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Vidar Brams

2019-08-19T04:05:09Z

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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = His Excellency
| name = Vidar M. Brams
| image = Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile.jpg
| image_size = 180px
| office = [[List of Presidents of Mayari|19th President of Mayari]]
| vicepresident = [[Timothy Palacios]]
| term_start = Fein 16, 1586
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Alberto Hidalgo]]
| successor =
| office1 = Director General of the Mayari National Police
| term_start1 = Vintyr 2, 1578
| term_end1 = Fein 9, 1586
| predecessor1 = Adonis Malate
| successor1 = Jorge Lee Heiskanin
| birth_name = Vidar Agustin Montecarlo Brams
| birth_date = Ochtyr 19, 1521 (age 79)
| birth_place = Dasigan, Grafstra
| death_date =
| death_place =
| restingplace =
| party = [[Freedom Party|Kalayaan]]
| spouse = Bettina Dy-Ocaampo
| relatives =
| children = Lauren Nickelzen Peter Brams
| education = Grafstra State University Mayari National Police Academy, Camp Berdeng Duyan
| signature =
| allegiance = Mayari
| branch = Mayari National Police
| serviceyears = 1538-1586
| rank = *Senior Inspector (1547-1550)
*Taguan City Police Chief (1550-1561)
*Police Brigadier General (1561-1565)
*Police Major General (1565-1578)
*Director General (1578-1586)
| battles =
}}

[[Category:Mayari]]

Mayari

2019-08-05T05:07:03Z

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|native_name = ''Demokratikong Republika ng Mayari''
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|national_motto = "For Liberty and Unity" {{small|"Para sa Kalayaan at Pagkakaisa"}}
|national_anthem = ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msNfJs4xSik March of the Republic]''
|capital = [[Larrazabal]]
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|largest_city = [[Larrazabal]]
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 2% Singanese 3% Others
|demonym = Mayar
|government_type = Presidential Republic
|leader_title1 = [[List of Presidents of Mayari|President]]
|leader_name1 = [[Vidar Brams]]
|leader_title2 = Vice President
|leader_name2 = [[Timothy Palacios]]
|leader_title3 = Senate President
|leader_name3 = [[Hackon Naelgas]]
|leader_title4 = Assembly Speaker
|leader_name4 = [[Urmeneta Trias]]
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|upper_house = [[Senate of Mayari|Senate]]
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[[Category:Mayari]]
[[Category:Sioran countries]]

Gregory IV

2019-08-05T04:58:13Z

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{{Infobox royalty|type=monarch
| name = Gregory IV
| image = Prince Andrew August 2014 (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 200px
| title =
| succession = King of Adwest
| moretext =
| caption =
| reign = 7 Treizen 1565 - 11 Dosa 1566
| coronation = 10 Vintyr 1565
| predecessor = [[Edward III]]
| successor = [[Sophia I]]
| suc-type =
| reg-type =
| regent =
| spouse = [[Elizabeth Hannigan]] {{small|(M. 1570)}}
| issue = [[Richard Durnador|Prince Richard]] [[Georgina Elaine Durnador|Princess Georgina]]
| house = [[Durnador]]
| full name = Randolph Durnador
| royal anthem =
| father = [[Edward III]]
| mother = [[Laura Valcourt]]
| birth_date = 3 Vintyr 1537 (age 63)
| birth_place = Hrvain Castle [[Duchy of Erithglen|Erithglen]], [[Adwest]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| date of burial =
| place of burial=
| religion = None
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|}}

[[Category:Adwest]]

List of Adwestene Monarchs

2019-08-05T04:51:12Z

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== First Kingdom of Adwest ==

== United Provinces of Adwest ==
The [[United Provinces of Adwest|United Provinces]] (1197-1464) did not have a monarch, coming into existence by way of ridding itself of the institution. Its [[Ducal Council of Adwest|Ducal Council]] nonetheless periodically selected a '''Lord Chamberlain''' as primus inter pares and as the formal head of state and government of the country during its existence.

