Aberia

The Aberian Empire is primarily a militaristic/authoritarian regime. The primary culture of Aberia is Keltan.

Government

Aberia is a unitary state under the rule of the imperial family and the parliament. The parliament is comprised of one house of members of the noble families and the other of elected officials. Unknown to the citizens, the parliament is a facade used to distract from the more authoritarian regime, as they are irrelevant to most decision making processes. The government is almost completely centralized by the military as the Emperor himself is head. Its authoritarian regime makes it hard to distinguish between regular government institutions and the military, but that domain is constantly questioned and confronted by the general population, which is rarely friendly and even belligerent towards the military regime.

History

Aberia was officially recognized as an empire in 1383, though the Imperial family and those loyal to them existed long before. After the official foundation, Aberia began expanding its territory by invading and conquering neighboring countries such as Misate and Weil. Since becoming official, Aberia has been a powerful country, making many technological advancements thanks to the government's promotion of artifice. Most of these advancements have been kept secret from the majority of the continent by order of the Imperial family, but some brave souls have spread this knowledge on their own. In 1495, Aberia declared war on Nigashi in hopes of using their neighboring wars as a distraction for expansion. Eisenheim joined in on this conflict in hopes of studying the giant tribes that reside in Aberia to gain an advantage in their own conflict against Fjevia. The conflict dragged on for six years with little substantial gain, so an agreement of neutrality was made. Even with this treaty signed, Eisenheim would remain at war with Fjevia until 1508.