Eurodysia

Eurodon is the northwestern continent of Patria.

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 Isllands, 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: Prague Government: Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy Head of State: Archduke Head of Government: Archduke Legislature: Archducal Council Demonym: Bohemian Currency: Mark, Thaler, Kreuzer, Groschen, Pfennig

The Archduchy of Boheimia in a monarchical nation in north-central Eurodon. It borders, Germania to the southeast, Transylvania to the north, High Elven Glagolitia to the northwest, and Pompeii to the southwest.

Currently ruled by the House of Krieger, Boheimia was once a province of the Germanian Empire that was notorious for resisting the rule of the Kaiser. 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.

United Kingdom of Britannia
Capital: Winsdor Government: Hereditary Parliamentary Feudal Monarchy Head of State: King Heads of Government: King & Prime Minister Legislature: Parliament Demonym: Britannian Currency: Sovereign, Crown, Shilling, Farthing

The United Kingdom of Britannia, officially known as the United Kingdom of Iceni, Deheubarth, & Eire, is the dominant nation on the Gaelic Isles, taking up the Iceni Region of the Island of Great Breteyne, and two narrow strips of land on the north and west coast of the Island of Eire in southeast Eurodon.

Ruled by the House of Churchill, 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, alongside Camelot, at the close of the Warring States Period of Great Breteyne (c. 3532 AFZ – c. 4041 AFZ), as a successor state of several lands once ruled by the Kingdom of Ruberia. The Kingdom of Deheubarth was another kingdom that emerged from Ruberia, but Deheubarth merged into the Britannian Realm through a marriage alliance a few centuries afterwards. 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 Legislature: Parliament Demonym: Caledonian Currency: Unicorn, Merk, Groat, Bodle

The Kingdom of Caledonia is a monarchical nation on western side of the Island of Great Breteyne in the Gaelic Isles in southeastern Eurodon, occupying the entirety of the northern Caledonii Peninsula and part of the southern Epidii Peninsula. It solely borders the Kingdom of Britannia to the west.

Caledonia was the only country to resist the expansion of the now-extinct Ruberia, albeit at the cost of some of its western territory. When Britannia came to be and started expanding eastward, Caledonia managed to stave off the threat of invasion though careful diplomacy.

Kingdom of Camelot
Capital: Camelot Government: Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy Head of State: King Head of Government: King Legislature: King's Council Demonym: Cameloti Currency: Noble, Sceat, Styca

The Kingdom of Camelot is a monarchical nation in on the northern coast of the Island of Great Breteyne on the Gaelic Isles in southeastern Eurodon; 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 Great Breteyne apart for roughly five centuries, known today as the Warring States Period of Great Breteyne (c. 3532 AFZ – c. 4041 AFZ).

Camelot began when Arthur challenged and struck down a tyrannical warlord, now known to history as Vyrnokrin Kraycon Hartegon, King of what was then the Kingdom of Ruberia. Vyrnokrin 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. His 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 Kingdom of Camelot.

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 Dacia to the west. Carpathia was formed as a breakaway dwarven state following the Lechian Civil War.

Carpathia is one of five independent dwarven kingdoms on Patria, along with Nidavellir to the far east, and Arkka Uralia, Izor Karaz, and Ongor Diruna in Aquilonis. The other known dwarven kingdom is Qirlok Trezka, but it is not independent, but an autonomous kingdom subordinate to the Kingdom of Soleil.

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.

Kingdom of Dacia
Capital: Regia Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy Head of State: King Head of Government: King Legislature: None Demonym: Dacian Currency: Koson

The Kingdom of Dacia is a monarchical state in northern Eurodon, bordering Odrysia to the west and south, the Thrace corridor to the southeast, Slavia to the extreme southeast, and the dwarven state of Carpathia to the east.

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

The Kingdom of Dania is a monarchical nation occupying a peninsula and several islands in central-eastern Eurodon. It borders Germania to the west by land, and shares maritime borders with Ordensstaat to the north.

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: Charlemagne Government: Hereditary Parliamentary Absolute Feudal Monarchy Head of State: Emperor Head of Government: Emperor Legislature: Senate Demonym: Gallian/Gaulish Currency: Livre, Ecu, Denier

The Empire of Gallia, also known as Gaul, is a large monarchical nation in southern Eurdon. It borders Austrasia and Lortharingia to the northeast, Germania to the north, the contiguous body of Rome to the northwest, Hispania 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 Clovia in northern Nekcrozia, parts of which it conquered from Hispania and Britannia during the Nine Years War (4432 AFZ – 4441 AFZ).

