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Due to limited literacy in the region, much of the early history of Aciria was lost to time, mostly written based on oral tradition and comparing it to archeological dig sites. | Due to limited literacy in the region, much of the early history of Aciria was lost to time, mostly written based on oral tradition and comparing it to archeological dig sites. | ||
===Age of the Three Sisters=== | ===Age of the Three Sisters=== | ||
300 BC to 220 BC is known as Age of the Three Sisters in Aciria. Oral traditions and limited writing from the region told of a local ruler who desperately tried to gain a son to take his throne after he passes, but managed to only bring three daughters to this world; Safo, Canyae, and Nayo. After his passing, the three sisters together took the throne and ruled not as only political leaders, but due to their unparalleled charisma, locals began to see them as envoys of the Gods. The sisters played along, using this as a chance to further expand their power in their petty kingdom. The era is remembered for both its peace, prosperity, and the founding of their capital, Trosseurs (originally Trois Sœurs, lit. Three Sisters) and is a part of the reason why the Three Sisters have been held in high regard in Aciria, even long after their conversion to Catholicism. | 300 BC to 220 BC is known as Age of the Three Sisters in Aciria. Oral traditions and limited writing from the region told of a local ruler who desperately tried to gain a son to take his throne after he passes, but managed to only bring three daughters to this world; Safo, Canyae, and Nayo. After his passing, the three sisters together took the throne and ruled not as only political leaders, but due to their unparalleled charisma, locals began to see them as envoys of the Gods. The sisters played along, using this as a chance to further expand their power in their petty kingdom. The era is remembered for both its peace, prosperity, and the founding of their capital, Trosseurs (originally Trois Sœurs, lit. Three Sisters) and is a part of the reason why the Three Sisters have been held in high regard in Aciria, even long after their conversion to Catholicism. | ||
===Age of the Schism=== | ===Age of the Schism=== | ||
Once the last sister passed away at the age of 87 in 230 BC, their appointed King Edes ruled for a decade with relative peace. With the Three Sisters still in close memory, people heeded their word as Edes as the next envoy of the Gods as the truth. In 220 BC, a noble named Iodes who served under Edes spoke to his fellow nobles about the irresponsible spending of money on himself instead of the people like his predecessors had, calling him a false envoy. Many nobles agreed with him, and despite Iodes' pleas, many nobles and commoners began calling him the true envoy, calling Edes an impostor. This started the first schism which only deepened as time went on, further, smaller cults claiming their leader to be the true envoy sprouting up. Despite the fact Edes managed to avoid civil war, the schisms caused small-scale conflict in the region between nobles and commoners alike, and the King's power was diminished greatly. | Once the last sister passed away at the age of 87 in 230 BC, their appointed King Edes ruled for a decade with relative peace. With the Three Sisters still in close memory, people heeded their word as Edes as the next envoy of the Gods as the truth. In 220 BC, a noble named Iodes who served under Edes spoke to his fellow nobles about the irresponsible spending of money on himself instead of the people like his predecessors had, calling him a false envoy. Many nobles agreed with him, and despite Iodes' pleas, many nobles and commoners began calling him the true envoy, calling Edes an impostor. This started the first schism which only deepened as time went on, further, smaller cults claiming their leader to be the true envoy sprouting up. Despite the fact Edes managed to avoid civil war, the schisms caused small-scale conflict in the region between nobles and commoners alike, and the King's power was diminished greatly. | ||
===Age of Disorder=== | ===Age of Disorder=== | ||
