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Reformed Church of the Black Flame

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|'''Theology:'''|| [[Black Flame|Flemic]] 
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|'''Polity'''|| Episcopal
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|'''Origin'''|| 11.II{{AN|1690}}
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|'''Countries''' || [[Nova Caradia]]
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|'''Divisions'''|| 5 Episcopii
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|'''Leadership'''|| Focrigla Valoroasă I
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|'''Members'''|| 541,000
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The Reformed Church of the Black Flame is a reorganised and reformed sect of the [[Church of the Black Flame]], which lost much of its influence following the destruction of its seat of power and the deaths of much of its clergy during the [[Caradian Civil War]]. The church retains much of the old Black Flame faith’s organisation and hierarchy, but differs on certain doctrinal assertions, on which it tends more toward moderation than the old faith.

== Beliefs ==

The theological beliefs of the reformed church are divergent from the main beliefs of the old faith in small ways. The reformed church continues in the belief in the three main cosmological realms, these being the Sublime Order, Micras, and the Frigid Chaos, and that Godrick I of [[Caradia]] was and will be a living god, counterpart to his father and enemy Farthur Selck. However, in the reformed church, the philosophy of the Eight-Edged Way and the doctrine of sainthood came under fire. In particular, leaders of the reformed church challenged the Way’s insistence on nationalism and service to one’s country, emphasising that this could not be tenable with the current situation of the world at large, as adherents should, to prepare themselves and their communities for battle with the forces of chaos, devote themselves to their faith and to order above their country. This was explained in the context of a possible conflict between multiple nations that count Flemics amongst their citizenry; in this instance, Flemics should align themselves with the church itself and its opinions on the matter, rather than automatically devoting themselves to their own country and possibly killing other Flemics in the name of order.

With respect to this dismissal of one of the old faith’s central philosophies, the idea of sainthood was also questioned, mainly due to the fact that the Eight-Edged Way itself was created and codified by a saint, Sfânt Frasin, and, in the doctrine of the old faith, the word of a saint was the spoken word of Godrick himself, and was therefore infallible. In addition to this contradiction, Lacrima Esfețul, one of the founding members of the reformed church and the only surviving bishop of the old faith, provided evidence in the form of records kept of sayings of past saints perceived to be important at the time of saying, many of which were patently false, with the foremost example used by Lacrima being the utterance of the phrase “My King, Saint Godrick VIII, shall never die, and shall lead Caradia on to the Order,” by Sfânt Mircea on his deathbed, a phrase which was proven false three months later when King-Saint Godrick VIII’s life was taken by a seizure. These inaccuracies were used as a basis to deny the divinity of saints. The doctrine leaves room for “messengers” of Godrick, but stops short of calling these people divine.

=== Use of Sarnechi ===

As part of the reforms, Sarnechi, the primary language of the old Duchy, and of the new [[Nova Caradia|republic]], was declared to be a holy language in the church, and a number of terms were officially changed to Sarnechi counterparts. Reference to these terms in the context of the church is only intended to be made in the Sarnechi language.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Istvanistani Term !! Sarnechi Term
|-
| Reformed Church of the Black Flame || Biserica Reformată a Flăcării Negre (Abbreviated: BRFN)
|-
| The Ancestor (Godrick I) || Strămoșul
|-
| The Enemy (Farthur Selck) || Dusmanul
|-
| The Sublime Order || Ordinea
|-
| The Frigid Chaos || Haosul
|-
| Spiritual War || Războiul Spiritelor
|}

== Organisation ==

[[File:Valoroasă I Portrait.png|left|200px|thumb|Focrigla Valoroasă I, famous for having hacked down an old Flemic shrine with a hatchet in 1689]]The Reformed Church of the Black Flame is organised around a structure based upon that of the old Flemic Church, though it does not retain quite the same degree of rigidness that the old Church did. The church as a whole is headed by the ''Focrigla'', or "Ruler of Fire", who is considered to have spiritual authority over the entirety of all Flemic subjects, including followers that do not consider themselves to be a member of the Reformed Church. The Focrigla is elected for life, and upon their election they are granted a title that they are to be addressed by whenever their position as Focrigla is mentioned. The first Focrigla was name Focrigla Valoroasă I.

Following this high level, the Church typically organises along the lines of the highest national division, granting each of these areas an ''episcopie'', headed by an ''episcop''. The Church does not presently exist outside of Nova Caradia, though it does have provisions for the organisation of the Church should it spread outside of the republic's borders. Foreign nations would be presided over by an ''episcop peste toate'', who would be designated the leader of either the episcopie first organised in the nation, or the episcopie in which the nation's capital is situated. In either case, should a foreign episcopie be established, the Focrigla, rather than being elected by a panel of all Nova Caradian episcopi, as is current, they would be elected by a panel of all episcopi peste tot, as well as the episcop of Palat.

The Focrigla is the episcop of [[Rorfast]]. The Focrigla appoints episcopi of Nova Caradia, and episcopi peste tot appoint foreign episcopi.

Beyond episcopii, the Church organises itself locally by ''stăpâniri'', the borders of which are drawn by the episcop that they are in the territory of. Stăpâniri are the most local level of organisation and are the only level of Church contact that most followers will ever have. They are led by ''clerici'', who are themselves appointed from among members of the stăpânire that have attended a seminary school and submitted an application to the episcop. Clerici are the primary ministers of the religion, and are the ones responsible for holding local ''adunări'', or religious services.

[[File:Cathedral of the Grand Revival.jpeg|right|200px|thumb|Cathedral of the Grand Revival, the seat of the Focrigla]]Architecturally, each organisation is based around a particular church, with the offices of episcopii being called cathedrals, and the focus of stăpâniri are known as chapels. Chapels take many forms, though most tend to be smaller structures that contain a large, circular room with an altar at the centre. These altars are always set with a brazier that is lit at the beginning of adunări and ceremonially doused at the end. Chapels' primary purpose is the hosting of adunări and any other religious service, whereas the much larger cathedrals that are traditionally designed in the vein of stone fortresses are mostly used as the office of their episcop, who use the cathedral's office for their administrative duties. Cathedrals are still used for religious purposes, however, and in this respect their design is considered to be very important, as the cathedrals are thought to be a grandiose testament to the glories and beauty of the church. Furthermore, a Flemic tradition born in the old Church, but maintained in the reformed one, holds that Strămoșul uses Flemic cathedrals as spiritual garrisons, and that they need to be ready for combat at all times, which is why they are designed to both resemble and function as fortresses.
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File:Cathedral of the Grand Revival.jpeg

2020-12-21T19:10:57Z

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Reformed Church of the Black Flame

2020-12-21T01:08:37Z

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{{Nova Caradia article}}
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|align=center colspan=2 | <center>'''Reformed Church of the Black Flame'''
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| align=center colspan=5 |
|-
|'''Theology:'''|| [[Black Flame|Flemic]] 
|-
|'''Polity'''|| Episcopal
|-
|'''Origin'''|| 11.II{{AN|1690}}
|-
|'''Countries''' || [[Nova Caradia]]
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|'''Divisions'''|| 5 Episcopii
|-
|'''Leadership'''|| Focrigla Valoroasă I
|-
|'''Members'''|| 541,000
|-
| align=center colspan=2 |
|}
{{WIP}}
The Reformed Church of the Black Flame is a reorganised and reformed sect of the [[Church of the Black Flame]], which lost much of its influence following the destruction of its seat of power and the deaths of much of its clergy during the [[Caradian Civil War]]. The church retains much of the old Black Flame faith’s organisation and hierarchy, but differs on certain doctrinal assertions, on which it tends more toward moderation than the old faith.

== Beliefs ==

The theological beliefs of the reformed church are divergent from the main beliefs of the old faith in small ways. The reformed church continues in the belief in the three main cosmological realms, these being the Sublime Order, Micras, and the Frigid Chaos, and that Godrick I of [[Caradia]] was and will be a living god, counterpart to his father and enemy Farthur Selck. However, in the reformed church, the philosophy of the Eight-Edged Way and the doctrine of sainthood came under fire. In particular, leaders of the reformed church challenged the Way’s insistence on nationalism and service to one’s country, emphasising that this could not be tenable with the current situation of the world at large, as adherents should, to prepare themselves and their communities for battle with the forces of chaos, devote themselves to their faith and to order above their country. This was explained in the context of a possible conflict between multiple nations that count Flemics amongst their citizenry; in this instance, Flemics should align themselves with the church itself and its opinions on the matter, rather than automatically devoting themselves to their own country and possibly killing other Flemics in the name of order.

With respect to this dismissal of one of the old faith’s central philosophies, the idea of sainthood was also questioned, mainly due to the fact that the Eight-Edged Way itself was created and codified by a saint, Sfânt Frasin, and, in the doctrine of the old faith, the word of a saint was the spoken word of Godrick himself, and was therefore infallible. In addition to this contradiction, Lacrima Esfețul, one of the founding members of the reformed church and the only surviving bishop of the old faith, provided evidence in the form of records kept of sayings of past saints perceived to be important at the time of saying, many of which were patently false, with the foremost example used by Lacrima being the utterance of the phrase “My King, Saint Godrick VIII, shall never die, and shall lead Caradia on to the Order,” by Sfânt Mircea on his deathbed, a phrase which was proven false three months later when King-Saint Godrick VIII’s life was taken by a seizure. These inaccuracies were used as a basis to deny the divinity of saints. The doctrine leaves room for “messengers” of Godrick, but stops short of calling these people divine.

=== Use of Sarnechi ===

As part of the reforms, Sarnechi, the primary language of the old Duchy, and of the new [[Nova Caradia|republic]], was declared to be a holy language in the church, and a number of terms were officially changed to Sarnechi counterparts. Reference to these terms in the context of the church is only intended to be made in the Sarnechi language.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Istvanistani Term !! Sarnechi Term
|-
| Reformed Church of the Black Flame || Biserica Reformată a Flăcării Negre (Abbreviated: BRFN)
|-
| The Ancestor (Godrick I) || Strămoșul
|-
| The Enemy (Farthur Selck) || Dusmanul
|-
| The Sublime Order || Ordinea
|-
| The Frigid Chaos || Haosul
|}

== Organisation ==

The Reformed Church of the Black Flame is organised around a structure based upon that of the old Flemic Church, though it does not retain quite the same degree of rigidness that the old Church did. The church as a whole is headed by the ''Focrigla'', or "Ruler of Fire", who is considered to have spiritual authority over the entirety of all Flemic subjects, including followers that do not consider themselves to be a member of the Reformed Church. The Focrigla is elected for life, and upon their election they are granted a title that they are to be addressed by whenever their position as Focrigla is mentioned. The first Focrigla was name Focrigla Valoroasă I.

Following this high level, the Church typically organises along the lines of the highest national division, granting each of these areas an ''episcopie'', headed by an ''episcop''. The Church does not presently exist outside of Nova Caradia, though it does have provisions for the organisation of the Church should it spread outside of the republic's borders. Foreign nations would be presided over by an ''episcop peste toate'', who would be designated the leader of either the episcopie first organised in the nation, or the episcopie in which the nation's capital is situated. In either case, should a foreign episcopie be established, the Focrigla, rather than being elected by a panel of all Nova Caradian episcopi, as is current, they would be elected by a panel of all episcopi peste tot, as well as the episcop of Palat.

The Focrigla is the episcop of [[Rorfast]]. The Focrigla appoints episcopi of Nova Caradia, and episcopi peste tot appoint foreign episcopi.

Beyond episcopii, the Church organises itself locally by ''stăpânire'', the borders of which are drawn by the episcop that they are in the territory of. Stăpânire are the most local level of organisation and are the only level of Church contact that most followers will ever have. They are led by ''clerici'', who are themselves appointed from among members of the stăpânire that have attended a seminary school and submitted an application to the episcop. Clerici are the primary ministers of the religion, and are the ones responsible for holding local ''adunări'', or religious services.
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Eura

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{{Continents
|name = Eura
|image = Euraphys.PNG
|area = 18,896,485.01
|population = >26,099,710
|countries = 9
|dependencies = -
|languages = English
|largestcities = [[Aqaba]] [[Raspur]] [[Eastern Eura Trade Association|Bajiä-e Ebrahíama]] [[Punta Santiago]] [[Antakşehir]]
}}

==Origin and Etymology==
'''Eura''' is a continent on the planet [[Micras]]. Its name comes from Babak, first Shah of Babkha, who wrote a story where Eura was the name of the continent Babkha existed on. This was later used as inspiration when Babkha entered the MCS.

==Geography==
[[File:Eurasupercontinent.png|200px|thumb|left|A map of Eura prior to the dissolution of the Micrasian supercontinent.]]
Eura is the largest of the continents located in the Micrasian southern hemisphere, followed by [[Tapfer]], [[Cibola]] and [[Corum]]. Prior to the formation of the continents as they now exist, Eura formed the heartland of the southern portion of the Micrasian [https://micras.org/wiki/index.php?title=File:MicraspangaeaPC2.png super-continent], serving as the bridge between the Apollonian continent and Corum - the last continent to break from Eura - and Tapfer. Today, Eura is defined by vast, arid and semi-tropical plains, and rolling highlands which extend outwards from the Duranian Pleateau, at the heart of which rises Mt.Duranian, one of the largest volcanoes found anywhere on Micras.

==History==
Eura has twice been fully occupied by a single country: once by [[Babkha]] and once by the [[CIS]]. Babkha left Eura twice, once with the Alternate Realities project and once with the GSO, but returned both times, regaining most of its land by hook or by crook. In the modern era, control of the Eurani continent is divided between eight different nations including [[Alduria-Wechua]], [[Antakia]], [[Constancia]], the [[Confederate States of Floria]], the [[Haifo-Pallisican Imperial Trade Union]], [[Nova Caradia]], the [[Suren Confederacy]], and [[Zeed]]. Of these nations, all but the [[Confederate States of Floria]] claim portions of the continent's mainland.

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Nova Caradia

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{{Nova Caradia article}}
{{Infobox Nation Comprehensive
|fullname = The Republic of Nova Caradia
|commonname = Nova Caradia
|flag = File:Nova Caradia Flag.png
|coa = File:Caradia CoA.png
|motto = "Să se Rupă Aceste Lanțuri" "''Let These Chains be Broken''"
|anthem = "Zorii unei Noi Libertăți" "''Dawn of a New Freedom''"
|map = File:Nova Caradia Claim 2.png
|mapversions = 17.1.2 - Present
|capital = [[Rorfast]]
|largecity = [[Rorfast]]
|lang = Sarnechi
|demnoun = Caradian, Nova Caradian
|demadj = Caradian, Nova Caradian
|govtype = Semi-Presidential Republic
|headofstatetitle = [[President of Nova Caradia|President]]
|headofstate = [[Pândi Procescu]]
|headofgovernmenttitle = [[Prime Minister of Nova Caradia|Prime Minister]]
|headofgovernment = [[Milana Împotriva]]
|legislature = [[Casa Legii]]
|estdate = 1690 [[shire:AN|AN]]
|religion = [[Reformed Church of the Black Flame|BRFN]]
|pop = 722,513
|currency = [[Nova Caradian cupru|Cupru]] (Ͼ)
|abbrev = NVC
|drives_on = left
|animal = [[Snow Mastiff]]
|food = Necessity Bread
|drink = Cer Mort
}}
The '''Republic of Nova Caradia''', more commonly known as '''Nova Caradia''', is a [[wikipedia:Semi-presidential system|republic]] located on the southeastern coast of [[Eura]] and a series of nearby islands informally known to Nova Caradians as the "Isles of Hope" (Sarnechi: Insule are Speranței). Formed as the successor state to the [[Caradia|Duchy of Caradia]] after its collapse in a [[Caradian Civil War|civil war]], Nova Caradia is built on a foundation of rejection of policies that ensured the downfall of its predecessor, such as its extreme nationalism, totalitarian government, and intrinsic ties between religion and government. However, because the majority of its citizenry is formed of the fractured remains of the Caradian population, who had been previously conditioned by the monarchical regime to worship the state and its leader and denounce everything foreign as evil, its politics are heavily polarised between those who cannot let go of their past, and those who wish to change as much as possible in an attempt to stay stable and relevant in the international world.

== History ==

=== Prehistory and Formation ===

The official beginning of the Nova Caradian Republic was in early {{Tooltip|1690|November 2020}}, when the first government was formed in the halls of the [[Curtea de Rozmarin|Rosemary Court]] in the capital city of [[Rorfast]] following the democratic elections of the President and representatives of the [[Casa Legii]]. However, the trappings of the republic began around {{Tooltip|1688|September 2020}} when refugees of the [[Caradian Civil War]] first established a settlement on the largest of the Isles of Hope in [[Eura]]. This settlement would eventually become the city of [[Mina Mițura]], but at the time of its formation it was little more than a refugee camp, without any form of government or permanent structures, with the little authority that existed being vested with the few [[Black Flame|Flemic]] priests who had survived the violent dissolution of the Duchy and successfully fled with the rest of the citizenry. For months, the camp was near total anarchy without a viable source of food (as most of the settlers were Sarnechi, unused to and ignorant of manual labour) and with the militaristic conditioning of the Caradian people causing semi-tribalistic divisions to appear among the refugees, the settlement was near to dissolving into yet another of the roaming warbands of [[The Green]].

Thankfully for the settlers, however, news reached them that it was believed [[King-Saint Godrîc XI]], who was previously thought to have been killed during the war, was alive and in Eura. In fact, Godrîc was in the rapidly collapsing [[Porto Vormouna]], about to flee the city’s destruction on his flagship, a [[Flacără Class Cruiser]]. The settlement at the Isles of Hope quickly organised a missive to be sent requesting Godrîc come to rule them at the isles. Godrîc did eventually arrive at the isles, however it was not as glorious an arrival as was hoped. The settlers had ordered the construction of a palace for the king and his family, and the building, which would eventually become Palatul de Iederă, was livable at the time of Godrîc’s arrival on the isles, and he disappeared into the building for several days. None of the royal aides had reappeared, and the construction of the building was halted temporarily as the settlers waited for Godrîc to address the people, and thus it was not known what was happening inside the palace. Eventually, Godrîc reappeared and made a long speech, where he detailed a new plan for the Caradian people: to reject the principles of the Duchy that had caused its collapse nearly immediately after it declared itself a nation to the international community. He explained personal guilt for the nation’s upheaval, and outlined a plan to create a constitution and form a democratic society without a monarchy, with a modern, planned city as its capital.

Godrîc, who had also renamed and re-titled himself as King Nicolae as part of his program of rejecting the authoritative and oppressive past, quickly organised a vote among the citizens of the settlement to elect a constitutional council to assist him in writing a constitution for the new nation. The council, which was headed by [[Pândi Procescu|Iohan Pândi Procescu]], also served as an interim government, with the only two orders it issued during its tenure being the order of the construction of a new capital in Rorfast, and the search for and integration of any Caradian refugees on the surrounding islands and coast, the latter of which led to the incorporation of the settlements of [[Barochești]] and [[Brațav]].

The final draft of the constitution was written and officially adopted by the republic in late 1689. Campaigning for governmental positions immediately began, with new political parties being hastily-organised with the intent of creating a more organised government, though independent candidates made up a sizable portion of the candidates. The election resulted in centrist Pândi Procescu, who had headed the constitutional council as well, becoming the first President of the republic. The election marked the official formation of the republic, and also moved the capital and governmental centre from Mina Mițura to Rorfast, with the new authorities giving their oaths of office in the newly-finished Rosemary Court.

=== War of Establishment ===

Following its official formation, the nascent republic was extremely unstable politically. King Nicolae I remained isolated in his palace, and political thought mainly revolved around extremes, with a conservative alliance forming in the government led by the originally very conservate Partid Conservator Național. Concerns rising from political extremism, observed most evidently by the Partid Regalist and, to a lesser extent, the Black Flame Alliance, both members of the conservative coalition in government, put Nova Caradia in a precarious position on the continent.

However, this coalition which had formed quickly dissolved almost as quickly, though it formally still existed, as the Partid Conservator became more and more moderate, cooperating often especially with the Unită Caradia party, the party of the nation’s first president, [[Pândi Procescu]]. At the same time, it became increasingly apparent that while Nova Caradian citizens possessed the skills and willpower necessary to resurrect a healthy industrial economy, the process must be taken one step at a time.

To this end, Prime Minister [[Milana Împotriva]] enacted a plan originally named the “Step-by-Step Plan”, but later renamed to the [[Genesis Initiative]], which would attempt over the next few years to build up a sizable “base” on which to build a modern economy. The plan, according to the Minister of Finance, was to fund the necessities to allow them to get up to speed, these being defence (funding the [[Armed Forces of Nova Caradia|NCDF]]), power (funding construction of solar and wind farms and the Apă Electrică plant), and food (giving subsidies to farms and passing the [[Casa Legii/List of Parliamentary Acts|Golden Green Act]]). These were to be accompanied by focused industrial buildup of major urban areas.

This plan was put into action, and appeared to be working well until attacks by stateless peoples in the Green rapidly increased as new farms were founded outside of the jurisdiction of the republic’s claimed borders. These attacks were at first ignored in favour of political battles stemming from [https://vocearepublicii.wordpress.com/2020/11/21/ufini-senat-member-calls-for-the-death-of-eura/ combative remarks] from the Partid Regalist in district Senate. However, more attention was payed to the border when a [[Operation Green Hammer#Tor Gol Skirmish|serious attack]] was reported against a border patrol. To this end, the command of the NCDF enacted [[Operation Green Hammer]], which had the expressed intent of securing lands on which Nova Caradian farmers resided under the Golden Green Act.

The plan went on for months with major success against the stateless raiders, who mainly failed in their lack of organisation and sophisticated weaponry, and eventually incorporated [[Strigăt Island]] into the nation as a semi-autonomous territory. However, military action by the nation so far north of its original landing site two years after its original landing provoked some [[Operation Green Hammer#International responses|ire]] from certain [[Suren|nations]] indigenous to the continent, and was raised as a point of concern in the concurrent [[Fontainebleau Accords]].

Perception by foreign nations quickly became a hotly debated topic in the Casa Legii, with the majority of representatives favouring at the very least a policy of moderate appeasement. However, more radical representatives continued to taint the nation’s reputation until an [https://vocearepublicii.wordpress.com/2020/12/05/partid-regalist-lambasted-for-violence/ altercation] took place in the Ufini district Senat resulted in the arrest of several Partid Regalist Senatori and the expulsion of the Partid Regalist from the ruling coalition, resulting in a new government coalition forming between the liberal, centrist, and conservative parties with a policy of “nation first, politics second”. This resulted in a far more stable political climate receiving the new territories admitted after the [[Operation Green Hammer#The Capcană de Urs Plan|victory]] of the NCDF over the stateless attackers at Iunie. Following Casa Legii elections in the new territories, the coalition government held a large majority in both houses of the Casa Legii.

The end of the operation also resulted in the repeal of the Golden Green Act, as all the land that had been settled by the act was perceived to be less of a controversial issue if it was directly claimed by the republic. To ensure a similar event would not occur in the future, the end of the operation also saw more investment in the republic’s border defence, including the construction of a series of [[Tabere de Barieră|military camps]] along the border to serve as training camps for new NCDF recruits and as a defensive line to prevent future incursion by stateless militants.

== Politics ==

=== Government ===

The federal government of Nova Caradia is established in the nation’s constitution to be split into different branches of government. The executive government is composed only of the [[President of Nova Caradia|President]] and technically the [[Monarchy of Nova Caradia|Monarch]], though in practice the monarch has vastly diminished power compared to the old Duchy, being comparable to figurehead monarchies in other nations. The legislative government is composed of the [[Casa Legii|House of Law]] (Sarnechi: Casa Legii), a bicameral legislature divided into the Ședință and the Senat, with both houses being presided over by a [[Prime Minister of Nova Caradia|Prime Minister]] nominated from the representatives in the Ședință. The judicial government is comprised only of the Supreme Court, which is composed of a total of nine judiciaries; four appointed by the President, four appointed by the Prime Minister, and one Supreme Judiciary elected by the Nova Caradian people. The President, Casa Legii representatives, and the Supreme Judiciary are all elected democratically through a popular vote by the Nova Caradian public once every four years, while the Prime Minister and their cabinet is nominated by the President and voted into office by the Ședință for four years.

In the early days of this government it faced some pushback from the Nova Caradian people, who had been up to this point used to the totalitarian monarchical regime of the Duchy. Riots broke out across the nation’s new capital of Rorfast mere months before it entered the phase in its construction where it would be livable after King Nicolae announced his desires to resign as monarch of Caradia and leave the future of the reborn nation to the people. The rioters stormed civil offices in the city, damaging property and planting signs and flags demanding Nicolae return as monarch. After only a few weeks of these riots, Nicolae capitulated and promised to ensure his place in the new government, and, when the first government was formed in the Rosemary Court, the first act of the Senat was to amend the Constitution to afford Nicolae a position as figurehead monarch. As such, while Nova Caradian law technically requires the monarch’s affirmation of laws and presidential orders, whatever section of the government is requesting the monarch’s affirmation has the constitutional ability to compel the monarch’s agreement through "Royal Advice".

=== Foreign Relations ===

{{Main|Foreign affairs of Nova Caradia}}

Nova Caradia's foreign policy is handled by the President and the Ministry of the Exterior, though in practice the Ministry has vastly more control in this area than the President, with the President's responsibility being mainly the appointment of ambassadors for the nation and personally representing the nation in international organisations (of which the republic is not currently a member). The majority of tasks are overseen by the Minister of the Exterior, a position appointed by the Prime Minister of the republic. The nation has a focus on its own safety and the protection of its sovereignty, a topic very important to a small nation with limited means of resistance against the superpowers of the world, and also has a policy of promoting its ideals, that is, the ideals antithetical to those expressed by the former Duchy of Caradia, such as democracy, human rights, and freedom of navigation. It also has an opposition to overpowering military blocs, especially the centralised military of the [[Raspur Pact]], that pose an existential threat to the sovereignty of non-member nations.

=== Military ===

{{Main|Armed Forces of Nova Caradia}}

The armed forces of the republic are necessarily small, due to the nation's small size and the only existing supplies for the production of new military equipment and money for military training existing in the cargo that was able to be salvaged from the dissolved Duchy of Caradia before its destruction. That being said, Nova Caradia is no longer a "militant" nation, though it does recognise the necessity of an effective fighting force, and thus upon its creation organised the Defence Force of the Republic to perform limited military tasks in its territory and the Green just beyond.

At present, the Defence Force is the only existing branch of the armed forces. The naval arm of the force is stationed in Rorfast, while the land and formally the air forces are headquartered in Brațav; however, while the headquarters of the air forces is in Brațav, the equipment is housed in Mina Mițura, which is the only city in the republic with the room for an airport large enough to house the fighters and handful of airships owned by the air arm of the Defence Force.

As part of the Inițiativa Geneza, the Nova Caradian government invested in updated military equipment, though it did not yet release the restrictions on joining the service. The update included the purchase of standardised personal equipment for infantry, armoured vehicles, and two new corvettes from private companies based in Rorfast. The plan emphasised in this area the necessary effectiveness of the land forces, as they would be needed in the plan’s intention to expand farming outside of the republic’s borders into the Green of southern Eura. The intention was that upgraded equipment would allow the defence force to more effectively counteract raids on the farms from residents of the Green.

== Economy ==

[[File:Nova Caradian Farmers.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Nova Caradian farmers near Brațav]]In its early days, Nova Caradia's economy was defined by its reliance on the abundance of farmland suitable for grains-farming in its mainland territory. Due to a shortage in food and other raw materials, the government during this time encouraged rural Nova Caradian people to take up farming to supply the republic with much needed food. Because of this initiative, and the stock of industrial materials like steel and oil salvaged from old Caradian weapons and vehicles prior to the country's formation allowing for the republic to slowly start an industrial sector that began with the production of farming implements, the republic quickly began to develop a surplus of grain that allowed for less overall farmers and more industrial workers. Farming remained highly important to the internal economy, however.

The first private companies that began in the republic were construction companies that capitalised on the ongoing construction of the capital of Rorfast, and the expansion of the city of Brațav in an effort to establish its presence on the sea. These companies originally engaged in wage slavery of their employees, modeling their payment methods on companies in the old Duchy, but a presidential order outlawed this practice quickly to avoid the nation from falling back into old habits. Minimum wage was raised to Ƶ4/hour, considered to be just above the living wage in the republic.

In early VII.1690, President Pândi Procescu ordered the creation of a national bank in Rorfast. This would allow the republic to print new [[Zaikir]] banknotes (the currency was now a fiat system following the loss of the gold backing it). The bank subsequently announced that it would be slowly phasing out the Zaikir, as much of the currency had vanished with the Union it represented, and would be replacing it with the [[Nova Caradian cupru]]. The cupru was planned to be fully integrated by the end of 1691.

In late IX.1690, the Minister of Finance announced a plan to bring Nova Caradia’s economy up to standard by creating jobs, introducing financial plans, and funding public works projects under the name of the [[Genesis Initiative|Inițiativa Geneza]]. The plan included proposals to fund infrastructure, granting subsidies, encouraging investment, and standardisation of currency through the introduction of the Nova Caradian cupru. The initiative was expected to have appreciable results beginning in early 1693.

=== Energy ===

Originally, the republic was obliged by a lack of infrastructure to subsist off of energy provided by stocks of coal and oil that had been salvaged from the disintegrating Caradian Duchy applied to generators around cities. However, as part of the Genesis Initiative, the republic began investing in power plants that are worked by renewable sources, to make up for a lack of consumable resources in the republic's stockpile. Plans were introduced to take advantage of as much of the land available as possible, with the construction of multiple solar farms in the flatlands in the Ufini district, wind turbines along the coast to make use of the frequent strong winds, and the installation of a tidal power plant near the capital of Rorfast.

=== Transportation ===

==== Land ====

Outside of cities, the road network of the republic is very poor. The only road connecting cities in the republic is a two-lane road between Rorfast and Mina Mițura, and the only other roads are a combination of small paved roads and dirt tracks that connect Brațav to the farmlands in the Ufini district. Private vehicle ownership levels are low, and most transport from farms to the city is done via busses that run routes among the farmlands.

==== Air ====

[[File:Mina Mițura airfield.jpg|left|thumb|150px]]Nova Caradia, like its predecessor, focuses on travel by airship in order to reduce operating costs and reduce the risks of crashes. Mina Mițura Airfield is the largest and most used airfield in the republic, though it is not a proper airport, mainly being used as a take off and landing site for airships. The company [[Zboruri la Orizont]] engineers and constructs the majority of airships operated by [[Air Nova Caradia]]. Passenger flights are not common in the republic, but airships are the primary method of shipping cargo between cities.

== Geography ==

=== Physical Geography ===

[[File:Nova Caradia surveyors.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Nova Caradian surveyors inspecting potential farmland in Tadăcara]]While Nova Caradia is a small nation, it retains a fair degree of geographical diversity, especially when comparing its mainland settlement to the islands it occupies. The islands, in particular, have a partially isolated climate and geography from mainland Eura, as the islands are covered in rolling hills with some sharp mountains. Their location on the coast provide a somewhat less arid environment than the mainland, allowing for rain to be a common occurrence and for forests to cover much of the islands. The mainland, however, is closer to the climate and environment found over the rest of southern Eura, though the coast is still less dry than the inland areas. Slight rolling hills surround the coast, with them flattening out into tropical plains divided between areas where local ponds and small creeks have allowed outcrops of temperate rainforest vegetation to thrive, and the more arid plains that comprise the vast majority of the land area.

The climate of Nova Caradia is cold, leaving parts of the plains more similar to tundra than savannah. Its position on the coast also leaves it vulnerable to more extreme weather than is typical inland, with the islands often being battered by isolated storm systems. The natural corridor created between the high hills of the islands forces cold winds blowing from the antarctic to a higher pressure, causing cold winds to often be the weather of the coast.

=== Districts ===

The republic is divided into four separate voting districts that are represented by differing number of seats in the Ședință. The following is a list of districts and their general area:

{| class="wikitable"
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! Name !! Capital !! Location !! Ședință Seats
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| Rorfast Special District || [[Rorfast]] || The city of Rorfast and the surrounding suburbs || 3/103
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| Palat || [[Mina Mițura]] || [[File:Palat District (by Alperen).png|center|150px]] || 32/103
|-
| Ufini || [[Brațav]] || [[File:Ufini District (by Alperen).png|center|150px]] || 19/103
|-
| Tadăcara || [[Barochești]] || [[File:Tadăcara District (by Alperen).png|center|150px]] || 19/103
|-
| Câmpii || Capele || [[File:Câmpii District (by Alperen).png|center|150px]] || 12/103
|-
| Frate || [[Draguți]] || [[File:Frate District (by Alperen).png|center|150px]] || 18/103
|}

== Culture ==

=== Media ===

Media in Nova Caradia is run entirely by private companies, with interference in the media by the government being outlawed in the constitution. News companies comprise the majority of the nation's media, with ''[[Vocea Republicii]]'' (''"Voice of the Republic"'') being the most popular source of news in the republic. Little other media exists, with the exception of Viziune Clară Films, which has thus far been filming the birth of the republic with plans to turn the accumulated film into a documentary in early 1692.

=== Cuisine ===

Nova Caradian food has a propensity to consist largely of meats, though what kind of meat is varied, with some dishes possibly being crafted of mutton, pork, or fish depending on where it is made. At the republic's genesis, because of a general directive to "farm what you can", all different sources of food were found. Most dishes simply consist of a "grain" or a "meat", and the exact nature of these ingredients is left unspecified and are substituted by whatever is available in one's area.

Alcoholic drinks are extremely common, due in part to the expansive farmland on the republic's frontier not having reliable access to clean water when they were first settled, and thus alcohol was used to mask the taste of and cleanse some bacteria from dirty water. Though water infrastructure was expanded rapidly as it was a major matter of public concern, the commonality of alcohol remained.

==== National Food and Drink ====

The republic's national food, Necessity Bread (Sarnechi: Pâine de Necesitate), is a dish derived from the republic's early struggle for survival, in which bread was baked using many different types of grain (and also some vegetation that is not typically thought of as edible) mixed together, whatever was at hand. Despite the bread reportedly having a "pretty awful taste", it was designated as the national dish of the nation in remembrance of the early settlers' struggles.