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 Germania
Capital: Weimar Government: Hereditary Parliamentary Federal Absolute Feudal Monarchy Head of State: Kaiser Head of Government: Prime Minister Legislature: Reichstag Demonym: Germanian Currency: Mark, Thaler, Kreuzer, Groschen, Pfennig

The Empire of Germania is a large nation occupying central Eurodon, bordering Transylvania to the north, Bohemia to the northwest, Pompeii, Catholica Region of the Holy Papal Empire, Rome and Ostrogoth to the west, Gallia to the south, Lotharingia and Frisia to the southeast, Dania to the east, and the State of the Teutonic Order and Livonia to the northeast.

Currently under the rule of the Stark Dynasty, 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: King Head of Government: Vicegerent 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, Bohemia to the southeast, Pompeii to the extreme south, the Roman Olympian Provinces to the west, and Odrysia, Slavia and the Thrace Corridor to the north.

It is one of five independent High Elf states on Patria; the others are Cyrillia, Cajar and Hylar in Aquilonis, and New Hylar in Ingodija.

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: Dubrin Government: Confederated Elective Absolute Feudal Monarchy Head of State: Ard Ri Head of Government: Ard Ri Legislature: High Council Demonym: Hibernian Currency: Oir, Airgid, Chopair

The United Kingdom of Kingdom of Hibernia, also known as the United kingdom of Leinster, Ulster, Munster, Connacht & Meath, is a monarchical nation on the Island of Eire, the southern island of the Gaelic Isles. It solely borders Britannia to the north.

Originally five individual kingdoms struggling for dominance over the island, when the 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 kingdom 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 is a monarchical state in southwestern Eurodon. It borders Aragon to the north, Castile to the east, and Galicia, Leon and Lusitania to the south. It also holds sovereignty over the Viceroyalty of Colonia in northern Nekcrozia, and Islas del Dragon in Maritymir.

Ruled by the House of Zuniga, 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), resulting 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 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 Head of Government: 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 Nekcrozia and Illhas Selvagens in Maritymir, the latter of which is contested territory with the Xotil Empire.

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.

Czardom of Lechia
Capital: Mazovia Government: Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy Head of State: Czar 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.

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: King Head of Government: King 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 Island of Horosho in northeastern Eurodon, it also controls some swathes of land on the mainland to the west and the Island of Groznak to the east. It borders Rossiya to the north and Noregr to the southwest.

One of five independent dwarven kingdom on Patria, the other four are Carpathia far to the west, and Arkka Uralia, Izor Karaz, and Ongor Diruna are in Aquilonis; the other known dwarven kingdom is Qirlok Trezka, but it is not independent, but an autonomous kingdom subordinate to the Kingdom of Soleil.

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

The Kingdom of Noregr is a monarchical state in eastern Eurodon, occupying the eastern half of the Nordic Peninsula and the Futhark Peninsula. The Kingdom borders Sverige to the west, Rossiya to the north, and Nidavellir to the northeast.

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

Holy Papal Empire
Capital: Vaticano Government: Theocratic Elective Absolute Diocese Head of State: Pope 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 Kuhmufic 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 Kuhmufic Church, the government of the Faith of Kuhmuf. It was was founded as a breakaway state while Rome was busy dealing with the ill-fated Illyrian War of Liberation (c. 3754 AFZ – c. 3756 AFZ) during the latter stages of the Roman Wars of Conquest (c. 3731 AFZ – c. 3755 AFZ).

The Faith of Kuhmuf 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. 3825 AFZ – c. 3827 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.

Republic of Pompeii
Capital: Pompeii Government: Parliamentary Merchant Republic Head of State: Consul Head of Government: Consul Legislature: Great Council of 200 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, 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 Wars of Conquest (c. 3731 AFZ – c. 3755 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 Trojan Peninsula, sharing maritime borders with Seleucid to the east and Naxos to the south.

Run by the Knights Hospitaller, it was formed when Rome attempted to invade Troy by bypassing the Trojan province of Macedon by sea (this was before the Trojan Civil War and the independence of Seleucid), 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 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, is a large state controlling great swaths of territory in western Eurodon.

