Aranna

Arannese Kaiserstaat
Capital	Aranna/Eiluran
Culture	Arannese, Lysoborian
Location	West Cinder, Ehb
Government	Absolute Constitutional Monarchy
Leader	Kaiser Scarlet Crimson
Religion	Secular/Divine
Legislature	Imperial Charter of Aranna
Date of Founding (IRL)	Aug 15, 2023
Date of Founding (LORE)	1st Moon, 1st Dawn, 1st Era

Aranna, currently known as the Arannese Kaiserstaat, or the Imperial State of Aranna is one of the oldest standing nations in the lands of Cinder, located on the coast of the Evonian Sea. Starting off as a small principality in the Colloquial West, by the late First Era it grew to span from the Quintarion Isle, to the center of the Void of Nations, further expanding into the Mondego region. The first 4 dozen Dawns, Aranna saw a period of near total stability and peace, internally known as Pax Arannica. Its military involvement during the period only involved intervention in distant territories in Belmonte, Covilhã, and Yergola. During the Eleventh Rotation of the First Era, Aranna entered the Great War, an ongoing conflict involving most nation in the Northern Hemiplane. The Arannese Kaiserstaat joined this conflict with the goals of demilitarising the Revolutionary Internationale, enforcing its territorial claims, and liberating the territory of Zimnogóra.

Economy & Industry

From the dawn of the First Era Aranna has been semi-consistently increasing and improving its productive capacity. Using Testifikan serfdom it it became one of the earliest suppliers of food, arms, and armour across the colloquial West Cinder. Thanks to Kaiser Scarlet's initiative in industrial development Aranna began internal production of mass amounts of iron, paper, and a diversified arsenal for the Staatwehr and the Landsknecht regiment. Developments in Aranna led to the creation of the Arannese Re-education Complex, also known as 再教育营. The complex allowed for labourless extraction of productive capacity from criminals, which was done twice throughout its existence. Following the admission of the City-state of Lavard into the then Democratic People's Republic of Aranna, its productive capacity has drastically increased in the sphere of agriculture, now producing nearly every cattle product available.

History

Early history

Aranna was founded in the very beginning of the First Era during the period known as the First Moons. It was the first nation to publicly declare its existence to the world. Being a rapidly advancing settlement in the forests of Ehb, Aranna was known for its industry and early philanthropic tendencies, as it supplied nearby nations with Testifikan workers and tools & armour.

During the late First Moons, Aranna spearheaded an expedition to the End dimension via the Saigon Stronghold, accompanied by members of Ascëa, Belmonte, and Cauldra. Ever since then, the Dragon Egg has remained in Arannese possession. Aranna subsequently annexed Ascëa in a mutual agreement, forming the short-lived Confederate States of Aranna.

Confederate States of Aranna

A few Dawns after the First Moons, on M1/D2/E1 (2023/08/30), after short negotiations, leading to Arannese annexation of Ascëa, the people of Aranna and Ascëa confederated, forming the Confederate States of Aranna, a democratic republic, under a common banner. The CSA did not exist for too long, and due to internal pressure, it was disbanded on M3/D4/E1 (2023/09/16). Subsequently after the dissolution of the CSA, Ascëan valley folk moved to form Parakascëa, and Aranna restored its control over the region. This paved the way to Lysoborian Interregnum.

Lysoborian Interregnum

Upon the dissolution of the CSA, the leadership of Aranna, Tristram Whitestrake and Scarlet Crimson as well as a newcomer under the alias "Pumpe" formed a military host under the name Lysobor, which means "fallen forest" in Lysoborian Arannese.

During the Interregnum period, under supervision from Scarlet Crimson, Aranna had its first private company – LMW, or Lysoborśka Mašynna Wyrobńa (Lysoborian Machine Works). The company specialised in infrastructure, engineering, and aviation, being one of the first known services for air travel across Cinder. Subsequently after this discovery of flight, citizen Pumpe opened a tavern in the capital city of Aranna, called the Golden Keg. Its official opening occurred on M3/D6/E1 (2023/09/30). The Lysobor Host served as the protector of the Arannese territory until the creation of a stable government under the Democratic People's Republic of Aranna.

First Ultimatum

During the Interregnum period, the first properly recorded conflict between Aranna and Cauldra took place, on the 9th Dawn, between the 2nd and 3rd Moons. The incident entailed former Cauldran citizen bca_ committing a crime in the Arannese capital, referred to as "Unsolicited testifikan coitus". For this crime, she was put into the Arannese State Penitentiary to answer for her crimes. Due to the nature of the Lysobor Host, there was no properly set up legal system to try bca_, so an ultimatum was drafted to the then King of Cauldra, Swonki. Under the influence of large doses of alcohol brewed in the newly constructed Golden Keg Inn, Arannese officials Tristram and Scarlet demanded from Cauldra guarantees for land already under Arannese military control. Bca_ was released on the next day. This incident was known in the chronicles as the First Ultimatum.

Second Ultimatum

Following the successful restoration of order in the nation, Aranna agreed to provide some of its territory to the Kingdom of Cauldra for a fishing village east of Whitestrake Mountain on the Phishoko Cliffs, which was meant to be the residence of the Cauldran Prime Minister jaysmiles. The agreement involved Cauldran citizens and officials not expanding their projects and infrastructure on the hillside of the mountain, though it was subsequently disrespected when IFERN built a rudimentary railway connection to the fishing village through Arannese hills without the knowledge of the Arannese government. Upon a request to remove the railway, the Cauldran government obliged and retained its village within the lowlands of the region, though its ownership of the territory was short-lived, as right after the Cauldran monarchy was couped and the Cauldran PM fled the nation, leaving the village unattended, Aranna demanded the return of the territory in the Second Ultimatum. Following a short discussion between the two governments, the village was ceded to the DPRA.

