Achilleion
| Kingdom of Achilleion | |
| Flag | Coat of arms |
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| Motto: tbc | |
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| Locator map | |
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| Capital city | Auérsa |
| Largest city | |
| Official language | Melogos |
| Other languages | Aldsegian |
| Ethnic group | Athves |
| Religion | Orkanan |
| Demonym(s) | Achilleionian |
| Government | |
| Government Type | Feudal Theocracy |
| Hēgemṓn | Aêrion |
| Stýraios | tbc |
| Legislature | Synedrion |
| Establishment | |
| Independence | 6580 |
| Area | |
| Total | 153,434.88 km2 |
| Population | |
| Total | 15,528,254 |
| Density | 101.20/km2 |
| Economy | |
| Economy type | Capitalist |
| GDP (total) | Ꞡ 419.7B |
| GDP per capita | Ꞡ 27 K |
| Development index | 0.875 |
Achilleion, officially the Hēgemonía Achilleíou (Ἡγεμονία Αχίλλειον), is an island nation located in Anaria, separated from the western Anaria-Minor peninsula by the narrow Tashgur Channel. The country consists of nine inhabited islands: six major islands, including the eponymous main island, and three minor islands. Achilleion is surrounded by the Sinean Sea, and its nearest neighbors are Anat Tahan to the southeast, Parnethia to the south, Anisora to the east, and Ardar to the northeast. Its capital is Auérsa (Αὐέρσα).
Etymology
The name 'Achilleion' is a transcription of Αχίλλειον which is a compound derived from ἄχος (áchos), meaning pain or despair, and λαός (laós), meaning people or nation. The correct term for its inhabitants is Achilleionian. Αχος is cognate with Aldsegian 'agi', meaning fear or dread, and, as a result, a common exonym for the region and its people among the Aedelanders is Achi which is close to the Tahani name for the region, al-Akki.
History
According to the Æðelendinga Saga, Grímur and his people integrated and then dominated the indigenous inhabitants of islands through a combination of strategic alliances, clever diplomacy, and military prowess bringing about a cohesive entity governed by a network of Aldsegian ruling families that adopted and adapted local customs. The 7536 Aedelish Declaration of Supremacy brought Achilleion under the authority of the Aldsegian Empire. Achilleion gained independence following the Aedelish political crisis of 7579.
Government and Politics
Achilleion is a feudal theocracy ruled by the Hēgemṓn (Ἡγεμών), an eternal, divine king believed to be the incarnation of Aêrion. In reality, the Hēgemṓn is a symbolic figure, perpetuated through body doubles and secrecy, while actual authority rests with the Stýraios (Στύραιος), a life-appointed prime minister elected by the Synedrion (Συνέδριον), a council of elite delegates from the cities of the Dékapolis.
The Synedrion also functions as a legislative and advisory body, composed of aristokratía initiated into the secret of the Hēgemṓn’s mortality and ministers of state, drawn from the noble hetairoi elite who assist the Stýraios, including the Eirēnēpeiros (Εἰρηνέπειρος) for foreign affairs, Strategos (Στρατηγός) for the military, and Katēgoros (Κατήγορος) for legal matters among others.
Achilleion’s ten city-states, collectively known as the Dékapolis, are ruled by the aristokratía, who manage local governance and taxation under the central authority of the Hēgemṓn. This system blends divine monarchy with feudal decentralization, ensuring both unity and autonomy.
Dékapolis
The Dékapolis is a confederation of ten city-states, each with its own distinct cultural and political identity and authorization from the Hēgemṓn to collect taxes from cities within their sphere of influence. These city-states, working in concert within the framework of shared governance, form the political, cultural, and economic backbone of Achilleion.
Auérsa
The seat of the Hēgemṓn is at the ancient Achilleionian capital of Auérsa. The majority of the city proper lies in a basin in western Kaliphos adjacent to the Sinean Sea in the west and extending partly through the Mastósiskos Monikadnós foothills and north into the Phéranadnós Valley. The Hēgemṓn of Auérsa has suzerainty over the coastal cities of Pelagora, Ankytheron, Didagadnós, Asty Chrysetrigonós, and Ereboros.
