Lyrion

## Flags and National Symbols

Flag of the State of Lyrion

Flag of the Granst of Lyrion

National Symbol of Lyrion, the Daine

## Map

A map of Lyria, the region in which Lyrion is located in the north-east on Edena Island.

## Government

### Leader Title

Granst

**Lyrion**, officially the **State of Lyrion**, is a city-state located in north-east Lyria on the island of Edena. Despite only having physical domain over some parts of Edena Island, the state's official position is that all of Edena Island and wider Lyria is all under its control.

Since the early ages, Lyrion was mostly inhabited and established by the native Lyric people, who still make up a majority of the state and higher levels of government.

## History

### Ancient Peoples

The geographical region in which Lyrion is located, Lyria, was historically inhabited by the Lyric people, who somehow made it to Edena Island at an unknown point in time and established the Lyra tribe, forming the basis for which the city-state would evolve from.

### Establishment of the City-State

After an unknown period of time, the larger village of Lyra was established by the now larger Lyra Clan. It is unknown who led the Clan at-large but most historical sources claim that either Torvund Lyra or Eide Lyra played a large role in the establishment.

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## Government

Lyrion is a city-state ruled by a chieftain-type leader known as a *Granst***.**

> ***Granst - A word in Lyric meaning leader, king, or nobility.***
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All policies and actions of the state are presented and enacted by the granst, who acts as an autocrat, giving very limited power to other entities within the government, save for the granst's advisors and other counsel.

### Military

Lyrion does not have an official state military, rather the *Oktancounsils* act as a de-facto military within the city-state, acting more as a policing entity than a military.

> ***Okta - A word in Lyric meaning state, nation, or a variety of other words relating to an official organized governmental entity.***
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> ***Counsil - A word in Lyric denoting a government actor.***
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### Administrative Areas

Geographically, Lyrion only occupies Edena Island, named after the wife of the second granst of Lyrion, however, the city-state lays claim to *all* of Lyria, from east to west.

## Culture

The culture of the Lyric people is that of a warrior culture, the men who hold this title being highly respected in the society and the society having many cultural traditions that punish weakness and attempt to build people up to be strong.

### Governmental Traditions

#### **The Daine of Lyrion**

The Daine of Lyrion is a specialized device made out of gold that acts as a crown for the Granst of Lyrion, that is bent to fit the granst's head, with the middle bottom part being inserted directly into the granst's head, causing minor physical trauma, which could result in death.

The Daine symbolizes lifetime commitment to the Crown by the Granst of Lyrion, whether that be a short one or a long one. When the granst is nearing the end of their life, the Daine is taken out of their head, melted down, and poured down their throat by a servant, regardless of whether they die or not due to the trauma of having it taken out.

The servant who performs the ritual Removal of the Daine is then personally executed by the granst's successor.