Yimmu-Audal

The Empire of Yimmu Audal-Ardatia or just Yimmu-Audal informally is a partially thalassocratic nation, governed by a diarchy consisting of the Emperor and Chief Diplomat. Most of the nation is located on the Geshem Peninsula, in the desert, surrounded on 3 sides by a warm ocean called the Geshem Gulf, an extension of the Sea of Pearls. The nation's capital and largest city is Urnu-Arrak. Many of the Empire's other cities are located within Yimmu-Audal Proper, however several distant dependencies and faraway towns also exist as a part of the nation.

Yimmu-Audal is the single oldest continuous civilization and political entity nation in Rathnir, even predating the world itself.

Yimmu-Audal Proper holds a defensive pact with the Vastallosi Alliance of Western Rathnir and maintains close ties to its junior partner under the reign of the Calipha-Empress Dalatra, Ardat Mosul. Recently the Empire has also made a defensive alliance with its former rival Escharien as well as an agreement of shared territory and an edge-case open borders agreement.

Yimmu-Audal is the successor state to the former Jagdasian Empire of Yimmu Audal, destroyed in Apocalypse and forced to relocate.

Originally meaning, "The Many Islands" in the language of the Jagdasian Island of Shyr-Arrak long extinct ancient inhabitants, the Empire's name has become ironically disassociated with its islander history following many of the Empire's inhabitant's migration to Rathnir.

Cities, Settlements, and Territories of the Empire Yimmu-Audal


Urnu-Arrak: is the capital of Yimmu-Audal, successor city to Shyr-Arrak and the most populous city in the Empire. It is the center of the Red Cult, Holy Golden Seabird and Monathist religions, and the main place of worship throughout the Empire. (Capital)

Ardat Mosul: the nation of Ardat, with it's capital city in Ardat Mosul domained by Dalatra (Now First Empress Dalatra) on the distant continent of Ummarnu. Soon after Ardat Mosul gained independence due its distance from Yimmu Audal Proper and in economic interests. However, on November 17th, the city, now a Caliphate rejoined the Empire as its leader Dalatra was crowned Empress during the Red Coronation. (Capital)

Tálor: The city was founded by Ghastly_Bespoke on the 20th of October 2020, and was originally conceived as a colony of Yimmu-Audal. However due to its far away location, the settlement was pressured by Akratia to join its dominions. But on the day of Dalatra's coronation, due to the city's cultural closeness with Yimmu-Audal and Ghastly_Bespoke's economic assets and citizenship in Urnu-Arrak, the city joined Yimmu-Audal with privileges as the The Kingdom Of Tálor (A region within Yimmu-Audal), declaring itself no longer a part of Akratia. (Capital)

Amos: is a trade city situated on the mouth of the Snak'geshem/Elisin rivers. It is similar to Urnu-Arrak, and houses a majority Erekenthiin population (City)

Eldal-Adadi: is a city south of Carmelior-Gulard that is a small trade port. It was once described as "art". (City)

The Last Bastion: was a Yimmu-Audalad military base located east of Urnu-Arrak until complex events turned it into a museum. (Museum of History)

Carmelior-Gulard: is a small Geshemi-populated town south of Amos. It is the smallest town as of now, but there are significant expansion plans. (City)

Nur-Ulorah: is the capital of Yimmu-Audal's Naval Defense Islands. The name "Nur-Ulorah" translates to "Reef Archipelago". (Territory)

Dal Wasusud: A small town settled by Matt275, a resident of Eldal Adadi. In the ancient Shyr-Arrak language, its name translates to, "Land of the Fish". (Town)

Pryiad: The westernmost town of the Empire founded by GooseVis in a desert lake. (City)

Siroba: One of the northernmost towns of the Empire within the Yimmu-Audal Proper area, located following the east coast of the Sea of Pearls. The town was founded by ThatOneGuyMatt who is its leader. (Town)

Theiotokos: Religious settlement founded by LethalMuffin.

Yirs Rock: The town of Yirs Rock also known as Social-Audal-Union shares economic and military ties with, and is a part of a joint government called the Socialist Utopia - Yimmu Audal Union State between itself and the Empire of Yimmu-Audal in which it maintains autonomous status. It is located on the north side the Geshem Gulf across from Urnu-Arrak. The town was re-admitted to Empire by the terms of the Treaty of Tlahatl following the day of the Yimmu-Audal Civil War. (Union State)

Aecindaron: A city founded by Ean_Carroweather on the ancient ruins of New Wylrenn which was an abandoned settlement made by Best_Yams. Following the brief Yimmu-Audal civil war, it was re-admitted to the Empire as a part of the Social Audal Union. (Union State)

Jirn: A settlement founded by perough as a part of the Social Audal Union / C.A Autonomy within Yimmu-Audal shortly after the brief Yimmu-Audal civil war. (Union State)

Qewi: A far-western island town owned by Nybbles.

Ayesinco: A decently-sized city founded on a native village on the west Alteniquian Coast. 2nd city founded by architecture2, after his abandonment of Amos.