Epiphanion
Epiphanion was the site of Grímur's landfall in northern Achilleion. The city is within Laongóōn bay and is the leading city-state of the Aldsaíoi Xenoachílleioi which includes the northern regions of Kaliphos, Ádelon, and Skiuöldēs. Grímur's colony in northern Achilleion stayed in close contact with its homeland in Western Stoldavia and adopted a political structure based on that of Aedeland with an Althing called the Pankoinonía having an aristocratic lawmaking body called the Nomothésion and a democratic auditory body called the Dēmagórion. The Arkhéroulos of Epiphanion has suzerainty over the northern cities of Airilópolis, Állendor, and Arvíkē.
Arkaléon
Arkaléon is an isolated Aldsaíoi stronghold and the political center of the remote seafaring communities of northeastern Skiuöldēn peninsula. The poorest region of Achilleion retains an archaic Aldsegian poltical structure centered on the Aldsegian aett. The Xenoachílleioi Arkhéroulos of Arkaléon has suzerainty over the Skiuöldēn city of Andalýthon.
Myrinē
The cosmopolitan port city of Myrinē is the dominant economic, cultural, and politcal center of eastern Achilleion. Situated at an important and ancient trading center in the estuary of Achilleion's longest river, the Achilón, and positioned at the narrowing of the Tashgur Channel, Myrinē is Achilleion's largest city. Myrinē is best known for its canals and its island colony of Tashara from which the Tashgur Channel derives its name. Myrinē civic oligarchy, called the Archontai, has suzerainty over the eastern coastal cities of Pelásios, Teníros, and Tashara.
Trismegíteion
The ancient fortress city of Trismegíteion controls the strategic location at the northern end of the defile of the Arakênos, which acts as a pass through the Ámpelόros ridge, and its position overlooking the rich Aulítheón Valley from the west gives it much of its importance. The autocrat of Trismegíteion, a military strategos called the Týrannos, has suzerainty over the south eastern Selasiān cities of Aráidē and Selasi.
Taurēsion
Taurēsion is the ancient center of the Achilleionian cults on the holy isle of Zophkís off the northwestern coast. The island has retained its political independence because the forebearers of the island's native inhabitans, the Eteoachílleioi, supported Grímur's claims of divinity. The Autokralissa of Taurēsion has suzerainty over the cities of Zophkís: Lirathos, Pelagora, Thera.
Lanzarētē
Lanzarētē is an ancient cosmopolitan city dominating the island of Zóvmāros. Originally establsihed by Tahani merchants, the island was dominated from 7287 to 7580 by the Æðelander Imperial Sørtarnland Company. During this period, it operated under appointed bureaucrats reporting to the company’s governor. The Company annexed the large southern Apolyionian bay on the main island in 7287 and built the largest commercial port in Achilleion, through which most of the island’s trade flows, at the mouth of the Minórrhē river. Lanzarētē has a corporate governance with its Ektelestēs and his Symboúloi tēs Koinēsousias holding suzerainty over the industrial port of Thalassía, the city of Aravenos, and the industrial cities of the Minórrhē region.
The Thalassían Triarchy
The three city states of the Thalassían Triarchy occupy the fertile northern Thalassía valley among the tributaries of the Achilón. The Anarchy of Tychēlo has no government. Instead, temporary leaders are chosen by lot as needed. Isokratheia is a direct democracy. Koinokratos is an anarcho-syndicalist commune. All serve in turns as executive officer for the week and all the decisions of that officer have to be ratified at a special biweekly meeting.
Lakonē
Lakonē is the dominant city of the Thalassía valley. The Anax of Lakonē once held the cities of the Thalassían Triarchy and was the most powerful of the ancient Eteoachílleioi warlords. Under the Hēgemony, the Anax have been greatly reduced and Lakonē is the weakest city of the Dékapolis.
Kyros
Kyros commands Pellanēthra, the geographically largest region of Achilleion. The powerful and wealthy Despót of Kryos has suzerainty over the southern cities of Halsatía, Viterōs, Phronēnē, Eirennia, Ostryka, Skotētrion, Autonomos, Sopharchia, Eleutheris, and Etrenia.
Each city-state contributes to the balance of power within the Dékapolis, a union that ensures the stability and prosperity of Achilleion as a whole. These cities maintain their regional autonomy while participating in shared governance, making the Dékapolis a unique political entity with both individual city-state identities and a unified confederation.
National Symbols
Red, white, and black are the national colors of Achilleion and are the result of its time as a constituent state of the Aldsegian Empire. Its flag is a red field with a centered laurel wreath called the Excellence of Achilleion.