The period of political instability started by the First Schism in 220 BC eventually lead to the collapse of the local governments, returning the area to glorified tribal societies warring and raiding against each other. This era is particularly known for its lack of written records, causing historians to suspect a further drop, or perhaps a total loss of literacy in the area. The multitude of archeological digsites in the country have proven that multiple genocides took part in areas of the country, proven by multiple, small mass graves discovered in the heartlands. | The period of political instability started by the First Schism in 220 BC eventually lead to the collapse of the local governments, returning the area to glorified tribal societies warring and raiding against each other. This era is particularly known for its lack of written records, causing historians to suspect a further drop, or perhaps a total loss of literacy in the area. The multitude of archeological digsites in the country have proven that multiple genocides took part in areas of the country, proven by multiple, small mass graves discovered in the heartlands. | ||
===Age of Stability=== | ===Age of Stability=== | ||
After initial opposition to attempts at converting the local population to Catholicism, the locals quickly accepted the religion once they realized the stability and peace the church brought with it. Finally in 1273, majority of the region had converted to Catholicism. Despite converting to Catholicism, many still practiced their old religion following the Three Sisters in private, seeing the church as simply yet another way the sisters returned peace to the region after centuries of false envoys. It was during this period when more widespread literacy spread back to the region, allowing historians to write down oral traditions and allow the Acirians to start building a national identity over the centuries of tribal allegiance they had experienced. | After initial opposition to attempts at converting the local population to Catholicism, the locals quickly accepted the religion once they realized the stability and peace the church brought with it. Finally in 1273, majority of the region had converted to Catholicism. Despite converting to Catholicism, many still practiced their old religion following the Three Sisters in private, seeing the church as simply yet another way the sisters returned peace to the region after centuries of false envoys. It was during this period when more widespread literacy spread back to the region, allowing historians to write down oral traditions and allow the Acirians to start building a national identity over the centuries of tribal allegiance they had experienced. | ||
===Age of Instability=== | ===Age of Instability=== | ||
[[File:Louis-xiv-parliament-granger.jpg|thumb|right|The People's Senate in 1614. First Speaker Delacroix can be seen seated at the end of the hall.]] | [[File:Louis-xiv-parliament-granger.jpg|thumb|right|The People's Senate in 1614. First Speaker Delacroix can be seen seated at the end of the hall.]] | ||
Once the schism raging over the continent eventually reached Aciria, the local governor, Silvain Delacroix drafted up a Declaration of Independence for the Free Republic of Aciria with the assistance of local nobles and clergy by offering them a strenghtened position in the soon to be established People's Senate. The Free Republic of Aciria quickly gained popularity with the commoners due to how promising having a say in the local governance seemed, along with the promise of ending instability in the region brought by the schism. Delacroix became the First Speaker to lead the People's Senate and be a figurehead for the new state, while the clergy, commoners and nobles elected their own representatives. The first three years of rule with Delacroix as head of state went relatively smoothly: relative stability was brought back to the region with the newly formed Grand Army of the Republic, and issues were dealt with in the People's Senate. In 1615, however, Delacroix was granted emergency powers to allow swift decisions on how to stabilize the revolting southwestern region of Chantier; local commoners had revolted against the local nobles due to poor working conditions. The commoners in the senate disagreed with this decision, however, reminding the senate of King Edes and what his rule caused to the region. The nobles disagreed, and after hours of debating, the commoners walked out of the senate; encouraging the commoners to revolt against the "Nouveau Roi, lit. New King". The senate quickly fell apart after this, with the nobles seizing power under First Speaker Laurent. Eventually Laurent's policies angered the clergy, which then caused them to overthrow the nobles, putting a council of clergymen in charge. Such coups happened over and over again, followed by usually revolts of varying sizes. | Once the schism raging over the continent eventually reached Aciria, the local governor, Silvain Delacroix drafted up a Declaration of Independence for the Free Republic of Aciria with the assistance of local nobles and clergy by offering them a strenghtened position in the soon to be established People's Senate. The Free Republic of Aciria quickly gained popularity with