Cer Mort ("Dead Heaven"), the nation's national drink, is a type of vodka distilled using wheat and mixed with extract from a particular plant native to the coast of southern Eura known to Nova Caradians as the "Moarte Dulce" ("Sweet Death"). The plant is a highly toxic, highly hallucinogenic reed that grows along coastlines and is known to cause vivid, typically very calming hallucinogenic sensations if ingested, though consuming any part of the plant can lead to death within thirty minutes. However, extract of part of the sap from the reed retains much of the plant's natural sweet taste and some of its hallucinogenic effect without retaining its toxin, thus allowing it to be mixed into the somewhat sweet, mildly hallucinogenic vodka. Also called "Evadare" ("Escape"), the drink is popular among the youth and among workers, often being drunk by manual labourers and farmers after the day's work is finished for its calming and euphoric effect.

=== Customs ===

The strongest social custom of Nova Caradians is the idea of the necessity of one being able to act on one's own ideas. The ability to take charge and act without provocation is seen as a positive trait amongst Nova Caradians, though this can come off as brash to outsiders. The most common application of this idea, especially in rural areas, is through citizen's desire for self-defence. Most Nova Caradian households own at least one small firearm for their protection, and small, town militias are common in areas of farmland. This is also due in part to Nova Caradians' extreme social stigma against thieves, as it is believed that thievery is one of the most pathetic crimes to commit, as it is believed that every member of the community should be able to live off of their own work, or else seek welfare assistance to get stable footing on which to launch one's own self-sufficiency. This leads to the perception that thievery is a pointless crime, and serves the benefit of no one, not even the thief.

== Demographics ==

[[File:Nova Caradia demographics.png|right|350px]]The vast majority of Nova Caradian citizens, according to the 1690 census, are of the Sarnechi ethnicity, which lends the [[wikipedia:Romanian language|Sarnechi language]] being the primary language of the nation. Officials are unsure what exactly caused Sarnechi citizens to be the most common survivors of the destruction of the Duchy, but most opinions include the generally elevated status of those of Sarnechi ethnicity in the old Duchy, and thus better access to emergency supplies that were needed to survive the event. This ethnicity includes both the Cearîm and the Scear, though it should be noted that less than 0.5% of the population of the republic are Scearick.

Of the remaining ethnicities in the republic, the Vosanski are the most prevalent, followed by Sacòvians, Cirics, and various other ethnicities.

=== Languages ===

By far the most common language in Nova Caradia is [[wikipedia:Romanian language|Sarnechi]], which is used throughout government and civilian life, and is taught in all schools. Speakers of Sarnechi as a first language number at 87 percent of the population of the republic, with 99 percent of the population being fluent as a first or second language.

Istvanistani, as an international lingua franca, is also required to be taught in schools and government documents are required to include translations in Sarnechi and Istvanistani. Overall, 71 percent of Nova Caradians speak Istvanistani, none as a first language.

Minor languages are spoken mainly in personal settings, with Vosanskiy and [[wikipedia:Maltese language|Parokan]] being the most common, the latter from refugees from the Ciric Confederacy. Neither of these languages are seen commonly, especially as their disparate language categorisation prevents native Sarnechi speakers from learning the languages easily, and as it is believed that Vosanskiy and Ciric ethnic groups in Nova Caradia are the only speakers of these languages on Micras, though some foreign languages are quite similar to Vosanskiy.

=== Religion ===

Following the downfall of the [[Black Flame|Church of the Black Flame]] due to the deaths of much of the leadership of the church during the civil war, and the failure of the remaining clergy to adequately provide leadership following the settlement of the early nation before it was properly administered upon the creation of the republic, many Nova Caradian citizens expressed distrust of the traditional church body, and membership fell to astronomically low numbers.

In response, the formation of the [[Reformed Church of the Black Flame]] occurred, which quickly became the most adhered to religion in the republic, with around 85% of the population conforming to that church. The remaining population is split between adherence to the old Church of the Black Flame, irreligiousness, and some following syncretist beliefs.

=== Education ===

Twelve years of public education is provided and required by the Nova Caradian government. Funding is handled by the national government, and standards and coordination are overseen by the Ministry of Education. School maintenance, teacher salary, and other necessary payments are paid for via income taxes. Public schools teach children mathematics, literature, Sarnechi and Istvanistani, and teach history courses on the history of Caradia and Nova Caradia that are periodically inspected by representatives from the Ministry of Education to ensure historical impartiality.

Higher education at colleges is publically funded for the first four years, and paid for four to eight additional years. Most industry careers require at least two years of higher education, though for certain manual labour and specialist careers do not require college studies and at most require certificates from four years of vocational education, which falls under the umbrella of publically funded higher education.

=== Non-Human Citizens ===

The opinion of the Nova Caradian government is that any sentient being capable of living in human society without innate disruption of that society should be guaranteed the same rights as humans. To this end, discrimination against individuals on the basis of species was criminalised in the [[Casa Legii/List of Parliamentary Acts|Equality of Life Act]]. The republic has policies in place to expedite the accepting of non-human refugees fleeing persecution in less accepting nations.

At present, the majority of the republic's non-human population consists of [[Dragons|dragons]] from the failed Ciric Confederacy, though this population still remains below five hundred individuals.

[[Category:Nations]][[Category:Nova Caradia]]

Soare Stralucitor Energy Company

2020-12-18T21:39:29Z

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{{Nova Caradia article}}
The '''Soare Stralucitor Energy Company''', or '''SSEC''', is a [[Nova Caradia]]n corporation that mainly operates multiple different power production plants in Nova Caradia, but also is responsible for the harvesting and manufacture of fuels, including natural gas, hydrogen (the production of which is the primary use of the corporation's reserves of natural gas), and, rarely, uranium.

The company's main headquarters is in the Nova Caradian frontier city of [[Draguți]], to which it was moved from the capital city of [[Rorfast]] after the discovery of reserves of natural gas underground near the frontier city. Previous to this move, the company had been most notable for its involvement in the construction of multiple different renewable energy farms, including solar and wind power farms, which were built nearby and supplied Nova Caradia's four largest cities at the time. The company is also currently involved in the construction of the [[Apă Electrică power plant]], a tidal power plant off the coast of Rorfast.

The republic's energy needs, however, continued to climb, and it was determined that the renewable energy plants, while they might eventually provide enough power for the republic, could not be built at a rate that matched the growth of the republic's population, especially considered the power production had started at nothing, and so the SSEC began its search for new sources of power. The old [[Caradia|Duchy]] had mainly relied on fossil fuels, utilising a small amount of nuclear power as well, though large-scale hydrocarbon power as was seen in the Duchy was not considered to be viable to the republic, given its goal to retain as much farmland as possible in its early days and the memories of the fields of infertile land surrounding Caradian cities due to their many coal power plants and the pollution they produced. The SSEC was originally searching for uranium to fuel fission reactors, but settled for the production of hydrogen fuel when natural gas was discovered near Draguți. Hydrogen was chosen, rather than burning natural gas on its own, because it produces zero emissions and contains more energy, though the energy expended in refining the hydrogen from the natural gas and then subsequently converting part of the resultant carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide for use in chemical products reduces the energy efficiency of hydrogen to near that of natural gas. However, since the actual burning of hydrogen produces no emissions (other than water), and it can be used in fuel cells (the research of which is ongoing), it was considered a better source of energy than natural gas.

The company has a policy of wasting as little material as possible, both to reduce the amount of actual waste in the environment and damage the usability of the republic's territory as little as possible, and out of a desire for efficiency. This can best be seen in its use of exhaust gasses from its production of hydrogen, a process that produces carbon dioxide and some carbon monoxide. Both of these gasses are valuable assets to the company for their industrial uses, and are as such captured during the refining process, an action that serves a dual purpose as it also reduces pollution.

The SSEC has continued the search for uranium, and, though it has found small deposits here and there, it is unlikely that any uranium will be found within or near enough to the republic for the company to establish any meaningful mining operation. For this reason, the company has actively petitioned the government to allow it to send exploration teams back to the island of [[Caplona]], where the old Duchy was, which is known to contain high quantities of uranium. These requests have yet to be granted, and the company has directed some of its funding toward research into nuclear fusion in hopes of a future breakthrough to allow the construction of fusion plants, which would cut down on the land usage of the renewable energy plants already in large use by the republic, should the company be unable to secure workable quantities of uranium in the near future.

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Foreign affairs of Nova Caradia

2020-12-18T19:33:18Z

Caradia Gov:

{{Nova Caradia article}}
The foreign affairs of [[Nova Caradia]] are the responsibility of the [[President of Nova Caradia]], as head of state of the republic, and the Ministry of the Exterior. By law, the President has supreme power over any and all foreign affairs of the nation, though in principle the [[Casa Legii]] has power as well because the Minister of the Exterior is appointed by the [[Prime Minister of Nova Caradia|Prime Minister]], and the President and Minister of the Exterior often seek council with the Senat, which also possesses the authority to draft treaties.

== Overview ==

Although it is technically the successor state to the [[Caradia|Duchy of Caradia]], the republic refused to assume the responsibilities of the Duchy due to the republic’s vastly differing views regarding the object of foreign relations.

Nova Caradia’s primary goal through its foreign relations is the promotion of concepts antithetical to the centrifugal properties of the Duchy of Caradia at the time of its collapse. These include the promotion of democracy and the promotion of the freedom of navigation. The republic is positioned as an opponent of bloc politics, and opposes overpowering international political alliances.

Since the passage of the [[Casa Legii/List of Parliamentary Acts|Equality of Life Act]], Nova Caradia seeks to promote equality and nondiscrimination for certain marginalised groups, especially certain non-human species which are under threat from [[Defence Against Anomalous Phenomena|certain organisations]].

== Ministry of the Exterior ==

The foreign relations of the republic are mostly dealt with by the Ministry of the Exterior, currently headed by Minister of the Exterior Constantin Antonescu under Prime Minister [[Milana Împotriva]]. Ambassadors appointed by the President and serving under the Minister of the Exterior operate most common foreign relations, with either the President or Minister of the Exterior representing the nation to the international community at large (usually the President).

== Political Relations & Travel Status ==

*Friendly - The republic and the nation in question have a productive relationship with little to no disagreements
*Positive - The republic and the nation in question have an amicable relationship that is open to future improvements
*Neutral - The republic and the nation in question have a cordial relationship; typically assigned to nations with no contact with the republic
*Negative - The republic and the nation in question have a cold relationship and have significant policy disagreements; the republic may or may not accept future interactions with the nation
*Hostile - The republic and the nation in question have a hostile relationship, and differences do not allow for productive conversation
*War - The republic and the nation in question are at war

Statuses are re-evaluated at the end of each year, or whenever nations are added to the MCS map.
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|{{team flag|Alduria-Wechua}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]].
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|{{Team flag|Arbor}}
|bgcolor=#f7cc81 align="center"|Negative
|bgcolor=#ffbbbb align="center"|Travel prohibited
|No prior contact. Travel prohibited except in the case of asylum seekers or refugees due to ties to [[Anti-Vanicism|Vanicism]].
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|{{Team flag|Bassarid Empire}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
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|{{Team flag|Bassarid Periphery}}
|bgcolor=#f7cc81 align="center"|Negative
|bgcolor=#f7cc81 align="center"|Travel restricted
|No prior contact. Concerns over ties to [[Alliance of the Bassarid Oceans|piracy]] reduce the republic’s opinion of the Bassarid Periphery.
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|{{team flag|Batavia}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]].
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|{{Team flag|Byalia}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
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|{{Team flag|Çakaristan}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
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|{{team flag|Calbion}}
|bgcolor=#99ff99 align="center"|Positive
|bgcolor=#99ff99 align="center"|Visa on arrival
|Interactions through the [[MTO]]. Signed a [[Treaty of Carreg Castle|treaty]] in 1691 AN. Shared sense of apprehension at the expansion of and lack of global resistance to the [[Raspur Pact]]. Embassy in [[Pentyre]].
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|{{Team flag|Constancia}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]].
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|{{Team flag|Craitland}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
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|{{Team flag|Dark Berry Islands}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
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|{{Team flag|Drak-Modan}}
|bgcolor=#f7cc81 align="center"|Negative
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]]. Strongly against Drak-Modan's highly discriminatory policies against heterosexuals.
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|{{Team flag|Elwynn}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]].
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|{{Team flag|Floria}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]].
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|{{Team flag|Goëtia}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
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|{{Team flag|Graecia}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]].
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|{{Team flag|Hurmu}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]].
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|{{team flag|International Mandate}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
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|{{Team flag|Jääland}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
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|{{Team flag|Jingdao}}
|bgcolor=#f7cc81 align="center"|Negative
|bgcolor=#f7cc81 align="center"|Travel restricted
|No prior contact. Jingdao’s cultivation of a cultish worship of the state is disturbing to the republic in its similarity to the previous government of Caradia. Proselytizing of any [[Jingbuism|Jingbuist]] or [[Pan-Jingdaoism|Pan-Jingdaoist]] ideas is prohibited in the republic.
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|{{team flag|Kalgachia}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]].
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|{{Team flag|Lostisland}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
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|{{Team flag|Meckelnburgh}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
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|{{Team flag|Mercury}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
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|{{Team flag|Natopia}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]].
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|{{Team flag|New Batavia}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
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|{{Team flag|Nova England}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
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|{{Team flag|Palesmenia}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
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|{{Team flag|Phinbella}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
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|{{Team flag|Plazas de Irian}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
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|{{Team flag|Port Balaine}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
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|{{Team flag|Ralgon}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]].
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|{{Team flag|Ransenar}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]].
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|{{Team flag|Réunion}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
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|{{Team flag|Sanama}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]].
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|{{Team flag|Sankt Ludwigshafen}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
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|{{Team flag|Sanpantul}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
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|{{Team flag|Senya}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
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|{{Team flag|Shireroth}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]].
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|{{Team flag|South Sea Islands}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
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|{{Team flag|Suren}}
|bgcolor=#f7cc81 align="center"|Negative
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|[[Operation Green Hammer#International responses|Rash statements]] by the Surenshah of the Suren Confederacy resulted in a worsening opinion of the nation.
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|{{Team flag|Tellia}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]].
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|{{Team flag|The Hexarchy}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]].
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|{{Team flag|Thraci Confederation}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]].
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|{{Team flag|Unified Governorates}}
|bgcolor=#f7cc81 align="center"|Negative
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]]. Regarded not as a sovereign nation but as a vehicle for [[Raspur Pact|the Raspur Pact's]] interests.
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|{{Team flag|Voxland}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
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|{{Team flag|West Skerry and Sri Pashana}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
|-
|{{Team flag|Zeed}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]].
|}

== Treaties ==

Nova Caradia is party to the following international treaties:

*[https://hub.mn/forum/viewtopic.php?f=119&t=9292 General Membership Treaty of the MTO]
*[https://hub.mn/forum/viewtopic.php?f=119&t=9293#p94977 Small Treaty of Non-Aggression]
*[https://hub.mn/forum/viewtopic.php?f=119&t=9293#p94980 Convention on the Establishment of a Commonwealth Court]
*[https://hub.mn/forum/viewtopic.php?f=119&t=9293#p94983 Convention on the Laws of the Seas]
*[[Treaty of Carreg Castle]]

[[Category:Nova Caradia]]
[[Category:Diplomacy]]

Foreign affairs of Nova Caradia

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Treaty of Carreg Castle

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{{Nova Caradia article}}{{Calbion article}}The '''Treaty of Carreg Castle''' is a treaty signed between [[Calbion]] and [[Nova Caradia]] in 1691 AN that established a framework of friendship and cooperation between the two signatory nations. The treaty signified the shift in Calbion's foreign policy, which moved from isolation towards engaging with other non-aligned nations on Micras.

==Signing procedure==

The text of the treaty was agreed upon and signed by the Calbain High Councillor of Foreign Affairs, Sir Glenn ab Firth, and the Nova Caradian minister of the Exterior, Constantin Antonescu on behalf of their respective governments. Both representatives met in Carreg Castle, one of the official residences of the [[Prince of the Calbain]] located near the city of [[Porth Edward]].

== Text ==
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|'''Treaty of Carreg Castle on friendship, non-aggression and economic cooperation between the Republic of Nova Caradia and the Land of the Calbain.'''

The Governor-General of Calbion and the President of the Republic of Nova Caradia,

Acknowledging their respective positions as nations, committed to international freedom and sovereignty, resolve to establish relations of friendship and cooperation in order to withstand the rising prominence of supranational and imperialist power blocs, have come to agree upon the following principles established in this TREATY:

Article 1. Calbion and the Republic of Nova Caradia recognize the other's sovereignty and right to self-rule of its state, its peoples, and its government institutions.

Article 2. Calbion and the Republic of Nova Caradia recognize one another as the rightful owner of all territory that they claim on the MCS map with the consent of the Council of the MCS.

Article 3. Calbion and the Republic of Nova Caradia commit to resolve all mutual disputes peacefully, using a neutral third party agreed to by both should this prove impossible by normal channels.

Article 4. Calbion and the Republic of Nova Caradia shall remain open and accessible to visitors from one another, barring national emergencies or other such security issues. Citizens of the states shall be able to apply for visa on arrival. No unnecessary burden may be placed on the obtaining of visas.

Article 5. Calbion and the Republic of Nova Caradia shall have proper and open channels of communication so to facilitate dialogue and future cooperation. For that end, Calbion shall open an embassy in Rorfast, and Nova Caradia shall open an embassy in Pentyre. Both parties shall accept the letters of credence of their respective ambassadors.

Article 6. Calbion and the Republic of Nova Caradia shall not engage in or sponsor any covert or overt military activity against the peoples or government institutions of the other.

Article 7. Calbion and the Republic of Nova Caradia affirm their commitment to international free trade, and shall refrain from placing tariffs on each others goods. In addition, sea-, and airports shall be open to shipments of goods from the other party.

Article 8. Calbion and the Republic of Nova Caradia endeavour to strengthen economic ties by opening its local markets to registered companies of the other nation.

Article 9. This treaty may only be amended, revised, enlarged and expanded upon the concurrence of both signatory parties. Any contrary action or measure shall be null and void.

Article 10. This treaty shall enter into force upon ratification of both signatories in accordance with their native constitutional procedures.

Article 11. The signatory parties may repeal this treaty on the condition of a notice of one year according to the calendar of Emperor Norton.

Signed on the VI.1691 at Carreg Castle in the city of Porth Edward

For Calbion: Sir Glenn ab Firth, High Councillor of Foreign Affairs

For Nova Caradia: Constantin Antonescu, Minister of the Exterior

Casa Legii/Election History

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== Elections of 1690 ==
{| class="wikitable"
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! Party !! Ideology !! Colour !! Ședință !! Senat
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| Unită Caradia || [[Calâseșism]], Expansion, Globalism || Blue || {{ParlSeats|24|103|hex=#5100ff}} || {{ParlSeats|13|53|hex=#5100ff}}
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| Partid Conservator Național || Conservatism, Isolationism, Command Economy || Yellow || {{ParlSeats|19|103|hex=#ffff00}} || {{ParlSeats|11|53|hex=#ffff00}}
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| Alianță Liberală || Liberalism, Democracy, Equality || Lavender || {{ParlSeats|18|103|hex=#c28ad1}} || {{ParlSeats|10|53|hex=#c28ad1}}
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| Partid Regalist || Royalism, Authoritarianism || Red || {{ParlSeats|12|103|hex=#ff0000}} || {{ParlSeats|9|53|hex=#ff0000}}
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| Revoluție Stiințifică || Progressivism, Scientific Focus || Cyan || {{ParlSeats|12|103|hex=#26dbff}} || {{ParlSeats|5|53|hex=#26dbff}}
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| Black Flame Alliance || Theocracy, Aggression in Foreign Policy || Black || {{ParlSeats|7|103|hex=#1c1c1c}} || {{ParlSeats|3|53|hex=#1c1c1c}}
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| Caradian Workers' Party || Socialism, Workers' Rights, Democracy || Maroon || {{ParlSeats|8|103|hex=#914141}} || {{ParlSeats|2|53|hex=#914141}}
|-
| Independents || Various || Grey || {{ParlSeats|3|103|hex=#a8a8a8}} || {{ParlSeats|0|53|hex=#a8a8a8}}
|}

[[Category:Nova Caradia]]
[[Category:Government]]
=== Composition by District (Ședință) ===

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! District !! UC !! PCN !! AL !! PR !! RS !! BFA !! CWP !! I
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| bgcolor="000000"| || bgcolor="5100ff"| || bgcolor="ffff00"| || bgcolor="c28ad1"| || bgcolor="ff0000"| || bgcolor="26dbff"| || bgcolor="1c1c1c"| || bgcolor="914141"| || bgcolor="a8a8a8"|
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| Rorfast || 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
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| Palat || 6 || 6 || 6 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 5 || 1
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| Tadăcara || 4 || 6 || 2 || 1 || 4 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
| Ufini || 7 || 2 || 4 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
| Câmpii || 2 || 1 || 3 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| Frate || 3 || 4 || 2 || 4 || 1 || 3 || 1 || 0
|}

=== Composition by District (Senat) ===

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! District !! UC !! PCN !! AL !! PR !! RS !! BFA !! CWP !! I
|-
| bgcolor="000000"| || bgcolor="5100ff"| || bgcolor="ffff00"| || bgcolor="c28ad1"| || bgcolor="ff0000"| || bgcolor="26dbff"| || bgcolor="1c1c1c"| || bgcolor="914141"| || bgcolor="a8a8a8"|
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| Rorfast || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| Palat || 4 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0
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| Tadăcara || 3 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0
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| Ufini || 3 || 2 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0
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| Câmpii || 1 || 3 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0
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| Frate || 1 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0
|}

Calâseșism

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{{Nova Caradia article}}
Calâseșism, or Caliseshism, is a political ideology created by [[Monarchy of Nova Caradia|King Nicolae I Vladislav Bogdan Calâseș]] of [[Nova Caradia]] and has become the guiding ideology of the most influential political party in the republic, the Unită Caradia party. The ideology was popularised in a series of essays written by King Nicolae upon his return to Nova Caradian politics in 1691 known as Ordinea, Coroane și Libertatea, which advocated expanded involvement of the monarchy in republican government through the increased power of a federal judicial system.

== Policy ==

Calâseșism organises itself along typical Semi-Presidential Republican lines for government, including what is the current government of Nova Caradia that consists of an elected head of state, an appointed head of government, and an elected representative legislature. Beyond this, Calâseșism also calls for a federal court, which is to preside over the actions of the legislature and the heads of state and government, hearing potential challenges and ruling on them. Calâseșism advocates for this supreme court to be headed by a hereditary monarch, with the remaining judiciaries being split between appointment by the head of state and legislature, and elected by popular vote.

To this end, Calâseșism calls for a simultaneous monarchical and republican government, with the republican branch of this government being the much more important of the two. In a Calâseșist government, the monarch’s purpose is to “provide the sage advice and well-thought out judicial opinions that only one who’s entire life purpose has been directed to the study of and activity in politics can provide; the monarch would not be merely a figurehead, but would neither become a tyrant or supplant the president, rather directing their full life of experience and training to the better execution of the government”. The Calâseșist monarch would not only serve as the Supreme Judiciary, but also as chief advisor to the heads of state and government, and would be given permission to sit in on and advise meetings of the legislature, with their opinion being “sought after and respected, though not necessarily obeyed”.

In terms of foreign policy, Calâseșism aligns with the very popular sentiment in Nova Caradia upon the ideology's first introduction that was generalised as a willingness for cooperation, but an opposition to coordinated threats. Specifically, Calâseșism is against military blocs on the basis that the centralisation of national militaries pose an existential threat to smaller or neutral states that do not have the personal strength or foreign backing to stand up to a challenge from such alliances. However, Calâseșism does promote a "network of friendship", and personal national friendships as well as looser international organisation like the [[MTO]] that have less control over their members and, in the view of Calâseșists, promote international peace.

Culturally, the monarch of a nation is intended to serve as its cultural focal point, though not necessarily its leader. Essentially, official actions taken by the government in a Calâseșist nation are done “in the name of the monarch”, and the monarch is regarded as the nation’s “spiritual” head, though Calâseșism is careful to ensure that in the ideology, the monarch is not a true direct authority, but has a primary purpose in being a centripetal factor in the community, which the ideology sees as a necessity because it also encourages more multicultural acceptance. The ideology holds that all people who live in the state have a common duty to the state, and that the government should do what it can to be inclusive to any who may have the potential to become productive members of the community. Because of this, Calâseșism fights for minorities in order to enforce equality for all productive members of the state.

== Pushback ==

In Nova Caradia, the ideology of Calâseșism was adopted by the Unită Caradia party, which presented an issue when Unită Caradia’s partners in its coalition government, the Partid Conservator Național and Alianță Liberală, became decidedly against Calâseșism, citing mainly a fear that the monarchy would reassume control over the state as had happened in the old Duchy. Unită Caradia, however, welcomed the pushback from these parties, because, according to [[President of Nova Caradia|President]] [[Pândi Procescu]], “The response of our partner parties to our political ideology confirms a good thing to me, that Caradians no longer wish to return to totalitarianism. Calâseșists do not wish for a totalitarian government, and we believe that we can compromise with our partners, and rely on their disagreement about the role of the monarchy to prevent Unită Caradia from becoming radicalised.”

[[Category:Ideology]]

Casa Legii

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{{Nova Caradia article}}
{{Infobox legislature
| name = Casa Legii
| house_type = [[wikipedia:Bicameralism|Bicameral]]
| image = [[File:Nova Caradia Symbol.png|100px]]
| foundation = 1690
| members = Total: 156 Ședință: 103 Senat: 53
| political_groups1 =
'''Government (Ședință: 73, Senat: 39)'''
*{{nowrap|{{Color box|#5100ff|border=darkgray}} Unită Caradia Ședință (24) Senat (13)}}
*{{nowrap|{{Color box|#ffff00|border=darkgray}} Partid Conservator Național Ședință (19) Senat (11)}}
*{{nowrap|{{Color box|#c28ad1|border=darkgray}} Alianță Liberală Ședință (18) Senat (10)}}
*{{nowrap|{{Color box|#26dbff|border=darkgray}} Revoluție Stiințifică Ședință (12) Senat (5)}}

'''Opposition (Ședință: 30, Senat: 14)'''
*{{nowrap|{{Color box|#ff0000|border=darkgray}} Partid Regalist Ședință (12) Senat (9)}}
*{{nowrap|{{Color box|#1c1c1c|border=darkgray}} Black Flame Alliance Ședință (7) Senat (3)}}
*{{nowrap|{{Color box|#914141|border=darkgray}} Caradian Workers’ Party Ședință (8) Senat (2)}}
*{{nowrap|{{Color box|#a8a8a8|border=darkgray}} Independent Ședință (3) Senat (0)}}

| voting_system1 = First-past-the-post
| last_election1 = 1690
| next_election1 = 1694
| meeting_place = [[Curtea de Rozmarin]] [[File:Curtea de Rozmarin1.jpg|200px]]
}}
The '''Casa Legii''' (House of Law) is the bicameral legislature of the [[Nova Caradia|Republic of Nova Caradia]]. It was established in [[Mina Mițura]] in 1690 as part of the first government of the republic. The House is split between the Ședință, the lower house, and the Senat, the upper house. It holds most of the legislative power of the republic's government, though some is held by the [[President of Nova Caradia|President]] through the power of presidential orders. Following the construction of the city, the Casa Legii began meeting in the [[Curtea de Rozmarin]] in [[Rorfast]].

Representatives and Senatori are elected in each district of Nova Caradia through a first-past-the-post system. Districts each have a number of seats in the Ședință based on the percentage of the Nova Caradian populace in that district (plus three representatives from the Special Rorfast District), while each district has ten Senatori in the Senat (plus three Senatori from the Special Rorfast District). Representatives and Senatori serve for four years, with no set term limit.

== Powers ==

=== Ședință ===

The Ședință is the more significant of the two houses of the Casa Legii, with its primary function being the drafting of new bills to create laws. The Ședință is presided over by the [[Prime Minister of Nova Caradia|Prime Minister]], and must confirm the President's nomination of Prime Minister and the Prime Minister's cabinet and governmental outline with a three-fifths majority vote. The Ședință also has the ability to remove the Prime Minister from office with a vote of no confidence. The Ședință can also call the President to trial in a Tribunal, and vote to try the President before the Senat to potentially remove them from office.

=== Senat ===

The Senat's primary objective is the maintenance of the constitution, as it is the house of the Casa Legii endowed with the ability to vote for amendments to the constitution of the republic. The Senat also confirms bills drafted by the Ședință before passing them to the President to be signed. Additionally, it is responsible for setting the state budget, and possesses the ability to establish Parliamentary Commissions, which have the authority investigate and manage entities as outlined in the constitution.

== Composition ==

Following the provisional elections of 1691, the composition of the Casa Legii is as follows (coalition was changed following [https://vocearepublicii.wordpress.com/2020/12/05/partid-regalist-lambasted-for-violence/ altercations]; representatives elected by new districts in 1691 would serve until the same date as previously elected representatives):

{| class="wikitable"
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! Party !! Ideology !! Colour !! Seats
|-
| Unită Caradia || [[Calâseșism]], Expansion, Globalism || Blue || Ședință: {{ParlSeats|24|103|hex=#5100ff}} Senat: {{ParlSeats|13|53|hex=#5100ff}}
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| Partid Conservator Național || Conservatism, Isolationism, Command Economy || Yellow || Ședință: {{ParlSeats|19|103|hex=#ffff00}} Senat: {{ParlSeats|11|53|hex=#ffff00}}
|-
| Alianță Liberală || Liberalism, Democracy, Equality || Lavender || Ședință: {{ParlSeats|18|103|hex=#c28ad1}} Senat: {{ParlSeats|10|53|hex=#c28ad1}}
|-
| Partid Regalist || Royalism, Authoritarianism || Red || Ședință: {{ParlSeats|12|103|hex=#ff0000}} Senat: {{ParlSeats|9|53|hex=#ff0000}}
|-
| Revoluție Stiințifică || Progressivism, Scientific Focus || Cyan || Ședință: {{ParlSeats|12|103|hex=#26dbff}} Senat: {{ParlSeats|5|53|hex=#26dbff}}
|-
| Black Flame Alliance || Theocracy, Aggression in Foreign Policy || Black || Ședință: {{ParlSeats|7|103|hex=#1c1c1c}} Senat: {{ParlSeats|3|53|hex=#1c1c1c}}
|-
| Caradian Workers' Party || Socialism, Workers' Rights, Democracy || Maroon || Ședință: {{ParlSeats|8|103|hex=#914141}} Senat: {{ParlSeats|2|53|hex=#914141}}
|-
| Independents || Various || Grey || Ședință: {{ParlSeats|3|103|hex=#a8a8a8}} Senat: {{ParlSeats|0|53|hex=#a8a8a8}}
|}

== Parties ==

=== Partid Conservator Național ===

Originally founded as a blanket conservative party, its political ideology slipped towards centre very quickly in the early months of the republic, increasingly willing to cooperate with the Unită Caradia and Alianță Liberală parties. Party leader [[Milana Împotriva]] responded to criticism of the party's shifting viewpoint by saying that the party "has an obligation first and foremost to the republic, not to its ideals".

=== Partid Regalist ===

Represented the nation's citizens desiring a return to totalitarian government until X.1690, when a ruling by the other parties of the Casa Legii outlawed totalitarian-aligned parties in the Casa Legii, and then shifted its ideology towards general authoritarianism rather than strict totalitarianism.

=== Unită Caradia ===

Centrist party mainly offering to serve "Nova Caradia first, the party second".

=== Alianță Liberală ===

Centre-left party advocating for equality for all Nova Caradian citizens, and for laws securing democracy's establishment in the republic.

=== Black Flame Alliance ===

Far-right party created by the leadership of the remaining old [[Black Flame|Flemic]] clergy in an effort to return the church to a high position in the state.

=== Revoluție Stiințifică ===

Left-wing party calling for a focus on scientific development in the republic to meet the growing needs of the population and return Nova Caradia to a stable position in the international community more quickly.

=== Caradian Workers' Party ===

Left-wing party advocating for workers' rights and more government involvement in the economy.

== See Also ==

* [[Casa Legii/List of Parliamentary Acts]]
[[Category:Nova Caradia]]
[[Category:Government]]

Monarchy of Nova Caradia

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{{Nova Caradia article}}
{{Nova Caradian Monarch
|photo = File:KingNicolaeIPortraitColourised.png
|pronoun = His
|name = '''Nicolae I'''
|date = 1690
|reign = 1690 -
|royalfamily = {{unbulleted list|Queen Danielu|Prince Sebastian|Prince Alecsi}}
}}
The '''monarchy of Nova Caradia''' is the figurehead monarchy of [[Nova Caradia]]. It is derived from the same monarchical lineage as the monarchy of the [[Caradia|Caradian Duchy]], though Nova Caradia's monarchy is vitally different due to its almost nonexistent power compared to the totalitarian power exercised by the monarchy of the Duchy.

The monarchy was created in late 1689 in [[Mina Mițura]], the city where the royal family continues to live, with the so-called "Act de Covor Rosu" ("Red Carpet Act") granting the title to [[King-Saint Godrîc XI]], who changed his name to Nicolae I following his official coronation. The monarch resides in Palatul de Iederă ("The Palace of Ivy"), a small palace in Mina Mițura.

== Powers and Responsibility ==

The primary responsibility of the Nova Caradian monarch is as a ceremonial head of the nation, and as a national symbol. Prior to the creation of the office, Nova Caradians, who had been thus far under the absolute rule of their monarch for their entire lives, were at best uneasy about a democratically elected government with limits placed upon its power, and at worst were violently demanding a return to absolutist rule.

The Red Carpet Act of 1689 was intended to quell these fractious movements by instating the former King-Saint of Caradia as the King of Nova Caradia. Outlined in the Constitution are the powers of the monarch, which, at first glance, appear to grant him or her absolute power over the republic, through powers granted such as the ability to issue national declarations with the full force of law, and the signature of the monarch is required for any law of the [[Casa Legii]] to pass. However, both of these powers are limited, as the declarations of the monarch have no enforceable power without the signature of the [[President of Nova Caradia|President]], [[Prime Minister of Nova Caradia|Prime Minister]], and every member of the Casa Legii, rendering them effectively powerless, and the monarch cannot refuse to sign a bill into law which has already been voted on by the Casa Legii and signed by the President and Prime Minister. The restrictions on the monarch's power are kept from the Nova Caradian public with the intent of curtailing unrest among royalists.

