Post by peccavi on Oct 13, 2015 16:50:24 GMT -5
Name: Empire of Ajit
Government: Constitutional Monarchy where all nobles swear fealty to the Emperor/Empress who is currently Emperor Bhima Ajit the Wise. The oldest child will inherit the title of Empress/Empress upon death, abdication, or in the event of a Vote of No Confidence from the Assembly of Nobles and the Assembly of the People, of the previous HIM (His/Her Imperial Majesty). HIM is in charge of the Imperial Military, protecting the well being of all of HIM's subjects, passing Imperial Decrees (general policy) and foreign policy. The Assembly of Nobles is made up of the rulers of the Kingdoms, Duchies, and Counties who swear fealty to HIM and are only really in charge of the Empire's finances (taxation/budget) and upkeep/expansion of infrastructure within their own governance. Assembly of the People is a body of elected representatives from the common people of the feudal states that actually pass legislation based on the Imperial Decrees and run the day to day activities of the Ministries (Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health and Welfare, etc). Political Parties have formed and are mostly coalitions of noble dynasties and representatives with the power of the new rich industrialists beginning to back them. Changes to the Constitution of Imperial Unity can be proposed by either Assemblies or HIM, but all three government bodies must approve it before it can officially be ratified.
Culture: The people of Devi have been stuck in a feudal state with aristocrats ruling over lowborn peasantry ever since the Virus cut off the back water colony. Only with last Emperor's Imperial Decrees and government reformations based on records from the crashed seed-ship did the the aristocratic stranglehold on Devi's culture and people begin to break. The average lowborn commoner takes loyalty to their liege and honor very seriously while the Nobles mostly look to further their own dynastic families power through politics. Devi's culture has seen near constant warfare and so military service is looked favorably upon but with the Age of the Great Unification passed, The New Age sees the growing power of industrialist leaders rediscovering forgotten technology with the help of the seed-ship and a new diplomatic corp drawing experience from the aristocrats' political maneuvering.
Geography: The planet of Devi is a temperate world only slightly colder than Earth with one large and three small continents. The capital of the Empire is based around the Ancient Pyramid, the stripped remnants of the colony ships that carried the original population to Devi rendered totally useless because of the Virus, on the small continent of Vajra. There are several cities spread across the islands and the continents but the majority of the population is focused on the nutrient rich rivers on the large continent of Vishnu.
History: Devi had only recently been settled when the Virus cut the fledgling colony off from the imports and supplies it needed to prosper. This pushed the world into what would later be called The Chaos which saw mass starvation and the rise of small groups based of family ties trying to eke out an existence without the technology and knowledge past generations had. The Age of the Noble Families officially started 100 years after the Virus was unleashed with the population starting to recover and the more prosperous families subjugating their neighbors and establishing themselves as rulers of their own fiefdoms. The Ajit dynasty saw its creation here with Shiva Ajit, a common soldier, being given command of a fort and the task of governing several farming villages by the local King. The Age of Strife came next with near constant warfare and political games between the powerful dynasties all fighting to secure more riches and power for their own family. This is where the Lakshmi Ajit the Admired, granddaughter of Shiva Ajit and well loved among the people she ruled, decided to rebel against her liege and succeeded in taking the entirety of his kingdom for her own. Age of the Great Unification saw later Ajit rulers working to unify the continent with a combination of dynastic political marriages and military conquests. Once the continent Vajra had been united, King Agni Ajit the Ruthless declared himself the first Emperor of Ajit and worked to consolidate his control. Then the seed-ship crashed into the outskirts of Emperor Agni Ajit's capital, he quickly learned from the technology inside and started the modernization his Empire. With this new technology, the Great Conquests were launched, which intimidated or forcibly brought the remaining continents into Empire of Ajit's control. With the last of the independent lords swearing fealty to him and the completion of the first Orbital Skydock, Emperor Bhima Ajit the Wise has just declared the Age of the Great Unification over and the New Age begun.
