Calbion
| Calbion Gwlad y Calbain (Calraeg) | |||
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| Motto: Cyfiawnder a Chryfder "Justice and Strength" | |||
| Anthem: "Calon Lân" | |||
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| Map versions | 15.0.5 - current | ||
| Capital | Pentyre | ||
| Largest city | Llysthur | ||
| Official language(s) | Calraeg (national language) Istvanistani (lingua franca) | ||
| Official religion(s) | Calbain Catologian Church | ||
| Demonym | Calbain | ||
| Adjective | Calbain | ||
| Government | Ceremonial Monarchy | ||
| • Prince of the Calbain | Arthur III | ||
| • Governor-General | Richard ab Ioan | ||
| • Grand Master of the Calbain Catologian Church | His Eminence Huw Macklemore | ||
| Legislature | Cynulliad Cenedlaethol | ||
| Establishment | 1596 AN | ||
| Area | 1.424.896 km2 | ||
| Population | 9.736.588 (1686) | ||
| Currency | Arian (CAL) | ||
| Abbreviation | CAL, CA | ||
| Driving side | right | ||
| Time zone(s) | CMT-7 | ||
| National animal | Black Dragon | ||
| National drink | Whisky | ||
Calbion (Calraeg: Gwlad y Calbain, literally: Land of the Calbain) is a sovereign island nation in the Central Sea. The nation occupies the islands of the Aeronesian archipelago. The Calbain islands are located between the continents of Tapfer and Cibola, on the latter continent, Calbion also has a presence with the coastal region of Cybwlach. In the past, the nation also had several colonies in Keltia. Calbion is a Monarchy, although it can be described as a 'Crowned Republic' because of the limited role of the Prince of the Calbain, who serves a largely symbolic and unifying function. The current Prince of the Calbain is Arthur III, who was invested in late 1690.
The Calbain nation is one of the oldest civilisations on Micras, although often subjugated to political repression. In the year 1596, Calbion first gained an official status as an autonomous part of the Southbatavian empire. Following the Southbatavian transition towards the authoritarian empire of Jingdao, the Calbain autonomy was once again surpressed, which resulted in a short but bloody Revolt that saw the Calbain population decimated. Subsequently, Calbion was incoporated into the Brettish Commonwealth. Under the leadership of Llywelyn Lewis, the Governor-General of Calbion under Brettish rule, the identity of the Calbain people remained alive and the Calbain communities were restored. In recent history, Calbion was an autonomous province of Arcadia after the conquest of the islands by the Batavian Vinandy dynasty. The Vinandy's usurped Calbain titles, which created resentment and saw the politics of Calbion become divided into the "Realist" and the "Nationalist" fractions. Several historians pose that these internal division was one of the factors that lead to the collapse of Arcadia. Following the fall of Arcadia, a nationalist movement under the leadership of Evyn Drakeford, established Calbion as an independent nation again. The Western expansion of 1686 saw Calbion occupy the entire Aeronesian archipelago, as well as a coastal region of Cibola. This means that the Calbain nation currently is at its greatest extent.
Etymology
The name Calbion is an Istvanistanism derived from the name of the Calbain people. The Calbain themselves refer to the land as Gwlad y Calbain, the land of the Calbain. It is certain that there already existed a people indicated as Calbain, or Calbi, in Aerlig. The origins of the name for the Calbain people is unclear, but etymologists have suggested that the old Calraeg root calb- means "bald" or "barren", and refers to the plains that cover most of central Calbion. The name Calbion was first given to the island by Istvani seafarers, who settled in what is now the Port Edward region.