Early Republic

Arannese recruitment poster

When the situation in Lysobor stabilised, Tristram Whitestrake drafted a brand new constitution of Aranna, guaranteeing that the population of the country, which had secured stability during the Interregnum period remains in power within the Supreme Council of Aranna, a republican institution which demanded an odd number of councillors of equal shares of authority to operate, with the rest of the population having little say in legislative and executive branches.

During the Early Republican period, when a revolution occurred in the City-state of Lavard, a decree of the Supreme Council of Aranna launched a military operation, the goal of which was to stabilise the situation in Lavard under Staatwehr oversight. When the operation has finished in a resounding success, the rebellious elements of Lavard were nowhere to be found, which prompted the government of Aranna to initiate talks on annexation of Lavard with involvement of Cauldra and Ritannia, neither of which had protested it. Upon the integration of Lavard into the Republic, an agreement was reached with Ritannia for temporary non-belligerence, which both states respected with no incidents.

Imperial reconstruction

Seeing the need for reform in the nation, after the Magister of War was killed in the streets of the capital city, Tristram Whitestrake proposed a reconstruction of the state under the undivided rule of a Kaiser. After weeks of discussions, the Supreme Council had decided to appoint Scarlet Crimson as the Kaiser of Aranna and Sovereign of the Realm. the former Charter of the DPRA remained in use until Tristram Whitestrake presented the Imperial Charter of Aranna, which provided total authority to Kaiser Scarlet, whilst Tristram remained at helm of civil affairs and certain diplomatic missions.

Political system

Aranna over the months of its existence phased through multiple governmental systems, though its ruling caste remained since its formation. The Arannese Kaiserstaat is an "Absolute Constitutional Monarchy", meaning the power of the ruler, titled "the Kaiser" has absolute authority over the legislative, judicial, and executive branches, but maintaining the rule of the Imperial Charter and acting within its laws, dictated by the overall will of the people. Prior to the Imperial Reformation, the Arannese state was governed by a triarchy in the Supreme Council, consisting of Scarlet, Tristram, and Pumpe. Within the government, but below the authority of the council were the Magistrates of War and Internal Development, held in their time by Magisters Baduila and Bca respectively. Aranna is also home to an enigmatic and incomplete ideological and philosophical movement called "Metamorphism", started and devised by Tristram Whitestrake as a response to Revolutionism's rapid spread across the region.

Geography

Aranna encompasses primarily forests and hills, it has 4 major mountain ranges:

• Whitestrake Mountain
• Sneegberg Mountains
• Insmouth Mountains
• Hanystan Mountains
• Lavard Mountain

Location

The state of Aranna is situated on the "Thousandth Parallel", the imaginary line separating the Central Cinder from Northern Cinder. The capital city is located roughly at -1600 -1000. It considers itself a Western, sometimes Northwestern nation.

Administrative Divisions

Unofficial Internal Map of the Kaiserstaat

The Imperial State of Aranna is divided into provinces and lordships of various types and cultures, all recognising the absolute authority of the crown. Throughout Arannese history attempts were made to formalize and regulate its territorial administration, though none were successful.

Culture

Arannese military poster

Arannese culture is centered around the maintenance of total social cohesion between the citizens. Arannese recruitment policy states that newcomers would not be admitted to the nation if the population protests. At the same time Arannese culture can bei characterised with cleanliness and generosity, as was seen in the First Moons period and the "Open doors" procedure, letting all those in need receive residential rights in the state, and all newly admitted citizens receive residences in the capital city free of charge.

Military culture

Militarily Aranna maintains combat readiness at all times, and is the first nation to publicly adopt a set of rules of warfare, called the Codex Militaris. Under this Codex, the Arannese Military, which includes the Staatwehr and Landsknecht branches operates within specific parameters, which disallow members of the military from marauding, harming civilian populations, arbitrarily arrest civilians, or use specific types of weapons.

Architecture

Arannese architecture can be divided into two primary styles, eastern and western; Western Arannese architecture is present in the towns and settlements of Aranna-Eiluran, Tiamat, and Dagon, whilst the eastern style is characteristics of Lavardian territories.

Literature

Aranna is home to one of the largest known libraries across Cinder, located on the ground floor of the town hall. The bulk of the Arannese literature is ecclesiastical, involving canonical stories and explanations of deities and mythological concepts of the Church of the Divines. The library also contains a limited amount of Pyrannic literature, namely the Book of Pyr and the Book of Loire. In Aranna visitors may enjoy a few books on various topics, such as history, politics, poetry, and prosaic fiction.

Religion

Main article: Church of the Divines

Though a secular state, Aranna is home to the Church of the Divines. Two temples are located in greater Aranna, in the Capital and Whitestrake provinces.

When the Cyric sect of Tintorini declared a religious war against the Fellowship of Moonrise in Syradine, the Supreme Council of Aranna internally placed itself neutral in the affair and instructed its citizens to avoid travel through territories with followers of both religious movements.

Arcane Calendar

Main article: Arcane Calendar

In the latter half of the First Era the Imperial Ecclesiarchy of Aranna published the Arcane Calendar, which served as the first system to observe and record the passage of time across Cinder, with the Founding of Aranna being the starting point of the Era.

Gallery

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  Main street of the Arannese capital.

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  Scarlet Avenue, leading to the keep of the same name.