At the start of the 14th Century, the lords of the United Provinces began to group themselves into two factions. The first were the [[Golden Spears]], favoring to varying degrees increasing political centralization in the face of external threats and challenges. The second were the [[Coronets]], which favored the maintenance of the rather loose association which characterized the United Provinces since its inception. The feud between the two would lead to the Adwestene Civil War of 1462.

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!width=15%|Name!!width=100px|Portrait!!width=20%|Term!!width=15%|Succession!!width=15%|House!!width=15%|Faction
|-bgcolor="#ffff99"
| align="center"| '''[[Gregory II Durnador|Lord Durnador]] Duke of [[Ormbeck]]'''
| align="center"| [[File:GG-George Ramsay.jpg|70px|center]]
| align="center"| 21 Vintyr 1438 - 15 Dosa 1451 (12 years)
| align="center"| Chosen as replacement
| align="center"| [[Durnador]]
| align="center"| [[Golden Spears]]
|}

== Grand Kingdom of Adwest ==
The Adwestene monarchy was formally restored in 1464 following the 1462 civil war. The House [[Durnador]], lords of the Duchy of Ormbeck, seized power after subduing pro-confederate lords. It has since then ruled Adwest, embellishing their victory by labeling the monarchy as the '''Lazuli Throne'''.

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!width=15%|Name!!width=100px|Portrait!!width=20%|Birth and death!!width=15%|Reign!!width=15%|House!!width=20%|Marriage!!width=15|Succession
|-
| align="center"| '''[[Gregory III]]'''
| align="center"| [[File:Prince Albert by Mayall, 1861.png|100px|center]]
| align="center"| 2 Quartyr 1418 [[Balfonheim]] – 22 Vintyr 1484 [[Erwald]] (aged 66)
| align="center"| 12 Elva 1464 – 27 Tolven 1484 (20 years)
| align="center"| [[Durnador]]
| align="center"| [[Miriam Dohlberg|Lady Dolhberg]] {{nowrap|Duchess of [[Eris]]}}
| align="center"| Victorious in the [[Adwestene Civil War]]
|-
| align="center"| '''[[Edward I of Adwest|Edward I]]'''
| align="center"| [[File:Princes Charles of Leiningen.jpg|100px|center]]
| align="center"| 20 Elva 1415 [[Balfonheim]] – 23 Treizen 1491 [[Balfonheim]] (aged 76)
| align="center"| 27 Tolven 1484 – 6 Treizen 1491 (7 years)
| align="center"| [[Durnador]]
| align="center"| [[Sarina Alexandra Jowston|Sarina Alexandra]] Baroness Jowston 
| align="center"| Elder brother of [[Gregory III]]
|-
| align="center"| '''[[Edward II]]'''
| align="center"| [[File:AlfredEdimbourg.jpg|100px|center]]
| align="center"| 6 Septem 1419 [[Janas]] – 9 Dein 1500 [[Balfonheim]] (aged 81)
| align="center"| 6 Treizen 1491 – 9 Dein 1500 (8 years)
| align="center"| [[Durnador]]
| align="center"| [[Audrey Elesmera Arryn|Lady Arryn]] Duchess of [[Larstat]]
| align="center"| Younger brother of [[Gregory]]
|-
| align="center"| '''[[Tristan I]]'''
| align="center"| [[File:Paul_I_of_Greece.jpg|100px|center]]
| align="center"| 19 Dosa 1441 [[Balfonheim]] – 11 Fein 1505 [[Balfonheim]] (aged 64)
| align="center"| 9 Dein 1500 – 1 Tolven 1503 (3 years)
| align="center"| [[Durnador]]
| align="center"| Princess [[Isabella Lloyd-Jones|Isabella]] of [[Goldecia]]
| align="center"| Son of [[Edward II]]
|-
| align="center"| '''[[Arthur Durnador|Arthur]]'''
| align="center"| [[File:8th_Duke_of_Montrose_5_Allan_Warren.jpg|110px|center]]
| align="center"| 28 Quartyr 1466 [[Balfonheim]] – 9 Fein 1511 [[Balfonheim]] (aged 45)
| align="center"| 9 Tolven 1503 – 9 Fein 1511 (7 years)
| align="center"| [[Durnador]]
| align="center"| Princess [[Hansen|Katherina Hansen]] of [[Oslanburg]]
| align="center"| Son of [[Tristan I]]
|-
| align="center"| '''[[Tristan II]]'''
| align="center"| [[File:11th Duke of Beaufort.jpg|115px|center]]
| align="center"| 20 Septem 1468 [[Balfonheim]] – 10 Nueva 1515 [[Balfonheim]] (aged 47)
| align="center"| 9 Fein 1511 – 10 Nueva 1515 (4 years)
| align="center"| [[Durnador]]
| align="center"| [[Beatrice Falsen|Lady Falsen]] Duchess of [[Pharamond]]
| align="center"| Son of [[Tristan I]]
|-
| align="center"| '''[[Edward III]]'''
| align="center"| [[File:Albert II.jpg|100px|center]]
| align="center"| 9 Fien 1490 [[Aldhurst]] – 7 Treizen 1565 [[Balfonheim]] (aged 75)
| align="center"| 10 Nueva 1515 - 7 Treizen 1565 (50 years)
| align="center"| [[Durnador]]
| align="center"| [[Laura Valcourt]] Baroness Cerath
| align="center"| Son of [[Tristan II]]
|-
| align="center"| '''[[Gregory IV]]'''
| align="center"| [[File:The Duke of York in Belfast.jpg|110px|center]]
| align="center"| 3 Vintyr 1537 [[Hrvain]] (age 63)
| align="center"| 7 Treizen 1565 - 11 Dosa 1566 (3 months)
| align="center"| [[Durnador]]
| align="center"| [[Elizabeth Hannigan|Lady Elizabeth Hannigan]]
| align="center"| Son of [[Edward III]]
|-
| align="center"| '''[[Sophia I]]'''
| align="center"| [[File:Princess Benedikte of Denmark -2.jpg|100px|center]]
| align="center"| 28 Ochtyr 1540 [[Balfonheim]] (age 60)
| align="center"| 11 Dosa 1566
| align="center"| [[Durnador]]
| align="center"| Prince [[Euram Redever|Euram]] of [[Sindar-Astrasia]]
| align="center"| Daughter of [[Edward III]]
|}

