Old Eldian Empire

Encompassing all of modern-day Frikanisch, the Old Eldian Empire's influence was large and vast.

## General Information

### Common Languages

Proto-EldianOld Eldian

Imperial Eldian

Diewelt-Common

### Major Religions

Worship of the De HøjesteChurch of the All Mother

### Major Ethnicities

The Norður PeopleSubjects of Ymir

Marleyans

## Geographical Information

### Real-World Location

Africa, the Middle East, Europe

The **Old Eldian Empire**, officially called the **Eldisches Reich**, or referred to as simply **Eldia**, was the predecessor state to the Kingdom of Paradis that dissolved during the First Great Titan War. Formed from the confederation of Norður tribes loosely referred to as Eldian under the Risi Chieftain Alareik "Gottzähmer" Fritz and his high-concubine Ymir Fritz, the Old Eldian Empire would, within several dozen generations, move to encompass much of the Iberian Known World before its eventual collapse at the hands of Marley during the Fall of the Eldian Empire.

It was succeeded by the Despotate of the Morean, the Kingdom of Burza, Koninbur, the Kingdom of Casanatal, the Republic of Pessoas, Marley, Stanikos, the Hagerstrom-Drottingen Commonwealth, Nüescheland, Bralter, the Kingdom of Paradis, as well as dozens of other smaller splinter-nations, most of which soon being absorbed by Marley during the Mendacium Reparantes.

## History

### Eldísku Friðurinn

Eldísku friðurinn, or the Eldian Peace, was the period of the Old Empire's existence between ayp.913 and ayp.1692

### The Eight Despotates

By the turn of the first milinium of Eldia's hegenomy, however, the latter half of the Old Empire's existence saw the rapid decentralization of its territories and provinces. Due to how large the Empire at its peak was, and due to the fact that, for many of its conquered, the presence of a Great Titan Power was the only thing holding it in vassalage, the Empire was split into nine provinces which would come to be called the Eight Despotates, each governed by the head of one of the Eight Great Families. As time went on, however, many of these provinces began heeding Fyrstastoð's commands less and less, each province becoming independent kingdoms in all but name. Warring between two or more of these Despotates became commonplace in the last three-hundred years of the Empire

## Government and Beaucracy

### Central Governmental Structure

In contrast of its more centralized government in its first few centuries of expansion, the latter half of the Old Empire's existence saw the rapid decentralization of its territories and provinces. Due to how large the Empire at its peak was, and due to the fact that, for many of its conquered, the presence of a Great Titan Power was the only thing holding it in vassalage, the Empire was split into nine provinces which would come to be called the Eight Despotates, each governed by the head of one of the Eight Great Families. As time went on, however, many of these provinces began heeding Fyrstastoð's commands less and less, each province becoming independent kingdoms in all but name. Warring between two or more of these Despotates became commonplace in the last three-hundred years of the Empire

#### The Absolute Monarch

The greatest and utmost authority within the Old Empire was and belonged to the Monarch-Founder, whoever that was at the time. Every great matter of state, such as the making of war, major disputes between any of the Eight Great Families, the granting of new lands, and all matters in the state's religious affairs, fell under the jurisdiction of the Founder-- in theory. In truth, the Founder's grip on the Empire was at its all-time low when the First Great Titan War came about, due to the vastness of Eldia and the distances between the capital Fyrstastoð and the domains of the Eight Great Families.

#### Eight Great Family Heads

Directly beneath the the Founder are the heads of the Eight Great Families, each one responsible for governing

Law of Succesion

### Law of the Land

Gamall Leið, or the Old Way, was the defining law that shaped the Empire's legal codices.

## Religion

### YMIR

> *...And the Lady Ymir spoke unto the people: "For you, I have lain the foundations of this nation. From this rock, you shall build great cities and walls. From this water, you shall never thirst. From this land, you shall never hunger. Go forth, and multiply. For so long as my blood lives, so to does this nation." Hence, the children of the Risi went forth, and brought greatness to all the land. - Book of Foundations 16:18, Scripture of the Heilige Asche*
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