United Federation

Flag of the United Federation

The **United Federation of Aurellea and the Gales**, often shortened to the **United Federation** or simply the **Federation**, is a country on the northwestern edge of Northern Limeria, seperated from the main continent my the Crossing. Within the Federation is the central governing state of **Aurellea**, containing the provinces of New Marine, Heartland, Riftguard, the Thrawe, the Midlands, Highcrest, and Northmarch, as well as the semi-autonomous regions of Myerland and the Coastlands (composed of the Reachcoast and the Stormcoast). The **Gales**, officially referred to as the **Galelands**, is an encompassing term used to define the autonomous countries of Fiorye, Ivernia, and Hybridea. The land the Federation counties exist on is called the Far Isles, or simply the Isles. The country is a Federal Parliamentary Constitutional Republic, one of the first in modern Limeria.

First settled by the Sea Peoples during the Flame Age,

## History

### The Sea People and Various Cultures (Y2250? - Y5550)

The Sea Peoples were the first ones to settle in the Far Isles. It is theorized the Sea People came to the Far Isles around 2250 on the standard calendar. Those that stayed south of the Lyyran Sea became known as the Galish people who settled by the Channel Crossing and stretched into the far woodlands of the north-west. These were small tribes of various names who shared a similar culture and still held the Wild Gods (in some capacity). The tribes that went north were known as the Galedonians while the ones that went south into the marshes and alluvium hills were known as the Myerish peoples. Both modern day countries get their names from the old names for the tribes. While they are still ethnically Galish, their cultures are distinct from their brethren wedged between them; geography slowly separating them.

### The Tribes of the Isles (Y5550 - Y6880)

 The old tribal fiefdom of Tiranath was ruled between the northern Galedonians and southern Myerish. Not much is known of the ancient nation as with all pre-Gilded Age nations, however, parts of their basic government, territory and culture have been pierced together. It was a confederation of tribes united by the Twylnyth clan. They enacted laws through democratic vote with more powerful tribes getting more votes than lesser ones. Their territory is difficult to ascertain as they didn’t adhere to the modern concept of borders, however, they controlled roughly the areas of modern day Aurellea and Fiorye. Their culture is a precursor to modern Fiorye and Ivernian culture. The fiefdom existed in some capacity over the course of 1000 years with territorial changes between other tribes being frequent. By the time the Gilded Empire came to the Far Isles, the fiefdom was on its last legs; weakened by nearly 100 years of internal war.

### The Gilded Age (Y6880 - Y7325)

There have been many empires to rise in the shattered continent of Limeria, but none so large, prosperous and remembered as the Gilded Empire. Its borders spread from the wastes of the Boreas to the sand dunes of Saqqara to the fields and broken cities of the Far Isles. When the Guilds first came to the Far Isles on their steam-powered ships, they found mismatched tribes of the Teara who still clung to their old ways.

None of them were any match for their steam-galleys, Pashari silks and cool-forged Adomante silver-steel, things that must have made them seem otherworldly to the native peoples. Under the Guild’s rule (the Aleph Guild), the southern Far Isles were united for the first time in history (Alphland, modern day Heartland, named after the Guild, was the furthest the empire stretched west and modern Highcrest, Herriarch the name of the northern province, the furthest north). They brought many things to the Isles; their laws, their culture, their architecture, and their religion. For four centuries they tried to make ‘proper *servitudes*’ of their subjects, to no avail. Then one day, they left. All empires fall and the hour of the Guildmasters had finally come as enemies closed in from all sides. The Far Isles had, over the course of their occupation, been plagued with uprisings so one can imagine the excitement that was felt when their mysterious machines dipped beyond the horizon.

However, the unity that had been found against the Guilds was lost with their departure, as the tribes went back to fighting each other.

### The Dark Age (Y7325 - Y8850)

 Called the Dark Age due to its terrible lack of technological and cultural innovations; a millennia of stagnation that gripped the continent of Limeria. It is in this world, four centuries after the Guilds left grew new nations: the bickering city-states of the Sea Lords, Salt Princes, and Myer Kings in the south; the people of Gales that inhabited the north-west, divided into the coast/woodlands inhabited by the Ivernian peoples of Fiefdoms of Fiorye and interior flatlands inhabited by the Ivernian (origin of Prydain), and tall painted people of savage tribes, the Idra, Strath, Faara, and Meas-Noth, in the north, named the Galedonians. For millennia, the borders of the Far Isles were ever-changing. Major events during this time include:

* *The 50 Year’s Raid and the High Sea Empire (Y7534 - Y7812)* - The Jarls of Varheim and Fyrmark (the High Sea Empire) pillaged the coasts of the Sea Lords and northern clans for almost 70 years. The Sea Lord Gordan II of Traeger united the southern Sea Lords and led a campaign against the Jarls. He managed to push them out of the main Far Isles, however, they still held many holds in the north. The Treaty of Canterpool established the holds that the local Jarl’s could still control. Over time, these Jarl’s slowly abandoned their native customs and language for Aurellean traditions. These would not be destroyed until Maxium’s reign and conquest of the Jarl’s. Long-term this would create a distinct accent and culture secluded to the Midlands.
* *The Incursion of the Aurell’s (Y7310 - Y8250)* - The Aurell people were native to northern Callis. They fled the rising Clovis Empire and sought new lands north. They invaded the Far Isles and pushed the Tearith people out of their lands and northwest into the land the Aurell’s called Gales. Others stayed in the swamps of the Myerlands and over time developed a unique culture. The Coastlands, Fallweald, and Alphland were conquered by the Aurell’s not by force but by integration over time. However, the unity between the Aurell people disintegrated almost immediately as the tribes built cities and kingdoms around their new territory. They became known as the Sea Lords. They brought their religious practices and pre-Callisian culture to the Far Isles. Integration would be a process done naturally over hundreds of years. By the time of Maxium, they saw themselves as the heirs and people of the Far Isles, not settlers. It was also during this time that the Fiefdoms of Fiorye expanded into Ivernia and the two Galish cultures would blend into each other in the following centuries. The city of Prydwen would become a new center for future Galish culture, developing into a cultural hub for the people.
* *The Clover Wars (Y7570 - Y7795)* - A series of conflicts between the Clovis Empire and the Sea Lords. The Cloven Emperor looked to expand north after failed campaigns to take the Deep Holds. Emperor Pascal III invaded the Rosewater and captured the regions near the Channel Crossing. The Lord of Riftguard appealed to the other lords to join him in an alliance against the invaders. The southern Sea Lords allied together, with the cities of Marine, Reeves, Galewing, Braxony, Canterpool, Traeger, and Sea’s End being the heads of the alliance. The Battle of Sea’s End would see the First Clover War swiftly end with the Sea Lords victorious. The second war saw the Empire victorious, their territory stretching into that controlled by the Sea Lord of Galewing, also called the Winged Lord. The third war, the longest of all, lasting over 100 years, saw the Sea Lords victorious, pushing the invaders out of the Far Isles.

