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|capital =            Deschareis
|capital =            Deschareis
|official_languages = Tyurigin
|official_languages = Tyurigin
|ethnic_groups =      Ardenaraian Proper, Etharividian, Kalestiyanaian
|ethnic_groups =      Aldrnalfar, Serren
|religion =          Trinitarianism
|religion =          Trinitarianism
|demonym =            Ardenaraian
|demonym =            Ardenaraian
|government_type = Kraterocratic Magocracy
|government_type = Kraterocratic Magocracy
|leader_title1 = Kahrethaya
|leader_title1 = Kahrethaya
|leader_name1 = Clardai Aghirra Larai yi Celorix  
|leader_name1 = Clardai Aghirra Eorai yi Celorix
|legislature = The Flower Court
|legislature = The Flower Court
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|area = <!--Major area size (in [[Template:convert]] either km2 or sqmi first)-->
|area_km2 = <!--240,311-->
|area_km2 = <!--240,311-->
|population_estimate =  61.4 Million
|population_estimate =  56,170,100
|GDP_PPP_per_capita = $20,000
|GDP_nominal = $2,213,101,940,000
|GDP_nominal_per_capita = $39,400
|currency =  Wudz
|currency =  Wudz
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{{Random quotation|
{{Random quotation|
|quo1 = Even as I loath this damned world, there's nothing I can do about it. Everybody turns a blind eye to each other's suffering just struggling to survive, and there's no way other than to suck it up.  
|quo1 = For the faithful I bring the sun, and the wicked its flames.
|of1 = Excerpt from a journal of a citizen
|of1 = Kahrethaya Augier, the sword that unified Eleutheria
|quo2 = For the faithful I bring the sun, and the wicked the flames.   
|quo2 = Everybody turns a blind eye to each other's suffering, struggling to survive, and there's no way other way.
|of2 = Kahrethaya Augier, the sword that unified Eleutheria
|of2 = Excerpt from a journal of a citizen
|quo3 = To see is to believe, but what of the blind?
|of3 = Proverb attributed to Ardenarai
|quo4 = ''Ahn Reinpura!'', Our nation is once again reunified, the golden fields are ripe for harvest, the churches oncemore repossessed their bright faith. It has been time since the taint of the outerworlds have been purged from Ardenarai, and everything set back to where it should be. It is through our efforts, we can proudly say that we are an Ardenaraian, and that our children will never have to suffer the way we did.   
|of4 = Speech by Princepya Arziela during the second anniversary of victory-day, where Ardenarai triumphed over Kalestiyanai.
|number = 4
}}
 


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Ardenarai is a kraterocratic magocracy located upon the north of Ilus, in the island known as Eleutheria. Ardenarai is staunchly traditionalist, stratified, and religious, following a religion known as Trinitarianism.  It is also a splinter-state of the ancient pre-colonial civilization known as the Ka'chataaisaii.
Ardenarai is a kraterocratic magocracy located upon Antarctica, in the archipelago of Geluduco and the region of Eleutheria. Ardenarai is staunchly traditionalist, stratified, and religious, following a religion known as Trinitarianism.   


It is known in Sparkalia as one of the most dangerous places, with authoritarian governments exploiting their populations remorselessly. Many advancements have been made during the struggles against the First Unknown, such as the rapid development of rune-based magitech in Ardenarai, bringing progress without change. What was once a lush, fertile, and land full of life, was reduced into ruins by centuries of infighting. Remnants of magic taint the air, morphing both animal and men into bizarre monstrosities known as aberrations which roam all across Eleutheria. Many bodies have been burnt, and consumed by the flames of war since the days past.  
It is known in Kalrania as one of the most dangerous places, with cruel despots exploiting their populations remorselessly. Many advancements have been made during the struggles against outlanders, such as the rapid development of Ruunfabrikta, bringing progress without change. What was once a lush, fertile, and land full of life, was reduced into ruins by centuries of infighting. Remnants of magic taint the air, morphing both animal and men into bizarre monstrosities known as aberrations which roam all across Eleutheria. Many bodies have been burnt, and consumed by the flames of war since the days past.  


