Aeterna

The Senate & People of Aeterna, more commonly referred to as Aeterna, is a Republic which was officially founded on 7/14/2021 but which was settled previously to this date. It is situated near the world border located around -1600, 7200. It was founded by three families who's heads were _Cicero__, Pure_Frosty, and Dj_Stalin141, each became the first Patrician families.

Geography
The founding huts of the various founders were situated on top of a large sheer cliff (Now built over by the Senate Building) in a Taiga Forest by the Ocean. This cliff was a peninsula which was surrounded on water by three sides followed by sheer cliff on all sides. This spot had been chosen as the most defensible terrain in the area and was settled.

History
Before the official founding of the Republic and the start of its government, the area had been settled by the same founders and their tribesmen. A consensus was quickly formed that the Republic would stay to itself and begin constructing its town in the Taiga and scouting reports showed that the small Republic was too far away from any settlements to cause an issue as the area had been entirely open.

The first early and true building created was the Senate Temple, located on the Capitol Hill (The original defensive Hill of the city). The building was extended above the cloud layer in the sky, with the base on all four sizes being sheer drops, allowing for further defense on top of the already sheer cliff. Residents and their Huts on the hill were forced to move down below the Capital Hill to begin construction of the city on flat grounds.

Extension of Aeterna & the Eternal Flame
As new residents joined the city, it began expanding outwards and around the Capitol Hill which still served as the cities only defensive line. Around the time the first homes were created on the flatlands below the Hill, the Eternal Flame had been lit in front of the Senate House and above the city, symbolizing the Eternal City and the Gods protection of the City. Early on however, an unknown hooligan had extinguished the flame but it was however saved by rekindling the same embers of the previous flame, keeping it Eternal. The Senate quickly passed a motion, signaling the punishment of death to those who extinguish or attempt to extinguish the flame.

Plebeian Troubles
During the first expansion of the city, Plebeians (4 Members) began to demand further rights and compensation by the Patrician classes, for forcing them to move their homes without compensation form the defensible Capitol Hill to the undefended flatlands below it. Consul _Cicero__ hosted a meeting at the Public Forum located in the center of the city in which he spoke to an armed mob of Plebeians and promised compensation for the losses to the Plebeians and agreed to the construction of a wall around the lower city.

Encounter with Bjancia, First War, and Independence
Bjancia had discovered the newly constructed city of Aeterna, undefended by any fortifications besides the Capitol Hill, and had left a message to contact them. Consul _Cicero__ had discovered the message and informed the Senate about the situation and it was decided that negotiations would be the best way to be granted Independence. A multitude of offers were send which included all of the combined: Granting the leader of Bjancia Honorary Citizenship, Granting Bjancia two Senate seats in Aeterna, Trade Agreements, Defensive Pact, and joining their Coalition in exchange for Independence. All of which was agreed upon by Bjancias second in command, but their leader threatened Aeterna with death should it not leave. The Senate had decided the best course of action would be to stall in order to arm the citizens and find allies. Through scouting, Aeterna had discovered the village of Condull which happened to be in the exact situation - wanting Independence from Bjancia, and was supported by the Bai Federation. The Aeternian Senate had begun making agreements with Condull and Bai, while stalling Bjancia. At the same time, the First Levy of Aeterna was formed in which all citizens were required to sign up for the conscriptions. At the same time, a large wall was built around the city combined with a ring of defensive berry bushes. Due to the constructions and law, all cities were required to put all their effort into preparation for conflict, including making potions, upgrading armor and practicing for combat while all non-war construction projects were halted.

The coalition gathered for war and it was a quick victory, Consul _Cicero__ had led the allied forces to the enemy capital as the Aeternians had extensive knowledge of the area. The hastily built defenses were breached quickly and the capital of Bjancia was ransacked for what remained, however almost everything had been evacuated and the Bjancians avoided combat due to the massive size of the coalition. Meanwhile the Aeternian Consul present lead his forces to the bridge near Bayeta, holding the flank for the coalition forces. Aeternian forces proceeded to occupy the outskirts of the town while the coalition launched a naval invasion, the war was soon over with little resistance, and Aeterna had gained its Independence, land, and allies.

Government
Aeterna is a Citizen Republic (Partial Patrician Oligarchy) in which in order to become a full citizen, one must do military service or public service as required by law. Citizens are allowed to run for Magistrate offices while non-citizens (Proletarii) are unable to run or vote in elections nor can they vote in the assembly. Furthermore, voting weight is decided by the military value of each Citizen, with the various classes of armor, enchantments and weapons gaining people more weight in votes the better they are.

Citizens - Proletarii - and the Class System
Citizens - These are divided into two classes. There are the Patricians and the Plebeians. The Patricians are the founding families of the Republic and generally carry the most weight in voting and debates as well as other special privileges as administered by law. There are also the Plebeians, which make up the vast majority of all citizens. One must note that Patrician vs Plebeian is not based on wealth, it is based on family.

Proletarii - The Proletarii are non-citizens who live under the Republic. Proletarii are still granted the freedoms and rights of citizens, however Proletarii cannot vote or run in elections, nor hold government positions. They are however, eligible to do military service to the state in times of need in order to earn their citizenship.