Auricularia (Eldham)

The official flag of Auricularia

**Auricularia** (which is the same nation from Kylorne, previously named Elenova and is renamed and moved to Eldham) is a small mushroom island located on the northern corner of Eldham, right below Mykitas and is situated in what was used to be known as Mycentz. Consists of a small fungi and mushroom community with no other species living on the island besides fungi, mushrooms and mooshrooms. The island was founded by Queen Shroom of Auricularia, who later also founded the Church of Auricularia.

## History

### Founding history

The nation was founded by Mother Spore Shroom of Auricularia, also commonly know as [redacted] or Shroom among the commoners with the citizens and people of other nations calling her majesty Shroom, as using her actual name is forbidden as written in the Enchiridion and other religious texts.

The nation is founded using remnants of what was used to be Auricularia of Kylorne, after the downfall and the collapse of the Kylorne empire and renaming what was used to be called Elenova, situated under the reign of The Grand Principality Of Farania. Not much is known on how Shroom has made what has become today (since it's a sin to question the creation and the making of anything related to Auricularia and the Church of Auricularia, and is punishable by the rules) but conspiracy theories of Shroom being a descent of the last holy descent of the Church of Myconismand about how the last and only mooshroom in Auria probably has some relation to her exist somewhere around the national library of Auria.

### Town history

The main capital Auricularia, known as Auria for short is the very first ever claimed land on the island by Shroom. Previously known as Mycentz and owned by Pope Shroombeard, The island was later reclaimed so the original state can be preserved to keep the historical place of Mycentz.

The capital exists of natural mushrooms a couple of left over broken down builds from Mycentz. Only the watch tower, the Mycentz National Library, a random house, the farm, the storage house and the general store survived from the original destruction of Mycentz. Most farming is done within the main city such as wheat farming and growing mooshrooms and mushroom stew is the main export of the nation.

## Government structure

### Structure

The government is based on a constitutional monarchy. it consists of a monarch, the royal advisor that sits below the monarch and is above all government bodies, passes on the queen's notes to the others, the high court, who decides on how the nation will run and function with the orders from the monarch, the city mayors, lower court, which consists of the civilian police and city patrol, the royal army and the city/castle guards.

### Monarch

The monarch does the major decision giving when it comes to the nation's politics. They typically do not decide on how the nation will go but has the ability on suggest on the future of Auricularia and vote on the decisions made by the high court.

### Royal Advisor

The monarch's royal advisor sits on the top of the hierarchy right below her majesty. The royal advisor is the monarch's trusty person in hand and passed down the queen's messages and requests to the high court since the monarch does not need to attend court every time a meeting is called for. Though the advisor doesn't have other power besides being the royal advisor for the nation, he stays in place of the queen if she's feeling unwell or she needs to pass on information down the high court and the lower court.

### High Court

Also known as the royal court, the high court makes all of the decisions on how the nation will run in the future. The high court is separated in various departments, the lawmaking department, the royal court department and the trademakers department.

The Lawmakers Department is in charge of making the laws for Auricularia. It maintainss and improve the laws including the creation of various laws. The Royal Court is the official court of Auricularia. If there is any need to file a dispute or get an issue sorted, the court is used. The Trademakers Department is in charge of moderating all of the trades that goes in and out of Auricularia. All sales done in Auricularia are also managed by the High Court's Trademaking Department.

### City Mayors

This is the mayor of the town of Auria. They manage the town so the High Court doesn't have to look over it at all times. So far there's no mayors appointed yet.

### Lower Court

Unlike the High Court, the Lower Court is mostly consists of player recruited departments like the army and the guard force. The Lower Court is in charge of recruiting new members for the Auricularian military and the royal guards. The Lower Court has no decision making in the nation's lawmaking but has the typical rights to vote for the changes within the government.