### The Foundation of Aurellea and the Aurellean Empire (Y8850 - Y8995)

In that world, a boy named Arther Maxium was born. Without a father, he lived alone with his mother in an abbey she worked in, sweeping floors and maintaining the rooting structure. He was taught by a friend of the family, a monk of the abbey, in language, writing and history. He was fascinated by the Guildsmen, their steamships and their glowing swords. He read of their conquests of the Far Isles and the splendour of their capital farther south than any man dared travel. He dreamed of a chance to do what they had done so long ago and finally end the constant wars that constantly plagued his land. One day he would finally get his wish.

Legends say that when Maxium was 15, his mother was killed in a raid by a neighbouring kingdom. He took her body to the abbey and buried her on a hill facing north, the light of the north star shining down on him. He prayed to the Gods to let him have a chance to avenge his mother. Legends say Aeon, the spirit of the north star, heard his prayers, and came down to him on the hill, giving him a sword said to be made from her light. He fittingly named it *Northstar*. She promised him that his day for revenge would come soon. One day, soldiers came to the Abbey and took Maxium away. As it happened he was the bastard of his Sea Lord of Marine and Galewing. The Sea Lord lacked an heir and asked his advisers to locate bastards so that he may choose one of them to be his heir through trial by combat. Maxium won the trial and was taken into his lord's house legitimized as his heir. Maxium would spend his teenage years in the fields of battles against the neighbouring cities. He saw great success in his campaigns against the neighbouring Lordship of Reeves, its lord, the one who killed his mother. When Maxium breached the walls of Reeves, he found that the lord had fled north.

Soon after he returned home, his father died, and his ambitions to unite the far aisles could finally be realized. Maxium would go on to found the Kingdom of Aurellea, conquering every Sea Lord of the south. He was named Aurwalda (King of the Aurells) and Sea King of Aurellea. Later, he began expanding eastward and conquering the Chiefs of the Twenty Tribes and the Jarl’s of the Boreals, the remnants of the largely collapsed High Sea Empire. However, while on a campaign, northern tribes, under the leadership of the former Sealord of Reeves, came into his new Kingdom and raided the defenseless cities, even burning his home of Marine. The young king made a hasty return to try and defeat the invaders. In the Battle of Mourning Cliffs, he would succeed at driving back the invaders at the cost of his own life. His empire would soon follow him to the grave, as he left no legitimate heir and his bannermen quickly turned to infighting. There was, however, one aspect of his empire that lived on: The Kingdom of Aurellea.

Maxium’s will named his trusted advisor Lord Wylfred of Braxony as his successor and gifted him his sword. Wlyfred could not stop the wider empire’s collapse but managed to keep the Kingdom of Aurellea intact. He rebuilt the city from the ground up, naming the city New Marine. He refused the title of Aurwalda, insisting that the title belonged to Maxium only. Him and all future Aurellean kings would take the title of Sea King (or simply *king*). He became known as Wylfred the Ironheart for his valiance and political tactness. He tried to lead campaigns against the western fiefs, to no success. Wylfred’s son, Alfred, became the next king, thus starting the Braxony line on the throne. Subsequent rulers would be Alfred’s son, Cerdic, Ealdwyn, Oswald, Seawulf, and Cerdic II.

In modern times, the escapades of King Maxium and his Star Knights are passed into legend. The most popular version is the King’s Legendarium published in 9795 by historian and writer Pendan Elsworth during a time of nationalistic fervor. The book is an edited compilation of tales and is extremely popular.

### James the Conqueror and the Conquest of the Far Isles (Y8995 - Y9012)

 Five generations after Maxium and Wylfred united the Sea Lords, Sea King Cerdic II had no heir, ending the House of Braxony. His cousin, Queen Rowenna, took the throne with her cousin Edmund taking the title of Lord of Gulthane. She married the Callisian native Earl of Trishindale, Henry Castor. Their son was named James. Rowenna spent most of her tenure beating back invasions from the Teutorians of the east and settlers of the Callisian duchies in the south. She did, however, succeed in asserting claims over the Myer Kings of the south, those being the Kingdoms of Sea’s End and Dannif, combining them into the Myerlands and placing her cousin Edmund in charge, beginning the House of Moorhen. The legendary knight Tolwulf is from Myerland. James would grow up to be a proficient warrior and commander. He is responsible for the quick resolution to the Myer Rebellions, putting down the rebel armies in just 2 months. He became convinced he could accomplish what his ancestors had dreamed of, uniting the Far Isles.

When his father died, James rallied his armies and led the conquest of Gales. At the Battle of Gulthane, a sea battle with the Aurellean fleet being surprised by an allied army of Fioryean and Caledonean forces, King James personally slew the Fief King of Prydwen. With the king dead, the allied army morale was severely damaged and they were defeated. With the Fiefdoms of Reeds under his control, he moved north and invaded the clan territories of the north.

In 9010, after conquering the entirety of the Far Isles, King James declared the creation of the Aurellean Empire. The king made plans to advance into the Callisian Duchies but his death in 8802 halted them. His son James II, would spend most of his time putting down rebellions in Prydwen and staving off remnant Teutorians.

### The Last King of the Aurellean Empire, Robert I the Tyrant and the Aurellean Revolution (Y9854 - Y9872)

The last person to claim the title of Sea King of the Aurellean Empire was King Robert I Lancaster. His only sibling was his brother Edward. The man always had a temper, even from a young age. At 14, he lost a practice duel to another knight. He accused the knight of cheating, and when his trainer told him to calm himself, he tackled the other knight and began to beat him. Robert was never very athletic or particularly smart, instead choosing to go to parties and ignoring courtly duties. His habit was only facilitated by his mother, Queen Elsbeth II, who got the title from her sister Queen Gwynevere after her death because she had no children. The Queen was overprotective of Robert, chastising anybody who dared criticize her son's actions, of which she only referred to as misguided and did little to manage his behaviour. His father, Charles, who was also a Prince of Callis, largely ignored his disappointing son, spending his time in the Callisian capital Leone allegedly courting with other women. He saw Robert as disappointing and favoured his other son, Edward, who was seen as a model prince. Robert secretly hated his brother. Edward pitied Robert and tried to be a good brother and friend even if his actions weren’t reciprocated.

When his mother passed away when he was 19, it was a major blow to Robert’s psyche. His father, now king of Callis, remained ever aloof and largely abandoned the king, left to his Council of Ministers who all whispered of his incompetence behind his back. Edward wholeheartedly supported his brother's rule and made sure to keep everything running smoothly. He felt that he owed his brother his support because it was honorable and what a good person should do. He believed his brother could become an effective ruler.

