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==Government==
==Government==
The government is divided into two branches: The executive/judicial branch, and the legislature. The executive holds power over the courts as well as the government's bureaucracy and military. However, the legislature proposes and passes laws, and delegates authority of enforcement and oversight to the executive. It also holds the authority to nullify or alter judgments of the Supreme Court, having taken that power from the Emperor as part of a compromise with the Valoran nobility.
===Executive===
The executive of the government is led by the Holy Ralgon Emperor of Valora, or simply the Valoran Emperor. The incumbent is [[Draeg'ar Ral IX|Emperor Draeg'ar Ral]], who married into House Valorum upon securing the throne to retain control of the country and include nearly 75% of the country's territory and over two-thirds of its resident population. The Emperor may act as a final point of appeal from the country's Supreme Court, although the Senate may, in turn, veto the Emperor's judgments if they find them politically motivated.
The Emperor has the responsibility as commander of the armed forces to maintain the country's territorial integrity against non-state actors including proto-Batavian, undead, Vanic, and other insurgent groups in the country. However, command will likely pass to the combined Ralgonese-Valoran army when the Emperor passes the throne to the next contestant.
The Emperor is elected by the Senate in special elections that determine the best candidate based on the strength of one's physical, spiritual, moral, and mental capabilities. As with the [[Ralgon]] tradition before them, a pool of eleven candidates descended from [[Nobunag'an IV of Ralgon]] is assembled by the Emperor and then presented to the Senate, with candidates coming and going upon death, resignation, or removal due to irresponsible or corrupt behavior. However, the combat trials were eliminated due to the sharp decrease of eligible candidates due to the aftermath of the [[Ralgon War of Succession]] and the natural exclusion of candidates too distant from the throne after the death of Emperor [[Shiro I of Ralgon]].
When the pool of candidates moves to descendants of Draeg'ar Ral IX, the current pool of candidates will include members of Houses Ral, Valorum, and Ral-Valorum by blood, adoption (only as children adopted by parents who are both members of one of those three houses), or marriage (only when the union yields legitimate children).
===Legislature===


===Defence===
===Defence===

Revision as of 22:36, 1 April 2022

The Holy Ralgon State of Valora
Flag of Valora (common)
Flag
Coat of Arms of Valora (common)
Coat of Arms
Motto: Strength and Honor
Anthem: WIP
Location of Valora (common)
Map versions ???
Capital Stormhold (legislative/executive)
Drag'nor (administrative)
Largest city Glacier City, SAR
Official language(s) Draconian (official)
Standard (most common)
Official religion(s) Draconic
Demonym Ralgon (official)
Valorian (co-official; common)
 - Adjective Ralgon (official)
Valorian (co-official; common)
Government Constitutional Elective Monarchy
 - Emperor Draeg'ar Ral IX
 - Viceroy Prince Saizo Ral-Valorum
 - Legislature Imperial Senate
Establishment Winter, 228 AN
October 23rd, 2018 (est. in Micras)
Area NA
Population 15,639,728 (1707 AN)


≈204,000,000 (claimed, not controlled)

Active population NA
Currency Guilder (£)
Calendar
Time zone(s)
Mains electricity
Driving side
Track gauge
National website
National forum
National animal hydra
National food crocodile meat
National drink black wine
National tree giant durian tree
Abbreviation HRS

Valora is the successor state of Ralgon, emerging in mainland Cibola after the Ralgon War of Succession. The legitimate government of what was once the Holy Ralgon Empire, Valora is now only a rump state that controls less than 10% of the original total population, and barely 3.5% of the native Ralgonese population.

The new country was founded in the aftermath of the War of Ralgon Succession out of a series of garrisons and fortified towns in mainland Cibola, the largest of which is Yixing, which now serves as its capital. Called Valora by its diverse people, the state is controlled by a mix of native Valorians, Ralgonese, and other native groups. There are rumors that there are liches in the government due to the masses of undead running nigh-unchecked in the south, but these are customarily dismissed as mere rumors.

