Eurodysia

Eurodon is the northwestern continent of Patria, and the western half of the landmass known as Arqupeiro.

Kingdom of Asturias
Capital: Oviedo Government: Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy Head of State: King Head of Government: King Legislature: none Demonym: Asturian Currency: Doubloon, Escudo, Reale, Picayune

The Kingdom of Asturias is a monarchical nation in southwest Eurodon. It borders Lusitania to the west, Leon to the north, and Galicia to the northeast. Asturias also controls a group of islands, known as the Canario Islands, off its southern coast.

Ruled by the Astur-Leo Dynasty, Asturias was once a province of Hispania before seceding as a result of revolt and civil war.

Asturias was formerly known as the Kingdom of Visigoth before the overthrow of the Visigothic Dynasty by the Astur-Leo Dynasty, which also rules the Kingdom of Leon.

Archduchy of Austrasia
Capital: Lorraine Government: Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy Head of State: Archduke Head of Government: Archduke Legislature: None Demonym: Austrasian Currency: Guilder, Stuiver, Duit

The Kingdom of Austrasia is a in southern Eurodon, bordering Frisia to the north, Lotharingia to the west, and Gallia to the south.

Once the Empire of Austrasia, it was the dominant nation in the south before a series of northern invasions and civil wars broke the nation to bits. It managed to retain its sovereignty, but has since gone into relative seclusion.

Archduchy of Bohemia
Capital: Praha Government: Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy Head of State: Gahulok Head of Government: Gahulok Legislature: Gahulokal Council Demonym: Bohemian Currency: Mark, Thaler, Kreuzer, Groschen, Pfennig

The Archduchy of Bohemia, known locally by its historical name Čechy, in a monarchical high elven nation in north-central Eurodon. It borders, Germania to the southeast, Transylvania to the north, its fellow High Elven neighbor, Glagolitia, to the northwest, and Pompeii to the southwest.

Currently ruled by the House of Aen, Bohemia was historically a powerful High Elven nation, known then as the Kingdom of Čechy, that rivaled the vampiric Valahieian Empire at its height. A series of civil wars resulted in a decline in its power that eventually led to its annexation by Germania as a province of the empire. However, it became notorious for resisting the rule of the Kaiser with demands for autonomy and two failed wars for independence.

Finally, when a civil war of succession for the Imperial Throne broke out, Bohemia's then ruling family took the chance to break away amidst the squabble for the throne between several noble houses. This time it was a success, and the High elves of Bohemia became independent once again.

United Kingdom of Britannia
Capital: Lunden Government: Hereditary Parliamentary Feudal Monarchy Head of State: Bretwalda Heads of Government: Bretwalda & Chancellor Legislature: Witenagemot Demonym: Britannian Currency: Sovereign, Crown, Shilling, Farthing

The United Kingdom of Britannia, officially known as the United Kingdom of High Albion & Éire, and also called the United Kingdom of Loegria, Cymru & Northern Éire, is the dominant nation on the Brythonic Isles, taking up the most of the Loegria Region, the whole of the Cymru Region, and part of the Alban Region, of the Island of High Albion, and two narrow strips of land on the north and west coast of the Island of Éire in southeast Eurodon. On High Albion, Britannia borders Camelot to the north and Caledonia to the northeast. Surrounded by Caledonia is the small province of Lothian, exclave from Britannia's contiguous territory. In the Manx Sea it shares maritime borders with Mannin. And on Éire, it solely borders Hibernia to the south. Britannia also hold's sovereignty over the Viceroyalty of Angevin, which controls great swaths of Coilagbein, the northeastern subcontinent of Nekcroz. Britannia also holds sovereignty over the Commonwealth of Edwardia in northwestern Ingodija. It also holds the Principality of Mannin as a suzerainty. Because of the extensive lands that Britannia controls, Britannia is sometimes known as the Britannian Empire, even though the head of state isn't titled as such.

Ruled by the House of Cromwell, it borders Camelot to the north, Caledonia to the east, Hibernia to the southeast. Across the Brythonic Channel to the west it shares maritime borders with Gallia.

Britannia was formed at the close of the Warring States Period of High Albion (c. 3532 AFZ – c. 4041 AFZ), as a successor state of several lands at one point ruled by the King Vortigern the Cruel's despotic Kingdom of Waeldreor. Before and after Waeldreor broke up, High Albion was divided into twelve different kingdoms following Vortigern's death, Bryneich, Engla, Dyfneint, Seaxe, Lindesege, Northymbre (of which the province of Lothian was once part of), Cantaware, Jorvik, Hwicce, Mierce, Gwynedd and Deheubarth; all these kingdoms reemerged upon Vortigern's death, thus continuing the Warring States Period. Eventually, three of these kingdoms, Seaxe, Northymbre, & Mierce, united under a single monarchy that became known as the United Kingdom of Britannia. After another several years of warfare, Britannia conquered or politically united with seven more of the other kingdoms, mostly ending the wars.

Gwynedd and Deheubarth, both of whom divided the region of Cymru between them, were the only kingdoms that didn't join the original union. While the kingdoms of Gwynedd and Deheubarth also emerged from Waeldreor, both resisted all attempts at conquest following the union that became Britannia. Eventually, Gwynedd subjugated Deheubarth as part of it's sovereign territory, renaming itself the Kingdom of Cymru under the House of Dinefwr, after the region it occupied, and it wasn't until two centuries afterwards that Cymru merged into the Britannian Realm through a marriage alliance between the House of Cromwell and Dinefwr (although the latter was prevented from laying any claim to the Britannian throne through careful political maneuvering).

Britannia also claims the lands ruled by Camelot as part of its sovereign territory, but all attempts to push that claim, either though reconquest or political intrigue, have been met with failure.

Kingdom of Caledonia
Capital: Edinburgh Government: Hereditary Parliamentary Absolute Feudal Monarchy Head of State: King Head of Government: King & Justiciar Legislature: Parliament Demonym: Caledonii Currency: Unicorn, Merk, Groat, Bodle

The Kingdom of Caledonia is a monarchical nation on western side of the Island of High Albion in the Brythonic Isles in southeastern Eurodon, occupying the entirety of the northern Caledonii Peninsula, many outlying islands off the peninsula, and part of the southern Epidii Peninsula, both of which form the Alban Region. It solely borders the United Kingdom of Britannia to the west.

Caledonia currently ruled by the House of Alpin, Caledonia was originally founded as a union of tribes under the rule of the Caledonii Dynasty, and eventually expanded to include the whole of the two eastern peninsulas. Caledonia was the only country to resist the expansion of the now-extinct Kingdom of Waeldreor, albeit at the cost of some of its western territory and most of the southern peninsula. When Britannia came to be and started expanding eastward, Caledonia most often managed to stave off the threat of invasion though careful diplomacy. Whenever diplomacy failed and the two countries went to war, Caledonia still managed to fend off the invasions and preserve its territorial integrity.

Kingdom of Camelot
Capital: Camelot Government: Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy Head of State: King Head of Government: King & Justicar Legislature: Council of the Round Table Demonym: Cameloti Currency: Noble, Sceat, Styca

The Kingdom of Camelot is a monarchical nation in on the northern coast of the Island of High Albion on the Brythonic Isles in southeastern Eurodon. Occupying the northern portions of the Loegria Region, it solely borders Britannia to the south. Ruled by the House of Lionheart, it is protected and policed by the Knights of the Round Table.

Camelot was founded by Arthur Richard Lionheart amidst a period of constant chaos, war, and civil upheaval that tore the Island of High Albion apart for roughly five centuries, known today as the Warring States Period of High Albion (c. 3532 AFZ – c. 4041 AFZ).

Camelot began when Arthur united several landowners though a display of diplomacy and chivalry in a period of constant war, in opposition to what was then the Kingdom of Waeldreor, ruled by the tyrannical warlord known to history as Vortigern the Cruel. Vortigern had come dangerously close the uniting the island through a combination of conquest and dark sorcery, keeping the people in line through fear of his cruelty. Not long after Arthur was crowned, he challenged and struck down the tyrannical king.

Vortigern's death at the hands of Arthur caused his kingdom to fall apart in a few weeks, and Arthur, through a combination of chivalry, virtue, and charisma, salvaged the land and brought several lords together to form what became the current Kingdom of Camelot.

Regretfully, Camelot was not able to merge all the lands into its realm; many of the southern fiefs and provinces united under eight separate kingdoms that eventually became the United Kingdom of Britannia.