The country was in debt as his mother subsidized the crown's overspending by borrowing money. Robert largely ignored the problem, instead of spending more money to celebrate parties with the other nobles. His uncle Berrett, the Earl of Braxony, did not help the problem, pocketing money and being a yes man to Robert's spending. Edward worked with members of the Council and tried to curb his nephew's spending by raising various taxes that affected the country's rising middle class. When Edward tried to cut back on taxes, he met resistance from various lords. When Robert was informed of this, he approached Edward to tell him to keep the taxes. The relationship between Robert and Edward grew tenuous as the kingdom's financial situation worsened.

In *9625*, a drought-hit many nations in Limeria. During this time, famine and starvation ravaged the country. The price of bread and vegetables rose substantially and people began to riot in New Marine demanding taxes be lowered. When the king refused and continued to host lavish parties and events for the country's elites like nothing was happening, protests continued to take place with growing fervour. Rioters tried to raid the Cerulean Palace. Robert sent the Sapphire Guard to control the rioters, however, in the attempted raid, the guards shot into the crowd, killing 83 and arresting 300. It became known as the Bronzestep Massacre.

Edward began to fear that an uprising was imminent as many in the royal court were growing extremely frustrated with the king. Many began to call him ‘Robert the Large’ as the king’s constant partying and eating had made him quite heavy. In *9628*, a large-scale uprising took place in the country of Fiorye, known as the Fiorye Rebellion. The king, wanting to prove that he was a skilled leader and ignoring the advice of his advisors and his brother, led an army to quell the rebels, however much of his army was not keen on fighting as it was the king who led them that was refusing to lower their taxes. The disorganized and demoralized army was defeated and the king was taken as a hostage.

The government, now under the control of the Council, besieged the city with an army led by Edward. For 5 months, the king endured torture and ridicule from the rebels. Taxes also remained high and brutal enforcement of reparations was done due to the crown being desperate for money.

Eventually, the people of Fiorye, dying of thirst and starvation due to the siege, rebelled against the rebels  (with weapons and the help of soldiers Edward had snuck into the city) and retook control of the city, allowing the army outside. They found the king bruised, beaten and nearly starved. Robert, furious as to what had been done to him, ordered the brutal mass execution of Fiorye’s rebels and citizens alike. His brutality became widely known and many began to fear the new king's power. He also refused to mask the scars left by his captors on his face, making it deformed and almost frightening to look at.

To secure his title, Robert married one of his lord's daughters, the young Eliane. Their marriage was an unhappy one and Robert was known to fraternize with other women of the court. Looking for condolences, she ended up becoming good friends with Edward as he regularly visited to go over policy with the council. Months passed and the kingdom's finances only worsened as farmers went bankrupt and lost their land. Starvation plagued the land while lords still rested in comfort. Prydwen was still under military occupation to ensure no more rebellions happened, something that enraged the populace and was costing the crown a fortune. Edward could not convince Robert to lift the troops. Robert began to get gradually more paranoid. He was convinced that he had been set up by one of his lords to be captured and that many were after his throne, calling him weak behind his back. He isolated himself within the Cerulean Palace.

Around this time, Edward married a Theissian duchess to quell the debts that the merchant guilds demanded be repaid. Their marriage was also unhappy, but they did have a son named Charles. Unhappy in his home life and tired of his brother and his uncle, he turned to Eliane for condolence, and ended up starting an affair with her.

Turning back the clock, a man named Thomas Claybourne, native to New Marine and born half Fioryean, was born. He ran a shop with his family in the Narrows and became a well known person in the area. He saved up working around the city and studied at Erythford college but dropped out to join the army as a professional soldier in order to make money for his poor family. During his service, he participated in the Fiorye Rebellion as a member of Edwards' besieging army, seeing first hand the brutality of the imperial rule against his people. After the rebellion he was posted to a lord to quell food riots, further exposing him to injustice. During his service he wrote several letters expressing sympathy to the Fioryean rebels’ cause, which got him arrested and expelled from the army (at the same time Queen Elsbeth II had died). In prison, he wrote a manuscript, The Plight of the Masses, but decided not to publish it when he was released. In prison, he became friends with people of similar ideas, that being that the crown was an old, outdated idea and that the people should rule a country. It's here he would get involved with the Shireborn Sect, a group involved with the Fiorye Rebellion, and Patrick Gallagher. Gallagher said he had a contact inside the government who wanted to make a serious change to Aurellea. This contact was Arthur Pilgrim.

Arthur Pilgrim was born from a wealthy family who owned lands in Highmarch. He studied at Lorwynne University and became a minister in the Council of Ministers at age 30 after his death. While he acted like the average politician from a rich background, he secretly despised the institution he served, particularly the king whose mistreatment of his subjects he routinely saw in his home region. He became involved with other like-minded politicians who attended Lorwynne. These people were part of an upper-class society made of Lorwynne graduates called the *Knights of the Old Order*. The order was a gathering of those with more progressive views on the future of the empire to discuss their ideas in a protective forum, and many people within the order were against the monarchy, some radicals even calling for its removal. One of these was Pilgrim. However, there was no clear consensus on what to do in the present moment. Tired of inaction, radicals led by Pilgrim began plotting the removal of the King and got in touch with multiple rebellion groups, one of these being the Shireborn Sect. It was at a meeting between the two groups that Clayborne and Pilgrim met.

Both became friends and shared radical beliefs of democracy and freedom for the people. Pilgrim was an impassioned speaker and became a lead on the political end of the movement while Clayborne’s tactical mind made him perfect for the military end, working closely with Gallagher.

At this time, the War of Silver Succession began in Halmyria. Callis made allies with the new Halmyrian Emperor and the two began to work with each other, ousting Aurellea from any discussion. Callis was striving for larger colonial possessions and, using his son’s ignorance, King Charles broke the pact between the two countries, a pact limiting colonization to avoid war as set up by Queen Gwynevere, and started taking territories in the far west. Edward urged Robert to do something about this, but Robert refused upon the advice. Edward and Berrett had a major falling out over this and the two began feuding with each other constantly. This stalled much policy work and ensured the problem of food princes and taxes would not be fixed anytime soon. During this time, Edward made several generous grants to farmers in his lands to ease their suffering. The people saw Edward as the reasonable and good brother to a terrible king, and Edwards popularity only rose after he began calling for lower taxes, something Berrett noticed and feared.

At this time, rebellion began in the Midlands and the north (known as the which had to be put down and many minor lords were getting worried about the country's future. Many approached the Council in hopes of them deterring the King's actions. Hoping to pressure the Crown to take more reasonable action, an angry and fed up Council demanded the king to step in and take a more direct approach to solve the country's problems . The King, upon hearing the news, was furious that they had the gall to demand anything of him and, with the Sapphire Guard, stormed into a session and arrested the head of the council, Lord Minister Gaheris. Pilgrim watched the scene unfold and, after the King left and a stunned council was left in shock, stood and gave a speech saying that the King had gone too far. Many ministers began to call for action against the king. Edward, also witnessing the action and seeing a rebellion begin to form right in front of his eyes, gave a speech to calm tensions and ensure peace could be restored.