Valora is a constitutional monarchy under its Emperor, Draeg'ar Ral IX, who adopted his own name in homage to other previous Ralgonese rulers named Draeg'ar. The government consists of a 25-member Imperial Senate, which sees representation among the various districts of the country, as well as from nobility that represent various ethnic groups in the region. While the royal family, the Ral clan, still dominates the executive, they chose to institute democratic means of government to prevent the sort of mass defections and mutinies that characterized the collapse of the Ral clan's rule over its own territories in recent decades. The Popular Assembly is a new invention of the government, meant to represent the common folk scattered throughout the country, and to provide a forum for communicating with one another, due to the still-treacherous travel faced by most citizens who live away from the coast or the inland fortress-towns that serve as regional centers of civilization.

The country consists of some 7 million Ralgonese, 6 million Valorians, and small numbers of Batavians, Barbarians, and others who survived the prolonged collapse of authority following the failure of the Cibolan Reconquista. With the restoration of civilized rule to the country's urban centers after 1707 AN, the country has once again begun to grow and stabilize, although it still faces strong challenges to its remaining authority. One of its most pressing problems is coming to terms with the aftermath of the Ralgon War of Succession, and still sees itself as at war despite having signed a treaty that saw its official end. Its loyalists actively fight over the disputed territories of Nova Victoria and its hinterlands using guerrilla tactics, and rebels seeking to join the Imperial Federation also occasionally launch attacks in the north. In the south, the government must also contend with Vanic insurgents, bandits, monsters, and hordes of undead that were never fully eradicated.

As the rump state enters a new era, the government must either press forward, recover, and reassert itself on the world stage, or be swallowed up by expansionist neighbors. While all is quiet in the center and west of the country under Emperor Draeg'ar Ral IX, he is still a harsh ruler, and he is getting old. If he is to save what is left of the empire of his great ancestor Nobunag'an IV of Ralgon, he must rise to the challenge or yield the throne to someone who can. Only time will tell.

Etymology

History

Government

The government is divided into two branches: The executive/judicial branch, and the legislature. The executive holds power over the courts as well as the government's bureaucracy and military. However, the legislature proposes and passes laws, and delegates authority of enforcement and oversight to the executive. It also holds the authority to nullify or alter judgments of the Supreme Court, having taken that power from the Emperor as part of a compromise with the Valoran nobility.

Executive

The executive of the government is led by the Holy Ralgon Emperor of Valora, or simply the Valoran Emperor. The incumbent is Emperor Draeg'ar Ral, who married into House Valorum upon securing the throne to retain control of the country and include nearly 75% of the country's territory and over two-thirds of its resident population. The Emperor may act as a final point of appeal from the country's Supreme Court, although the Senate may, in turn, veto the Emperor's judgments if they find them politically motivated.

The Emperor has the responsibility as commander of the armed forces to maintain the country's territorial integrity against non-state actors including proto-Batavian, undead, Vanic, and other insurgent groups in the country. However, command will likely pass to the combined Ralgonese-Valoran army when the Emperor passes the throne to the next contestant.

The Emperor is elected by the Senate in special elections that determine the best candidate based on the strength of one's physical, spiritual, moral, and mental capabilities. As with the Ralgon tradition before them, a pool of eleven candidates descended from Nobunag'an IV of Ralgon is assembled by the Emperor and then presented to the Senate, with candidates coming and going upon death, resignation, or removal due to irresponsible or corrupt behavior. However, the combat trials were eliminated due to the sharp decrease of eligible candidates due to the aftermath of the Ralgon War of Succession and the natural exclusion of candidates too distant from the throne after the death of Emperor Shiro I of Ralgon.

When the pool of candidates moves to descendants of Draeg'ar Ral IX, the current pool of candidates will include members of Houses Ral, Valorum, and Ral-Valorum by blood, adoption (only as children adopted by parents who are both members of one of those three houses), or marriage (only when the union yields legitimate children).

Legislature

Defence

Foreign Relations

Valora recently reclaimed its seat in the Collective Security Association, the successor to the USSO. It retains most of its former relations with other states; however, the complete loss of its power beyond its shores has fundamentally altered its foreign policy.

Economy

Science & Technology

Geography

Climate & Topography

Education

Demographics