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'''Ardmore''' ([[Garán people|Garán Gaelic]]: ''Ardmór''), officially the '''Ardmori Cooperative Republic''' (Garán Gaelic: ''Ardmóri Comarchun Poblach''), is an archipelago country off the western shore of [[Levantia]] in the [[Odoneru Ocean]], consisting of one large island surrounded by four much smaller peripheral islands. Its closest neighbors are the [[Kiravian]] protectorate of [[New Ardmore]] to its ~~east~~, [[Calinthia]] to its north, and [[Urcea]] to its ~~west~~. Ardmore's government is a {{wp|parliamentary democracy}} under the guidance of {{wp|syndicalism}}; its ruling party has maintained {{wp|dominant-party system|dominance}} even after allowing for the formation of other political parties as part of its wide-sweeping [[Ardmori Millennium Reforms|Millennium Reforms]]. Although the country is a {{wp|unitary state}} and not a {{wp|federation}}, the principles of syndicalism means that Ardmore is largely decentralized with economic and political power being vested in autonomous and worker-owned cooperatives.

'''Ardmore''' ([[Garán people|Garán Gaelic]]: ''Ardmór''), officially the '''Ardmori Cooperative Republic''' (Garán Gaelic: ''Ardmóri Comarchun Poblach''), is an archipelago country off the western shore of [[Levantia]] in the [[Odoneru Ocean]], consisting of one large island surrounded by four much smaller peripheral islands. Its closest neighbors are the [[Kiravian]] protectorate of [[New Ardmore]] to its west, [[Calinthia]] to its north, and [[Urcea]] to its east. Ardmore's government is a {{wp|parliamentary democracy}} under the guidance of {{wp|syndicalism}}; its ruling party has maintained {{wp|dominant-party system|dominance}} even after allowing for the formation of other political parties as part of its wide-sweeping [[Ardmori Millennium Reforms|Millennium Reforms]]. Although the country is a {{wp|unitary state}} and not a {{wp|federation}}, the principles of syndicalism means that Ardmore is largely decentralized with economic and political power being vested in autonomous and worker-owned cooperatives.

The people of Ardmore, known as Ardmoris, are considered members of the [[Garán people]], sharing this identity with the people of [[Carolina]]. Much of their heritage results from the blending of [[Gaelic people|Gaelic]] and [[Gothic people|Gothic]] cultural traditions that occurred in Carolina and adjoining areas in the years leading up to the collapse of [[Great Levantia]]. Garáns are thought to have invaded Ardmore and settled it in the mid-6th century, though no unified Garán polity emerged on the main island of Great Ardmore; loose alliances of mainland cities and tribes were formed with the newly established Garán cities and tribes on the island. These cities and tribes were able to remain independent from the mainland Levantine powers through said powers perceiving the Ardmori Isles as being a backwater with little economic value, and soon these polities became various feudal polities before the 10th Century. These new polities frequently battled and raided against one another, often with grave consequences on its agriculture before resulting in an economic collapse in the 1140s after the end of a major power struggle between two of its major duchies.

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The new kingdom was established in 1277 after the conclusion of the Council of Moear, but it would not be until 1365 and after the wide-ranging Duke's War when it would emerge as a relatively centralized power. The royal consolidation and centralization of power allowed for Ardmore to become a major colonial power during the age of exploration, with one of its largest colonies being what is now modern-day [[Arcerion]], itself having been a self-governing colony of Ardmore from 1890 until becoming independent after the end of the Ardmori monarchy in 1931. Largely unaffected by the sectarian disputes that caused the [[Great Confessional War]], Ardmore became prosperous in the 16th and 17th centuries, with its colonial holdings greatly expanding due to the [[Pharisedom|increased number of Protestant settlers looking to go abroad]].

The uneven prosperity of Ardmore, combined with a greatly uneven period of industrial development in the 18th and 19th centuries, lead to considerable class resentment and domestic problems. The growing rifts between the parts of society lead to the [[Ardmori Civil War]], which resulted in the establishment of a {{wp|syndicalist}} republic in Ardmore. The Civil War resulted in the partition of the country into Ardmore and what is now New Ardmore, which existed briefly as a {{wp|constitutional republic}} under the personal leadership of the last Prince-Regent of the Kingdom of Ardmore before subsequently becoming a protectorate and overseas region of [[Kiravia]]. Ardmore today is a relatively developed nation which is adjacent to, but not part of, the [[Levantine Union]]'s political and economic sphere. Although an outspoken critic of [[Urcea]] and Levantine foreign policy in general, and despite its revolutionary form of government, Ardmore has been making an effort to more closely align with Levantia in recent decades such as through token reforms.

