Cassia
| Cassian Commonwealth Kåssisk Folkeforbundet (Aldsegian) Rotirontatiéntho (Agveke) | |
| Flag | Coat of arms |
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File:Cassian emblem.png |
| Motto: Bygg denne verden rettferdig "Build this World Righteous" | |
| Anthem: Åh, himmel og vind som styrer hånden "O, heaven and breeze that guides our hand" | |
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| Capital city | sample_city |
| Largest city | Kånestak |
| Official language | |
| Other languages | Aldsegian and Agveke |
| Ethnic group | |
| Religion | Orkanan (Nysunna majority, Mellanhand minority), Others |
| Demonym(s) | Cassian |
| Government | |
| Government Type | Federal consociational participatory republic |
| Fører | Øje Tekaronhjókken |
| Lord Martial | Erlend Ambroðring |
| Legislature | Storrådsbrann |
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| Economy | |
| Economy type | Mutualist, semi-syndicalist |
| Other information | |
| Driving side | right |
| Internet code | .kss |
The Cassian Confederation (Aldsegian: Kåssisk Folkeforbundet, Agveke: Rotirónt:atiéntho), formally referred to simply as Cassia (Kåsse), is a sovereign state in western Altaia, hugging the entire Discovery Coast and much of the Altaian Range. It is bordered to the east by 160 and 161, the south by Stolvic Commonholds of Grunland and Mirapan, and the west by that of New Hoffnung. Its capital is Jorvikstad, and its largest city is the financial center of Kånestak.
Cassia staunchly holds itself as a cosmopolitan and liberal bastion of the continent. Beginning as a union of rebelling Imperial Stoldavic colonies (the Covenant of the Unbound) and the native Akwekaha, modern Cassia would eventually consolidate and survive to the modern day as a cohesive nation; an identity bound together on shared values such as direct democracy, stewardship and the réttlætisanda, the national “moral code” underlining the country's strong civil rights. The constitution reflects this; being a federal participatory republic, whose governance is derived both from of the indigenous Altaians and the republican ideas of the Aldsegian Rising. Its cities and communities are clustered into larger “cantons” which are represented in the Great Council Fire, its unicameral legislature.
Since the latter half of the 77th century, Cassia has enjoyed a high standard of living. It continues to maintain a strong manufacturing capability, though it has also redefined itself as a convenient trade passage for goods coming from the Shangti to Anaria, often serving as a diplomatic and financial haven for the Great Powers between Altaia's oceans. Cassia has been noted for its strong custody of its natural resources (owing to strong land use and taxation laws), predominance of renewable energies, and high levels of urban density even in the rural areas; though an economic imbalance between the coastal and interior cantons still remain.
The "marriage" of Stoldavians (mostly Aldsay and Dolmer) and Akwekaha Keshkwit constitute the bulk of the Confederation's national identity. Modern nationalist narratives often allude to the traditions and mythology of the old Akwekaha and the legacy of the Pioneer Sunna colonists. Language and popular culture has followed along these lines, with Aldsegian and Agveke bearing official status, and native culture has risen in visibility in most media since the last decade. Cassian religion is predominantly Orkanan, predominantly under the Sunna sect (Stift of the Brethren). Mellanhand, and even Stellist (alongside non-Orkanan) populations have been a rising trend since the last century, thanks to immigration. The native precolonial faith, Enekenism is still practiced in rural communities, with a recent burst of following in the cities. Syncretism of the two faiths have also led to new traditions, such as the Great White Brotherhood.
Geography
History
As was the trend at the time, the industrial revolution brought forth rapid economic and technological development, as well as massive poverty and inequality. The Age of Barons, as it would be called, was defined by such, with a federal government was rife with corruption and nepotism. Powerful political families dominated Cassian society with their economic interests, while waging skirmishes with Wolgos and Haverist forces at the frontiers. By the 7450's, a mass-populist movement instigated the Tellan Rising, overturning the old system and enacting a series of political and economic reforms. Rising from the Barons' ashes, it participated in the Pan-Anarian War and took part in the Campaign against the Wolgos Bind.
