Empire of Blickia
Empire of Blickia
The Empire of Blickia is a nation located in the western continent of Pantericos in Oradon. It is the second largest nation and is known for its incredibly powerful navy. Blickia isn't the most populated nation in Oradon, however it holds a decent population at around 53.66 million citizens (not exact). Blickia is around 603,563 square smiles in border measurement and has a population density of around 10 people per square mile. Blickia is beginning an age of industrialisation and it is currently not impacting the country negatively in a overly worrying form however it is predicted by most if not all scientists in Blickia that if the nation continues the process, it will become a major problem that may be extremely difficult to diffuse. The Blickian Empire has not had a war since 1677 despite its title of which presumes it Imperial. Blickia is not a war mongering country although when an opportunity reveals itself that is very tempting, Blickia may take it 7 or 8 times out of ten.
Throughout this page, you may read The Empire of Blickia being called Blickia, this is because over the years, people globally and locally have started to call it this for the purpose of keeping things short and quick. Although it is commonly known as an informal form of the name, you may hear royal peoples calling it by this name anyway as it is a widely known form of the name and has been for decades. Blickia holds a total of 7 cities categorised by major and minor locations. There are 3 major cities and 4 minor cities in Blickia and the major ones you will likely hear about more often compared to the minor ones mainly due to the fact that the minor cities hold little purpose whereas the major ones mean something or have a kind of use to them. Blickias capital city: Bellus is a beautiful city centred on a river that runs through the middle of Blickia. It is home to 5.2 million citizens and is known for its attractiveness and fertile land. The people of Blickia are most commonly known for their civilised ways such as good manners, politeness and general morals. However they are also known for their creativity and intelligence in forms of things like art, inventing new things and even music. Blickia is a monarchist nation however their is a manner of democracy in that the people get their chance to vote for certain changes and additions to their country which is decided by them voting for a prime minister who will take their wants and needs and try their best to make it a reality. The Queen still gets a final decision but the people have a significant push in the overall vote. The three major cities of Blickia are run by the three lords of Blickia; three wise men picked by the ruler centuries ago to protect each city when said ruler could not. This lord is chosen again through an heir system, the eldest son of the lord becomes lord once he passes.
Blickia was first colonised in 927 AD by the former Caspian Empire when the nation was divided by civil wars into two nations: Blickia and Mothadra of which Blickia took control of in 1102 AD in the War of two. In the early stages, Blickia wasn't at all considered a powerful nation. In fact, it was a pretty under developed one, there was not a lot of people despite the fertile lands and technology seemed non existent. This carried on like this for around a century when things started to pick up and Blickia was transforming into the beautiful and significantly more influential nation that it is today. Blickia is widely known to have an incredibly powerful navy and it has won the nation many many wars in the past which have assisted its growth. The future of Blickia seems bright and the current ruler Queen Henrietta Elisia III has proven to be an excellent leader and has already taken large steps in order to secure the progression of Blickia as Oradon leaps into a new era.
Etymology
The name "Blickia" originates from the Caspian word "Blicias" which means "Inker" or "writers". This is likely due to the fact that during the Caspian civil wars, the leader of the rebelling nation gaining independence was a well known Inker (someone who creates ink for writing) who also was famous for being an author of some incredible novels.