Ayreonism

An Elw translation of Beets Rutherford's As Malarbor Burned.

Ayreonism (named after Prince Elijah Ayreon) is a centrist political ideology originating from Elwynn. At its core, Ayreonism resembles social liberalism and promotes civic (instead of ethnic) nationalism and pacifism.

Ayreonist policies have included free immigation, equal rights for all sentient beings, republicanism, a somewhat regulated market, and the self-determination for all peoples. Ayreonism tends to propagate for Ayreonist greenism, the idea that the Green must be conquered and subjugated to "righteous body-politics" (i.e. states organized under Ayreonist ideals).

Ayreonism developed during the early years of Elwynnese independence in the 1570s and was largely built on the Antican philosopher Beets Rutherford's treatise As Malarbor Burned, combined with pacifist egalitarian and religious mores from Hurmu. Proto-Ayreonism was found through the ideology of Prince Daniel Kalirion of Elwynn and Hurmu, and was later formalized by Elijah Ayreon through various political writings in the 1580s and 1590s.

In the latter part of the 17th century, however, Ayreonism became more nationalistic and began promoting a regulated migration policy for Elwynn. It was represented in the Elwynnese legislature by the Ayreonist Independence Party. In Benacia, Ayreonism more or less died with the Scouring. It has since the re-establishemtn of Hurmu in 1689–1690 found resurgence in Hurmu, with the Edasi Hurmu party adopting Ayreonism, and with the United Ayreonist–Traditionalist Faction also favouring the ideology. In Normark, where the ideology is commonly known as elianisme, "Elianism", Ayreonism is propagated by the Elianist Party.