Holy Kaelthian Republic - Revision history

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Religion

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	Post 251: The Church has collapsed (locally) and been replaced by the [[Law of Truth (Religion)\|Law of Truth]]		Post 251: The Church has collapsed (locally) and been replaced by the [[Law of Truth (Religion)\|Law of Truth]]

			[[Time of Troubles]]: Back to (roughly) [[Church of the Seasons]]. More pluralistic and less evangelistic than before. Mostly tired of religion.

	==Culture==		==Culture==

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Culture

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	* Not ''hostile'' to outsiders, but stand-offish. Trade is ok as long as it stays on the main roads and mostly passes through, trading with locals only at specific posts.		* Not ''hostile'' to outsiders, but stand-offish. Trade is ok as long as it stays on the main roads and mostly passes through, trading with locals only at specific posts.
	* Attitude to magic is mixed--arcane magic is accepted in the capital (due to the gwerin saving part of In-wall during the [[Searing of Kaelthia]]) but blamed for the [[Searing of Kaelthia\|Searing]] elsewhere. Divine magic is tolerated but only when used for blessing crops and healing. Primal magic is not well understood and considered "barbarian".		* Attitude to magic is mixed--arcane magic is accepted in the capital (due to the gwerin saving part of In-wall during the [[Searing of Kaelthia]]) but blamed for the [[Searing of Kaelthia\|Searing]] elsewhere. Divine magic is tolerated but only when used for blessing crops and healing. Primal magic is not well understood and considered "barbarian".
			* No work camps, but still a strong "everyone contributes" ethic.
			* VERY community oriented.

	==Capital==		==Capital==

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Culture

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	* Black market activity is punishable by exile or death.		* Black market activity is punishable by exile or death.
	* Those Unwashed who don't want to follow the strictures are cast out; most head north with whatever they can carry.		* Those Unwashed who don't want to follow the strictures are cast out; most head north with whatever they can carry.
			Time of Troubles:

			* More back to the pre-251 tendencies.
			* Less theocratic, although the local priest is still an important part of society.
			* Not ''hostile'' to outsiders, but stand-offish. Trade is ok as long as it stays on the main roads and mostly passes through, trading with locals only at specific posts.
			* Attitude to magic is mixed--arcane magic is accepted in the capital (due to the gwerin saving part of In-wall during the [[Searing of Kaelthia]]) but blamed for the [[Searing of Kaelthia\|Searing]] elsewhere. Divine magic is tolerated but only when used for blessing crops and healing. Primal magic is not well understood and considered "barbarian".

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	==Economy==		==Economy==
	;Exports: fibers, grain, beef and pork. Arcane items are a specialty. Major trade routes to [[Shinevog]] and [[Zhapai Karmap]] run through the HKR. [[Spidersilk]] is only produced in the HKR.:After 251 AC, very little, and no arcane items. No trade routes run through the area.		;Exports: fibers, grain, beef and pork. Arcane items are a specialty. Major trade routes to [[Shinevog]] and [[Zhapai Karmap]] run through the HKR. [[Spidersilk]] is only produced in the HKR. After 251 AC, very little, and no arcane items. No trade routes run through the area.
	;Imports: Lumber products. Dyes, fur and leather, and spices. Unworked metal and specialty metal products. Non-magical technology.:After 251AC, very little and only lumber to any degree.		;Imports: Lumber products. Dyes, fur and leather, and spices. Unworked metal and specialty metal products. Non-magical technology. After 251AC, very little and only lumber to any degree.

	==International relationships==		==International relationships==
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	Other significant organizational leaders are the High Hands of the [[Holy Hands]]. Their true identities are unknown.		Other significant organizational leaders are the High Hands of the [[Holy Hands]]. Their true identities are unknown.

			=== Time of Troubles ===
			The nation has reverted back to a variant of the Council system used under the [[Council Lands]] (see [[Council Lands Government]]), although it's not nearly as totalizing.

	== Historical Events ==		== Historical Events ==

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	**Close-in villages are theoretically the same as before (communal consensus), but really the acolytes and agents of the [[Holy Hands]] are in control.		**Close-in villages are theoretically the same as before (communal consensus), but really the acolytes and agents of the [[Holy Hands]] are in control.
	**Villages and towns further out than about 60 miles have been abandoned to their fates		**Villages and towns further out than about 60 miles have been abandoned to their fates
			*[[Time of Troubles]]
			**Collapsed into just plain Kaelthia.
			**Still very introverted, but not a theocracy.
			**Semi-communistic republic.

	==Peoples==		==Peoples==

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Government

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	**Strict theocratic dictatorship under the [[Prophet of Law Unveiled]].		**Strict theocratic dictatorship under the [[Prophet of Law Unveiled]].
	**Close-in villages are theoretically the same as before (communal consensus), but really the acolytes and agents of the [[Holy Hands]] are in control.		**Close-in villages are theoretically the same as before (communal consensus), but really the acolytes and agents of the [[Holy Hands]] are in control.
	**Villages and towns further out than about 60 miles have been abandoned to their fates.		**Villages and towns further out than about 60 miles have been abandoned to their fates

	==Peoples==		==Peoples==
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	Other significant organizational leaders are the High Hands of the [[Holy Hands]]. Their true identities are unknown.		Other significant organizational leaders are the High Hands of the [[Holy Hands]]. Their true identities are unknown.

