced Lavernism.

## Government:

The government of the Zemnian Empire is an absolute theocracy controlled by the Lavernius Dynasty. Unlike normal Dynasties, the Lavernius family name isn't passed through blood but through holy tradition.

### Executive Branch:

The executive branch of the Zemnian Empire is the Circle of Virtue, it is merely an advisory body for the Patriarch of the Empire. It is made up of those the Patriarch finds necessary for advising them and their actions.

### Legislative Branch:

The legislative branch of the Zemnian Empire is the Imperial Assembly, similar to the Circle of Virtue, it is merely an advisory body. Meant for the Patriarch to see what the population feels about certain laws. However, it is very unrepresentative of the true feeling of the population.

### Judicial Branch:

The judicial branch of the Zemnian Empire is the Imperial Court. The Imperial Court deals with the matters of the Districts, with very few affairs on the national level.

## Territory:

### Yunic District:

* The Münsee Hills Territory
* The Western Territory

### North District:

* The Redcliffe Territory
* The Port Herman Territory

### Holy Land District:

* The Highlands Territory
* The Eastern Prairie Territory

### Fallen Queen District:

* The Capital Duchy
* The Duchy of Hallbrige
* The Duchy of the Yunic Mountains

### Western District:

* The Duchy of Comfort
* The Duchy of Herdirs
* The Duchy of Oprefine