Alleile

The Principality of Alleile is an island nation located in the New World. It is blessed with pristine and calm waters, and finds itself as a hub for commerce and trade, which provides a majority of the nation's income as a whole.

It is led by Alleile Iris, who reigns over the nation as a Princess, though she prefers to be referred to simply as "Lady Sky."

Aside from commerce, there is a large industry within the nation for art, with there being a countless amount of stores and craftsmen who specialize in the creation of artistic tools, such as brushes and papermaking, as well as many artists themselves.

Artistic passion is one of the most culturally influential concepts in Alleile, though within the citizenry is an appreciation of all art, making the land devoid of elitism and social hierarchy aside from the de facto authority of the Princess herself.

The people of Alleile are peaceful and passionate, though they do maintain a military due to where they stand in the world. The threat of a disruption of the peace is more present than ever, with pirates and revolutionaries scouring the sea for anything they find of value to take.

Thus, Alleile has found it in the nation's best interests to show that, even while they wish to remain peaceful, they are not afraid of conflict. With compulsory military service for all citizens, and a dedicated defense force consisting of a navy and artillery along the coast, Alleile has successfully shown enough strength to ward off any small-time troublemakers, though they can only pray that this lasts.

The nation is not backed by the World Government, and thus has only had itself for protection historically. However, recent events have seen a declaration of friendship being made between Alleile, and the geographically near nation of Svarga, who prior to recent times was inaccessible due to a massive storm that disallowed travel towards it. The two nations have steadily improved trade relations, though most of their trade is of the arts, with minor exchanges regarding military technology.

## Government & Philosophy

The national philosophy of Alleile is that creativity and passion are key to enjoying, and making the most of, life. There is a general consensus among the citizenry that art is the best mode of expression regarding this, and while most take to drawing and painting, there are countless other artistic professions within Alleile that remain prominent within society, such as that of being a musician or architect.

Under the rule of Iris, the nation has found itself with more than enough money to support these passions of the people freely and without detriment to the economy, and most citizens make a living off of their work, with many artworks being exported from the nation.

While the average citizen is generally friendly and easy to get along with, every citizen has undergone military training, preparing them for an attack, that hopefully, will never come. It is a requirement for citizens to maintain arms within their homes, as well as immediately respond as reserve troops in the event of attack, yet despite the presence of military and arms in daily life, there is excessively little belligerence within the community, with most scuffles being started by foreigners rather than occurring domestically.

## Geography

The vast majority of the Principality's population lives within the capital city of Katalia, which is located on the Southern tip of the island of Alleile. There is a rather strong influence of urban sprawl within the layout of the city, though it is actually planned for efficiency.

By stacking residences nearby and on top of each other, the government has found that this has somehow boosted the productivity of artists, though the logic as to why is disputed.

Outside of the city, which takes up about 1/3 of the island's mass, there is a large, rolling grassland, with patches of trees dotting randomly across. There isn't much here aside from a few farms, mostly left to the wild, though there is a large wall that extends the perimeter of the island that easily marks where the grasslands end.