			== Historical Events ==
			15 Spring Dawning 254 AC

			*[[Grand Temple]] destroyed in "accident" that leaves pillar of fire for more than a week and opens a hole into the lava chamber of Mt Refuge, resulting in a slowly-cooling lake of lava. [[Prophet of Law Unveiled\|Prophet]] and all inhabitants of the Temple Island believed killed. Waterfront houses burn from heat/molten lava. For a while, the [[Kaela River]] stops as far as the [[Shield River]] confluence, and is in general much reduced.

	[[Category: Nations]]		[[Category: Nations]]
	[[Category: Unfinished]]		[[Category: Unfinished]]

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Leadership

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	* Strongly communal and devout. Sticking out is discouraged. Live by the consensus of your neighbors.		* Strongly communal and devout. Sticking out is discouraged. Live by the consensus of your neighbors.
	* Non-monogamous. Communities raise children together and share partners. Even the dwarves (who still have life partners) aren't nearly as rigid about it (no divorce, but no adultery stigma either).		* Non-monogamous. Communities raise children together and share partners. Even the dwarves (who still have life partners) aren't nearly as rigid about it (no divorce, but no adultery stigma either).
	* Everyone works. Begging and thievery are BAD THINGS that get you sent to re-education camps. Which are mostly labor/training+preaching. Repeated refusal to work honestly results in exile.		* Everyone works. Begging and thievery are BAD THINGS that get you sent to re-education camps. Which are mostly labor/training + preaching. Repeated refusal to work honestly results in exile.
	* No privacy. Everyone talks to the priests about everything and records are kept.		* No privacy. Everyone talks to the priests about everything and records are kept.
	* Criminal behavior is punished harshly; anti-social behavior (defying consensus) is considered the worst.		* Criminal behavior is punished harshly; anti-social behavior (defying consensus) is considered the worst.
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	==Economy==		==Economy==
	;Exports: fibers, grain, beef and pork. Arcane items are a specialty. Major trade routes to [[Shinevog]] and [[Zhapai Karmap]] run through the HKR. [[Spidersilk]] is only produced in the HKR.		;Exports: fibers, grain, beef and pork. Arcane items are a specialty. Major trade routes to [[Shinevog]] and [[Zhapai Karmap]] run through the HKR. [[Spidersilk]] is only produced in the HKR.:After 251 AC, very little, and no arcane items. No trade routes run through the area.
	;Imports: Lumber products. Dyes, fur and leather, and spices. Unworked metal and specialty metal products. Non-magical technology.		;Imports: Lumber products. Dyes, fur and leather, and spices. Unworked metal and specialty metal products. Non-magical technology.:After 251AC, very little and only lumber to any degree.

	==International relationships==		==International relationships==
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	==Leadership==		==Leadership==
	~~TODO~~		The supreme leader of the HKR post 251AC is the [[Prophet of Law Unveiled]]. His pronouncements are taken as the absolute, immutable truth.

			Other significant organizational leaders are the High Hands of the [[Holy Hands]]. Their true identities are unknown.

	[[Category: Nations]]		[[Category: Nations]]
	[[Category: Unfinished]]		[[Category: Unfinished]]

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Government

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	* Especially poor with the [[Crisial Kingdom]] and the [[Duarchy]]. Too much history and bad blood between them.		* Especially poor with the [[Crisial Kingdom]] and the [[Duarchy]]. Too much history and bad blood between them.
	* Considered "suspect" by the [[Adventurer's Guild]].		* Considered "suspect" by the [[Adventurer's Guild]].
			**Post 251 AC -- while they haven't withdrawn from the [[Federated Nations]] treaty, they have declared non-compliance with the [[Crystal Spire Protocols]] (specifically rejecting the right of the [[Adventurer’s Guild]] to police internal affairs and rejecting the rights of registered adventurers within their territory).
			**They have embargoed land passage in and out of [[Guildtown]], the AG enclave outside of [[Kaelthia]], claiming it was a "security risk" due to the tunnel under the mountain.
			**So far the AG has not taken direct action due to internal political turmoil as a result of corruption uncovered by [[Enigma]].
	* No active war, just enhanced border checks (on both sides).		* No active war, just enhanced border checks (on both sides).

