Averius

The Third Empire of Averius Empire of Averius
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Motto: Defensione sumus unitus. "In defense, we are united."
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Largest	Westphalia
Official languages	Averian
Recognised national languages	Averian New Ardentian Ancient Ardentian
Ethnic groups	Foxian Wolfian Sharkian Human
Demonym(s)	Averian
Government
• Emperor	Alexander Averius
• Prime Minister	Simon Williams
• Upper house	Parliament
• Lower house	House of Lords
Establishment
• Great War	0
• Averian Civil War	660
• Rise of the Third Empire	810
Population
• 2010 estimate	105,000,000
GDP (nominal)	2010 estimate
• Total	G$700,000,000 ($2.8 trillion)
• Per capita	G$6 ($24,000)
Gini	0.667 low
HDI	0.8815 very high
Currency	Averius Gold Dollar (G$)
Time zone	UTC+0 (AIT)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+1
Internet TLD	.ave .ea

The Third Empire of Averius, also known as Averius, is a region in Southwest Ardentia, located over the equator of Kalrania, is home to five political regions. It directly borders the countries of Elutheria, Anheldac, and Arousonac, and shares the Magnumare sea with Cenagrad, Aquitinia, and Anheldac.

Etymology

Averius as a nation name comes from the name of the Emperor Felix Averius, the First Emperor. The Averius Dynasty's dominance of the Empire lead to the name of the dynasty becoming the name of the Empire.

Averius is a byproduct of its history and culture, having formed in the area of the Ardentian Empire which spanned the conntinent in ancient times.

History

For more detail, see Averius History.

The Great War

The Great War occurred when the genocidal human nation attacked the Kingdoms of Foxias, Aquarius, and Wolfenia. During this war, non-humans were hunted down and killed by the humans of the human nation. This lead to the Great Compact, unifying all the non-human nations under a single banner.

The Great Compact had three primary terms. The first term created the position of 'Imperator' to command the joined militaries of the nations. The second term required the subjugation of the human nation. The third term required a future meeting after the war to discuss the future.

The war lasted for twenty-five years, about 8 million casualties occurred, with the human nation going from a population of 5 million humans to a mere 50,000.

Era of Peace (0 - 550)

After the War, the Charter of the First Averius Empire was formed, with the three non-human kingdoms uniting under the new empire, as well as the devastated human nation that was downgraded to the status of a principality.

The former human nation, now called the Principality of the Vale, was left destitute and broken, with Londinium in ruins and barely any population to fix the Vale. Of post-war 50,000 population, only 10,000 lived in Londinium, while the rest lived in nomadic tribes.

The calendar was reset to Year 0 being the year that the war ended. It was not until about Year 500 of the Imperial Calendar that the Principality of the Vale was a sustainable feudal society again, as the nomadic tribes finally set up new feudal societies and fiefdoms. The lack of progress in the Vale did lead to most of the Vale being vastly behind the rest of the Empire in development.

Industrial Revolution (550 - 650)

Averius began its industrial revolution in the Year 550 of the Imperial Calendar. It started with the introduction of industrial machinery in the textile industry. Around the same time, the industrial manufacturing of iron was introduced.

By the Year 600, the industrial use of steam power was common place. Industrial production of tools was also introduced. Industrial production of chemicals was also prevalent by the Year 600.

By the Year 625, industrial production of gas lighting, concrete, glass, and paper-making were wide-spread. Agriculture also became industrialized by this year.

By the Year 650, modes of public transportation became industrialized. Such transportation includes the widespread introduction of the steam engine locomotive and steam boats. The Imperial Railway was built to connect all of the non-human fiefdoms, as well as Londinium.

By the end of the Industrial Revolution, roadway construction and building construction was industrialized. The Imperial Roads were built connecting the empire together.

Civil War

In the Year 650 of the Imperial Calendar, the Empire fell into Civil War, as a powerful Guild system controlled the Empire's economy and industry, while the Nobility wanted to gain more power. The Civil War lasted until 660.