Edward desperately approached Robert and asked him to release the Lord Minister. At this point, Berrett, fearful that Edward might start a coup to dethrone Robert, did some digging and found out about his affair with Eliane. Robert called Edward to a meeting under the pretence of discussing Gaheris’s release, but it was a trap. Edward entered the room and was beaten by the Sapphire guardsmen. He then saw Eliane and his son Charles tied up beside Robert. Robert told him to kill Eliane or he would kill his son. Edward refused and Robert ordered Berrett to kill both, which he did. Edward was then labeled a traitor and was publicly executed along with his wife, something which was the straw that broke the camel's back. Edwards' massive popularity and his stand for the people made the king ordering his death a hugely unpopular decision. There was a riot at his execution to try and free him. His last words were calling for peace and for nobody to lose their life for the sake of his own. His death was seen as the monarchy’s final stance in regards to their people, a monarchy that would not listen no matter who said anything.

Rebellion was now inevitable.

Claybourne snuck in a few thousand soldiers from the Shireborn Sect into New Marine with the help of Patrick Gallagher. Allies in parliament and the military coordinated a strategic takeover of the city. All of this was done within three days. While this was happening, the king and Berrett were feuding with each other on how to manage the crisis. Berrett, now seeing the inevitable, fled the city.

The next morning, Claybourne, Pilgrim, Gallagher and the rest of the rebellion met in the Cathedral of Light where Claybourne gave an impassioned speech to his followers. Then the rebellion stormed major political buildings in New Marine before finally moving onto the Cerulean Palace. They overwhelmed the Sapphire Guard before they finally captured the king in the throne room of the Cerulean Palace, where he was in full battle armour and waiting with the Northstar which he had grabbed from its place hung on the wall behind the throne. Story goes that when Clayborne burst through the throne room doors with the rebellion at his back, the king charged with the Northstar. Clayborne did the same. The instant Clayborne and Roberts blades met, the Northstar sword shattered and split into two. Robert, upon seeing his sword shatter, fell to his knees and surrendered. The following week was one of government restructuring as Claybourne and Pilgrim reorganized the country from a monarchy to a federation. Robert would be tried and executed in *9655*. Robert was executed in the same place as his brother, and as opposed to wails of sorrow, his death was met with thunderous applause. The Provisional Government, made up of members of the rebellion and politicians from the parliament, became the new governing body. Pilgrim worked quickly to remove non-radicals from positions of power and instate his own men. Although many in the council thought that they would instate a new king, once the radicals took over, the council was swiftly dissolved and non-co-operative members were arrested. Acting swiftly to consolidate power was easy in the heavily populated regions where the populace was in support of the revolution, but more difficult in suburban areas where the king's influence was less felt and crown resistance was still prevalent. Many lords also refused to take part in the new parliament and started rebellions of their own. A new constitution, named the Articles of Federation, was drafted and put into law, one that would be the basis for many other constitutions like it in the future. Robert’s extended family living in Aurellea were hunted down; some were executed while others were imprisoned leaving no chance for an internal royalist userption on the basis of a legitimate claim. Others completely aligned themselves with the new government to save themselves, providing funding and information in exchange for their freedom. Berrett would flee to the Coastlands and later to Highcrest to continue to fight the new government. He would be captured and executed in *9657*. The decision to rename the Aurellean Empire to the Imperial Federation was Claybourne’s, based on the idea that it was not one people ruling over another, but instead a collective of people ruling together for the betterment of all. People inside the Federation were open to the name change, however, the process of the rest of the world accepting the new moniker would take many years.

### The Sovereignty War (War of the Four Empires) (Y9872 - Y9878)

A war between the new Imperial Federation and the Kingdom of Callis and their allies: the Kingdom of Hesperia and the Princedom of Olmark. Hesperia was promised Federation colonial land if they contributed their navy and financial aid and Olmark was promised support from Callis in its future endeavors of uniting the princedoms. Fyrmark and Halmyria ware both proposed allies however each had their own issues and were unable to assist. King Charles, seeing the death of his son as an opportunity to enforce his legitimate claim to the whole of Aurellea, and also not wanting the spreading of this new government’s revolutionary ideals to his own country, declared war on the Federation weeks after Robert's execution. The I.F. above all odds won the war over six years due in large part to disorganization on the part of the monarchists and the defeat of Callis (the centre of the alliance) causing the alliance to rupture. A combination of tactical skill and luck had won the I.F. its freedom. Claybourne and Pilgrim became cemented as heroes of the revolution. In an impromptu election, Pilgrim was elected Secretary General and oversaw governmental reconstruction after abolishing the Provisional Government. Claybourne continued as the Federations first Field Marshal and led the Imperial Army to win the war. Important battles were: the Battle of Seaguard in which a Callisian incursion into the Federation province was halted, the Battle of the Northern Coast in which Admiral Richard Welland defeated the allied Iron Prince and Hesperian navy, and the Battle of Montarique, the climactic battle of the war were a beleaguered Callisian King Charles, outflanked and overrun, surrendered to Claybourne. Fyrmark was far too busy with Varisir Calathia, and Rodenovy to intervene. Halmyria thought of intervening but they were still reeling from the War of Silver Succession and recognized the Federation to ensure they stayed out of the war. Hesperia did not have the military capacity as they were dealing with their own issues in their colonies in the west, principly the rebellion of Gran Pandoramia. Once Callis surrendered and made peace as well, ending the war. During this time, there were several smaller conflicts the Federation was involved in both at home and abroad against the new government. The rebellions in Aurellea were mainly from regions that did not experience as much ‘oppression’ and did not develop the same revolutionary fervour as other parts. Others were by groups taking advantage of the chaos, or remnants of the monarchy army/government. These conflicts were known as:

