Imperial Provinces of Aristios

"This Divine Land Belongs to Aristios and to the House of Olea.

Ave Aristios! Ave Aristii! Ave Olea!"

- Zar en Olea Aristios, officially the Imperial Provinces of Aristios, was a nation located on Eldham in the continent of Elastra.

Decline of the Second Kingdom of Aristios
Without a strong government the Kingdom started to decline. It had heavy rat influence and it was not centralized. Citizens had more loyalty to their local lords rather than Kratoras Azriel. Eventually the King grew sick and his right hand man Hirodius was too ill to run the nation. The Rattist officials based in Krugmar sent an ultimatum demanding Aristios join the Holy Rattican Empire, resulting in the signature of the Troktiko Pact in, leading to the full integration of Aristios into the Rattican.

Return of Otto en Olea
After the integration there was panic in Aristios, many Aristii nobles had not been informed and many disagreed. Despite the fact of high disapproval, the lords simply did not have the courage or spirit to fight back. This all changed when Hessel van Gallisti, Lord of the Gallisti County sent a letter to the Imperial House of Olea to trying to reach for Otto.

When Otto heard he quickly grabbed his personal guard and hired a small group of mercenaries and sailed to Perdin. With him came Anthonius Wize en Olea, Sir Aerbous and Lord Apollyon of Abbadon. Together they landed into Perdin and started planning the revolt. The Rattican had slow administrative capabilities and could not integrate fast. The loyalists took advantage of this and quickly sent messages to Hugo en Airgead of the Shattered Isles, Globblet'Akirebureakaz of Akirashalam, Oliver en Olmero and other local leaders who would resist. However, amongst the loyal lords there were some Aristii traitors. Changingwolf refused to sign anything without the agreement of Azriel and Hirodius lied and pretended to support Otto's coup but in reality was feeding information to the Rattican. By that point much of the world had grown up after the Aristii Civil War and had learned to hate Otto; to believe he was a total fool and dictator. This caused the Rats to underestimate the Olea family and they did not act.

Declaration of Independence in Akirashalam
At this point Otto had prepared a larger army and hired mercenaries. He moved all the nobility to Akirashalam, his new capital, and prepared to declare independence. Globblet'Akirebureakaz crowned him Imperial Kratoras and ruler of the land. Then an international announcement was sent. The world was shocked, it had been 86 years since Otto had been in power and yet an announcement from the 'boogieman' of Aristios, the 'mad' Emperor who ruled the world one century ago had returned.

A speech was made by Otto explaining why Aristios should leave the Rattican and thereby Ashai.

"To begin with, the withdrawal from the Rattican by the Aristii people because they believe that the Rattican does not represent their national identity and interest. Furthermore, the Rattican has very little cultural connection with Aristios. It is also very important to note that the Aristii people will be outnumbering the rest of the Rattican citizens in their own nation which will cause instability altogether.

Secondly, the annexation of Aristios by the Rattican is considered illegitimate by the government of The Imperial Provinces of Aristios for the following reasons. Firstly, the ‘Emperor’ of Aristios, Azriel acted on it without consulting the Senate or most Governors. Furthermore, this delegation believes that Emperor Azriel was forced to commit this illegitimate merge by his advisor and Rattican authorities threatening to overthrow him. Due to inactivity, Azriel refused to seek and get assistance causing him to accept this outrageous annexation.

The Imperial Provinces of Aristios will not be recognizing this merge and claim the entirety of the Provinces of Sanctus, Bel-Ismer and The Shattered Isles after consulting and collaborating with the local stakeholders and authorities.

The delegation of The Imperial Provinces of Aristios urge the Rattican to recognize this justified withdrawal and recognize the independence of The Imperial Provinces of Aristios. In addition, Imperial Kratoras Otto Olea invites a delegation from the Rattican to a meeting held in the Cactus Palace with an Aristii delegation to discuss the withdrawal and other issues that the Rattican has with this movement."