[[Category:Adwest]]

Edward III

2019-08-05T03:50:37Z

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{{Infobox royalty|type=monarch
| name = Edward III
| image = Albert II.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| title =
| succession = King of Adwest
| moretext =
| caption =
| reign = 10 Nueva 1515 - 7 Treizen 1565
| coronation = 1 Dein 1515
| predecessor = [[Tristan II]]
| successor = [[Gregory IV]]
| suc-type =
| reg-type =
| regent =
| spouse = [[Laura Valcourt|Lady Laura]]
| issue = [[Gregory IV]] [[Sophia I]]
| house = [[Durnador]]
| full name = Drake Edward Durnador
| royal anthem =
| father = [[Tristan II]]
| mother = [[Beatrice Falsen|Lady Falsen]]
| birth_date = 9 Fien 1490
| birth_place = [[Duchy of Pharamond|Pharamond]], [[Adwest]]
| death_date = 7 Treizen 1565
| death_place = [[Duchy of Ormbeck|Ormbeck]], [[Adwest]]
| date of burial =
| place of burial= Llanbhryde Cathedral
| religion = [[Argent Church|Argent]]
| signature =
|}}

'''Edward III''', born '''Drake Edward Durnador''' was the seventh monarch of the [[Adwest|Grand Kingdom of Adwest]]. He ascended to the throne upon the death of his father [[Tristan II]] from {{Other wiki|Cardiac_arrest|cardiac arrest}} in 1515, reigning until his {{Other wiki|Assassination|assassination}} exactly fifty years later in 1565. Edward III was the longest ruling sovereign of the House of Durnador, reigning for up to fifty years, and surpassing the twenty year reign of his great grandfather and the founder of the grand kingdom, [[Gregory III]].