=Etymology=  
=Etymology=  


The name ''Ardenarai'' stems from the Tyurigin word of "Ardenar", meaning to glow, particularly from a blazing fire or the sun above, suffixed with -ai to denote its existence as a nation. An alternate form of Ardenarai's name could be "Ardenalath", but the founding fathers of the kingdom decided against it, as it would've meant that Ardenarai would be a land scorched by flames. The name Eleutheria that is transcribed to the island they reside upon originated its name from an old personification of freedom, an irony to what would've became of the people that reside within it.  
The name ''Ardenarai'' stems from the Tyurigin word of "Ardenar", meaning to glow, particularly from a blazing fire or the sun above, suffixed with -ai to denote its existence as a nation. An alternate form of Ardenarai's name could be "Ardenalath", but the founding fathers of the kingdom decided against it, as it would've meant that Ardenarai would be a land scorched by flames. This is by no means, related to the neighboring continent of Ardentia.


=Government=  
=Government=  
===Ardenarai's government, The Kingdom of Magi===


[[File:RSScene1.png|thumb|none|A day in the life of Ardenarai]]
[[File:RSScene1.png|thumb|none|A day in the life of Ardenarai]]


Ardenarai is ruled over by Kahretaya, a positioned gained through a succession system known as the Festival of Twilight, declared normally after the death of the previous Kahretaya. It is where every noble family in Ardenarai places forward a candidate to duel against one another in a fight to death. The winner of the Festival of Twilight is thus crowned as the Kahretaya, holding his position for life. The Flower Court contains seats belonging to distinguished noble families, represented by a unique flower. (Larai of Lily, Celorix of Roses, Nariatai of Chrysanthemum, Bacladeai of Poppy, Clardeamos of Tulips, Arzethaal of Orchid, and a special seat for the Tayfarath, namely the Iris). There exists an influential holy order in Ardenarai known as the Tayfarath, commanded by an ascended race of human beings known as the Rittermaetri (lit. Female Knights). Separated from the Kingdom proper, they lead most of the military operations conducted by Ardenarai across all of Eleutheria, their political power contesting with those of the Kahrethaya.  
Ardenarai is a ruled over by a kahrethaya (King) a positioned gained through a succession system known as the Festival of Twilight, declared normally after the death of the previous Kahretaya. It is where every noble family in Ardenarai places forward a candidate to duel against one another in a fight to death. The winner of the Festival of Twilight is thus crowned as the Kahretaya, holding their position by the virtue of being the last claimant to the throne. They are given the ''Ardour Crown,'' a Coroscian artifact tied to the blood and legacies of the Aldrnalfar people.  
 
===Eastern Eleutheria===
 
 


The Flower Court contains seats belonging to distinguished noble families, represented by a unique flower. (Larai of Lily, Celorix of Roses, Nariatai of Chrysanthemum, Bacladeai of Poppy, Clardeamos of Tulips, Arzethaal of Orchid). They are descended from six founders of Ardenarai, having formed the kingdom in the aftermath of their expedition into Kalrania. It was originally a military junta of warlords, eventually coalescing into an actual nationstate, and adopting monarchical customs following the razing of Kalestiyanai.
===Fortresses of the Kigndom===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! City
! Fortress
! House
! House
! Description
! Description
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| '''Deschareis'''
| '''Deschareis'''
| Crownland
| Crownland
| The capital of the Sacred Kingdom of Ardenarai, the only city to be untainted by the Glorious Revolution's flames.
| The capital of Ardenarai, and the seat of the Kahrethaya. It is overseen directly by the crown, one of the first cities built for habitation in their arrival to Kalrania.
|-
|-
| '''Seurois'''
| '''Seurois'''
| Bacladeai
| Arzethaal
|  
| An industrial necropolis at the furthermost edge of the Geluduco islands. Here, the dead toil endlessly, driven forward by the liches of House Arzethaal.
|-
|-
| '''Caletal'''
| '''Caletal'''
| Arzethaal
| Bacladeai
| Home to the vast farmlands of the Kingdom of Ardenarai, Caletal is also commonly visited for transit between cities due to it's inland location, allowing trade to prosper even as an indirect beneficiary.  
| Home to the vast hydroponics industry of Ardenarai, its architecture is a remarkable contrast to that of the kingdom, filled with decorative terraces of broad-leaf trees, and a shielded underground complex dedicated to agriculture.
|-
|-
| '''Erdenhal'''
| '''Erdenhal'''
| Clardeamos
| Clardeamos
|  
| The island next to Deschareis, it is a fortress housing the naval armada of the Royal Fleet of Ardenarai,
|-
|-
| '''Ultha'''
| '''Ultha'''
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| '''Beurvely'''
| '''Beurvely'''
| Nariatai
| Nariatai
|  
| Beuverly is a partially-sunken island, beset by waves and ailed by its lack of height from the sea. Flooding makes it hard for settlements to be formed here, with aberrations assaulting the isle during feeding periods.
|-
|-
| '''Jularall'''
| '''Port Jularall'''
| Nariatai
| Nariatai
| A wartorn region of Ardenarai, polluted by magic especially due to being the location of multiple battles during the Glorious Revolution, and even centuries after with attempts by Kalestiyanai to penetrate further into the Ardenarai heartland, only halted by the gates of Jularall.
|
|-
|-
| '''Edellarium'''
| '''Edellarium'''
| Larai
| Larai
| A city built into the Edelic Mountains, a strategic location for Ardenarai's control over central Eleutheria. It is also the headquarters of a holy order, the Tayfarath.
|
|-
|-
| '''Odo-Moloc'''
| '''Solba'''
| Clardeamos
| Clardeamos
|  
|  
|-
|-
| '''Halvak's Pass'''
| '''Ichmuth'''
| None
| Arzethaal
| It is a military territory as the fortress commonly gets sieged by the Republic of Kalestiyanai, preventing any formation of a proper administration.
|-
|}
 
