Aewos

## National Flag

Flag of AEWOS

Map of AEWOS

AEWOS (The Aethereal Equitable World Ownership Society) is a Unitary Geniocracy on the Uavoa continent of Aarde, primarily populated by the Alfar species, alongside Budax and Homsi. A strong Nucleus (Senate) holds legislative power and authority. The Six Protons are elected from a pool of candidates designed to select for the greatest intelligence. There are an equal number of Neutrons who are selected for compassion, aesthetics, and other non-science considerations. All decisions of the Nucleus require agreement of at least 7 of the 12 to go forward, but AEWOS aims for unanimity in decision-making. This Nucleus oversees six Electrons, sub-national governors with executive power and control who enforce the policies of the Nucleus. However, the Nucleus may vote to assume authority over these Electrons at any point in time. While having a somewhat democratic electoral apparatus, AEWOS differs from traditional liberal democracy by requiring candidates for office and the body electorate meet an above-average criterion of problem-solving or creative intelligence. The thresholds are currently 50% above the mean for a Candidate and 10% above the mean for an Elector.

The Criminal Justice system is magically adjudicated and enforced. City Guard are well-trained, well-equipped, and pass bi-annual psychological examinations to assure they are not compromised. Investigators called "Elucidators" use the finest technomagic available on Aarde to make the criminal circumstances transparent (their only goal is to find true evidence, they may not make deductions) then Sphinxes from offworld able to compel and determine truth are employed as magistrates in fully public courts. The effectiveness of this system has made crime very unprofitable in AEWOS.

All able Citizens are expected to complete a short working week of fifteen hours public service at least 40 times per year in order to earn a basic income which can easily cover a comfortable, though not luxurious, existence. Citizens are free to spend their other time pursuing more if they so choose, but many do not.

The people of AEWOS are reserved towards foreigners but still tend to welcome them, though with a certain coldness. They feel foreigners could interfere with the country's well-being. AEWOS has hard laws and law enforcement, which is expected in their circumstances. AEWOS is the parent state of the Uft-settled Krianvuul Protectorate. The oldest known nation, AEWOS was founded over 2,000 years ago.

For defensive purposes, AEWOS is intentionally in a harsh place, that is only livable due to generations-long magical and scientific engineering mega-structure projects. Geographical condition of AEWOS are very difficult. It is the highest elevated land of the world. The elevations of AEWOS are not equal, it starts from 6,200 ft and ends at 29,029 ft - thus the climate in the region can be divided into four climate zones owing to the gradual rise in altitude. The climatic zones include a forested lower zone (where the city is), a zone of alpine scrub, the upper alpine zone which includes upper limit of vegetation growth (where the Uft live), and the Arctic zone where snow-capped mountains are is too cold for organic life.

The population of AEWOS is primarily contained in the Cracyne Valley landform. This includes the cities of Lyss, Olivone, Netstal, Alle, Curaglia, and Wolfwil, each governed by an Electron. The Valley is around 1,000 square miles. All perimeters, except the northwest corridor, are mountain ranges, with all highway routes entering the foothills to join as one road which follows the actual valley. The valley is a fault-bounded structural and hydrologic basin made of alluvial-fan deposits. There are several aquifers contained within the valley including the Trisbella Aquifer, all around 660–980 feet in depth.

**Cities**

**Capital City** - Lyss: 1,122,500. **Cities -** Olivone: 518,000, Netstal: 112,600, Alle: 19,450, Curaglia: 17,229, Wolfwil: 15,783. **Small Towns**: 98

## **History**

2,000 YA The Tuatha, Homsi, Mali, Krasna, and Tarako together create the first Budax, a weapon they intend to use against the Old Ones and their forces. They begin to secretly craft an army.

3001 YA The Old Ones extra-real nature becomes their downfall, and are expelled from Aarde in an event called The Ouster.

3000 YA The Dark Age begins. Aardan species hold pogroms to kill servitor species. Little is known of this era, except there was much death.

2,000 YA The Aethereal Equitable World Ownership Society is formed by the descendants of the Tuatha, Homsi, Mali, Krasna, and Tarako who created the Budax, and allows Budax and Janus as full citizens.

1000 YA The Dark Age ends. Even the Tuatha, the longest lived beings on Aarde, have had three full generations since any Old Ones were on Aarde, and they have passed into myth and legend. Only the scholarly Polu have much of an idea of the truth.

0016 AE New understanding of magical techniques leads to an influx of academics and increasing prosperity for the kingdom.

0134 AE A political marriage brings the kingdom closer to one of its neighbors.

0605 AE Alquira discovers a lost land and claims it as a protectorate. This is disputed by other nations and AEWOS leading to the creation of the No-Person's-Land known as The Haemizend.

0616 AE AEWOS conquers a neighbor gripped by anarchy, Krianvuul, and sets it up as the Krianvuul Protectorate. As a Protectorate, the new nation is a dependent territory granted local autonomy and some independence while still recognizing AEWOS as the greater sovereign state. In exchange for this, the protectorate accepted defense obligations.

1045 AE A shrine to a forgotten deity, ***D'ael***, The Render of Veils, is discovered.