Although continuing the principles of {{Other wiki|Enlightened_absolutism|enlightened absolutism}} laid forth by his predecessors, Edward III's reign was characterized by a starkly different approach to political culture in comparison to them. Cultivating an image as the "King of the Cavalry and the Masses", Edward III pursued a {{Other wiki|Populism|populist}} style of leadership which greatly endeared him to his subjects, pushing forward with, among other things, gradual political {{Other wiki|Liberalization|liberalization}} and {{Other wiki|Poverty_reduction|poverty reduction}} through various reforms.

Edward III's reign came to an end with his death during a party celebrating his {{Other wiki|Golden_jubilee|golden jubilee}}, dying from a fatal gunshot wound to his spine by a gunman suspected to be part of the Adwestene republican insurrection. He was succeeded by his {{Other wiki|Heir_apparent|heir apparent}}, Crown Prince Randolph Gregory, who adopted the {{Other wiki|Regnal_name|regnal name}} Gregory IV.

== Early Life ==

Drake Edward Durnador was born on the evening of 9 Fien 1490 in the summer residence of his mother in the rural town of Aldhurst. He was baptized into the Argent Church of Adwest at sunrise the following day, following a hasty convening of the five High Bishops who were responsible for the ceremony . He was the first child and only son of Prince Francis Tristan Durnador -who would later become King Tristan II- and Duchess [[Beatrice Falsen|Beatrice]] of [[Duchy of Pharamond|Pharamond]]. He had a younger sister who was born five years later named Emily Louise.

Before the birth of his sister, Edward was the jewel for both of his parents, who would both often dote on him and showcase him at court. He was especially popular among the more senior members of the nobility, where he would jubilantly introduce and converse with at social functions, and was also one of the most favorite descendants of [[Edward II]], his great grandfather who became king a year after his birth. He was, as Edward II remarked , a charming young man with a breath of cheerfulness and good manners.

By late 1494 however, Beatrice would once again announce a pregnancy and would give birth to another child, a female they would name Emily Louise after Beatrice's two grandmothers, the following year. Although the attention and pride that Edward received from both of his parents never disappeared at the coming of Emily Louise, it would significantly diminish and affect his relationship with them later on.

Edward was educated by a {{Other wiki|Governess|governess}} from age three up to twelve, and was subsequently enrolled at the Stenwick School, a {{Other wiki|Boarding_school|boarding high school}} that catered to the children to the Adwestene social elite. Numerous accounts from former professors claim that entering Stenwick for the first time was a "culture shock" for Edward, who would eventually come to request a weekly schedule instead of a full schedule. This allowed him to return to Balfonheim every Friday. However by his third and final year in junior high school, Edward was withdrawn from Stenwick on the grounds of safety. His grandfather, [[Tristan I]], had abdicated from the throne on 1503 following the successive murders of Queen Isabella Lloyd-Durnador, his wife; Victoria Sophie Durnador, his sister; William Durnador, one of his sons and the brother of Edward's father; and Arianne Durnador, his youngest daughter and also a sibling of Edward's father. The abdication signaled the beginning of the [[Decade of Strife]], the first ever period of open rebellion by {{Other wiki|Republicanism|pro-republican}} forces who were secretly aided by several of the ceremonial dukes who plotted to restore the power their titles carried before.

From then on Edward completed his senior high school years within the walls of Stormwind Palace in the capital, under the tutelage of several renowned educators hired by his family. It was these years that Edward would often recall as his loneliest and most somber, but it was also during this time that he formed his strong bond with his sister Emily Louise. Unable to go out even in the streets of the inner city of Balfonheim, Edward and Emily spent hours together, whether playing or studying, and from there would come to forge a strong relationship and trust in three years. Both of their loneliness was further compounded as their parents became largely preoccupied with the affairs of state; Tristan had become one of the close advisers of his brother, the king [[Arthur Durnador|Arthur]], in the conflict against the insurrection.