== List of Monarchs ==

{| class="wikitable"
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! Portrait !! Name !! Reign !! Presidents !! Prime Ministers !! Notes
|-
| [[File:KingNicolaeIPortraitColourised.png|100px]] || King Nicolae I || 1690 - || [[Pândi Procescu]] || [[Milana Împotriva]] || First monarch of the Republic
|}

== Biographies ==

=== King Nicolae I ===

[[File:KingNicolaeIPortraitColourised.png|left|thumb|100px|Colourised black and white photos are the traditional style for portraits of the reigning monarch]]King Nicolae Vladislav Bogdan Calâseș I was born Nicolae Sfânt vân Ignatul Neric in Sînpișul Castle near [[Relacul]] to the late Duke Alecsi XIV of [[Caradia]]. He was tutored privately in the palace in various topics, including [[Black Flame|Flemic]] theology, military strategy, the patriotic history of the Duchy, and how to use the Serfești to suppress uprisings. He then attended political and military science classes at the Royal University of Relacul for eight years. Following the death of his father by seizure, and his being declared a Saint (which had also resulted in his name being changed to Godrîc), he ascended to the throne of Caradia as King-Saint Godrîc XI.

His rule over Caradia was a turbulent one. He was known to be intensely private, and is also now known to have made many of his political decisions based on the opinions of those amongst his Ducal Council, bending his own will and opinions to match those of his advisors. According to his wife, who has since changed her name from Miranda Flèchier to Danielu Flèchier Calâseș, he was far more moderate at home than in public, especially in areas where his advisors demanded the nation take an aggressive or militant policy toward other nations. During this time, he had a son, who he named Rando after his ancestor Duke Rando IV. The child's name has changed since the founding of the republic to Prince Sebastian.

In 1683, the Caradian Civil War broke out, and was immediately of extremely harsh consequence to all of Caradia and Godrîc XI in particular. The capital was besieged by rebel forces, forcing Godrîc to be airlifted by military airship to the equally besieged [[Porto Vormouna]]. Godrîc attempted to keep the city held together through his presence, but the rapidly deteriorating state of both the military defenses against the rebels and the social atmosphere led to riots and violence eventually directed even at the King-Saint himself, forcing Godrîc to attempt to flee the city in his flagship Flacără Class Cruiser. This was just as he was contacted by the settlers at [[Mina Mițura]], to which he left for with his family.

Following the declaration of the republic on Godrîc's suggestion, he changed his name and title to King Nicolae I, announcing that he was less sure in his Flemic faith and felt that he could not in good conscience remain a King-Saint. Since then, he has remained mostly within the royal residence of the Palatul de Iederă with his family. Queen Danielu, who has been willing to speak to the press, said that the King was distraught over the destruction of the Duchy and the presumed deaths of over two million people, including the King's brother Alecsi Droguți. Despite this, Danielu bore a second son in early 1690, who was named Prince Alecsi.

King Nicolae I returned to public politics with a strong speech in front of the monarchy's under-construction new residence in [[Rorfast]], Palatul Bijuteriilor, where he expressed a desire to be closer to Nova Caradian politics and participate directly in certain regards, creating the political ideology of [[Calâseșism]].

==== Prince Sebastian ====

[[File:Prince Sebastian of Nova Caradia.png|left|thumb|100px]]Prince Sebastian Dracul Grigore Calâseș was born in Sînpișul Castle, [[Relacul]], in late 1679. His birth came close before the outbreak of the Caradian Civil War, and thus Sebastian spent most of his youth in a perilous situation constantly in fear of the discovery by rebels. Because of this, he had received no formal teaching when he arrived in the nascent republic, and he was also soon diagnosed (after treatment at the request of Queen Danielu) with multiple mental abnormalities including PTSD, which Danielu said may have originated in a particularly distressing missile strike on their residence in Porto Vormouna. Sebastian has made public the notion that he does not desire the throne of Nova Caradia, and has deferred the status of Heir Apparent to his younger brother Alecsi.

Concerns have also been raised about whether Sebastian is fit to rule due to his mental impairments, trauma, and lack of education and schooling. Though he has entered into private tutoring and is receiving treatment for his conditions, some citizens believe that Sebastian should have no claim to the throne at all.

Despite his handicaps, Prince Alecsi was sent to public school, eschewing private tutoring in the second half of his education in the hopes of exposing him to the opinions and beliefs of the common citizenry.

==== Prince Alecsi ====

[[File:Prince Alecsi of Nova Caradia.jpg|left|thumb|100px]]Prince Alecsi Gheorghe Ion Calâseș was born in Palatul de Iederă in Mina Mițura in early 1690. Complications resulting from his birth left his mother, Queen Danielu, permanently injured and unable to bear children (an event that reportedly was the reason behind King Nicolae I choosing to spend some of the royal treasury to finance the construction of new hospitals in the republic, which indirectly aided the [[Genesis Initiative]]). He is the Heir Apparent to the Nova Caradian throne after a deferment of the status by his older brother Sebastian.

[[Category:Government]]

Foreign affairs of Nova Caradia

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{{Nova Caradia article}}
The foreign affairs of [[Nova Caradia]] are the responsibility of the [[President of Nova Caradia]], as head of state of the republic, and the Ministry of the Exterior. By law, the President has supreme power over any and all foreign affairs of the nation, though in principle the [[Casa Legii]] has power as well because the Minister of the Exterior is appointed by the [[Prime Minister of Nova Caradia|Prime Minister]], and the President and Minister of the Exterior often seek council with the Senat, which also possesses the authority to draft treaties.

== Overview ==

Although it is technically the successor state to the [[Caradia|Duchy of Caradia]], the republic refused to assume the responsibilities of the Duchy due to the republic’s vastly differing views regarding the object of foreign relations.

Nova Caradia’s primary goal through its foreign relations is the promotion of concepts antithetical to the centrifugal properties of the Duchy of Caradia at the time of its collapse. These include the promotion of democracy and the promotion of the freedom of navigation. The republic is positioned as an opponent of bloc politics, and opposes overpowering international political alliances.

Since the passage of the [[Casa Legii/List of Parliamentary Acts|Equality of Life Act]], Nova Caradia seeks to promote equality and nondiscrimination for certain marginalised groups, especially certain non-human species which are under threat from [[Defence Against Anomalous Phenomena|certain organisations]].

== Ministry of the Exterior ==

The foreign relations of the republic are mostly dealt with by the Ministry of the Exterior, currently headed by Minister of the Exterior Constantin Antonescu under Prime Minister [[Milana Împotriva]]. Ambassadors appointed by the President and serving under the Minister of the Exterior operate most common foreign relations, with either the President or Minister of the Exterior representing the nation to the international community at large (usually the President).

== Political Relations & Travel Status ==

*Friendly - The republic and the nation in question have a productive relationship with little to no disagreements
*Positive - The republic and the nation in question have an amicable relationship that is open to future improvements
*Neutral - The republic and the nation in question have a cordial relationship; typically assigned to nations with no contact with the republic
*Negative - The republic and the nation in question have a cold relationship and have significant policy disagreements; the republic may or may not accept future interactions with the nation
*Hostile - The republic and the nation in question have a hostile relationship, and differences do not allow for productive conversation
*War - The republic and the nation in question are at war

Statuses are re-evaluated at the end of each year, or whenever nations are added to the MCS map.
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! width="10%"|Country
! Outlook
! width="10%"|Visa requirement
! Notes
|-
|{{team flag|Alduria-Wechua}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]].
|-
|{{Team flag|Arbor}}
|bgcolor=#f7cc81 align="center"|Negative
|bgcolor=#ffbbbb align="center"|Travel prohibited
|No prior contact. Travel prohibited except in the case of asylum seekers or refugees due to ties to [[Anti-Vanicism|Vanicism]].
|-
|{{Team flag|Bassarid Empire}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
|-
|{{Team flag|Bassarid Periphery}}
|bgcolor=#f7cc81 align="center"|Negative
|bgcolor=#f7cc81 align="center"|Travel restricted
|No prior contact. Concerns over ties to [[Alliance of the Bassarid Oceans|piracy]] reduce the republic’s opinion of the Bassarid Periphery.
|-
|{{team flag|Batavia}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]].
|-
|{{Team flag|Byalia}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
|-
|{{Team flag|Çakaristan}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
|-
|{{team flag|Calbion}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]].
|-
|{{Team flag|Constancia}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]].
|-
|{{Team flag|Craitland}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
|-
|{{Team flag|Dark Berry Islands}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
|-
|{{Team flag|Drak-Modan}}
|bgcolor=#f7cc81 align="center"|Negative
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]]. Strongly against Drak-Modan's highly discriminatory policies against heterosexuals.
|-
|{{Team flag|Elwynn}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]].
|-
|{{Team flag|Floria}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]].
|-
|{{Team flag|Goëtia}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
|-
|{{Team flag|Graecia}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]].
|-
|{{Team flag|Hurmu}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]].
|-
|{{team flag|International Mandate}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
|-
|{{Team flag|Jääland}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
|-
|{{Team flag|Jingdao}}
|bgcolor=#f7cc81 align="center"|Negative
|bgcolor=#f7cc81 align="center"|Travel restricted
|No prior contact. Jingdao’s cultivation of a cultish worship of the state is disturbing to the republic in its similarity to the previous government of Caradia. Proselytizing of any [[Jingbuism|Jingbuist]] or [[Pan-Jingdaoism|Pan-Jingdaoist]] ideas is prohibited in the republic.
|-
|{{team flag|Kalgachia}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]].
|-
|{{Team flag|Lostisland}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
|-
|{{Team flag|Meckelnburgh}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
|-
|{{Team flag|Mercury}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
|-
|{{Team flag|Natopia}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]].
|-
|{{Team flag|New Batavia}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
|-
|{{Team flag|Nova England}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
|-
|{{Team flag|Palesmenia}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
|-
|{{Team flag|Phinbella}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
|-
|{{Team flag|Plazas de Irian}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
|-
|{{Team flag|Port Balaine}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
|-
|{{Team flag|Ralgon}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]].
|-
|{{Team flag|Ransenar}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]].
|-
|{{Team flag|Réunion}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
|-
|{{Team flag|Sanama}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]].
|-
|{{Team flag|Sankt Ludwigshafen}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
|-
|{{Team flag|Sanpantul}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
|-
|{{Team flag|Senya}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
|-
|{{Team flag|Shireroth}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]].
|-
|{{Team flag|South Sea Islands}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
|-
|{{Team flag|Suren}}
|bgcolor=#f7cc81 align="center"|Negative
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|[[Operation Green Hammer#International responses|Rash statements]] by the Surenshah of the Suren Confederacy resulted in a worsening opinion of the nation.
|-
|{{Team flag|Tellia}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]].
|-
|{{Team flag|The Hexarchy}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]].
|-
|{{Team flag|Thraci Confederation}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]].
|-
|{{Team flag|Unified Governorates}}
|bgcolor=#f7cc81 align="center"|Negative
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]]. Regarded not as a sovereign nation but as a vehicle for [[Raspur Pact|the Raspur Pact's]] interests.
|-
|{{Team flag|Voxland}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
|-
|{{Team flag|West Skerry and Sri Pashana}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|No prior contact.
|-
|{{Team flag|Zeed}}
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Neutral
|bgcolor=#ffffbb align="center"|Visa required
|Interactions through the [[MTO]].
|}

== Treaties ==

Nova Caradia is party to the following international treaties:

*[https://hub.mn/forum/viewtopic.php?f=119&t=9292 General Membership Treaty of the MTO]
*[https://hub.mn/forum/viewtopic.php?f=119&t=9293#p94977 Small Treaty of Non-Aggression]
*[https://hub.mn/forum/viewtopic.php?f=119&t=9293#p94980 Convention on the Establishment of a Commonwealth Court]
*[https://hub.mn/forum/viewtopic.php?f=119&t=9293#p94983 Convention on the Laws of the Seas]

[[Category:Nova Caradia]]
[[Category:Diplomacy]]

Dragomir Icărușîi

2020-12-16T04:21:10Z

Caradia Gov:

{{Nova Caradia article}}
{{Person
|title =
|image = Dragomir Icărușîi.jpg
|position = Nova Caradian Representative to the MTO
|tenure = 1691 -
|born = 1644
|birthplace = Togărest, [[Caradia]]
|pol aff = Unită Caradia
|spouse = Nadia Părtovescu
|award = None
|nationality = [[Nova Caradia]]
|allegiance = Republic of Nova Caradia
|occupation = Nova Caradian Diplomat
|signature =
}}
'''Dragomir Icărușîi''' is a diplomat of the [[Nova Caradia|Republic of Nova Caradia]] who was appointed the representative with plenipotentiary powers of the republic to the [[Micras Treaty Organization]]. Previous to this, he served as an advisor to Baron [[Pedro Coramen|Pedro Osè du Lumina Coramen]] of the [[Salòdica Barony]] in the [[Caradia|Duchy of Caradia]].

== Early Life ==

Dragomir Icărușîi was born Dragomir Zdravac Icărușîi Lupei to the noble Lord Padul Lupei and Lady Iohanna Lupei of the Caradian city of Togărest. As the son of a noble household, Dragomir was offered free education throughout his mandatory education and onto higher education at the University of the Viscounty of Rovighi, where he would get a doctorate in political science and received an "honourable citation", a Caradian distinction for exemplary performance in a field of study one is not formally in classes for, in noble conduct. Dragomir, intending to follow his family and end up in nobility politics in Rovighi, took up working alongside his parents in the administration of the city of Togărest. When the Duchy was opened to the wider world by Duke Alecsi XIV, Dragomir, exposed to foreign political ideas, took on a more moderate view of politics and left Togărest to study at the newly-built Institute for Foreign Study in [[Relacul]], deferring his position as heir to the lordship of Togărest to his younger sister.

== Career ==

Dragomir left to the Caradian colony of [[Porto Vormouna]] soon after its founding, and competed with other nobles in a sought position as the advisor to the Baron of Salòdica, Pedro Osè du Lumina Coramen. Pedro would choose Dragomir as his advisor, though the moderate political ideology of Icărușîi clashed often with the highly conservative and authoritarian ideals of Coramen, causing a fractious air between the two much of the time.

Dragomir was still in the city when it came under attack by Xenoclastic rebels at the onset of the Caradian Civil War, during which Baron Pedro Coramen would die in a missile strike on his residence. Dragomir took residence in the shelter organised by then King-Saint Godrîc XI, now King Nicolae I, and continued living in the shelter until the King ordered a retreat to the open and [[The Green|green]] areas in the south of [[Eura]], when he would be one of the many carried by the King's flagship to the settlements in Nova Caradia.

In Nova Caradia, Dragomir proved his political aptitude and had originally intended to join the Partid Regalist, though he would in actuality eventually join the Unită Caradia party which was most in accord with his moderate policy. He would then work in the administration of the city of [[Brațav]], including a failed run for Domn of the city, before being appointed as representative to the MTO after the republic's application to the organisation was accepted.

[[Category:Fictional people]]

Dragomir Icărușîi

2020-12-16T03:46:02Z

Caradia Gov: Created page with "{{Nova Caradia article}} {{Person |title = |image = Dragomir Icărușîi.jpg |position = Nova Caradian Representative to the MTO |tenure = 1691 - |born = 1644 |birthplace = T..."

{{Nova Caradia article}}
{{Person
|title =
|image = Dragomir Icărușîi.jpg
|position = Nova Caradian Representative to the MTO
|tenure = 1691 -
|born = 1644
|birthplace = Togărest, [[Caradia]]
|pol aff = Unită Caradia
|spouse = Nadia Părtovescu
|award = None
|nationality = [[Nova Caradia]]
|allegiance = Republic of Nova Caradia
|occupation = Nova Caradian Diplomat
|signature =
}}
'''Dragomir Icărușîi''' is a diplomat of the [[Nova Caradi|Republic of Nova Caradia]] who was appointed the representative with plenipotentiary powers of the republic to the [[Micras Treaty Organization]]. Previous to this, he served as an advisor to Baron [[Pedro Coramen|Pedro Osè du Lumina Coramen]] of the [[Salòdica Barony]] in the [[Caradia|Duchy of Caradia]].

== Early Life ==

Dragomir Icărușîi was born Dragomir Zdravac Icărușîi Lupei to the noble Lord Padul Lupei and Lady Iohanna Lupei of the Caradian city of Togărest. As the son of a noble household, Dragomir was offered free education throughout his mandatory education and onto higher education at the University of the Viscounty of Rovighi, where he would get a doctorate in political science and received an "honourable citation", a Caradian distinction for exemplary performance in a field of study one is not formally in classes for, in noble conduct. Dragomir, intending to follow his family and end up in nobility politics in Rovighi, took up working alongside his parents in the administration of the city of Togărest. When the Duchy was opened to the wider world by Duke Alecsi XIV, Dragomir, exposed to foreign political ideas, took on a more moderate view of politics and left Togărest to study at the newly-built Institute for Foreign Study in [[Relacul]], deferring his position as heir to the lordship of Togărest to his younger sister.

== Career ==

Dragomir left to the Caradian colony of [[Porto Vormouna]] soon after its founding, and competed with other nobles in a sought position as the advisor to the Baron of Salòdica, Pedro Osè du Lumina Coramen. Pedro would choose Dragomir as his advisor, though the moderate political ideology of Icărușîi clashed often with the highly conservative and authoritarian ideals of Coramen, causing a fractious air between the two much of the time.

Dragomir was still in the city when it came under attack by Xenoclastic rebels at the onset of the Caradian Civil War, during which Baron Pedro Coramen would die in a missile strike on his residence. Dragomir took residence in the shelter organised by then King-Saint Godrîc XI, now King Nicolae I, and continued living in the shelter until the King ordered a retreat to the open and [[The Green|green]] areas in the south of [[Eura]], when he would be one of the many carried by the King's flagship to the settlements in Nova Caradia.

In Nova Caradia, Dragomir proved his political aptitude and had originally intended to join the Partid Regalist, though he would in actuality eventually join the Unită Caradia party which was most in accord with his moderate policy. He would then work in the administration of the city of [[Brațav]], including a failed run for Domn of the city, before being appointed as representative to the MTO after the republic's application to the organisation was accepted.

[[Category:Fictional people]]

File:Dragomir Icărușîi.jpg

2020-12-16T03:45:47Z

Caradia Gov:

President of Nova Caradia

2020-12-16T01:51:38Z

Caradia Gov:

{{Nova Caradia article}}
{{Nova Caradian President
|photo = File:Pândi Procescu.jpeg
|name = Iohan Pândi Procescu
|date = 1690
|presidency = 1690 -
}}
The '''President of Nova Caradia''', or "Președinte" in Sarnechi, is the head of state of [[Nova Caradia]] and wields executive power which is shared with the [[Prime Minister of Nova Caradia|Prime Minister]], and also bears some legislative power shared with the [[Casa Legii]]. The President has the responsibility of nominating a Prime Minister from among the representatives of the Ședință, and of representing the republic as head of state. The office was created with the 1689 Constitution of Nova Caradia, with its first holder being [[Pândi Procescu]], who had also headed the Constitutional Council that drafted the constitution.

The President is elected by simple popular vote amongst the adult (18+) population of Nova Caradia to a four year term, with a maximum of three terms. The President as styled as "His/Her Excellency".

== Powers ==

The President is defined in the constitution as being the head of executive power in the republic, and has a number of powers enshrined in the constitution as well as some that are outlined but not strictly defined in the constitution. In any case, the President is liable to the Casa Legii, and must enjoy its confidence to remain in power.

=== Powers of Appointment ===

The President of the Republic has the power to nominate a Prime Minister from among the Ședință, though this appointment must be confirmed by a vote from the Ședință. In addition, the President has uncontested power to appoint to the following positions:

* Stăpâni of districts
* Ambassadors to foreign nations
* Chief of General Staff to the [[Armed Forces of Nova Caradia|armed forces]]
* Heads of Parliamentary Commissions

=== Other Powers ===

In addition to the powers of appointment, the President of the republic has the power to issue presidential orders, which are defined as temporary laws or initiatives that have the force of law unless repealed by the Casa Legii. These can include temporary restrictions such as quarantines or travel bans, or can be resolutions to accomplish a goal by a set time, such as setting a production goal for a certain industry or an importation goal within a set amount of time.

The President has the right to veto incoming bills from the Casa Legii that have passed both the Ședință and the Senat. This veto can be overturned by a four-fifths majority vote from the Ședință.

As the highest representative of the republic, the President has the sole power to sign or revoke treaties from foreign powers. The President does not have the power to write such a treaty, as that power is delegated to the Senat.

== List of Presidents ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Photograph !! Name !! Presidency !! Prime Ministers !! Party !! Notes
|-
| [[File:Pândi Procescu.jpeg|100px]] || Iohan Pândi Procescu || 1690 - || [[Milana Împotriva]] || Unită Caradia || First President of the republic
|}

== Timeline of Presidential Actions ==

=== Pândi Procescu (1st President of the Republic, 1st Term) ===

In VI.1690, as his first action representing the nation, Pândi Procescu issued a formal apology on behalf of Caradia regarding its action in instigating an [[Southern Control Zone|irresponsible, unenforceable, and delusional attempt to blockade the entire southern ice cap]]. The text of the apology was as follows:

{{quote|With respect to the Duchy of Caradia's involvement in the disastrous Southern Control Zone, the Republic of Nova Caradia would like to formally apologise for what was most assuredly a reckless attempt by an insecure nation inexperienced in diplomatic affairs to assert dominance it could not project over an area it did not control. These actions now have the full condemnation of the republican government, and we would assure all those who would engage in relations with the republic that the views of the Duchy regarding international waters do not represent the views of the current government. We recognise and agree with the freedom of navigation upon international waters, and pledge ourselves to the maintenance of that freedom within our area of influence.|Signed, President Pândi Procescu of the Republic of Nova Caradia}}

Procescu issued a presidential order in early VII.1690 outlawing wage slavery and setting a minimum wage. This was followed by the drafting of a bill in the Ședință to enshrine the minimum wage as a permanent law.

As an executive order on 23.III.1691, President Procescu repealed the [[Casa Legii/List of Parliamentary Acts|Golden Green Act]]. This action met no resistance in the Casa Legii, and was thus upheld.

Under President Procescu, Nova Caradia applied to and [https://hub.mn/forum/viewtopic.php?f=118&p=101907&sid=907d23990c359f6ceb9a0934e3839b44#p101907 was admitted to] the [[MTO]] on 12.VIII.1691. Procescu appointed [[Dragomir Icărușîi]] as representative of the republic to the Organisation. Procescu also signed the MTO [https://hub.mn/forum/viewtopic.php?f=119&t=9292 General Membership Treaty], as well as the [https://hub.mn/forum/viewtopic.php?f=119&t=9293#p94977 Small Treaty of Non-Aggression], [https://hub.mn/forum/viewtopic.php?f=119&t=9293#p94980 Convention on the Establishment of a Commonwealth Court], and [https://hub.mn/forum/viewtopic.php?f=119&t=9293#p94983 Convention on the Laws of the Seas].

[[Category:Nova Caradia]]
[[Category:Government]]

President of Nova Caradia

2020-12-16T01:39:37Z

Caradia Gov:

{{Nova Caradia article}}
{{Nova Caradian President
|photo = File:Pândi Procescu.jpeg
|name = Iohan Pândi Procescu
|date = 1690
|presidency = 1690 -
}}
The '''President of Nova Caradia''', or "Președinte" in Sarnechi, is the head of state of [[Nova Caradia]] and wields executive power which is shared with the [[Prime Minister of Nova Caradia|Prime Minister]], and also bears some legislative power shared with the [[Casa Legii]]. The President has the responsibility of nominating a Prime Minister from among the representatives of the Ședință, and of representing the republic as head of state. The office was created with the 1689 Constitution of Nova Caradia, with its first holder being [[Pândi Procescu]], who had also headed the Constitutional Council that drafted the constitution.

The President is elected by simple popular vote amongst the adult (18+) population of Nova Caradia to a four year term, with a maximum of three terms. The President as styled as "His/Her Excellency".

== Powers ==

The President is defined in the constitution as being the head of executive power in the republic, and has a number of powers enshrined in the constitution as well as some that are outlined but not strictly defined in the constitution. In any case, the President is liable to the Casa Legii, and must enjoy its confidence to remain in power.

=== Powers of Appointment ===

The President of the Republic has the power to nominate a Prime Minister from among the Ședință, though this appointment must be confirmed by a vote from the Ședință. In addition, the President has uncontested power to appoint to the following positions:

* Stăpâni of districts
* Ambassadors to foreign nations
* Chief of General Staff to the [[Armed Forces of Nova Caradia|armed forces]]
* Heads of Parliamentary Commissions

=== Other Powers ===

In addition to the powers of appointment, the President of the republic has the power to issue presidential orders, which are defined as temporary laws or initiatives that have the force of law unless repealed by the Casa Legii. These can include temporary restrictions such as quarantines or travel bans, or can be resolutions to accomplish a goal by a set time, such as setting a production goal for a certain industry or an importation goal within a set amount of time.

The President has the right to veto incoming bills from the Casa Legii that have passed both the Ședință and the Senat. This veto can be overturned by a four-fifths majority vote from the Ședință.

As the highest representative of the republic, the President has the sole power to sign or revoke treaties from foreign powers. The President does not have the power to write such a treaty, as that power is delegated to the Senat.

== List of Presidents ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Photograph !! Name !! Presidency !! Prime Ministers !! Party !! Notes
|-
| [[File:Pândi Procescu.jpeg|100px]] || Iohan Pândi Procescu || 1690 - || [[Milana Împotriva]] || Unită Caradia || First President of the republic
|}

== Timeline of Presidential Actions ==

=== Pândi Procescu (1st President of the Republic, 1st Term) ===

In VI.1690, as his first action representing the nation, Pândi Procescu issued a formal apology on behalf of Caradia regarding its action in instigating an [[Southern Control Zone|irresponsible, unenforceable, and delusional attempt to blockade the entire southern ice cap]]. The text of the apology was as follows:

{{quote|With respect to the Duchy of Caradia's involvement in the disastrous Southern Control Zone, the Republic of Nova Caradia would like to formally apologise for what was most assuredly a reckless attempt by an insecure nation inexperienced in diplomatic affairs to assert dominance it could not project over an area it did not control. These actions now have the full condemnation of the republican government, and we would assure all those who would engage in relations with the republic that the views of the Duchy regarding international waters do not represent the views of the current government. We recognise and agree with the freedom of navigation upon international waters, and pledge ourselves to the maintenance of that freedom within our area of influence.|Signed, President Pândi Procescu of the Republic of Nova Caradia}}

Procescu issued a presidential order in early VII.1690 outlawing wage slavery and setting a minimum wage. This was followed by the drafting of a bill in the Ședință to enshrine the minimum wage as a permanent law.

As an executive order on 23.III.1691, President Procescu repealed the [[Casa Legii/List of Parliamentary Acts|Golden Green Act]]. This action met no resistance in the Casa Legii, and was thus upheld.

Under President Procescu, Nova Caradia applied to and [https://hub.mn/forum/viewtopic.php?f=118&p=101907&sid=907d23990c359f6ceb9a0934e3839b44#p101907 was admitted to] the [[MTO]] on 12.VIII.1691. Procescu appointed [[Dragomir Icărușîi]] as representative of the republic to the Organisation.

[[Category:Nova Caradia]]
[[Category:Government]]

Draguți

2020-12-14T22:06:02Z

Caradia Gov: Created page with "{{Nova Caradia article}} {{Infobox City Comprehensive |name = Draguți |image = Draguți Collage.png |imagetext = Top: View of the sea Bottom: The village from above |motto..."

{{Nova Caradia article}}
{{Infobox City Comprehensive
|name = Draguți
|image = Draguți Collage.png
|imagetext = Top: View of the sea Bottom: The village from above
|motto = ''Nici un Loc Prea Dur''
|map = DraguțiMap.png
|nation = Nova Caradia
|districtname = District
|district = Frate
|lang = [[wikipedia:Romanian language|Sarnechi]]
|demnoun = Draguții
|demadj = Draguții
|govtype = Mayoral
|leadertitle = Domn
|leader = Elina Chisica
|estdate = {{AN|1690}}
|pop = 71,193
|abbrev = DRAG
}}
Draguți is a city on the eastern coast of [[Nova Caradia]], nearby the channel between the mainland and [[Strigăt Island]], and is the capital of the district of Frate. Despite being a relatively underdeveloped village, Draguți experienced a burst of investment when large pockets of natural gas were discovered nearby the settlement, resulting in the [[Soare Stralucitor Energy Company]] (SSEC) moving its main operations to the town.

The city is under partial control of the company, with Elina Chisica, one of the company’s prominent shareholders, being the local Domn. The city is mainly connected to other Nova Caradian cities through a coastal highway connecting it to [[Brațav]] and a ferry service that connects it to [[Cetate pe Vârf]].

== Etymology ==

The town was originally named “Dună”, due to its proximity to [[Eura]]’s sandy plains and desert to the north of the republic in which the city lies. It was eventually renamed by a grieving [[Monarchy of Nova Caradia|King Nicolae I]] along with the district that the city was in, the district being named “Frate” (“Brother”), and the city being renamed to “Draguți”, both in honour of King Nicolae’s brother [[Alecsi Droguți]], who was believed to have perished at the collapse of [[Caradia]], though the latter name was slightly corrupted to fit in the word patterns of the modern iteration of [[wikipedia:Romanian language|Sarnechi]].

== Energy Industry ==

[[File:SSEC Refinery.jpeg|left|200px|thumb|SSEC Refinery #1]]The energy industry of Draguți is under complete control by the SSEC, with every part of the process between extracting natural gas and the storage of the carbon monoxide resulting from its use in manufacturing hydrogen fuel owned by the company. The company makes as much effort as reasonable to direct the efforts of the town toward the energy industry, importing food, water, and other things from Brațav on behalf of the city.

The city is not only home to the company’s headquarters, but also to 42 different hydrocarbon extraction wells nearby, with more under development. It also houses SSEC Refinery #1, the facility that both uses steam-methane methods to convert methane into hydrogen and also converts resulting carbon dioxide from the reaction into carbon monoxide to be used as a reducing agent and in metal manufacturing. Hydrogen created by the facility is stored in a palladium mesh tank inside the facility until the deposits of natural gas are drained and can be converted into underground hydrogen storage zones.

Energy produced for the town itself, however, mostly makes use of the stretches of arid land to the city’s north that have very high solar potential, with solar farm construction continually upgrading to support the city’s growing population in the face of increasing interest by the Nova Caradian government in hydrogen power.

== Infrastructure ==

The city’s focal point is the SSEC drilling and refining operations, and the majority of the city’s population works for the company in some fashion, while the remainder work largely for infrastructure investments intended to allow the city to continue its rapid growth rate. The city hosts multiple schools, a [[Reformed Church of the Black Flame|BRFN]] cathedral, a library, and a medical clinic funded by the Frate chapter of the [[Frăția de Cenușii]].

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{{Infobox Nation Comprehensive
|fullname = The Republic of Nova Caradia
|commonname = Nova Caradia
|flag = File:Nova Caradia Flag.png
|coa = File:Caradia CoA.png
|motto = "Să se Rupă Aceste Lanțuri" "''Let These Chains be Broken''"
|anthem = "Zorii unei Noi Libertăți" "''Dawn of a New Freedom''"
|map = File:Nova Caradia Claim 2.png
|capital = [[Rorfast]]
|largecity = [[Rorfast]]
|lang = Sarnechi
|demnoun = Caradian, Nova Caradian
|demadj = Caradian, Nova Caradian
|govtype = Semi-Presidential Republic
|headofstatetitle = [[President of Nova Caradia|President]]
|headofstate = [[Pândi Procescu]]
|headofgovernmenttitle = [[Prime Minister of Nova Caradia|Prime Minister]]
|headofgovernment = [[Milana Împotriva]]
|legislature = [[Casa Legii]]
|estdate = 1690 [[shire:AN|AN]]
|religion = [[Reformed Church of the Black Flame|BRFN]]
|pop = 722,513
|currency = [[Nova Caradian cupru|Cupru]] (Ͼ)
|abbrev = NVC
|drives_on = left
|animal = [[Snow Mastiff]]
|food = Necessity Bread
|drink = Cer Mort
}}
The '''Republic of Nova Caradia''', more commonly known as '''Nova Caradia''', is a [[wikipedia:Semi-presidential system|republic]] located on the southeastern coast of [[Eura]] and a series of nearby islands informally known to Nova Caradians as the "Isles of Hope" (Sarnechi: Insule are Speranței). Formed as the successor state to the [[Caradia|Duchy of Caradia]] after its collapse in a [[Caradian Civil War|civil war]], Nova Caradia is built on a foundation of rejection of policies that ensured the downfall of its predecessor, such as its extreme nationalism, totalitarian government, and intrinsic ties between religion and government. However, because the majority of its citizenry is formed of the fractured remains of the Caradian population, who had been previously conditioned by the monarchical regime to worship the state and its leader and denounce everything foreign as evil, its politics are heavily polarised between those who cannot let go of their past, and those who wish to change as much as possible in an attempt to stay stable and relevant in the international world.

== History ==

=== Prehistory and Formation ===

The official beginning of the Nova Caradian Republic was in early {{Tooltip|1690|November 2020}}, when the first government was formed in the halls of the [[Curtea de Rozmarin|Rosemary Court]] in the capital city of [[Rorfast]] following the democratic elections of the President and representatives of the [[Casa Legii]]. However, the trappings of the republic began around {{Tooltip|1688|September 2020}} when refugees of the [[Caradian Civil War]] first established a settlement on the largest of the Isles of Hope in [[Eura]]. This settlement would eventually become the city of [[Mina Mițura]], but at the time of its formation it was little more than a refugee camp, without any form of government or permanent structures, with the little authority that existed being vested with the few [[Black Flame|Flemic]] priests who had survived the violent dissolution of the Duchy and successfully fled with the rest of the citizenry. For months, the camp was near total anarchy without a viable source of food (as most of the settlers were Sarnechi, unused to and ignorant of manual labour) and with the militaristic conditioning of the Caradian people causing semi-tribalistic divisions to appear among the refugees, the settlement was near to dissolving into yet another of the roaming warbands of [[The Green]].

