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Ranaeus, officially the Archduchy of Ranaeus or the Ranaeusian Archduchy was a country situated in Central Eldham, off the coasts of Irulan and Valreach. It resided on an Artificial Island chain known as the Ranae Isles. Located in the near center of the Sea of Jura, Ranaeus is one of the only frog nations on Stoneworks SMP.

Proclamation of the Archduchy of Ranaeus
On the 25th of October, 2023, The nation of Ranaeheim, would host a referendum, asking its citizens if it should become a Socialist Republic, or a Monarchist Archduchy, in total, there would be 11 votes, and 65% of citizen who voted, would choose for Ranaeheim to become a Monarchist Archduchy, the other 35%who voted would choose for it to become a Socialist Republic, in the end however, Ranaeheim would become an archduchy, and it would be renamed to Ranaeus, as a sign of a new era.

Government
At the top of the Ranaeus pyramid, lies the emperor, below him, are the right and left hands, below them, is the grand marshal, below the grand marshal is the council of nobles, below them are the governor and mayors, and finally, below them are the citizen of Ranaeheim and the Supreme Court.

Climate
Ranaeus is situated in an very hot climate, it is situated on the Stoneworks Equator, however, its most north Island is somewhat cold due to it being located in an cold region.

Terrain
The Terrain of Ranaeus is mainly grasslands, this is because, The Empire of Ranaeus is made out of 2 small artificial Islands and 2 big ones. These Islands are commonly refereed to as the Ranae Isles, due to nearly all of them being built by Ranaeus.