Gebel: A very far north town of the empire situated in the Western territories which was founded by Takiruko01, who was unaware it was in the borders of Yimmu Audal, but who joined the empire soon after. Slowly growing into a major production site for rum, scotch, and tequila.

Infrastructure
Yimmu-Audal has an extensive road system, connecting many of the towns stretching from the U.A.C to Eldal Adadi. It also has the Geshem and Eastern Alteniquian Canals, connecting the Sea of Pearls to the Atysllean Sea.

Former Cities and Towns
Lumaire (Utmmerai-Atulud Formerly)

Lumaire is a former Yimmu-Audalad colony on the continent of Sørgliste, in the south. The town soon after colonization gained independence as the Grand Republic of Lumaire, adopting Soleannen in the process.

Twist of Fate (Farlands Protectorate - Disbanded)

Situated many kilometres away from cluster of Yimmu-Audal Proper settlements, run by Neothlic94, the Twist of Fate town maintained a decentralized connection to the Empire of Yimmu Audal in which Neothlic94 remains a nobleman within the capital Urnu-Arrak. The town was removed from the Empire due to Neothlic94's inactivity.

Yadishel: (Absorbed)

The town was founded by ObsS0lid but has since been absorbed as a disconnected part of Urnu-Arrak.

Alshati: (Disbanded)

Was a small coastal town near Siroba founded by two members of Yimmu-Audal. The town was disbanded shortly after due to the players lack of playtime as they awaited for the modded updates to Rathnir

Installation-76B (Dismissed by Imperial Decree)

A distant settlement which joined the Empire after its leader ViewedMarquis was disappointed by his previous nation's (Escharien) "poor rulership". After the massacre by ViewedMarquis and former Chief Diplomat O6dity the Red Corronation, both of the players were dismissed from Yimmu-Audal in order for their planned modded "sauron" conquests to not interfere with the Empire's politics in Rathnir, except for their position in the Last Bastion.

Religion
The Empire of Yimmu-Audal itself became a secular state as it saw this necessary for its rapid expansion back even in the Jagdasian era. The Empire has a Library dedicated to this principle in Urnu-Arrak called the Library of Religious Freedom of Bishara Shurud, named after a Jagdasian island on which the original building resided and which was rebuilt almost block by block in Urnu-Arrak. (The Jagdasian Bishara-Shurud). Religions present in Yimmu-Audal include Holy Golden Seabird (Traditional), Ardatism (In the Caliphate of Ardat Mosul), The Red Cult (Minority), Qasim (Minority), Sakrelism (Growing Minority), Monathism (Minority)

Government Structure
The positions within the Empire of Yimmu Audal include the Emperor, Chief Diplomat, Head Tactician and Supreme Commander, Nobleman, and Citizen.

Yimmu-Audal is governed by a diarchy consisting of the Emperor and Chief Diplomat. The Supreme Commander is in control of the military operations on the battlefield, but is subservient to the Emperor and Chief Diplomat.

The Emperor appoints a Chief Diplomat once they are selected by the previous Emperor who does so with the help of The Council of Elders. The transfer of power takes place when the Emperor steps down voluntarily every month or so.

The position of Supreme Commander is lifetime by tradition, but a new Supreme Commander may be appointed any time by the Emperor.

The position of Grand Vizier was created by Calipha-Empress Dalatra to appoint the main advisor to the Emperor, Chief Diplomat, or Emperor Regent, and to function as a diplomat or administrator with legitimate authority if such authority is made with consent of the ruler, or made in their absence.

Council of Elders members consist of known and trustworthy Yimmu Audal-Ardatia citizens who have demonstrated their contribution to the Empire. The Council of Elders votes on resolutions including proposals for new laws, amendments, or the abolishing of previous laws. The Council also helps select the next Emperor and Chief Diplomat, and functions to make decisions on other non-disclosed matters as well which include a complex system of checks and balances.

Union of Anoshphey Commonwealths Audalad Autonomy
The Union State agreement w/ the commonwealths includes the towns of Yirs-Rock, Aecindaron, and Jirn. Following the brief Yimmu-Audalad civil war, these towns were re-integrated in the Empire under the second Treaty of Tlahatl, and the leader of Aecindaron, Ean_Carroweather as well as DrLunkin gained seats in the Council of Elders of Yimmu-Audal.

Following the establishment of the Socialist Utopia across the Geshem Bay from Urnu-Arrak by the Yimmu-Audal citizen DrLunkin on the territorial claims of the Empire, a Union government was established between the town now called the Social Audal Union, and the capital government in Urnu-Arrak guaranteeing the creation of a joint economic community with and Imperial protection for the Social Audal Union (Now Union of Anoshphey Commonwealths or UAC), but establishing the total sovereignty of the union in all other respects.

The plan was proposed by Chief Diplomat Interregnum Council of Elders member StoryStudio and was swiftly agreed to by DrLunkin, the socialist leader due to DrLunkin's original status as an Urnu-Arrak citizen, and was re-drafted following the second Treaty of Tlahatl under the name of "UAC Audalad Autonomy".

