Cassian Confederation
Kåssisk Folkeforbundet Rotirónt:atiéntho
Motto: Bygg denne verden rettferdig “Build this World Righteous”
Anthem: Himmel vind som styrer hånden “Heaven and breeze that guides our hand”
Locator map
Capital city	Jorvikstad
Largest city	Kånestak
Official language	Aldsegian Standard Kavish
Ethnic groups	Stoldavian Discovery Kavish Creoles Levaryan Auresian Arvorian Kamuran Other
Religion	Orkanan (78%) - Nysunna - Mellanhand - Stellism - Lazarianism Enekenism (17%) - White Brotherhood Others (5%)
Demonym(s)	Cassian
Government
Type	Federal participatory republic
Premier	Øje Tekaronhjókken
Lord Martial	Erlend Ambroðring
Home Secretary	Eirik Ånvårson
State Secretary	Ånna Tjisvakers
Legislature	Great Council Fire
Independence event 1	from the Stoldavic Empire date 1
Area
Total	0,000,000 km2
Water %	0.0%
Population
Total	0,000,000
Density	0.0/km2
Economy
Economy type	Mutualist, semi-syndicalist
GDP (total)	$ 0,000,000,000
GDP per capita	$ 0,000
Currency	Krone
Inequality index	0.0
Development index	0.0
Other information
Time zone	0
Driving side	left
Calling code	+02
Internet code	.ca

The Cassian Confederation (Aldsegian: Kåssisk Folkeforbundet , Kavish: Rotirónt:atiéntho ¹⁾ ), 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 the Commonhold 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 Stoldavian 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 Discovery Coast Keshkwit 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.

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 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 Helreicher 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 Bind.

Since the latter half of the present 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 since the Tellan Rising, leading to most of Cassia having strong land use laws, domination of renewables in its power usage and high levels of urban density even in the rural cantons; though an economic imbalance between the urban and rural cantons still remain. Since the Tellan reforms, Cassia's approach to diplomacy has been to secure a Pan-Altaian bloc, while prioritizing its interest in the Stolvic Ocean. Its standing military force (Veldstyrkene) is predominantly a marine one, with matters of land warfare being relegated to the Cantonal Guards and the Great Redoubt.

A mix of Stoldavians (mostly Aldsay and Dolmer), and Akwekaha Keshkwit constitute the bulk of Cassia's national identity. Modern nationalist narratives often allude to the traditions and mythology of the old Akwekaha and the legacy of the Stoldavic Nysunna colonists. Language and popular culture has followed along these lines, with Aldsegian and Kavish being its official languages, while native Keshkwit culture has risen in visibility in most media since the last decade. Cassian religion is predominantly Orkanan, predominantly under the Sunna sect (Stimme 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 Keshkwit faith, Enekenism is still practiced in rural communities, with a recent burst of following in the cities. Syncretism of Orkanan and Enekenism have also led to new traditions, such as the Stift of the Great White Brotherhood.

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 Kavish) 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 two representatives from each canton (totalling it to 74 seats). The Tender of the Fire (brannsvokter), a traditionally female position, serves as the convenor of the 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 participatory institutions, most especially amongst the towns, which are each 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). Canton council fires convene the leaders of the Stimmen. Unlike the indigenous stimmen in which citizenship remains bound by familial ties, non-native stimmen are more civil institutions tied to public registration. Both bodies utilize direct democratic procedure, convening local people's assemblies (folketing). Folketings are bodies of which leaders could consult the community on matters of administration, while concerned citizens attend, criticize and propose. Its proceedings designed specifically to achieve consensus. While federal and canton legislation is formally the purview of its council fires, citizenry can also legislate by means of petitions and counterpetitions, of which can only be fielded in the legislatures in a varying minimum of signatures.

The Kåssisk Folkestyrkene (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 consenting cantons' militia. After the Tellan Rising, a national, standing army was organized from the revolutionary forces and allied militias. The modern Veldstyrkene 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 Veldstyrkene'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 Veldstyrkene and the Federal Government since the Tellan Rising.

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

a code-mixing register based on both languages is often used in common speech