===Western Eleutheria===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! City
! House
! Description
|-
| '''Odium'''
| Nil
| Odium was the capital of the Radiant Republic.
|-
| '''New Argolath'''
| Celorix
| The only colonist city that wasn't completely destroyed by the natives, New Argolath was the cultural capital of Kalestiyanai, the remnants of their identity beyond the stars. Their surrender had allowed leniency for their integration into the kingdom as a peasant's republic that is vassalized by House Celorix.
|-
| '''Egodba'''
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
| '''Solba'''
| '''Argolath'''
|
| Bacladeai
|
|-
| '''Halthmach'''
|
| 
|-
| '''Norveil'''
| Artifekta Uniona Levenn
| An industrial-city built by members of the Artifekta Uniona Levenn, an organization based in New Argolath.
|-
| '''Ichmuth'''
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
|}
|}


=History=
=History=
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===The Humble Beginnings 1289< ===
===The Humble Beginnings 1289< ===


What little remained of history was preserved through legends and oral traditions. " Discourse on the Charred Remnants " written by the historian Marcaleus details the presence of numerous baronies, chiefdoms, and republics all around Eleutheria before the Celestial Coalition's arrival, united by a confederacy known as the Ka'chataaisaii. While also predominantly human, it housed other multiple intelligent species that are no longer seen in present-day Eleutheria.
{{quote
|text = "Us Aldrnalfar are once part of the stellar empire of Coroscia, but the stars have forged a plot to separate us form our kin; still, do not forget the past and oath to Alfheim, for the path way back opens only to those who look forward."
|author = Marcaleus
|source = ''Discourse on the Charred Kingdoms''
}}


===Arrival of the Three Starships===
===Arrival of the Three Starships===


Documented around the year 1289 was the arrival of the colonists from beyond the void, the starships of "Heih Gallandia", "New Argolath", and "Doraclea" settled upon the territories of what would then be known as the Kalestiyanai. They have originated as refugees from distant stars, in massive vessels capable of housing hundred thousands of humans. The Ka'chataaisaii, while initially cordial towards these settlers, eventually resolved to expel them after a court council vote to force the colonists to follow their law, as they were settling in the Ka'chataaisaii's territory.  
{{quote
|text = "Our arrival was met by mongrel-cults that worship those of who layeth beneath, foretelling a world consumed by primal deities. Kahrethaya Celorix decreed that those who bend thy knee to profane spirits are bound to disrespect a temporal authority, one that is ordained by god himself, and thus shall be put down."
|author = Marcaleus
|source = ''Discourse on the Charred Kingdoms''
}}
 
Documented around the year 1289 was the arrival of the colonists to the archipelago of Geluduco. Here, they first encountered the natives of Kalrania, being tribal cults of gods then-undocumented. Their cultures were exterminated after a unilateral decision by the Kahrethaya in order to consolidate his authority as a divine ruler. Remnants of the cultists, after their one-sided massacre, were swept back into the Antarctic mainland's wastelands.