Britannia has long claimed the land of Camelot as part of its sovereign territory, but all attempts to push that claim, either though reconquest or political intrigue, have been met with failure.

Czardom of Carpathia
Capital: Zakarpacie Government: Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy Head of State: Czar Head of Government: Czar Legislature: none Demonym: Carpathian Currency: Leu

The Czardom of Carpathia is a mountainous monarchical dwarven nation, occupying the mountain range of the same name, in northern Eurodon. It borders Lechia to the south, Slavia to the extreme southwest, and the Világrész region of Magyarhaza to the west. Carpathia was formed as a breakaway dwarven state following the Lechian Civil War.

Kingdom of Castile
Capital: Castillo Government: Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy Head of State: King Head of Government: King Legislature: None Demonym: Castilian Currency: Doubloon, Escudo, Reale, Picayune

The Kingdom of Castile is a monarchical nation in southwest Eurodon. It borders Hispania to the west and north, Gallia to the northeast Navarre to the east, and Galicia to the southwest.

Ruled by the House of Osorio, Castile was once a province of Hispania before seceding as a result of revolt and civil war.

Principality of Erdigune
Capital: Anorra Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy Head of State: Prince Heads of Government: Prince Legislature: Great Council Demonym: Erdigard Currency: ???

The Principality of Erdigune is an small monarchical nation in southern Eurodon. It borders the Roman Province of Aragon to the west, Hispania to the south, and Gallia to the east.

Kingdom of Eylenda
Capital: Reykjavik Government: Hereditary Parliamentary Feudal Monarchy Head of State: Konungr Head of Government: Prime Minister Legislature: Althing Demonym: Eylendish Currency: ???

The Kingdom of Eylenda is a monarchical island nation occupying the island of the same name in the southern waters of the Great Meadhan Sea between Eurodon and Aquilonis, roughly three hundred or so miles from the Britannia-controlled Uther Islands. Currently ruled by the House of Glucksburg, it is physically isolated and shares no borders, land or maritime, with any nation.

Grand Duchy of Firenze
Capital: Mercante Government: Hereditary Parliamentary Feudal Monarchy Head of State: Grand Duke Head of Government: Gonfaloniere Legislature: Guilds Demonym: Firenzine Currency: Florin, Gigliato, Ducaton, Cavallo

The Grand Duchy of Firenze is a monarchical nation on the Island of Dell'ovest in western Eurodon.

Ruled by the Medici Family, it borders Toscanelli to the west, and the Sanctus Region of the Holy Papal Empire to the south.

Kingdom of Galicia
Capital: Santiago Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy Head of State: King Head of Government: King Legislature: Junta Demonym: Galician Currency: Doubloon, Escudo, Reale, Picayune

The Kingdom of Galicia is a monarchical nation in southwest Eurodon. It borders Castile to the east, Hispania to the north, Asturias to the southwest and Leon to the west.

Ruled by the Visigoth-Suebi Dynasty, a cadet branch of the now-extinct Visigothic Dynasty, Galicia was once a province of Hispania before seceding as a result of revolt and civil war.

Empire of Gallia
Capital: Gergovia Government: Hereditary Parliamentary Absolute Feudal Monarchy Head of State: Emperor Head of Government: Emperor & Chancellor Legislature: Senate Demonym: Gallian Currency: Livre, Ecu, Denier

The Empire of Gallia, sometimes known as the Gallic Empire, sometimes locally called Gaul, and formerly called the Gaulish Empire, is a large monarchical nation in southern Eurdon.

It borders Austrasia and Lortharingia to the northeast, Germania to the north, Schwyz and the contiguous body of Rome to the northwest, Hispania, Erdigune, and the Roman Province of Aragon to the west, and Castile and and Navarre to the southwest. In the Brythonic Channel it shares maritime borders with Britannia.

Gallia also holds sovereignty over the Viceroyalty of Neufpays in northern Nekcroz, parts of which it conquered from Hispania and Britannia during the Nine Years War (4432 AFZ – 4441).

An unnatural creation, the Gallic Empire was first founded some three thousand years ago as the Empire of Gaul by Vercingetorix the Great of the Arverni Dynasty following total victory in the Great Gaulish War (c. 976 AFZ - c. 1001 AFZ). After further victory against other Gallic tribes/nations, Vercingetorix established an empire that would stand for many generations.

It wasn't until after the Revolution of 1336 that toppled the Helvetii Dynasty (the second recorded dynasty of Gallia) and the rise Segusiavi Dynasty (the third recorded dynasty) under Emperor Orgetorix I, that the empire became to be known as the Gallia.

One thousand years ago, under the Seine Dynasty (the fifth recorded dynasty of Gallia), the empire reached its max expansion in Eurodon, covering southern Germania to central Hispania, but much of these territories were lost following periods of revolt and expansionism by other powers, including rising Hispania, roughly five hundred years before today.

Currently under the rule of the Valois Dynasty, Gallia is one of the five Great Powers of Eurodon, along with Rome, Germania, Lechia and Rossiya.

Empire of Sacred Germania
Capital: Hauptstadt Government: Quasi-Federal Parliamentary Absolute Elective Feudal Monarchy Head of State: Kaiser (fem. Kaiserin) Heads of Government: Kaiser & Reichskanzler Legislature: Reichstag Demonym: Germanian Currency: Mark, Thaler, Kreuzer, Groschen, Pfennig

The Empire of Sacred Germania, also called the Sacred Deutsch Empire, and known locally as Deutschstaat, is a large nation occupying central Eurodon, the regions historically known as Zedylria, bordering Transylvania to the north, High Elven Bohemia to the northwest, Pompeii, Catholica Region of the Holy Papal Empire, Rome and Ostrogoth to the west, Schwyz to the southwest, Gallia to the south, Lotharingia and Frisia to the southeast, Jyske to the east, and the State of the Teutonic Order and Livonia to the northeast.

Germania is divided into many separate constituent jurisdictions, called Imperial Estates, which have Imperial Immediacy, meaning that the only authority above them is the Kaiser. There are several types of jurisdictions: territories ruled by a hereditary nobleman; territories in which secular authority was held by a clerical dignitary; Free imperial cities and Imperial villages, city-states and villages which are subject only to the jurisdiction of the Kaiser and have a vote in the Reichstag. Additionally, heir's to titles Archduke and lower are prefixed with Erb-. The prefix distinguishes the heir from similarly-titled junior siblings and cadets.

There are also several states styled as a Republik [Republic], governed by elected official. Leaders of republics are titled either a Präsident [President], a Statthalter [Governor], a Vorsitzende [Chairman/Chairwoman], or a Machthaber [Dictator]. Statthalter and Vorsitzende are also often used for elected/appointed leaders of subdivisions of a republic. However, sometimes a republic can wind up under the rule of a hereditary dicatorship if such a person is manipulative enough to keep the power in his/her family.

Several territories are also clerical, in which the ruler, termed a Prinz der Kirche [Prince of the Church], is also designated a religious title, ranging from Prince-Archbishops, Prince-Bishops, Prince-Abbots and Prince-Provosts of the Empire. Several territories also also governed by religious leaders appointed from the church instead of hereditary noblemen.

There also dozens Freie kaiserliche Städte [Free Imperial Cities] and a few hundred Freie kaiserliche Dörfer [Free Imperial Villages] subject only to the Kaiser.

There are also a number of estates ruled by military orders from it's branch headquarters in the imperial capital.

There also also small estates ruled by a landed knight.

All the territories of the empire (regardless of their varying styles) combined put the number of Imperial Estates subject to the Kaiser at more than five hundred. This number often fluctuates for various reasons, including one territory's absorption by another, or a new separate territory is formed out of a larger one for one reason or another (i.e. separatism by war or reorganization by imperial decree). However, there are no more than three recognized kingdoms and four recognized republics.

While each ruler pledges perpetuate fealty to the Kaiser, and have the right to be represented in the Reichstag, the rulers of the constituent territories enjoy a great deal of autonomy, bordering on de facto independence. To maintain some sort of unity, each state sends a delegation to the Reichstag to represent them in the government. However, there are also scattered estates of the varying levels, immediate to the Emperor but unrepresented in the Reichstag.

The Germanian constitution groups handfuls of these territories into twenty-five regions referred to as Kurfürstentum [Electorate]. The most senior ruler of these regions is designated a Kurfürst(in) [Prince-Elector/Princess-Electress] along with their current title. The Electors are part of the Electoral College, and their job is to choose the new Kaiser out of one of several candidates when the current Kaiser dies or abdicates. For this reason, while the the position of Kaiser is nominally elective, it is hereditary in practice as it is most common for member of the deceased Kaiser's family to be elected. This often because members of the Kaiser's dynasty also rule lower ranked territories of the empire. As a result, Germania is currently under the de facto rule of the Askanier Dynasty. Since this method of succession isn't perfect, disputes over between who is the rightful Kaiser has led to civil wars for the throne on more than one occasion.