Thankfully for the settlers, however, news reached them that it was believed [[King-Saint Godrîc XI]], who was previously thought to have been killed during the war, was alive and in Eura. In fact, Godrîc was in the rapidly collapsing [[Porto Vormouna]], about to flee the city’s destruction on his flagship, a [[Flacără Class Cruiser]]. The settlement at the Isles of Hope quickly organised a missive to be sent requesting Godrîc come to rule them at the isles. Godrîc did eventually arrive at the isles, however it was not as glorious an arrival as was hoped. The settlers had ordered the construction of a palace for the king and his family, and the building, which would eventually become Palatul de Iederă, was livable at the time of Godrîc’s arrival on the isles, and he disappeared into the building for several days. None of the royal aides had reappeared, and the construction of the building was halted temporarily as the settlers waited for Godrîc to address the people, and thus it was not known what was happening inside the palace. Eventually, Godrîc reappeared and made a long speech, where he detailed a new plan for the Caradian people: to reject the principles of the Duchy that had caused its collapse nearly immediately after it declared itself a nation to the international community. He explained personal guilt for the nation’s upheaval, and outlined a plan to create a constitution and form a democratic society without a monarchy, with a modern, planned city as its capital.

Godrîc, who had also renamed and re-titled himself as King Nicolae as part of his program of rejecting the authoritative and oppressive past, quickly organised a vote among the citizens of the settlement to elect a constitutional council to assist him in writing a constitution for the new nation. The council, which was headed by [[Pândi Procescu|Iohan Pândi Procescu]], also served as an interim government, with the only two orders it issued during its tenure being the order of the construction of a new capital in Rorfast, and the search for and integration of any Caradian refugees on the surrounding islands and coast, the latter of which led to the incorporation of the settlements of [[Barochești]] and [[Brațav]].

The final draft of the constitution was written and officially adopted by the republic in late 1689. Campaigning for governmental positions immediately began, with new political parties being hastily-organised with the intent of creating a more organised government, though independent candidates made up a sizable portion of the candidates. The election resulted in centrist Pândi Procescu, who had headed the constitutional council as well, becoming the first President of the republic. The election marked the official formation of the republic, and also moved the capital and governmental centre from Mina Mițura to Rorfast, with the new authorities giving their oaths of office in the newly-finished Rosemary Court.

=== War of Establishment ===

Following its official formation, the nascent republic was extremely unstable politically. King Nicolae I remained isolated in his palace, and political thought mainly revolved around extremes, with a conservative alliance forming in the government led by the originally very conservate Partid Conservator Național. Concerns rising from political extremism, observed most evidently by the Partid Regalist and, to a lesser extent, the Black Flame Alliance, both members of the conservative coalition in government, put Nova Caradia in a precarious position on the continent.

However, this coalition which had formed quickly dissolved almost as quickly, though it formally still existed, as the Partid Conservator became more and more moderate, cooperating often especially with the Unită Caradia party, the party of the nation’s first president, [[Pândi Procescu]]. At the same time, it became increasingly apparent that while Nova Caradian citizens possessed the skills and willpower necessary to resurrect a healthy industrial economy, the process must be taken one step at a time.

To this end, Prime Minister [[Milana Împotriva]] enacted a plan originally named the “Step-by-Step Plan”, but later renamed to the [[Genesis Initiative]], which would attempt over the next few years to build up a sizable “base” on which to build a modern economy. The plan, according to the Minister of Finance, was to fund the necessities to allow them to get up to speed, these being defence (funding the [[Armed Forces of Nova Caradia|NCDF]]), power (funding construction of solar and wind farms and the Apă Electrică plant), and food (giving subsidies to farms and passing the [[Casa Legii/List of Parliamentary Acts|Golden Green Act]]). These were to be accompanied by focused industrial buildup of major urban areas.

This plan was put into action, and appeared to be working well until attacks by stateless peoples in the Green rapidly increased as new farms were founded outside of the jurisdiction of the republic’s claimed borders. These attacks were at first ignored in favour of political battles stemming from [https://vocearepublicii.wordpress.com/2020/11/21/ufini-senat-member-calls-for-the-death-of-eura/ combative remarks] from the Partid Regalist in district Senate. However, more attention was payed to the border when a [[Operation Green Hammer#Tor Gol Skirmish|serious attack]] was reported against a border patrol. To this end, the command of the NCDF enacted [[Operation Green Hammer]], which had the expressed intent of securing lands on which Nova Caradian farmers resided under the Golden Green Act.

The plan went on for months with major success against the stateless raiders, who mainly failed in their lack of organisation and sophisticated weaponry, and eventually incorporated [[Strigăt Island]] into the nation as a semi-autonomous territory. However, military action by the nation so far north of its original landing site two years after its original landing provoked some [[Operation Green Hammer#International responses|ire]] from certain [[Suren|nations]] indigenous to the continent, and was raised as a point of concern in the concurrent [[Fontainebleau Accords]].

Perception by foreign nations quickly became a hotly debated topic in the Casa Legii, with the majority of representatives favouring at the very least a policy of moderate appeasement. However, more radical representatives continued to taint the nation’s reputation until an [https://vocearepublicii.wordpress.com/2020/12/05/partid-regalist-lambasted-for-violence/ altercation] took place in the Ufini district Senat resulted in the arrest of several Partid Regalist Senatori and the expulsion of the Partid Regalist from the ruling coalition, resulting in a new government coalition forming between the liberal, centrist, and conservative parties with a policy of “nation first, politics second”. This resulted in a far more stable political climate receiving the new territories admitted after the [[Operation Green Hammer#The Capcană de Urs Plan|victory]] of the NCDF over the stateless attackers at Iunie. Following Casa Legii elections in the new territories, the coalition government held a large majority in both houses of the Casa Legii.

The end of the operation also resulted in the repeal of the Golden Green Act, as all the land that had been settled by the act was perceived to be less of a controversial issue if it was directly claimed by the republic. To ensure a similar event would not occur in the future, the end of the operation also saw more investment in the republic’s border defence, including the construction of a series of [[Tabere de Barieră|military camps]] along the border to serve as training camps for new NCDF recruits and as a defensive line to prevent future incursion by stateless militants.

== Politics ==

=== Government ===

The federal government of Nova Caradia is established in the nation’s constitution to be split into different branches of government. The executive government is composed only of the [[President of Nova Caradia|President]] and technically the [[Monarchy of Nova Caradia|Monarch]], though in practice the monarch has vastly diminished power compared to the old Duchy, being comparable to figurehead monarchies in other nations. The legislative government is composed of the [[Casa Legii|House of Law]] (Sarnechi: Casa Legii), a bicameral legislature divided into the Ședință and the Senat, with both houses being presided over by a [[Prime Minister of Nova Caradia|Prime Minister]] nominated from the representatives in the Ședință. The judicial government is comprised only of the Supreme Court, which is composed of a total of nine judiciaries; four appointed by the President, four appointed by the Prime Minister, and one Supreme Judiciary elected by the Nova Caradian people. The President, Casa Legii representatives, and the Supreme Judiciary are all elected democratically through a popular vote by the Nova Caradian public once every four years, while the Prime Minister and their cabinet is nominated by the President and voted into office by the Ședință for four years.

In the early days of this government it faced some pushback from the Nova Caradian people, who had been up to this point used to the totalitarian monarchical regime of the Duchy. Riots broke out across the nation’s new capital of Rorfast mere months before it entered the phase in its construction where it would be livable after King Nicolae announced his desires to resign as monarch of Caradia and leave the future of the reborn nation to the people. The rioters stormed civil offices in the city, damaging property and planting signs and flags demanding Nicolae return as monarch. After only a few weeks of these riots, Nicolae capitulated and promised to ensure his place in the new government, and, when the first government was formed in the Rosemary Court, the first act of the Senat was to amend the Constitution to afford Nicolae a position as figurehead monarch. As such, while Nova Caradian law technically requires the monarch’s affirmation of laws and presidential orders, whatever section of the government is requesting the monarch’s affirmation has the constitutional ability to compel the monarch’s agreement through "Royal Advice".

=== Foreign Relations ===

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Nova Caradia's foreign policy is handled by the President and the Ministry of the Exterior, though in practice the Ministry has vastly more control in this area than the President, with the President's responsibility being mainly the appointment of ambassadors for the nation and personally representing the nation in international organisations (of which the republic is not currently a member). The majority of tasks are overseen by the Minister of the Exterior, a position appointed by the Prime Minister of the republic. The nation has a focus on its own safety and the protection of its sovereignty, a topic very important to a small nation with limited means of resistance against the superpowers of the world, and also has a policy of promoting its ideals, that is, the ideals antithetical to those expressed by the former Duchy of Caradia, such as democracy, human rights, and freedom of navigation. It also has an opposition to overpowering military blocs, especially the centralised military of the [[Raspur Pact]], that pose an existential threat to the sovereignty of non-member nations.

=== Military ===

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The armed forces of the republic are necessarily small, due to the nation's small size and the only existing supplies for the production of new military equipment and money for military training existing in the cargo that was able to be salvaged from the dissolved Duchy of Caradia before its destruction. That being said, Nova Caradia is no longer a "militant" nation, though it does recognise the necessity of an effective fighting force, and thus upon its creation organised the Defence Force of the Republic to perform limited military tasks in its territory and the Green just beyond.

At present, the Defence Force is the only existing branch of the armed forces. The naval arm of the force is stationed in Rorfast, while the land and formally the air forces are headquartered in Brațav; however, while the headquarters of the air forces is in Brațav, the equipment is housed in Mina Mițura, which is the only city in the republic with the room for an airport large enough to house the fighters and handful of airships owned by the air arm of the Defence Force.

As part of the Inițiativa Geneza, the Nova Caradian government invested in updated military equipment, though it did not yet release the restrictions on joining the service. The update included the purchase of standardised personal equipment for infantry, armoured vehicles, and two new corvettes from private companies based in Rorfast. The plan emphasised in this area the necessary effectiveness of the land forces, as they would be needed in the plan’s intention to expand farming outside of the republic’s borders into the Green of southern Eura. The intention was that upgraded equipment would allow the defence force to more effectively counteract raids on the farms from residents of the Green.

== Economy ==

[[File:Nova Caradian Farmers.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Nova Caradian farmers near Brațav]]In its early days, Nova Caradia's economy was defined by its reliance on the abundance of farmland suitable for grains-farming in its mainland territory. Due to a shortage in food and other raw materials, the government during this time encouraged rural Nova Caradian people to take up farming to supply the republic with much needed food. Because of this initiative, and the stock of industrial materials like steel and oil salvaged from old Caradian weapons and vehicles prior to the country's formation allowing for the republic to slowly start an industrial sector that began with the production of farming implements, the republic quickly began to develop a surplus of grain that allowed for less overall farmers and more industrial workers. Farming remained highly important to the internal economy, however.

The first private companies that began in the republic were construction companies that capitalised on the ongoing construction of the capital of Rorfast, and the expansion of the city of Brațav in an effort to establish its presence on the sea. These companies originally engaged in wage slavery of their employees, modeling their payment methods on companies in the old Duchy, but a presidential order outlawed this practice quickly to avoid the nation from falling back into old habits. Minimum wage was raised to Ƶ4/hour, considered to be just above the living wage in the republic.

In early VII.1690, President Pândi Procescu ordered the creation of a national bank in Rorfast. This would allow the republic to print new [[Zaikir]] banknotes (the currency was now a fiat system following the loss of the gold backing it). The bank subsequently announced that it would be slowly phasing out the Zaikir, as much of the currency had vanished with the Union it represented, and would be replacing it with the [[Nova Caradian cupru]]. The cupru was planned to be fully integrated by the end of 1691.

In late IX.1690, the Minister of Finance announced a plan to bring Nova Caradia’s economy up to standard by creating jobs, introducing financial plans, and funding public works projects under the name of the [[Genesis Initiative|Inițiativa Geneza]]. The plan included proposals to fund infrastructure, granting subsidies, encouraging investment, and standardisation of currency through the introduction of the Nova Caradian cupru. The initiative was expected to have appreciable results beginning in early 1693.

=== Energy ===

Originally, the republic was obliged by a lack of infrastructure to subsist off of energy provided by stocks of coal and oil that had been salvaged from the disintegrating Caradian Duchy applied to generators around cities. However, as part of the Genesis Initiative, the republic began investing in power plants that are worked by renewable sources, to make up for a lack of consumable resources in the republic's stockpile. Plans were introduced to take advantage of as much of the land available as possible, with the construction of multiple solar farms in the flatlands in the Ufini district, wind turbines along the coast to make use of the frequent strong winds, and the installation of a tidal power plant near the capital of Rorfast.

=== Transportation ===

==== Land ====

Outside of cities, the road network of the republic is very poor. The only road connecting cities in the republic is a two-lane road between Rorfast and Mina Mițura, and the only other roads are a combination of small paved roads and dirt tracks that connect Brațav to the farmlands in the Ufini district. Private vehicle ownership levels are low, and most transport from farms to the city is done via busses that run routes among the farmlands.

==== Air ====

[[File:Mina Mițura airfield.jpg|left|thumb|150px]]Nova Caradia, like its predecessor, focuses on travel by airship in order to reduce operating costs and reduce the risks of crashes. Mina Mițura Airfield is the largest and most used airfield in the republic, though it is not a proper airport, mainly being used as a take off and landing site for airships. The company [[Zboruri la Orizont]] engineers and constructs the majority of airships operated by [[Air Nova Caradia]]. Passenger flights are not common in the republic, but airships are the primary method of shipping cargo between cities.

== Geography ==

=== Physical Geography ===

[[File:Nova Caradia surveyors.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Nova Caradian surveyors inspecting potential farmland in Tadăcara]]While Nova Caradia is a small nation, it retains a fair degree of geographical diversity, especially when comparing its mainland settlement to the islands it occupies. The islands, in particular, have a partially isolated climate and geography from mainland Eura, as the islands are covered in rolling hills with some sharp mountains. Their location on the coast provide a somewhat less arid environment than the mainland, allowing for rain to be a common occurrence and for forests to cover much of the islands. The mainland, however, is closer to the climate and environment found over the rest of southern Eura, though the coast is still less dry than the inland areas. Slight rolling hills surround the coast, with them flattening out into tropical plains divided between areas where local ponds and small creeks have allowed outcrops of temperate rainforest vegetation to thrive, and the more arid plains that comprise the vast majority of the land area.

The climate of Nova Caradia is cold, leaving parts of the plains more similar to tundra than savannah. Its position on the coast also leaves it vulnerable to more extreme weather than is typical inland, with the islands often being battered by isolated storm systems. The natural corridor created between the high hills of the islands forces cold winds blowing from the antarctic to a higher pressure, causing cold winds to often be the weather of the coast.

=== Districts ===

The republic is divided into four separate voting districts that are represented by differing number of seats in the Ședință. The following is a list of districts and their general area:

{| class="wikitable"
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! Name !! Capital !! Location !! Ședință Seats
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| Rorfast Special District || [[Rorfast]] || The city of Rorfast and the surrounding suburbs || 3/103
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| Palat || [[Mina Mițura]] || [[File:Palat District (by Alperen).png|center|150px]] || 32/103
|-
| Ufini || [[Brațav]] || [[File:Ufini District (by Alperen).png|center|150px]] || 19/103
|-
| Tadăcara || [[Barochești]] || [[File:Tadăcara District (by Alperen).png|center|150px]] || 19/103
|-
| Câmpii || Capele || [[File:Câmpii District (by Alperen).png|center|150px]] || 12/103
|-
| Frate || [[Draguți]] || [[File:Frate District (by Alperen).png|center|150px]] || 18/103
|}

== Culture ==

=== Media ===

Media in Nova Caradia is run entirely by private companies, with interference in the media by the government being outlawed in the constitution. News companies comprise the majority of the nation's media, with ''[[Vocea Republicii]]'' (''"Voice of the Republic"'') being the most popular source of news in the republic. Little other media exists, with the exception of Viziune Clară Films, which has thus far been filming the birth of the republic with plans to turn the accumulated film into a documentary in early 1692.

=== Cuisine ===

Nova Caradian food has a propensity to consist largely of meats, though what kind of meat is varied, with some dishes possibly being crafted of mutton, pork, or fish depending on where it is made. At the republic's genesis, because of a general directive to "farm what you can", all different sources of food were found. Most dishes simply consist of a "grain" or a "meat", and the exact nature of these ingredients is left unspecified and are substituted by whatever is available in one's area.

Alcoholic drinks are extremely common, due in part to the expansive farmland on the republic's frontier not having reliable access to clean water when they were first settled, and thus alcohol was used to mask the taste of and cleanse some bacteria from dirty water. Though water infrastructure was expanded rapidly as it was a major matter of public concern, the commonality of alcohol remained.

==== National Food and Drink ====

The republic's national food, Necessity Bread (Sarnechi: Pâine de Necesitate), is a dish derived from the republic's early struggle for survival, in which bread was baked using many different types of grain (and also some vegetation that is not typically thought of as edible) mixed together, whatever was at hand. Despite the bread reportedly having a "pretty awful taste", it was designated as the national dish of the nation in remembrance of the early settlers' struggles.

Cer Mort ("Dead Heaven"), the nation's national drink, is a type of vodka distilled using wheat and mixed with extract from a particular plant native to the coast of southern Eura known to Nova Caradians as the "Moarte Dulce" ("Sweet Death"). The plant is a highly toxic, highly hallucinogenic reed that grows along coastlines and is known to cause vivid, typically very calming hallucinogenic sensations if ingested, though consuming any part of the plant can lead to death within thirty minutes. However, extract of part of the sap from the reed retains much of the plant's natural sweet taste and some of its hallucinogenic effect without retaining its toxin, thus allowing it to be mixed into the somewhat sweet, mildly hallucinogenic vodka. Also called "Evadare" ("Escape"), the drink is popular among the youth and among workers, often being drunk by manual labourers and farmers after the day's work is finished for its calming and euphoric effect.

=== Customs ===

The strongest social custom of Nova Caradians is the idea of the necessity of one being able to act on one's own ideas. The ability to take charge and act without provocation is seen as a positive trait amongst Nova Caradians, though this can come off as brash to outsiders. The most common application of this idea, especially in rural areas, is through citizen's desire for self-defence. Most Nova Caradian households own at least one small firearm for their protection, and small, town militias are common in areas of farmland. This is also due in part to Nova Caradians' extreme social stigma against thieves, as it is believed that thievery is one of the most pathetic crimes to commit, as it is believed that every member of the community should be able to live off of their own work, or else seek welfare assistance to get stable footing on which to launch one's own self-sufficiency. This leads to the perception that thievery is a pointless crime, and serves the benefit of no one, not even the thief.

== Demographics ==

[[File:Nova Caradia demographics.png|right|350px]]The vast majority of Nova Caradian citizens, according to the 1690 census, are of the Sarnechi ethnicity, which lends the [[wikipedia:Romanian language|Sarnechi language]] being the primary language of the nation. Officials are unsure what exactly caused Sarnechi citizens to be the most common survivors of the destruction of the Duchy, but most opinions include the generally elevated status of those of Sarnechi ethnicity in the old Duchy, and thus better access to emergency supplies that were needed to survive the event. This ethnicity includes both the Cearîm and the Scear, though it should be noted that less than 0.5% of the population of the republic are Scearick.

Of the remaining ethnicities in the republic, the Vosanski are the most prevalent, followed by Sacòvians, Cirics, and various other ethnicities.

=== Languages ===

By far the most common language in Nova Caradia is [[wikipedia:Romanian language|Sarnechi]], which is used throughout government and civilian life, and is taught in all schools. Speakers of Sarnechi as a first language number at 87 percent of the population of the republic, with 99 percent of the population being fluent as a first or second language.

Istvanistani, as an international lingua franca, is also required to be taught in schools and government documents are required to include translations in Sarnechi and Istvanistani. Overall, 71 percent of Nova Caradians speak Istvanistani, none as a first language.

Minor languages are spoken mainly in personal settings, with Vosanskiy and [[wikipedia:Maltese language|Parokan]] being the most common, the latter from refugees from the Ciric Confederacy. Neither of these languages are seen commonly, especially as their disparate language categorisation prevents native Sarnechi speakers from learning the languages easily, and as it is believed that Vosanskiy and Ciric ethnic groups in Nova Caradia are the only speakers of these languages on Micras, though some foreign languages are quite similar to Vosanskiy.

=== Religion ===

Following the downfall of the [[Black Flame|Church of the Black Flame]] due to the deaths of much of the leadership of the church during the civil war, and the failure of the remaining clergy to adequately provide leadership following the settlement of the early nation before it was properly administered upon the creation of the republic, many Nova Caradian citizens expressed distrust of the traditional church body, and membership fell to astronomically low numbers.

In response, the formation of the [[Reformed Church of the Black Flame]] occurred, which quickly became the most adhered to religion in the republic, with around 85% of the population conforming to that church. The remaining population is split between adherence to the old Church of the Black Flame, irreligiousness, and some following syncretist beliefs.

=== Education ===

Twelve years of public education is provided and required by the Nova Caradian government. Funding is handled by the national government, and standards and coordination are overseen by the Ministry of Education. School maintenance, teacher salary, and other necessary payments are paid for via income taxes. Public schools teach children mathematics, literature, Sarnechi and Istvanistani, and teach history courses on the history of Caradia and Nova Caradia that are periodically inspected by representatives from the Ministry of Education to ensure historical impartiality.

Higher education at colleges is publically funded for the first four years, and paid for four to eight additional years. Most industry careers require at least two years of higher education, though for certain manual labour and specialist careers do not require college studies and at most require certificates from four years of vocational education, which falls under the umbrella of publically funded higher education.

=== Non-Human Citizens ===

The opinion of the Nova Caradian government is that any sentient being capable of living in human society without innate disruption of that society should be guaranteed the same rights as humans. To this end, discrimination against individuals on the basis of species was criminalised in the [[Casa Legii/List of Parliamentary Acts|Equality of Life Act]]. The republic has policies in place to expedite the accepting of non-human refugees fleeing persecution in less accepting nations.

At present, the majority of the republic's non-human population consists of [[Dragons|dragons]] from the failed Ciric Confederacy, though this population still remains below five hundred individuals.

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Random things from the mind of Alecsi go here. Also a testing ground. Beware of radiation.

== To-Do List ==

*Revivify

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Nova Caradia

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{{Infobox Nation Comprehensive
|fullname = The Republic of Nova Caradia
|commonname = Nova Caradia
|flag = File:Nova Caradia Flag.png
|coa = File:Caradia CoA.png
|motto = "Să se Rupă Aceste Lanțuri" "''Let These Chains be Broken''"
|anthem = "Zorii unei Noi Libertăți" "''Dawn of a New Freedom''"
|map = File:Nova Caradia Claim 2.png
|capital = [[Rorfast]]
|largecity = [[Rorfast]]
|lang = Sarnechi
|demnoun = Caradian, Nova Caradian
|demadj = Caradian, Nova Caradian
|govtype = Semi-Presidential Republic
|headofstatetitle = [[President of Nova Caradia|President]]
|headofstate = [[Pândi Procescu]]
|headofgovernmenttitle = [[Prime Minister of Nova Caradia|Prime Minister]]
|headofgovernment = [[Milana Împotriva]]
|legislature = [[Casa Legii]]
|estdate = 1690 [[shire:AN|AN]]
|religion = [[Reformed Church of the Black Flame|BRFN]]
|pop = 722,513
|currency = [[Nova Caradian cupru|Cupru]] (Ͼ)
|abbrev = NVC
|drives_on = left
|animal = [[Snow Mastiff]]
|food = Necessity Bread
|drink = Cer Mort
}}
The '''Republic of Nova Caradia''', more commonly known as '''Nova Caradia''', is a [[wikipedia:Semi-presidential system|republic]] located on the southeastern coast of [[Eura]] and a series of nearby islands informally known to Nova Caradians as the "Isles of Hope" (Sarnechi: Insule are Speranței). Formed as the successor state to the [[Caradia|Duchy of Caradia]] after its collapse in a [[Caradian Civil War|civil war]], Nova Caradia is built on a foundation of rejection of policies that ensured the downfall of its predecessor, such as its extreme nationalism, totalitarian government, and intrinsic ties between religion and government. However, because the majority of its citizenry is formed of the fractured remains of the Caradian population, who had been previously conditioned by the monarchical regime to worship the state and its leader and denounce everything foreign as evil, its politics are heavily polarised between those who cannot let go of their past, and those who wish to change as much as possible in an attempt to stay stable and relevant in the international world.

== History ==

=== Prehistory and Formation ===

The official beginning of the Nova Caradian Republic was in early {{Tooltip|1690|November 2020}}, when the first government was formed in the halls of the [[Curtea de Rozmarin|Rosemary Court]] in the capital city of [[Rorfast]] following the democratic elections of the President and representatives of the [[Casa Legii]]. However, the trappings of the republic began around {{Tooltip|1688|September 2020}} when refugees of the [[Caradian Civil War]] first established a settlement on the largest of the Isles of Hope in [[Eura]]. This settlement would eventually become the city of [[Mina Mițura]], but at the time of its formation it was little more than a refugee camp, without any form of government or permanent structures, with the little authority that existed being vested with the few [[Black Flame|Flemic]] priests who had survived the violent dissolution of the Duchy and successfully fled with the rest of the citizenry. For months, the camp was near total anarchy without a viable source of food (as most of the settlers were Sarnechi, unused to and ignorant of manual labour) and with the militaristic conditioning of the Caradian people causing semi-tribalistic divisions to appear among the refugees, the settlement was near to dissolving into yet another of the roaming warbands of [[The Green]].

Thankfully for the settlers, however, news reached them that it was believed [[King-Saint Godrîc XI]], who was previously thought to have been killed during the war, was alive and in Eura. In fact, Godrîc was in the rapidly collapsing [[Porto Vormouna]], about to flee the city’s destruction on his flagship, a [[Flacără Class Cruiser]]. The settlement at the Isles of Hope quickly organised a missive to be sent requesting Godrîc come to rule them at the isles. Godrîc did eventually arrive at the isles, however it was not as glorious an arrival as was hoped. The settlers had ordered the construction of a palace for the king and his family, and the building, which would eventually become Palatul de Iederă, was livable at the time of Godrîc’s arrival on the isles, and he disappeared into the building for several days. None of the royal aides had reappeared, and the construction of the building was halted temporarily as the settlers waited for Godrîc to address the people, and thus it was not known what was happening inside the palace. Eventually, Godrîc reappeared and made a long speech, where he detailed a new plan for the Caradian people: to reject the principles of the Duchy that had caused its collapse nearly immediately after it declared itself a nation to the international community. He explained personal guilt for the nation’s upheaval, and outlined a plan to create a constitution and form a democratic society without a monarchy, with a modern, planned city as its capital.

Godrîc, who had also renamed and re-titled himself as King Nicolae as part of his program of rejecting the authoritative and oppressive past, quickly organised a vote among the citizens of the settlement to elect a constitutional council to assist him in writing a constitution for the new nation. The council, which was headed by [[Pândi Procescu|Iohan Pândi Procescu]], also served as an interim government, with the only two orders it issued during its tenure being the order of the construction of a new capital in Rorfast, and the search for and integration of any Caradian refugees on the surrounding islands and coast, the latter of which led to the incorporation of the settlements of [[Barochești]] and [[Brațav]].

The final draft of the constitution was written and officially adopted by the republic in late 1689. Campaigning for governmental positions immediately began, with new political parties being hastily-organised with the intent of creating a more organised government, though independent candidates made up a sizable portion of the candidates. The election resulted in centrist Pândi Procescu, who had headed the constitutional council as well, becoming the first President of the republic. The election marked the official formation of the republic, and also moved the capital and governmental centre from Mina Mițura to Rorfast, with the new authorities giving their oaths of office in the newly-finished Rosemary Court.

=== War of Establishment ===

Following its official formation, the nascent republic was extremely unstable politically. King Nicolae I remained isolated in his palace, and political thought mainly revolved around extremes, with a conservative alliance forming in the government led by the originally very conservate Partid Conservator Național. Concerns rising from political extremism, observed most evidently by the Partid Regalist and, to a lesser extent, the Black Flame Alliance, both members of the conservative coalition in government, put Nova Caradia in a precarious position on the continent.

However, this coalition which had formed quickly dissolved almost as quickly, though it formally still existed, as the Partid Conservator became more and more moderate, cooperating often especially with the Unită Caradia party, the party of the nation’s first president, [[Pândi Procescu]]. At the same time, it became increasingly apparent that while Nova Caradian citizens possessed the skills and willpower necessary to resurrect a healthy industrial economy, the process must be taken one step at a time.

To this end, Prime Minister [[Milana Împotriva]] enacted a plan originally named the “Step-by-Step Plan”, but later renamed to the [[Genesis Initiative]], which would attempt over the next few years to build up a sizable “base” on which to build a modern economy. The plan, according to the Minister of Finance, was to fund the necessities to allow them to get up to speed, these being defence (funding the [[Armed Forces of Nova Caradia|NCDF]]), power (funding construction of solar and wind farms and the Apă Electrică plant), and food (giving subsidies to farms and passing the [[Casa Legii/List of Parliamentary Acts|Golden Green Act]]). These were to be accompanied by focused industrial buildup of major urban areas.

This plan was put into action, and appeared to be working well until attacks by stateless peoples in the Green rapidly increased as new farms were founded outside of the jurisdiction of the republic’s claimed borders. These attacks were at first ignored in favour of political battles stemming from [https://vocearepublicii.wordpress.com/2020/11/21/ufini-senat-member-calls-for-the-death-of-eura/ combative remarks] from the Partid Regalist in district Senate. However, more attention was payed to the border when a [[Operation Green Hammer#Tor Gol Skirmish|serious attack]] was reported against a border patrol. To this end, the command of the NCDF enacted [[Operation Green Hammer]], which had the expressed intent of securing lands on which Nova Caradian farmers resided under the Golden Green Act.

The plan went on for months with major success against the stateless raiders, who mainly failed in their lack of organisation and sophisticated weaponry, and eventually incorporated [[Strigăt Island]] into the nation as a semi-autonomous territory. However, military action by the nation so far north of its original landing site two years after its original landing provoked some [[Operation Green Hammer#International responses|ire]] from certain [[Suren|nations]] indigenous to the continent, and was raised as a point of concern in the concurrent [[Fontainebleau Accords]].

Perception by foreign nations quickly became a hotly debated topic in the Casa Legii, with the majority of representatives favouring at the very least a policy of moderate appeasement. However, more radical representatives continued to taint the nation’s reputation until an [https://vocearepublicii.wordpress.com/2020/12/05/partid-regalist-lambasted-for-violence/ altercation] took place in the Ufini district Senat resulted in the arrest of several Partid Regalist Senatori and the expulsion of the Partid Regalist from the ruling coalition, resulting in a new government coalition forming between the liberal, centrist, and conservative parties with a policy of “nation first, politics second”. This resulted in a far more stable political climate receiving the new territories admitted after the [[Operation Green Hammer#The Capcană de Urs Plan|victory]] of the NCDF over the stateless attackers at Iunie. Following Casa Legii elections in the new territories, the coalition government held a large majority in both houses of the Casa Legii.

The end of the operation also resulted in the repeal of the Golden Green Act, as all the land that had been settled by the act was perceived to be less of a controversial issue if it was directly claimed by the republic. To ensure a similar event would not occur in the future, the end of the operation also saw more investment in the republic’s border defence, including the construction of a series of [[Tabere de Barieră|military camps]] along the border to serve as training camps for new NCDF recruits and as a defensive line to prevent future incursion by stateless militants.

== Politics ==

=== Government ===

The federal government of Nova Caradia is established in the nation’s constitution to be split into different branches of government. The executive government is composed only of the [[President of Nova Caradia|President]] and technically the [[Monarchy of Nova Caradia|Monarch]], though in practice the monarch has vastly diminished power compared to the old Duchy, being comparable to figurehead monarchies in other nations. The legislative government is composed of the [[Casa Legii|House of Law]] (Sarnechi: Casa Legii), a bicameral legislature divided into the Ședință and the Senat, with both houses being presided over by a [[Prime Minister of Nova Caradia|Prime Minister]] nominated from the representatives in the Ședință. The judicial government is comprised only of the Supreme Court, which is composed of a total of nine judiciaries; four appointed by the President, four appointed by the Prime Minister, and one Supreme Judiciary elected by the Nova Caradian people. The President, Casa Legii representatives, and the Supreme Judiciary are all elected democratically through a popular vote by the Nova Caradian public once every four years, while the Prime Minister and their cabinet is nominated by the President and voted into office by the Ședință for four years.

In the early days of this government it faced some pushback from the Nova Caradian people, who had been up to this point used to the totalitarian monarchical regime of the Duchy. Riots broke out across the nation’s new capital of Rorfast mere months before it entered the phase in its construction where it would be livable after King Nicolae announced his desires to resign as monarch of Caradia and leave the future of the reborn nation to the people. The rioters stormed civil offices in the city, damaging property and planting signs and flags demanding Nicolae return as monarch. After only a few weeks of these riots, Nicolae capitulated and promised to ensure his place in the new government, and, when the first government was formed in the Rosemary Court, the first act of the Senat was to amend the Constitution to afford Nicolae a position as figurehead monarch. As such, while Nova Caradian law technically requires the monarch’s affirmation of laws and presidential orders, whatever section of the government is requesting the monarch’s affirmation has the constitutional ability to compel the monarch’s agreement through "Royal Advice".

=== Foreign Relations ===

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Nova Caradia's foreign policy is handled by the President and the Ministry of the Exterior, though in practice the Ministry has vastly more control in this area than the President, with the President's responsibility being mainly the appointment of ambassadors for the nation and personally representing the nation in international organisations (of which the republic is not currently a member). The majority of tasks are overseen by the Minister of the Exterior, a position appointed by the Prime Minister of the republic. The nation has a focus on its own safety and the protection of its sovereignty, a topic very important to a small nation with limited means of resistance against the superpowers of the world, and also has a policy of promoting its ideals, that is, the ideals antithetical to those expressed by the former Duchy of Caradia, such as democracy, human rights, and freedom of navigation. It also has an opposition to overpowering military blocs, especially the centralised military of the [[Raspur Pact]], that pose an existential threat to the sovereignty of non-member nations.

=== Military ===

{{Main|Armed Forces of Nova Caradia}}

The armed forces of the republic are necessarily small, due to the nation's small size and the only existing supplies for the production of new military equipment and money for military training existing in the cargo that was able to be salvaged from the dissolved Duchy of Caradia before its destruction. That being said, Nova Caradia is no longer a "militant" nation, though it does recognise the necessity of an effective fighting force, and thus upon its creation organised the Defence Force of the Republic to perform limited military tasks in its territory and the Green just beyond.

At present, the Defence Force is the only existing branch of the armed forces. The naval arm of the force is stationed in Rorfast, while the land and formally the air forces are headquartered in Brațav; however, while the headquarters of the air forces is in Brațav, the equipment is housed in Mina Mițura, which is the only city in the republic with the room for an airport large enough to house the fighters and handful of airships owned by the air arm of the Defence Force.