The uneven prosperity of Ardmore, combined with a greatly uneven period of industrial development in the 18th and 19th centuries, lead to considerable class resentment and domestic problems. The growing rifts between the parts of society lead to the [[Ardmori Civil War]], which resulted in the establishment of a {{wp|syndicalist}} republic in Ardmore. The Civil War resulted in the partition of the country into Ardmore and what is now New Ardmore, which existed briefly as a {{wp|constitutional republic}} under the personal leadership of the last Prince-Regent of the Kingdom of Ardmore before subsequently becoming a protectorate and overseas region of [[Kiravia]]. Ardmore today is a relatively developed nation which is adjacent to, but not part of, the [[Levantine Union]]'s political and economic sphere. Although an outspoken critic of [[Urcea]] and Levantine foreign policy in general, and despite its revolutionary socialist form of government, Ardmore has been making an effort to more closely align with Levantia in recent decades such as through token reforms.

==Etymology==

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===Modern period===

The early years of the nascent cooperative republic were marked by initial wariness from the countries of mainland Levantia; the violent overthrow of the monarch and the subsequent executions of practically the entirety of the House of Rose had left a bad taste for many of the established monarchies on the mainland. The only country that had initially recognized the new Ardmori government was Calinthia, though recognition was rescinded when the Calinthian monarchy was restored in 1938. Other than Calinthia's brief moment of recognition, the first country to have recognized the syndicalist republic in Ardmore was the [[Kiravian Union]] in 1934. Having had taken over the Kiravian government through what can be described as a civilian self-coup, the nascent socialist state was more than happy to find friends in fellow socialist-aligned nations such as Ardmore. Nonetheless, one of the first measures that Ardmore took after the end of the Civil War was to build up its armed forces in preparation for a possible attack from the republican government to its west; there were fears that the Prince-Regent may try to retake the defunct Ardmori throne for himself and invade Ardmore to reestablish the kingdom.

The establishment of a {{wp|socialist economy}} under the principles of syndicalism necessitated the decentralization of the economy through the establishment of workers' unions. However, there still remained a societal expectation amongst the populace for a wide-ranging social institution that would become a prominent aspect in the lives of many citizens. To figure out how to overcome this expectation while ensuring a loyal populace, the leaders of the [[Syndicalist Party of Ardmore|Syndicalist Party]], born from Ros Mac Daibhéid's Ardmori Liberation Army, formed the temporary [[Council of Dunvál]] to figure out how to incorporate the principles of syndicalism into Ardmori culture, preferably through means that would harken back to the days when the main social institution was the clan system. The solution the council came up with was rather simple, although workers' cooperatives would be established to represent the nation's syndicates, there would also be community cooperatives which would represent the local communities throughout the country and serve as a means to promote communitarian kinsmenship and solidarity much like how the workers' cooperatives are designed to promote labor comradery and solidarity. The community cooperatives would become a tremendous success and would set a precedent that Ardmore's government would work to adapt Ardmori culture to the values of syndicalism.

==Government==

The government of Ardmore, officially known as the Ardmori Cooperative, functions as a left-wing Marxist syndicalist republic. Ardmore's political system is structured around the principles of cooperative ownership, direct democracy, and worker control of the means of production. At the core of Ardmore's governance is the principle of {{wp|syndicalism}}, wherein economic and political power is decentralized and vested in autonomous worker-owned cooperatives. These cooperatives, organized by industry or locality, serve as the foundational units of Ardmore's political and economic structure.

The government of Ardmore, officially known as the Ardmori Cooperative Republic, functions as a left-wing Marxist syndicalist republic. Ardmore's political system is structured around the principles of cooperative ownership, direct democracy, and worker control of the means of production. At the core of Ardmore's governance is the principle of {{wp|syndicalism}}, wherein economic and political power is decentralized and vested in autonomous worker-owned cooperatives. These cooperatives, organized by industry or locality, serve as the foundational units of Ardmore's political and economic structure.