The Emperor was a relatively neutral party at the beginning of the war as Emperor Felix the fifth, neither wanted the nobles to gain power, nor the Guilds to assume full control. Both sides left the Emperor relatively alone during the start of the war, as both sides figured they could take out the Emperor and install a new one once the other faction is pacified. The Nobility knew the Emperor's military might would take too much of their sworn soldiers away from fighting the Guilds, while the Guilds knew that the Emperor still controlled the only mints and the largest bank in the Empire.

In the Year 655 of the Imperial Calendar, both sides of the civil war have seemingly lost too much money and manpower to continue the war. The Emperor then took his massive division of soldiers and took the strongholds of each faction on the same day. The next five years involved the implementation of trench warfare, slowing down the progress of the civil war immensely.

The Second Imperial Charter was signed on the Summer Solstice of the Year 660.

Second Empire Era (660 - 810)

The Second Empire of Averius began in the Year 660 of the Imperial Calendar. This new version of the Empire placed much more power in the Emperor and the local people, while reducing the power of the nobility to that of Governors and legislatures. This time was mostly a time of peace.

Third Empire Era (810 - Present)

This new era of history began with the coronation of Alexander Averius as 41st Emperor of the Empire of Averius

Geography

The Empire's vast biozones compromise of the Highlands, Lowlands, and the Vale.

The Highlands in the north is a heavily forested high-altitude area of the Empire, with many lakes and valleys. The Lowlands is the area between the Highlands and the Vale, characterized by heavily forested flatlands at low altitudes. The Vale is the southern valley that starts as a plains area with fertile farmalnd and rises up into a tall mountain range. On the other side of that mountain range is a river that consists of most of the southern border of the nation.

The Empire's border with Eleutheria is an area of flat plains and fertile farmland between the southern river and the river that makes up the eastern border with that nation.

Demographics

For more information, see Averius Demographics.

Population

Averius has a population of 105 million people. Of the 105 million population, about 50% live in cities of 1 million or more in population. Of the remaining 52.5 million, 12.5 million live in cities and towns of under 1 million in population. The remaining 40 million live on farms, plantations, or small farming communities.

Of the population, 80% are able to work, while 20% are too young or unqualified to do so. The Averius has an average of 1% population growth rate per year and 10% per decade.

Cities

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Government

For more information, see Averius Government.

The Averius government is an empire with 120 titles of nobility. The Empire is ruled by an Emperor, who has executive power. The Parliament, which has legislative power, is seated by elected persons every five years. There is one seat in Parliament per million population. The Prime Minister acts as the presiding officer over Parliament and also acts as the officer responsible for ensuring the ministries enact policies in compliance with laws passed by Parliament.

Economy

For more information, see Averius Economy

The Averius economy is worth G$700 million. The Averius economy is a monarch-capitalist economy. Monarcho-Capitalism is a unique economic policy created because the Empire's capitalist economy became dominated by companies and businesses owned by the nobility. This nobility-owned capitalist system has many unique features.

Education and technology

Education

For more information, see Averius Education.

Education in the Empire is a right. People are trained towards their specific fields, with College being specifically to train future workers to be proficient in their chosen career path.

Technology

The Empire is known for being about five-to-ten years behind modern technology in most areas. Many modern luxuries are also reserved for the rich, nobility, and government officials.

Culture

Religion

For more information, see Religion in Averius.

Naturalism - 20% Naturalism is a nature-based religion popular among the Fox population.

Packism - 20% Packism is a nature-based religion popular among the Wolf population.

Aquarianism - 15% Aquarianism is a polytheistic religion popular among the Shark population.

Apostleism - 10% Apostleism is a monotheistic religion popular among the human population. Apostleism is based on the principle of following the teachings of the Twelve Apostles of a person who claimed to be the Son of God. This religion gives no name to its god, but refers to him as 'God', proclaiming him to be the only god.

Imperial Pantheon - 35% Imperial Pantheon is a polytheistic organized religion, not only serving as the most popular religion, but also serves as the official religion of Averius.

Calendar

The Imperial Calendar starts in the year 1200 AD, as Year 0, denoting when the Empire Formed. Each year after that denotes how many years it has been since the founding. While the calendar year starts on the same daya and month as the normal calendar, the 'beginning' of the year is normally considered the Spring Solstice.

Special Note: This iiwiki page was based on using the Elutherian page as a template.