A short war started, resulting in the defeat of the ill-prepared colonists and the complete destruction of the colony of Heih Gallandia. Within a span of two years, they were brought under the native crown's jurisdiction, and thus were sown the first seeds of hatred that would change Eleutheria for worse.
===Ardenaraian-Kalestiyanai war 1341===


===The Glorious Revolution 1341===
{{quote
|text = "It is not a war of revenge we will fight, but one to spare the future from their injustice."
|author = General Chellan
|source = Speech after the razing of Doraclea
}}




[[File:RegalSeePictureChellan.png|300px|thumb|left|General Chellan instructing a group of militia to be raised against the Ka'chataaisaii, that would come to be known as the first generation of mercenaries in Kalestiyanai]]
[[File:RegalSeePictureChellan.png|300px|thumb|left|General Chellan instructing a group of militia to be raised against Ardenarai.]]


The Republic of Kalestiyanai was a technologically-advanced civilization of Beastmen that have settled a region of Antarctica known as Seibalath, first encountered by Ardenarai at the New Year's Eve of 1341. Their territories lacked the freezing gale that swept through the southern pole, it were instead a temperate landscape, with hundreds of millions of inhabitants that made their isolation from the rest of the world. Ardenarai had first contacted them for trade, forming an exclave in their territories. Relations broke down two years later with the murder of a princess of House Larai by the hands of a local militia, with Ardenarai's request of "Blood for Blood" being rejected by the Kalestiyanaian embassies.


Tensions began brewing in the Ka'chataaisaii's crown about increased taxation following multiple famines in succession throughout the previous years, all whilst the colonist's farmlands remained untouched by neither blight or weather. Soon, the westernmost regions they occupied became both known as the breadbasket of Eleutheria, and its only industrialized sector. In 1341, a visit was conducted by the reigning queen of Ka'chataaisaii to Doraclea, where she was slain along with her entire royal guard. A declaration of independence was then issued by the two cities, forming a nation known as the Radiant Republic of Kalestiyanai. The war came to be known in Kalestiyanaian history as the Glorious Revolution.
A month later since the incident, the Royal Fleet of Ardenarai approached the port of the Kalestiyanaian capital, Doraclea, and opened fire on its docked ships while being concealed by a storm. The first signs of their invasio being that wired communications system breaking down, and reception from satellites was difficult due to heavy precipation. Signs of tampering were already suspected days ago in other cities, but there was very little time before measures could be implemented to catch saboteurs prior to the attack.


Ka'chataaisaii's traditional form of warfare revolved around shock infantry, sorcerors, made up of magically-gifted nobles, could wield large volumes of firepower in a concentrated group that usually decimated infantry columns of the old, and shredded even the formations fielded by the early waves of colonists, such as the late Heih Gallandia. They also possessed earliest form of magitech vehicles, autonomous golem-constructs taking from the concepts of the colonist fighter jet were employed as specialty aircraft, and transportation was easily handled by airships maintained by artificiers.
Reinforcements from other cities arrived three hours to a city blanketed with blood-red fires


All was set for the Radiant Republic's loss, surrounded by all sides, the royal host of Ka'chataaisaii closed upon the freedom fighters. It took five separate skirmishes until the confederation's army reached the city of Doraclea, where it met its demise similarly to Heih Gallandia's fate. There were multiple heroes that participated in the war, but none was as instrumental to Kalestiyanai as General Chellan Neuvaerth. A Doraclean mercenary, he managed to usurp the former general's position in a mutiny and resolved to face the confederacy head-on. Baiting Ka'chataaisaii in a series of protracted engagements on the river estuary towards the Augieralla Forest, Neuvaerth successfuly exhausted the once-thought to be invincible men-at-arms sorcerors after three days, and annihilated three divisions left behind in the pursuit. As it were monsoon season, much of the nobility was dragged down by the autumn rain and couldn't respond effectively towards multiple fronts even if they were superior in most direct engagements. A week after, G. Chellan Neuvaerth sallied along with the garrison of New Argolath and decisively defeated Ka'chataaisaii in the battle of Halthmach, killing every head of the noble families of the confederacy, their direct heirs, and much of their ruling government (Ka'chataaisaii had a culture of martial aristocracy).