===Executive===

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-'''Ardmore''' ([[Garán people|Garán Gaelic]]: ''Ardmór''), officially the '''Ardmori Cooperative Republic''' (Garán Gaelic: ''Ardmóri Comarchun Poblach''), is an archipelago country off the western shore of [[Levantia]] in the [[Odoneru Ocean]], consisting of one large island surrounded by four much smaller peripheral islands. Its closest neighbors are the [[Kiravian]] protectorate of [[New Ardmore]] to its east, [[Calinthia]] to its north, and [[Urcea]] to its west. Ardmore's government is a {{wp|parliamentary democracy}} under the guidance of {{wp|syndicalism}}; its ruling party has maintained {{wp|dominant-party system|dominance}} even after allowing for the formation of other political parties as part of its wide-sweeping [[Ardmori Millennium Reforms|Millennium Reforms]]. Although the country is a {{wp|unitary state}} and not a {{wp|federation}}, the principles of syndicalism means that Ardmore is largely decentralized with economic and political power being vested in autonomous and worker-owned cooperatives.
+'''Ardmore''' ([[Garán people|Garán Gaelic]]: ''Ardmór''), officially the '''Ardmori Cooperative Republic''' (Garán Gaelic: ''Ardmóri Comarchun Poblach''), is an archipelago country off the western shore of [[Levantia]] in the [[Odoneru Ocean]], consisting of one large island surrounded by four much smaller peripheral islands. Its closest neighbors are the [[Kiravian]] protectorate of [[New Ardmore]] to its west, [[Calinthia]] to its north, and [[Urcea]] to its east. Ardmore's government is a {{wp|parliamentary democracy}} under the guidance of {{wp|syndicalism}}; its ruling party has maintained {{wp|dominant-party system|dominance}} even after allowing for the formation of other political parties as part of its wide-sweeping [[Ardmori Millennium Reforms|Millennium Reforms]]. Although the country is a {{wp|unitary state}} and not a {{wp|federation}}, the principles of syndicalism means that Ardmore is largely decentralized with economic and political power being vested in autonomous and worker-owned cooperatives.
 The people of Ardmore, known as Ardmoris, are considered members of the [[Garán people]], sharing this identity with the people of [[Carolina]]. Much of their heritage results from the blending of [[Gaelic people|Gaelic]] and [[Gothic people|Gothic]] cultural traditions that occurred in Carolina and adjoining areas in the years leading up to the collapse of [[Great Levantia]]. Garáns are thought to have invaded Ardmore and settled it in the mid-6th century, though no unified Garán polity emerged on the main island of Great Ardmore; loose alliances of mainland cities and tribes were formed with the newly established Garán cities and tribes on the island. These cities and tribes were able to remain independent from the mainland Levantine powers through said powers perceiving the Ardmori Isles as being a backwater with little economic value, and soon these polities became various feudal polities before the 10th Century. These new polities frequently battled and raided against one another, often with grave consequences on its agriculture before resulting in an economic collapse in the 1140s after the end of a major power struggle between two of its major duchies.
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 The new kingdom was established in 1277 after the conclusion of the Council of Moear, but it would not be until 1365 and after the wide-ranging Duke's War when it would emerge as a relatively centralized power. The royal consolidation and centralization of power allowed for Ardmore to become a major colonial power during the age of exploration, with one of its largest colonies being what is now modern-day [[Arcerion]], itself having been a self-governing colony of Ardmore from 1890 until becoming independent after the end of the Ardmori monarchy in 1931. Largely unaffected by the sectarian disputes that caused the [[Great Confessional War]], Ardmore became prosperous in the 16th and 17th centuries, with its colonial holdings greatly expanding due to the [[Pharisedom|increased number of Protestant settlers looking to go abroad]].
-The uneven prosperity of Ardmore, combined with a greatly uneven period of industrial development in the 18th and 19th centuries, lead to considerable class resentment and domestic problems. The growing rifts between the parts of society lead to the [[Ardmori Civil War]], which resulted in the establishment of a {{wp|syndicalist}} republic in Ardmore. The Civil War resulted in the partition of the country into Ardmore and what is now New Ardmore, which existed briefly as a {{wp|constitutional republic}} under the personal leadership of the last Prince-Regent of the Kingdom of Ardmore before subsequently becoming a protectorate and overseas region of [[Kiravia]]. Ardmore today is a relatively developed nation which is adjacent to, but not part of, the [[Levantine Union]]'s political and economic sphere. Although an outspoken critic of [[Urcea]] and Levantine foreign policy in general, and despite its revolutionary form of government, Ardmore has been making an effort to more closely align with Levantia in recent decades such as through token reforms.
