Auris Republic

Flag of the Auris Republic

## Overview

The Auris Republic, known affectionately as the "Land of Gold and Silver," is a large nation bordering the Kingdom of Camelot in the Grail's southern hemisphere, neighboring the Atlas and Pallas Oceans as well. Auris is a self-governed representative democracy with an impressively successful mining and agricultural economy.

## Description

The Auris Republic is a representative democracy formed shortly after the War for Camelot, following the liberation of Aurisian territory from the Empire. Its government consists of an elected president, the House of Legislators, and the Aurisian Supreme Court. Auris formally organized itself as a country three months after the War for Camelot, with Santiago Perez serving as the first ever president of Auris.

Auris' land territory measures out at approximately 21,815,390km**2** and it borders Camelot as well as a cluster of island nations based in the two oceans that Auris neighbors. Auris' population is estimated to be upwards of 930 million as of the close of its 2021 Census. Given the fertile and mineral-rich lands the Auris Republic lays upon, it exports the most agricultural products in the Grail's western hemisphere, and the most raw materials in the Grail. These raw materials include gold, ivoris, silver, lithium, neodymium, and more.

### Language

The official language of the Auris Republic is Aurisian, sometimes referred to as the "Golden Tongue." While the language bears no true similarities to Camelotian (and by extension, Uhuru and Stralis), it can be commonly understood by most Saranguese speakers, residents of the Aluros Archipelago, and the residents of most other islands that border Auris. Despite Aurisian's lack of similarity to other major languages however, most public schools in both Auris and Camelot teach Camelotian and Aurisian to students respectively. Due to this, many travelers between Camelot and Auris don't require translators or interpreters to get by. In CRDNCE-218, Aurisian seems to be understood by most speakers of Spanish (and other Romance languages), although no single Spanish dialect perfectly matches up with it.

### Origin & History

The Auris Republic as it currently exists was founded shortly after the War for Camelot, resulting in Camelot, Auris, and the North's independence from the Empire. A month after the war, each Province of Auris sent delegations to the capital of Montezura where they convened for roughly two months. During this two-month period, the constitution of Auris was drafted, and the organization of the Auris Republic was decided and voted on, eventually reaching the state that it is today. After the ratification of the Aurisian Constitution, the first elections took place. The first president of Auris was Santiago Perez, a prominent statesman and well-renowned general from the Aurisian theater of the War.

## Government

The government of the Auris Republic is purely representative on both provincial and federal levels, with a similar organization to that of Camelot. The branches of Auris federal government includes the office of president, the House of Legislators, and the Aurisian Supreme Court. On the provincial level, there is province governors as well as provincial houses of legislature. Generally, the President of Auris serves as the head of state, acting as the figurehead by which Auris is represented on a global scale. As well as the representative nature of the office, the Aurisian President also has the highest form of control over the Aurisian Military Forces. Generally though, only the House of Legislators can declare wars.

Like many other nations in the Grail, there is one single legislative entity within the Aurisian government, known as the House of Legislators. Legislators are elected every three years, and there are exactly six legislators elected by each province. The House of Legislators' job is to write into effect new laws, which can be vetoed by the Aurisian president or, after going into effect, overturned by the Aurisian Supreme Court. As well as this, the House of Legislators are responsible for managing non-elected government staff (outside of the Presidential Cabinet) and declarations of war when necessary.

Finally, like the supreme courts of most other nations, the Aurisian Supreme Court is responsible for handling high level civil and criminal cases, as well as repealing laws found to be in violation of the Aurisian Constitution. Judges are nominated by the incumbent President of Auris, and subsequently elected from the nomination pool two times in a presidential term. Generally, the Aurisian Supreme Court is considered the representation of both the current government of Auris as well as its citizens.

## Climate & Geography

Due to a majority of its land being close towards the equator, albeit tempered by national weather control systems loaned by Camelot, conditions in Auris are typically sunny and warm all year round. Due to this, as well as several far-future agricultural innovations, Auris is the top producer of ethically sourced meat, dairy, and fine produce. Auris is primarily situated on a particularly topographically diverse region, with mountains, cliffs, plains, plateaus, and everything in between.

## Technology & Progress

While the Auris Republic isn't the first nation that comes to mind when thinking about scientific research, its innovations responsible for maintaining a steady supply of food to the Grail even as demand skyrockets. This is thanks in part to an early technological focus on agriculture in Aurisian culture, with the nation being one of the first inventors of the plow and other mechanized farming technologies. In more recent times however, Auris has innovated far beyond other nations with the Grail's first mass application of lab-grown meat production. Alongside generous subsidies, government funding towards farmers, and vertical farming techniques, this makes Auris a force to be reckoned with for food production.

While its efforts are mostly focused on agriculture, good will between Camelot and Auris have allowed for Auris to enjoy many benefits of Camelotian innovations as well, such as a nationwide Weather Defense System (WDS). This good will also fosters a symbiotic relationship between Camelot and Auris, allowing for Auris to offload a majority of its raw resources without prohibitive logistical costs, and allowing for Camelot to refine and sell those materials to the rest of the Grail, while traditionally sending a portion of refined materials back to Auris to emulate the Great Reconstruction of Auris, a period where the King Arthur Dracano helped rebuild Auris following the devastating War for Camelot.