It occupies most of the Latium Peninsula, where it borders Gallia to the south, Germania to the east, 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 Volturnus' War (4527 AFZ – 4528 AFZ), as it's known in Rome. 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).

Across the Sea of Minerva to the north, Rome holds great swathes of territory, known collectively as the Olympian Provinces, which border Glagolita to the east, and Troy to the north. The Olympian Provinces consist of Hrvatska, Illyria, Epirus, and Hellas, and Hellas is further divided into Athens, Sparta, Thebes 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 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 territory in Eurodon 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 Shenzhou.

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 Julius Magnus, who eventually declared the first Augustus (Emperor), founder of the Roman Empire and of the Julio Dynasty. The ensuing Roman Wars of Conquest (c. 3731 AFZ – c. 3755 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 Kuhmufic 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 Kuhmufic Church.

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.

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.

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 Corona Princeps (fem. Corona Principissa). 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 Corona Princeps/Principissa.

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

Olympian Provinces
The Olympian 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 and Ithaca.

The eastern borders are mostly in consistence with the boundaries of the former Olympian Empire, with the exception of Macedon, which is under the rule of Troy.

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 Olympian Provinces. 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 Olympian Empire. During the Olympian Revolution, 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 Athens, Sparta, Thebes and Ithaca, is a province of Rome on the southern half of the Hellenic Peninsula in northwestern Eurodon, and part of the collective Olympian Provinces of Rome. It borders the Trojan province of Macedon to the north, the High Elven kingdom of Glagolita to the east, and the provinces of Epirus and Illyria to the southwest.

At one point the successor state to the former Olympian Empire after the Olympian Revolution, Hellas was originally a political union between the four kingdoms of Athens, Thebes, Sparta and Olympia, formed to combat Troy's invasion of the peninsula after brief independence when the empire fell apart in revolution. Despite the merge, it was unable to expel Troy from the peninsula, and its continued weakness resulted in its fall to the Roman Empire.

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 Olympian 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 Olympian Empire. It tried to secede as a resurgent independent nation during the Olympian Revolution, 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 Heads 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 and Hispania to the south.

Ruled by 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 Volturnus' War (4527 AFZ – 4528 AFZ). 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 a vassal of the Octavia Dynasty.

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

On the northeastern peninsula is the is the Tsardom of Rossiya, bordering Lechia to the west, Ruthenia and Livonia to the southwest, and Sverige, Noregr and Nidavellir to the south; it also holds Ruthenia as a vassal. Rossiya also holds much of the islands between Eurodon and Aquilonis and great swaths of land on the northwestern peninsula of Aquilonis, and thus 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: King Head of Government: King 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 Seleucid
Capital: Antioch Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy Head of State: Basileus Head of Government: Basileus Legislature: none Demonym: Seleucian Currency: Talent, Mina, Drachma, Obol

The Kingdom of Seleucid is a monarchic state on the upper half of the Trojan Peninsula, the northwesternmost peninsula of Eurodon. It borders Odrysia to the east and Troy to the south; it also shares maritime borders with Rhodes to the west.

Seleucid was formed as a breakaway state as a result of the Trojan Civil War (c. 3775 AFZ – c. 3788 AFZ).

Czardom of Slavia
Capital: Mecklenburg Government: Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy Head of State: Czar Head of Government: Czar 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 Thrace Corridor to the west.

Kingdom of Sverige
Capital: Baltica Government: Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy Head of State: King Head of Government: King & Chancellor Legislature: None Demonym: Sverigish Currency: Riksdaler, Ortug, Koppar

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

Ruled by the Oxenstierna 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, and sharing maritime borders with Dania to the east.

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 Thule
Capital: Reykjavik Government: Hereditary Parliamentary Feudal Monarchy Head of State: King Head of Government: Prime Minister Legislature: Althing Demonym: Thulish Currency: ???

The Kingdom of Thule is a monarchical island nation is the southeastern waters of Eurodon. It is physically isolated and shares no borders, land or maritime, with any nation.