+The uneven prosperity of Ardmore, combined with a greatly uneven period of industrial development in the 18th and 19th centuries, lead to considerable class resentment and domestic problems. The growing rifts between the parts of society lead to the [[Ardmori Civil War]], which resulted in the establishment of a {{wp|syndicalist}} republic in Ardmore. The Civil War resulted in the partition of the country into Ardmore and what is now New Ardmore, which existed briefly as a {{wp|constitutional republic}} under the personal leadership of the last Prince-Regent of the Kingdom of Ardmore before subsequently becoming a protectorate and overseas region of [[Kiravia]]. Ardmore today is a relatively developed nation which is adjacent to, but not part of, the [[Levantine Union]]'s political and economic sphere. Although an outspoken critic of [[Urcea]] and Levantine foreign policy in general, and despite its revolutionary socialist form of government, Ardmore has been making an effort to more closely align with Levantia in recent decades such as through token reforms.
 ==Etymology==
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 ===Modern period===
+The early years of the nascent cooperative republic were marked by initial wariness from the countries of mainland Levantia; the violent overthrow of the monarch and the subsequent executions of practically the entirety of the House of Rose had left a bad taste for many of the established monarchies on the mainland. The only country that had initially recognized the new Ardmori government was Calinthia, though recognition was rescinded when the Calinthian monarchy was restored in 1938. Other than Calinthia's brief moment of recognition, the first country to have recognized the syndicalist republic in Ardmore was the [[Kiravian Union]] in 1934. Having had taken over the Kiravian government through what can be described as a civilian self-coup, the nascent socialist state was more than happy to find friends in fellow socialist-aligned nations such as Ardmore. Nonetheless, one of the first measures that Ardmore took after the end of the Civil War was to build up its armed forces in preparation for a possible attack from the republican government to its west; there were fears that the Prince-Regent may try to retake the defunct Ardmori throne for himself and invade Ardmore to reestablish the kingdom.
+The establishment of a {{wp|socialist economy}} under the principles of syndicalism necessitated the decentralization of the economy through the establishment of workers' unions. However, there still remained a societal expectation amongst the populace for a wide-ranging social institution that would become a prominent aspect in the lives of many citizens. To figure out how to overcome this expectation while ensuring a loyal populace, the leaders of the [[Syndicalist Party of Ardmore|Syndicalist Party]], born from Ros Mac Daibhéid's Ardmori Liberation Army, formed the temporary [[Council of Dunvál]] to figure out how to incorporate the principles of syndicalism into Ardmori culture, preferably through means that would harken back to the days when the main social institution was the clan system. The solution the council came up with was rather simple, although workers' cooperatives would be established to represent the nation's syndicates, there would also be community cooperatives which would represent the local communities throughout the country and serve as a means to promote communitarian kinsmenship and solidarity much like how the workers' cooperatives are designed to promote labor comradery and solidarity. The community cooperatives would become a tremendous success and would set a precedent that Ardmore's government would work to adapt Ardmori culture to the values of syndicalism.
 ==Government==
-The government of Ardmore, officially known as the Ardmori Cooperative, functions as a left-wing Marxist syndicalist republic. Ardmore's political system is structured around the principles of cooperative ownership, direct democracy, and worker control of the means of production. At the core of Ardmore's governance is the principle of {{wp|syndicalism}}, wherein economic and political power is decentralized and vested in autonomous worker-owned cooperatives. These cooperatives, organized by industry or locality, serve as the foundational units of Ardmore's political and economic structure.
+The government of Ardmore, officially known as the Ardmori Cooperative Republic, functions as a left-wing Marxist syndicalist republic. Ardmore's political system is structured around the principles of cooperative ownership, direct democracy, and worker control of the means of production. At the core of Ardmore's governance is the principle of {{wp|syndicalism}}, wherein economic and political power is decentralized and vested in autonomous worker-owned cooperatives. These cooperatives, organized by industry or locality, serve as the foundational units of Ardmore's political and economic structure.
 ===Executive===

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