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	==Government==		==Government==
	*Theocratic republic, much like Iran		*Pre 251 AC:
	*Regional vote elects 24-member Senate which select Chancellor (Head of Government). High priests have significant pull and back-door veto power. Chancellor must have approval of Head Lecturer and Head of Oracles as well.		**Theocratic republic, much like Iran
	*Towns and cities elect Mayor + Council under oversight of local Ecclesiarch or seated priests.		**Regional vote elects 24-member Senate which select Chancellor (Head of Government). High priests have significant pull and back-door veto power. Chancellor must have approval of Head Lecturer and Head of Oracles as well.
	*Villages and below work communally, almost pure democracy. Acolytes have significant persuasive power but little direct power (except as informants to higher-ups).		**Towns and cities elect Mayor + Council under oversight of local Ecclesiarch or seated priests.
			**Villages and below work communally, almost pure democracy. Acolytes have significant persuasive power but little direct power (except as informants to higher-ups).
			*Post 251 AC
			**Strict theocratic dictatorship under the [[Prophet of Law Unveiled]].
			**Close-in villages are theoretically the same as before (communal consensus), but really the acolytes and agents of the [[Holy Hands]] are in control.
			**Villages and towns further out than about 60 miles have been abandoned to their fates.

	==Peoples==		==Peoples==
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	==Religion==		==Religion==
	See [[Church of the Seasons]]. Almost everyone belongs and at least pretends devotion. Strongly evangelistic.		Pre 251: See [[Church of the Seasons]]. Almost everyone belongs and at least pretends devotion. Strongly evangelistic.

			Post 251: The Church has collapsed (locally) and been replaced by the [[Law of Truth (Religion)\|Law of Truth]]

	==Culture==		==Culture==
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	* Criminal behavior is punished harshly; anti-social behavior (defying consensus) is considered the worst.		* Criminal behavior is punished harshly; anti-social behavior (defying consensus) is considered the worst.
	* Temple or shrine is the center-point of village/town life.		* Temple or shrine is the center-point of village/town life.
			Post 251:

			* Split into "washed" and "unwashed" and "out-law".
			** "Washed" are the righteous believers in the Law of Truth and its Prophet. They have rights and status and can enter [[Kaelthia]] and conduct business (as much as it is) freely.
			** "Unwashed" were citizens of the HKR, but either weren't zealous in the change-over or held "unproductive" roles in society. They have some rights (the right not to be assaulted or enslaved or killed outright) but are decidedly second-class. They can live ''near'' the holy city, but can only enter it under the guidance of one of the Washed. They can buy and sell normally, but cannot carry weapons other than knives and are subject to harsh penalties if they injure or inconvenience the Washed.
			** Out-Law are the rest of everyone. They are "without the law". For purely political reasons, they have passage rights and sanctuary from assault, but cannot enter the holy city and cannot conduct any business (including procuring shelter) except at designated inns and markets, where they must sell to and buy from the Washed.
			* Very inward looking.
			* Drunkenness, idleness, sexuality (of any kind except to engender children), fancy dress, and "mercantilism" (meaning profit motive) are banned.
			* Trade chits for labor value are used instead of currency internally, with Out-Laws required to convert coinage when doing business at a fixed, government-set exchange rate. That sucks.
			* Black market activity is punishable by exile or death.
			* Those Unwashed who don't want to follow the strictures are cast out; most head north with whatever they can carry.

	==Capital==		==Capital==

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==Government==
*Theocratic republic, much like Iran
*Regional vote elects 24-member Senate which select Chancellor (Head of Government). High priests have significant pull and back-door veto power. Chancellor must have approval of Head Lecturer and Head of Oracles as well.
*Towns and cities elect Mayor + Council under oversight of local Ecclesiarch or seated priests.
*Villages and below work communally, almost pure democracy. Acolytes have significant persuasive power but little direct power (except as informants to higher-ups).

==Peoples==
* Wall-builder humans. Plurality (~45%).
* Wall-builder halflings. Significant minority (35%).
* Dwarves. 18%
* Others (a few high elves, mostly). 2%

==Religion==
See [[Church of the Seasons]]. Almost everyone belongs and at least pretends devotion. Strongly evangelistic.

==Culture==
* Strongly communal and devout. Sticking out is discouraged. Live by the consensus of your neighbors.
* Non-monogamous. Communities raise children together and share partners. Even the dwarves (who still have life partners) aren't nearly as rigid about it (no divorce, but no adultery stigma either).
* Everyone works. Begging and thievery are BAD THINGS that get you sent to re-education camps. Which are mostly labor/training+preaching. Repeated refusal to work honestly results in exile.
* No privacy. Everyone talks to the priests about everything and records are kept.
* Criminal behavior is punished harshly; anti-social behavior (defying consensus) is considered the worst.
* Temple or shrine is the center-point of village/town life.

==Capital==
See [[Kaelthia]].

==Economy==
;Exports: fibers, grain, beef and pork. Arcane items are a specialty. Major trade routes to [[Shinevog]] and [[Zhapai Karmap]] run through the HKR. [[Spidersilk]] is only produced in the HKR.
;Imports: Lumber products. Dyes, fur and leather, and spices. Unworked metal and specialty metal products. Non-magical technology.

==International relationships==
* Generally poor. As a hyper-religious, conformist nation with a history of being pushy, most other nations are wary of it.
* Especially poor with the [[Crisial Kingdom]] and the [[Duarchy]]. Too much history and bad blood between them.
* Considered "suspect" by the [[Adventurer's Guild]].
* No active war, just enhanced border checks (on both sides).

==Leadership==
TODO

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[[Category: Unfinished]]

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