Theocratic Empire of Haven



The Theocratic Empire of Haven was a short lived potential nation which lasted approximately 5 hours before being disintegrated during the Emerald Conflict of Haven. It was formed during the Coup of Paloro when Loic 'the Uniter' attempted to bring a convention of many states together in Haven to revitalize the continent after the migration of Hanuyamese citizens to Asahiri. The plan was to unify under a symbolic political leader known as the "Bal" who would have been elected by the many sects of the Asharu religion. Loic was keen on having this and hoped to bring a renaissance which was something that even the Uldarash i Emperor Whiskey II was in agreement with. This coincided with the Bal Election Crisis which occurred as a result of the tension.

There was dissent, however, amongst Aurora and the Uldarashi aristocracy, who, in response to Emperor Whiskey II's announcement that he planned to bend the knee to Loic, assassinated Whiskeyknight the night before he would head to Asahiri for the imperial coronation of Loic. Additionally, the assassination was pinned onto pro-unionists immigrants from Boulderov and Dolaria. With this in mind, soon after Uldarash & Aurora pulled away from the constitutional convention and agreements made 5 hours earlier. This further snowballed out of control when the previous king of Paloro, Keechoo, claimed the inheritance of the Palora n throne was in fact a coup attempt by Loic and his zealous followers.

As quickly as the mighty nation rose it soon fell and without anyone recognizing the legitimacy of this state, it was merely a stub. Despite the lack of legitimacy, Loic still claimed for some time he was the Emperor and Bal of Haven.

Religious Critique
The Theocratic Empire of Haven was planned, generally, to be a union that endorsed and more actively enforced the Asharu Faith. Furthermore, it was planned to be a unification of the entire continent of Haven, meaning the invasion of Chevkri under religion as a casus belli. However, this was met with intense critique from both the Pavlovist Aurorans and more fervent Asharu followers, as Asharu was generally considered a religiously tolerant faith. However, since Asharu was before the event on a decline, it is thought that this fact was ignored by the Gylok of Paloro for the sake of spreading the faith.