Empire Of Arios

## General Information

### Variation(s)

* The Empire
* The Human Empire

## Societal Information

### Official holiday

Imperial Day

The **Empire of Arios**, also known simply as **The Empire** or **Aerius Suyuqa** in Elvish, is a world spanning Human empire that occupies at least one-sixth of the planet and a third of the known world in late-500's of the Imperial Dating System. It is ruled by the Emperor of Arios, the Head of State.

There are some examples of non-Humans within the empire, such as a minor Elf population, however there population is so small they are typically ignored by the government though they typically they have to hide their true race to avoid xenophobic attacks from the Human population.

The founder of **The Empire** was a man called LeLouche Vi Raven, a genius among geniuses. He founded the Empire over 500 years ago during the First Great War and conquered an entire continent in under 25 years. It later expanded to a third of the known world. The Empire is possibly the largest political entity until that point in history, not even bested even by the other empires of the world.

It is a nation of science and technology, boasting incredible advancements in technologies in under half a millennia, including several forms of transportation, airships, advanced magic and other incredible technologies.

They currently live with a delicate treaty with two other Empire, the **UCM** and the **Inti Ayllu**, after their combined victory in defeating the Army of Monsters in the War Of The Three Kings, and always prepared for a war that may never come.

## Culture

### The Legacy of Camelot

To say that Camelot inspired the Empire is a sever understatement. Much of the symbolism, motto's or aesthetic in general is inspired by stories of Camelot and it's legacy. This has led to many to adore Aido The Dragon and know about his legends which, while inspiring patriotism among it's citizens, has caused many to follow the Church of Eres as a extension of this, causing some conflict with the Atheistic image of the government.

### Religion vs Atheism

The founder of the Empire, LeLouche Vi Raven, absolutely hated religion and wanted to make it disappear from the minds of humans. However, he was forced to accept the religion due to the asset the Gesegnet were to the Empire and their military efforts and for the stability of the Empire in the future. While he allowed freedom of religion within the Empire, he made it very clear that the government should not be influenced by religion or superstition and destroy it if they ever became a threat to the safety of the Empire or it's citizens. This decree has been followed, but has waned due to powerful people becoming members of a religion, leading to some questioning the integrity of these individual in their separation of church and state. There are fears that eventually the Empire may become a theocracy or the current government may be overthrown, but these fears are completely baseless and ignorant of what the Emperor does in the shadows.

## Core Organizations

The Empire covers around one third of the global empire. While there used to be issues with long-range communication even with the use of Telepaths and other forms of Supernatural communication, the discovery and usage of Radio Waves led to limits long-range communication led to these issue to cease being major problems.

While having a centralized government was issue, the empire wanted to avoid spreading the power too thin among the empire, leading to possible rebellion's or attempts of gaining independence. To avoid this, they divided power and resources to many organizations, the government managing what they did or did not receive. In this case only if all the organizations where to turn on them would they be able to succeed in overthrowing the government.

The five core organizations are:

* The **Senate of Arios** is an Imperial governing body formed by representatives of each core organizations, including the four **Lords of Arios**, the current leader of the **Administration**, the General of The **Imperial Military** and two representatives of the **Progress Guild** sub-organizations and Emperor of Arios. While the Emperor almost always allows for the senate to make their own decisions, he has final say on all matters and can veto any ruling made by the senate. The Senate is a way to give each organization a feeling that they were actually doing some governing. The way it was structured made it more like a council than an actual Senate, with the ultimate authority still given to a single individual.
* The **Lords of Arios** manage the governing of the larger areas of the Empire and designate those in charge of sub-areas and islands in their governance. They may govern the area how they see fit, which has led sometimes to issues. However all governors, including the **Lords of Arios** are expected to do what is best for the Empire and will follow the will of **Senate of Arios** and Emperor of Arios under penalty of death. They do not have any military power themselves, having to request the aid either from **Imperial Military** or the **Senate of Arios** for a either a limited or indefinite period of time with the understanding that they answer second to them.
* The **Administration** comprises of the **Executive**, **Judicial** and **Legislative** powers of the state. It deals with the day to day operation of the Empire, such as collecting taxes, managing operations, coordinating important events, managing funding to the other organizations. The follow the commands of the **Senate of Arios** and tries to manage their requests as best they can. They are the single largest part of the Empire and what keeps it running within it's borders.
* The **Imperial Military** comprised the various branches of the armed forces of the **Empire Of Arios** , such as the **Army**, **Navy**, **Air Force** and **Special Operations**. They are tasked with protecting the Empire and it's borders from threats that could damage it. They also manage **Communications** of the Empire, whether it be via **Courier**, **Telepath Network**, **Imperial Postal Service** or **Imperial Radio Communications** and protect them from any force that may try to harm it.
* The **Progress Guild** comprises of the **Alchemist Guild** and **Mechanical Guild**. It conducts most of the research into science and technology or commissions it from trustworthy and vetted organizations, such as the **Weavers Guild**, which is technically in a semi-permanent contract with the Empire. The government keeps a close eye on all development and limits what technology the public has access to. They also manage how the mining operations on Continent and off to make sure that they operate efficiently and that the goods are up to standard.

## Indirect Organizations

* The **Adventurers League** is non-governmental organization that functions independently from any form of nation or kingdom to allow full function of it goals. It is sometimes called by the government to help with the removal of Monsters or Supernatural beings.
* The **Merchants Guild** is an entity, that while technically under Imperial Jurisdiction and works closely with the Empire, is a completely separate entity to any nation allowing them to function with almost no restrictions. They are a separate merchant entity made to help merchants transport and sell goods in a safe, secure, organized and legal manner, making sure all products are declared or at least hidden well enough. They are known to be extremely elitist's making it hard for non-Nobles or those not descendant from merchants to be part of the organization. They have more recently made adjustments to their deal with the Empire to have more protections from Pirates and tariffs, leading them become practically a extension of the organization, if not officially.

## Languages

Imperial Common is the official and (as the name implies) the most common of languages of the Empire spoken in most, and it's official language, if not all, territories as first or second language. While there are some differences between dialects, they mostly stay the same through out the Empire and communication is still pretty easy between them. Lingua, while no longer commonly used, is still a important part of education and government, causing many in the Higher Class and those in the Administration and Progress Guild. It still sometimes used to refer to organizations within the Empire, but it's Common translation is also considered acceptable even in official paperwork. There are many other variations of tongues still spoken within the Empire such as Classic Urserge (by the Church of Eres), Low Urserge and Lengua, but they are not recognized as official languages by the government.