As part of the Inițiativa Geneza, the Nova Caradian government invested in updated military equipment, though it did not yet release the restrictions on joining the service. The update included the purchase of standardised personal equipment for infantry, armoured vehicles, and two new corvettes from private companies based in Rorfast. The plan emphasised in this area the necessary effectiveness of the land forces, as they would be needed in the plan’s intention to expand farming outside of the republic’s borders into the Green of southern Eura. The intention was that upgraded equipment would allow the defence force to more effectively counteract raids on the farms from residents of the Green.

== Economy ==

[[File:Nova Caradian Farmers.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Nova Caradian farmers near Brațav]]In its early days, Nova Caradia's economy was defined by its reliance on the abundance of farmland suitable for grains-farming in its mainland territory. Due to a shortage in food and other raw materials, the government during this time encouraged rural Nova Caradian people to take up farming to supply the republic with much needed food. Because of this initiative, and the stock of industrial materials like steel and oil salvaged from old Caradian weapons and vehicles prior to the country's formation allowing for the republic to slowly start an industrial sector that began with the production of farming implements, the republic quickly began to develop a surplus of grain that allowed for less overall farmers and more industrial workers. Farming remained highly important to the internal economy, however.

The first private companies that began in the republic were construction companies that capitalised on the ongoing construction of the capital of Rorfast, and the expansion of the city of Brațav in an effort to establish its presence on the sea. These companies originally engaged in wage slavery of their employees, modeling their payment methods on companies in the old Duchy, but a presidential order outlawed this practice quickly to avoid the nation from falling back into old habits. Minimum wage was raised to Ƶ4/hour, considered to be just above the living wage in the republic.

In early VII.1690, President Pândi Procescu ordered the creation of a national bank in Rorfast. This would allow the republic to print new [[Zaikir]] banknotes (the currency was now a fiat system following the loss of the gold backing it). The bank subsequently announced that it would be slowly phasing out the Zaikir, as much of the currency had vanished with the Union it represented, and would be replacing it with the [[Nova Caradian cupru]]. The cupru was planned to be fully integrated by the end of 1691.

In late IX.1690, the Minister of Finance announced a plan to bring Nova Caradia’s economy up to standard by creating jobs, introducing financial plans, and funding public works projects under the name of the [[Genesis Initiative|Inițiativa Geneza]]. The plan included proposals to fund infrastructure, granting subsidies, encouraging investment, and standardisation of currency through the introduction of the Nova Caradian cupru. The initiative was expected to have appreciable results beginning in early 1693.

=== Energy ===

Originally, the republic was obliged by a lack of infrastructure to subsist off of energy provided by stocks of coal and oil that had been salvaged from the disintegrating Caradian Duchy applied to generators around cities. However, as part of the Genesis Initiative, the republic began investing in power plants that are worked by renewable sources, to make up for a lack of consumable resources in the republic's stockpile. Plans were introduced to take advantage of as much of the land available as possible, with the construction of multiple solar farms in the flatlands in the Ufini district, wind turbines along the coast to make use of the frequent strong winds, and the installation of a tidal power plant near the capital of Rorfast.

=== Transportation ===

==== Land ====

Outside of cities, the road network of the republic is very poor. The only road connecting cities in the republic is a two-lane road between Rorfast and Mina Mițura, and the only other roads are a combination of small paved roads and dirt tracks that connect Brațav to the farmlands in the Ufini district. Private vehicle ownership levels are low, and most transport from farms to the city is done via busses that run routes among the farmlands.

==== Air ====

[[File:Mina Mițura airfield.jpg|left|thumb|150px]]Nova Caradia, like its predecessor, focuses on travel by airship in order to reduce operating costs and reduce the risks of crashes. Mina Mițura Airfield is the largest and most used airfield in the republic, though it is not a proper airport, mainly being used as a take off and landing site for airships. The company [[Zboruri la Orizont]] engineers and constructs the majority of airships operated by [[Air Nova Caradia]]. Passenger flights are not common in the republic, but airships are the primary method of shipping cargo between cities.

== Geography ==

=== Physical Geography ===

[[File:Nova Caradia surveyors.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Nova Caradian surveyors inspecting potential farmland in Tadăcara]]While Nova Caradia is a small nation, it retains a fair degree of geographical diversity, especially when comparing its mainland settlement to the islands it occupies. The islands, in particular, have a partially isolated climate and geography from mainland Eura, as the islands are covered in rolling hills with some sharp mountains. Their location on the coast provide a somewhat less arid environment than the mainland, allowing for rain to be a common occurrence and for forests to cover much of the islands. The mainland, however, is closer to the climate and environment found over the rest of southern Eura, though the coast is still less dry than the inland areas. Slight rolling hills surround the coast, with them flattening out into tropical plains divided between areas where local ponds and small creeks have allowed outcrops of temperate rainforest vegetation to thrive, and the more arid plains that comprise the vast majority of the land area.

The climate of Nova Caradia is cold, leaving parts of the plains more similar to tundra than savannah. Its position on the coast also leaves it vulnerable to more extreme weather than is typical inland, with the islands often being battered by isolated storm systems. The natural corridor created between the high hills of the islands forces cold winds blowing from the antarctic to a higher pressure, causing cold winds to often be the weather of the coast.

=== Districts ===

The republic is divided into four separate voting districts that are represented by differing number of seats in the Ședință. The following is a list of districts and their general area:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name !! Capital !! Location !! Ședință Seats
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| Rorfast Special District || [[Rorfast]] || The city of Rorfast and the surrounding suburbs || 3/103
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| Palat || [[Mina Mițura]] || [[File:Palat District (by Alperen).png|center|150px]] || 32/103
|-
| Ufini || [[Brațav]] || [[File:Ufini District (by Alperen).png|center|150px]] || 19/103
|-
| Tadăcara || [[Barochești]] || [[File:Tadăcara District (by Alperen).png|center|150px]] || 19/103
|-
| Câmpii || Capele || [[File:Câmpii District (by Alperen).png|center|150px]] || 12/103
|-
| Frate || [[Draguți]] || [[File:Frate District (by Alperen).png|center|150px]] || 18/103
|}

== Culture ==

=== Media ===

Media in Nova Caradia is run entirely by private companies, with interference in the media by the government being outlawed in the constitution. News companies comprise the majority of the nation's media, with ''[[Vocea Republicii]]'' (''"Voice of the Republic"'') being the most popular source of news in the republic. Little other media exists, with the exception of Viziune Clară Films, which has thus far been filming the birth of the republic with plans to turn the accumulated film into a documentary in early 1692.

=== Cuisine ===

==== National Food and Drink ====

The republic's national food, Necessity Bread (Sarnechi: Pâine de Necesitate), is a dish derived from the republic's early struggle for survival, in which bread was baked using many different types of grain (and also some vegetation that is not typically thought of as edible) mixed together, whatever was at hand. Despite the bread reportedly having a "pretty awful taste", it was designated as the national dish of the nation in remembrance of the early settlers' struggles.

Cer Mort ("Dead Heaven"), the nation's national drink, is a type of vodka distilled using wheat and mixed with extract from a particular plant native to the coast of southern Eura known to Nova Caradians as the "Moarte Dulce" ("Sweet Death"). The plant is a highly toxic, highly hallucinogenic reed that grows along coastlines and is known to cause vivid, typically very calming hallucinogenic sensations if ingested, though consuming any part of the plant can lead to death within thirty minutes. However, extract of part of the sap from the reed retains much of the plant's natural sweet taste and some of its hallucinogenic effect without retaining its toxin, thus allowing it to be mixed into the somewhat sweet, mildly hallucinogenic vodka. Also called "Evadare" ("Escape"), the drink is popular among the youth and among workers, often being drunk by manual labourers and farmers after the day's work is finished for its calming and euphoric effect.

=== Customs ===

== Demographics ==

[[File:Nova Caradia demographics.png|right|350px]]The vast majority of Nova Caradian citizens, according to the 1690 census, are of the Sarnechi ethnicity, which lends the [[wikipedia:Romanian language|Sarnechi language]] being the primary language of the nation. Officials are unsure what exactly caused Sarnechi citizens to be the most common survivors of the destruction of the Duchy, but most opinions include the generally elevated status of those of Sarnechi ethnicity in the old Duchy, and thus better access to emergency supplies that were needed to survive the event. This ethnicity includes both the Cearîm and the Scear, though it should be noted that less than 0.5% of the population of the republic are Scearick.

Of the remaining ethnicities in the republic, the Vosanski are the most prevalent, followed by Sacòvians, Cirics, and various other ethnicities.

=== Languages ===

By far the most common language in Nova Caradia is [[wikipedia:Romanian language|Sarnechi]], which is used throughout government and civilian life, and is taught in all schools. Speakers of Sarnechi as a first language number at 87 percent of the population of the republic, with 99 percent of the population being fluent as a first or second language.

Istvanistani, as an international lingua franca, is also required to be taught in schools and government documents are required to include translations in Sarnechi and Istvanistani. Overall, 71 percent of Nova Caradians speak Istvanistani, none as a first language.

Minor languages are spoken mainly in personal settings, with Vosanskiy and [[wikipedia:Maltese language|Parokan]] being the most common, the latter from refugees from the Ciric Confederacy. Neither of these languages are seen commonly, especially as their disparate language categorisation prevents native Sarnechi speakers from learning the languages easily, and as it is believed that Vosanskiy and Ciric ethnic groups in Nova Caradia are the only speakers of these languages on Micras, though some foreign languages are quite similar to Vosanskiy.

=== Religion ===

Following the downfall of the [[Black Flame|Church of the Black Flame]] due to the deaths of much of the leadership of the church during the civil war, and the failure of the remaining clergy to adequately provide leadership following the settlement of the early nation before it was properly administered upon the creation of the republic, many Nova Caradian citizens expressed distrust of the traditional church body, and membership fell to astronomically low numbers.

In response, the formation of the [[Reformed Church of the Black Flame]] occurred, which quickly became the most adhered to religion in the republic, with around 85% of the population conforming to that church. The remaining population is split between adherence to the old Church of the Black Flame, irreligiousness, and some following syncretist beliefs.

=== Education ===

Twelve years of public education is provided and required by the Nova Caradian government. Funding is handled by the national government, and standards and coordination are overseen by the Ministry of Education. School maintenance, teacher salary, and other necessary payments are paid for via income taxes. Public schools teach children mathematics, literature, Sarnechi and Istvanistani, and teach history courses on the history of Caradia and Nova Caradia that are periodically inspected by representatives from the Ministry of Education to ensure historical impartiality.

Higher education at colleges is publically funded for the first four years, and paid for four to eight additional years. Most industry careers require at least two years of higher education, though for certain manual labour and specialist careers do not require college studies and at most require certificates from four years of vocational education, which falls under the umbrella of publically funded higher education.

=== Non-Human Citizens ===

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{{Infobox Organisation
|fullname = Frăția de Cenușii
|commonname = Grey Brotherhood
|flag = File:Frăția de Cenușii flag.png
|emblem = File:Frăția de Cenușii icon.png
|map = File:Tadăcara Citadel.jpg
|HQ = [[Brațav]]
|lang = [[wikipedia:Romanian language|Sarnechi]], [[wikipedia:English language|Istvanistani]]
|type = Fraternal organisation
|headoforganisationtitle = Supreme Templar
|deputyheadtitle = High Templar
|headoforganisation = Ser Mihai Cântiscu
|deputyhead = Various
|legislature = Knightly Assemblies
|establishment = 1689
|members = >10,000
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The '''Frăția de Cenușii''' ('''"Brotherhood of Ashes"'''), sometimes referred to as the '''Grey Brotherhood''', is a series of local fraternal organisations claiming to originate in and be the successor to the Brotherhood of the Order of Saint Roderick, a [[Church of the Black Flame|Flemic]] militant order that presumed jurisdiction over the enforcement of Flemic law in addition to the Flemic Inquisition. Despite the Grey Brotherhood claiming succession to this order, the Brotherhood remains largely secular, though traces of its Flemic roots remain as ceremonial and allegorical pieces of processes such as rites and initiation ceremonies.

The Brotherhood is organised into local Garrisons, the distribution of which is not regulated or controlled by higher authorities, though they are usually grouped into the smallest level of national organisation utilised by whichever nation the Brotherhood happens to inhabit, though if the nation does not have a sufficiently small level of organisation Garrisons tend to form based around the outer limits of settlements, like villages and cities. Local Garrisons are administered and subservient to Citadels, which have jurisdiction over Garrisons within a certain large boundary, usually coterminous with some sort of national organisational structure, such as a state, province, district, or the national border itself if the nation is small enough. Citadels are charged with the administration of a certain land area, not its population, and therefore members of Garrisons belonging to a particular Citadel that move outside of the range of that Citadel will assume subservience to whatever new Citadel they are now in the area of. Technically, all Citadels are subject to the Grand Palatial Citadel of Ufini in [[Nova Caradia]], however this position is mostly ceremonial and has little real power.

Initiates to the Brotherhood are admitted by degrees, beginning with the degrees of Initiate, Adept, then Knight. Future degrees of membership are determined by one’s role within the Brotherhood, mainly being split into whether or not one maintains membership in the auxiliary Corps of Scribes. Other than this, the highest degrees of Templar, High Templar, and Supreme Templar, which are the offices of those who serve in the upper echelons of Citadels, are not split, and are available to regular Knights and Scribes.

== Etymology ==

The name "Brotherhood of Ash" is derived from the [[Reformed Church of the Black Flame]] (BRFN), and its credo to "Păzește Cenușa, Aprinde Jarul" ("Guard the Ashes, Kindle the Embers"), with regard to the fallen Flemic Church. As the Reformed Church commonly refers to itself as the "Ashes of the Flame", the Brotherhood, which was founded by members of the Reformed Church seeking to create a modern successor to the Brotherhood of the Order of Saint Roderick, confers onto itself the "Ashen" title, though it later was allowed in general to admit members not of the BRFN. The "Grey Brotherhood" nickname originates from the [[wikipedia:Romanian language|Sarnechi]] words for "ashen" and "grey" being the same.

Members of the Brotherhood are often referred to as Grey Brothers, regardless of gender, or Grey Knights, though members of the Initiate or Adept degrees referring to themselves as Knights before their raising to the degree of Knight is forbidden in most Citadels.

== Garrisons and Citadels ==

Garrisons are the bottommost unit of organisation within the Brotherhood, and most routine functions of the Brotherhood are operated by them, including the initiation of new members and the election and appointment of officers and other promotions. Garrisons meet regularly, typically once per week, though the exact interval is determined by each individual Garrison, and discuss and organise clerical considerations, such as the Garrison’s budget, and any local events, whether interior private events within the Garrison or public events, being held soon. Garrison meetings also typically involve the Garrison’s members of the Corps of Swordsmen drilling in militia tactics by the Garrison’s Knight-Captain. Meetings at citadels take place once per month, and consist of all full Knights of Garrisons beneath the Citadel, and function similarly to Garrison meetings, with bills and Citadel level event planning most often being the order of the day, as well as the occasional ceremony promoting to Knight-Commander or High Templar, the only two Citadel level promotion ceremonies. Citadels also organise correspondence and cooperation with other Citadels.

Local Garrison meetings are also responsible for ceremonies and rituals raising members to new degrees. These ceremonies are only attended by those of an equal or higher degree to the degree that the member in question is being raised to, as the content of these ceremonies is kept strictly secret. Though the Brotherhood is not typically considered a "secret society", the specifics of the ceremonies and rituals of degree advancement are considered to be almost sacred, and are therefore not to be known by non-members and those of a lower degree. To this end, the Garrison’s local Swordsmen are often requested to patrol the Garrison’s land area during a ceremony to prevent unwanted guests from entering, and the Knight-Captain, as the Garrison’s most senior officer of the Swordsmen, and as such already having been initiated into all ceremonies performed at the Garrison level, guards the Garrison’s gates. Citadels, by contrast, only have upper officers of their Corps of Swordsmen guarding ceremonies, and they have their Knight-Commander guard the doors to the ritual room, as they are the highest rank of Swordsman at the Citadel level.

The actual structure of a Garrison is different between different areas, but most consist of a gated courtyard with a stone or brick single-room shelter or "shrine" at its centre. Some Garrisons may have other structures within the courtyard, the most common of these being a weapons shed, where the Garrison stores weapons, be they ceremonial blades or for-use firearms, used in ceremonies and by the Corps of Swordsmen. In contrast, Citadels are much more formidable and substantial structures, being structures modeled on stone castles and fortresses of antiquity, though not all are actually fully constructed of stone.

Leadership of Garrisons is held by the Garrison’s Templar, an officer usually elected by an assembly of the Garrison’s Knights, though in certain jurisdictions Templar are appointed by their Citadel’s High Templar. They usually serve for life, presiding over the Garrison’s collective votes and ceremonies, often being the particular individual directly performing ceremonial actions themselves. Citadels are administered in much the same way, except instead of the entire body of the Brothers at that level participating in leadership as in Garrisons, Citadels are led by Knightly Assemblies, which are composed of the Templar of all Garrisons within the jurisdiction of the Citadel. These Knightly Assemblies elect one among them to serve as the Citadel’s High Templar, which serves much the same purpose in the Citadel as the Templar serve in the Garrisons. Citadels have little control over their Garrisons in their jurisdiction beyond general regulations on ritual conduct and coordination of Garrisons with regard to coordinated events.

The Brotherhood as a whole is nominally headed by the High Templar of the Citadel of Ufini, officially called the Grand Palatial Citadel of Ufini, who holds the title of "Supreme Templar". The Supreme Templar holds more of a ceremonial role that represents the Brotherhood’s genesis in the district of Ufini, and does not speak for the Brotherhood as a whole nor regulate the actions of Citadels or Garrisons outside of Ufini.

=== Joining Process ===

A prospective member of the Brotherhood who wishes to join must first request an application from a current Knight, usually through some form of social gathering organised by the Brotherhood or through a charitable institution established by the Brotherhood. It is roughly split 50/50 between different Garrisons whether the responsibility for an individual beginning the joining process is placed upon the prospective member needing to ask or a Knight of the Brotherhood giving an invitation. In either case, the question of whether the member is admitted is almost always determined by a meeting of the Garrison in full (barring Initiates), who vote on whether the new member would serve as a valuable member of the Garrison and its Citadel, though there are some cases of Garrisons delegating the role of deciding upon new members entirely to the Garrison’s Templar, who serves as an absolute judge in this respect. Garrisons that do put this decision to a popular vote have different ways of going about it, however, ranging from a necessity for simple majority to a demanding full unanimity.

The only universally accepted requirement for new Initiates to the Brotherhood is the prerequisite of being "of age", though this age is not defined in the Coduri de Cenușă, the technical governing documents of the Brotherhood, and is therefore open to interpretation by local Garrisons. The most commonly accepted lower age limit is 20, though some Garrisons have the limit set at 21 or 18.

Initiation ceremonies are the only publically-held rituals in the Brotherhood, and are thus the only ceremonies whose process is known to outsiders. In these rituals, the Garrison Templar will burn a wooden carving of a sword in a ceremonial brazier, before using the ashes of the fire to inscribe markings on the new Initiate’s face. The Initiate will then recite an oath of loyalty to the Brotherhood, swearing to aid fellow Brothers in danger and uphold the ideals of the Brotherhood (insofar as the law and "the conception of universal good" permits). Following this, the individual is officially an Initiate of that Garrison, and is selected by a Brother of Knight rank or higher to be their "patron" and apprentice under. In Garrisons that use the invitation form of initiation, the Brother that invited the individual is usually their patron. Apprenticeship at the Initiate rank largely entails effective internship at events and projects organised by the Garrison. Initiates are not permitted to attend Garrison meetings, which is the only privilege that differentiates the rank from the Adept rank. Initiates may advance to Adept, usually by a vote, only after a recommendation from their patron. At the Adept rank, members may attend Garrison meetings but may still not vote in any thing that requires such. Accession to the full rank of Knight requires the confidence of the Garrison, who usually vote collectively whether to advance any of the Garrison’s Adepts to the rank of Knight at each meeting. Once an individual is a Knight, they are a full member of the Garrison and are afforded all of the permissions and responsibilities this entails.

== Regulation ==

Regulation of the Brotherhood is extremely loose and decentralised, with Garrisons deciding on and encoding almost all of their own rules. Because of this, exact composition and procedures of rituals, meetings, and chains of authority are differing between individual Garrisons and difficult to generalise.

Originally, as the Brotherhood was meant to be a successor to the Brotherhood of the Order of Saint Roderick, membership was intended to be limited strictly to members of the BRFN. However, as leadership quickly devolved to the Garrison level, this restriction became very uncommon throughout the original Garrisons in [[Nova Caradia]]. The Grand Palatial Citadel of Ufini still retains a restriction on non-BRFN members being members in its jurisdiction, however it is the only Citadel to do this.

The most common regulation (other than age) in the Citadels is the banning of political discussion at Garrison and Citadel meetings. According to the first Supreme Templar of the Brotherhood, Ser Mihai Cântiscu:

{{quote|Politics, being of a volatile, fractious, and ultimately irrelevant nature to the Brotherhood have no place in our Citadels. The only thing that would be accomplished through discussion of the subject in our halls would be the splitting of Garrisons into political camps. This is not our purpose. We exist here to serve the Brotherhood and our communities, not political ideals.|Ser Mihai Cântiscu|''Manifesto of the Ashen Brotherhood''}}

== Activities ==

The Brotherhood is mainly known for its charitable activity, often centered around community works, with the most famous of these being medical clinics and hospitals whose construction funding is organised by the Brotherhood. These medical facilities are typically the first charitable projects undertaken by any particular Garrison, as adequate healthcare is considered to be one of the most fundamental rights by most Brothers.

These projects are mostly funded by public fundraising events held by Garrisons, such as the ubiquitous "Sărbători de Onoare" ("Feasts of Honour"), which are public formal dinners held at the Garrison proper. Brothers of the Garrison holding the feast are expected to provide the meals for non-member guests. Garrisons also occasionally organise local fairs and other such public events. As with regulatory rules, no two Garrisons have the same method of fundraising.

The Brotherhood also regularly engages in recruitment campaigns called "cruciade" that usually involve the Corps of Swordsmen holding a parade through the local settlement and Brothers that are skilled orators delivering speeches about the merits of the Brotherhood. Recruitments do not generally occur at these events, as they serve more as self-promotional activities, especially in Garrisons that require invitations for entry, however some Garrisons that only require an inquiry by interested individuals do set up temporary stations where applications to the Brotherhood can be made.

=== Corps of Swordsmen ===

Other than charitable works, the most prolific public activity of the Brotherhood is its operation of the Corps of Swordsmen, a cadre of militia leaders who undertake training of their own men in self-defence and in militia tactics in the event of an incursion in the Garrison’s area by any hostile force. As part of its devotion to being a credible source of defence training, the Corps of Swordsmen prohibits members from acceding to the command ranks of Knight-Captain (in charge of the Corps of Swordsmen of a Garrison) or Knight-Commander (in charge of the Corps of Swordsmen of the jurisdiction of a Citadel) unless they show proof of having served in any nation’s military.

Beyond being a self-contained militia force, the Corps of Swordsmen also regularly organises self-defence courses and classes on the use of firearms for both non-members and Brothers who are not part of the Corps of Swordsmen alike. These courses range from classes on self-defence martial arts, to tactics one can use in the event of an attack from a hostile nation or armed banditry, to firearm safety lessons for children. These courses are usually paid, and serve as another fundraising method for the Brotherhood.

=== Corps of Scribes ===

The Corps of Scribes is a Citadel level entity that does not itself participate in Brotherhood public activities, but is vital to the function of these activities in general. The Corps of Scribes’ main and constant occupation is the upkeep of the Citadel structure in the time between meetings. However, the more significant function is the coordination and implementation of event plans by Garrisons under the Citadel’s jurisdiction. They are also responsible for record-keeping and much of the actual clerical work undertaken by Garrisons. Garrison Templar are required to report critical information such as planned activities, budget and expenses, new members, and other such information to the Scribe-General of their Citadel after each Garrison meeting. The Corps of Scribes at the Citadel is then tasked with processing and recording the given information before providing council to the Templar about how best to act on the information given, which the Templar is expected to relay to their Garrison at its next meeting. The Scribes are therefore vital to the orderly and effective operation of multiple Garrisons in tandem, ensuring that costs are properly balanced and plans are coordinated to maximise efficiency of these plans.

== Ranks ==

The Brotherhood carries a strict order of ranks, which is one of very few things mandated by the Supreme Templar. These ranks are always the same between every Citadel and every Garrison in order to prevent confusion.
<center>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| colspan="4"; align="center" | Initiate
|-
| colspan="4"; align="center" | Adept
|-
| colspan="4"; align="center" | Knight
|-
| colspan="2"; align="center" | Scribe || colspan="2"; align="center" | Lancer
|-
| colspan="2"; align="center" | Senior Scribe || colspan="2"; align="center" | Senior Lancer
|-
| colspan="2"; align="center" | Master Scribe || colspan="2"; align="center" | Knight-Captain
|-
| colspan="2"; align="center" | || align="center" | || align="center" | Paladin
|-
| colspan="2"; align="center" | Scribe-General || align="center" | Knight-Commander || align="center" | Greater Paladin
|-
| colspan="4"; align="center" | Templar
|-
| colspan="4"; align="center" | High Templar
|-
| colspan="4"; align="center" | Supreme Templar
|}
</center>
Initiates and Adepts are the ranks of new recruits to the Brotherhood, and have very few permissions available before advancing to full Knights.

Knights and above ranks are addressed with the honourary title of "Ser", and have full membership permissions in their Garrison and Citadel.

Membership as a Scribe and its subsequent ranks are available, usually by application, to all regular Knights of Garrisons below the Citadel they would be serving at, and it may invalidate their obligations to regularly attend to their Garrison in order to properly perform their duties as a Scribe of the Citadel.

Lancer and Senior Lancer are the two ranks used by regular militiamen serving in the Corps of Swordsmen. Knight-Captains are the highest ranking and commanding Swordsmen at local Garrisons, and Knight-Commanders are the highest ranking and commanding Swordsmen at the Citadel level.

Paladin and Greater Paladin are honourary titles that come with no responsibility and are given to Knight-Captains and Knight-Commanders respectively that retired from the position due to old age.

The three ranks of Templar are leadership positions, with Templar serving as the leaders of Garrisons, High Templar of Citadels, and the single Supreme Templar as the ceremonial leader of the Brotherhood on the whole, and of the Grand Palatial Citadel of Ufini directly.

[[Category:Nova Caradia]]
[[Category:Organisations]]

Frăția de Cenușii

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{{Infobox Organisation
|fullname = Frăția de Cenușii
|commonname = Grey Brotherhood
|flag = File:Frăția de Cenușii flag.png
|emblem = File:Frăția de Cenușii icon.png
|map = File:Tadăcara Citadel.jpg
|HQ = [[Brațav]]
|lang = [[wikipedia:Romanian language|Sarnechi]], [[wikipedia:English language|Istvanistani]]
|type = Fraternal organisation
|headoforganisationtitle = Supreme Templar
|deputyheadtitle = High Templar
|headoforganisation = Ser Mihai Cântiscu
|deputyhead = Various
|legislature = Knightly Assemblies
|establishment = 1689
|members = >10,000
|site =
|forum =
}}
The '''Frăția de Cenușii''' ('''"Brotherhood of Ashes"'''), sometimes referred to as the '''Grey Brotherhood''', is a series of local fraternal organisations claiming to originate in and be the successor to the Brotherhood of the Order of Saint Roderick, a [[Church of the Black Flame|Flemic]] militant order that presumed jurisdiction over the enforcement of Flemic law in addition to the Flemic Inquisition. Despite the Grey Brotherhood claiming succession to this order, the Brotherhood remains largely secular, though traces of its Flemic roots remain as ceremonial and allegorical pieces of processes such as rites and initiation ceremonies.

The Brotherhood is organised into local Garrisons, the distribution of which is not regulated or controlled by higher authorities, though they are usually grouped into the smallest level of national organisation utilised by whichever nation the Brotherhood happens to inhabit, though if the nation does not have a sufficiently small level of organisation Garrisons tend to form based around the outer limits of settlements, like villages and cities. Local Garrisons are administered and subservient to Citadels, which have jurisdiction over Garrisons within a certain large boundary, usually coterminous with some sort of national organisational structure, such as a state, province, district, or the national border itself if the nation is small enough. Citadels are charged with the administration of a certain land area, not its population, and therefore members of Garrisons belonging to a particular Citadel that move outside of the range of that Citadel will assume subservience to whatever new Citadel they are now in the area of. Technically, all Citadels are subject to the Grand Palatial Citadel of Ufini in [[Nova Caradia]], however this position is mostly ceremonial and has little real power.

Initiates to the Brotherhood are admitted by degrees, beginning with the degrees of Initiate, Adept, then Knight. Future degrees of membership are determined by one’s role within the Brotherhood, mainly being split into whether or not one maintains membership in the auxiliary Corps of Scribes. Other than this, the highest degrees of Templar, High Templar, and Supreme Templar, which are the offices of those who serve in the upper echelons of Citadels, are not split, and are available to regular Knights and Scribes.

== Etymology ==

The name “Brotherhood of Ash” is derived from the [[Reformed Church of the Black Flame]] (BRFN), and its credo to “Păzește Cenușa, Aprinde Jarul” (“Guard the Ashes, Kindle the Embers”), with regard to the fallen Flemic Church. As the Reformed Church commonly refers to itself as the “Ashes of the Flame”, the Brotherhood, which was founded by members of the Reformed Church seeking to create a modern successor to the Brotherhood of the Order of Saint Roderick, confers onto itself the “Ashen” title, though it later was allowed in general to admit members not of the BRFN. The “Grey Brotherhood” nickname originates from the [[wikipedia:Romanian language|Sarnechi]] words for “ashen” and “grey” being the same.

Members of the Brotherhood are often referred to as Grey Brothers, regardless of gender, or Grey Knights, though members of the Initiate or Adept degrees referring to themselves as Knights before their raising to the degree of Knight is forbidden in most Citadels.

== Garrisons and Citadels ==

Garrisons are the bottommost unit of organisation within the Brotherhood, and most routine functions of the Brotherhood are operated by them, including the initiation of new members and the election and appointment of officers and other promotions. Garrisons meet regularly, typically once per week, though the exact interval is determined by each individual Garrison, and discuss and organise clerical considerations, such as the Garrison’s budget, and any local events, whether interior private events within the Garrison or public events, being held soon. Garrison meetings also typically involve the Garrison’s members of the Corps of Swordsmen drilling in militia tactics by the Garrison’s Knight-Captain. Meetings at citadels take place once per month, and consist of all full Knights of Garrisons beneath the Citadel, and function similarly to Garrison meetings, with bills and Citadel level event planning most often being the order of the day, as well as the occasional ceremony promoting to Knight-Commander or High Templar, the only two Citadel level promotion ceremonies. Citadels also organise correspondence and cooperation with other Citadels.

Local Garrison meetings are also responsible for ceremonies and rituals raising members to new degrees. These ceremonies are only attended by those of an equal or higher degree to the degree that the member in question is being raised to, as the content of these ceremonies is kept strictly secret. Though the Brotherhood is not typically considered a “secret society”, the specifics of the ceremonies and rituals of degree advancement are considered to be almost sacred, and are therefore not to be known by non-members and those of a lower degree. To this end, the Garrison’s local Swordsmen are often requested to patrol the Garrison’s land area during a ceremony to prevent unwanted guests from entering, and the Knight-Captain, as the Garrison’s most senior officer of the Swordsmen, and as such already having been initiated into all ceremonies performed at the Garrison level, guards the Garrison’s gates. Citadels, by contrast, only have upper officers of their Corps of Swordsmen guarding ceremonies, and they have their Knight-Commander guard the doors to the ritual room, as they are the highest rank of Swordsman at the Citadel level.

The actual structure of a Garrison is different between different areas, but most consist of a gated courtyard with a stone or brick single-room shelter or “shrine” at its centre. Some Garrisons may have other structures within the courtyard, the most common of these being a weapons shed, where the Garrison stores weapons, be they ceremonial blades or for-use firearms, used in ceremonies and by the Corps of Swordsmen. In contrast, Citadels are much more formidable and substantial structures, being structures modeled on stone castles and fortresses of antiquity, though not all are actually fully constructed of stone.

Leadership of Garrisons is held by the Garrison’s Templar, an officer usually elected by an assembly of the Garrison’s Knights, though in certain jurisdictions Templar are appointed by their Citadel’s High Templar. They usually serve for life, presiding over the Garrison’s collective votes and ceremonies, often being the particular individual directly performing ceremonial actions themselves. Citadels are administered in much the same way, except instead of the entire body of the Brothers at that level participating in leadership as in Garrisons, Citadels are led by Knightly Assemblies, which are composed of the Templar of all Garrisons within the jurisdiction of the Citadel. These Knightly Assemblies elect one among them to serve as the Citadel’s High Templar, which serves much the same purpose in the Citadel as the Templar serve in the Garrisons. Citadels have little control over their Garrisons in their jurisdiction beyond general regulations on ritual conduct and coordination of Garrisons with regard to coordinated events.

The Brotherhood as a whole is nominally headed by the High Templar of the Citadel of Ufini, officially called the Grand Palatial Citadel of Ufini, who holds the title of “Supreme Templar”. The Supreme Templar holds more of a ceremonial role that represents the Brotherhood’s genesis in the district of Ufini, and does not speak for the Brotherhood as a whole nor regulate the actions of Citadels or Garrisons outside of Ufini.

=== Joining Process ===

A prospective member of the Brotherhood who wishes to join must first request an application from a current Knight, usually through some form of social gathering organised by the Brotherhood or through a charitable institution established by the Brotherhood. It is roughly split 50/50 between different Garrisons whether the responsibility for an individual beginning the joining process is placed upon the prospective member needing to ask or a Knight of the Brotherhood giving an invitation. In either case, the question of whether the member is admitted is almost always determined by a meeting of the Garrison in full (barring Initiates), who vote on whether the new member would serve as a valuable member of the Garrison and its Citadel, though there are some cases of Garrisons delegating the role of deciding upon new members entirely to the Garrison’s Templar, who serves as an absolute judge in this respect. Garrisons that do put this decision to a popular vote have different ways of going about it, however, ranging from a necessity for simple majority to a demanding full unanimity.

