Auricularia

Lore
Auricularia | ᔑ⚍∷╎ᓵ⚍ꖎᔑ∷╎ᔑ is a small mushroom island located on the western end of the map, known as The Greater Talakbang. Consists of a small fungi/mushroom elf community in a tight community with no other species living on the island besides fungi, mushrooms and elves. The island was founded by Queen Shroom of Auricularia, who later also founded the Church of Auricularia.

The town of Moss Shore
Known as the original town of Auricularia, Moss Shore is a seaside mossy town inhabited by none which was mysteriously built by a previous inhabitant of the mushroom island. There's no belongings or traces of previous settlement left behind by the original builder other than 2 admin shop signs, one for iron and one for gold.

Moss Shore is primarily used for trading and selling resources and mostly as the general trading town of Auricularia since the main town is not meant to be used for boat docking and is far off on the west of the island.

Auria
The main capital Auricularia, known as Auria for short is the very first ever claimed land on the island by Shroom. The capital is the original claimed land without any buildings made prior. Moss Town was never claimed and only given a name and some use to it since Shroom doesn't want to claim a town that was built by someone else and also so that the original builder can come back and live there if they wish.

The capital exists of giant natural mushrooms which are used as tree houses and storage places for citizens. Most farming is done on the main city such as wheat farming and growing mooshrooms.

Structure
The government is based on a typical British style monarchy. it consists of the queen (or any royal on throne), the royal advisor [sits below the monarch and is above all government body, passes on the queen's notes to the others], the high court, who decides on how the nation will run and function [with the orders from the monarch], the city mayors, lower court, which consists of the civilian police and city patrol, the royal army and the city/castle guards.

Monarch
The monarch does the major decision giving when it comes to the nation's politics. They typically do not decide on how the nation will go but has the ability on suggest on the future of Auricularia and vote on the decisions made by the high court.

Royal Advisor
The monarch's royal advisor sits on the top of the hierarchy right below her majesty. The royal advisor is the monarch's trusty person in hand and passed down the queen's messages and requests to the high court since the monarch does not need to attend court every time a meeting is called for. Though the advisor doesn't have other power besides being the royal advisor for the nation, he stays in place of the queen if she's feeling unwell or she needs to pass on information down the high court and the lower court.

High Court
Also known as the royal court, the high court makes all of the decisions on how the nation will run in the future. The high court is separated in various departments, the lawmaking department, the royal court department and the trademakers department.


 * 1) Lawmakers Department : This department is in charge of making the laws for Auricularia, They maintain and improve the laws including the creation of various laws.
 * 2) The Royal Court : as the name suggests, this is the official court of Auricularia. If there's any need to file a dispute or get an issue sorted, the court is used.
 * 3) Trademakers Department : this department is in charge of moderating all of the trades that goes in and out of Auricularia. All sales done in Auricularia are also managed by the High Court's Trademaking Department.

City Mayors
These are the 2 mayors of each town, Auria and Moss Town. They manage the respective towns so the High Court doesn't have to look over it all the time. So far there's no mayors appointed yet.

Lower Court
Unlike the High Court, the Lower Court is mostly consists of player recruited departments like the army and the guard force. The Lower Court is in charge of recruiting new members for the Auricularian military and the royal guards. The Lower Court has no decision making in the nation's lawmaking but has the typical rights to vote for the changes within the government.


 * 1) Military : The royal Auricularia military, just like any other military is made up of PVP players that are skilled enough to protect the nation during war. The Lower Court recruits and tests people to see if they are fit to join the army.
 * 2) Royal Guards : Unlike the army, the royal guards are set outside of the castle and the outer gates of the 2 towns. Unlike the army soldiers, the royal guards only moderate the people going in and out of the buildings and makes sure buildings don't get barged in.

Religion
Known officially as the Church of Auricularia, the church is based on the worship of Mother Spore, the creator of all Fungi life on Kylorne. The main church is located on the higher regions of Auria. All fungi people follow this religion with no outsiders allowed in the church unless they follow a ritual to convert to the Church of Auricularia. Mother Spore is the one true god in the Church of Auricularia, no other gods or figures exist in the religion. Some say that the creator of all fungi life is not Mother Spore and someone else who lived earlier than her but that has not been fact checked and is not to be questioned by the members.

Languages
Auricularia officially speaks 2 languages, the Standard Galactic Alphabet script and English. Some of the members can also speak the languages of neighboring nations but it's not mandatory to learn them unless you run a business and frequently trade with their people.

Fungi Culture
Fungi people mostly live close to one another in mushroom houses on the island and the houses are typically white with red or brown roofs which resemble mushroom caps.

All mushrooms wear mushroom hats as a sign of showcasing fungi pride. Both men and women wear mushroom patterned fabric with men typically wearing overalls and long sleeve clothes with a mushroom hat and women typically wear vintage lolita dresses with a mushroom hat and a veil for when attending the church. Metal nail rings are also worn instead of nail polish or fake nails and metal finger claws are typically worn by the upper-class.

Wedding culture
Auricularian weddings typically wear green rather than white. The groom wears more darker coloured suits with a fitted round mushroom hat made specially for wedding wear. The bride wears a long green coloured dress of their choice with a veiled crown on her head. Wearing green is seen as a symbol of nature appreciation and good luck while wearing white is typically seen as informal and white is mostly worn at funerals. All Auricularian weddings must be done on local Auricularian land, typically at the Church of Auricularia with the presence of a local priest. If one can't have their wedding done at the church or on local soil due to personal reasons, they cag get their wedding certificate signed first then have the wedding completed back home. The wedding cannot be conducted elsewhere following religious requirements.

Auricularians typically do not marry more than one partner, since polyamory is illegal culturally and per the nation's laws. There's no restriction on homosexual marriage since the Church of Auricularia allows homosexual marriage and it's socially accepted in the culture. The monarch is the only one exempted from polyamory marriage but she choses to not marry more than one.

Weaponry and craftsmanship
Once a person dies, instead of getting cremated their corpse is usually sorted out by bones, skin and flesh and the "meat". The bones and flesh are made into tools that are kept as keepsakes or used in war and the meat gets tossed out and fed to the animals or is used in alcohol making. Weapons cost more if they are made with a combination of rare earth materials with bones and flesh. The flesh is typically made into leather and is used for making bags, accessories and other keepsakes.

Mushrooms are typically used alongside fungi meat in brewing. The meat of dead fungi is only used for special, outlawed brews that are commonly consumed among the royals since it is considered to have "healing" properties. Popular brews include mushroom vodka, mushroom wine, mushroom tea and a special mushroom "soup" made from boiled fungi bones and meat with a mixture of fungi blood, mushroom juice and vodka. It's known as Na'haiki Sopa [リᔑ'⍑ᔑ╎ꖌ╎ ᓭ𝙹!¡ᔑ] and it's commonly enjoyed as a medicinal alcoholic drink among the royals and the wealthy.