* *The Coastal Rebellions (9-9)* - Many nobles, led by Berrett, fled to the Reachcoast and Stormcoast. They were scared of the state of the government and the fact that they were confident they would be executed if they surrendered to the Federation. They declared the Lordship of the Coast and tried to fight the revolutionary army, but they were quickly defeated by the yet unknown and young Admiral Richmond Welland, who proved himself extremely capable. Welland would later lead the expedition to the far west and found the colony that shared his name. Berrett would flee to Highcrest to try and continue the fight with remnant royalist lords but he was captured and executed in 9988.
* *Gallagher’s Treason (9-9)* - Many revolutionaries of Fiorye were convinced the new government would grant them autonomy. But Pilgrim denied them sovereignty and insisted it was never on the table but offered them a parliament of their own as a compromise. Many revolutionary leaders thought this was fair and accepted, but some, including Patrick Gallagher, now leader of the Shireborn Sect, thought this was a betrayal by the new government believing Pilgrim and Claybourne had walked back on their promise and rebelled in response. He convinced many other faction’s to rebel along with him and they began capturing many cities and turning against Federation forces. The rebellion posed a serious threat to the unstable Federation as they now had a war on two fronts. If they backed down, it made the new government look weak and so Pilgrim and Clayborne reluctantly decided on a hardline approach and began a war with little room for mercy. They were engaged in a 4-year conflict with the Federation Army being led by Claybourne himself. After the rebels were defeated, some low-level commanders were imprisoned or let free for giving information but all their leaders, including Gallagher, were publicly executed. The new parliament began working to put people’s minds at ease and slowly opinion in the region favoured the Federation government.
* *Hitchfire’s Defiance (9-9)*: The Lord Governor of New Aurellea, Gabriel Hitchfire, rejected the new revolutionary government and, along with several other nobles, declared independence (Armorland, Dawnland, Heirland, Graceland). It was overthrown by Admiral Greysaber along with indiginous rebels (who were promised greater rights). The war spurred patriotism among the colonists who, upon victory, demanded new rights and possible independence. The I.F. was in no position to argue so they set a timeline for independence. The Union of Provinces was New Aurellea’s successor state, with a newly elected parliament and legislature. Independent but still wanting to share exclusive ties with the I.F. The Provinces became the first country to enter the new Commonwealth of Realms, a pact designed to keep I.F. influence over supposed independent countries. The Mishrai Holds, the Isles of Ashar, and the Imperial Cities (Niruthija, Diabir, and Kejike) would follow the Provinces. To celebrate the defeat of Hitchfire, it is customary that on the anniversary night of his defeat that citizens of the Provinces hold and burn matchsticks from start to finish while singing ''March of Many Lands'' a song detailing the rebellion. After the match is burned, people will then eat pastery’s (specifically, Dandelion Tarts which were a dish exclusive to the colonial elite at the time). The Lord Governorship was replaced with an elected High Governor.
* *Smaller Uprisings in Braxony, Midands and Highcrest*: These were areas with large supporters of the monarchy who were unhappy with the revolution. Several riots would take place in Highcrest’s city of Summercourt. Remnants of Berrets rebellion were also a constant thorn in the Federation’s side, only falling in *9657*. From *9656-9660*, in the Midlands, a group by the name ‘The Watchers’ began to lead a guerrilla war against the Federation government, mainly operating in Gulthane and Wardens, however, they were finally dispatched and their surviving members/leaders hanged within 5 years. In *9656*, the city of Braxony would see the Tamber Street Uprising where 700 monarchist supporters raided the local firearm warehouse and tried to take the city hall. They were put down by local soldiers and some militia who supported the republic; 390 people were killed.

### Federation Golden Age (Y9900 - Y10 000)

After the War of Nations, an age of unprecedented prosperity flourished on the shattered continent.

