Tsardom of Zapadoslavia - (01)

Flag of the Tsardom

The Tsardom of Vyatka is the biggest Nation of the Zapadoslavians, guided by God's Chosen Ruler, the Tsar, it's the leading Nation of the Rus Concordat, and the second most powerful nation in the region behind the Grand Empire of Khiva.

## History

**The Tsardom established itself centuries ago on the Flat lands of Usha, having a peaceful period alongside our Neighbors. Once Nikita I ascended to the throne, he searched to extend the influence of the Tsardom in a passive and peaceful way, through commerce and economy, as the Tsardom is the crossing road between all the Zapadoslavians nations that are grouped around our big Tsardom. Nowdays the Concordat is the predominant Alliance in the Region with Vyatka being its powerhouse of commerce, for all the roads lead to Vyatka...**

### The Yal War

Very short war against a power of low importance which results from a defeat of the tsardom.

## Geography

The Tsardom counts with a bast, fertile and rich in resources land. These lands are flat and excellent for agricultural activities, surrounded by life-giving rivers that flows from the Khiva Empire, the Dukedoms and ending in the Tsardom's coast.

## Domestic organization

While the Power is concentrated on the Tsar, that doesn't mean he takes care of everything. The State Organization is composed of two Core elements along with the centered power on the Tsar, the Technocratic and Bureaucratic. The Technocrats compose the advisors of the Tsar and form part of the Duma, that has the responsability of selecting the Bureaucrats, that will manage each region, according to their size and level of the territory, and to the trust, administrative skill and goodwill of the candidate.
Once a Bureaucrat is chosen, he will be assigned to manage and administrate one of the 10 region of the Tsardom, that counts with 5 Departments. Newly appointed Bureaucrats shall be capable of handling and administrating a department, helping the Head Bureaucrat in charge of the Region.
Meanwhile, the Duma will accomplish its role and advise the Tsar in courses of action, where and what to search for improvement, what to do with a problem, etc.
The Tsar is the decision-making factor in the Government, the rally point of the people and the head of the Army, as the army is recruited by the Tsar's subordinates and the troops only serve the Tsar and no-one else.

Meanwhile, to not waste capable human resources like a Bureaucrat in a village, these villages organize in Soviets, or People's Councils, where the locals gather and do a direct democratic vote deciding their representatives that will have to manage the simple Village, while the Bureaucrats are in charge of effectively administrating the Department, or Region.

## Religion

### Founding Myth

Vyatkas history traces back to the ancient Zapadoslavians, who were an agrarian people living off bast amounts of arable land, living a conforming life of peace and grow. These people had (and has) a deep religious faith in one Almighty God, creator of all and everything, who made Maïjikia and our people, giving birth to the Humans and everything we know, see, taste, smell, etc. Zapadoslavians lived in zones where an Elder was appointed by the Elder Council, these privileged people often abused of their Authority, forgetting their duties as leaders.

One day, the average one for the peasants, a strange foreign man arrived to the Elders and said:"this Land is cursed, for your foolishness and greed has attracted the demon himself and touched this land with its Evil presence, you shall lead your people to the South, and upon believing my words you shall be rewarded with richer and more prosperous Land that God himself has prepared for your people", the elders didn't listen and takes the declaration as a joke, so the man said "He who believes my words is worthy of being God's chosen to lead this people, and be regarded as the king of the people of God", the elders laughed harder and ordered the mysterious man to be kicked our of the village. Soon after this declaration, crops started to die, the cattle killed by a disease and the population was being hurt by the Elder's sins.
But one day, a young man, named Alexander Kusnetzoff, who was present when the mysterious man said those words, was deeply concerned about its people's future, that suffered while the Elders continued their average life. Alexander started to incite the civilians along his priest brother Mikhail, village to village, spreading the words of a "God's messenger", telling them to go south to find God's promised land, giving hope to a hopeless people, that rapidly grouped around Alexander and his Brother. The Elders, in fear of Alexander's support and that he was being backed by the whole of the Zapadoslavians, rallied their troops, but their hungry soldiers, that were peasants themselves, deserted to Alexander's side. Alexander, in a show of mercy, said "We shall not kill these Elders, for them have cursed this land by themselves and shall face the consequences, for they shall face God's judgement after their deaths, and knowing this, there's no point in killing them knowing they will face eternal damnation".
And thus, Alexander and Mikhail led the Zapadoslavians to the South, in a march known as the Great Pilgrimage to the promised land... And that promised land was delivered, beautiful, rich, and fertile land between life giving rivers, animals, fishes, great variety of vegetation that could be used to help the sick.

And Alexander alongside his brother Mikhail stood facing the sea, knowing that finally, the promised land, after thousands of sacrifices, was reached, and their future was bright. Alexander founded Vyatka, and crowned himself Tsar of all Zapadoslavians, begging the Kusnetzoff dynasty and giving his brother Mikhail the lead as the Patriarch of the religion, so Mikhail proclaimed the Divine Right of the Tsar to rule as the representative of God on Earth following the words of God's messenger.

### The Holy Council

The Holy Council, it's the name that receives the organization that groups and protects the Guardians, people that carry on them the powers of God on Earth. These people are capable of doing things the average person wouldn't be able to, and so the Holy Council was made to group this unique group of people to help develop, protect and safeguard the Tsardom, along with its people. As the Tsar has been lenient with these people, allowing them to leave if that was their will, these unique people have become thankful towards the Tsar, that allowed them to continue their normal lives, as long as they can...
Meanwhile, the Patriarch of the Church along with the Clergy is in charge of helping, assisting, investigate and help developed this powers, finding uses of them, like stopping floods that would destroy the farms, or helping cure a heavily wounded person or someone with a cureless disease.

### The Tsar's Church

More commonly known as the Church, is the organization of the religion in the Tsardom, counting with a hierarchical organization where the Patriarch is the head of the Church. The church carries the task of satisfying the spiritual needs of the population, inserting our core values and the faith inside the people's heart. Along with these, since it's well redistributed, and organized, it's a good tool that assists the Bureaucrats, providing intellectuals, teachers, and having a good Catalog of capable people for a specific purpose.
The Church recently has taken the task of developing the magic powers of the Guardians, thus expanding its capabilities with the integration of new Scientists, Philosophers, and every capable human of helping with this task.