Aristii

Pre-founding
On the fateful day of March 29th 2021, TbsDbs was travelling along in his boat, gliding across the open waters of Rathnir like a bird free from the restraints of the planet with his most trusted followers beside him when he seemed to spot a piece of land coming up ahead. TbsDbs was incredibly fatigued and worn from the previous days of continuous abuse from some of the worst thunderstorms he had ever witnessed in his life and so decided it was best to settle on the island. "Let's Dock men, for today we will set ourselves up for the future" TbsDbs shouted as his boat landed on the island, crashing on its beaches. From this point onwards, the men took a liking to this island, even giving it a name: Sybada, and slowly the small island was built up, attracting merchants, politicians and some of the best warriors from around the globe until TbsDbs, the original founder decided it was for the best that they finally declared themselves a nation at precisely 6:21pm. The Kingdom of Yurki was born.

The Migration to Eldham
The small nation of Yurki was sick of bandits ravaging their land and craved a fresh start, migrating to New Rathnir. The ancestral land of Yurki was sold to a player known as ThyFuto for $80,000 Yurki is renamed to Ashor this land ended up in Viodoxa.

Aristios was founded by TbsDbs in 2021 on the day of the 29th in May. The first capital city, Oleapolis, was built upon the mountain of Oleaia. Settlers from far and near were in awe at its beauty. Slowly settlers, travelers, visitors, and traders brought up the foundation by building homes, shops, farms, gardens, and Temples of Worship. It was a melting pot of cultures, religions, and ideals.

Also, during this period of time Wize N. Olea created a formal government to organize Aristios to become a more efficient nation. Wize made a constitution and a bill of rights guaranteeing all citizens regardless of race or social class freedom of religion, freedom of the press, and freedom of speech.

The Classical Era
"Main Article:Voclaria-Transardacia joining the Aristios Empire" During this era of Aristios, the government was mostly focused on expanding into unclaimed lands around it and merging with other smaller nations. Voclaria-Transardacia was the first to merge by treaty. Voclaria-Transardacia was a fairly small nation at the time run by a group of leaders by the names of Pepexcelenta, Towersthetoad, and percocet300. Not much is known of the form of government they ruled under. Most Aristii historians theorize it was a form of federation between local city-states. This federation most likely expanded through merging with other city-states on the Continent with treaties. The leaders of Voclaria-Transardacia were in a hard situation infighting and stagnation nearly ripped the nation apart. The government of Voclaria-Transardacia was on the brink of collapse by the time Aristios became a notable nation in the region. Once the government of Voclaria-Transardacia heard of its new neighbors its people grew anxious and worried of the idea of a war. The people feared that their new neighbor Aristios would invade or coerce them into subjugation. The leadership of Voclaria-Transardacia had only a few options with its situation at the time: they could either gather the remaining citizens willing to fight, or make fist contact to come to an agreement with Aristios. Aristios was a small nation during this Era only with around 25 active citizens, and most of the land was vacant. Aristios was not looking for war nor did it intend to create hostility. Once first contact was made between Voclaria-Transardacia and Aristios the two parties got along well. The Emperor TbsDbs offered them to merge with Aristios the Voclaria-Transardacia government agreed to the merge as it benefited both parties. Once the merge happened the Emperor TbsDbs split the former nation into the different provinces Astillia, Castellum, and Colchester.

The Post-Classical Era
During this era Aristios was growing and ended up joining The Northern Lights. Oleapolis' walls were near completion, the provinces were growing. TbsDbs was the Emperor of Aristios during this era.

The Era Of Growth and Expansion
During this Era Aristios went from being a medium nation to significant power in Eldham and was growing relatively rapidly due to the influence of then Prince, Otto Olea, and his foreign policy doctrines. The active population went up from ~20-30 to ~60-70 in his first week. In addition, the first Aristii Senate was formed and the nation held the first governor and senator elections. Aristios left The Northern Lights and adopted Voclarianism as the state-sponsored religion. TbsDbs resigned and quit Stoneworks, Jaggy assumed the throne.

The Reign of Otto
During this era, Aristios had grown even further and the active population went up to ~100-150. Otto Olea had at last assumed the throne of Emperor, though he had held significant control over the nation even before Jaggy had ascended the throne. During this Era, Aristios founded the Triple Entente (Later, the Eldham Entente). After a long period of planning reforms, Otto switched to a even more democratic system and adopted a (brief) 4-party system. This was in an effort to better organize cities and provinces and strengthen the nation. However, due to a growing discontent with the Emperor and the imperial systems among a significant portion of the populace, a coup was ignited on the Eve of Halloween, 2021.