Grand Duchy of Toscanelli
Capital: Monteriggioni Government: Hereditary Parliamentary Feudal Monarchy Head of State: Grand Duke Head of Government: Grand Duke & Gonfaloniere Legislature: Signoria Demonym: Toscanellian Currency: Florin, Gigliato, Ducaton, Cavallo

The Grand Duchy 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: Wallachia Government: Hereditary Parliamentary Feudal Monarchy Head of State: King Heads of Government: King & Prime Minister Legislature: Senate Demonym: Transylvanian Currency: Strigoi, Liliac, Dinte

The Kingdom of Transylvania, sometimes known, informally, as the Wallachian 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 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 Wallachia, a society dominated by vampires. While home to a moderate fraction of humans and other races, it remains a vampire-ruled nation, and the only remaining country on Patria where vampires freely live in plain sight without fear of persecution from the public.

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 Troy
Capital: Troy Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy Head of State: Basileus Head of Government: Basileus Legislature: Basileus' Council Demonym: Trojan Currency: Talent, Mina, Drachma, Obol

Troy is a monarchical state on the southern half of the Trojan Peninsula and northern Half of the Olympian northwestern Eurodon. On the Trojan Peninsula, Troy borders Seleucid to the north and Odrysia to the east; and on the Hellenic Peninsula, which is known as Macedon, Troy borders High Elven Glagolitia to the southeast and the Roman Olympian Provinces to the south. Troy also shares maritime borders with Naxos to the west.

Troy was once the ruling state of the entire Trojan peninsula before a rival noble family instigated the Trojan Civil War (c. 3775 AFZ – c. 3788 AFZ) and broke away as Seleucid. Troy remains at odds with Seleucid and refuses to recognize its sovereignty, leading to continuous wars lasting anywhere from a few days to a few years, but always ending in some kind of truce.

Troy is also at odds with Rome. Troy invaded and conquered the former Olympian Empire's northern lands when the empire fell apart during the Olympian Revolution, but then Rome invaded Olympia from the south and conquered the rest of former Olympia. The Trojans did not take it kindly, viewing the lands as rightfully theirs, and retains a fiercely cold diplomacy with Rome.

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: Hereditary Absolute Diarchy Head of State: Co-Princes Head of Government: Co-Princes Legislature: Chamber of Lords & Great Council 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 Houses of Montague and Capulet, two rival factions from the Veronan Civil War (4141 AFZ – 4145 AFZ). The House of Montague is the more tyrannical of the pair, valuing nobility over common folk, and is plagued with civil strife, and does not hesitate to use force to calm the populace. The House of Capulet is a more peaceful, freedom loving, family at heart; it flourishes from the liberty of the people, and the generosity of the ruling families.

Once the mighty Kingdom of Verona, the Montagues and Capulets were bitter rivals constantly struggling for dominance in the politics of Verona. When the ruling House of Escalus went extinct towards the end of the Warring States Period of Dell'ovest (c. 3971 AFZ – 4143 AFZ) the Veronan Civil War broke out between the two factions when both tried to claim the unoccupied throne. 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. Even after the first official truce, both sides continued going to war, on and off, for 300 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.

What truly and finally ended the fighting between the Montagues and Capulets was the marriage of Romeo de Montague to Juliet de Capulet; these two fell in love, married and formed a third faction to stop the fighting. They then reunified Verona under a diarchal monarchy with both of them as head of their respective houses, and restored the City of Verona as the capital. But, after the passing of Romeo and Juliet, their respective thrones passed to their relatives rather than their children, and political feuding between the Montagues and Capulets started again; regardless, the diarchal form of government prevented another costly civil war.

Kingdom of Asgard
Capital: Valhalla Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy Head of State: King Head of Government: King Legislature: None Demonym: Asgardian Currency: Odin, Thor, Freyja, Loki Asgard is the kingdom and island that flies over the Wulfrik's Bay between the Nordic Peninsula's twin southern peninsulas, the Stockheim and Futhark peninsulas.

Asgard is the ancient homeland of the Nordic 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 Great Breteyne 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 land 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 Thrace Corridor
The Thrace 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 Greyroad, through a series of mountain passes that allow navigation through the Czechslav Mountains, the mountain range that divides Odrysia and Slavia. This zone is demilitarized and is freely used for trade between Dacia and Glagolitia. It is also often used by refugees fleeing war as a way to pass by without starting border disputes.

Notes & Trivia

 * The demonym for people from Eurodon is "Eurodian".