The only universally accepted requirement for new Initiates to the Brotherhood is the prerequisite of being “of age”, though this age is not defined in the Coduri de Cenușă, the technical governing documents of the Brotherhood, and is therefore open to interpretation by local Garrisons. The most commonly accepted lower age limit is 20, though some Garrisons have the limit set at 21 or 18.

Initiation ceremonies are the only publically-held rituals in the Brotherhood, and are thus the only ceremonies whose process is known to outsiders. In these rituals, the Garrison Templar will burn a wooden carving of a sword in a ceremonial brazier, before using the ashes of the fire to inscribe markings on the new Initiate’s face. The Initiate will then recite an oath of loyalty to the Brotherhood, swearing to aid fellow Brothers in danger and uphold the ideals of the Brotherhood (insofar as the law and “the conception of universal good” permits). Following this, the individual is officially an Initiate of that Garrison, and is selected by a Brother of Knight rank or higher to be their “patron” and apprentice under. In Garrisons that use the invitation form of initiation, the Brother that invited the individual is usually their patron. Apprenticeship at the Initiate rank largely entails effective internship at events and projects organised by the Garrison. Initiates are not permitted to attend Garrison meetings, which is the only privilege that differentiates the rank from the Adept rank. Initiates may advance to Adept, usually by a vote, only after a recommendation from their patron. At the Adept rank, members may attend Garrison meetings but may still not vote in any thing that requires such. Accession to the full rank of Knight requires the confidence of the Garrison, who usually vote collectively whether to advance any of the Garrison’s Adepts to the rank of Knight at each meeting. Once an individual is a Knight, they are a full member of the Garrison and are afforded all of the permissions and responsibilities this entails.

== Regulation ==

Regulation of the Brotherhood is extremely loose and decentralised, with Garrisons deciding on and encoding almost all of their own rules. Because of this, exact composition and procedures of rituals, meetings, and chains of authority are differing between individual Garrisons and difficult to generalise.

Originally, as the Brotherhood was meant to be a successor to the Brotherhood of the Order of Saint Roderick, membership was intended to be limited strictly to members of the BRFN. However, as leadership quickly devolved to the Garrison level, this restriction became very uncommon throughout the original Garrisons in [[Nova Caradia]]. The Grand Palatial Citadel of Ufini still retains a restriction on non-BRFN members being members in its jurisdiction, however it is the only Citadel to do this.

The most common regulation (other than age) in the Citadels is the banning of political discussion at Garrison and Citadel meetings. According to the first Supreme Templar of the Brotherhood, Ser Mihai Cântiscu:

{{quote|Politics, being of a volatile, fractious, and ultimately irrelevant nature to the Brotherhood have no place in our Citadels. The only thing that would be accomplished through discussion of the subject in our halls would be the splitting of Garrisons into political camps. This is not our purpose. We exist here to serve the Brotherhood and our communities, not political ideals.|Ser Mihai Cântiscu|''Manifesto of the Ashen Brotherhood''}}

== Activities ==

The Brotherhood is mainly known for its charitable activity, often centered around community works, with the most famous of these being medical clinics and hospitals whose construction funding is organised by the Brotherhood. These medical facilities are typically the first charitable projects undertaken by any particular Garrison, as adequate healthcare is considered to be one of the most fundamental rights by most Brothers.

These projects are mostly funded by public fundraising events held by Garrisons, such as the ubiquitous “Sărbători de Onoare” (“Feasts of Honour”), which are public formal dinners held at the Garrison proper. Brothers of the Garrison holding the feast are expected to provide the meals for non-member guests. Garrisons also occasionally organise local fairs and other such public events. As with regulatory rules, no two Garrisons have the same method of fundraising.

The Brotherhood also regularly engages in recruitment campaigns called “cruciade” that usually involve the Corps of Swordsmen holding a parade through the local settlement and Brothers that are skilled orators delivering speeches about the merits of the Brotherhood. Recruitments do not generally occur at these events, as they serve more as self-promotional activities, especially in Garrisons that require invitations for entry, however some Garrisons that only require an inquiry by interested individuals do set up temporary stations where applications to the Brotherhood can be made.

=== Corps of Swordsmen ===

Other than charitable works, the most prolific public activity of the Brotherhood is its operation of the Corps of Swordsmen, a cadre of militia leaders who undertake training of their own men in self-defence and in militia tactics in the event of an incursion in the Garrison’s area by any hostile force. As part of its devotion to being a credible source of defence training, the Corps of Swordsmen prohibits members from acceding to the command ranks of Knight-Captain (in charge of the Corps of Swordsmen of a Garrison) or Knight-Commander (in charge of the Corps of Swordsmen of the jurisdiction of a Citadel) unless they show proof of having served in any nation’s military.

Beyond being a self-contained militia force, the Corps of Swordsmen also regularly organises self-defence courses and classes on the use of firearms for both non-members and Brothers who are not part of the Corps of Swordsmen alike. These courses range from classes on self-defence martial arts, to tactics one can use in the event of an attack from a hostile nation or armed banditry, to firearm safety lessons for children. These courses are usually paid, and serve as another fundraising method for the Brotherhood.

=== Corps of Scribes ===

The Corps of Scribes is a Citadel level entity that does not itself participate in Brotherhood public activities, but is vital to the function of these activities in general. The Corps of Scribes’ main and constant occupation is the upkeep of the Citadel structure in the time between meetings. However, the more significant function is the coordination and implementation of event plans by Garrisons under the Citadel’s jurisdiction. They are also responsible for record-keeping and much of the actual clerical work undertaken by Garrisons. Garrison Templar are required to report critical information such as planned activities, budget and expenses, new members, and other such information to the Scribe-General of their Citadel after each Garrison meeting. The Corps of Scribes at the Citadel is then tasked with processing and recording the given information before providing counseling to the Templar about how best to act on the information given, which the Templar is expected to relay to their Garrison at its next meeting. The Scribes are therefore vital to the orderly and effective operation of multiple Garrisons in tandem, ensuring that costs are properly balanced and plans are coordinated to maximise efficiency of these plans.

== Ranks ==

The Brotherhood carries a strict order of ranks, which is one of very few things mandated by the Supreme Templar. These ranks are always the same between every Citadel and every Garrison in order to prevent confusion.
<center>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| colspan="4"; align="center" | Initiate
|-
| colspan="4"; align="center" | Adept
|-
| colspan="4"; align="center" | Knight
|-
| colspan="2"; align="center" | Scribe || colspan="2"; align="center" | Lancer
|-
| colspan="2"; align="center" | Senior Scribe || colspan="2"; align="center" | Senior Lancer
|-
| colspan="2"; align="center" | Master Scribe || colspan="2"; align="center" | Knight-Captain
|-
| colspan="2"; align="center" | || align="center" | || align="center" | Paladin
|-
| colspan="2"; align="center" | Scribe-General || align="center" | Knight-Commander || align="center" | Greater Paladin
|-
| colspan="4"; align="center" | Templar
|-
| colspan="4"; align="center" | High Templar
|-
| colspan="4"; align="center" | Supreme Templar
|}
</center>
Initiates and Adepts are the ranks of new recruits to the Brotherhood, and have very few permissions available before advancing to full Knights.

Knights and above ranks are addressed with the honourary title of “Ser”, and have full membership permissions in their Garrison and Citadel.

Membership as a Scribe and its subsequent ranks are available, usually by application, to all regular Knights of Garrisons below the Citadel they would be serving at, and it may invalidate their obligations to regularly attend to their Garrison in order to properly perform their duties as a Scribe of the Citadel.

Lancer and Senior Lancer are the two ranks used by regular militiamen serving in the Corps of Swordsmen. Knight-Captains are the highest ranking and commanding Swordsmen at local Garrisons, and Knight-Commanders are the highest ranking and commanding Swordsmen at the Citadel level.

Paladin and Greater Paladin are honourary titles that come with no responsibility and are given to Knight-Captains and Knight-Commanders respectively that retired from the position due to old age.

The three ranks of Templar are leadership positions, with Templar serving as the leaders of Garrisons, High Templar of Citadels, and the single Supreme Templar as the ceremonial leader of the Brotherhood on the whole, and of the Grand Palatial Citadel of Ufini directly.

[[Category:Nova Caradia]]
[[Category:Organisations]]

Frăția de Cenușii

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{{Infobox Organisation
|fullname = Frăția de Cenușii
|commonname = Grey Brotherhood
|flag = File:Frăția de Cenușii flag.png
|emblem = File:Frăția de Cenușii icon.png
|map = File:Tadăcara Citadel.jpg
|HQ = [[Brațav]]
|lang = [[wikipedia:Romanian language|Sarnechi]], [[wikipedia:English language|Istvanistani]]
|type = Fraternal organisation
|headoforganisationtitle = Supreme Templar
|deputyheadtitle = High Templar
|headoforganisation = Ser Mihai Cântiscu
|deputyhead = Various
|legislature = Knightly Assemblies
|establishment = 1689
|members = >10,000
|site =
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The '''Frăția de Cenușii''' ('''"Brotherhood of Ashes"'''), sometimes referred to as the Grey Brotherhood, is a series of local fraternal organisations claiming to originate in and be the successor to the Brotherhood of the Order of Saint Roderick, a [[Church of the Black Flame|Flemic]] militant order that presumed jurisdiction over the enforcement of Flemic law in addition to the Flemic Inquisition. Despite the Grey Brotherhood claiming succession to this order, the Brotherhood remains largely secular, though traces of its Flemic roots remain as ceremonial and allegorical pieces of processes such as rites and initiation ceremonies.

The Brotherhood is organised into local Garrisons, the distribution of which is not regulated or controlled by higher authorities, though they are usually grouped into the smallest level of national organisation utilised by whichever nation the Brotherhood happens to inhabit, though if the nation does not have a sufficiently small level of organisation Garrisons tend to form based around the outer limits of settlements, like villages and cities. Local Garrisons are administered and subservient to Citadels, which have jurisdiction over Garrisons within a certain large boundary, usually coterminous with some sort of national organisational structure, such as a state, province, district, or the national border itself if the nation is small enough. Citadels are charged with the administration of a certain land area, not its population, and therefore members of Garrisons belonging to a particular Citadel that move outside of the range of that Citadel will assume subservience to whatever new Citadel they are now in the area of. Technically, all Citadels are subject to the Grand Palatial Citadel of Ufini in [[Nova Caradia]], however this position is mostly ceremonial and has little real power.

Initiates to the Brotherhood are admitted by degrees, beginning with the degrees of Initiate, Adept, then Knight. Future degrees of membership are determined by one’s role within the Brotherhood, mainly being split into whether or not one maintains membership in the auxiliary Corps of Scribes. Other than this, the highest degrees of Templar, High Templar, and Supreme Templar, which are the offices of those who serve in the upper echelons of Citadels, are not split, and are available to regular Knights and Scribes.

== Etymology ==

The name “Brotherhood of Ash” is derived from the [[Reformed Church of the Black Flame]] (BRFN), and its credo to “Păzește Cenușa, Aprinde Jarul” (“Guard the Ashes, Kindle the Embers”), with regard to the fallen Flemic Church. As the Reformed Church commonly refers to itself as the “Ashes of the Flame”, the Brotherhood, which was founded by members of the Reformed Church seeking to create a modern successor to the Brotherhood of the Order of Saint Roderick, confers onto itself the “Ashen” title, though it later was allowed in general to admit members not of the BRFN. The “Grey Brotherhood” nickname originates from the [[wikipedia:Romanian language|Sarnechi]] words for “ashen” and “grey” being the same.

Members of the Brotherhood are often referred to as Grey Brothers, regardless of gender, or Grey Knights, though members of the Initiate or Adept degrees referring to themselves as Knights before their raising to the degree of Knight is forbidden in most Citadels.

== Garrisons and Citadels ==

Garrisons are the bottommost unit of organisation within the Brotherhood, and most routine functions of the Brotherhood are operated by them, including the initiation of new members and the election and appointment of officers and other promotions. Garrisons meet regularly, typically once per week, though the exact interval is determined by each individual Garrison, and discuss and organise clerical considerations, such as the Garrison’s budget, and any local events, whether interior private events within the Garrison or public events, being held soon. Garrison meetings also typically involve the Garrison’s members of the Corps of Swordsmen drilling in militia tactics by the Garrison’s Knight-Captain. Meetings at citadels take place once per month, and consist of all full Knights of Garrisons beneath the Citadel, and function similarly to Garrison meetings, with bills and Citadel level event planning most often being the order of the day, as well as the occasional ceremony promoting to Knight-Commander or High Templar, the only two Citadel level promotion ceremonies. Citadels also organise correspondence and cooperation with other Citadels.

Local Garrison meetings are also responsible for ceremonies and rituals raising members to new degrees. These ceremonies are only attended by those of an equal or higher degree to the degree that the member in question is being raised to, as the content of these ceremonies is kept strictly secret. Though the Brotherhood is not typically considered a “secret society”, the specifics of the ceremonies and rituals of degree advancement are considered to be almost sacred, and are therefore not to be known by non-members and those of a lower degree. To this end, the Garrison’s local Swordsmen are often requested to patrol the Garrison’s land area during a ceremony to prevent unwanted guests from entering, and the Knight-Captain, as the Garrison’s most senior officer of the Swordsmen, and as such already having been initiated into all ceremonies performed at the Garrison level, guards the Garrison’s gates. Citadels, by contrast, only have upper officers of their Corps of Swordsmen guarding ceremonies, and they have their Knight-Commander guard the doors to the ritual room, as they are the highest rank of Swordsman at the Citadel level.

The actual structure of a Garrison is different between different areas, but most consist of a gated courtyard with a stone or brick single-room shelter or “shrine” at its centre. Some Garrisons may have other structures within the courtyard, the most common of these being a weapons shed, where the Garrison stores weapons, be they ceremonial blades or for-use firearms, used in ceremonies and by the Corps of Swordsmen. In contrast, Citadels are much more formidable and substantial structures, being structures modeled on stone castles and fortresses of antiquity, though not all are actually fully constructed of stone.

Leadership of Garrisons is held by the Garrison’s Templar, an officer usually elected by an assembly of the Garrison’s Knights, though in certain jurisdictions Templar are appointed by their Citadel’s High Templar. They usually serve for life, presiding over the Garrison’s collective votes and ceremonies, often being the particular individual directly performing ceremonial actions themselves. Citadels are administered in much the same way, except instead of the entire body of the Brothers at that level participating in leadership as in Garrisons, Citadels are led by Knightly Assemblies, which are composed of the Templar of all Garrisons within the jurisdiction of the Citadel. These Knightly Assemblies elect one among them to serve as the Citadel’s High Templar, which serves much the same purpose in the Citadel as the Templar serve in the Garrisons. Citadels have little control over their Garrisons in their jurisdiction beyond general regulations on ritual conduct and coordination of Garrisons with regard to coordinated events.

The Brotherhood as a whole is nominally headed by the High Templar of the Citadel of Ufini, officially called the Grand Palatial Citadel of Ufini, who holds the title of “Supreme Templar”. The Supreme Templar holds more of a ceremonial role that represents the Brotherhood’s genesis in the district of Ufini, and does not speak for the Brotherhood as a whole nor regulate the actions of Citadels or Garrisons outside of Ufini.

=== Joining Process ===

A prospective member of the Brotherhood who wishes to join must first request an application from a current Knight, usually through some form of social gathering organised by the Brotherhood or through a charitable institution established by the Brotherhood. It is roughly split 50/50 between different Garrisons whether the responsibility for an individual beginning the joining process is placed upon the prospective member needing to ask or a Knight of the Brotherhood giving an invitation. In either case, the question of whether the member is admitted is almost always determined by a meeting of the Garrison in full (barring Initiates), who vote on whether the new member would serve as a valuable member of the Garrison and its Citadel, though there are some cases of Garrisons delegating the role of deciding upon new members entirely to the Garrison’s Templar, who serves as an absolute judge in this respect. Garrisons that do put this decision to a popular vote have different ways of going about it, however, ranging from a necessity for simple majority to a demanding full unanimity.

The only universally accepted requirement for new Initiates to the Brotherhood is the prerequisite of being “of age”, though this age is not defined in the Coduri de Cenușă, the technical governing documents of the Brotherhood, and is therefore open to interpretation by local Garrisons. The most commonly accepted lower age limit is 20, though some Garrisons have the limit set at 21 or 18.

Initiation ceremonies are the only publically-held rituals in the Brotherhood, and are thus the only ceremonies whose process is known to outsiders. In these rituals, the Garrison Templar will burn a wooden carving of a sword in a ceremonial brazier, before using the ashes of the fire to inscribe markings on the new Initiate’s face. The Initiate will then recite an oath of loyalty to the Brotherhood, swearing to aid fellow Brothers in danger and uphold the ideals of the Brotherhood (insofar as the law and “the conception of universal good” permits). Following this, the individual is officially an Initiate of that Garrison, and is selected by a Brother of Knight rank or higher to be their “patron” and apprentice under. In Garrisons that use the invitation form of initiation, the Brother that invited the individual is usually their patron. Apprenticeship at the Initiate rank largely entails effective internship at events and projects organised by the Garrison. Initiates are not permitted to attend Garrison meetings, which is the only privilege that differentiates the rank from the Adept rank. Initiates may advance to Adept, usually by a vote, only after a recommendation from their patron. At the Adept rank, members may attend Garrison meetings but may still not vote in any thing that requires such. Accession to the full rank of Knight requires the confidence of the Garrison, who usually vote collectively whether to advance any of the Garrison’s Adepts to the rank of Knight at each meeting. Once an individual is a Knight, they are a full member of the Garrison and are afforded all of the permissions and responsibilities this entails.

== Regulation ==

Regulation of the Brotherhood is extremely loose and decentralised, with Garrisons deciding on and encoding almost all of their own rules. Because of this, exact composition and procedures of rituals, meetings, and chains of authority are differing between individual Garrisons and difficult to generalise.

Originally, as the Brotherhood was meant to be a successor to the Brotherhood of the Order of Saint Roderick, membership was intended to be limited strictly to members of the BRFN. However, as leadership quickly devolved to the Garrison level, this restriction became very uncommon throughout the original Garrisons in [[Nova Caradia]]. The Grand Palatial Citadel of Ufini still retains a restriction on non-BRFN members being members in its jurisdiction, however it is the only Citadel to do this.

The most common regulation (other than age) in the Citadels is the banning of political discussion at Garrison and Citadel meetings. According to the first Supreme Templar of the Brotherhood, Ser Mihai Cântiscu:

{{quote|Politics, being of a volatile, fractious, and ultimately irrelevant nature to the Brotherhood have no place in our Citadels. The only thing that would be accomplished through discussion of the subject in our halls would be the splitting of Garrisons into political camps. This is not our purpose. We exist here to serve the Brotherhood and our communities, not political ideals.|Ser Mihai Cântiscu|''Manifesto of the Ashen Brotherhood''}}

== Activities ==

The Brotherhood is mainly known for its charitable activity, often centered around community works, with the most famous of these being medical clinics and hospitals whose construction funding is organised by the Brotherhood. These medical facilities are typically the first charitable projects undertaken by any particular Garrison, as adequate healthcare is considered to be one of the most fundamental rights by most Brothers.

These projects are mostly funded by public fundraising events held by Garrisons, such as the ubiquitous “Sărbători de Onoare” (“Feasts of Honour”), which are public formal dinners held at the Garrison proper. Brothers of the Garrison holding the feast are expected to provide the meals for non-member guests. Garrisons also occasionally organise local fairs and other such public events. As with regulatory rules, no two Garrisons have the same method of fundraising.

The Brotherhood also regularly engages in recruitment campaigns called “cruciade” that usually involve the Corps of Swordsmen holding a parade through the local settlement and Brothers that are skilled orators delivering speeches about the merits of the Brotherhood. Recruitments do not generally occur at these events, as they serve more as self-promotional activities, especially in Garrisons that require invitations for entry, however some Garrisons that only require an inquiry by interested individuals do set up temporary stations where applications to the Brotherhood can be made.

=== Corps of Swordsmen ===

Other than charitable works, the most prolific public activity of the Brotherhood is its operation of the Corps of Swordsmen, a cadre of militia leaders who undertake training of their own men in self-defence and in militia tactics in the event of an incursion in the Garrison’s area by any hostile force. As part of its devotion to being a credible source of defence training, the Corps of Swordsmen prohibits members from acceding to the command ranks of Knight-Captain (in charge of the Corps of Swordsmen of a Garrison) or Knight-Commander (in charge of the Corps of Swordsmen of the jurisdiction of a Citadel) unless they show proof of having served in any nation’s military.

Beyond being a self-contained militia force, the Corps of Swordsmen also regularly organises self-defence courses and classes on the use of firearms for both non-members and Brothers who are not part of the Corps of Swordsmen alike. These courses range from classes on self-defence martial arts, to tactics one can use in the event of an attack from a hostile nation or armed banditry, to firearm safety lessons for children. These courses are usually paid, and serve as another fundraising method for the Brotherhood.

=== Corps of Scribes ===

The Corps of Scribes is a Citadel level entity that does not itself participate in Brotherhood public activities, but is vital to the function of these activities in general. The Corps of Scribes’ main and constant occupation is the upkeep of the Citadel structure in the time between meetings. However, the more significant function is the coordination and implementation of event plans by Garrisons under the Citadel’s jurisdiction. They are also responsible for record-keeping and much of the actual clerical work undertaken by Garrisons. Garrison Templar are required to report critical information such as planned activities, budget and expenses, new members, and other such information to the Scribe-General of their Citadel after each Garrison meeting. The Corps of Scribes at the Citadel is then tasked with processing and recording the given information before providing counseling to the Templar about how best to act on the information given, which the Templar is expected to relay to their Garrison at its next meeting. The Scribes are therefore vital to the orderly and effective operation of multiple Garrisons in tandem, ensuring that costs are properly balanced and plans are coordinated to maximise efficiency of these plans.

== Ranks ==

The Brotherhood carries a strict order of ranks, which is one of very few things mandated by the Supreme Templar. These ranks are always the same between every Citadel and every Garrison in order to prevent confusion.
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{| class="wikitable"
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| colspan="4"; align="center" | Initiate
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| colspan="4"; align="center" | Adept
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| colspan="4"; align="center" | Knight
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| colspan="2"; align="center" | Scribe || colspan="2"; align="center" | Lancer
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| colspan="2"; align="center" | Senior Scribe || colspan="2"; align="center" | Senior Lancer
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| colspan="2"; align="center" | Master Scribe || colspan="2"; align="center" | Knight-Captain
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| colspan="2"; align="center" | || align="center" | || align="center" | Paladin
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| colspan="2"; align="center" | Scribe-General || align="center" | Knight-Commander || align="center" | Greater Paladin
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| colspan="4"; align="center" | Templar
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| colspan="4"; align="center" | High Templar
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| colspan="4"; align="center" | Supreme Templar
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Initiates and Adepts are the ranks of new recruits to the Brotherhood, and have very few permissions available before advancing to full Knights.

Knights and above ranks are addressed with the honourary title of “Ser”, and have full membership permissions in their Garrison and Citadel.

Membership as a Scribe and its subsequent ranks are available, usually by application, to all regular Knights of Garrisons below the Citadel they would be serving at, and it may invalidate their obligations to regularly attend to their Garrison in order to properly perform their duties as a Scribe of the Citadel.

Lancer and Senior Lancer are the two ranks used by regular militiamen serving in the Corps of Swordsmen. Knight-Captains are the highest ranking and commanding Swordsmen at local Garrisons, and Knight-Commanders are the highest ranking and commanding Swordsmen at the Citadel level.

Paladin and Greater Paladin are honourary titles that come with no responsibility and are given to Knight-Captains and Knight-Commanders respectively that retired from the position due to old age.

The three ranks of Templar are leadership positions, with Templar serving as the leaders of Garrisons, High Templar of Citadels, and the single Supreme Templar as the ceremonial leader of the Brotherhood on the whole, and of the Grand Palatial Citadel of Ufini directly.

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{{Nova Caradia article}}
{{Infobox Nation Comprehensive
|fullname = The Republic of Nova Caradia
|commonname = Nova Caradia
|flag = File:Nova Caradia Flag.png
|coa = File:Caradia CoA.png
|motto = "Să se Rupă Aceste Lanțuri" "''Let These Chains be Broken''"
|anthem = "Zorii unei Noi Libertăți" "''Dawn of a New Freedom''"
|map = File:Nova Caradia Claim 2.png
|capital = [[Rorfast]]
|largecity = [[Rorfast]]
|lang = Sarnechi
|demnoun = Caradian, Nova Caradian
|demadj = Caradian, Nova Caradian
|govtype = Semi-Presidential Republic
|headofstatetitle = [[President of Nova Caradia|President]]
|headofstate = [[Pândi Procescu]]
|headofgovernmenttitle = [[Prime Minister of Nova Caradia|Prime Minister]]
|headofgovernment = [[Milana Împotriva]]
|legislature = [[Casa Legii]]
|estdate = 1690 [[shire:AN|AN]]
|religion = [[Reformed Church of the Black Flame|BRFN]]
|pop = 722,513
|currency = [[Nova Caradian cupru|Cupru]] (Ͼ)
|abbrev = NVC
|drives_on = left
|animal = [[Snow Mastiff]]
|food = Necessity Bread
|drink = Cer Mort
}}
The '''Republic of Nova Caradia''', more commonly known as '''Nova Caradia''', is a [[wikipedia:Semi-presidential system|republic]] located on the southeastern coast of [[Eura]] and a series of nearby islands informally known to Nova Caradians as the "Isles of Hope" (Sarnechi: Insule are Speranței). Formed as the successor state to the [[Caradia|Duchy of Caradia]] after its collapse in a [[Caradian Civil War|civil war]], Nova Caradia is built on a foundation of rejection of policies that ensured the downfall of its predecessor, such as its extreme nationalism, totalitarian government, and intrinsic ties between religion and government. However, because the majority of its citizenry is formed of the fractured remains of the Caradian population, who had been previously conditioned by the monarchical regime to worship the state and its leader and denounce everything foreign as evil, its politics are heavily polarised between those who cannot let go of their past, and those who wish to change as much as possible in an attempt to stay stable and relevant in the international world.

== History ==

=== Prehistory and Formation ===

The official beginning of the Nova Caradian Republic was in early {{Tooltip|1690|November 2020}}, when the first government was formed in the halls of the [[Curtea de Rozmarin|Rosemary Court]] in the capital city of [[Rorfast]] following the democratic elections of the President and representatives of the [[Casa Legii]]. However, the trappings of the republic began around {{Tooltip|1688|September 2020}} when refugees of the [[Caradian Civil War]] first established a settlement on the largest of the Isles of Hope in [[Eura]]. This settlement would eventually become the city of [[Mina Mițura]], but at the time of its formation it was little more than a refugee camp, without any form of government or permanent structures, with the little authority that existed being vested with the few [[Black Flame|Flemic]] priests who had survived the violent dissolution of the Duchy and successfully fled with the rest of the citizenry. For months, the camp was near total anarchy without a viable source of food (as most of the settlers were Sarnechi, unused to and ignorant of manual labour) and with the militaristic conditioning of the Caradian people causing semi-tribalistic divisions to appear among the refugees, the settlement was near to dissolving into yet another of the roaming warbands of [[The Green]].

Thankfully for the settlers, however, news reached them that it was believed [[King-Saint Godrîc XI]], who was previously thought to have been killed during the war, was alive and in Eura. In fact, Godrîc was in the rapidly collapsing [[Porto Vormouna]], about to flee the city’s destruction on his flagship, a [[Flacără Class Cruiser]]. The settlement at the Isles of Hope quickly organised a missive to be sent requesting Godrîc come to rule them at the isles. Godrîc did eventually arrive at the isles, however it was not as glorious an arrival as was hoped. The settlers had ordered the construction of a palace for the king and his family, and the building, which would eventually become Palatul de Iederă, was livable at the time of Godrîc’s arrival on the isles, and he disappeared into the building for several days. None of the royal aides had reappeared, and the construction of the building was halted temporarily as the settlers waited for Godrîc to address the people, and thus it was not known what was happening inside the palace. Eventually, Godrîc reappeared and made a long speech, where he detailed a new plan for the Caradian people: to reject the principles of the Duchy that had caused its collapse nearly immediately after it declared itself a nation to the international community. He explained personal guilt for the nation’s upheaval, and outlined a plan to create a constitution and form a democratic society without a monarchy, with a modern, planned city as its capital.

Godrîc, who had also renamed and re-titled himself as King Nicolae as part of his program of rejecting the authoritative and oppressive past, quickly organised a vote among the citizens of the settlement to elect a constitutional council to assist him in writing a constitution for the new nation. The council, which was headed by [[Pândi Procescu|Iohan Pândi Procescu]], also served as an interim government, with the only two orders it issued during its tenure being the order of the construction of a new capital in Rorfast, and the search for and integration of any Caradian refugees on the surrounding islands and coast, the latter of which led to the incorporation of the settlements of [[Barochești]] and [[Brațav]].

The final draft of the constitution was written and officially adopted by the republic in late 1689. Campaigning for governmental positions immediately began, with new political parties being hastily-organised with the intent of creating a more organised government, though independent candidates made up a sizable portion of the candidates. The election resulted in centrist Pândi Procescu, who had headed the constitutional council as well, becoming the first President of the republic. The election marked the official formation of the republic, and also moved the capital and governmental centre from Mina Mițura to Rorfast, with the new authorities giving their oaths of office in the newly-finished Rosemary Court.

=== War of Establishment ===

Following its official formation, the nascent republic was extremely unstable politically. King Nicolae I remained isolated in his palace, and political thought mainly revolved around extremes, with a conservative alliance forming in the government led by the originally very conservate Partid Conservator Național. Concerns rising from political extremism, observed most evidently by the Partid Regalist and, to a lesser extent, the Black Flame Alliance, both members of the conservative coalition in government, put Nova Caradia in a precarious position on the continent.

However, this coalition which had formed quickly dissolved almost as quickly, though it formally still existed, as the Partid Conservator became more and more moderate, cooperating often especially with the Unită Caradia party, the party of the nation’s first president, [[Pândi Procescu]]. At the same time, it became increasingly apparent that while Nova Caradian citizens possessed the skills and willpower necessary to resurrect a healthy industrial economy, the process must be taken one step at a time.

To this end, Prime Minister [[Milana Împotriva]] enacted a plan originally named the “Step-by-Step Plan”, but later renamed to the [[Genesis Initiative]], which would attempt over the next few years to build up a sizable “base” on which to build a modern economy. The plan, according to the Minister of Finance, was to fund the necessities to allow them to get up to speed, these being defence (funding the [[Armed Forces of Nova Caradia|NCDF]]), power (funding construction of solar and wind farms and the Apă Electrică plant), and food (giving subsidies to farms and passing the [[Casa Legii/List of Parliamentary Acts|Golden Green Act]]). These were to be accompanied by focused industrial buildup of major urban areas.

This plan was put into action, and appeared to be working well until attacks by stateless peoples in the Green rapidly increased as new farms were founded outside of the jurisdiction of the republic’s claimed borders. These attacks were at first ignored in favour of political battles stemming from [https://vocearepublicii.wordpress.com/2020/11/21/ufini-senat-member-calls-for-the-death-of-eura/ combative remarks] from the Partid Regalist in district Senate. However, more attention was payed to the border when a [[Operation Green Hammer#Tor Gol Skirmish|serious attack]] was reported against a border patrol. To this end, the command of the NCDF enacted [[Operation Green Hammer]], which had the expressed intent of securing lands on which Nova Caradian farmers resided under the Golden Green Act.

The plan went on for months with major success against the stateless raiders, who mainly failed in their lack of organisation and sophisticated weaponry, and eventually incorporated [[Strigăt Island]] into the nation as a semi-autonomous territory. However, military action by the nation so far north of its original landing site two years after its original landing provoked some [[Operation Green Hammer#International responses|ire]] from certain [[Suren|nations]] indigenous to the continent, and was raised as a point of concern in the concurrent [[Fontainebleau Accords]].

Perception by foreign nations quickly became a hotly debated topic in the Casa Legii, with the majority of representatives favouring at the very least a policy of moderate appeasement. However, more radical representatives continued to taint the nation’s reputation until an [https://vocearepublicii.wordpress.com/2020/12/05/partid-regalist-lambasted-for-violence/ altercation] took place in the Ufini district Senat resulted in the arrest of several Partid Regalist Senatori and the expulsion of the Partid Regalist from the ruling coalition, resulting in a new government coalition forming between the liberal, centrist, and conservative parties with a policy of “nation first, politics second”. This resulted in a far more stable political climate receiving the new territories admitted after the [[Operation Green Hammer#The Capcană de Urs Plan|victory]] of the NCDF over the stateless attackers at Iunie. Following Casa Legii elections in the new territories, the coalition government held a large majority in both houses of the Casa Legii.

The end of the operation also resulted in the repeal of the Golden Green Act, as all the land that had been settled by the act was perceived to be less of a controversial issue if it was directly claimed by the republic. To ensure a similar event would not occur in the future, the end of the operation also saw more investment in the republic’s border defence, including the construction of a series of [[Tabere de Barieră|military camps]] along the border to serve as training camps for new NCDF recruits and as a defensive line to prevent future incursion by stateless militants.

== Politics ==

=== Government ===

The federal government of Nova Caradia is established in the nation’s constitution to be split into different branches of government. The executive government is composed only of the [[President of Nova Caradia|President]] and technically the [[Monarchy of Nova Caradia|Monarch]], though in practice the monarch has vastly diminished power compared to the old Duchy, being comparable to figurehead monarchies in other nations. The legislative government is composed of the [[Casa Legii|House of Law]] (Sarnechi: Casa Legii), a bicameral legislature divided into the Ședință and the Senat, with both houses being presided over by a [[Prime Minister of Nova Caradia|Prime Minister]] nominated from the representatives in the Ședință. The judicial government is comprised only of the Supreme Court, which is composed of a total of nine judiciaries; four appointed by the President, four appointed by the Prime Minister, and one Supreme Judiciary elected by the Nova Caradian people. The President, Casa Legii representatives, and the Supreme Judiciary are all elected democratically through a popular vote by the Nova Caradian public once every four years, while the Prime Minister and their cabinet is nominated by the President and voted into office by the Ședință for four years.

