Kingdom of Lunaris

The Kingdom of Lunaris (or just Lunaris) is a small island monarchy mostly located in Plagos. The country shares its name with the island capital - Lunaris, located in the far eastern portion of the Sea of Etscharien. The official religion of Lunaris is the Aisitir faith, but it is not enforced amongst citizens. The cultural theme of Lunaris is a Renaissance Western European mix with architecture being inspired by Medieval Germany. Moon Elves are Lunaris' main race.

Reign of SubToMoonDanker
Lunaris was founded by SubToMoonDanker and his friend Cosmic_Waffles in July 21st 2021, with help from Volturus, after a successful take over of the island that would become its capital from its original owners, a long forgotten country called Voodin. The island's population grew quickly, but the country itself did not. There were two attempts to expand by war: one against Myrtana and one against Solitudinem. Both plans quickly fell through when Lunaris got involved in the "War of Broken Promises" on Volturus' side and Lunaris suffered heavy equipment losses. It wouldn't be until the 13th of August when Lunaris had a promising land war, the Skittles Alliance against The Empire of Plagatéa. Plagatéa instead split apart on its own, and the islands of Eden that were promised to Lunaris before the split, instead decided to join Skjoldrbrodir.

In the meantime, the nation longed for an elected government to be instituted to work alongside The King in managing the country. The First Government of Lunaris was elected in August 15th under Prime Minister FrxddyBarnes.

The land that Lunaris did acquire was mostly bought or gotten by way of vassalage. Lunaris itself was a vassal twice under Astoria and The Magisterium. A notable vassal of Lunaris was the Diarchy of Ekhaiz and one of its leaders Spriet Reapierre who went on to become the Chief Diplomat of Lunaris. Spriet soon enough helped create the Plagosi Confederation (or Confederation of Plagos). The other leader of Ekhaiz, Toad Tigarnnes, disapproved of Ekhaiz joining Lunaris and declared independence, but was convinced to accept it anyway by the Confederation. One of the first moves of the Confederation was to intervene in the OPTC's war against Czervoslavia. Unfortunately for the Confederation, the war was lost. After some controversies in which Spriet himself was involved, the COP slowly faded out of relevancy. Lunaris became a protectorate of The Second Empire of Plagatéa and, in turn, a member of The Sapphire Commonwealth.

Reign of Simović/RoboticPotato
On November 15th, SubToMoonDanker stepped down as King in favour of Simović/RoboticPotato (Artaire Hans Luon). Even before the start of his reign, the New Voodin colony was established on Eldham with the help of a former citizen of Voodin, Krifal1127.

On November 20th The Maritime Kingdom of Zamože joined Lunaris as a territory.

On November 26th, elections were held. Bunion Sil Wex was elected as Prime Minister. Alpharius Omegoğlu was elected as Minister of Foreign Affairs. Ardamovic was elected as Minister of Internal Affairs. Deathors was elected as Minister of Economy.

On November 28th, Lunaris participated in a war in Eldham on the side of Auralich.

On December 2nd, Artaire Hans Luon held his coronation in The Sanctum Speculum Grand Temple. After his coronation he adopted EmpressOfChaos as his daughter, Princess Amaranthine Luon. With Ardamovic and Amy now both in the government, the Kingdom's rise would begin.

On December 4th, Synderia was granted independence. Deathors stepped down as Minister of Economy due to a government restructuring. An election for the position was held the following day and Amy became the new Minister of Economy.

On December 7th, Amy, aided by the ghost of SubMoonDanker, convinced the Republic of Malrya to become a vassal of Lunaris.

On December 11th, Zamože was declared a vassal state.

On December 14th, Axelm became a vassal of Lunaris. Their freedom was later bought by the Three Kingdoms on the 16th.

On December 20th, the Free Republic of Mhír was founded as a vassal of Lunaris.

On December 22nd, after a many deliberations, the squatters in the city of Dubris were allowed to join Lunaris as a city within it.

On December 26th, Lunaris became an equal member of the Sapphire Commonwealth.

On December 27th, the election results were tallied. Ardamovic became the Prime Minister. Jeyprox became the Minister of Internal Affairs. TinTin became the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Hell became the Minister of War. Brit became the Minister of Culture. The J Horde became a vassal of Lunaris.

Government
Lunaris' government is split in two parts: The Monarchy with its advisors/second in commands and the democratically elected civil government. While the civil government does oversee some parts of everyday life in Lunaris, The Monarchy always has the final say. It was agreed that the civil government have a mandate that lasts 1 month.

Religion
Lunaris has had two formal religions: The Moonsinger Pantheon (formerly), and Asitir (currently).

The Moonsinger Pantheon dates all the way back to before "The Great Lunarian Migration" when the Lunarian ancestral homeland (the location of which is unknown) was devastated by the Sun God, Sureal. The central figures of this religion are The Moon, its champion/incarnation/successor Munas Moonsinger and Munas' children: The Dame, Celmador, Ioriel and Varivar. Worship of these deities is mostly done with prayer and diligence, while the all too common sacrifices of people, animals and items are considered taboo. One can achieve Paragonhood with the four deities by completing an Act of Extreme Devotion, specific to that deity. The main place of worship in Rathnir used to be in the Sanctum Speculum Grand Temple, which used to go by "Temple of Munas Moonsinger".

The Asitir faith is a religion from Southern Syltör, having originated from the Early Seraan Confederations as a formalization of the generalized belief system shared between the many tribes that composed the Seraan civilization. Its central and holy city is currently located in the Lunar City-State of Lirgal.

Asitir is highly polytheistic, with various deities being able to reign over the same concepts, and has some elements of animism, as many Asitir believe every living and natural thing is inhabited by some form of spiritual being and the like. During the times of the Kingdom of Olarã it was treated in a henotheistic fashion, with each Seraan city having a patron deity they venerated alongside Asi, the main goddess. Some strands of Asitir propose a form of monotheism, with other deities being considered extensions of Asi's will.

Useful links
Discord server

Moonsinger Pantheon discord server