In 1508, Edward was sent to the Royal Academy of Oswelt to study {{Other wiki|Animal_science|animal sciences}}. As he was not the immediate candidate for the throne, he did not choose to study affairs that were commonplace for future sovereigns such as {{Other wiki|Political_science|political science}}. Instead he chose animal sciences because of his fondness for horses and, eventually, {{Other wiki|Equestrianism|equestrianism}}.

== Marriage and as Heir Apparent ==

While Edward was studying or partaking in his sport, the end of the Decade of Strife and the death of King Arthur in 1511 saw his parents propelled into a new level of power. Beatrice Falsen was no longer titular Duchess of Pharamond following the Edict of Traditional Unity which restored ducal authority and some level of autonomy. Meanwhile, Francis Tristan inherited the throne as [[Tristan II]] as all of Arthur's direct heirs had died. Tristan II despised Arthur's handling of the rebellion and blamed him for the death of both his siblings William and Arianne and his nephews and nieces, which propelled him to the Lazuli Throne. Tristan's ascension would mark the start of his behavioral changes towards his wife and children.

Tristan was crowned as Tristan II at Balfonheim on the 14th of Tolven 1511, while Edward was named Crown Prince the following day, becoming {{Other wiki|Heir_apparent|heir apparent}}.

[[Image:Anefo_911-2921_Koninklijk.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Crown Prince Edward and his mother, Queen Beatrice of Pharamond on tour of the Adwestene realm in 1511.]]

As crown prince, Edward reluctantly agreed to begin undertaking public duties throughout Adwest. The first of this was an active tour of duty in the armed forces, where he was first sent to the Royal Lanseal Military Academy for education and training for a year. In late 1512, he was enlisted into the Royal Continental Army as a command sergeant for a cavalry brigade.

Despite being enlisted in active service, Edward also regularly followed through with other official acts such as visiting the denizens of the realm, sponsoring public works, and representing his father and kingdom in international conferences. In the sidelines of his duties, Edward had been in correspondence with his childhood sweetheart, Laura Valcourt. Valcourt was a woman of a shy yet lively demeanor, who was the only daughter of a minor noble back in Pharamond. She and Edward were particularly fond of penning one another letters and would exchange up to four letters in a single week.

Eventually Edward would come to pursue her, and after two years of courting, the two were granted permission by Tristan II to marry despite the king's initial protests. The marriage did not lead to any political gains for Tristan II, who would have preferred his heir to marry Eloisa de Meisen, the youngest daughter of the then Duke of Lincrest, Feolthanos de Meisen. At court, Tristan II's dislike for Valcourt was unkempt and very open for anyone to witness, even decrying her as a "gutless wench" at one point.

Edward's marriage with and to a seemingly useless and uninfluential family was not the last bone of contention between him and his father. Emily Louise, turning 17 in 1513, had dropped out of senior high school and eloped with Albert Tamasine, the heir to the Duchy of Slane. When she was discovered, her father had her captured by the Argent Knights. Tristan, who had been dubbed as "Tristan the Mad" following several other public outcries and acts of physical punishment to members of his household and servants alike, then {{Other wiki|Caning|caned}} Emily Louise the day she was brought back to Stormwind Palace at view of the entire court.

Although many were disgusted by the Mad King's behavior, only the crown prince came to openly defend the princess, branding his father a tyrant. Edward's displeasure by that time was not a new thing, but rather a culmination of his own experiences of punishment under Tristan II, even in his young adulthood years in the Falena Royal Military Academy. In his memoirs, Edward described his father as a ''rigid soul, who had either the cane or the whip to answer for any trespass by anyone he saw below him - which was basically everyone''.

Emily Louise openly denounced her father, arguably at the encouragement of her brother, and in 1514 declared her intention to leave Adwest and settle with her lover, Albert, in [[Nyland]]. However on the afternoon of their supposed flight, Albert had her recaptured and sent back to Balfonheim; he had negotiated an agreement with Tristan II for additional mining rights for his father's company, the Tamasine Group, in the Ronan mountains in exchange for Emily Louise's return. The princess subsequently fell into an apparent state of depression with talks of Tristan II disowning her began to circulate in court; Edward was one of the most vocal voices against it, but, unlike other figures who opposed the move for fear of creating an image of disunity within the monarchy, his motivations were borne out of a desire to protect his sister's life and safety.