the commoners due to how promising having a say in the local governance seemed, along with the promise of ending instability in the region brought by the schism. Delacroix became the First Speaker to lead the People's Senate and be a figurehead for the new state, while the clergy, commoners and nobles elected their own representatives. The first three years of rule with Delacroix as head of state went relatively smoothly: relative stability was brought back to the region with the newly formed Grand Army of the Republic, and issues were dealt with in the People's Senate. In 1615, however, Delacroix was granted emergency powers to allow swift decisions on how to stabilize the revolting southwestern region of Chantier; local commoners had revolted against the local nobles due to poor working conditions. The commoners in the senate disagreed with this decision, however, reminding the senate of King Edes and what his rule caused to the region. The nobles disagreed, and after hours of debating, the commoners walked out of the senate; encouraging the commoners to revolt against the "Nouveau Roi, lit. New King". The senate quickly fell apart after this, with the nobles seizing power under First Speaker Laurent. Eventually Laurent's policies angered the clergy, which then caused them to overthrow the nobles, putting a council of clergymen in charge. Such coups happened over and over again, followed by usually revolts of varying sizes. | ||
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==Infrastructure== | ==Infrastructure== | ||
[[File:Imperial rail.jpg|thumb|right|A photo of the Imperial Railway being constructed in the southern hills of Aciria in 1877.]] | [[File:Imperial rail.jpg|thumb|right|A photo of the Imperial Railway being constructed in the southern hills of Aciria in 1877.]] | ||
For most of Acirien history, infrastructure inland was practically nonexistent, causing settlements to grow on the coast due to the ease of movement between cities via the sea. It wasn't until Emperor | For most of Acirien history, infrastructure inland was practically nonexistent, causing settlements to grow on the coast due to the ease of movement between cities via the sea. It wasn't until Emperor Julien formed the Imperial Railway in 1865 and began building nationwide railway systems, finally connecting the smaller inland settlements to the prosperous coastal cities, allowing both goods and people to move with ease. Imperial Railway is still the only rail company in the nation, but with the invention of cars and the massive highway projects Emperor Florien ordered, the importance of the railways has lessened over time. The local railways and subways in larger cities such as Trosseurs are referred to as Rail Metropolitan, and the railways stretching longer swathes of land are referred to as Rail Rural. The Rail Metropolitan in Trosseurs is highly affordable and the main method of transport in the capital, transporting 120 000 passengers daily. | ||
==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
By far the majority of nation identifies as Acirien, an umbrella term consisting of multiple former tribes that inhabited the modern day area of Aciria. The only notable minority in the nation is known as the Montagner, who are one of the Acirien tribes that refused assimilation under the umbrella term due to their distinct cultural and linguistic development caused by their remote location in the mountainous regions of the country, having limited contact with the other Aciriens until the 19th century. Other ethnic groups in the country are made up of whatever expats and other foreigners that have settled in the country over the years, which aren't accurately accounted for in the census. | By far the majority of nation identifies as Acirien, an umbrella term consisting of multiple former tribes that inhabited the modern day area of Aciria. The only notable minority in the nation is known as the Montagner, who are one of the Acirien tribes that refused assimilation under the umbrella term due to their distinct cultural and linguistic development caused by their remote location in the mountainous regions of the country, having limited contact with the other Aciriens until the 19th century. Other ethnic groups in the country are made up of whatever expats and other foreigners that have settled in the country over the years, which aren't accurately accounted for in the census. | ||
===Languages=== | ===Languages=== | ||