* *Secretary General Pearson and Modernizing the Federation (Y9960 - Y9990) -* Rodger Pearson signed and oversaw the modernization and build up of the Federation's cities on one of the largest civil engineering projects in history. At this time, many other countries were doing the same and the Federation did not intend to be left behind. The famous civil-engineer Mason Bedford would be the first lead on the project and New Marine’s transformation. The first underground subway was built during this time. Bedford also oversaw the construction of Civis Tower, a place that would set the standard for the new architectural look of New Marine and inspire dozens of other buildings in its style.
* *Secretary General Macethorn and the Federations Colonial Expansion (Y9932 - Y9940)* - Wythe Macethorn is largely responsible for securing the Federation’s empire in the east. The alliance with the Shogunate, Jiangxia, and Seresen (Silk and Cloth Signature) was an historic recognition of Azura and the smaller country of Seresen as players on the world stage and also gave the Federation significant political influence over Tianlan Hu. Later, Tianlan Hu would allow the Federation to host its military in their city in exchange for their guarantee of the city's protection due to the city's many neighbouring enemies. He brought Niruthija, Diabir, and Kejike into the protectorate of the Federation. This expansion into the east would precipitate the I.F. interference in the Three Brothers War two decades later.
* *The Brothers War* *(Y9981 - Y9985)* - A conflict in Mishrai stemming from a succession crisis in Mishrai between three brothers vying for the throne. The I.F. supported the third brother's claim and installed him to the throne once he won the war, on the condition he joined the Commonwealth and would support the I.F. in the future. Many in the I.F. we’re unhappy that direct control or annexation were not done. Secretary General Gritham Yatesmann, belonging to the NLP, would lose the next election in *9966* to Secretary General Keath Knightley. Then General Alexander Wargate claimed fame for himself by winning what was thought to be an unwinnable defence of the capital city in the Siege of Amaara and then winning the Battle of Gholran Heights. His success would propel him to being promoted to Field Marshal. Secretary General Lester King, Oscar Cabots predeccessor, would oversee the final stages of a rejuvenated imperialist doctrine for the Federation, sending the country's Golden Age to new heights.
* *Greater Kalahari and the Kalahari Crisis (Y9970 - Y9973)* - During the Continental Scramble starting in Y9970, the United Federation decided to expand into the River Kingdoms of the Nomhoyi. The plan was that of Secretary General Rupert Hastings who wanted to grow the Austroan Colonies inland to control some of the most fertile regions in all the south. It was with the Nomhoyian kingdom of Kalahari (the largest of the River Kingdoms) that Hastings pinoeered the diplomatic policy that would be used generations after him: protectorate rule. Hastings came to the conclusion that the Federation had neither the manpower nor the resourses to occupy a region that large. What it did have was air power in the form of next generation airships. He made a deal with the Kalahari King Nqobizitha. Hastings promised him governance over the region in exchange for becoming a protectorate of the United Federation. Becoming a protectorate meant that the Federation would get an agreed upon sum of his crops, special privliges when trading inside the country, exclusive mining and oil drilling rights in certain areas, and a voice in Kalahari domestic and foreign policy. The primary goal of Hastings was to gain access and control over the food, mineral, and oil within Kalahari without causing a massive war. His military advisors progected a conflict that would require the complete commitment of the UFEF and the air fleet with the conflict itself being one where the Federation would be as a steep disadvantage due to unframiliarity with the terrain and a hostile local populose. The Nomhoyian River Kingdoms were technologicaly advanced in comparison to other southern peoples. A war with them would certainly be costly and treated as a last resort. Nqobizitha had been trying to concoure the region for decades to restore the kingdom to the former glory of the old River Empire of Kalahari. He knew war with the Federation would be nigh impossible to win but them coming to him suggested that that they too wanted to avoid war. King Nqobizitha agreed with the condition that the Federation have no control over the domestic policy of Kalahari and that the rivers of the region (which the populose was dependant on for fishing and irrigation) remained exclusivly in the hands of the Kalahari government. Edward agreed to his terms and and signed the Austro Accords. By Y9970, the region was under Kalahari control. The Nomhoyi were finally united. The nation was renamed to Greater Kalahari to reflect the unification. However, as time went on, Hastings became more wary of Kalahari, scared to give them too much power. He began to distrusted Nqobizitha and believed he needed to be kept in line. In Y9972, the Omon Desert and the Tohwei Regionality were given by the Federation to Nqobizitha on the orders of Lester King. While it was a seemingly benevolant act, his true reason was to add more ethnic diversity to the region and create more internal conflict that, hopefully, the Federation could exploit. He was right. Ethnic tensions in the north caused major problems for the government in N'kandiyera as clashes between Nomhoyian, Tohweian and Omoni peoples grew in scale. Add to this the overextention of Federation companies in the nation. Many mining companies had been set up and were exploiting the poorer Kalahari populose to work their mines for next to nothing. Local govermnats couldn't do anything as these mines, as laid out in the Austro Accords, were protected by the Kalahari military. There was also tensions brewing between the Austro Colonies and the Kalahari. Austrosian farmers were accused of stealing water afrom nd raiding farmers in Kalahari while the Austrosians accused the Kalahari farmers of tresspasing on their lands. Tensions between the two began boiling to the point of armed conflict, however King intervened before it could escalate further. The solution that was agreed to was that Federation troops would guard the border and that there would be select crossings that civilians could use to cross from one country to the other. The presence of a large Federation military force on the Kalahari border was extreamly worrying to many in N'kandiyera but King Nqobizithia was insistant on not escalating tensions with the Federation to the point of armed conflict. One of his generals, Mgwazeni, disagreed. He hated how Federation companies had taken over the countries natural resourses, exploiting his people for their own gain. He hated how the Federation paid nothing for crops grown by Kalahari farmers, leaving them impoverished. However, he repressed these feelings due to his loyalty to Nqobizithia. Mgwazeni felt that by keeping the country united it could help Kalahari in the long run. So while he did voice his opinions to Nqobizithia he did his job without question. That was until the Lhukona Massacre. Miners in the town of Lhukona started a strike against the Aurellean International Mining Corporation to protest unsafe working conditions. The AIMC lobbied the Kalahari government to allow them to bring in put down the strikers and eventually Nqobizithia relented. The private security company Armoured International was brought to the task with orders from company heads to use any force nessesary to get the miners back to work. Officers attempted to disperse the strikers but they relented and the situation turned violent. Miners began arming themselves and fought back against the AI officers. But they were severly outgunned and outmatched. The violence spilled over into the town of Lhukona itself. Over 2000 miners would be killed in the incident. Many in the Kalahari government were furious at the Nqobizithia but he was insistant that this was simply an accident and not an act of malice. His words did not convince Mgwazeni. He met with other generals and civilian leaders and it was decided that either Nqobizithia needed to be convinced to have a harder stance against Federation intervension or he needed to be removed from power. Mgwazeni and his co-conspirators met with the king many times but he remained unconvinced. It was decided that rebellion was the only option. In Y9973, the Kalahari military seized the capital in a coup led by Mqwazeni. In the coup, Nqobizithia and his two sons taken into custody. Federation officials in the city managed to escape with the help of Nqobizithia loyalists. Mgwazeni now held N'kandiyera hostage and his military allies were seizing towns and cities around Nomhoyi. He threatened to kill Nqobizithia if his demands were not met. They were that Federation companies were no longer allowed complete autonomy within the country and that the privliges afforded to Federation markets were revoked. Hastings decided that this kind of rebellion could not be tolerated. He ordered the deployment of the ground forces on the Kalahari border. They managed to push the rebels back to the capital but Mqwazeni still had the king hostage so a direct assalt was ruled out. Hastings was now tired and frustrated that this conflict had even started. He wasted to make sure no other Federation protectorate rebeled again. The plan he put forth would be one of the Secretary General's most infamous decisions; for the Federation airfleet to burn N'kandiyera to the ground. With no proper air defences, the rebel forces were helpless as firebombs rained down on them from Federation airships. The next day, the city was ash and nearly 60 000 civilians had been killed. Federation forces entered the city and the rebels surrendered. Mgwazeni and his co-conspirators were executed and the country was placed under military occupation. Nqobizithia was furious at the Federation for burning his city, threatening to rebel himself, but ultimatly folded when Hastings threatened his children. The king returned to his throne. The Burning of N'kandiyera was very contraversial back in the Federation. Many liberal politicians called for Hastings resegnation for his act while other more conservative politicians defended the move as self-defence or a pre-emptive strike. Protests by students and human rights groups broke out in New Marine and other major cities. The controversy deeply wounded his national approval and in the Y9973 general elections, Rupert Hastings lost the SG position to his Liberal rival Edward Lloyd-Williams. The Kalahari Crisis remains a major stain on Federation history. Many Kalaharians still have negative opinions about the Federation in part due to the burning of their capital. It remains the worst act of war ever commited by the Federation.

## Government

The United Federation is a federal parliamentary constitutional republic, following the representative democracy model which the nation pioneered. As the Federation is one of the first democratic republic's in the world, and the first in the northern continent, this fact is deeply rooted in their culture, identity, and politics. The Federal Constitution, first approved in Y9875 and amended by referendum in Y9915, is the enshrining supreme legal document of the Federation, establishing a framework consisting of executive, legislative and judicial branches. The Y9915 referendum sought to address the instability of the republic following the Midwinter Crisis by combining elements of both parliamentary and presidential systems, whilst greatly strengthening the authority of the executive relative to the legislature.

The federal government comprises three branches:

* Legislative: The bicameral Parliament, made up of the House of the Senate and the House of Commons, makes federal law, declares war, approves treaties, has the power of the purse, and has the power of impeachment, by which it can remove sitting members of the government.
* Executive: The Secretary General can veto legislative bills before they become law (subject to congressional override), and appoints the members of the Cabinet, has the power to dissolve Parliament by submitting referenda directly to the people, appoints judges and civil servants, negotiates and ratifies international agreements, as well as serves as commander-in-chief of the Federation Armed Forces and other officers, who administer and enforce federal laws and policies.
* Judicial: The Supreme Court and lower federal courts, whose judges are appointed by the president with Senate approval, interpret laws and overturn those they find unconstitutional.

The House of Commons has 450 voting members, each representing an administrative region for a five-year term. House seats are apportioned among administrative regions. Each region then draws single-member districts to conform with the census apportionment. New Marine elects MPs for each of the city's 22 boroughs that represent them in the House of Commons while the city also elects representative councilors for each of the city's 48 ridings who are part of the Metropolitan Council which governs the city more directly. The reason for this split is New Marine's high population density which, by rule of the government through the Capital Representation Acts (Y9953), qualify as administrative regions and thus are allowed individual representation. Since the Y9953 ruling, cities such as Sea's End, Braxony, Prydwen, High Haven, Canterpool, Midminster, Summercourt, and Westport have all followed in gaining representation. The Senate has 150 members with each region having three senators, elected to six-year terms. The Supreme Court, led by the chief justice, has nine members, who serve for life.

The Secretary General serves a four-year term and may be elected to the office with no term limit The Secretary General, along with elections for MP's and senators, are elected through a ranked-voting system under the proportional representation model of governance.