Before the Revolution of 2467, Germania was a unitary empire under the autocratic control of the Kaiser. As a result of that revolution, Germania broke up into hundreds of independent states constantly warring with each other for land and power. It wasn't until at least two hundred years later that the current decentralized political structure was proposed. After at least twenty years of negotiations, compromises, and at least three wars, Germania's current political structure was fully implemented across the whole of Germania. Also, while Germania is decentralized, and the Imperial Estates enjoy a great deal of autonomy, the power of the Kaiser remains absolute.

Germania is one of the five Great Powers of Eurodon, along with Rome, Gallia, Lechia and Rossiya.

Kingdom of Glagolitia
Capital: Relgrisalo Government: Elective Parliamentary Feudal Monarchy Head of State: Tynajar Head of Government: Cognaril Legislature: Parliament Demonym: Glagolitian Currency: Magicred

The Kingdom of Glagolitia is an High Elf elective monarchical nation in central Eurodon. It borders Transylvania to the east, its fellow high elven neighbor, Bohemia, to the southeast, Pompeii to the extreme south, the Roman Akhaian Provinces to the west, and Odrysia, Slavia and the Carpi Corridor to the north.

A kingdom forged by magic rather than steel, one of only a few, Glagolitia hosts some of the most prestigious schools of magic in the world.

United Kingdom of Hibernia
Capital: Baile Átha Cliath Government: Confederated Elective Absolute Feudal Monarchy Head of State: High King Head of Government: High King Legislature: High Council Demonym: Gaeilge Currency: Oir, Airgid, Chopair

The United Kingdom of Hibernia, also known as the Kingdoms of the Gaeilge Confederation, is a confederated monarchical nation on the Island of Éire, the southern island of the Brythonic Isles. It solely borders Britannia to the north.

Hibernia was originally ten individual kingdoms struggling for dominance over the island; Dyflin, Laigin, Ulaidh, Mhumhain, Connacht, Osraige, Breifne, Airgialla, Tír Chonaill and Mide. When the United Kingdom of Britannia invaded, the kingdoms banded together into the current ruling state to resist the foreign invasion.

Despite a constant struggle to maintain unity, the Kingdoms of the Gaeilge Confederation, ruled primarily by the Uí Néill Dynasty, has so far been able to reclaim most of its formerly lost lands, save for a last bastion of fortresses and towns on the north and western coasts.

Kingdom of Hispania
Capital: Valladolid Government: Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy Head of State: King Head of Government: King Legislature: none Demonym: Hispanian Currency: Doubloon, Escudo, Reale, Picayune

The Kingdom of Hispania, sometimes called the Hispanian Empire even though the head of state isn't termed as such, is a monarchical state in southwestern Eurodon. It borders Aragon (a province of Rome) and Erdigune to the north, Gallia to the northeast, Castile to the east, and Galicia, Leon and Lusitania to the south. It also holds sovereignty over the Viceroyalty of Surtierras in northern Nekcroz, and Islas del Dragon in Maritymir.

Hispania first began under the Edetani Dynasty as a union of several nations/tribes fighting for independence and territory against the Gallics, whom had been encroaching upon and expanding into the region for centuries. After managing to expel Gallia, the second dynasty, the Ilergete Dynasty, began when the last king of the Edetani died without issue, which also began a period of expansion that characterized Hispania until recent history.

Currently ruled by the Jimenez Dynasty (an independent cadet branch also rules the Roman Province of Aragon as a vassal to Rome's Octavian Dynasty), Hispania was once the most powerful empire in the region, even once controlling the southern half of the Island of Dell'ovest, and was at one point considered one of the Great Powers; however, Hispania lost much of its prestige and power as a result of the relatively recent Hispanian Civil War (4440 AFZ – 4445 AFZ), which erupted as a result of Hispania losing the Nine Years' War (4432 AFZ – 4441 AFZ).

The Hispanian Civil War ended with in Aragon, Asturias, New Valencia, Castile, Navarre, Galicia, and Leon breaking away as sovereign kingdoms. As a further insult to its declining power, Aragon was soon conquered and by Rome and turned into a province of the Roman Empire (4446 AFZ).

Kingdom of Jyske
Capital: Copenhagen Government: Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy Head of State: King Head of Government: King Legislature: none Demonym: Dane Currency: Mark, Thaler, Kreuzer, Groschen, Pfennig

The Kingdom of Jyske is a monarchical nation occupying the peninsula of the same name, a trident-like peninsula which juts into the Handel Sea, and several islands in central-eastern Eurodon. Ruled by the House of Estriden, it solely borders Germania to the west by land.

Kingdom of Leon
Capital: Leon Government: Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy Head of State: King Head of Government: King Legislature: Cortes of Leon Demonym: Leonian Currency: Doubloon, Escudo, Reale, Picayune

The Kingdom of Leon is a landlocked monarchical nation in southwest Eurodon. It borders Hispania to the north, Galicia to the east, Asturias to the south, and Lusitania to the west.

Ruled by the Astur-Leo Dynasty, which also rules the Kingdom of Asturias, Leon was once a province of Hispania before seceding as a result of revolt and civil war.

Kingdom of Lusitania
Capital: Alphons Government: Hereditary Parliamentary Feudal Monarchy Head of State: King Heads of Government: King & Prime Minister Legislature: Parliament Demonym: Lusitanian Currency: Cruzado The Kingdom of Lusitania is a monarchical nation on the edge of southwestern Eurodon. It borders Hispania to the north, and Leon and Asturias to the west. It also holds sovereignty over Aviz in Nekcroz and Illhas Selvagens in Maritymir, the latter of which is contested territory with Xotil and Atlantis.

Lusitania is a relatively recent nation, being roughly seven hundred years old. Beginning under the Lusitani Dynasty as a union of nations/tribes resisting expansion from Hispania. After many years of back and forth warfare and peace, Lusitania established itself permanently in the region. Its sovereignty has only been interrupted once, when it spent a little more than a century (c. 3967 AFZ - c. 4071) under Hispanian occupation before rising up and declaring independence one more.

Currently ruled by the Afonsine Dynasty, it is constantly at odds with Hispania, and has had its sovereignty threatened more than once.

Kingdom of Livonia
Capital: Pahlen Government: Hereditary Parliamentary Feudal Monarchy Head of State: King Heads of Government: King & Prime Minister Legislature: Senate Demonym: Livonian Currency: Mark, Thaler, Kreuzer, Groschen, Pfennig

The Kingdom of Livonia is an elective monarchy in north central Eurodon. It is bordered by Rossiya, Ruthenia and Transylvania to the north, Suomi to the northeast, the State of the Teutonic Order to the south, and Germania to the west.

Livonia is currently ruled by the House of Lieven.

Czardom of Lechia
Capital: Mazovia Government: Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy Head of State: Czar (fem. Czarina) Head of Government: Czar Legislature: Imperial Council Demonym: Lechian Currency: Grzywna

The Czardom of Lechia is a large state in northern Eurodon, bordering the dwarven state of Carpathia to the north, Slavia to the southwest, Transylvania and Ruthenia to the south, and Rossiya to the east. Once larger before dwarven Carpathia split away from the land after the Lechian Civil War, Lechia is known for its famous "northern spices," special frost herbs that only grow in the country's tundra. Lechia originally grew out of its capital, Mazovia, back when said city was just a city-state. Lechia is also constantly at territorial odds with Rossiya and Tranyslvania, and has gone to war with both countries before; its relations with Carpathia and Slavia are bitter as well.

Currently under the rule of Jagiellon‎ Dynasty, Lechia is one of the five Great Powers of Eurodon, along with Rome, Germania, Gallia and Rossiya.

Kingdoms of Magyarhaza
Demonym: Magyar Currency: Címlet, Arany, Ezüst, Réz, Vas

The Kingdoms of Magyarhaza, also known as the Magyar Kingdoms, is the collective term for the seventeen independent Magyar Kingdoms in Magyarhaza, the main homeland of the Magyars, in the northernmost reaches of Eurodon. The kingdoms collectively occupy the large island of same name, the island of Jegmezo to the northwest, the island of Keleti to the east, several other outlying islands, and a mainland territory known as Világrész to the southwest.

