Archadea (Ar-kay-dee-ah)

Overview

Archadea is a country in North-Eastern Σu'ryxia. It covers around 378,000 square miles and houses 59.5 million inhabitants. Archadea borders Zotun's Marsh, Qaruno, The Silver Valleys and The Nørdenfrost. The Capital of Archadea is Kardigan.

History

Archadea's history dates back to 4877 BXR, making it Σu'ryxia's second youngest country. Originally it was populated by Human and Half-Elf nomads. However, now Archadea is the home to many exotic races. The nomads found refuge in Archadea's somewhat cold mountains after an exodus forced them out of Eld'rinoth. This newfound territory at the time was the furthest East that any foreign migrant had traveled and so word quickly spread of the new discovery. Though the country had been found much by accident, it quickly became heavily populated by Westerners due to its flat plains with minimal forests and lush green valleys. Conditions in Archadea were much wetter which provided significantly higher yields for Eastern farmers. Throughout the coming centuries, more settlements were built around Archadea's inlet, Goliath Bay, which later had a city named after it. Today, Archadea is still thriving and has the second highest land area, population and number of cities, all behind Qaruno.

Government

Archadea is a democracy, ruled over by Grand Magistra Emberlight. Underneath her is the Council of Magistrates - these help govern smaller areas of Archadea and support the Grand Magistra in making decisions. Although Archadea's Capital City is Kardigan, the council is based in Deltarix. All laws passed by the council are made there. Archadea's justice system is also imposed by the Council and crime is punished by the Ministry of Order (more commonly known as the 'Ministry' or simply the 'Badge').

Currency

Sapphires are the currency used by Archadea. They come in the colours green, pink, blue and amber (each colour respective of copper, silver, gold and platinum). One Sapphire is worth 1/2 a piece.