Magdorish Renaissance

Magdorish Rebirth

The **Magdorish Renaissance** was a period of infrastructural, economic, and technological rebirth that happened during the early 2nd century IE, more specifically started in the year 115 IE. Following the footsteps of their kin in the Empire of Seyko and their Rinyuaru, the Magdorish Empire went through a renewal period of their own, consequently resulting in a lasting period of peace and technological advancements, as well as building a spirit of helping one in need.

## Early Years

### Backstory

During the colonization of the planet Theia, the Empire of Magdorland had to fight off its native inhabitants in order to claim their unique land. The native inhabitants, the Horae, were much more formidable than once thought. Due to this miscalculation, the cost of this war was much higher than it was intended to be, even impacting the commoners and their society, more so to the poor and middle classes. Taxes were raised and prices sky rocketed in response to the war. The impact even reached other nations, effecting even those in Dresanaria.

Naturally, people would protest against this very sudden economic change. The period after the Theian War has seen many mass demonstrations. People young and old were against the government and their inability to sustain the nation properly. The only ones who were quite quiet were the rich and powerful. Wealthy families and government officials were barely fazed by the economic and technological breakdown. The poor however, lived in more suffering than they already had. Many had to resort to theft and crime to make a living, forced to stay in the shadows as a result.

The truthful and faithful to the Savior were the first ones to go. It was like Old Magdorland again, but reserved only for the poor and middle class people. Due to the aforementioned conditions, many souls started to fall. Among them was Sarah Honestman, a poor mother of a poor Athen student Gavrilo Honestman and his five other siblings. Due to her death, not only Gavrilo had to endure his grief, but he was also now forced to be the backbone of his family, all the while having to still pursue his education at the Athen Academy. He was understandably stressed out, and seeing no one cared about him, he retaliated. He used his savings to buy a gun and two bullets, and with the assistance of outside help, he attempted an assassination against Empress Trinity in 115 IE. The Empress was only injured in her right ear, but her Majesty's spouse wasn't too lucky. He took a bullet to the chest. Both were immediately sent to the hospital. Trinity was treated of her wounds, - albeit having her half deaf (as she was also hesitant of wearing a hearing aid - but Hermonn died right then and there due to his fatal loss of blood. Though Gavrilo was eventually sentenced to death by a shooting squad, his actions were enough to move the Empress' now ice-cold heart to listen to the poor. Thus started the Magdorish Renaissance.

### First Orders

It was obvious that society needed money, so Empress Trinity first focused on how to do so. She funded the buying of several printing machines, and minted the Magdorish pounds needed. To not cause an inflation however, she was advised to mint it gradually and implemented into society slowly. Trinity also enabled progressive tax; where the more expensive an item is, the higher the tax rate put on said item. This ensured that the able would act as pillars of the country, and the poor were not given a price higher than that they could pay. The Empress also implemented several other orders, such as help for families, - especially those with a high number of children - help for the elderly, and increasing the amount of jobs available.

## Organizations

### H E R M E S

H E R M E S is a distribution company under the shadow of Hyperion Industries. Created by Empress Trinity with the help of the parent company's CEO, Alexander Hiraeth, H E R M E S is currently under the leadership of Dawn Hallarah, a high ranking individual working closely under Alex. H E R M E S helps small trade companies exchange goods interplanetary by offering them a significantly lower cost than if they would distribute the goods themselves. A special space road was made specifically for H E R M E S ships, this was done to minimize the additional traffic H E R M E S would cause. H E R M E S was a huge success during its initial phases, seeing that a lot of people wanted to trade with neighboring countries in other planetary systems.

### PU Family Health Organization

The PU Family Health Organization, or the PUFHO for short, is a governmental organization focused on filling in the healthcare needs of Magdorish families. Inspired by the tragic tale of Gavrilo Honestman's family, the Magdorish government has decided to create the PU Family Health Organization so that a man like Gavrilo will never arise again.

### The Aether

The Aether is a technological system that allows the user to transfer and share information telepathically. One could say it connects one with the whole internet. Information can be searched with a mere thought of the mind, and all things available in that page is then transferred and understood in the mind almost instantly. Additionally, the Aether can also act as an artificially intelligent assistant, ready to help you when you need. The Aether can be everywhere at any time, and can be adjusted according to the user's desires. One can tamper with the world of the Aether using a pair of Aether Glasses. In use, holograms will appear in the lens of the glasses. Upon viewing another person using these glasses, the user can detect said person, and view basic information about them, such as name, age, gender, pronouns, ID photo, etc., and vice versa. Of course, this information can be adjusted to block information not wanted to be disclosed. With this logic, the user can also only attain information if publicly shared on search engines.