All while the Kalestiyanai managed to occupy Western Eleutheria, and expand past the Edelic Mountains, the Ka'chataaisaii collapsed into infighting. The colonist coalition occupied thirteen out of the fifteen native citystates. But the war didn't end just yet, wild magi continued to bring the war into the countrysides, resisting bitterly against any change to their authority. After three years of low-intensity conflict, the Radiant Republic grew increasingly frustrated, and their once disciplined armies were watered away by mercenaries whom all followed their own agendas. Chellan Neuvaerth was killed in an ambush during the Edellarium Campaign, and although his accomplishments were remembered for centuries after, he failed to achieve the goal of ending the war.




===The Price of Failure 1344===
===The Price of Failure 1344===


In the name of freeing Eleutheria from the tyrants of the old, as Kalestiyanai would have justified it, an ordinance passed in 1344 to persecute potential guerillas quickly spiraled out of control. The Radiant Republic, of which was no longer radiant, began to embark on a genocidal campaign on all non-humans and magic-users. During this time, the elven population of Norveil perished, only fragments of their bloodline remained on the matrilineal line where attractive females were married off as consorts to high-ranking officials. The dwarven community of Edellarium was buried beneath the mountains. The beastmen that once roamed the plains of Eastern Eleutheria were all hunted, and turned into both accessories and zoo-creatures robbed of their dignity, and the fae which resided upon the Medereian forests were scorched along the firebombs dropped into the once-lush landscapes in effort to drag partisans out.
{{quote
 
|text = "They killed my brother, chief, why the fuck should I spare some sympathy for them? Look, wouldn't you had done the same? "
Only the human populations, deemed sufficiently civilized, were spared much of the destruction. It didn't take long before most of the non-human population either left, or perished in Eleutheria's bitter war.
|author = Unnamed soldier
 
|source = court-martial records
 
}}
===The Red Iris 1346===
 
[[File:RegalSeeIsland.png|300px|thumb|Right|For two centuries, the two nations of Kalestiyanai and Ardenarai had fought over Eleutheria, up until the 16th century.]]


Two years into the genocide of 1346, a woman known as the Red Iris, a member of the native garrison of Erdenhal killed three of her commanding officers, and led into a revolt with her fellow colleagues, that was then crushed in a matter of ten days by a relief-force sent by the city of Beurveiy. Her body was nowhere to be seen in the vicinity.


In the end of november, she reappeared in Jularall, commanding yet another revolution against Kalestiyanai. This time, when the relief-force sent by the neighbouring cities arrived in the city, they were torn away by a blood-red magical blast, leaving nothing but raw organs scattered along the battlefield. A host of Rittermaetri known as the Tayfarath was then organized by the said figure, and had embarked on the "Crusade of the Purest", an offensive maneuver towards the south, condemning all republic-aligned towns upon their path into the flames. The chevauchee reached the remaining independent fortress of Deschareis, where an ongoing siege was routed through a strike to their field headquarters. She formed the Sacred Kingdom of Ardenaraii, becoming the first Kahretaya. Although not once thought to be capable of producing such crafts especially after the war's desolation, in a matter of a few months, Ardenaraii revolutionized the application of colonist industrial methods into magitech, giving birth to its first aircraft and motorized vehicles.


The crusade retook all the towns before the Edelic mountains, as the rest of the native garrisons took up arms to revolt against the colonizers. Kalestiyanai held on bitterly to Edellarium, still having the advantage of a superior industrial prowess and economy, they were able to replenish their losses and steadily guarded strategic positions in a battle of attrition. Soon, the momentum of the Crusade of the Purest died out, with the Tayfarath capturing Edellarium at the cost of the majority of Rittermaetri's lives. By the end of the year, the war was successfully concluded the Peace of the Twelfth.
===The Centuries of the Moon (1348-1530)===


===The Kingdom Come (1417-Present Day)===
===The Sun, and the Kingdom Come (1531-Contemporary)===


=Geography and Climate=  
=Geography and Climate=  
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===Maps===
===Maps===


<gallery>
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</gallery>


=Demographics=
=Demographics=


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The Ardenaraian population consists of Aldrnalfar, a group of descending from the six founding military commanders of the Kingdom.. Around 34% of the population belong to House Larai, 27% to House Bacladeai, 20% to House Clardeamos, 12% to House Celorix, 6% to House Nariatai, and finally a scanty 1% to House Arzethaal, whose populace tend to die out quite easily compared to the others due to genetic curses.


