Aravogon

## **Overview**

Aravogon came into being around a hundred years ago. In the year 664, a coalition of Luricanian, nobles and ordinary civilians alike, parted from the recently vasalized Kingdom of Luricania. Although the Republic of Acentumia, who vasalized Luricania, shared the Roman culture and religion, these Luricanians would not live under the rule of the conquerors. The secession war was brief but bloody. Multiple battles took place. The battle that concluded the war took place at the city of Calle Pla. The fortified city had been besieged for weeks by the Acentumians and the Luricanians, when the general Aravoga Sittius arrived with a relief force. Aravoga managed to catch the besiegers by suprise through clever tactics and shattered the enemy army. Aravoga installed the government by senate, but fell ill and died shortly after the country was established. Aravogon and its Roman neighbours have been suspicious towards eachother ever since. The capital burg of Vegodubabis is located in the province of Blescia.

## **Government**

### Senate

Aravogon is ruled by the Senate. The Senate consists out of two principes and 150 senators. The principes suggest matters to the Senate, the Senate consequently discusses the subject and casts its vote on the matter. The judgement of the majority gets adopted.

#### Principes

To be a princeps is to be one of the two mightiest men in Aravogon. One princeps has an aristocratic background, the other was born a plebian. To become a princeps, a man must have succesfully served as praetor (judge), aedilis (market master) and censor (head of a city counsil). A princeps must be just, have an eye for economics and know how to manage people and politics.

#### Senators

The post of Senator is open for both the plebs as the aristocracy as well. The aristocratic side (100 men) of the Senate exists out of the oldest and wisest members of the most influential aristocratic families. The plebian side (50 men) consists out of the men chosen directly by the citizenry. This distribution is so because the aristocracy remains the ruling class that posseses most land and money, but it is recognised that the citizen's cooperation is the foundation of their power. The plebians might be with fewer than the aristocrats, but they represent the will of the people and their word has great weight. The plebian senators are reelected each year.

The members of the Senate come from all corners of the empire, in an attempt to represent the entire empire as good as possible. However, the capital province of Blescia is overrepresented and the mostly Celtic Dunumia province is underrepresented in the Senate. With the recent unrest in Dunumia and Dumunia Minor, they are carefully listened too, though.

#### Senator factions

Same province, same interests and same character traits are all factors that can bind senators to eachother. These groups of senators often share the same mind set and will vote the same. Leaders emerge from these groups of senators. The leader often is a great orator and has great authority.

## **Provinces**

* Blescia
* Bodubinia
* Dunumia
* Parnovia
* Poltaurumia
* Vepinia

## **Diplomatic relations**

### Allies

* Goria
* Otland

### Rivals

* Inverbancia
* Inveria

### Other

* Glotersia (friendly)
* Acentumia (suspicion)
* Luricania (suspicion)
* Titia (suspicion)
* Dokampolia (neutral)
* Guerin (neutral)
* Rhein (neutral)
* Seta (unknown)

## **Resources**

* Fish --- Aravogon borders the sea in the north and the south. This means that there's a lot of fishermen. For a lot of Aravogonians, fish is their daily dish. Fishermen try to sell their finest fish to the fish merchants. These merchants in turn sell the fish on the great fish market of Corcuroduri. Salted fish make for a great export product.
* Wood --- A lot of Aravogon is covered in forest. The lumber industry in the Vepinia province in the north east of Aravogon is esspecialy big. The area is covered in dense and old forest. Most of the wood is transported to the city of Elieruro. Craftsmen there treat the wood so it makes the finest of lumber.

## **Religion**

Aravogon worships the Roman gods. The authority of these gods is not the same as in the real ancient times, however. Arovogon is relatively tolerant to other religions: gods of 'other' religions are seen as the same Roman gods, just with different names. Sometimes, a god that doesn't have a Roman form yet, is seen as an addition and gets added to the list of minor gods the Arovogonians worship.

Every Aravogonian worships certain gods more and others less: sailors will bring many offerings to Neptune and Jupiter, to keep them appeased, Ceres will be worshipped more by farmers. There is a set ranking of gods, though.

Iustitia, the godess of justice, law and order is the most important diety in Aravogon. Iustitia's values are found to be the most important in Aravogonian society. All are bound by Justice as they're bound to fate.
Mars and Minerva sit beside Iustitia and aid her in her goals. Mars' soldiers ensure that whoever break Iustitia's peace will be brought to justice. Minevera's scientists and senators ensure that Aravogon's laws are just and written by competent people.

## **Military**

### Land forces

#### 1st Zierniz Regiment

Regiment was formed in ...

Regiment composition:

— infantry: 6139

— archers: 3725

— cavalry: 1414

— artillery: 116

#### 2nd Moria Regiment

Regiment was formed in ...

Regiment composition:

— infantry: 1923

— archers: 1167

— cavalry: 382

— artillery: 34

### Sea forces

The Aravogonian fleet makes use of triremes. They defeat other boats by ramming them. The trireme is also ideal for patrolling missions, as it's fast and manouvrable. The Aravogonian fleet is very big in comparison with the fleets of other countries. Aravogon uses this sea power to keep their fishing and merchantships safe and to conduct military operations, as it has done during the conflict that saw Aravogon take the Dunumia province from Inveria and Inverbancia.

#### 1st Fleet

Regiment was formed in ...

Regiment composition:

— fleet: 38