In the early days of this government it faced some pushback from the Nova Caradian people, who had been up to this point used to the totalitarian monarchical regime of the Duchy. Riots broke out across the nation’s new capital of Rorfast mere months before it entered the phase in its construction where it would be livable after King Nicolae announced his desires to resign as monarch of Caradia and leave the future of the reborn nation to the people. The rioters stormed civil offices in the city, damaging property and planting signs and flags demanding Nicolae return as monarch. After only a few weeks of these riots, Nicolae capitulated and promised to ensure his place in the new government, and, when the first government was formed in the Rosemary Court, the first act of the Senat was to amend the Constitution to afford Nicolae a position as figurehead monarch. As such, while Nova Caradian law technically requires the monarch’s affirmation of laws and presidential orders, whatever section of the government is requesting the monarch’s affirmation has the constitutional ability to compel the monarch’s agreement through "Royal Advice".

=== Foreign Relations ===

{{Main|Foreign affairs of Nova Caradia}}

Nova Caradia's foreign policy is handled by the President and the Ministry of the Exterior, though in practice the Ministry has vastly more control in this area than the President, with the President's responsibility being mainly the appointment of ambassadors for the nation and personally representing the nation in international organisations (of which the republic is not currently a member). The majority of tasks are overseen by the Minister of the Exterior, a position appointed by the Prime Minister of the republic. The nation has a focus on its own safety and the protection of its sovereignty, a topic very important to a small nation with limited means of resistance against the superpowers of the world, and also has a policy of promoting its ideals, that is, the ideals antithetical to those expressed by the former Duchy of Caradia, such as democracy, human rights, and freedom of navigation. It also has an opposition to overpowering military blocs, especially the centralised military of the [[Raspur Pact]], that pose an existential threat to the sovereignty of non-member nations.

=== Military ===

{{Main|Armed Forces of Nova Caradia}}

The armed forces of the republic are necessarily small, due to the nation's small size and the only existing supplies for the production of new military equipment and money for military training existing in the cargo that was able to be salvaged from the dissolved Duchy of Caradia before its destruction. That being said, Nova Caradia is no longer a "militant" nation, though it does recognise the necessity of an effective fighting force, and thus upon its creation organised the Defence Force of the Republic to perform limited military tasks in its territory and the Green just beyond.

At present, the Defence Force is the only existing branch of the armed forces. The naval arm of the force is stationed in Rorfast, while the land and formally the air forces are headquartered in Brațav; however, while the headquarters of the air forces is in Brațav, the equipment is housed in Mina Mițura, which is the only city in the republic with the room for an airport large enough to house the fighters and handful of airships owned by the air arm of the Defence Force.

As part of the Inițiativa Geneza, the Nova Caradian government invested in updated military equipment, though it did not yet release the restrictions on joining the service. The update included the purchase of standardised personal equipment for infantry, armoured vehicles, and two new corvettes from private companies based in Rorfast. The plan emphasised in this area the necessary effectiveness of the land forces, as they would be needed in the plan’s intention to expand farming outside of the republic’s borders into the Green of southern Eura. The intention was that upgraded equipment would allow the defence force to more effectively counteract raids on the farms from residents of the Green.

== Economy ==

[[File:Nova Caradian Farmers.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Nova Caradian farmers near Brațav]]In its early days, Nova Caradia's economy was defined by its reliance on the abundance of farmland suitable for grains-farming in its mainland territory. Due to a shortage in food and other raw materials, the government during this time encouraged rural Nova Caradian people to take up farming to supply the republic with much needed food. Because of this initiative, and the stock of industrial materials like steel and oil salvaged from old Caradian weapons and vehicles prior to the country's formation allowing for the republic to slowly start an industrial sector that began with the production of farming implements, the republic quickly began to develop a surplus of grain that allowed for less overall farmers and more industrial workers. Farming remained highly important to the internal economy, however.

The first private companies that began in the republic were construction companies that capitalised on the ongoing construction of the capital of Rorfast, and the expansion of the city of Brațav in an effort to establish its presence on the sea. These companies originally engaged in wage slavery of their employees, modeling their payment methods on companies in the old Duchy, but a presidential order outlawed this practice quickly to avoid the nation from falling back into old habits. Minimum wage was raised to Ƶ4/hour, considered to be just above the living wage in the republic.

In early VII.1690, President Pândi Procescu ordered the creation of a national bank in Rorfast. This would allow the republic to print new [[Zaikir]] banknotes (the currency was now a fiat system following the loss of the gold backing it). The bank subsequently announced that it would be slowly phasing out the Zaikir, as much of the currency had vanished with the Union it represented, and would be replacing it with the [[Nova Caradian cupru]]. The cupru was planned to be fully integrated by the end of 1691.

In late IX.1690, the Minister of Finance announced a plan to bring Nova Caradia’s economy up to standard by creating jobs, introducing financial plans, and funding public works projects under the name of the [[Genesis Initiative|Inițiativa Geneza]]. The plan included proposals to fund infrastructure, granting subsidies, encouraging investment, and standardisation of currency through the introduction of the Nova Caradian cupru. The initiative was expected to have appreciable results beginning in early 1693.

=== Energy ===

Originally, the republic was obliged by a lack of infrastructure to subsist off of energy provided by stocks of coal and oil that had been salvaged from the disintegrating Caradian Duchy applied to generators around cities. However, as part of the Genesis Initiative, the republic began investing in power plants that are worked by renewable sources, to make up for a lack of consumable resources in the republic's stockpile. Plans were introduced to take advantage of as much of the land available as possible, with the construction of multiple solar farms in the flatlands in the Ufini district, wind turbines along the coast to make use of the frequent strong winds, and the installation of a tidal power plant near the capital of Rorfast.

=== Transportation ===

==== Land ====

Outside of cities, the road network of the republic is very poor. The only road connecting cities in the republic is a two-lane road between Rorfast and Mina Mițura, and the only other roads are a combination of small paved roads and dirt tracks that connect Brațav to the farmlands in the Ufini district. Private vehicle ownership levels are low, and most transport from farms to the city is done via busses that run routes among the farmlands.

==== Air ====

[[File:Mina Mițura airfield.jpg|left|thumb|150px]]Nova Caradia, like its predecessor, focuses on travel by airship in order to reduce operating costs and reduce the risks of crashes. Mina Mițura Airfield is the largest and most used airfield in the republic, though it is not a proper airport, mainly being used as a take off and landing site for airships. The company [[Zboruri la Orizont]] engineers and constructs the majority of airships operated by [[Air Nova Caradia]]. Passenger flights are not common in the republic, but airships are the primary method of shipping cargo between cities.

== Geography ==

=== Physical Geography ===

[[File:Nova Caradia surveyors.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Nova Caradian surveyors inspecting potential farmland in Tadăcara]]While Nova Caradia is a small nation, it retains a fair degree of geographical diversity, especially when comparing its mainland settlement to the islands it occupies. The islands, in particular, have a partially isolated climate and geography from mainland Eura, as the islands are covered in rolling hills with some sharp mountains. Their location on the coast provide a somewhat less arid environment than the mainland, allowing for rain to be a common occurrence and for forests to cover much of the islands. The mainland, however, is closer to the climate and environment found over the rest of southern Eura, though the coast is still less dry than the inland areas. Slight rolling hills surround the coast, with them flattening out into tropical plains divided between areas where local ponds and small creeks have allowed outcrops of temperate rainforest vegetation to thrive, and the more arid plains that comprise the vast majority of the land area.

The climate of Nova Caradia is cold, leaving parts of the plains more similar to tundra than savannah. Its position on the coast also leaves it vulnerable to more extreme weather than is typical inland, with the islands often being battered by isolated storm systems. The natural corridor created between the high hills of the islands forces cold winds blowing from the antarctic to a higher pressure, causing cold winds to often be the weather of the coast.

=== Districts ===

The republic is divided into four separate voting districts that are represented by differing number of seats in the Ședință. The following is a list of districts and their general area:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name !! Capital !! Location !! Ședință Seats
|-
| Rorfast Special District || [[Rorfast]] || The city of Rorfast and the surrounding suburbs || 3/103
|-
| Palat || [[Mina Mițura]] || [[File:Palat District.png|center|150px]] || 32/103
|-
| Ufini || [[Brațav]] || [[File:Ufini District.png|center|150px]] || 19/103
|-
| Tadăcara || [[Barochești]] || [[File:Tadăcara District.png|center|150px]] || 19/103
|-
| Câmpii || Capele || [[File:Câmpii District.png|center|150px]] || 12/103
|-
| Frate || [[Draguți]] || [[File:Frate District.png|center|150px]] || 18/103
|}

== Culture ==

=== Media ===

Media in Nova Caradia is run entirely by private companies, with interference in the media by the government being outlawed in the constitution. News companies comprise the majority of the nation's media, with ''[[Vocea Republicii]]'' (''"Voice of the Republic"'') being the most popular source of news in the republic. Little other media exists, with the exception of Viziune Clară Films, which has thus far been filming the birth of the republic with plans to turn the accumulated film into a documentary in early 1692.

=== Cuisine ===

==== National Food and Drink ====

The republic's national food, Necessity Bread (Sarnechi: Pâine de Necesitate), is a dish derived from the republic's early struggle for survival, in which bread was baked using many different types of grain (and also some vegetation that is not typically thought of as edible) mixed together, whatever was at hand. Despite the bread reportedly having a "pretty awful taste", it was designated as the national dish of the nation in remembrance of the early settlers' struggles.

Cer Mort ("Dead Heaven"), the nation's national drink, is a type of vodka distilled using wheat and mixed with extract from a particular plant native to the coast of southern Eura known to Nova Caradians as the "Moarte Dulce" ("Sweet Death"). The plant is a highly toxic, highly hallucinogenic reed that grows along coastlines and is known to cause vivid, typically very calming hallucinogenic sensations if ingested, though consuming any part of the plant can lead to death within thirty minutes. However, extract of part of the sap from the reed retains much of the plant's natural sweet taste and some of its hallucinogenic effect without retaining its toxin, thus allowing it to be mixed into the somewhat sweet, mildly hallucinogenic vodka. Also called "Evadare" ("Escape"), the drink is popular among the youth and among workers, often being drunk by manual labourers and farmers after the day's work is finished for its calming and euphoric effect.

=== Customs ===

== Demographics ==

[[File:Nova Caradia demographics.png|right|350px]]The vast majority of Nova Caradian citizens, according to the 1690 census, are of the Sarnechi ethnicity, which lends the [[wikipedia:Romanian language|Sarnechi language]] being the primary language of the nation. Officials are unsure what exactly caused Sarnechi citizens to be the most common survivors of the destruction of the Duchy, but most opinions include the generally elevated status of those of Sarnechi ethnicity in the old Duchy, and thus better access to emergency supplies that were needed to survive the event. This ethnicity includes both the Cearîm and the Scear, though it should be noted that less than 0.5% of the population of the republic are Scearick.

Of the remaining ethnicities in the republic, the Vosanski are the most prevalent, followed by Sacòvians, Cirics, and various other ethnicities.

=== Languages ===

By far the most common language in Nova Caradia is [[wikipedia:Romanian language|Sarnechi]], which is used throughout government and civilian life, and is taught in all schools. Speakers of Sarnechi as a first language number at 87 percent of the population of the republic, with 99 percent of the population being fluent as a first or second language.

Istvanistani, as an international lingua franca, is also required to be taught in schools and government documents are required to include translations in Sarnechi and Istvanistani. Overall, 71 percent of Nova Caradians speak Istvanistani, none as a first language.

Minor languages are spoken mainly in personal settings, with Vosanskiy and [[wikipedia:Maltese language|Parokan]] being the most common, the latter from refugees from the Ciric Confederacy. Neither of these languages are seen commonly, especially as their disparate language categorisation prevents native Sarnechi speakers from learning the languages easily, and as it is believed that Vosanskiy and Ciric ethnic groups in Nova Caradia are the only speakers of these languages on Micras, though some foreign languages are quite similar to Vosanskiy.

=== Religion ===

Following the downfall of the [[Black Flame|Church of the Black Flame]] due to the deaths of much of the leadership of the church during the civil war, and the failure of the remaining clergy to adequately provide leadership following the settlement of the early nation before it was properly administered upon the creation of the republic, many Nova Caradian citizens expressed distrust of the traditional church body, and membership fell to astronomically low numbers.

In response, the formation of the [[Reformed Church of the Black Flame]] occurred, which quickly became the most adhered to religion in the republic, with around 85% of the population conforming to that church. The remaining population is split between adherence to the old Church of the Black Flame, irreligiousness, and some following syncretist beliefs.

=== Education ===

Twelve years of public education is provided and required by the Nova Caradian government. Funding is handled by the national government, and standards and coordination are overseen by the Ministry of Education. School maintenance, teacher salary, and other necessary payments are paid for via income taxes. Public schools teach children mathematics, literature, Sarnechi and Istvanistani, and teach history courses on the history of Caradia and Nova Caradia that are periodically inspected by representatives from the Ministry of Education to ensure historical impartiality.

Higher education at colleges is publically funded for the first four years, and paid for four to eight additional years. Most industry careers require at least two years of higher education, though for certain manual labour and specialist careers do not require college studies and at most require certificates from four years of vocational education, which falls under the umbrella of publically funded higher education.

=== Non-Human Citizens ===

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Rorfast

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{{Infobox City Comprehensive
|name = Rorfast
|image = Rorfast Collage.png
|imagetext = Top: Rorfast in the evening Bottom: Turla de Vigoare monument
|motto = ''Prin Putere, Viață''
|map = RorfastMap.png
|nation = Nova Caradia
|districtname = District
|district = Palat (Special District)
|lang = [[wikipedia:Romanian language|Sarnechi]]
|demnoun = Rorfaști
|demadj = Rorfaști
|govtype = Mayoral
|leadertitle = Domn
|leader = Luca Cortescu
|estdate = {{AN|1689}}
|pop = 131,717
|abbrev = RORF
}}
'''Rorfast''' is the capital and largest city of [[Nova Caradia]]. It was founded with the express intent of creating a modern, highly structured capital for the nation's seat of governance, and its construction was begun in 1689 AN, though a lack of natural resources within the claimed borders of the nation leads engineers to project that the city will take at least another year to become as large as desired by the government.

The primary importance of the city is its functioning as the seat of the Nova Caradian government, as it is the location for the [[Curtea de Rozmarin]] and the Palat pe Deal, the residence of the [[President of Nova Caradia]], and, as of 8.V.1691, the headquarters of the [[Armed Forces of Nova Caradia|national military]].

== History ==

Following the founding of the republic in late 1689 in the city of [[Mina Mițura]], a new capital was needed to house the growing governing body, which had up until this point been housed in a building in Mina Mițura chosen for no particular reason other than its larger size compared to the other structures of the small town. Scouting on the island that would eventually constitute the Palat district of the republic revealed that the eastern coast held desirable greenfield sites near its coast, which were nestled against a defensively-useful barrier of hills facing the rest of the island. Of course, the defensive nature of these hills would later become largely obsolete as it became clear the Rorfast would be situated at an extremity of the republic, and would likely be just as defensively compromised whether the hills existed or not. Still, the site was deemed suitable for what was envisioned to eventually become both capital and bustling port city, and so construction began immediately, starting with the harbour and governmental buildings.

The city's gestation in terms of its livability aspect was quite short, as the republic's government pursued the project with single-minded intent, a quality that only increased as early phases of the [[Genesis Initiative]] were rolled out and the government poured money into the construction of the city, hiring many domestic construction companies to speed up the process. The city quickly began to sprawl over nearby land, with the desire that the land area of the city's eventual limits be filled before construction began on building the city upwards. The city was declared to be livable in early 1690, and a military parade on 5.XI.1690 marked the year anniversary of the signing of the republic's constitution. The city, however, continued to expand, with projections noting that the city may continue expanding as late as 1700, though the majority of the metropolitan area should be complete by 1694. The city became the headquarters of the national military on 8.V.1691, replacing the city of [[Brațav]], which had previously served mainly due to its physical location, once the headquarters building had been completed.

In early 1691, the city began building a replacement for the current monarchical residence, the Palat de Iederă in Mina Mițura, known as Palatul Bijuteriilor ("The Palace of Jewels"), which was much larger. The outside of the palace was built first to draw tourism before setting in on the construction of the interior. The palace was to be built on the outskirts of the city, nearby the Palat pe Deal, the residence of the president.

== Geography and Climate ==

Rorfast, being located in so southerly a location, tends towards cooler temperatures, though not nearly as cold as the capital of the old Duchy, [[Relacul]]. Temperatures range from mild highs in the summer of 24 degrees Celsius, to frostbitten lows in winter around -25 degrees Celsius. The city's presence on the ocean nearby the [[Austral Strait]] keeps its usual temperatures somewhat more moderate, not often going below -2 degrees except in the depths of particularly stormy winters.

While the entirety of the island is generally fairly hilly, Rorfast exists on a small area of flat land nearby the shore, with the hills rising up to the west of the city marking its metropolitan boundaries. Many of the low-lying areas of the island are comprised of patches of temperate rainforest, with large vegetation becoming less common as one ascends to higher altitude on the hills. This is supported by frequent isolated storms that occur in all seasons, but are most common in the summer.

== Transport ==

=== Sea ===

Rorfast, despite having a reasonably-sized harbour, does not have much activity in terms of sea-based transportation. The city occasionally plays host to military transport ships carrying Marine Force soldiers back and forth between the capital and [[Cetate pe Vârf]], though this is not especially common. However, the city administration foresees the city's harbour eventually becoming the primary means of trade between the republic and other nations, as the capital is easily the largest city in the republic and yet does not have room for an airport other than a small one only suitable for single-person propeller planes, being so closely located to hilly landscape, and thus any large-scale shipping would be required to come by ship or airship.

=== Air ===

Though few other nations operate airships, especially to the degree that Nova Caradia does, the devices remain extremely important to the republic, and thus Rorfast maintains an aerodrome near the city centre specifically designed to receive airships, though due to size constraints as it is within the metropolitan area of the city, it is only able to receive two airships at a time. The land around Rorfast is much more hilly than the land nearby Mina Mițura, and therefore the latter is of the two the only one able to maintain even a reasonably sized airfield. Travelers wishing to come to Rorfast by plane must first land in Mina Mițura by plane before taking either automobile or airship to Rorfast.

=== Automobile ===

Public transport is common in Rorfast, with buses being common on the roads as a way for most people to commute to work. Public transportation within the city is handled by the government, and is paid for through taxes. Only one road exists between Rorfast and Mina Mițura, and the road is often traveled by buses organised by both cities' governments, transporting travelers between the two cities for a small fee.

== Places of Importance ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Image !! Name
|-
| [[File:Palat de Deal.jpg|500px]] || Palat pe Deal (Presidential Residence)
|-
| [[File:Curtea de Rozmarin1.jpg|500px]] || [[Curtea de Rozmarin]] (Parliament Building)
|}
[[Category:Nova Caradia]]

Tabere de Barieră

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[[File:Barrier Camps Map.png|right|300px|thumb|Map of the Tabere de Barieră]]The '''Tabere de Barieră''', or '''Barrier Camps''', are a series of military checkpoints and defensive camps on the borders of [[Nova Caradia]] that are manned by the [[Armed Forces of Nova Caradia|Nova Caradian Defence Force]] and were established following the success of [[Operation Green Hammer]] to prevent future incursions along Nova Caradia's sizable northern border with [[The Green|the Green]]. The camps are staffed by members of the NCDF Army Regiment and NCDF Border Defence Regiment along the northern border, and by NCDF Marine Force in [[Cetate pe Vârf]] (designated TDF-120) and TMF-110 in the southwestern islands. The camps serve the additional function in Cetate pe Vârf and TMF-110 of housing forces patrolling the republic's littoral waters, and in all of the bases of serving as training camps. Cetate pe Vârf is the largest of these camps both in terms of land area and personnel.

The camps are designated names based off of a [[Caradia]]n military camp naming system that had supposedly ended around number 100, thus starting Nova Caradian camp designations at number 100. TDF, standing for Tabără Defensivă Fortificată (Fortified Defensive Camp) is assigned to land-based camps, and TMF, which stands for Tabără Marină Fortificată (Fortified Marine Camp), is given to sea-based camps. Cetate pe Vârf, despite being located on the coast and housing some of the NCDF Marine Force's equipment, is designated as a land camp because it has a higher number of Army Regiment staff thand Marine Force staff.

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Nova Caradia

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{{Infobox Nation Comprehensive
|fullname = The Republic of Nova Caradia
|commonname = Nova Caradia
|flag = File:Nova Caradia Flag.png
|coa = File:Caradia CoA.png
|motto = "Să se Rupă Aceste Lanțuri" "''Let These Chains be Broken''"
|anthem = "Zorii unei Noi Libertăți" "''Dawn of a New Freedom''"
|map = File:Nova Caradia Claim 2.png
|capital = [[Rorfast]]
|largecity = [[Rorfast]]
|lang = Sarnechi
|demnoun = Caradian, Nova Caradian
|demadj = Caradian, Nova Caradian
|govtype = Semi-Presidential Republic
|headofstatetitle = [[President of Nova Caradia|President]]
|headofstate = [[Pândi Procescu]]
|headofgovernmenttitle = [[Prime Minister of Nova Caradia|Prime Minister]]
|headofgovernment = [[Milana Împotriva]]
|legislature = [[Casa Legii]]
|estdate = 1690 [[shire:AN|AN]]
|religion = [[Black Flame]]
|pop = 722,513
|currency = [[Zaikir]] (Ƶ)
|abbrev = NVC
|drives_on = left
|animal = [[Snow Mastiff]]
|food = Necessity Bread
|drink = Cer Mort
}}
The '''Republic of Nova Caradia''', more commonly known as '''Nova Caradia''', is a [[wikipedia:Semi-presidential system|republic]] located on the southeastern coast of [[Eura]] and a series of nearby islands informally known to Nova Caradians as the "Isles of Hope" (Sarnechi: Insule are Speranței). Formed as the successor state to the [[Caradia|Duchy of Caradia]] after its collapse in a [[Caradian Civil War|civil war]], Nova Caradia is built on a foundation of rejection of policies that ensured the downfall of its predecessor, such as its extreme nationalism, totalitarian government, and intrinsic ties between religion and government. However, because the majority of its citizenry is formed of the fractured remains of the Caradian population, who had been previously conditioned by the monarchical regime to worship the state and its leader and denounce everything foreign as evil, its politics are heavily polarised between those who cannot let go of their past, and those who wish to change as much as possible in an attempt to stay stable and relevant in the international world.

== History ==

=== Prehistory and Formation ===

The official beginning of the Nova Caradian Republic was in early {{Tooltip|1690|November 2020}}, when the first government was formed in the halls of the [[Curtea de Rozmarin|Rosemary Court]] in the capital city of [[Rorfast]] following the democratic elections of the President and representatives of the [[Casa Legii]]. However, the trappings of the republic began around {{Tooltip|1688|September 2020}} when refugees of the [[Caradian Civil War]] first established a settlement on the largest of the Isles of Hope in [[Eura]]. This settlement would eventually become the city of [[Mina Mițura]], but at the time of its formation it was little more than a refugee camp, without any form of government or permanent structures, with the little authority that existed being vested with the few [[Black Flame|Flemic]] priests who had survived the violent dissolution of the Duchy and successfully fled with the rest of the citizenry. For months, the camp was near total anarchy without a viable source of food (as most of the settlers were Sarnechi, unused to and ignorant of manual labour) and with the militaristic conditioning of the Caradian people causing semi-tribalistic divisions to appear among the refugees, the settlement was near to dissolving into yet another of the roaming warbands of [[The Green]].

Thankfully for the settlers, however, news reached them that it was believed [[King-Saint Godrîc XI]], who was previously thought to have been killed during the war, was alive and in Eura. In fact, Godrîc was in the rapidly collapsing [[Porto Vormouna]], about to flee the city’s destruction on his flagship, a [[Flacără Class Cruiser]]. The settlement at the Isles of Hope quickly organised a missive to be sent requesting Godrîc come to rule them at the isles. Godrîc did eventually arrive at the isles, however it was not as glorious an arrival as was hoped. The settlers had ordered the construction of a palace for the king and his family, and the building, which would eventually become Palatul de Iederă, was livable at the time of Godrîc’s arrival on the isles, and he disappeared into the building for several days. None of the royal aides had reappeared, and the construction of the building was halted temporarily as the settlers waited for Godrîc to address the people, and thus it was not known what was happening inside the palace. Eventually, Godrîc reappeared and made a long speech, where he detailed a new plan for the Caradian people: to reject the principles of the Duchy that had caused its collapse nearly immediately after it declared itself a nation to the international community. He explained personal guilt for the nation’s upheaval, and outlined a plan to create a constitution and form a democratic society without a monarchy, with a modern, planned city as its capital.

Godrîc, who had also renamed and re-titled himself as King Nicolae as part of his program of rejecting the authoritative and oppressive past, quickly organised a vote among the citizens of the settlement to elect a constitutional council to assist him in writing a constitution for the new nation. The council, which was headed by [[Pândi Procescu|Iohan Pândi Procescu]], also served as an interim government, with the only two orders it issued during its tenure being the order of the construction of a new capital in Rorfast, and the search for and integration of any Caradian refugees on the surrounding islands and coast, the latter of which led to the incorporation of the settlements of [[Barochești]] and [[Brațav]].

The final draft of the constitution was written and officially adopted by the republic in late 1689. Campaigning for governmental positions immediately began, with new political parties being hastily-organised with the intent of creating a more organised government, though independent candidates made up a sizable portion of the candidates. The election resulted in centrist Pândi Procescu, who had headed the constitutional council as well, becoming the first President of the republic. The election marked the official formation of the republic, and also moved the capital and governmental centre from Mina Mițura to Rorfast, with the new authorities giving their oaths of office in the newly-finished Rosemary Court.

=== War of Establishment ===

Following its official formation, the nascent republic was extremely unstable politically. King Nicolae I remained isolated in his palace, and political thought mainly revolved around extremes, with a conservative alliance forming in the government led by the originally very conservate Partid Conservator Național. Concerns rising from political extremism, observed most evidently by the Partid Regalist and, to a lesser extent, the Black Flame Alliance, both members of the conservative coalition in government, put Nova Caradia in a precarious position on the continent.

However, this coalition which had formed quickly dissolved almost as quickly, though it formally still existed, as the Partid Conservator became more and more moderate, cooperating often especially with the Unită Caradia party, the party of the nation’s first president, [[Pândi Procescu]]. At the same time, it became increasingly apparent that while Nova Caradian citizens possessed the skills and willpower necessary to resurrect a healthy industrial economy, the process must be taken one step at a time.

To this end, Prime Minister [[Milana Împotriva]] enacted a plan originally named the “Step-by-Step Plan”, but later renamed to the [[Genesis Initiative]], which would attempt over the next few years to build up a sizable “base” on which to build a modern economy. The plan, according to the Minister of Finance, was to fund the necessities to allow them to get up to speed, these being defence (funding the [[Armed Forces of Nova Caradia|NCDF]]), power (funding construction of solar and wind farms and the Apă Electrică plant), and food (giving subsidies to farms and passing the [[Casa Legii/List of Parliamentary Acts|Golden Green Act]]). These were to be accompanied by focused industrial buildup of major urban areas.

This plan was put into action, and appeared to be working well until attacks by stateless peoples in the Green rapidly increased as new farms were founded outside of the jurisdiction of the republic’s claimed borders. These attacks were at first ignored in favour of political battles stemming from [https://vocearepublicii.wordpress.com/2020/11/21/ufini-senat-member-calls-for-the-death-of-eura/ combative remarks] from the Partid Regalist in district Senate. However, more attention was payed to the border when a [[Operation Green Hammer#Tor Gol Skirmish|serious attack]] was reported against a border patrol. To this end, the command of the NCDF enacted [[Operation Green Hammer]], which had the expressed intent of securing lands on which Nova Caradian farmers resided under the Golden Green Act.

The plan went on for months with major success against the stateless raiders, who mainly failed in their lack of organisation and sophisticated weaponry, and eventually incorporated [[Strigăt Island]] into the nation as a semi-autonomous territory. However, military action by the nation so far north of its original landing site two years after its original landing provoked some [[Operation Green Hammer#International responses|ire]] from certain [[Suren|nations]] indigenous to the continent, and was raised as a point of concern in the concurrent [[Fontainebleau Accords]].

Perception by foreign nations quickly became a hotly debated topic in the Casa Legii, with the majority of representatives favouring at the very least a policy of moderate appeasement. However, more radical representatives continued to taint the nation’s reputation until an [https://vocearepublicii.wordpress.com/2020/12/05/partid-regalist-lambasted-for-violence/ altercation] took place in the Ufini district Senat resulted in the arrest of several Partid Regalist Senatori and the expulsion of the Partid Regalist from the ruling coalition, resulting in a new government coalition forming between the liberal, centrist, and conservative parties with a policy of “nation first, politics second”. This resulted in a far more stable political climate receiving the new territories admitted after the [[Operation Green Hammer#The Capcană de Urs Plan|victory]] of the NCDF over the stateless attackers at Iunie. Following Casa Legii elections in the new territories, the coalition government held a large majority in both houses of the Casa Legii.

The end of the operation also resulted in the repeal of the Golden Green Act, as all the land that had been settled by the act was perceived to be less of a controversial issue if it was directly claimed by the republic. To ensure a similar event would not occur in the future, the end of the operation also saw more investment in the republic’s border defence, including the construction of a series of [[Tabere de Barieră|military camps]] along the border to serve as training camps for new NCDF recruits and as a defensive line to prevent future incursion by stateless militants.

== Politics ==

=== Government ===

The federal government of Nova Caradia is established in the nation’s constitution to be split into different branches of government. The executive government is composed only of the [[President of Nova Caradia|President]] and technically the [[Monarchy of Nova Caradia|Monarch]], though in practice the monarch has vastly diminished power compared to the old Duchy, being comparable to figurehead monarchies in other nations. The legislative government is composed of the [[Casa Legii|House of Law]] (Sarnechi: Casa Legii), a bicameral legislature divided into the Ședință and the Senat, with both houses being presided over by a [[Prime Minister of Nova Caradia|Prime Minister]] nominated from the representatives in the Ședință. The judicial government is comprised only of the Supreme Court, which is composed of a total of nine judiciaries; four appointed by the President, four appointed by the Prime Minister, and one Supreme Judiciary elected by the Nova Caradian people. The President, Casa Legii representatives, and the Supreme Judiciary are all elected democratically through a popular vote by the Nova Caradian public once every four years, while the Prime Minister and their cabinet is nominated by the President and voted into office by the Ședință for four years.

In the early days of this government it faced some pushback from the Nova Caradian people, who had been up to this point used to the totalitarian monarchical regime of the Duchy. Riots broke out across the nation’s new capital of Rorfast mere months before it entered the phase in its construction where it would be livable after King Nicolae announced his desires to resign as monarch of Caradia and leave the future of the reborn nation to the people. The rioters stormed civil offices in the city, damaging property and planting signs and flags demanding Nicolae return as monarch. After only a few weeks of these riots, Nicolae capitulated and promised to ensure his place in the new government, and, when the first government was formed in the Rosemary Court, the first act of the Senat was to amend the Constitution to afford Nicolae a position as figurehead monarch. As such, while Nova Caradian law technically requires the monarch’s affirmation of laws and presidential orders, whatever section of the government is requesting the monarch’s affirmation has the constitutional ability to compel the monarch’s agreement through "Royal Advice".

=== Foreign Relations ===

{{Main|Foreign affairs of Nova Caradia}}

Nova Caradia's foreign policy is handled by the President and the Ministry of the Exterior, though in practice the Ministry has vastly more control in this area than the President, with the President's responsibility being mainly the appointment of ambassadors for the nation and personally representing the nation in international organisations (of which the republic is not currently a member). The majority of tasks are overseen by the Minister of the Exterior, a position appointed by the Prime Minister of the republic. The nation has a focus on its own safety and the protection of its sovereignty, a topic very important to a small nation with limited means of resistance against the superpowers of the world, and also has a policy of promoting its ideals, that is, the ideals antithetical to those expressed by the former Duchy of Caradia, such as democracy, human rights, and freedom of navigation. It also has an opposition to overpowering military blocs, especially the centralised military of the [[Raspur Pact]], that pose an existential threat to the sovereignty of non-member nations.

=== Military ===

{{Main|Armed Forces of Nova Caradia}}

The armed forces of the republic are necessarily small, due to the nation's small size and the only existing supplies for the production of new military equipment and money for military training existing in the cargo that was able to be salvaged from the dissolved Duchy of Caradia before its destruction. That being said, Nova Caradia is no longer a "militant" nation, though it does recognise the necessity of an effective fighting force, and thus upon its creation organised the Defence Force of the Republic to perform limited military tasks in its territory and the Green just beyond.

At present, the Defence Force is the only existing branch of the armed forces. The naval arm of the force is stationed in Rorfast, while the land and formally the air forces are headquartered in Brațav; however, while the headquarters of the air forces is in Brațav, the equipment is housed in Mina Mițura, which is the only city in the republic with the room for an airport large enough to house the fighters and handful of airships owned by the air arm of the Defence Force.

As part of the Inițiativa Geneza, the Nova Caradian government invested in updated military equipment, though it did not yet release the restrictions on joining the service. The update included the purchase of standardised personal equipment for infantry, armoured vehicles, and two new corvettes from private companies based in Rorfast. The plan emphasised in this area the necessary effectiveness of the land forces, as they would be needed in the plan’s intention to expand farming outside of the republic’s borders into the Green of southern Eura. The intention was that upgraded equipment would allow the defence force to more effectively counteract raids on the farms from residents of the Green.

== Economy ==

[[File:Nova Caradian Farmers.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Nova Caradian farmers near Brațav]]In its early days, Nova Caradia's economy was defined by its reliance on the abundance of farmland suitable for grains-farming in its mainland territory. Due to a shortage in food and other raw materials, the government during this time encouraged rural Nova Caradian people to take up farming to supply the republic with much needed food. Because of this initiative, and the stock of industrial materials like steel and oil salvaged from old Caradian weapons and vehicles prior to the country's formation allowing for the republic to slowly start an industrial sector that began with the production of farming implements, the republic quickly began to develop a surplus of grain that allowed for less overall farmers and more industrial workers. Farming remained highly important to the internal economy, however.

The first private companies that began in the republic were construction companies that capitalised on the ongoing construction of the capital of Rorfast, and the expansion of the city of Brațav in an effort to establish its presence on the sea. These companies originally engaged in wage slavery of their employees, modeling their payment methods on companies in the old Duchy, but a presidential order outlawed this practice quickly to avoid the nation from falling back into old habits. Minimum wage was raised to Ƶ4/hour, considered to be just above the living wage in the republic.