In Treizen 1514, Emily Louise launched what was known as the Stormwind Siege, an attempted {{Other wiki|Coup_d'etat|coup}} against the rule of her father. Several mercenaries and servants who professed loyalty to the princess, and believed by many to have been either sympathizers or members of the underground republican rebellion, entered the palace and tried to take the royal family hostage and save Emily Louise from house arrest. Edward sustained an injury to his left arm, with the bullet remaining lodged there until today, but otherwise subdued most of the attackers. The failed coup is still doubted by many as being an orchestration of the princess herself, but whether or not it was, it allowed Tristan II to gain the necessary support to do away with the princess as he saw fit.

In the early hours of the new year of 1515, Edward watched mournfully as Emily Louise was executed by {{Other wiki|Hanging|hanging}} in the courtyard of Stormwind Palace. Her body was then dumped into the Cordelian Sea, the highest dishonor in death in Adwest. Tristan II and the Argent Church had condemned her for numerous crimes against both the crown and the "moral fabric" of the state, including but not limited to treason and {{Other wiki|Sodomy|sodomy}}. Edward had previously attempted to downgrade the punishment to life imprisonment instead by pleading personally, and even attempted to persuade his sister to leave of the country with a fake passport he procured, but it was all for naught.

The rift produced between the crown prince and the king would never heal, even at the latter's death several months later into the year.

== Ascension to the Lazuli Throne ==

On the late evening of Nueva 10 1515, Tristan's body was found lifeless on the floor of his personal study by his wife Beatrice. The king, since his sanctioning of his daughter's execution, had become even more withdrawn and further irate when in the company of others. Since the beginning of Marth, he would frequently withdraw from meals, even completely refusing to eat for one day. All of this resulted in the exacerbation of his breathing problems from being a nearly three-decades long {{Other wiki|Chain_smoking|chain smoker}}, and culminated with his death. His {{Other wiki|Autopsy|autopsy}} revealed the cause of death as {{Other wiki|Cardiac_arrest|heart attack}} from a {{Other wiki|Arethosclerosis|disease}} that was only found out after his death. Tristan II always declined to get a thorough health check-up as king, insisting he was in a good condition despite the reality not being so.

Edward refused to attend the ceremonial {{Other wiki|Cremation|cremation}} of his father four days after his death, and was especially disgusted in continuing the royal tradition of bathing in the ashes of his predecessor. He was the first monarch of Adwest to completely abandon that tradition, and he managed to avoid controversy from his open display of displeasure at his father, even at his death, owing to the efforts of his mother. Beatrice was keen in revealing to the Adwestene high nobility the {{Other wiki|Domestic_violence|abuse}} she and her children suffered under Tristan, ensuring that her son's coronation would go on smoothly with the sympathies of the aristocracy.

Edward was crowned the 7th King of the Grand Kingdom of Adwest on the first day of the following month, following a grace period and after adopting the {{Other wiki|Regnal_name|regnal name}} Edward III. He inherited the Duchies of [[Ormbeck]] and [[Erithglen]] and all other titles below them in the following days.

==== Background ====

Before inheriting the throne, one of the most common tasks for Edward was to appear in public events to represent his father, who, especially during his later years, had been unable to do so. Some of his appearances include visits to orphanages, medical institutions, rural areas, and other poverty-stricken locales. It was from these exposures that many claim pushed Edward to develop an attitude of sympathy to the common man and a disillusionment with the governance of his predecessors, who he labelled as "deviants" from what was supposed to be an {{Other wiki|Enlightened_absolutism|enlightened monarchy}}.

