A Main Character

# Techeluana

The Empire of Techeluana is a large, powerful nation in the westernmost continent. It's run as a Theocratic Electocracy, with a council of priests of the majority religion of the same name electing their Grand Techeluana.

**History**

In it's early years, Techeluana was blessed by angels who came down from heaven. These angels spoke to one specific tribe member, who became the first Great Techeluana.

***The Council*** The council of priests was initially formed around 1000 AU, as a way to more properly govern the growing Techelan state. Since then, it has changed in many ways and evolved over the years.

**1000-1400, The False Council** The first council was created in 1000 AU in response to the Black Flower Uprising by angry priests who thought the current Techeluana, Techeluana Uion, was trying to destroy them. After the rebellion, Uion was forced to sign a treaty creating the council, a body of advisors to limit his power. Made up of 20 members, in theory it would prevent abuse of power and tyranny. It didn't work. The next Techeluana, whose name has been lost to history, immediately reversed it and until the early 15th century, the council was ceremonial in nature.

**1400-1745, The Second Council** The second council was created in 1400, in response to nothing in particular. The ruling Techeluana of the time wanted to reform the government and centralize his power. Because of growing population and a steadily empowering merchant class, he felt the need to ensure he would not be couped by these wealthy aristocrats who began to control the kingdom. Made up of 50 members, this one was slightly more successful, the Techeluana and his family were able to control the council and solidify their power, momentarily preventing the complete abolition of the generations-old Techeluana system. That was, until a *certain* Techeluana.

**1745-1758, Oisyo Period** For the short Oisyo period, the council was greatly sidelined and began to be almost entirely eliminated. Many of it's members were killed, and great unrest began to destroy the empire. The period ended after Oisyo's untimely suicide by multiple stab wounds and a shot to the hed.

**1758-Present, Modern Period** After the Oisyo incident, the council could not allow something like *that* to happen again. Proceeding their coup, Isto, Oisyo's former wife, was consulted by the council on how to rebuild the nation. Because of the industrial revolution, the power of oligarchs and merchants had been steadily growing, and the church along with it. And so, the church, to ensure nothing like Oisyo could happen, set up a system where the people, and by extension the clergy, could directly, or indirectly pick the Techeluana, and because of the many checks set in place beforehand, the Techeluana would just be good because they were the ones keeping him in power. The modern council has 1 person for every 100,000 people. These people are selected from within the church leaders of every 1 million person province. And from then on, the council selects the Techeluana.

The transition from Autocracy to Semi-Constitutional had been made. And few Techeluanas after it tried to reverse the change. While it makes sense to want more power, the system put in place, where a Techeluana must be both popular and pious to get into their position, means that a potential Emperor must be unthreatening to gain office.

### Government and Politics

The main subdivisions of the nation are the provinces. The provinces serve as a way for electors to be chosen and influence to be gained. Each province sends one representative, and some special ones send more, non-voting reps to vote in the council of priests.