Anglia and Eryn

**The Commonwealth Union of Anglia and Eryn,** sometimes known simply as the **Commonwealth Union, Anglia,** or **Bretanya,** is a demi-human kingdom spread across the Anglian Archipeligo and the isle of Eryn.

### Geography

The Anglian Archipelago is south of the continent.

Eryn is traditionally counted apart from the Anglian Archipelago

### Culture

The Commonwealth Union follows the Anglian Deodatic Church, a schismatic sect formed from the Received (or 'Imperial') Deodatic Church.

### Politics and Government

At the Conclusion of the 2nd Anglian Civil War, the Monarchy was restored, though as a result of the Glorious Revolution of 31 and the subsequent Bill of Rights 33 in Bretanya and Claim of Right Act 33 in Alba ensured that, unlike much of the rest of the continent, royal absolutism would not prevail, and a professed Imperial Deodatic could never accede to the throne. The Anglian constitution has since developed based on constitutional monarchy and the parliamentary system.

The Monarchy acts like many of the Monarchies of the Continent do have large palaces, royal estates, are the Commander-in-chief of their armed forces, however they no longer maintain the ability to pass laws as they please, instead deferring the legislative power to parliament, though the right to abolish the current Parliament is maintained. Parliament is divided between the House of Commons, made up of representatives of the counties (knights of the shire) and of the towns (burgesses), and the House of Lords made up from the nobility and clergy. Parliament controls the legislature, taxation and state expenditure in place of the Monarch.

Following the Act of the Union 32, Cymry, Alba and Eyrn are represented within the Bretanyian Parliament in Yorchester.

#### The Royal Navy

The Commonwealth Union maintains a number of ships manned by full-time sailors and marines as a standing fleet. It is the primary expenditure supported by the Crown and the taxes it collects. As one of the largest standing fleets in the world, consisting of some 50 ships of various types, it dominates the seas of the Anglian Archipelago. Between the Royal Navy, the terror of pirates, and royally sponsored privateers, the Anglian Sea is the safest place in all the world for merchants to do business - so long as they fly the flag of the Commonwealth Union, or one of its allies. Curiously, pirates in the region which avoid touching Anglian or allied shipping are often left to their own devices...

### Component Nations

The Commonwealth Union is made of four component nations, united under a single sovereign.

#### Bretanya

Bretanya is the dominant kingdom of the Commonwealth Union, whose dynastic line united the four other kingdoms, and then subjugated their inheritance laws to the common law of a greater Commonwealth, hence the name of the nation. Under the law imposed by the Bretanyan monarch at the time of the Commonwealth's founding, all four of the crowns he held were to be passed to his heir in primogeniture in perpetuity, regardless of the national laws of each of the crown kingdoms.

#### Alba

Alba is one of the component kingdoms of the Commonwealth Union. Catfolk demi-humans are the most common variant in Alba, and for that reason, Albian is sometimes used as a synonym for catfolk demi-humans.

#### Eryn

Eryn is one of the component kingdoms of the Commonwealth Union.

#### Cymry

Cymry is one of the component kingdoms of the Commonwealth Union.