Another factor that was claimed to influence Edward's eventual populist and reform-oriented thrust as king was his wife's and in-laws' commitment towards {{Other wiki|Charity_(practice)|charity}}. Though a minor noble family within Adwest, the Valcourts were one of the primary people involved in the [[Halnish Social Aid Foundation]], a {{Other wiki|Nonprofit_organization|nonprofit organization}} that aimed to provide safe and clean drinking water to people where it wasn't available, such as in [[Central Tambossan Republic|Tambossa]]. Edward and Laura, as crown prince and crown princess respectively, at one point even attended a {{Other wiki|Groundbreaking|groundbreaking}} ceremony in the construction of a new well sponsored by the foundation in Bagamo, Tambossa.

In his 1516 new year's address, Edward pledged that he would improve the quality of life for every one of his subjects, although during that and future addresses, no specific plan of action or area of concern was ever mentioned by him. His solutions and reforms would only come through a situational and case-by-case approach, and to some, were criticized as slow. Yet later in his life, he would reaffirm in an interview with foreign journalists and through his memoirs that he was always committed towards change, though through "gradual increments" instead of an "outright attack on the system" in order to avoid causing another civil conflict.

==== Suppression of noble power ====

Edward and his court, whose composition was largely altered as soon as he became king, adopted a number of policies aimed at combating poverty and offsetting the huge {{Other wiki|Economic_inequality|economic gap}} between the poor and rich subjects of the realm. Yet none of these were institutional in nature and only largely served as an experiment within Edward's own duchies, never to be fully recognized nationally. His plans were subsequently dismissed by the high nobility.

However instead of faltering, Edward was said to have "taken on the challenge of Colbert", referring then to the Royal Chamberlain of Adwest and then Duke of Adrudan, Colbert Wolcroft, and sought to expand his effort throughout the entire nation. To this end, he decided that the aristocracy needed to be reigned in. His first real national exercise of power happened after the Silas River Massacre of 1521, when approximately five thousand workers in a textile factory in Lincrest participating in a {{Other wiki|Strike|labor strike}} were violently dispersed by Duke Feolthanos de Meisen, leading to the deaths of some seven hundred people. The incident received extensive domestic and international coverage, mostly owing to a covert - and as the high nobility would loudly remind, illegal - investigative probe by foreign journalists, provoking outrage at home and abroad. This incentivized Edward to adopt his first decree as absolute sovereign, known as the First Edwardian Decree for 1521. The decree banned ducal security forces - the {{Other wiki|Private_army|private armies}} of the 17 Adwestene high nobles - from acting in a {{Other wiki|Law_enforcement|law enforcement}} capacity and established that no such forces may exceed five thousand personnel.

The decree was received by hostility from Feolthanos and his colleagues, and the Royal Chamberlain himself was reported to have personally threatened Edward with noncompliance and dissent. But the king refused to relent, and on the 29th of Tolven 1521, a hundred-man force from the [[Royal Adwestene Constabulary]] was deployed by the Ministry for Home Affairs to the town of Allensby in Lincrest, where the massacre took place. The textile factory where the strike originated had been under watch and occupation of Duke Feolthanos' forces, who were accused of brandishing physical punishments to the workers to keep them in check. A stand-off occurred in which the royal constables attempted to enter the factory, but were repeatedly blocked by the duke's forces, which lasted for almost a week.

[[Image:RiotPoliceUK.jpg|220px|thumb|left|Units from the Royal Adwestene Constabulary stand guard vis-à-vis the security forces of Duke Feolthanos de Meisen. The Silas River Massacre proved to be an instance demonstrating Edward's effective use of force in the face of opposition from his vassals.]]

Eventually, the tensions came to a close when a compromise was reached. Feolthanos surrendered the soldiers and officer responsible for conducting the massacre to national authorities for prosecution and the dissenting high nobles agreed to follow with the decree, in exchange for Edward raising the maximum number of ducal security forces to ten thousand personnel. It was during the announcement of the compromise that Edward started to be referred to as the "King of the Cavalry and the Masses".