=Economy=
=Economy=


Ardenaraii's economy is mainly agrarian, with its industrial base being made up almost entirely out of artisan workshops specializing in their various product lines. Several businesses in particular are family-owned, ran by the aristocratic elites, but many too are self-organized workshops sponsored by nobility. The high-end machines and appliances are commonly produced by a method known as "Ruunfabrikta" (lit. Rune Fabrication), a process that utilizes carefully-placed assortments of miniature glyphs, in a similar manner to producing computer circuits, giving them access to parallels of the technologies colonists have brought to Sparkalia. It had underwent an equivalent of industrial revolution after the arrival of the first unknown, allowing it to modernize its vastly outdated society, and leading eventually to its triumph over the Republic of Kalestiyanai.  
Ardenarai's industrial base are organized directly by the six noble houses specializing in their various product lines, operating in a manner similar to zaibatsus. Several businesses in particular are family-owned, ran by the aristocratic elites, a majority are as well self-organized workshops sponsored by nobility. The high-end machines and appliances are commonly produced by a method known as "Ruunfabrikta" (lit. Rune Fabrication), a process that utilizes carefully-placed assortments of miniature glyphs, in a similar manner to producing computer circuits.  
 




=Culture=  
=Culture=  


[[File:RSScene2.png|thumb|right|Ardenarai has made a lot of technological breakthroughs with the development of Ruunfabrikta (rune-based magitech), but many of these are inaccessible to the common populace. ]]
[[File:RSScene2.png|thumb|right|Ardenarai has made a lot of technological breakthroughs with the development of Ruunfabrikta (rune-based magitech), being one of the leading scenes internationally. ]]
 
The people of Ardenarai are traditionalist belonging to a religion known as Trinitarianism, worshipping the unified entity of the godhead Nymenna, the Lightbringer, and the collective spirit of humanity. Much of the Kingdom places magical prowess on a pedestal, to have no affinity for the arcane is equivalent to becoming a soulless human being, and thus forming discrimination towards outsiders incapable of performing magic (such as those of Kalestiyanai). The culture of Ardenarai has fostered an attitude of elitism, where the lowborns exist only to be exploited by magi, although even such aristocrats aren't safe from the machinations of both those above and below them.
 
===Naming Convention===
 
Ardenaraians have a naming convention consisting of :
 
[First Name][Maiden Name][Cadet Branch Name][Nobiliary Participle][House Name]
 
Using this structure, a typical noble's name would end up as "Feroa Mithea Solei yi Clardeamos".  
=Foreign Affairs=
 
See [[Diplomacy_Profile_(Ardenarai)|Diplomacy Profile]]


The people of Ardenarai are traditionalist belonging to a religion known as Trinitarianism, worshipping the unified entity of the godhead Nymenna, the first great magi, and the collective spirit of humanity. Much of the Kingdom places magical prowess on a pedestal, to have no affinity for the arcane is equivalent to becoming a soulless human being, and thus forming discrimination towards outsiders incapable of performing magic (such as those of Kalestiyanai). The culture of Ardenarai has fostered an attitude of elitism, where the lowborns exist only to be exploited by magi, although even such aristocrats aren't safe from the machinations of both those above them, and subordinates seeking to usurp their power. Social darwinism rules the vast lands of Eleutheria, where no one can truly proclaim to be safe.


There is a phrase commonly attributed to Eleutheria, that is "Progress without change", as even though many struggles, tragedies, and miracles could come pass, nothing ever seemed to truly change in Ardenarai.
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Latest revision as of 09:04, 28 July 2024

The Sacred Kingdom of Ardenarai
"Sacrath Kahreth yi Ardenarai"
Flag
Flag
Motto: "Ahn Reinpeura!"
Praise the Purest!
StatusNation
CapitalDeschareis
Official languagesTyurigin
Ethnic groups
Aldrnalfar, Serren
Religion
Trinitarianism
Demonym(s)Ardenaraian
GovernmentKraterocratic Magocracy
• Kahrethaya
Clardai Aghirra Eorai yi Celorix
LegislatureThe Flower Court
Population
• Estimate
56,170,100
GDP (nominal)estimate
• Total
$2,213,101,940,000
• Per capita
$39,400
CurrencyWudz
Left pointing double angle quotation mark sh3.svg To see is to believe, but what of the blind? Right pointing double angle quotation mark sh3.svg — Proverb attributed to Ardenarai