Government and politics
Three key documents comprise the Cassian constitution: the Articles of Covenant, the native Saga of Unending Peace, and the revolutionary Treaty of Binding and Communion. The documents of the constitution has only been fully revised under the Tellan Rising. At its most basic, Cassia is a federal participatory republic, officially a union of clans and tribes (stimmen, ken'tara'okòn:'a), which are formally coalesced into cantons (landet).
The Fører (roiá:nerekó:wa, lit. “great chief” in Agveke) serves as the head of state, sharing power with the Lord Martial (krigsherre or hsken'rakehtekó:wa) and the Home and Foreign Secretaries (velds- og utenlands hånder) over its executive cabinet and the legislature. Said leadership, officially referred to as the aksel og eiker, the “Axle and Spokes”, is directly elected by the people. The Axle and Spokes answer to the Great Council Fire (storrådsbrann or otsénhake'kowa), the national legislature. It is comprised of one representative per a static ~50,000-person constituency (totaling it to 1140 seats). The Tender of the Fire (brannsvokter), a traditionally female position, serves as the convenor of the Great Council Fire and its representative to the Axle and Spokes.
A general rule is that Cassia's government works on a spectrum between representative democracy at the national level, and direct democracy at the local level. Latter bodies are deeply participist institutions, mainly embodied by a stim, both in the tribal and religious sense. Each canton has a similar makeup of its executive and legislative governments, albeit the foreign secretary and the Tender of the Fire is replaced by the more ceremonial Keeper of the Treaties (edenesvokter). Cantonal council fires convene the leaders of the stimmen. Unlike the indigenous stimmen in which citizenship remains bound by blood/marital ties, non-native stimmen are more civil institutions tied to public registration. Both bodies utilize direct democratic procedure, convening localized and consensus-based popular assemblies (folketing). While federal and canton legislation is formally the purview of its council fires, citizenry can also legislate by means of petitions and counter-petitions, of which can only be fielded in the legislatures in a minimum of signatures (depending on the canton).
Foreign relations
The Foreign Office (utenlands håndshus) serves as an executive body in the Confederation's central government. Cassia's primary priority has been the maintenance of its sovereignty and its influence in northern Altaia; particularly in maintaining a pan-Altaian bloc that manages the overland trade between the Stolvic (ie. Anarian and D'Runian) and Shangti (ie. Raian and Davaian) markets. Most important of this trade scheme is the "Langisvei", a set of highways, airship routes and tunnels that straddle from Kupesawen to New Hoffnung. Becoming a midway point between both continents and blocs has become the key role that Jorvikstad has championed from the Post-Scourge onwards, whether it is on trade or diplomatic matters.
Sharing common heritage, Cassia has strong, "brotherly" ties to Adeland. With the Langisvei, the country also enjoys strong trade relations with Kamura and to a lesser extent with Arvor and Nestor, the latter also serving as an easy waypoint for Davaian and Anarian goods. Among the Orderist states, the D'Runian country of Senoka shares the strongest ties with the Confederation out of shared political sensibilities. In the subject of Arvor, Cassia has engaged with the Democratic Republic in official exchanges of skills and manpower, particularly in the matters of industry and defense.
Military
- Main article: Kassisk Folkestyrkene
The Kåssisk Folkestyrkene (KF, lit. “People's Forces”) serve as the official armed force of Cassia, divided between the Navy, Army and the Expeditionary Force. During the country's early history and the Age of Barons, the military is often a temporary affair, of which an army is amassed from the cantons' militias. After the Tellan Rising, a national, standing army was organized from the revolutionary forces and allied militias. The modern KF serves as the federal government's own militia (or national guard), concerned with securing the Commonwealth's integrity and national interests in Western Altaia and the Stolvic Ocean. Much of the KF's operations and tactics are centered on mobile and assymetric warfare, emphasizing efficiency in logistics while leveraging its geographic advantages. In the local level, the Canton Guards (forsvaret) serve as the Canton's military force, though ultimately subordinate to the KF and the federal government since the Tellan Rising.