Imperium Solus

### **Defenses**

The Imperium Military is massive and spread out across the continent. Since military service is mandatory for all able bodied citizens, its membership is large. They patrol the borders, supplement the local law enforcement, and fight battles across the continent on behalf of the Emperor.

### **Commerce**

They have a large farming community in the west and a large fishing population in the east which produce a surplus and are exported as trade. They are one of the few nations allowed to purchase and use firearms from the Gilded Host.

### **Orgs.**

**Imperium Corps**, **Imperium Assembly**, Illwood Apostates

## Description

A centuries old monarchy ruled by an Emperor, this nation is mostly Human and focused on industry and civilization. They are the only other nation that can legally purchase guns from the Dwarves of the Gilded Host. Their military is a large portion of their nation's economy and many of its citizens serve at least some time in the ranks.

Made up of essentially two halves, the eastern half of mostly desert and the western half mostly grasslands, two major types of lifestyles and peoples live in the nation. The people in the desert either live along the coasts or they are nomadic peoples traveling the desert for resources. Resources are more plentiful in the grasslands and forests of the western half, but that is also where the Empire demands most of their resources for their military, so people there still don’t have a surplus of resources available for themselves.

The nation is built upon the ruins of many smaller nations and cultures. The earlier Emperors expanded and conquered much of the eastern half of the continent very early on. Conforming to the culture, government, currency, and even given names was demanded of all who were conquered. This homogenization of culture has been mostly effective, as some people still remember and display their ancestors culture at times, much to their neighbor’s chagrin.

## Government

The government consist of the hereditary monarch (currently Emperor Ignatius Solus) and an elected Imperium Assembly, consisting of 250 members. 237 of these are elected from varies regions and large cities (called Parishes), while 13 of them are representatives of various colonies, territories, and protectorates. Those 13 don't have votes but can speak on behalf of their electorate.

The Imperium Assembly is mostly an advisory council, as their votes don’t enact laws but recommend actions for the Emperor should take. The Emperor has full executive and legislative powers, with very few actual powers going to the Assembly. They can appoint judges and leaders of law enforcement in their own Parishes as well as create certain rules and regulations for certain localities, but never on a national level. Their power is mostly in the arena of public opinion and usually their wealth (which is often obtained from being in their position for many years).

## Crime

There are many who are resistant to the absolutely law of the Emperor and the homogeny that the government enforces on all who come under the banner of the nation. However, very few actually do anything about it. Criminals are rarely organized except for maybe in certain major cities, but even then it’s limited.

A majority of criminals are those that were found guilty in court of a devious crime (whether guilty or not). They are usually marked for those crimes (branded) and rarely can get honest work after that. Also, since military service is mandatory for every abled bodied citizen, any deserters of that service have no choice but to become criminals.

Because of the large military presence, even small towns with little to no city guard or watch, criminals have a hard time flourishing anywhere under the watchful gaze of the Emperor. The notable exception to this is in the Illwood where numerous dissenters have formed a rebel group called the Illwood Apostates. Their destruction is a primary focus of many in the **Imperium Corps**

## Geography

A big majority of the eastern coast of the nation is made up of the Yelzik Desert. Some say it was from over-farming or some magical affliction, but it wasn't always desert. Plenty of settlements still exist in the desert, especially along the coast. The rest of the nation is mostly grassland and farmlands, with a few forest mixed in. The western and eastern halves of the nation are divided by a large mountain pass, which only has one major path through it call the Solus Pass.