The royal Auricularia military, just like any other military is made up of citizens that are skilled enough to protect the nation during war. The Lower Court recruits and tests people to see if they are fit to join the army. Unlike the army, the royal guards are set outside of the castle and the outer gates of the town. Unlike the army soldiers, the royal guards only moderate the people going in and out of the buildings and makes sure buildings don't get barged in.

## Culture

### Religion

Known officially as the Church of Auricularia, the church is based on the worship of Mother Spore, the creator of all Fungi life on Eldham. The main church is located on the northern top part of Auria. All fungi people follow this religion with no outsiders allowed in the church unless they follow a ritual to convert to the Church of Auricularia. Mother Spore is the one true god in the Church of Auricularia, no other gods or figures exist in the religion. Some say that the creator of all fungi life is not Mother Spore and someone else who lived earlier than her but that has not been fact checked and is not to be questioned by the members.

Typical church attire consists of long dresses with a long cloak and a veil of some sorts (with or without a crown/headpiece) for women and a suit with a long cloak for men. Men also typically wear long, faired sleeved suits typically.

### Languages

Auricularia officially uses the Standard Galactic Alphabet script and follows the spelling and structure of typical modern-day English.

### Fungi Culture

Fungi people mostly live close to one another in mushroom houses on the island and the houses are typically white with red or brown roofs which resemble mushroom caps.

All mushrooms wear mushroom hats as a sign of showcasing fungi pride. Both men and women wear mushroom patterned fabric with men typically wearing overalls and long sleeve clothes with a mushroom hat and women typically wear vintage lolita dresses with a mushroom hat and a veil for when attending the church. Metal nail rings are also worn instead of nail polish or fake nails and metal finger claws are typically worn by the upper-class. Wearing metal nails is also a way to showcase your wealth depending on the materials used to make them. Having golden jewelry is typically considered a sign of good luck and showcases your wealth.

Wearing red is typically reserved for the royals and the government people in the Higher Court or above and it's considered illegal to wear red unless it's for special holidays and events. Red is mostly used for things such as crowns and accessories among commoners and is only used in clothing fabric for the royals and the Higher Court.

### Wedding Traditions

Auricularian weddings typically wear green rather than white. The groom wears more darker coloured suits with a fitted round mushroom hat made specially for wedding wear. The bride wears a long green coloured dress of their choice with a veiled crown on her head. Wearing green is seen as a symbol of nature appreciation and good luck while wearing white is typically seen as informal and white is mostly worn at funerals.

All Auricularian weddings must be done on local Auricularian land, typically at the Church of Auricularia with the presence of a local priest. If one can't have their wedding done at the church or on local soil due to personal reasons, they can get their wedding certificate signed first then have the wedding completed back home. The wedding cannot be conducted elsewhere following religious requirements.

Auricularians typically do not marry more than one partner, since polyamory is illegal culturally and per the nation's laws to avoid marriage disputes among people. There's no restriction on homosexual marriage since the Church of Auricularia allows homosexual marriage and it's socially accepted in the culture. The monarch is the only one exempted from polyamory marriage but she choses to not marry more than one.

### Weaponry and craftsmanship

Once a person dies, instead of getting cremated their corpse is usually sorted out by bones, skin and flesh and the "meat". The bones and flesh are made into tools that are kept as keepsakes or used in war and the meat gets tossed out and fed to the animals or is used in alcohol making. Weapons cost more if they are made with a combination of rare earth materials with bones and flesh. The flesh is typically made into leather and is used for making bags, accessories and other keepsakes.

Mushrooms are typically used alongside fungi meat in brewing. The meat of dead fungi is only used for special, outlawed brews that are commonly consumed among the royals since it is considered to have "healing" properties. Popular brews include mushroom vodka, mushroom wine, mushroom tea and a special mushroom "soup" made from boiled fungi bones and meat with a mixture of fungi blood, mushroom juice and vodka. It is known as Na'haiki Sopa and s commonly enjoyed as a medicinal alcoholic drink among the royals and the wealthy.