Both the Free Republican constitution of 1615 and the Imperial constitution of 1783 declare Acirien to be the sole official language of Aciria. The establishment of Académie Acirien in Trosseurs in 1799 has overseen the linguistic development and sanctity of the Acirien language, ensuring minimal foreign influence in the language. Prior to the 19th century, Acirien was only seen as the dialect of what is now known as Acirien spoken in the region in and around Trosseurs, but assimilation and nationalism efforts in the 19th century created an Acirien language and identity. The only dialect that to date has refused to assimilate has been the mountaineer peoples of the southeast, the Montagners, who still demand to be recognised on a judicial level as both an official language and a minority language, which would grant protection against assimilation. | |||
===Education=== | ===Education=== | ||
The modern Acirien education system can be traced back to the Education Act established by Jean I Dupois in 1783 which enforced the construction of People's Schools in the countryside to raise the literacy rates in the nation. The attendance in People's Schools was voluntary however, causing many parents to not send their children there and instead enlist their help at the farm as usual. Mandatory schooling was signed into effect by Emperor Florien in 1888, who is commonly seen as the father of the Acirien education system. | |||
The | The education system is divided into three stages, primary, secondary and higher education. Primary is divided into years 1 to 6 and 7 to 9, years 7 to 9 usually being held at another location from 1 to 6. Despite all three stages of education being funded by the government, schools typically are segregated by the financial background of the students, becoming more apparent in secondary- and higher education due to them being application based, where the parents of the applicants can use their connections to ensure spots at more prestigious schools. The government has promised to crack down on this discrimination since the 1980s, but little change has been seen since. Higher education in particular is accused of discriminating against students of lower economic backgrounds, with 93% of new students annually coming from upper-middle class or upper class families. Notable centers of higher education are the Imperial University of Trosseurs, the first university in Aciria, established in 1576, and the University of Marothien, established in 1872. Imperial Academy of Trosseurs and the Naval Academy of Soleir often accept applicants of lower economic backgrounds due to the possibility of rising in social status via the military. | ||
===Health=== | ===Health=== | ||
The Acirien health care system provides various healthcare services to all Acirien citizens, with the patient paying a percentage of the fees themselves, based on their income. Typically the patient has to pay between 10 to 30 percent of the fee. The government established Imperial Insurance is required to be able to benefit from the subsidized healthcare. This only applies to public, government ran hospitals and clinics, while the private owned, for profit hospitals can bill the patient for the full price of the treatments they received. Typically, higher income households prefer to use private insurance and use private hospitals, benefiting the lower income citizens by freeing up hospital beds and medical professionals in the public sector. | |||
Smoking is common in Aciria despite decades of government campaigns against smoking to reduce the future medical expenses caused by the health problems that develop from smoking. Obesity has been on the rise since the 1970s, which is another source of concern for the government, causing the government to fine companies with overweight employees to encourage companies to encourage physical activity in their employees. Despite the rising obesity, Aciriens are some of the slimmest people on Sarpedon. | |||
==Major cities== | |||
{{Largest cities | |||
| country = Aciria | |||
| stat_ref = 2021 | |||
| div_name = Region | |||
| city_1 = Trosseurs| div_1 = Trosseurs| pop_1 = 2,916,037 | |||
| img_1 = Trosseurs2.png | |||
| city_2 = Soleir| div_2 = Valarién| pop_2 = 1,009,361 | |||
| img_2 = soleir.jpg | |||
| city_3 = Marothien| div_3 = Pâtnoir| pop_3 = 749,406 | |||
| img_3 = marothien.jpg | |||
| city_4 = Pantmàur| div_4 = Portée Nord | pop_4 = 495,453 | |||
| img_4 = pantmaur.jpg | |||
| city_5 = Daléir| div_5 = Valarién| pop_5 = 324,736 | |||
| city_6 = Guerres| div_6 = Pâtnoir| pop_6 = 304,963 | |||
| city_7 = Chabourg| div_7 = Pâtnoir | pop_7 = 283,731 | |||
| city_8 = Chebois| div_8 = Sainte-Beatrice| pop_8 = 274,289 | |||
| city_9 = Foussère| div_9 = Portée Nord| pop_9 = 232,873 | |||
| city_10 = Soule| div_10 = Gamme Orientale| pop_10 = 212,613 | |||
}} | |||
[[category:Countries]] | [[category:Countries]] | ||
[[category:Sarpedon]] | [[category:Sarpedon]] | ||
[[Category:IXWB]] | [[Category:IXWB]] | ||