Shemitia

# Maritime Kingdom of Shemitia

## Overview

The Maritime Kingdom of Shemitia is a coastal, meritocratic monarchy, with a belief that with enough time and work anyone can fulfil their dreams, all while being a part of the greater than oneself.

It's people follow Shemism, an enclosed religion that has, over the years, become mixed with the Shemitian culture, and which is why a Shemitian is both a religious and a cultural title. the culture itself revolves around three major things, merit, the greater self and more than anything the sea.

## Government

A Prussian Constitutionalism (A nation with an absolute monarch, and a parliament, the parliament can dismissed and changed with the whim of the monarch, thus leading to all the power still being in the hands of the monarch), the nation strongly believes in merit over blood however and thus the parliament is open to all members of society (with the exception of servants). Laws are passed by the Parliament and it's head (the monarch) in the House of the Sea.

## Religious-Culture

The culture of the nation is a mix between the French colonial holdings in Louisiana and the Jewish settlers of the British mandate in Israel, a lot of the culture revolves the sea to the history of the nation and it's people.

   The people of Shemitia believe in Shemism, according to which Shem, the god of the world sea (the universe), and his pillars (angels), created everything there is, the religion empathizes familial ties, communal strength, merited behaviour and philosophical thinking, and it encourages it's followers to learn and doubt things, with the understanding that we are all a part of the endless sea. from this comes the famous line "from sea we come to sea we return" often said by Shemitians and Shemites.

in it's base the religion is a contradicting force, both nihilist and optimistic, both close to others and open to learning. however that is it's greatest strength, "for nothing in this world has one side", according to the Shemitians, "and everything can both contradict and yet work together".

Due to the years spent at sea after the thousand year war (for more information read "The Shemitian Chronicles") the religion and the culture have been mixed together completely, so now to talk to about a foreign follower of Shem people use the word "Shemite" and not "Shemitian"

## History

Pre arrival read "The Chronicles of Shemitia" for now.

#### Post arrival

1AA - The Shemitians have arrived on a large cliff side river, after their young leader, Shayam I, decided it's location will prove to be a strategic advantage. Quickly, the Shemitians realized that the lands around them are quite populated, as they made contact and negotiated with Vritannis, The Faedom, Unfortuna, Imprej Leavek, The Grugs and even Hefflas. With all the meetings out of the way, and with a heavy heart after a certain evil acolyte of the false gods tried to banish the king from existence, Shayam I declared Shemitia's first formal borders.

## Military

The Shemitians possess a small put highly trained land force called "The Royal Blues" due to their uniform, along with a large high quality navy.

In their mind, the main goal of the military is to enforce one thing, that Shemitia does indeed rule the waves!