- Otto en Olea

Shortly after Olea's speech, multiple regional governors of formerly Aristii territory issued the Akirashalam Papers, a joint, unilateral declaration of independence, declaring the prior annexation by the Rattican "illegitimate."

Executive Branch
The Chancellor's role is to manage all Internal affairs of Aristios. The Chancellor is voted monthly and has had to have held a government position at or above the level of senator. They can run for as many terms as they wish.

The Consul is the head of state of Aristios. The Consul owns the Nation Claim and also acts as a figurehead for Aristios

The Ministers run committees who manage an affair within Aristios. They are appointed by the Chancellor and can be impeached with a 70% vote from the Senate, an exception to this rule is the Minister of Judgement who needs 80%. Other Minister roles include the Minister of Finance, Minister of Infrastructure, Minister of Media, and Minister of Defense.

A Governor is elected by the people in their province every 2 months. A Governor can be impeached if 75% of the Senate agrees to do so. However, Vassals and other autonomous territories don't apply. A governor has the responsibility of governing their domain.

Mayors are people who govern a city, town, or hamlet. Mayors are appointed by their governor and can be impeached if the Ministry of Judgement deems them ineffective after being reported by a Governor. A mayor has the responsibility of governing their town.

Legislative Branch
The Senate is made up of Senators representing towns/provinces. They vote on bills and laws that can typically be proposed by anyone. Senators represent the people in the provinces. When a province has 5 people they gain a senator and then another Senator for every 10 citizens. They are elected by the province monthly.

Judicial Branch
The Minister of Judgement acts as any other Minister does and runs the Aristii Ministry of Justice. The Minister of Judgement manages court affairs and acts as a Judge in trials or state prosecutor in the case that no others are available. Judges are appointed by the Minister of Judgement and oversee court cases as a neutral third party. Judges look at the evidence and arguments of both the prosecution and defense and call a verdict.

Lawyers either prosecute or defend a client in court. To become a lawyer one must pass the State Law Exam with at least a 90% accuracy rate and must be retaken every 2 months, 1 month if you are not an Aristii citizen, to remain a lawyer. State Law Exams take place on the tenth day of the month and cost $1500 for an Aristii citizen to take and $3000 for a Non-Aristii citizen to take.

Astillia
Astillia was a primarily forested land with a mountainous Northeast. A swamp layed in both the North and South of the province, and the South also had badlands and a small desert. In the North, there were the four cities of Kalisgrado, Oxxo, Lakial, Corinthia, and the island settlement of Ryukostead. Southern cities of the province included Pearl-Castre, Demoisland, and the floating island of Aelamere.

Sanctus
The northern province of Aristios was a diverse area split into three counties. Most of the province was covered in desert, mesa and savannah like Tasqar and Neptor Counties. Then there was the highland county in the north being... highlands, obviously. In Tasqar county there was Boria and Akirashalam, In Neptor county there was Deadwood and the island of Neptoria and in the Highland County was Sanctus and Sanctus Basilica.

Astrya Novum
Astrya Novum had a very warm climate featuring large deserts and savannah but it did have some lush greenery to the west. There was the capital on the East coast Isothonikos and at the southern tip was the city of Hailia. Then in the green western part of Astrya you would have found Gammonia, a town on a river tunnel cutting through a tunnel, Karavas which was a holy temple and associated town, the fortress of Astrya Novum above it and to the far west the ruins of Baumstadt

Greater Katyusha
The province of Greater Katyusha, which was shortly renamed to Bal-Ismer, was formed February 14th, 2022 from the then sparsely populated West Aristii provinces of Olameronia, Preyella, and Kato. Preyella and Kato were provinces which joined during the Growth Era. After the halt of a Redoriv invasion, Otto Olea promised his citizens more land, thus the next day he asked the neighboring nations of Preyella and KWEC to join the Empire.