### Leadership

The current government of the United Federation is an interparty coalition between the Union Conservative's (who hold the largest number of seats in both the house and the senate), the Independent Reformist Party (IRP), and the Center Movement Party (CMP). The official opposition, the National Liberal's, are also in a coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SDP) to curtain total UCP dominance in the parliament. The leader of the UCP is current Secretary General Oscar Cabot; the leader of the NLP and official opposition is Robert Lloyd-Williams, a member of the promonant Williams family.

## Military

The Federation military is collectively known as the Federation Armed Forces (FAF). The FAF has five branches: army, storm marines, sea navy, air navy, and flying corps.

### Federation Army

The Federation Army is the land service branch of the Federation Armed Forces. It is one of the five uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United Federation in the Federal Constitution. As the oldest and most senior branch of the armed forces in order of precedence. The modern Federation Army has its roots in the Revolutionary Army, also sometimes called Claybournes Army, which was formed (14 of Mid Winter, Y9870) to fight in the Aurellean Revolution (Y9770 – Y9772). The Federation Army is part of the Department of the Army, which is one of the five military departments of the Ministry of War. The Army is headed by a civilian senior appointed civil servant, the secretary of the Army (SECARMY) and by a chief military officer, the chief of staff of the Army (CSA) who is also a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It is the largest military branch. In the year Y9999, the Regular Army (also called the United Federation Expeditionary Force or UFEF) consisting of 400 000 soldiers, the Federal National Guard (FNG) consisting of 110 000 soldiers, the Federation Army Reserve (FAR) consisting of 90 000 men, and the Federation Territorial Force (FTF who directly protect Federation colonies and holdings) consisting of 30 000 men, are the four departments of the Federation Army.

The highest form of rank in the Federation is Marshal, the overarching commander of the entire UF armed forces as well as the army. He will preside over his Generals, making battle plans with their advice and working closely with the Secretary General to ensure a coherent strategy is deployed. A General will command an army. Federation armies usually consist of 100-200,000 men. A General will take the orders of his Marshal and make sure they are enacted. He will be in charge of making improvised decisions throughout a campaign as well as keeping logistical consistency within his army. He is advised by his Lieutenant Generals. A L. General’s job is to keep track of divisions and to intercede and enforce orders where the General cannot. Divisional Generals are in charge of Divisions. They perform major tactical operations and conduct sustained battles and engagements, as well as hold training sessions division wide and micro-manage its belligerents. A Colonel commands a Battalion; it is also the highest field officer rank. A Battalion is the organization of many Regiments into a cohesive logistical unit on which orders can be swiftly given. The rank of Brigadier General  is sometimes given to a Colonel during times of war if the need arises, usually for large tactical operations. A Lieutenant Colonel (also a CO) is in charge of a Regiment. Regiments operate for the specific needs of a functioning Battalion, such as Rifled, Lancer, Support, Grenadier, Artillery, Engineer, Parachute, Commandos, Pioneer, Supply and Machine Gun Regiments. Medical, Armoured (both mobile and tank), and Cavalry units are organized as Battalions due to their inflated size. A Lieutenant Colonel, posted as commanding officer of a unit, is also conferred with some magisterial powers to deal with disciplinary cases, to issue orders for publication within the unit and authorizes all the entries in the descriptive rolls of all the personnel under his command. A Captain commands a Company. However, they are not the commanding officer of said Company as that rank falls to the Lt. Colonel. Usually sized to around 50-100 men, a Company conducts operations in the field and accomplishes tasks assigned by their CO. A Captain is in charge of keeping cohesion and focused on said tasks. He is assisted by a Lieutenant. Finally, a Platoon. Consisting of around 20-40 men commanded by a Sergeant, assisted by a Second Lieutenant. Sergeants are allowed flexibility when interpreting orders in the field, with punishment being severe if an officer deviates and fails his objective. Corporals command a Squad, assisted by a Lance Corporal who can command a smaller Fireteam, consisting of around 6-12 men. The lowest rank in the Federation army is the rank of Private (between second and first class).

The Guardian series of mechs are the main battlemechs for the Federation. The Striker series (called Tinies by soldiers) are for anti-infantry exclusively, built smaller and lighter than their brothers, though they are older models and thus breakdown easier and have less advanced systems. The Defender is the main battle tank of the Federation with the Protector being a lighter infantry tank.

### Federation Sea Navy

The **Federation Sea Navy** (**FSN**) is the United Federation's naval warfare force.

**Fleet Hierarchy** - Navies are generally organized into groups for a specific purpose, usually strategic, and these organizational groupings appear and disappear frequently based on the conditions and demands placed upon a navy. This contrasts with army organization where units remain more static, with the same men and equipment, over long periods of time.

The command structure of the Sea Navy carries over to the Air Navy, the latter being modeled after the former. A strong crew is the foundation of a good ship. Chain of command must be respected if a ship expects to persevere the often disorienting attacks of the enemy.

The Admiralty Commission was set up to organize and modernize the Federation navy. War Cruiser Class of ship for the Sea Navy, larger classes of Battlecruiser that dominate the Federation navy. Only 6 were ever built before the Admiralty Commission canceled the program.

### Federation Air Navy

**Ranks** - The command structure of the Sea Navy carries over to the Air Navy, the latter being modeled after the former.

In addition to basic ranks, there are also numerous military positions.  Some of these are fairly standard specializations like "deckhand" or "marine" which merely connote one's department and basic job.  Others like "Master-at-Arms" or "Deck Chief" are added positions of responsibility.  These special positions of authority can be considered half-steps to the next rank.

### Federation Flying Corps (FFC)

The Model Longbow is one of the primary fighters of the Flying Corps.

## Countries and Regions

### Aurellea

**New Marine** **(The Metro)** - The region of New Marine encompasses the city proper itself (the twenty-two boroughs) and the five administrative boroughs surrounding the city (called The Districts). These five districts are called: Greenfields, Town Hamlets, Richmond's Rest, Edgewood, and the Daybreak Cliffs. Their governed by elected representatives like those in the inner city and administered by the Metropolitan Council. Formed in Y9980 during Amalgamation.

**Heartland** - The many rivers of Heartland make irrigation easy creating a region home to most farms in all of Aurellea. It and Highcrest are the agricultural capitals on Aurellea. Its capital is Riverfall with other notable cities being Watershythe, Fairmarket, Timberleigh, and Woodhurst.

**Riftguard** - Located on the borderlands between the Federation and Callis. The Moorings is also a major city who's economy, along with the Piers, is based on fishing in the waters of the Channel Crossing. Bridgeway is another city in the region, the main point of channel the Darkrush River. Its capital is Mistbourne, home of the famous Mistbourne Guards. While Mistbourne is the guards main home, Wardenhold is the main military city in the region.

**The Thrawe** - Also called the Aurellean Lowlands, consisting of the moors and marshes along the countries eastern edge. Wardens, Ramstead and Sloughwick are all cities in the Thrawe region. Its capital is Wildermoor.