Ardat Mosul and Tálor
In their formal names: the Caliphate of Ardat Mosul and The Kingdom Of Tálor are regions within Yimmu Audal-Ardatia which hold special privileges. Ardat Mosul possesses its own government structure and is ruled by Caliph Dalatra within its borders, but is subject to Yimmu Audal-Ardatian laws and foreign policy. The same applies for The Kingdom Of Tálor where Ghastly_Bespoke reigns over a series of other towns governed under his intra-Y-A-A administration rather than directly by central government administration. The rulers of both The Kingdom Of Tálor and Caliphate of Ardat Mosul are members of the Yimmu Audal-Ardatian Council of Elders, and may choose to implement Y-A laws into their regions. All members of Caliphate of Ardat Mosul and The Kingdom Of Tálor are Yimmu-Audalad citizens and are held to the same rights as anyone else in the Empire, with the exception of their local governmental privileges, including the right to be selected as future Emperor or Chief Diplomat.

Emperors, Chief Diplomats, and Leaders of Yimmu Audal
The two highest tier positions responsible for ceremonies and Empire-wide diplomatic policies included the Emperor, and the Chief Diplomat respectively. The Emperor makes decisions, but not without the advice of the Chief Diplomat, who keeps the Emperor in check to prevent tyranny and carried the same administrative authority as the Emperor. The Tradition of peaceful succession from Emperor to Emperor was created by the first Jagdasian Emperor StoryStudio and Chief Diplomat CRAZYCHAOSCALEB to help set a standard for the nation and keep Yimmu Audal strong by continually having a new leader that was active and able to pursue new ambitions.

Due to the much more militaristic and conflict-ridden history of Rathnir, the previous Yimmu-Audalad position of Commander of the Imperial Guard had been expanded to be less ceremonial and to include more direct military powers, becoming Supreme Commander and Head Tactician of Yimmu Audal. The first player to hold this title was designated to be TheRealJay2 at the recommendation of the first Jagdasian Emperor and Cultural Architect of Yimmu Audal, StoryStudio.

Jagdasian Era:
StoryStudio (Emperor) and CRAZYCHAOSCALEB (Chief Diplomat): August 17th 2020 - August 31st 2020.

Blue_Marble (Emperor), Harbardr (Chief Diplomat), Duke_BuiBui (Commander of the Imperial Guard): August 31th 2020 - September 13th 2020.

Modern Rathnirian Era:
Blue_Marble (Emperor) and Harbardr (Chief Diplomat): September 13th 2020 - September 30th 2020.

Harbardr (De-Facto Interim Emperor), Council of Elders (Chief Diplomat Interregnum), TheRealJay2 (Supreme Commander): October 1st 2020 - October 25th 2020

Harbardr (Emperor), O6dity (Chief Diplomat), TheRealJay2 (Supreme Commander): October 25th 2020 - November 17th 2020

Dalatra (Calipha-Empress), Request For Position Pending (Chief Diplomat), TheRealJay2 (Supreme Commander): November 17th 2020 - November 19th 2020

StoryStudio (Grand Vizier, Secretary of Cultural Affairs), Dotto, GrayIsYes, Ean_Carroweather, DrLunkin, Imaboss12 (_06_), Ghastly_Bespoke, Dalatra, Carpicious (Council of Elders), TheRealJay2 (Supreme Commander), Request For Position Pending (Chief Diplomat): November 19th 2020 - November 21st

GrayIsYes (Emperor-Regent, Chief Diplomat, Council of Elders), StoryStudio (Grand Vizier, Secretary of Cultural Affairs, Council of Elders), Dotto, Ean_Carroweather, DrLunkin, Imaboss12 (_06_), Ghastly_Bespoke, Dalatra, Carpicious, LethalMuffin, Nybbles, architecture2 (Council of Elders), TheRealJay2 (Supreme Commander): November 21st - November 30th

Dalatra (Empress), GrayIsYes (Chief Diplomat), Dotto, Ean_Carroweather, DrLunkin, Imaboss12 (_06_), Ghastly_Bespoke, Dalatra, Carpicious, LethalMuffin, Nybbles, architecture2, ThatOneGuyMatt (Council of Elders), TheRealJay2 (Supreme Commander) November 30th - December 3rd

Dalatra (Empress), GrayIsYes (Chief Diplomat), Dotto, Ean_Carroweather, DrLunkin, Imaboss12 (_06_), Ghastly_Bespoke, Dalatra, Carpicious, LethalMuffin, Nybbles, architecture2, ThatOneGuyMatt (Council of Elders), Appointment Pending (Supreme Commander) December 3rd - Present

Geo-Political History
Please see: Evolution of Yimmu-Audal Borders

Server History
Please see: Comprehensive Diplomatic Server History of Yimmu Audal-Ardatia

Links
A Link to the Current Build Progress: Geshem Peninsula and Greater Yimmu-Audal Area on Dynmap

A Link to Stoney's video covering Yimmu-Audal up to mid-November 2020: The Chronicles of Yimmu-Audal