Sandonia

The Kingdom of Sandonia is a Lunari state, located (X-CORD: 6900 | Y-CORD: 2400) in the heart lands of the great Lunari Empire. The kingdom was founded on the 30th of December, 2021 by Echo Luon, and Ivy. Since then, the kingdom has grown in importance and beauty, managing to strike a military alliance with Myrtana and an economic alliance with the councilate of archipelagica which is an alliance between lord of states in lunaris.

Best known for its breath taking architecture, the capital city of "Sandonia" soon came to be known as "The city of towering dunes."

Government
The Kingdom of Sandonia is a Diarchy / Constitutional Monarchy. Every month elections are held for different governmental positions. Though they are always subject to change if the kings see the players chosen unfit for the positions.

Structure
Minister - The head of a certain department, this is the highest democratically elected position. Being in charge of things such as agriculture, architecture, economy, and trade these are the people are the forefront of the Sandonian future. As their accomplishments / mistakes directly reflect unto the state.

The ministers are:

·        iRibbit for economy

·        reji for internal affairs (removed for inactivity)

·        Mantoh for agriculture (should have been Astro originally, but all candidates left before the results)

·        Minister of architecture is missing (original one was Frostbite, then succeeded by soup)

Vice Minister Vice Ministers are not voted upon, instead are either chosen by a minister or are assigned a position by the Monarch. Their goal is to aid ministers with whatever they may need help with.

State Representative Only one person is elected as the state representative. Mostly hold a ceremonial role.

Senator Senators work to bring the wishes of the people, directly to the Ministers or Monarchs. They're also tasked with handling civil issues such as crimes and/or petty arguments.

Count These are the leaders of cities with the Kingdom of Sandonia.

Advisor They give advice to all government positions if needed.

Succession
Succession to the throne of Sandonia is thought to be guided by the goddess of the moon or in other words, all rulers are chosen by the moon goddess. Although legal laws state that in order for one to succeed the throne, they must follow through a ceremony which confirms legitimacy.

To be eligble to become the next king/queen they must meet the following requirements.


 * The heir is 25 years or older.
 * The heir must be a son/daughter of the current monarch biologically.
 * The heir must be apart of one of the two royal houses. (House Atreides or House Luon)

The ceremony begins with 4 basic questions


 * 1) What is your vision for the future of Sandonia?
 * 2) Through what divine house do you derive from. Speak their name.
 * 3) Are you ready to put your life down for Sandonia?
 * 4) Will you strive to lead the Sandonian people to glory?

The final requirement is for the heir to prove himself in combat. A holy duel against one of the king(s)/queen(s) or, against the head of the royal guard.

Having past all these requirements, the heir will be inaugurated as the new king/queen and will receive gifts given by the people aswell as nobility/royalty from all over.

History
On December 30th, 2021 player Echo Luon, alongside Ivy Luon founded the kingdom of Sandonia under the The Lunari Empire in the eastern portion of the Sea of Etscharien they began building in the middle of the ocean. The city of towering dunes, the capital of Sandonia was founded.

Rule of Echo Luon
Being the original founder of Sandonia, and also one of the best fighters Sandonia, and Lunaris' has ever seen, Echo has brought about a great age of innovation within the kingdom of Sandonia. Also being one of the innovators for the unique dessert building style that Sandonia is known for. Also being one of the leaders of the Lunari central military, Echo Luon is a renowned individual.Echo Luon Now spends his days as a builder Politician and town leader after the downfall of his fighting abilities due to his age of 9967

Rule of Ivy Luon
Ivy Luon, was the original innovator of the dessert building style of Sandonia, working alongside Echo Luon, they both founded this great kingdom. being still praised by king Echo for his business managing activities, proclaiming him to be able to do single handedly do the work of a government economical department. With time Ivy Luon took distance from the kingdom, designing Vulc Atreides as the new king. He would eventually return and ask to be made king again, only to be negated the title given the new laws created by king Vulc. Echo Luon would still give him the possibility to re-obtain his old title via a public pole, but the citizen voted against Ivy.