Its island territories share maritime borders solely with Carpathia to the southeast, while the mainland territory, Világrész, borders Odrysia to the west and south, the Carpi Corridor to the southeast, Slavia to the extreme southeast, and the dwarven state of Carpathia to the east.

Though each is independent, throughout the kingdoms the political structure is roughly the same.

Kingdom rulers are called Király (fem. Királynő). Heirs to the throne is called a Trónörökös, with the title Örökös being used for other possible heirs. Lower provincial rulers, from highest to lowest rank, include: Lower nobility, from highest to lowest rank, are: Nobility are addressed as Úr (fem. Hölgy). Knights are called Lovag (pl. Lovagjai).
 * Hűbérúr
 * Főherceg (fem. Főhercegnő)
 * Herceg (fem. Hercegnő)
 * Kormányzó
 * Helytartó
 * Földbirtokos
 * Márki
 * Gróf (fem. Grófnő)
 * Vicomte (fem. Vicomtessz)
 * Báró (fem. Bárónő)

Each kingdom is independent, but there exist a pair of titles that each covet Nagy Király [High King] and Uralkodó [Emperor]. Ancient Magyar custom dictates that only a Király who unites at least five kingdoms under one banner in a hegmonic confederation may attain the title of Nagy Király. Meanwhile, the title of Uralkodó may only be attained by one who succeeds in uniting all the kingdoms under one banner and ordainment by the Szentatya of the Grand Temple of Isten. While both titles are so highly coveted, neither is obtained very often.

The title of Nagy Király has been attained dozens of times in the last thousand years alone (oftentimes by multiple people simultaniously), but the title of Uralkodó, while hereditary in its own right, is more elusive and is not easily held on to. The imperial title has only been attained twice in the last three thousand years, the last imperial dynasty lasting only two generations. The last recorded Uralkodó was Zsombor Lőrincz, historically known as Zsombor the Great or Zsombor II.

Given that the Magyars are a warrior people known for raiding and plunder, the kingdoms generally have a bad reputation on the international stage.

The various kingdoms of Magyarhaza are:
 * Kingdom of Déli
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 * Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy
 * Head of State: Király
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 * Demonym: Délian
 * Kingdom of Drágakő
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 * Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy
 * Head of State: Király
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 * Demonym: Drágakőr
 * Kingdom of Északi
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 * Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy
 * Head of State: Király
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 * Demonym: Északian
 * Kingdom of Háború
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 * Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy
 * Head of State: Király
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 * Demonym: Háborún
 * Kingdom of Hegység
 * Capital: ???
 * Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy
 * Head of State: Király
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 * Demonym: Hegységish
 * Kingdom of Idő
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 * Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy
 * Head of State: Király
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 * Demonym: Időr
 * Kingdom of Jég
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 * Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy
 * Head of State: Király
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 * Demonym: Jégian
 * Kingdom of Keleti
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 * Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy
 * Head of State: Király
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 * Demonym: Keletian
 * Kingdom of Központi
 * Capital: Regia
 * Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy
 * Head of State: Király
 * Head of Government: Király, Alkirály, Kancellár
 * Ruling House: Árpád
 * Legislature: Felsőház
 * Demonym: Központian
 * Központi has long been considered the most dominant of the Magyar Kingdoms.


 * Kingdom of Legelő
 * Capital: ???
 * Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy
 * Head of State: Király
 * Head of Government: Király
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 * Demonym: Legelőr
 * Kingdom of Nyugalom
 * Capital: ???
 * Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy
 * Head of State: Király
 * Head of Government: Király
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 * Demonym: Nyugalomi
 * Kingdom of Nyugati
 * Capital: ???
 * Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy
 * Head of State: Király
 * Head of Government: Király
 * Ruling House: ???
 * Legislature: ???
 * Demonym: Nyugatish
 * Kingdom of Sárkányok
 * Capital: ???
 * Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy
 * Head of State: Király
 * Head of Government: Király
 * Ruling House: ???
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 * Demonym: Sárkányokan
 * Kingdom of Sellő
 * Capital: ???
 * Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy
 * Head of State: Király
 * Head of Government: Király
 * Ruling House: ???
 * Legislature: ???
 * Demonym: Sellőr
 * Kingdom of Szürkület
 * Capital: ???
 * Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy
 * Head of State: Király
 * Head of Government: Király
 * Ruling House: ???
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 * Demonym: Szürkületan
 * Kingdom of Tűz
 * Capital: ???
 * Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy
 * Head of State: Király
 * Head of Government: Király
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 * Demonym: Tűzian
 * Kingdom of Vízesés
 * Capital: ???
 * Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy
 * Head of State: Király
 * Head of Government: Király
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 * Demonym: Vízesése

Principality of Mannin
Capital: Doolish Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy Head of State: Prince Heads of Government: Prince & Justicar Legislature: Tynwald Demonym: Manx Currency: ???

The Principality of Mannin is an island nation and suzerainty of Britannia on the island of the same name in the Manx Sea between the islands High Albion and Éire. It shares maritime borders with contiguous Britannia to the north and its northern territory on Éire to the south.

Republic of Monoikos
Government: Oligarchic Merchant Republic Head of State: Doge Head of Government: Doge Legislature: Council of Ten Demonym: Monoikan Currency: ???

The Republic of Monoikos is a small city-state in southern Eurodon, on the southeastern shores of the Meridione Sea. It solely borders Gallia to the south. While nominally a republic, in practice it is a monarchy mostly controlled by the House of Marittimo.

Kingdom of Navarre
Capital: Pamplona Government: Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy Head of State: King Head of Government: King Legislature: none Demonym: Navarrene Currency: Doubloon, Escudo, Reale, Picayune

The Kingdom of Navarre is a monarchical state on southern Eurodon. It borders Gallia to the north, and Castile to the west.

Ruled by the House of Iniguez, Navarre was once a province of Hispania before seceding as a result of revolt and civil war.

Kingdom of Nidavellir
Capital: Ymir Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy Head of State: Konungr Head of Government: Konungr Legislature: Royal Council Demonym: Nidavellian Currency: Reck

The Kingdom of Nidavellir is an independent of dwarven kingdom in northeastern Eurodon, based mostly on the mountainous Groznak Peninsula, and some lands just beyond it, in northeastern Eurodon. It borders Rossiya to the north and Noregr to the southwest.

Kingdom of Noregr
Capital: Hoyfjells Government: Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy Head of State: Konungr Head of Government: Konungr Legislature: None Demonym: Noregrian Currency: Odin, Thor, Freyja, Loki

The Kingdom of Noregr is a monarchical state in eastern Eurodon on the west side of the Great Meadhan Sea, occupying the eastern half of the Midgard Peninsula and the Futhark Peninsula on the east side of Gulf of Wulfrik. The Kingdom borders Sverige to the west, Rossiya to the north, and Nidavellir to the northeast.

Ruled by the Knytlinga Dynasty, the kingdom was once part of a larger empire that descended from migrators of Asgard.

Holy Papal Empire
Capital: Vaticano Government: Theocratic Absolute Elective Monarchy Head of State: Pope (fem. Popess) Head of Government: Pope Legislature: Cardinal Council Demonym: Vatican Currency: Florin, Gigliato, Ducaton, Cavallo

The Holy Papal Empire, also known as the State of the Septemic Church, is a holy state in western Eurodon, occupying swaths of territory in the northeastern side of the Latium Peninsula, a chunk of land at the end of the peninsula (called the Gladius Region) that's exclave from the main territory, courtesy of Rome, a small swath on the Island of Dell'ovest across the Strait of St. Josephus, known as the Sanctus Region, and far to the west is its easternmost territory, the Catholica Region. On the mainland, the main contiguous regions solely borders the Roman Empire to the east, the Gladius Region borders contiguous Rome to the east and shares maritime borders the Roman Province of North Trinacria across the Strait of Sextus just off the peninsula to the south. The Catholica Region borders the Capitale Region of Pompeii to the north, Germania to the east, Rome to the south, and the Piegare Region of Pompeii to the southwest. On Dell'ovest, the Sanctus Region borders Toscanelli and Firenze to the north and New Valencia to the west.