**The Midlands** - Home to the Ranging Heath. The Veldt is a minor but important city in the Midlands as it acts as a transportation hub for small airships and steam trains. Dore and Landsdown are other cities in the Midlands. Canterpool is home to the Grand Abbey, the largest abbey in the Federation, which trains priests and abbots, and the Maidens Basilica, the second largest cathedral in the Federation. The Archbishop of Canterpool is the chief representative of the Federation among the Sacred Council of the Sacrenstine religion. The cities of Hampton and Flooding are other major cities in the region. The Midlands capital is Midminster.

**Highcrest** - Wide sweeping valleys home to the richest soil in Aurellea. It and Heartland are the agricultural capitals on Aurellea. Trishindale, Guildhall, and Huntingston are other cities in Highcrest. Its capital is Summercourt, also known as the Garden City for its many parks and green affixtures.

**Northmarch** - A wide territory on the cusp of the northern Galelands. During the Aurellean imperial age, lords of this area were known as Lords of the March. Its capital is Grimcastle with other notable cities being Snowdonia, Umberland, and Hullford are all cities in Northmarch.

**Myerland** - An autonomous region within Aurellea. Stretching along the south to south-western edge of the country. The mires and swamps which pervade the region also give it its name. While the citizens of Myerland see themselves as Aurellean, they keep hold to their distinct regional culture. Outside of Myerland in Aurellea proper, the Myerish (as they are referred to) are seen as lesser Aurelleans. Its capital is Sea's End, the second largest port and the southernmost city in the Federation.

**The Reachcoast** - An autonomous region within Aurellea. Its capital is High Haven.

**The Stormcoast** - An autonomous region within Aurellea. Defiance is the administrative capital and the oldest city in the Coastlands. Maine is a popular vacation town due to it's beaches being one of the few in the entire Federation that have sand. Its largest city is Westport, the largest port on the Federations western coast. The Piers is a major outport located besides Westport.

### The Gales

**Fiorye** - Fiorye is the largest and southern-most country in the Galelands. The geography of Fiorye comprises relatively low-lying mountains surrounding a central plain, with hundreds of navigable rivers extending inland. Its lush vegetation is a product of its mild but changeable climate which is free of extremes in temperature. Much of Fiorye was woodland until the end of the turn of the hundredth century. Today, woodland makes up about 38% of the region, and most of it is non-native conifer plantations. The Fioryean climate is influenced by the Atlas Ocean as well as the High Sea and thus very moderate, and winters are milder than expected for such a northerly area, although summers are cooler than those in the continental north. Rainfall and cloud cover are abundant. The capital of Fiorye is Prydwen. The city is known for its large bridges that connect the city over the Balor River. Lyr is the largest port in the Galelands, built in Fastnet Bay which leads into the Balor River. The Storr is a major hub for stone quarry's and coal, home to a populous of miners. Other major cities include Daire, Earse, Milesian, Leinster, Port of Erie, Tygarth, Farwynd, Arawyn, the Mourne, Nehalennia, Eithlionn, Greaenyis, Cawdor, and Nuada.

**Ivernia** - Comprising the inner plateau of the Galelands, the lush climate of Ivernia has made it hospitable to dense forests and winding rivers. Wedged between Fiorye, Aurellea, and Hybridea, it is the only country in the Federation that has no access to the Atlas Ocean, the Channel, or the High Sea. it is also the smallest of the Galish country's. While culturally very similar to Fiorye, the woodlands of Ivernia have given way to a unique culture distinct from the other Galish nations. Many in the Galelands subscribe to the Sacrastine religion (compared to their Aurellean counterparts who are overwhelmingly irreligious), many in Ivernia still practice the Wild Gods. Ivernian's being superstitious hermits who live in drapers and mudhuts is a common Aurellean stereotype. The country's capital is Inisfall. Other major cities are Gallaran and Dorchadas.

**Hybridea** - While the mainland of Hybridea is where the majority the country's population is, it's the Northern (North) Islands that make up most of Hybridea. These islands stretch north/north-east. The small amount of land that is connected to the continent is home to Feifdun, the country's capital city, built in the Firth of Flyth. Dal-Ratia is a largest city in the North Islands, having a large fishing industry. Port Eilean is across the Bay of Flyth and hosts the FS Eilean Dockyards which host a significant portion of the Federation Navy (both sea and air) whose role is to patrol and guard the High Sea. Other major cities are Glenfall, Lochead, Deatholm, Huntings, Galbright, Strathmoor, Devona, and Stormness (the Federations most northern city).

## Cities

### Aurellea

**New Marine**

New Marine is the largest city of Aurellea and the capital city of the United Federation, built on the ruins of Old Marine. In modern times, New Marine has also encompassed the surrounding Districts, now all amalgamated into the Greater Metropolitan Area of New Marine, an administrative region within Aurellea and governed by the Metropolitan Council. It is one of the largest cities in the world with a population of 8 000 000 making up 18% of the Federations population. The twenty-two boroughs of New Marine are: Whitecliff, Bulwark, Ward’s End, The Bends, Cathedral Square, Upperton, City of New Marine (City Proper), The Highstreet, Middenhall, Crossing upon Eire, The Wharflands, Strandon Yards, Blackfire Smiths, Gallery Row, Oldcastle, Bakers Alley, Barrowton, Kingsbury Forest, The Narrows, Abbey Village, The Seastones, and Riverwash.

The Districts that surround New Marine has a population of 4 000 000. While governed by the Met Council, the five districts themselves have District Assembly's to manage local affairs.

**Braxony**

Smelter’s Quarter is located within the Foundry District. It is home to  *factory four*, the largest steel mills in the Federation. Many companies have operations within the factory. The C Line train line runs through Braxony and delivers shipments of processed steel and metals to the ports of Sea's End, Harborage, Tide Landing, Flooding, or Westport to be shipped west or to the ports of New Marine, or The Piers to be shipped inland.

**Sea's End**

**The Moorings**

**Canterpool**

**Midminster**

**High Haven**

**Westport**

## Culture

**National Day** is a national holiday in the United Federation and Union of Provinces celebrating the birth of democracy for both country's. Each morning, the celebrations begin with the military parade down Main Street from the Wharflands to the steps of the Parliament Building in Welland Square. After a short speech from the Secretary General, the FFC and Air Navy preform an air show before the main event concludes with toffee being given out by soldiers to civilians. During the early days of the revolution, there was a food shortage in New Marine and the solution Secretary General Arthur Pilgrim to temporality alleviate hunger before supplies could be brought in was to give out food from secret stores beneath the Sapphire Palace, found when revolutionary's raided it. These food stores not only contained food meant for the royal family, but also an enormous amount of toffee, the treat being among King Robert's favorite sweets. Pilgrim decided to hand the toffee out en masse using the newly created Federation Army to hand them out. Since then, it became a tradition for shops to sell and for soldiers to give out toffee on National Day. At the end of the day, there are firework displays across the country as the Battle Hymn of the Federation is played.