Ivy Luon Now serves as an Advisor to King Echo Luon

Rule of Vulc Atreides
On January 11th, 2022 new player Vulcan joined Sandonia, as one of its first few citizens. Quickly jumping to become a part of the Royal Guard, Vulcan quickly began a strong friendship between him and Echo. On January 15th, 2021 Vulcan founded "House Atreides" later becoming one of the most prominent houses in Lunari, aswell as one of the two royal families in Sandonia. Eventually being elected king of Sandonia, replacing the previous king and founder Ivy Luon. Vulc Atreides quickly began bringing about changes within Sandonia. Bringing about new laws, most important of which is the obligation to have one king from the Luon family and one from the Atreides family, new government systems, and so much more. Bringing about a golden age in Sandonian history. Vulc Atreides shall be remembered as one of Sandonia's greatest rulers to date.|

Architecture
One of the defining principles of Sandonian Culture is its renowned architecture, known for its unique dessert like architecture, the capital came to be known as the "City of towering dunes"

Sandstone is the primary blook used for building, with spruce used for details. A typical building is made with sandstone walls, spruce floor and a spruce roof. Usually, the plans for the structures are simple, made primarily of cubes adjacent to one another. Where the Sandonian style really shine is in the decorations, with stairs to decorate the walls, crown like shapes to decorate roofs and balconies, buttons, fences and trapdoors for details and a ton of vegetation, from glow berries, leaves and bamboos.

An example of the style
One of the best and more unorthodox examples of the Sandonian architecture is the capital’s town hall.

Located west to the entrance of the capital, north to the nether portal, the entrance is recognizable by lion shaped sand statues and a sandstone archway.

The actual town hall is located at the center of a little garden, with a lake and a bridge on the left, a fountain on the right and various leaves, bamboos and lampions for decoration. From the square dedicated to the town it is possible to go into the restaurants, located south, and out into the sea, with an exit archway located west behind the town hall.

The town hall is divided into two parts: a base structure, representing the base Sandonian architecture, and a little tower made of stripped spruce and slabs, unique to the town hall but representative of the incorporation of wood into the buildings.

The extern of the first and lower part is mainly made of sandstone stairs, arranging into a concave, vase like structure. The extern is decorated with glow berry bushes and lanterns, with two of them indicating the entrance.

The second structure is built on top of the first, with stripped logs and stairs for the walls and slabs for the roof, expanding enough to be as big as the base of the structure, creating a mushroom type shape, with a chime like structure on top of it. the entrance to the wooden structure is closed and the only thing visible from the outside are glow berry bushes and a lantern.

The inside is arranged in a similar shape to a church, with a central corridor with wooden seats, made with stairs and trap door, arranged In line and rows to look at a central stage, made for giving speeches. On the right is located a little bar area and on the left a little praying room can be found.

Inside the floor is made of stripped logs while the roof is made of sandstone slabs and stairs. A particular detail is the large amount of vegetation used to decorate the inside, with glow berries hanging from the roof, leaves on the sides of the speaking stage, with even a little pot on the bar area,

Religion
Sandonia officially follows the Asitir religion. As it is the official religion of The Lunari Empire

Food
Sandonian Cuisine mostly consists of rice, wheat, baked potatoes, berries, and fish dishes that are native to the region. Sandonians mostly seem to steam their foods most notably meats as its said to enrich the flavor, as well as making it more "Flavory." Sauces/spices are among the most used in any Sandonian cuisine. Sandonians also LOVE drinking. In specific Vodka which are produced in the capital of Lunari, Nox Aeterna and Sandonia itself.

The Birth
Celebrated on the 30th of every month, this signifies the birth of the great kingdom of Sandonia. All citizens are given free gifts by the state, as part of celebration and tradition.

National Beef Day
On the 2nd of every month, Sandonians are only permitted to eat steaks, breads, and baked goods. All participants will be rewarded with free alcohol at the end of the day.