Cartulia

Holy Empire of Cartulia Bazhate la'Cartulia
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Anorfod." "Immortality."
Anthem: "Iblesi'Waltzenknecht" "Dance of the Iblesians"[1]
Capital and largest city	Caer Thorostravan
Official languages	Iblesian
Recognised national languages	Xedan
Ethnic groups	97% Iblesi Dawi, 3% Other
Demonym(s)	Cartulian
Government	Absolute Monarchy
• Bazh Tyrant	Virastaviran III
• N'Bazh Heir Apparent	Morrostovrir the Grey
• Ruling House	Zhurgannan
Independent (Sovereign)
• Oaths of the Bruinkanz	1st Frir 1 ICC
• Oaths of Irkangthanz	15th Thrurn 1 ICC
• Submission of the Gruningsanth	12th Frourn 4 ICC
• Book of Laws	Ongoing
Population
• Estimate	5.2 million
Currency	Talent (T)
Date format	dd.mm.yyyy

The Holy Empire of Cartulia (Iblesian: Bazhate la'Cartulia, more commonly shortened to Cartulia, is a Dawi nation located in southern continental Bezek. Cartulia shares a land border with the Human nation of Ras Vertaz to the west, and the Human nation of Olivel to the east. Mainland Cartulia is located on the island of Iblesia a short distance off the southern coast of Bezek, however the majority of the nation's land area is located on mainland Bezek to the north. The border with Ras Vertaz is defined by the line of the Zangurt River while the far border with Olivel is delineated by the Saangus Ridge. The Holy Empire is an absolute monarchy with its capital city, Caer Thorostravan, located on the island of Iblesia; Caer Thorostravan is mostly a subterranean city occupying the majority of the island. The majority of Cartulia's urban centres can be found underground, with the exception of harbours and ports which tend to be built into sea cliffs and havens to take advantage of the natural terrain. Cartulia has a population of about 5.2 million people, the majority of whom are Dawi.

Cartulia has been inhabited by Dawi for an unknown period of time; it is known that they were already present at the beginning of the First Era XSC because written language was adopted by the Dawi quite early on and much of this original writing was carved in stone. Cartulian historians from the Ack'Nanogh in Caer Thorostravan succeeded in deciphering the earliest known Dawi script found in modern day Cartulia, known as the Iblesian Progenitor Script two hundred years ago in 622 ICC which enabled them to read historic accounts of the Dawi inhabitants. Known Cartulian history has it that the Dawi were divided into Thurhata, petty kingdoms ruled over by a series of powerful clan. Though the petty kingdoms were separate political entities the Dawi of the area are believed to have been part of a larger cultural group which formed the basis for the modern Iblesian culture and race. Around 900 years ago the Thurh (lit. King) of Thorostravan, Sophrustrvanrinam, began the process of actively uniting the Iblesian Dawi and 822 years ago in 1 ICC (or 202 3e XSC) the process was completed with the Oaths of Bruinkanz. Cartulia has been ruled as a single nation since that time under a system of absolute monarchy.