In early VII.1690, President Pândi Procescu ordered the creation of a national bank in Rorfast. This would allow the republic to print new [[Zaikir]] banknotes (the currency was now a fiat system following the loss of the gold backing it). The bank subsequently announced that it would be slowly phasing out the Zaikir, as much of the currency had vanished with the Union it represented, and would be replacing it with the [[Nova Caradian cupru]]. The cupru was planned to be fully integrated by the end of 1691.

In late IX.1690, the Minister of Finance announced a plan to bring Nova Caradia’s economy up to standard by creating jobs, introducing financial plans, and funding public works projects under the name of the [[Genesis Initiative|Inițiativa Geneza]]. The plan included proposals to fund infrastructure, granting subsidies, encouraging investment, and standardisation of currency through the introduction of the Nova Caradian cupru. The initiative was expected to have appreciable results beginning in early 1693.

=== Energy ===

Originally, the republic was obliged by a lack of infrastructure to subsist off of energy provided by stocks of coal and oil that had been salvaged from the disintegrating Caradian Duchy applied to generators around cities. However, as part of the Genesis Initiative, the republic began investing in power plants that are worked by renewable sources, to make up for a lack of consumable resources in the republic's stockpile. Plans were introduced to take advantage of as much of the land available as possible, with the construction of multiple solar farms in the flatlands in the Ufini district, wind turbines along the coast to make use of the frequent strong winds, and the installation of a tidal power plant near the capital of Rorfast.

=== Transportation ===

==== Land ====

Outside of cities, the road network of the republic is very poor. The only road connecting cities in the republic is a two-lane road between Rorfast and Mina Mițura, and the only other roads are a combination of small paved roads and dirt tracks that connect Brațav to the farmlands in the Ufini district. Private vehicle ownership levels are low, and most transport from farms to the city is done via busses that run routes among the farmlands.

==== Air ====

[[File:Mina Mițura airfield.jpg|left|thumb|150px]]Nova Caradia, like its predecessor, focuses on travel by airship in order to reduce operating costs and reduce the risks of crashes. Mina Mițura Airfield is the largest and most used airfield in the republic, though it is not a proper airport, mainly being used as a take off and landing site for airships. The company [[Zboruri la Orizont]] engineers and constructs the majority of airships operated by [[Air Nova Caradia]]. Passenger flights are not common in the republic, but airships are the primary method of shipping cargo between cities.

== Geography ==

=== Physical Geography ===

[[File:Nova Caradia surveyors.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Nova Caradian surveyors inspecting potential farmland in Tadăcara]]While Nova Caradia is a small nation, it retains a fair degree of geographical diversity, especially when comparing its mainland settlement to the islands it occupies. The islands, in particular, have a partially isolated climate and geography from mainland Eura, as the islands are covered in rolling hills with some sharp mountains. Their location on the coast provide a somewhat less arid environment than the mainland, allowing for rain to be a common occurrence and for forests to cover much of the islands. The mainland, however, is closer to the climate and environment found over the rest of southern Eura, though the coast is still less dry than the inland areas. Slight rolling hills surround the coast, with them flattening out into tropical plains divided between areas where local ponds and small creeks have allowed outcrops of temperate rainforest vegetation to thrive, and the more arid plains that comprise the vast majority of the land area.

The climate of Nova Caradia is cold, leaving parts of the plains more similar to tundra than savannah. Its position on the coast also leaves it vulnerable to more extreme weather than is typical inland, with the islands often being battered by isolated storm systems. The natural corridor created between the high hills of the islands forces cold winds blowing from the antarctic to a higher pressure, causing cold winds to often be the weather of the coast.

=== Districts ===

The republic is divided into four separate voting districts that are represented by differing number of seats in the Ședință. The following is a list of districts and their general area:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name !! Capital !! Location !! Ședință Seats
|-
| Rorfast Special District || [[Rorfast]] || The city of Rorfast and the surrounding suburbs || 3/103
|-
| Palat || [[Mina Mițura]] || [[File:Palat District.png|center|150px]] || 32/103
|-
| Ufini || [[Brațav]] || [[File:Ufini District.png|center|150px]] || 19/103
|-
| Tadăcara || [[Barochești]] || [[File:Tadăcara District.png|center|150px]] || 19/103
|-
| Câmpii || Capele || [[File:Câmpii District.png|center|150px]] || 12/103
|-
| Frate || [[Draguți]] || [[File:Frate District.png|center|150px]] || 18/103
|}

== Culture ==

=== Media ===

Media in Nova Caradia is run entirely by private companies, with interference in the media by the government being outlawed in the constitution. News companies comprise the majority of the nation's media, with ''[[Vocea Republicii]]'' (''"Voice of the Republic"'') being the most popular source of news in the republic. Little other media exists, with the exception of Viziune Clară Films, which has thus far been filming the birth of the republic with plans to turn the accumulated film into a documentary in early 1692.

=== Cuisine ===

==== National Food and Drink ====

The republic's national food, Necessity Bread (Sarnechi: Pâine de Necesitate), is a dish derived from the republic's early struggle for survival, in which bread was baked using many different types of grain (and also some vegetation that is not typically thought of as edible) mixed together, whatever was at hand. Despite the bread reportedly having a "pretty awful taste", it was designated as the national dish of the nation in remembrance of the early settlers' struggles.

Cer Mort ("Dead Heaven"), the nation's national drink, is a type of vodka distilled using wheat and mixed with extract from a particular plant native to the coast of southern Eura known to Nova Caradians as the "Moarte Dulce" ("Sweet Death"). The plant is a highly toxic, highly hallucinogenic reed that grows along coastlines and is known to cause vivid, typically very calming hallucinogenic sensations if ingested, though consuming any part of the plant can lead to death within thirty minutes. However, extract of part of the sap from the reed retains much of the plant's natural sweet taste and some of its hallucinogenic effect without retaining its toxin, thus allowing it to be mixed into the somewhat sweet, mildly hallucinogenic vodka. Also called "Evadare" ("Escape"), the drink is popular among the youth and among workers, often being drunk by manual labourers and farmers after the day's work is finished for its calming and euphoric effect.

=== Customs ===

== Demographics ==

[[File:Nova Caradia demographics.png|right|350px]]The vast majority of Nova Caradian citizens, according to the 1690 census, are of the Sarnechi ethnicity, which lends the [[wikipedia:Romanian language|Sarnechi language]] being the primary language of the nation. Officials are unsure what exactly caused Sarnechi citizens to be the most common survivors of the destruction of the Duchy, but most opinions include the generally elevated status of those of Sarnechi ethnicity in the old Duchy, and thus better access to emergency supplies that were needed to survive the event. This ethnicity includes both the Cearîm and the Scear, though it should be noted that less than 0.5% of the population of the republic are Scearick.

Of the remaining ethnicities in the republic, the Vosanski are the most prevalent, followed by Sacòvians, Cirics, and various other ethnicities.

=== Languages ===

By far the most common language in Nova Caradia is [[wikipedia:Romanian language|Sarnechi]], which is used throughout government and civilian life, and is taught in all schools. Speakers of Sarnechi as a first language number at 87 percent of the population of the republic, with 99 percent of the population being fluent as a first or second language.

Istvanistani, as an international lingua franca, is also required to be taught in schools and government documents are required to include translations in Sarnechi and Istvanistani. Overall, 71 percent of Nova Caradians speak Istvanistani, none as a first language.

Minor languages are spoken mainly in personal settings, with Vosanskiy and [[wikipedia:Maltese language|Parokan]] being the most common, the latter from refugees from the Ciric Confederacy. Neither of these languages are seen commonly, especially as their disparate language categorisation prevents native Sarnechi speakers from learning the languages easily, and as it is believed that Vosanskiy and Ciric ethnic groups in Nova Caradia are the only speakers of these languages on Micras, though some foreign languages are quite similar to Vosanskiy.

=== Religion ===

Following the downfall of the [[Black Flame|Church of the Black Flame]] due to the deaths of much of the leadership of the church during the civil war, and the failure of the remaining clergy to adequately provide leadership following the settlement of the early nation before it was properly administered upon the creation of the republic, many Nova Caradian citizens expressed distrust of the traditional church body, and membership fell to astronomically low numbers.

In response, the formation of the [[Reformed Church of the Black Flame]] occurred, which quickly became the most adhered to religion in the republic, with around 85% of the population conforming to that church. The remaining population is split between adherence to the old Church of the Black Flame, irreligiousness, and some following syncretist beliefs.

=== Education ===

Twelve years of public education is provided and required by the Nova Caradian government. Funding is handled by the national government, and standards and coordination are overseen by the Ministry of Education. School maintenance, teacher salary, and other necessary payments are paid for via income taxes. Public schools teach children mathematics, literature, Sarnechi and Istvanistani, and teach history courses on the history of Caradia and Nova Caradia that are periodically inspected by representatives from the Ministry of Education to ensure historical impartiality.

Higher education at colleges is publically funded for the first four years, and paid for four to eight additional years. Most industry careers require at least two years of higher education, though for certain manual labour and specialist careers do not require college studies and at most require certificates from four years of vocational education, which falls under the umbrella of publically funded higher education.

=== Non-Human Citizens ===

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== Golden Green Act ==

Part of the Genesis Initiative, gave Nova Caradian farmers permission to farm on the Green with the promise of protection by the Nova Caradian Defence Force against raids. The Act was repealed as of 23.III.1691.

== Renewable Energy Act ==

Licensed the purchase of multiple renewable energy plants to make up for the republic's lack of fossil fuels. Included a solar farm outside of Brațav and a tidal power plant in Rorfast.

== Democratic Security Act ==

Prohibited the proselytisation of totalitarian ideologies deemed destructive to democracy, in particular Jingbuism and Nationalist-Humanism.

== Equality of Life Act ==

Prohibited discrimination on the basis of gender, race, ability, sexuality, religion, or species.

== New Territory Act ==

Detailed the method of admittance for new territories. Laid out method for immediate reorganisation of the Casa Legii upon entrance of new districts.

== [https://vocearepublicii.wordpress.com/2020/12/08/casa-legii-passes-law-guaranteeing-universal-healthcare/ Toata Viata Act] ==

Guaranteed universal healthcare to Nova Caradian citizens.

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{{Infobox City Comprehensive
|name = Cetate pe Vârf
|image = Cetate pe Vârf Collage.png
|imagetext = Top: Ruins of the fortress Bottom: The citadel from the village below
|motto = ''Vigilență, Întotdeauna''
|map = CetatePeVârfMap.png
|nation = Nova Caradia
|districtname = District
|district = Frate
|lang = [[wikipedia:Romanian language|Sarnechi]]
|demnoun = Vârfi
|demadj = Vârfi
|govtype = Mayoral
|leadertitle = Sheikh
|leader = Farashad az Maham Shir-Del
|estdate = {{AN|1691}}
|pop = 13,319
|abbrev = VÂRF
}}
'''Cetate pe Vârf''', or '''Citadel on the Cliff''', is a fortress and village in the Frate district of [[Nova Caradia]], situated on the eastern coast of [[Strigăt Island]], and is the largest city of the Arkhashi autonomous territory on the island. Despite the name, Cetate pe Vârf, being technically only applied to the fortress on top of the nearby cliff overlooking the sea, the village that exists at the base of that cliff is also called Cetate pe Vârf.

The village and the fortress are both important strategic locations after their [[Operation Green Hammer#Sabotage in Strigăt|seizure]] in [[Operation Green Hammer]]. An [[Armed Forces of Nova Caradia|NCDF]] camp exists within the fortress and a management office is part of the residence of the Sheikh of the Arkhashi, which is the leader of the autonomous republic (the title likely being a corruption of the term "Shah").

== History ==

The site of Cetate pe Vârf was once the sight of the [[Babkha]]n city of Kara, though no written records exist on Strigăt Island of this time. After the fall of Babkha, the island was taken over by bands of stateless peoples. It traded hands several times, though it is known that the fortress known as the Qal'a, which became the Cetate pe Vârf fortress itself, was built already when the current occupants of the island, the Arkhashi, took over. This fortress became the basis for the Arkhashi system of governance, with the Sheikh residing in the central tower of the Qal'a. The Arkhashi were also the people who built the village at the cliff's base, which became the residence of most of the Arkhashi mercenary force and for the Second Sheikh.

When the area was seized by Nova Caradia and the Arkhashi joined the republic as a semi-autonomous territory, the fortress was heavily damaged. NCDF Marine Defence soldiers stationed at the fortress began a reconstruction of certain parts of the base, though the walls would likely not be repaired due to their having little use against most modern naval weapons, which, overlooking the sea, is what the base would need to be prepared for. The NCDF also began work on a port at the edge of the sea. The village had, at the request of Sheikh Farashad, little to no investment from the Nova Caradian government, as part of its status in a semi-autonomous area.

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Nova Caradia

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{{Infobox Nation Comprehensive
|fullname = The Republic of Nova Caradia
|commonname = Nova Caradia
|flag = File:Nova Caradia Flag.png
|coa = File:Caradia CoA.png
|motto = "Să se Rupă Aceste Lanțuri" "''Let These Chains be Broken''"
|anthem = "Zorii unei Noi Libertăți" "''Dawn of a New Freedom''"
|map = File:Nova Caradia Claim 2.png
|capital = [[Rorfast]]
|largecity = [[Rorfast]]
|lang = Sarnechi
|demnoun = Caradian, Nova Caradian
|demadj = Caradian, Nova Caradian
|govtype = Semi-Presidential Republic
|headofstatetitle = [[President of Nova Caradia|President]]
|headofstate = [[Pândi Procescu]]
|headofgovernmenttitle = [[Prime Minister of Nova Caradia|Prime Minister]]
|headofgovernment = [[Milana Împotriva]]
|legislature = [[Casa Legii]]
|estdate = 1690 [[shire:AN|AN]]
|religion = [[Black Flame]]
|pop = 722,513
|currency = [[Zaikir]] (Ƶ)
|abbrev = NVC
|drives_on = left
|animal = [[Snow Mastiff]]
|food = Necessity Bread
|drink = Cer Mort
}}
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The '''Republic of Nova Caradia''', more commonly known as '''Nova Caradia''', is a [[wikipedia:Semi-presidential system|republic]] located on the southeastern coast of [[Eura]] and a series of nearby islands informally known to Nova Caradians as the "Isles of Hope" (Sarnechi: Insule are Speranței). Formed as the successor state to the [[Caradia|Duchy of Caradia]] after its collapse in a [[Caradian Civil War|civil war]], Nova Caradia is built on a foundation of rejection of policies that ensured the downfall of its predecessor, such as its extreme nationalism, totalitarian government, and intrinsic ties between religion and government. However, because the majority of its citizenry is formed of the fractured remains of the Caradian population, who had been previously conditioned by the monarchical regime to worship the state and its leader and denounce everything foreign as evil, its politics are heavily polarised between those who cannot let go of their past, and those who wish to change as much as possible in an attempt to stay stable and relevant in the international world.

== History ==

=== Prehistory and Formation ===

The official beginning of the Nova Caradian Republic was in early {{Tooltip|1690|November 2020}}, when the first government was formed in the halls of the [[Curtea de Rozmarin|Rosemary Court]] in the capital city of [[Rorfast]] following the democratic elections of the President and representatives of the [[Casa Legii]]. However, the trappings of the republic began around {{Tooltip|1688|September 2020}} when refugees of the [[Caradian Civil War]] first established a settlement on the largest of the Isles of Hope in [[Eura]]. This settlement would eventually become the city of [[Mina Mițura]], but at the time of its formation it was little more than a refugee camp, without any form of government or permanent structures, with the little authority that existed being vested with the few [[Black Flame|Flemic]] priests who had survived the violent dissolution of the Duchy and successfully fled with the rest of the citizenry. For months, the camp was near total anarchy without a viable source of food (as most of the settlers were Sarnechi, unused to and ignorant of manual labour) and with the militaristic conditioning of the Caradian people causing semi-tribalistic divisions to appear among the refugees, the settlement was near to dissolving into yet another of the roaming warbands of [[The Green]].

Thankfully for the settlers, however, news reached them that it was believed [[King-Saint Godrîc XI]], who was previously thought to have been killed during the war, was alive and in Eura. In fact, Godrîc was in the rapidly collapsing [[Porto Vormouna]], about to flee the city’s destruction on his flagship, a [[Flacără Class Cruiser]]. The settlement at the Isles of Hope quickly organised a missive to be sent requesting Godrîc come to rule them at the isles. Godrîc did eventually arrive at the isles, however it was not as glorious an arrival as was hoped. The settlers had ordered the construction of a palace for the king and his family, and the building, which would eventually become Palatul de Iederă, was livable at the time of Godrîc’s arrival on the isles, and he disappeared into the building for several days. None of the royal aides had reappeared, and the construction of the building was halted temporarily as the settlers waited for Godrîc to address the people, and thus it was not known what was happening inside the palace. Eventually, Godrîc reappeared and made a long speech, where he detailed a new plan for the Caradian people: to reject the principles of the Duchy that had caused its collapse nearly immediately after it declared itself a nation to the international community. He explained personal guilt for the nation’s upheaval, and outlined a plan to create a constitution and form a democratic society without a monarchy, with a modern, planned city as its capital.

Godrîc, who had also renamed and re-titled himself as King Nicolae as part of his program of rejecting the authoritative and oppressive past, quickly organised a vote among the citizens of the settlement to elect a constitutional council to assist him in writing a constitution for the new nation. The council, which was headed by [[Pândi Procescu|Iohan Pândi Procescu]], also served as an interim government, with the only two orders it issued during its tenure being the order of the construction of a new capital in Rorfast, and the search for and integration of any Caradian refugees on the surrounding islands and coast, the latter of which led to the incorporation of the settlements of [[Barochești]] and [[Brațav]].

The final draft of the constitution was written and officially adopted by the republic in late 1689. Campaigning for governmental positions immediately began, with new political parties being hastily-organised with the intent of creating a more organised government, though independent candidates made up a sizable portion of the candidates. The election resulted in centrist Pândi Procescu, who had headed the constitutional council as well, becoming the first President of the republic. The election marked the official formation of the republic, and also moved the capital and governmental centre from Mina Mițura to Rorfast, with the new authorities giving their oaths of office in the newly-finished Rosemary Court.

=== War of Establishment ===

Following its official formation, the nascent republic was extremely unstable politically. King Nicolae I remained isolated in his palace, and political thought mainly revolved around extremes, with a conservative alliance forming in the government led by the originally very conservate Partid Conservator Național. Concerns rising from political extremism, observed most evidently by the Partid Regalist and, to a lesser extent, the Black Flame Alliance, both members of the conservative coalition in government, put Nova Caradia in a precarious position on the continent.

However, this coalition which had formed quickly dissolved almost as quickly, though it formally still existed, as the Partid Conservator became more and more moderate, cooperating often especially with the Unită Caradia party, the party of the nation’s first president, [[Pândi Procescu]]. At the same time, it became increasingly apparent that while Nova Caradian citizens possessed the skills and willpower necessary to resurrect a healthy industrial economy, the process must be taken one step at a time.

To this end, Prime Minister [[Milana Împotriva]] enacted a plan originally named the “Step-by-Step Plan”, but later renamed to the [[Genesis Initiative]], which would attempt over the next few years to build up a sizable “base” on which to build a modern economy. The plan, according to the Minister of Finance, was to fund the necessities to allow them to get up to speed, these being defence (funding the [[Armed Forces of Nova Caradia|NCDF]]), power (funding construction of solar and wind farms and the Apă Electrică plant), and food (giving subsidies to farms and passing the [[Casa Legii/List of Parliamentary Acts|Golden Green Act]]). These were to be accompanied by focused industrial buildup of major urban areas.

This plan was put into action, and appeared to be working well until attacks by stateless peoples in the Green rapidly increased as new farms were founded outside of the jurisdiction of the republic’s claimed borders. These attacks were at first ignored in favour of political battles stemming from [https://vocearepublicii.wordpress.com/2020/11/21/ufini-senat-member-calls-for-the-death-of-eura/ combative remarks] from the Partid Regalist in district Senate. However, more attention was payed to the border when a [[Operation Green Hammer#Tor Gol Skirmish|serious attack]] was reported against a border patrol. To this end, the command of the NCDF enacted [[Operation Green Hammer]], which had the expressed intent of securing lands on which Nova Caradian farmers resided under the Golden Green Act.

The plan went on for months with major success against the stateless raiders, who mainly failed in their lack of organisation and sophisticated weaponry, and eventually incorporated [[Strigăt Island]] into the nation as a semi-autonomous territory. However, military action by the nation so far north of its original landing site two years after its original landing provoked some [[Operation Green Hammer#International responses|ire]] from certain [[Suren|nations]] indigenous to the continent, and was raised as a point of concern in the concurrent [[Fontainebleau Accords]].

Perception by foreign nations quickly became a hotly debated topic in the Casa Legii, with the majority of representatives favouring at the very least a policy of moderate appeasement. However, more radical representatives continued to taint the nation’s reputation until an [https://vocearepublicii.wordpress.com/2020/12/05/partid-regalist-lambasted-for-violence/ altercation] took place in the Ufini district Senat resulted in the arrest of several Partid Regalist Senatori and the expulsion of the Partid Regalist from the ruling coalition, resulting in a new government coalition forming between the liberal, centrist, and conservative parties with a policy of “nation first, politics second”. This resulted in a far more stable political climate receiving the new territories admitted after the [[Operation Green Hammer#The Capcană de Urs Plan|victory]] of the NCDF over the stateless attackers at Iunie. Following Casa Legii elections in the new territories, the coalition government held a large majority in both houses of the Casa Legii.

The end of the operation also resulted in the repeal of the Golden Green Act, as all the land that had been settled by the act was perceived to be less of a controversial issue if it was directly claimed by the republic. To ensure a similar event would not occur in the future, the end of the operation also saw more investment in the republic’s border defence, including the construction of a series of [[Tabere de Barieră|military camps]] along the border to serve as training camps for new NCDF recruits and as a defensive line to prevent future incursion by stateless militants.

== Politics ==

=== Government ===

The federal government of Nova Caradia is established in the nation’s constitution to be split into different branches of government. The executive government is composed only of the [[President of Nova Caradia|President]] and technically the [[Monarchy of Nova Caradia|Monarch]], though in practice the monarch has vastly diminished power compared to the old Duchy, being comparable to figurehead monarchies in other nations. The legislative government is composed of the [[Casa Legii|House of Law]] (Sarnechi: Casa Legii), a bicameral legislature divided into the Ședință and the Senat, with both houses being presided over by a [[Prime Minister of Nova Caradia|Prime Minister]] nominated from the representatives in the Ședință. The judicial government is comprised only of the Supreme Court, which is composed of a total of nine judiciaries; four appointed by the President, four appointed by the Prime Minister, and one Supreme Judiciary elected by the Nova Caradian people. The President, Casa Legii representatives, and the Supreme Judiciary are all elected democratically through a popular vote by the Nova Caradian public once every four years, while the Prime Minister and their cabinet is nominated by the President and voted into office by the Ședință for four years.

In the early days of this government it faced some pushback from the Nova Caradian people, who had been up to this point used to the totalitarian monarchical regime of the Duchy. Riots broke out across the nation’s new capital of Rorfast mere months before it entered the phase in its construction where it would be livable after King Nicolae announced his desires to resign as monarch of Caradia and leave the future of the reborn nation to the people. The rioters stormed civil offices in the city, damaging property and planting signs and flags demanding Nicolae return as monarch. After only a few weeks of these riots, Nicolae capitulated and promised to ensure his place in the new government, and, when the first government was formed in the Rosemary Court, the first act of the Senat was to amend the Constitution to afford Nicolae a position as figurehead monarch. As such, while Nova Caradian law technically requires the monarch’s affirmation of laws and presidential orders, whatever section of the government is requesting the monarch’s affirmation has the constitutional ability to compel the monarch’s agreement through "Royal Advice".

=== Foreign Relations ===

{{Main|Foreign affairs of Nova Caradia}}

Nova Caradia's foreign policy is handled by the President and the Ministry of the Exterior, though in practice the Ministry has vastly more control in this area than the President, with the President's responsibility being mainly the appointment of ambassadors for the nation and personally representing the nation in international organisations (of which the republic is not currently a member). The majority of tasks are overseen by the Minister of the Exterior, a position appointed by the Prime Minister of the republic. The nation has a focus on its own safety and the protection of its sovereignty, a topic very important to a small nation with limited means of resistance against the superpowers of the world, and also has a policy of promoting its ideals, that is, the ideals antithetical to those expressed by the former Duchy of Caradia, such as democracy, human rights, and freedom of navigation. It also has an opposition to overpowering military blocs, especially the centralised military of the [[Raspur Pact]], that pose an existential threat to the sovereignty of non-member nations.

=== Military ===

{{Main|Armed Forces of Nova Caradia}}

The armed forces of the republic are necessarily small, due to the nation's small size and the only existing supplies for the production of new military equipment and money for military training existing in the cargo that was able to be salvaged from the dissolved Duchy of Caradia before its destruction. That being said, Nova Caradia is no longer a "militant" nation, though it does recognise the necessity of an effective fighting force, and thus upon its creation organised the Defence Force of the Republic to perform limited military tasks in its territory and the Green just beyond.

At present, the Defence Force is the only existing branch of the armed forces. The naval arm of the force is stationed in Rorfast, while the land and formally the air forces are headquartered in Brațav; however, while the headquarters of the air forces is in Brațav, the equipment is housed in Mina Mițura, which is the only city in the republic with the room for an airport large enough to house the fighters and handful of airships owned by the air arm of the Defence Force.

As part of the Inițiativa Geneza, the Nova Caradian government invested in updated military equipment, though it did not yet release the restrictions on joining the service. The update included the purchase of standardised personal equipment for infantry, armoured vehicles, and two new corvettes from private companies based in Rorfast. The plan emphasised in this area the necessary effectiveness of the land forces, as they would be needed in the plan’s intention to expand farming outside of the republic’s borders into the Green of southern Eura. The intention was that upgraded equipment would allow the defence force to more effectively counteract raids on the farms from residents of the Green.

== Economy ==

[[File:Nova Caradian Farmers.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Nova Caradian farmers near Brațav]]In its early days, Nova Caradia's economy was defined by its reliance on the abundance of farmland suitable for grains-farming in its mainland territory. Due to a shortage in food and other raw materials, the government during this time encouraged rural Nova Caradian people to take up farming to supply the republic with much needed food. Because of this initiative, and the stock of industrial materials like steel and oil salvaged from old Caradian weapons and vehicles prior to the country's formation allowing for the republic to slowly start an industrial sector that began with the production of farming implements, the republic quickly began to develop a surplus of grain that allowed for less overall farmers and more industrial workers. Farming remained highly important to the internal economy, however.

The first private companies that began in the republic were construction companies that capitalised on the ongoing construction of the capital of Rorfast, and the expansion of the city of Brațav in an effort to establish its presence on the sea. These companies originally engaged in wage slavery of their employees, modeling their payment methods on companies in the old Duchy, but a presidential order outlawed this practice quickly to avoid the nation from falling back into old habits. Minimum wage was raised to Ƶ4/hour, considered to be just above the living wage in the republic.

In early VII.1690, President Pândi Procescu ordered the creation of a national bank in Rorfast. This would allow the republic to print new [[Zaikir]] banknotes (the currency was now a fiat system following the loss of the gold backing it). The bank subsequently announced that it would be slowly phasing out the Zaikir, as much of the currency had vanished with the Union it represented, and would be replacing it with the [[Nova Caradian cupru]]. The cupru was planned to be fully integrated by the end of 1691.

In late IX.1690, the Minister of Finance announced a plan to bring Nova Caradia’s economy up to standard by creating jobs, introducing financial plans, and funding public works projects under the name of the [[Genesis Initiative|Inițiativa Geneza]]. The plan included proposals to fund infrastructure, granting subsidies, encouraging investment, and standardisation of currency through the introduction of the Nova Caradian cupru. The initiative was expected to have appreciable results beginning in early 1693.

=== Energy ===

Originally, the republic was obliged by a lack of infrastructure to subsist off of energy provided by stocks of coal and oil that had been salvaged from the disintegrating Caradian Duchy applied to generators around cities. However, as part of the Genesis Initiative, the republic began investing in power plants that are worked by renewable sources, to make up for a lack of consumable resources in the republic's stockpile. Plans were introduced to take advantage of as much of the land available as possible, with the construction of multiple solar farms in the flatlands in the Ufini district, wind turbines along the coast to make use of the frequent strong winds, and the installation of a tidal power plant near the capital of Rorfast.

=== Transportation ===

==== Land ====

Outside of cities, the road network of the republic is very poor. The only road connecting cities in the republic is a two-lane road between Rorfast and Mina Mițura, and the only other roads are a combination of small paved roads and dirt tracks that connect Brațav to the farmlands in the Ufini district. Private vehicle ownership levels are low, and most transport from farms to the city is done via busses that run routes among the farmlands.

==== Air ====

[[File:Mina Mițura airfield.jpg|left|thumb|150px]]Nova Caradia, like its predecessor, focuses on travel by airship in order to reduce operating costs and reduce the risks of crashes. Mina Mițura Airfield is the largest and most used airfield in the republic, though it is not a proper airport, mainly being used as a take off and landing site for airships. The company [[Zboruri la Orizont]] engineers and constructs the majority of airships operated by [[Air Nova Caradia]]. Passenger flights are not common in the republic, but airships are the primary method of shipping cargo between cities.

== Geography ==

=== Physical Geography ===

[[File:Nova Caradia surveyors.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Nova Caradian surveyors inspecting potential farmland in Tadăcara]]While Nova Caradia is a small nation, it retains a fair degree of geographical diversity, especially when comparing its mainland settlement to the islands it occupies. The islands, in particular, have a partially isolated climate and geography from mainland Eura, as the islands are covered in rolling hills with some sharp mountains. Their location on the coast provide a somewhat less arid environment than the mainland, allowing for rain to be a common occurrence and for forests to cover much of the islands. The mainland, however, is closer to the climate and environment found over the rest of southern Eura, though the coast is still less dry than the inland areas. Slight rolling hills surround the coast, with them flattening out into tropical plains divided between areas where local ponds and small creeks have allowed outcrops of temperate rainforest vegetation to thrive, and the more arid plains that comprise the vast majority of the land area.

The climate of Nova Caradia is cold, leaving parts of the plains more similar to tundra than savannah. Its position on the coast also leaves it vulnerable to more extreme weather than is typical inland, with the islands often being battered by isolated storm systems. The natural corridor created between the high hills of the islands forces cold winds blowing from the antarctic to a higher pressure, causing cold winds to often be the weather of the coast.

=== Districts ===

The republic is divided into four separate voting districts that are represented by differing number of seats in the Ședință. The following is a list of districts and their general area:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name !! Capital !! Location !! Ședință Seats
|-
| Rorfast Special District || [[Rorfast]] || The city of Rorfast and the surrounding suburbs || 3/103
|-
| Palat || [[Mina Mițura]] || [[File:Palat District.png|center|150px]] || 32/103
|-
| Ufini || [[Brațav]] || [[File:Ufini District.png|center|150px]] || 19/103
|-
| Tadăcara || [[Barochești]] || [[File:Tadăcara District.png|center|150px]] || 19/103
|-
| Câmpii || Capele || [[File:Câmpii District.png|center|150px]] || 12/103
|-
| Frate || [[Draguți]] || [[File:Frate District.png|center|150px]] || 18/103
|}

== Culture ==

=== Media ===

Media in Nova Caradia is run entirely by private companies, with interference in the media by the government being outlawed in the constitution. News companies comprise the majority of the nation's media, with ''[[Vocea Republicii]]'' (''"Voice of the Republic"'') being the most popular source of news in the republic. Little other media exists, with the exception of Viziune Clară Films, which has thus far been filming the birth of the republic with plans to turn the accumulated film into a documentary in early 1692.

=== Cuisine ===

==== National Food and Drink ====

The republic's national food, Necessity Bread (Sarnechi: Pâine de Necesitate), is a dish derived from the republic's early struggle for survival, in which bread was baked using many different types of grain (and also some vegetation that is not typically thought of as edible) mixed together, whatever was at hand. Despite the bread reportedly having a "pretty awful taste", it was designated as the national dish of the nation in remembrance of the early settlers' struggles.

Cer Mort ("Dead Heaven"), the nation's national drink, is a type of vodka distilled using wheat and mixed with extract from a particular plant native to the coast of southern Eura known to Nova Caradians as the "Moarte Dulce" ("Sweet Death"). The plant is a highly toxic, highly hallucinogenic reed that grows along coastlines and is known to cause vivid, typically very calming hallucinogenic sensations if ingested, though consuming any part of the plant can lead to death within thirty minutes. However, extract of part of the sap from the reed retains much of the plant's natural sweet taste and some of its hallucinogenic effect without retaining its toxin, thus allowing it to be mixed into the somewhat sweet, mildly hallucinogenic vodka. Also called "Evadare" ("Escape"), the drink is popular among the youth and among workers, often being drunk by manual labourers and farmers after the day's work is finished for its calming and euphoric effect.

=== Customs ===

== Demographics ==

[[File:Nova Caradia demographics.png|right|350px]]The vast majority of Nova Caradian citizens, according to the 1690 census, are of the Sarnechi ethnicity, which lends the [[wikipedia:Romanian language|Sarnechi language]] being the primary language of the nation. Officials are unsure what exactly caused Sarnechi citizens to be the most common survivors of the destruction of the Duchy, but most opinions include the generally elevated status of those of Sarnechi ethnicity in the old Duchy, and thus better access to emergency supplies that were needed to survive the event. This ethnicity includes both the Cearîm and the Scear, though it should be noted that less than 0.5% of the population of the republic are Scearick.

Of the remaining ethnicities in the republic, the Vosanski are the most prevalent, followed by Sacòvians, Cirics, and various other ethnicities.

=== Languages ===

=== Religion ===

Following the downfall of the [[Black Flame|Church of the Black Flame]] due to the deaths of much of the leadership of the church during the civil war, and the failure of the remaining clergy to adequately provide leadership following the settlement of the early nation before it was properly administered upon the creation of the republic, many Nova Caradian citizens expressed distrust of the traditional church body, and membership fell to astronomically low numbers.

In response, the formation of the [[Reformed Church of the Black Flame]] occurred, which quickly became the most adhered to religion in the republic, with around 85% of the population conforming to that church. The remaining population is split between adherence to the old Church of the Black Flame, irreligiousness, and some following syncretist beliefs.

=== Education ===

=== Non-Human Citizens ===

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