It is a state ruled directly by the Pope of the Septemic Church, the government of the Faith of Septem. It was was founded as a breakaway state while Rome was busy dealing with the ill-fated Illyrian War of Liberation (c. 3954 AFZ – c. 3956 AFZ) during the latter stages of the Roman Conquest of Latium (c. 3531 AFZ – c. 3555 AFZ). The Faith of Septem had been the dominant religion of the Latium Peninsula and beyond since before the era of Rome; but, some years after Rome came to power, it rejected the Senate's idea of limiting the power of the church and separating the office from that of the head of state, preferring to place sole power in the head of state. As as result of the Vatican War of Independence (c. 3955 AFZ – c. 3877 AFZ), the Papacy retained its religious authority over the church. Because the Imperial Roman Army was too militarily exhausted from recent war with Germania, after two years of war, Rome reluctantly let it go.

Republic of Pisa
Capital: Pisa Government: Elective Crowned Republic Head of State: Doge Head of Government: Doge Legislature: Council of Nine Demonym: Pisan Currency: Florin, Gigliato, Ducaton, Cavallo

The Republic of Pisa is a small city-state on the west side of the Island of Dell'ovest in western Eurodon. It borders Toscanelli to the north and New Valencia to the south. While nominally a Republic, in practice it is a monarchy mostly controlled by the House of Piccolo.

Republic of Pompeii
Capital: Pompeii Government: Parliamentary Merchant Republic Head of State: Consul Head of Government: Consul Legislature: Great Council of Two Hundred Demonym: Pompeiian Currency: Aureus, Denarius, Sestertius, Dupondius, As

The Republic of Pompeii is a republican merchant state in central Eurodon. Split into three exclaves, the first exclave, the Capitale Region, borders the High Elven kingdom of Glagolita to the north, High Elven Bohemia and Germania to the west, and the Catholica Region of the Holy Papal Empire to the south; the second exclave, the Piegare Region, borders the Catholica Region to the east and Rome to the south; and the third exclave, the Marino Region, solely borders Rome to the south.

Once a mighty empire in its own right, often competing for land and power with the now-defunct Etruscan Kingdom and Imperial Republic of Carthage, the original Pompeiian Empire was overthrown during the closing stages of the Roman Conquest of Latium (c. 3531 AFZ – c. 3555 AFZ) and is now a Republic. The only original state to survive the wars, Pompeii is also now split into three exclaves as a result of those wars.

State of Rhodes
Capital: Rhodes Government: Stratocratic Knightly Order Head of State: Grand Master Head of Government: Grand Master Legislature: None Demonym: Rhodian Currency: Talent, Mina, Drachma, Obol

The State of Rhodes is an island nation in the northwest corner of Eurodon, off the coast of the Phrygian and Hayastan Peninsulas, sharing maritime borders with Urartu to the east and Naxos to the south.

Run by the Knights Hospitaller, it was formed when Rome attempted to invade Urartu by bypassing Seleucia by sea (this was before Naxos seceded from the Seleucid League), but when the Romans were called back due to the uprising in Illyria, the accompanying Knights Hospitaller rebelled and chose to stay; the Knights haves held sovereignty over the island ever since, defending it against invaders zealously, while occasionally sending its order to intervene in conflicts around Eurodon.

Empire of Rome
Capital: Roma Government: Semi-Hereditary Feudal Parliamentary Crowned Republic Head of State: Augustus (fem. Augusta) Heads of Government: Augustus & Consuls Legislature: Senate Demonym: Roman Currency: Aureus, Denarius, Sestertius, Dupondius, As

The Empire of Rome, officially known as the Imperial Roman Crowned Republic, and commonly known as the Roman Empire, and sometimes as IRCR, is a large state controlling great swaths of territory in western Eurodon.

Rome occupies most of the Latium Peninsula, where it borders Gallia to the south, Germania to the east, Schwyz to the southeast, Pompeii and Catholica Region of the Holy Papal Empire to the northeast; the current southeastern border of contiguous Rome is a result of the recent Vopiscus' War (4527 AFZ – 4528 AFZ), as it's known in Rome, followed by the Schwyzer War for Independence (4540 AFZ - 4544). To the west it borders the contiguous body of the Papal Empire. Most of these territories are known as the Imperium Territories, ruled directly by the Augustus and his vassals. Other provinces are ruled by the Proconsuls (ex-Consuls that govern provinces on behalf of the Augustus). The eastern border of Rome is marked mainly by the Alpes Mountains.

Across the Sea of Minerva to the north, Rome holds great swathes of territory, known collectively as the Akhaian Provinces, which border Glagolita to the east, and the Seleucid League to the north. The Akhaian Provinces consist of Hrvatska, Illyria, Epirus, and Hellas, and Hellas is further divided into Athens, Sparta, Thebes, Olympia, Argos, and Ithaca.

In the Meridione Sea, Rome holds the islands of Catlaster (the larger western island) and Puellula (the smaller eastern island); and further to the south, in the Hispanian regions, it holds the Province of Aragon, which borders Hispania to the south, Erdigune to the southeast, and Gallia to the east. Aragon was briefly independent, winning it from Hispania, but was unable to resist the invasion of the Roman Imperial Army.

Southwest, just off the peninsula by the Strait of Sextus, it controls the northern half of the Island of Trinacria, which borders the Republic of Trinacria to the south, and shares maritime borders with the Gladius Region of the Holy Papal Empire across the strait to the north. Westward, in the Sinolatin Sea, its westernmost Eurodian territory is the island province of Melitae, which shares borders with no other nation and served as the launchpad for the invasion that established the Province of Serica.

In Marlakcor, across the Sinolatin Sea to the west, Rome also holds the Province of Serica, established as a result of the Roman Conquest of Daludao.

History
Rome began as a rebellion a border region between the former Empire of Pompeii, the Etruscan Kingdom, and the Imperial Republic of Carthage. These three nations once controlled varying parts of the Latium Peninsula, vying for land and power in a never-ending struggle for dominance. The people of the city of Roma rose up against these three powers in the aftermath of a war that left all three in a state of military exhaustion, leaving them unable to put down the rebellion. Rome was quickly declared a new state by the leader of the rebellion, known to history as Octavius Aurelius Magnus, who eventually declared the first Augustus (Emperor), founder of the Roman Empire and of the Aurelian Dynasty. The ensuing Roman Conquest of Latium (c. 3531 AFZ – c. 3555 AFZ) resulted in the eventual full conquest of the Latium Peninsula, and the cessation of existence for Etrusca and Carthage; only Pompeii survived the wars. Later on, Rome lost control of swathes of territory in the west when many members of the Septemic Church revolted in response to the Roman Government's decision to limit and reduce the power of the church within the borders of the empire. The resulting war that led to the establishment of the State of the Septemic Church.

Governance & Politics
While called a crowned republic, due to having a moderately powerful senate, the Roman Augustus (fem. Augusta) is a semi-hereditary monarchy with near absolute power, with rather small checks and divisions of power. The Augustus, the two Consuls (the "Prime Ministers" of Rome, with whom the Augustus, unevenly, shares power in the Senate), and all senators can propose laws on equal grounds, but the Augustus has the power veto any decisions the senate makes, but a similar power can be exercised by two-thirds of the senate against the Augustus' decision; but this is seldom evoked and the Augustus usually wins out.

The direct children and siblings of the Augustus are titled Princeps/Principissa (pl. Princepse/Princepissas) while other relatives of the Augustus are titled Dominus (fem. Domina); the latter title is often also used by Roman nobility.

While the Augustus does rule for life, or until abdication, and Augustuses are typically part of the ruling dynasty, the throne is not directly inheritable; the Augustus personally selects his/her designated heir, which is titled Caesar (fem. Caesarissa ). While the position and power of a future Augustus is designated to an heir, a potential candidate is required to be lawfully related to the ruling dynasty, and to be affirmed by the Senate. However, nomination is not limited to those who's relation is by blood, one is eligible for nomination if they were adopted into the ruling family of the dynasty, whether the main family or a branch, and it is a common practice for the Augustus' direct, whether by blood or law, to become Augustus/Augusta in their turn. However, relatives who have been excluded, such as bastards or through disinheritance, are excluded from candidacy.

The rules aside, the position of heir is not just simply handed out, even to the Augustus' own children; often one must first prove themselves worthy of the position in the eyes of the current Augustus. Therefore, it is not common practice for the heir to have already worked their way into some position of power in the government or military before being nominated: I.e. the Consuls, the Proconsuls, the Praetors (who serve positions in either the senate or the military), senior senators, the Dictator, the Imperators, the Legates, etc. This method of succession is not perfect, and disputes between those who believe themselves to be the rightful Augustus, especially if they feel cheated out of the position, has led to civil war on more than one occasion. This often happens when an Augustus dies without a designated heir, or if the Augustus makes a controversial decision on who will be Caesar/Caesarissa.