The Aristii Civil War

"Main Article: Aristii civil war" After the civil war Aristios became a constitutional monarchy with Inverse as its Emperor. Half of its population was lost and a few provinces had ceded. There was huge distrust between the citizens at the start. During the civil war, Astrya, now known as Azad, as well as Abaddon and Vento seceded. Otto was relegated to a ( 3 day) Chancellorship to help transition the nation and Inverse was the new Emperor

Echo's First Term
Otto Olea was banished from Aristios due to a law being passed that banished players banned from the Stoneworks Minecraft Server, this law had been criticised for being targeted at Otto but he wasn't that popular so no one minded. A folk legend tells of Otto leaving with his tail between his legs and setting sail west to Rathnir, his ultimate fate remaining unknown but some say that he died and returned as a phantom of times past, whispering evil thoughts into the ears of Aristii. The first open democratic election of the Republic were held for the first Chancellor which Echo Regis won with only ~26% of the vote. The election had many candidates due to no political parties being formed at this point. During this time Aristios had to recoup their losses from the civil war. People moved away from large cities such as Lakial and Oleapolis and the province of Castellum gained a huge population surge, becoming the highest populated province in Aristios. Aristios also scrapped their old mascot and became a catgirl.

Echo's Second Term
Chancellor Echo Regis announced his plans to run for a second term after realizing that he was only remembered as the Chancellor who was in power when a catgirl mascot was created. Azreil Myrilay also intended to run again as he was the candidate with the second highest amount of votes from the last election, and he claimed that Echo did not fulfill his promises as Chancellor. In this election, Echo represented the Aristii Social-Liberalist Union and Azreil represented Chrysos Aetos, opposing parties. Echo ended up winning with a 59.1% majority. The first notable change in his second term was the implementation of a new flag for Aristios (however the bill for the replacement was passed in the last term) replacing Purple with Red and the Double-headed Eagle with a Hibiscus flower whilst at the same time, the building of a new capital city district, Novapolis began.

The Collapse of Azad and Abbadon
"Main Article: The Collapse of Azad" After a territory dispute between Azad and Aristios, Azad sent a small force to an Aristii Fortress. After losing this battle the Azadian government collapsed, with Aristios claiming their land and reforming the province of Astrya.

Shortly after this event, the Azardom of Abbadon decided to move, seceding their land to Aristios who then gave a chunk of Abbadon. After this Aristios granted a piece of land from area to Xemalatau who were promised an Eldham Colony by Abbadon.

The Castellum Expansion act
On one fateful day, a bill was passed in the senate that gave the land of West Astillia to the province of Castellum. This bill was not announced to the public but when it was discovered, the citizens of Astillia were distraught. The borders between the provinces had been the same since Voclaria-Transcardia joined the Empire. After seeing the outcry, the new governor of Castellum at the time, Logui Fielinya Olmero, reached out to the governor of Astillia to find a compromise between the two provinces. Governor Murdius Gerrat-Olea returned to the province council with the proposed borders of Logui and approved it unanimously. The area agreed upon expanded the pre-act Castellum borders up to the new city of Valkorius and after consultation with the mayor of Corinthia, the other new city decided to join Astillia. This proposal was later on approved by the Senate. After the incident, relations between the two provinces went back to being friendly rivals again.

Echo's Third Term
The third Chancellor election was rife with controversy. Both Echo and Azreil intended to run again but a third candidate was running also for Chrysos Aetos: Wize Nifty Olea. However Wize would not be in the race for long due to a registration scandal. It was discovered that Wize had illegally approved the registration of a number of voters. The Minister of Judgement, Z, immediately cracked down and told him "Step down or there will be consequences". Wize argued in his defense claiming that it wasnt an offense big enough to kick him, and accused Z of corruption because it was clear Wize would win (in his opinion despite losing the chancellor race). Echo ended up winning the election with a 59.1% Majority.

The Trial of Murdius Gerrat-Olea
It was discovered that Otto Olea was not banned from the Chrysos Aetos party's discord implying treason from the party's leader; Murdius Gerrat-Olea. This trial was a big event with most of Aristios knowing about it. The prosecution was made up of Aristii government officials whilst Murdius was defended by Hunter Reese who managed to get Murdius acquitted of most charges yet he was still found guilty of corruption and was restricted from Government.

The False Coup and Eviction of Yurki
However the government was unaware Murdius's supposed dissent and the registration scandal were connected events when Triumvir Draphonaris of The Zamotz Union was invited to a meeting between Murdius, Wize, and the first Emperor of Aristios, Zar Olea. Draphon quickly noticed that the Oleas had been driven mad by the whispers of Otto and were planning actions to reform the empire. Draphonaris reported this to the Republic who promptly removed all parties from Government.

Between this and Wize's scandal, the People of Yurki, who were extremely loyal to Wize and isolated from mainland Aristios, caused dissent and rioted in the streets against Aristii loyalists in the lands. The Aristii Senate decided to evict the province from the Republic, leaving Yurki as an independent state. Yurki was promptly invaded by the nations of Astyllea, Ozeanburg, and O'Block. The battle was swift with enemies storming the island of Sybada leaving the main island now abandoned and under Astyellan rule

Zar Olea the first emperor in his madness instead of facing the courts went to the Oleapolis Public Forum, a place he had built and was the home of philosophy and a massive archive of both Imperial and Republican documents. And he burned the forum down. This was a massive blow to Aristii historians and philosophers leaving the past blurry. However a new forum began construction in Novapolis

Murdius fled to Serrona in Eldham and founded Exousía with the capital city being New Sybada but this quickly collapsed due to both a civil war as the result of competing egos after just one, election and their client state being annexed by the Vulperium leaving them as functionally Vulperium Squatters. It is also belied the Wize fled to Escharia.