Ardenarai is a kraterocratic magocracy located upon Antarctica, in the archipelago of Geluduco and the region of Eleutheria. Ardenarai is staunchly traditionalist, stratified, and religious, following a religion known as Trinitarianism.

It is known in Kalrania as one of the most dangerous places, with cruel despots exploiting their populations remorselessly. Many advancements have been made during the struggles against outlanders, such as the rapid development of Ruunfabrikta, bringing progress without change. What was once a lush, fertile, and land full of life, was reduced into ruins by centuries of infighting. Remnants of magic taint the air, morphing both animal and men into bizarre monstrosities known as aberrations which roam all across Eleutheria. Many bodies have been burnt, and consumed by the flames of war since the days past.

Etymology

The name Ardenarai stems from the Tyurigin word of "Ardenar", meaning to glow, particularly from a blazing fire or the sun above, suffixed with -ai to denote its existence as a nation. An alternate form of Ardenarai's name could be "Ardenalath", but the founding fathers of the kingdom decided against it, as it would've meant that Ardenarai would be a land scorched by flames. This is by no means, related to the neighboring continent of Ardentia.

Government

A day in the life of Ardenarai

Ardenarai is a ruled over by a kahrethaya (King) a positioned gained through a succession system known as the Festival of Twilight, declared normally after the death of the previous Kahretaya. It is where every noble family in Ardenarai places forward a candidate to duel against one another in a fight to death. The winner of the Festival of Twilight is thus crowned as the Kahretaya, holding their position by the virtue of being the last claimant to the throne. They are given the Ardour Crown, a Coroscian artifact tied to the blood and legacies of the Aldrnalfar people.

The Flower Court contains seats belonging to distinguished noble families, represented by a unique flower. (Larai of Lily, Celorix of Roses, Nariatai of Chrysanthemum, Bacladeai of Poppy, Clardeamos of Tulips, Arzethaal of Orchid). They are descended from six founders of Ardenarai, having formed the kingdom in the aftermath of their expedition into Kalrania. It was originally a military junta of warlords, eventually coalescing into an actual nationstate, and adopting monarchical customs following the razing of Kalestiyanai.

Fortresses of the Kigndom

Fortress House Description
Deschareis Crownland The capital of Ardenarai, and the seat of the Kahrethaya. It is overseen directly by the crown, one of the first cities built for habitation in their arrival to Kalrania.
Seurois Arzethaal An industrial necropolis at the furthermost edge of the Geluduco islands. Here, the dead toil endlessly, driven forward by the liches of House Arzethaal.
Caletal Bacladeai Home to the vast hydroponics industry of Ardenarai, its architecture is a remarkable contrast to that of the kingdom, filled with decorative terraces of broad-leaf trees, and a shielded underground complex dedicated to agriculture.
Erdenhal Clardeamos The island next to Deschareis, it is a fortress housing the naval armada of the Royal Fleet of Ardenarai,
Ultha Celorix Ultha is the seat of House Celorix, the dominant dynasty of the Kingdom of Ardenarai which had produced an unbroken line of Kahrethayas for atleast six generations, all of which had been victorious in the Festival of Twilight. It may as well had been the second capital of Ardenarai due to its overall prosperous economy.
Beurvely Nariatai Beuverly is a partially-sunken island, beset by waves and ailed by its lack of height from the sea. Flooding makes it hard for settlements to be formed here, with aberrations assaulting the isle during feeding periods.
Port Jularall Nariatai
Edellarium Larai
Solba Clardeamos
Ichmuth Arzethaal
Argolath Bacladeai


History

The Humble Beginnings 1289<

"Us Aldrnalfar are once part of the stellar empire of Coroscia, but the stars have forged a plot to separate us form our kin; still, do not forget the past and oath to Alfheim, for the path way back opens only to those who look forward."