In the event of a vacant throne or if the designated heir is underage, the Dictator and the Consuls would form a triumvirate regency to fill the power vacuum until a new Augustus was chosen or the heir came of age. This is not without issues though; it can result in a change of dynasty if one of the three refuses to step down from power, which has happened several times in the empire's history with varying consequences. Another possible issue is that the three could refuse to hand over power to the new Augustus, either abolishing the monarchy altogether and creating a republic, or splitting the rule of Augustus between them. The former has happened once in the empire's history, ending the Gargonian Dynasty and creating a sixty-year period termed the "Republican Era" before it was overthrown, restoring the monarchy under the Cornelian Dynasty.

Military
The Augustus is also the commander-in-chief of the entirety of the Imperial Roman Army/Navy, and the the highest-ranking commander of the Imperial Roman Armies & Navies directly beneath the Augustus is the Dictator. The Dictator is essentially second-in-command to the Augustus, sharing near-equal authority over the entire military, but any decisions the Dictator makes can be overruled by the Augustus. The next rank in the military hierarchy is the Imperator (fem. Imperatrix). The Imperators command two to ten legions at a time, and the Augustus can assign or reassign them at his leisure; meanwhile, the Augustus commands as many legions as he pleases at any given time. The Augustus often delegates Dictator and the Imperators to lead the armies on campaigns in his stead, and the Augustus can have the Dictator and a number of Imperators at his side to delegate command of some of the legions in the event he personally leads a campaign.

Legions, each commanded by a Legatus ((pl. Legates) a regular General), are divided into ten cohorts. Each cohort is divided into six centuriae (sing. centuria), each commanded by a Centurion; the cohorts have no assigned leader, but are led by the most senior Centurion. Centuriae of the 2nd through 10th cohorts are made up of about roughly between 80 and 100 men each (the majority are legionaries (foot soldiers), while the remainder are sagittarii (sing. sagittarius (ranged infantry)), but the 1st cohorts are different; they are commanded directly by the Legatus, and are made up of five centuriae of roughly between 140 and 160 men each.

The cavalry corps are a separate body attached to a legion; an individual cavalry squadron is known as a turma, with roughly 30 men, and are commanded by a Decurion. A legion can have as many as four turmas. The main legion and the cavalry combined bring the total men of an entire legion to over 6,300 soldiers at full strength.

An Imperator, the third highest rank in the Imperial Roman Army/Navy, can command up to a maximum of ten legions; combining the regular foot soldiers and cavalry, and excluding any auxiliaries, an Imperator can have command of over 63,200 soldiers in the case of ten legions.

Today the Roman Empire, under the rule of the Marian Dynasty, is one of the five Great Powers of Eurodon, along with Gallia, Germania, Lechia and Rossiya.

Akhaian Provinces
The Akhaian Provinces are a collection of four provinces in northwestern Eurodon, consisting of Hrvatska, Illyria, Epirus, and Hellas; and Hellas is further divided into the subprovinces of Athens, Sparta, Thebes, Olympia, Mycenae, Argos, and Ithaca.

The eastern borders are mostly in consistence with the boundaries of the southern half of the former Empire of Akhaia. The Akhaian Provinces were formed when Rome invaded the collapsed Akhaian Empire following the Akhaian Revolution, roughly five hundred years before present day (c. 3950 AFZ).

Province of Epirus
Capital: Passaron Government: Appointed Feudal Viceroyalty Head of State: Augustus of Rome Heads of Government: Proconsul & Vicarus Legislature: none Demonym: Epiriote Currency: Aureus, Denarius, Sestertius, Dupondius, As

The Province of Epirus is a province of Rome in northwestern Eurodon, and part of the collective Akhaian Provinces of Rome. Occupying the peninsula of the same name, it borders the United Provinces of Hellas to the north and the Province of Illyria to the east.

Epirus was at one point a powerful kingdom in the area before being conquered into a territory of the now-defunct Akhaian Empire. During the Graikoi Revolution (c. 3945 AFZ - 3950 AFZ), Epirus took advantage of the chaos declare independence, but nationhood did not last. Rome also took advantage of the chaos to invade the land and conquered it, taking Epirus as part of its territory. Soon after that, Illyria rebelled in an unsuccessful attempt to break away, and again Epirus tried to declare independence, but this uprising was also crushed.

United Provinces of Hellas
Capital: Damocles Government: Appointed Feudal Viceroyalty Head of State: Augustus of Rome Heads of Government: Proconsul & Vicarus Legislature: none Demonym: Hellen Currency: Aureus, Denarius, Sestertius, Dupondius, As

The United Provinces of Hellas, also known as the United Province of Old Akhaia, is a province of Rome on the southern half of the Akhaian Peninsula in northwestern Eurodon, and part of the collective Akhaian Provinces of Rome. It borders the Seleucid League to the north, the High Elven kingdom of Glagolita to the east, and the provinces of Epirus and Illyria to the southwest.

Hellas was once the southern half of the Empire of Akhaia before the Graikoi Revolution (c. 3945 AFZ - 3950 AFZ). During the Revolution, Akhaia broke up into several states that immediately began fighting for land and power. When Rome invaded the lands of the former empire, eight states, consisting of Athens, Corinth, Thebes, Ithaca, Sparta, Mycenae, Thessaly and Olympia, formed a political union known as the Amyntikos League (which was more of a defensive pact then a new state) to combat Rome's invasion of the peninsula when they took advantage of the chaos when the empire fell apart in revolution. Despite the merge to fight their common enemy, the League was unable to resist the might of Rome and fell to the Roman Empire.

At one point the league was widely accepted as the successor-state of the former Akhaian Empire after the Graikoi Revolution, a title now held by Seleucia. 

Province of Illyria
Capital: Arbian Government: Appointed Feudal Viceroyalty Head of State: Augustus of Rome Heads of Government: Proconsul & Vicarus Legislature: none Demonym: Illyrian Currency: Aureus, Denarius, Sestertius, Dupondius, As

The Province of Illyria is a province of Rome in northwest Eurodon, and part of the collective Akhaian Provinces. It borders the Province of Epirus to the west, the Province of Hellas to the north, the Province of Hrvatska to the east, and the High Elven kingdom of Glagolitia to the northeast.

Illyria was once an independent kingdom at odds with other powers in the area, particularly Epirus, before it was conquered by the now-defunct Akhaian Empire. It tried to secede as a resurgent independent nation during the Graikoi Revolution (c. 3945 AFZ - 3950 AFZ), but the movement ended when it was invaded and conquered by Rome. At one point after the Roman invasion, its people rose up against Roman rule and tried, yet again, to break away as a separate kingdom, but this rebellion was crushed.

Province of Aragon
Capital: Zaragoza Government: Appointed Feudal Viceroyalty Head of State: Augustus of Rome (de jure), Rex of Aragon (de facto) Head of Government: Rex of Aragon Legislature: none Demonym: Aragonan Currency: Aureus, Denarius, Sestertius, Dupondius, As

The Province of Aragon is a province of Rome in southwest Eurodon. It borders Gallia to the east, Erdigune to the southeast, and Hispania to the south.

Ruled by the House of Jimenez of Zaragoza, a cadet branch of the Jimenez Dynasty, Aragon was once a province of Hispania before seceding as an independent kingdom as a result of revolt and civil war.

However, despite winning its independence, the new Aragonan monarchy was unable to come to full unity and build up an effective force, and was invaded and conquered by the Imperial Roman Army (4446 AFZ); thus Aragon became the latest addition to the Roman Empire in Eurodon until Vopiscus' War (4527 AFZ – 4528 AFZ) extended the southeastern border with Germania and Gallia.

The cadet branch of the Jimenez Dynasty was allowed to retain its throne, an exception to general Laws of Roman Provinces via a treaty, but the land became a province of the empire and the House of Jimenez of Zaragoza a vassal of the Octavia Dynasty.

Tsardom of Rossiya
Capital: Novgorod Government: Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy Head of State: Tsar (fem. Tsarina) Head of Government: Tsar Legislature: None Demonym: Rossiyane Currency: Ruble

In northeastern Eurodon is the is the western half of the Tsardom of Rossiya, also known as the Rossiyane Empire, occupying the "arch" of Arqupeiro stretching into northwestern Aquilonis. The Eurodian side of Rossiya borders Lechia to the west, Ruthenia and Livonia to the southwest, and Sverige, Noregr and Nidavellir to the south; it also holds Ruthenia as a suzerainty. Because Rossiya spans across continents, it is one of the largest nations on Patria. Mostly tundra, grassland and taiga, with a several mountains, Rossiya is known for being inhospitable during winters, making travel and commerce difficult, at least to those who don't know how to traverse the wilderness. However, the Rossiyanes are quite at home in these lands, and make use of it to their advantage in times of peace or war.

