Fallen Empire of Gertonia

The Fallen Empire of Gertonia (established June 03, 2022) is a successor state of the Holy Gertonian Empire and is led by its Emperor, Kaiser Jeremy. It is located in north-central Nieden and borders the Simulami Empire to the east and south, and the Soleannan Imperium to the west.

History and Establishment
Before the establishment of the Fallen Empire, Gertonia was an active and prosperous state. However, due to Jeremy's declining mental health, the nation experienced an extreme decline in activity. The remaining active Gertonian High Council members held multiple discussions as to what should happen next, and it was decided that a change in government was necessary. They presented their ideas to Jeremy and ZenoHUN, hoped for an outcome that would change Gertonia's dire state. However, due to the fact that these changes would've removed Jeremy from power, the council members were banished and took what little active population that was left with them. This, of course, caused even more decline. The census that took place before the Fallen Empire was established showed barely any of Gertonia left, and Zeno decided that another change was needed. He gathered both the remaining council and some who had previously been banished and presented the Treaty of Galitz, which put an end to a large Gertonian state. Everyone who was gathered signed the treaty, and thus the Gertonia they all knew was no more. Most of the territory was directly annexed by Simulami, while a smaller portion of it was given to the newly established Confederacy of Fredonia, which was made an autonomous vassal of Simulami in return for 330k.

Government Structure
The Fallen Empire of Gertonia has 3 main positions in the government.

Emperor: The Emperor is the head of the nation whose main duties are declaring war to protect the nation or its allies, and overseeing all diplomacy conducted with other nations rather than having assigned diplomats.

Grand Imperial Council/High Council: The Grand Imperial Council, mostly referred to as the "High Council", is the body directly below the Emperor. They are made up of mostly town leaders and other nobility, and have powers that nobody but the Emperor has. They are tasked with growing their towns and starting local projects, examples being infrastructure projects or building up local militias in the case of war. Towards the end of the Holy Gertonian Empire, the powers that this rank had were too obsolete to prevent the nations' decline.

Lower Imperial Council: Primarily made up of local figures that serve as below town leaders, this rank has little to no real power when it comes to the overall nation. The lower council rarely spearheaded any projects or operations during the Holy Gertonian Empire, and was, to put it simply, only useful in the case of making local laws in towns.

Civilian Positions
The positions given amongst civilians were only useful when it came to the local military and establishing order. Other titles were only given as a reward for loyalty to the throne.

Loyalist: Although it's pretty self explanatory, the Loyalist title was given to those who were most loyal to Jeremy before the decline. They were sometimes let in on government secrets, but rarely any of these secrets had any meaning.

Gertonian Peace Keepers: The Gertonian Peace Keepers are those who establish order throughout Gertonia through means of military. Many were in charge of local militias and were responsible for training and supplying them.

Culture
(This will be filled out once Gertonia becomes more active and rp-based)

Religion
Gertonia has made its law of religious freedom well known both inside and outside of its borders, as it is one of, if not the only nation in Nieden with this freedom. Although it once had a very large Soleannen majority, it was snuffed out due to constant anti-Imperium and anti-Escharian propaganda, with the city of Galitz remaining as the last stronghold of the faith before the empire fell. There was also a state-sponsored religion known as 'Carlism', but this was never built upon and never played a big part within the nation.