— Marcaleus, Discourse on the Charred Kingdoms

Arrival of the Three Starships

"Our arrival was met by mongrel-cults that worship those of who layeth beneath, foretelling a world consumed by primal deities. Kahrethaya Celorix decreed that those who bend thy knee to profane spirits are bound to disrespect a temporal authority, one that is ordained by god himself, and thus shall be put down."

— Marcaleus, Discourse on the Charred Kingdoms

Documented around the year 1289 was the arrival of the colonists to the archipelago of Geluduco. Here, they first encountered the natives of Kalrania, being tribal cults of gods then-undocumented. Their cultures were exterminated after a unilateral decision by the Kahrethaya in order to consolidate his authority as a divine ruler. Remnants of the cultists, after their one-sided massacre, were swept back into the Antarctic mainland's wastelands.

Ardenaraian-Kalestiyanai war 1341

"It is not a war of revenge we will fight, but one to spare the future from their injustice."

— General Chellan, Speech after the razing of Doraclea


General Chellan instructing a group of militia to be raised against Ardenarai.

The Republic of Kalestiyanai was a technologically-advanced civilization of Beastmen that have settled a region of Antarctica known as Seibalath, first encountered by Ardenarai at the New Year's Eve of 1341. Their territories lacked the freezing gale that swept through the southern pole, it were instead a temperate landscape, with hundreds of millions of inhabitants that made their isolation from the rest of the world. Ardenarai had first contacted them for trade, forming an exclave in their territories. Relations broke down two years later with the murder of a princess of House Larai by the hands of a local militia, with Ardenarai's request of "Blood for Blood" being rejected by the Kalestiyanaian embassies.

A month later since the incident, the Royal Fleet of Ardenarai approached the port of the Kalestiyanaian capital, Doraclea, and opened fire on its docked ships while being concealed by a storm. The first signs of their invasio being that wired communications system breaking down, and reception from satellites was difficult due to heavy precipation. Signs of tampering were already suspected days ago in other cities, but there was very little time before measures could be implemented to catch saboteurs prior to the attack.

Reinforcements from other cities arrived three hours to a city blanketed with blood-red fires



The Price of Failure 1344

"They killed my brother, chief, why the fuck should I spare some sympathy for them? Look, wouldn't you had done the same? "

— Unnamed soldier, court-martial records


The Centuries of the Moon (1348-1530)

The Sun, and the Kingdom Come (1531-Contemporary)

Geography and Climate

Maps

Demographics

The Ardenaraian population consists of Aldrnalfar, a group of descending from the six founding military commanders of the Kingdom.. Around 34% of the population belong to House Larai, 27% to House Bacladeai, 20% to House Clardeamos, 12% to House Celorix, 6% to House Nariatai, and finally a scanty 1% to House Arzethaal, whose populace tend to die out quite easily compared to the others due to genetic curses.

Economy

Ardenarai's industrial base are organized directly by the six noble houses specializing in their various product lines, operating in a manner similar to zaibatsus. Several businesses in particular are family-owned, ran by the aristocratic elites, a majority are as well self-organized workshops sponsored by nobility. The high-end machines and appliances are commonly produced by a method known as "Ruunfabrikta" (lit. Rune Fabrication), a process that utilizes carefully-placed assortments of miniature glyphs, in a similar manner to producing computer circuits.


Culture

Ardenarai has made a lot of technological breakthroughs with the development of Ruunfabrikta (rune-based magitech), being one of the leading scenes internationally.

The people of Ardenarai are traditionalist belonging to a religion known as Trinitarianism, worshipping the unified entity of the godhead Nymenna, the Lightbringer, and the collective spirit of humanity. Much of the Kingdom places magical prowess on a pedestal, to have no affinity for the arcane is equivalent to becoming a soulless human being, and thus forming discrimination towards outsiders incapable of performing magic (such as those of Kalestiyanai). The culture of Ardenarai has fostered an attitude of elitism, where the lowborns exist only to be exploited by magi, although even such aristocrats aren't safe from the machinations of both those above and below them.

Naming Convention

Ardenaraians have a naming convention consisting of :

[First Name][Maiden Name][Cadet Branch Name][Nobiliary Participle][House Name]

Using this structure, a typical noble's name would end up as "Feroa Mithea Solei yi Clardeamos".

Foreign Affairs

See Diplomacy Profile


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