Currently ruled by the Rurik-Stroganov Dynasty, Rossiya is one of the five Great Powers of Eurodon, along with Gallia, Germania, Lechia and Rome.

Kingdom of Ruthenia
Capital: Haruvis Government: Hereditary Parliamentary Feudal Monarchy Head of State: Czar Head of Government: Czar Legislature: Senate Demonym: Ruthenian Currency: Ruble

The Kingdom of Ruthenia is a landlocked state in northern Eurodon, bordering Lechia to the north, Transylvania to the west, Livonia to the south, and Rossiya to the east.

Once a dominant power in the region before Lechia and Rossiya reduced it to a small nation during what's known to history as the Northern Wars, Ruthenia has since been reduced to a buffer state between the other powers in the region, as well as a vassal of Rossiya.

Kingdom of Schwyz
Capital: Helvetia Government: Confederated Parliamentary Elective Absolute Monarchy Head of State: King Heads of Government: King & High Council Legislature: Parliamanet Demonym: Schwyzer Currency:

The Kingdom of Schwyz is a confederated monarchical stare in central Eurodon. An alpine nation that occupies a large valley in the southern Alpes Mountains, the kingdom borders Germania to the north and east, Gallia to the south, and Rome to the west.

Schwyz was founded amongst a period of revolution in the area it now resides, carving out land from its neighbors in a recent war known as the Schwyzer War for Independence (4540 AFZ - 4544).

Seleucid League
Capital: Antioch (legislative), the executive capital varies by ruling kingdom Government: Hegemonic Confederated Elective Absolute Monarchy Head of State: Basileus ton Basileon Head of Government: Basileus Legislature: Boule (Tricameral Body: Ecclesia, Apella, Synedrion) Demonym: Seleucid Currency: Talent, Mina, Drachma, Obol

The Seleucid League, also known as the United Kingdom of Seleucia, and commonly as Seleucia, is a hegemonic confederated monarchical state on the southern half of the Phrygian Peninsula and northern half of the Akhaian Peninsula in northwestern Eurodon, consisting of Byzantion, Corinth, Macedon, Pergamon, Thessaly, & Troy, and is widely accepted as the successor-state of the former Akhaian Empire. On the Phrygian Peninsula, Seleucia borders Urartu to the north and Odrysia to the east; and on the Akhaian Peninsula, Seleucia borders High Elven Glagolitia to the southeast and the Roman Akhaian Provinces to the south. Seleucia also shares maritime borders with Naxos, a former member of the League, to the west.

Seleucia was once the northern half of the Empire of Akhaia before the Graikoi Revolution (c. 3945 AFZ - 3950 AFZ). During the Revolution, the empire broke up into several kingdoms that immediately began fighting for land and power. When Rome invaded and conquered the former empire's southern lands (then a loose defensive pact confederation known as the Amyntikos League) when the empire fell apart, the Seleucid League was formed to resist expansion of Rome when they, inevitably, turned their attentions north. After several years of war, an uneasy peace was established, but the League remains at odds with Rome. Seleucia maintains a view that Rome's Akhaian Provinces as rightfully theirs, and retains a fiercely cold diplomacy with Rome.

The Duchy of Naxos was once part of the Seleucid League. Some time after the uneasy peace with Rome, Naxos grew tired and resentful of being subject to, in their view, foreign rulers, and seceded from the League. As Seleucia was still exhausted from the war with Rome, the League reluctantly let the archipelago go.

Even before the Revolution, the League was in a tense rivalry with Urartu. The former Empire of Akhaia tried time and again to conquer Urartu, but all attempts at invasion were met with repulsion. The League remains at odds with Urartu, leading to continuous on-and-off wars lasting anywhere from a few days to a few years, but always ending in some kind of truce.

As an elective monarchy, the Basileus ton Basileon is chosen from one of the rulers of the constituent kingdoms of the Seleucid League, each termed simply a Basileus; the legislative capital of the league is the city of Antioch, but depending on which king wins the election, the executive capital of Seleucia is moved to the capital of that king's kingdom, whom in turn becomes the hegemon.

Czardom of Slavia
Capital: Mecklenburg Government: Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy Head of State: Czar Head of Government: Czar & Chancellor Legislature: Parliament Demonym: Slavian Currency: Leu

The Czardom of Slavia is a monarchical nation in central-north Eurodon. It borders the dwarven state of Carpathia to the extreme northwest, Lechia to the north and east, Transylvania to the extreme southeast, the High Elf kingdom of Glagolitia to the south, and the Carpi Corridor to the west.

Kingdom of Sverige
Capital: Kronajord Government: Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy Head of State: Konungr Head of Government: Konungr & Kansler Legislature: None Demonym: Sverigese Currency: Riksdaler, Ortug, Koppar

The Kingdom of Sverige is a monarchical state in eastern Eurodon, occupying the western half of the Midgard Peninsula and the Stockheim Peninsula on the west side of Gulf of Wulfrik. The Kingdom borders Noregr to the east, Suomi to the northwest, and Rossiya to the north.

Ruled by the Munso Dynasty, the kingdom was once part of a larger empire that descended from migrators of Asgard.

State of the Teutonic Order
Capital: Malbork Government: Stratocratic Knightly Order Head of State: Grand Master Head of Government: Grand Master Legislature: None Demonym: Teutonic/Ordensstaati Currency: Mark, Thaler, Kreuzer, Groschen, Pfennig

The State of the Teutonic Order, more commonly known as Ordensstaat by other nations, is a Knightly Nation in eastern Eurodon, bordering Germania to the east and Livonia to the north.

Run by the Teutoninc Knights, it was formed out of the former what used to be the southern half of the Kingdom of Livonia. When the Kaizer of Germania sent the Order to conquer then Livonia, the then Grand Master, to spite the Kaizer due to his treatment of the Order, rebelled and instead took over the conquered portion of the Kingdom, successfully defending former the territory against the invading Germanian Army, eventually entering into an uneasy peace treaty. The Teutonic Order has since defended the land with all its might, while occasionally sending its Order to intervene in conflicts in other regions.

Kingdom of Toscanelli
Capital: Siena Government: Hereditary Parliamentary Feudal Monarchy Head of State: King Head of Government: King & Gonfaloniere Legislature: Signoria Demonym: Toscanellian Currency: Florin, Gigliato, Ducaton, Cavallo

The Kingdom of Toscanelli is a state on the northern half of Island of Dell'ovest, bordering New Valencia, Pisa and the Sanctus Region of the Holy Papal Empire to the south, Firenze to the east, and Verona to the north.

Founded and ruled by the House of Audisio, while it is friendly with Medici-ruled Firenze, it has been at odds with the rival Borgia-ruled New Valencia since its founding.

Kingdom of Transylvania
Capital: Valahiei Government: Hereditary Parliamentary Feudal Monarchy Head of State: King Heads of Government: King & Chancellor Legislature: Senate Demonym: Transylvanian Currency: Strigoi, Liliac, Dinte

The Kingdom of Transylvania, sometimes known, informally, as the Valahieian Realm of Vampires, is a landlocked vampire-ruled country in northern Eurodon, bordering High Elven Glagolitia the west and northwest, Slavia and Lechia to the north, Ruthenia to the east, Livonia to the southeast, Germania to the south, and High Elven Bohemia to the southeast.

Ruled by the Tepes Dynasty, and one of the oldest nations on Eurodon, it is what remains of the former Empire of Valahiei, a society ruled and dominated by vampires. While home to a moderate fraction of humans and other races, it remains a vampire-ruled nation, and the sole fully sovereign vampire-ruled nation left on Patria.

Given the longevity of vampires in general, the monarchs of Transylvania traditionally don't rule for very long. They usually abdiacting the throne to their firstborn heir after training and educating them until he or she is ready to take over. However, despite the tradition, this is not always the done, as (unexpected deaths/assassinations aside) some kings or queens become too drunk on their power to let go of it before they die; some even abdiacate the throne to become the power behind the throne without even letting go of real power, despite offcially retiring.

Transylvania is one of only a few countries on Patria where vampires freely live in plain sight without fear of persecution from the public. There are similar gray areas around the world, but they're a rarity.

