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For centuries Flannary was the the second largest nation of the Mainland with expansive and highly productive pastoral and agricultural lands and a highly-centralized, hereditary monarch, where virtually all wealth was concentrated in a small number of noble houses who resided in either the capital, [[Erith]] or the main trading port city of [[Civantes]] near the [[Heretic Sea]]. It was home to a powerful but independent sect of the [[Alexandrian Church]] and the [[Marrwyn Collar|final]] [[Arch-Warden]] of the unified Church was Flannari, which led to Flannary being a major battleground in the [[War of Schism]]. The nation that exists into the 1500s is even more centralized to a few cities and focused on trade and has yet to recover in either land or population much of what was lost over a century ago. | For centuries Flannary was the the second largest nation of the Mainland with expansive and highly productive pastoral and agricultural lands and a highly-centralized, hereditary monarch, where virtually all wealth was concentrated in a small number of noble houses who resided in either the capital, [[Erith]] or the main trading port city of [[Civantes]] near the [[Heretic Sea]]. It was home to a powerful but independent sect of the [[Alexandrian Church]] and the [[Marrwyn Collar|final]] [[Arch-Warden]] of the unified Church was Flannari, which led to Flannary being a major battleground in the [[War of Schism]]. The nation that exists into the 1500s is even more centralized to a few cities and focused on trade and has yet to recover in either land or population much of what was lost over a century ago. | ||
It is currently ruled by Soleil (Queen) and [[Alain Veromii]] (King Consort), supported by the Great Officers of the Crown. Currently, the Flannari Great Officers are: | |||
*Ségolène Palais, ''Royal Chancellor'' | |||
*Elodie Monceau, ''Royal Magus'' | |||
*Valérian Entrepôt, ''Admiral of the Kingdom'' | |||
*Pascal Chaumont, ''Constable of the Kingdom'' | |||
*Bellamy Vaugirard, ''Hadriarch of Erith'' | |||
*Edmond Élysée, ''Grand Chamberlain'' | |||
==Government and Politics (section needs update for current era)== | ==Government and Politics (section needs update for current era)== | ||
A member of the Veromii line has sat upon the Flannari throne since pre-Alexandrian times. | |||
Though the Flannarian government has its roots in feudal tradition, the government itself is deeply centralized. Virtually all of the power and wealth is controlled by hereditary noble houses who reside in one of a small number of large, cosmopolitan urban centers, who act as absentee landlords for the numberless peasants who toil the Flannari fields, while the rest of society has internalized feudal divisions, leading to a rigid, class-based culture. | Though the Flannarian government has its roots in feudal tradition, the government itself is deeply centralized. Virtually all of the power and wealth is controlled by hereditary noble houses who reside in one of a small number of large, cosmopolitan urban centers, who act as absentee landlords for the numberless peasants who toil the Flannari fields, while the rest of society has internalized feudal divisions, leading to a rigid, class-based culture. | ||
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Beyond the noble houses, the only other significant power broker in Flannary is the [[Alexandrian Church|clergy]], and the [[Regional_Episcopacy|regional episcopacies]] of Flannary are uniformly wealthy and powerful. As the Veromii line, through Hadrian Ubrekt, are [[Divine Blooded]], the Emperor of Flannary has always claimed to rule by divine right, and thus has always maintained a close relationship with religious authority. While the Church owns little in terms of land, it has wielded its considerable social power to acquire significant wealth, especially through [[Monopoly of the Vices]]. Noble houses are all expected to employ a large number of religious consultants, tutors, and ministers, and host for a large number of elaborate ceremonies on their lands, which is easily accomplished, as almost all instruction is conducted through religious institutions, up through the [[University of Flannary]], which was officially given over to the [[Flannari Episocpacy]] in 212 [[FI]]. Virtually all nobles are expected to educate their children (and pay tuition) at this university. | Beyond the noble houses, the only other significant power broker in Flannary is the [[Alexandrian Church|clergy]], and the [[Regional_Episcopacy|regional episcopacies]] of Flannary are uniformly wealthy and powerful. As the Veromii line, through Hadrian Ubrekt, are [[Divine Blooded]], the Emperor of Flannary has always claimed to rule by divine right, and thus has always maintained a close relationship with religious authority. While the Church owns little in terms of land, it has wielded its considerable social power to acquire significant wealth, especially through [[Monopoly of the Vices]]. Noble houses are all expected to employ a large number of religious consultants, tutors, and ministers, and host for a large number of elaborate ceremonies on their lands, which is easily accomplished, as almost all instruction is conducted through religious institutions, up through the [[University of Flannary]], which was officially given over to the [[Flannari Episocpacy]] in 212 [[FI]]. Virtually all nobles are expected to educate their children (and pay tuition) at this university. | ||
During the 14th and 15th centuries, the Odessan royal family entered into a political/marriage alliance with the Flannari royals as a check on the Petaran Empire. Tennyson XII, Aden II, and Tennyson XIII of Odessa all took Flannari princesses as brides. The Flannari kings, likewise, married Odessan princesses. This tradition ended with Eloise's assumption of the Odessan throne after the Odessan Civil War. | |||
==Economics and Industry== | ==Economics and Industry== | ||