Government
"main article: Aristii Commonwealth Constitution and The Laws and Policies of The Aristios Ministry of Judgement"

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

The Ministries
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.

Governors
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
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.

The Senate
The Senate is made up of Senators representing towns/provinces. They vote on bills and laws that can typically be proposed by anyone.

Senators
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.

The Minister of Judgement
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
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
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.

National Geography
The Grand Republic of Aristios was a nation spanning the three continents of Astios, Elastra, and Onthukhan and bordering 8 other nations (14 if including Sylvania as a territory). Aristios was at times the largest nation by landmass and one of the biggest economies in Eldham supplying Services and Ore to nearby nations. Aristios was named for a Greek word meaning excellence and was known as the Nation of Giants due to its spot as the biggest nation by landmass in Eldham.

Throughout its history, Aristios was made up of 7 provinces: Castellum, Sanctus, Ameria, Astrya, Preyella, Kato, and Astillia. 2 Districts: Novapolis and Olameronia, and 2 Colonies: Sylvania and Yurki.

Ameria and Novapolis
Ameria and Novapolis were at the centre of Aristios. Being a forested land with a snow plain to the East of the area. The main part of this province was the first capital, Oleapolis, and the newer capital of Novapolis.

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.

Castellum
Castellum was the western-most province of the mainland of Aristios and had three main areas: the forested eastern part, the plains of the Castellum heartlands and Sandfield Desert in the west. To the east there was the catgirl capital of Aristios and capital of the province Pompaelo, the city of Galleta, and between the Castellum Heartlands and Sandfield Desert was Brimmingham, a union of the cities of Torrington, to the south, and Gearton to the north. Other cities of Castellum were the Japanese inspired town of Yaika North-West of the province, Isollarium to the North-East, and Valkorius at its border with Astillia.

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 / Bal-Ismer
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.

Arsitii Republic flag
This flag was created by Echo Regis and officialy put into place on the 20th of December.

Imperial Aristios Flag
The Aristios flag was created by Otto on the 19th of July. The flag features a double-headed eagle and a sun-like object in the background.

Aristii Commonwealth Flag
The Commonwealth adopted a new flag during the civil war which had been fashioned by Bea Ruuk after the appearance of the nation's banner. The flag featured a sun in the background and a darker shade of purple.

Aristii Cultural Flag
The Cultural flag was proposed by Azreilz on December ninth. "The lines next to the wings represent our language (the one me and wize made) the Three letters are the initials of the government GRU and the Aristii government means citizens government and the two headed eagle is to represent our past and our the left is looking into the past to remember the hard times and old ways of our people and the claw holding the stick tightly is to show the how the pass was ruled with force and an iron fist and the head looking to the right is to show that we look forward to the future and the claw holding the crown is to represent the people having power over the crown" - Marshall Azreilz

Province Flags
The Aristios Provinces did not have much consistency between them but there were some recurring themes.

Some flags featured an eagle or double-headed eagle to represent Aristios.

From Left to Right(PC) or Top to Bottom (Mobile): Castellum, Astillia, Sanctus, Novapolis, Astrya Novum, Katolis



The Chrysos Aetos Logo
The Chrysos Aetos was the logo of the Aristios nationalist party created by Murdius. The symbol was reused for the modern Nationalist party in Aristios and the Military School.

The Aristii Military Symbol
The Aristii Military Symbol was made by Azreilz and was the same as the cultural flag.

Demographics
Aristios was a melting pot with people from all walks of life. The first settlers migrated from The Kingdom of Yürki and moved to Eldham in search of a better life. Aristios soon started annexing other nations and gaining the population and culture of the nations they annexed. Although they had stopped annexing land, the nation remained distinctive.

A good example of one such culture were the Aristii Dwarves. They were located in the Province of Sanctus and lived among the mountains.

Artifacts
An artifact is an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest. In Aristios there were multiple artifacts, each containing cultural or historical significance.

Tear of God
The "tear of god" was an important piece to Aristii culture and history. The "tear of god" was a jewel gifted to Emperor TbsDbs by a benevolent spirit. The tear of God became a symbol in Aristios of good hope since after TbsDbs got the jewel, he succeeded in finishing the walls of the capital city even though it was deemed impossible at the time. The "Tear of God" was kept in a vault sealed away in the capital city of Oleapolis.

The Grimm Stone
The stone was said to have been chipped from the Gate of Night, an ancient gate formed by the Valar as an entrance and exit from Arda into the Void. How the stone was chipped was unknown, but the force must have been mighty. The Grimm Stone has been lost to time, nobody knows its whereabouts, and some have speculated that it was destroyed though it can't be confirmed.