Republic of Trinacria
Capital: Syracuse Government: Elective Absolute Monarchy Head of State: Doge Head of Government: Doge Legislature: Council of Trinacria Demonym: Trinacrian Currency: Tornesel

The Republic of Trinacria is a republican island nation on the southern half of the island of the same name in the southwestern sea of Eurodon, just off the Latium Peninsula, dubbed the Sea of Gracias, solely land borders with the Roman Province of North Trinacria to the north, and sharing maritime borders with no other nation.

Kingdom of Urartu
Capital: Arzashkun Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy Head of State: T'agavory Head of Government: T'agavory Legislature: none Demonym: Urartian Currency: ???

The Kingdom of Urartu is a monarchical state on the upper half of the Phrygian Peninsula, and the entirety of the Hayastan Peninsula, the northwesternmost peninsula of Eurodon. It borders Odrysia to the east and the Seleucid League to the south; it also shares maritime borders with Rhodes to the west.

Ruled by the Artaxiad Dynasty, Urartu is an ancient state going back at least two thousand years. It fought wars with the Empire of Akhaia, and its successor the Seleucid League, on-and-off for centuries, only resulting in brief exchanges of territory every time.

Kingdom of New Valencia
Capital: New Valencia City Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy Head of State: King Head of Government: King Legislature: None Demonym: New Valencian Currency: Florin, Gigliato, Ducaton, Cavallo

The Kingdom of New Valencia is a monarchical nation occupying the southern half of the Island of Dell'ovest. New Valencia is bordered by Pisa to the northwest, Toscanelli to the north, and the Sanctus Region of the Holy Papal Empire to the east.

Originally sovereign territory of the Kingdom of Hispania, the Kingdom of New Valencia was founded as a breakaway state in the midst of the Hispanian Civil War (4440 AFZ – 4445 AFZ) that resulted in most of the Kingdom of Hispania breaking apart.

It is currently ruled by the House of Borgia, a Chaos Order-endorsed a Hispano-Roman noble family of Hispanian origin. Known for its tyrannical nature, it is one of the few known permanent (yet secret) Chaos Order strongholds in Eurodon.

Principality of Verona
Capital: Verona Government: Diarchal Hereditary Absolute Monarchy Heads of State: Co-Princes Heads of Government: Co-Princes Legislature: Parliament (bicameral body: Chamber of Lords (upper house), Great Council (lower house) Demonym: Veronan Currency: Florin, Gigliato, Ducaton, Cavallo

The Principality of Verona is a small diarchal monarchical city-state on the northern peninsula of the Island of Dell'ovest in western Eurodon, centered around the city of Verona. It solely borders Toscanelli to the south.

A diarchal monarchy ruled by the House of Montague and the House of Capulet, two rival factions from the Veronan Civil War (4141 AFZ – 4145 AFZ). The House of Montague is the more totalitarian of the pair, valuing control and is plagued with internal strife, and does not hesitate to use force to calm the populace. The House of Capulet is a more liberal, freedom loving, family at heart; it flourishes from the liberty of the people, and the generosity of the ruling families. Originally separate houses, the modern houses Montague and Capulet are decended from the children of Romeo de Montague and Juliet de Capulet.

History
Once the mighty Kingdom of Verona, the Montagues and Capulets were bitter rivals constantly struggling for dominance in the politics of Verona.

The Veronan Civil War broke out between the two factions towards the end of the Warring States Period of Dell'ovest (c. 3971 AFZ – 4143 AFZ), when the previous dynasty, the House of Escalus, went extinct when the last king (Giacomo Sergius de Escalus/Giacomo III) died without issue. Both houses tried to claim the unoccupied throne via their distant relations to the House of Escalus. The fighting resulted in the former Kingdom of Verona being split into north and south, with both sides exerting control over half of the remaining rump state (it's southern territories beyond the neck of the peninsula had been conquered by its southern neighbor). Even after the first official truce, both sides continued going to war on and off for three hundred years, with varying periods of peace in between. Every instance, no matter the cause, saw the City of Verona, the capital of the former kingdom, being contested (either switching hands or being cut in two).

What finally ended the fighting between the Montagues and Capulets was the marriage of Romeo Ezio de Montague to Juliet Xenia de Capulet; these two fell in love, married and formed a third faction to stop the fighting. As the newly declared king and queen by their followers, they reunified Verona under a new dynasty, known as the House of Montague-Capulet, and restored the City of Verona as the capital. Regardless of the newfound peace, their relatives were never able to see eye-to-eye, most viewing the union with disgust, and the peace only lasted ten years.

A decade after they ascended the throne, Romeo and Juliet died, their peaceful rule suddenly ending in tragedy when they were both assassinated. Romeo was poisoned at dinner one night, and an unknown assailant cut Juliet's throat after he collapsed, as she had not yet sipped her drink before Romeo collapsed. After their passing, with both houses blaming each other for the murders (and also stemming from other unresolved issues), the political feuding between the Montagues and Capulets started again, almost ending the new dynasty's rule

After several months of bickering, the heads of the respective houses, in light of compelling (and possibly forged, as some conspiracy theorists claim) evidence that neither house was responsible, came to a compromise: the thrones were passed to Romeo and Juliet's twin children, a son and daughter, Arnulfo and Fiore respectively; the heads of both houses took in both children separately (the Montagues took in Fiore, while the Capulets took in Arnolfo); and a diarchal form of government was established, with the dynasty begun by Romeo and Juliet was redivided into Montague and Capulet branches sharing equal sovereignty. This prevented another costly civil war.

The House of Montague-Capulet ceased to exist with the redivision of the dynasty down separate lines, but the current rulers remain Romeo and Juliet's descendants.

Kingdom of Asgard
Capital: Valhalla Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy Head of State: Konungr Head of Government: Konungr Legislature: None Demonym: Asgardian Currency: Odin, Thor, Freyja, Loki Asgard is the kingdom and island that flies over the Odin Archipelago, a group of sparsely populated islands in the middle of the Great Meadhan Sea.

Asgard is the ancient homeland of the Ostliger people, many of whom migrated to the surface; thus leading to the founding of many historical states that eventually, after many centuries of war, peace, confederation and fragmentation, became the Sverigian and Noregrian Kingdoms.

Asgard was once a prosperous kingdom before a great civil war, known to history as the War of Two Brothers, drove many people from the land, thus leading to the historical migration. If it weren't for the fact that people still go back and forth between Asgard and the surface, the land would be all but forgotten and maybe uninhabited.

Kingdom of Avalon
Capital: Wyvern Government: Hereditary Parliamentary Feudal Monarchy Head of State: King Head of Government: President Legislature: Parliament Demonym: Avalonian Currency: Obrin, Titain, Siztyr Flying over the channel separating Britannia and Gallia is the Kingdom of Avalon. It was once the land connecting the Island of High Albion to mainland Eurodon.

Once the most heavily contested territory in early history of Eurodian civilizations of the southeast, it was the site of many wars between early empires. The last known war is known to history as the War of the Three Emperors (c. 1234 BFZ – c. 1180 BFZ), a three-way-war fought between what was then the Empire of Pyrtrio, the Empire of Rityria, and the Kingdom of Alvyria. The war lasted more than fifty years (according to historical texts) and nearly ruined the fertile land.

In an effort to preserve the fertility, and end the ceaseless struggle for the land, a gathering of all seven lunaculi tore the land bridge from the surface and sent it into the sky.

The descendants of the peoples that ended up trapped on the new flying island since formed the Kingdom of Avalon. The save for a Gate Portal connecting it to the surface, the flying island endured many centuries of isolation, but it was peaceful, save for a few civil wars of succession, and the kingdom has been restoring relations with the nations of the surface over the last few centuries.

The Carpi Corridor
The Carpi Corridor is the sole neutral zone on mainland Eurodon. It was established as a buffer zone between the Kingdom of Odrysia and the Kingdom of Slavia following an uneasy peace treaty that ended the last Odrysian-Slavian War (4079 AFZ – 4119 AFZ) which lasted forty years.

It runs along a highway, known as the Snowroad, through a series of mountain passes that allow navigation through the Carpiani Mountains, the mountain range that divides Odrysia and Slavia. This zone is demilitarized and is freely used for trade between Magyarhaza and Glagolitia. It is also often used by refugees fleeing war as a way to pass by without starting border disputes. But, it is also often used by Magyar raiders to get further inland for raiding.

Notes & Trivia

 * The demonym for people from Eurodon is "Eurodian."
 * The northeastern lands of Eurodon is cut off because it extends into Aquilonis as part of the larger continent "Arqupeiro."