Government: Constitutional Monarchy where all nobles swear fealty to the Emperor/Empress who is currently Emperor Bhima Ajit the Wise. The oldest child will inherit the title of Empress/Empress upon death, abdication, or in the event of a Vote of No Confidence from the Assembly of Nobles and the Assembly of the People, of the previous HIM (His/Her Imperial Majesty). HIM is in charge of the Imperial Military, protecting the well being of all of HIM's subjects, passing Imperial Decrees (general policy) and foreign policy. The Assembly of Nobles is made up of the rulers of the Kingdoms, Duchies, and Counties who swear fealty to HIM and are only really in charge of the Empire's finances (taxation/budget) and upkeep/expansion of infrastructure within their own governance. Assembly of the People is a body of elected representatives from the common people of the feudal states that actually pass legislation based on the Imperial Decrees and run the day to day activities of the Ministries (Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health and Welfare, etc). Political Parties have formed and are mostly coalitions of noble dynasties and representatives with the power of the new rich industrialists beginning to back them. Changes to the Constitution of Imperial Unity can be proposed by either Assemblies or HIM, but all three government bodies must approve it before it can officially be ratified.
Culture: The people of Devi have been stuck in a feudal state with aristocrats ruling over lowborn peasantry ever since the Virus cut off the back water colony. Only with last Emperor's Imperial Decrees and government reformations based on records from the crashed seed-ship did the the aristocratic stranglehold on Devi's culture and people begin to break. The average lowborn commoner takes loyalty to their liege and honor very seriously while the Nobles mostly look to further their own dynastic families power through politics. Devi's culture has seen near constant warfare and so military service is looked favorably upon but with the Age of the Great Unification passed, The New Age sees the growing power of industrialist leaders rediscovering forgotten technology with the help of the seed-ship and a new diplomatic corp drawing experience from the aristocrats' political maneuvering.
Geography: The planet of Devi is a temperate world only slightly colder than Earth with one large and three small continents. The capital of the Empire is based around the Ancient Pyramid, the stripped remnants of the colony ships that carried the original population to Devi rendered totally useless because of the Virus, on the small continent of Vajra. There are several cities spread across the islands and the continents but the majority of the population is focused on the nutrient rich rivers on the large continent of Vishnu.
History: Devi had only recently been settled when the Virus cut the fledgling colony off from the imports and supplies it needed to prosper. This pushed the world into what would later be called The Chaos which saw mass starvation and the rise of small groups based of family ties trying to eke out an existence without the technology and knowledge past generations had. The Age of the Noble Families officially started 100 years after the Virus was unleashed with the population starting to recover and the more prosperous families subjugating their neighbors and establishing themselves as rulers of their own fiefdoms. The Ajit dynasty saw its creation here with Shiva Ajit, a common soldier, being given command of a fort and the task of governing several farming villages by the local King. The Age of Strife came next with near constant warfare and political games between the powerful dynasties all fighting to secure more riches and power for their own family. This is where the Lakshmi Ajit the Admired, granddaughter of Shiva Ajit and well loved among the people she ruled, decided to rebel against her liege and succeeded in taking the entirety of his kingdom for her own. Age of the Great Unification saw later Ajit rulers working to unify the continent with a combination of dynastic political marriages and military conquests. Once the continent Vajra had been united, King Agni Ajit the Ruthless declared himself the first Emperor of Ajit and worked to consolidate his control. Then the seed-ship crashed into the outskirts of Emperor Agni Ajit's capital, he quickly learned from the technology inside and started the modernization his Empire. With this new technology, the Great Conquests were launched, which intimidated or forcibly brought the remaining continents into Empire of Ajit's control. With the last of the independent lords swearing fealty to him and the completion of the first Orbital Skydock, Emperor Bhima Ajit the Wise has just declared the Age of the Great Unification over and the New Age begun.