In 1529, Edward removed Count Ebenezer Falkswick from his position as Finance Minister. The move was seen by the high nobility as a precursor to future attempts by Edward and the court to block the further growth of the network of corporations in various sectors where they were managing officers or majority shareholders. This was confirmed when in the following year, the Ministry of Finance provided over a billion Adwestene Lyras as subsidies to a number of agricultural {{Other wiki|Savings_bank|savings}} and {{Other wiki|Community_development_ banks|community development banks}}, both as compensation and as a means to prevent their {{Other wiki|Takeover|takeover}} by larger financial institutions such as the [[Ramsythe Banking Corporation]] - a bank primarily held by the Dohlberg family of Rivadis. The Finance Ministry implied the latter was the primary reason for the release of subsidies, as the {{Other wiki|Interest_rates|interest rates}} for larger banking organizations was extremely lower than that of the smaller banks.

Both the Ministry of Finance, under its new administrator Myravielle Carudas, and the Royal Adwestene Monetary Agency, the grand kingdom's {{Other wiki|Central_bank|central bank}}, the greatly expanded its oversight over all financial practices being undertaken by the duchies and their rulers, under Edward's direction. The dukes were given extensive autonomy in the management of local economies under Edward's uncle and his father's predecessor, King Arthur Durnador, including the ability to set and collect {{Other wiki|Tax|taxes}}. National revenue rates were therefore relatively low in comparison to ducal revenues, with some such as in the Duchy of Slane even reaching up to a 50% personal income tax. In addition, each coastal duchy controlled the entrance of {{Other wiki|Imports|foreign goods}} through their ports, and distributed these goods to the enterprises that needed them via private negotiation, effectively decentralizing the entirety of Adwest's international trade.

The situation was found to be absolutely detrimental to the pace of economic growth and national revenue collection, and once again, Edward intervened. He did not release a decree however, and instead convened the Ducal Council in order to negotiate once more. The majority of the high nobles acceded at once to transferring porting duties to the national government, however they were all adamant on ensuring that tax duties remained in ducal hands. Edward proposed that for the first five years that tax collection was transferred to the national government, an investment would be provided for the [[National Adwestene Rail Company]] to improve the locomotive system in Adwest. The proposal again was accepted by a majority of the high nobles, who had been lobbying for either the system's complete removal or complete renovation since the days of Tristan II.

But three dissented even still, and the strongheaded faction was led by the Royal Chamberlain Colbert Wolcroft as they walked out and shut down the discussion. In Septem of 1533, agents from the Ministry of Finance were harassed and forcibly sent back to Balfonheim by the security forces of the Duchy of Adrudan, Wolcroft's domain, as well as of the duchies of Slane and Fosteria, threatening to spark a conflict. The next month, the agents returned escorted by guards from both the constabulary and the armed forces. This prompted Slane and Fosteria's dukes to acquiesce to Edward's demands, in fear of sparking a conflict, although it wouldn't be until the following year when Wolcroft himself would drop his recalcitrant attitude. Edward instituted a {{Other wiki|Flat_tax|flat}} income tax of 12% throughout the nation with his success.

In 1537, a petition to explore and potentially locate mineral resources in the geophysical location of the Ronan Mountains was jointly proposed by the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Ducal Council. Though the plan was initially approved by Edward, the former backed out following an initial mapping that revealed the planned exploration location poured over from Adwest's border to the Taeunas side of the mountains. Edward ordered the geophysical exploration immediately halted, and all operations had ceased by Elva. But in the Vinytr of the same year, a diplomatic incident between Adwest and Taeunas took place when scores of Adwestene scientists, engineers, and even armed nationals were arrested and caught a mile into the Taeunasan portion of the mountain range. Their deportation and eventual interrogation pointed out that they were under the service of [[Scion Industries]], a mining company operated by members from both the House Tamasine of Slane and the House Wolcroft of Adrudan.

[[Image:Sir_Alec_Guinness_Allan_Warren_(2).jpg|200px|thumb|right|Lord Tamasine, Duke of Slane. His fall from grace and forced abdication marked the beginning of the Ducal Council's inability to oppose their liege.]]

Both Raminas Tamasine IV and Colbert Wolcroft were summoned to provide a reasonable explanation for the action, on the pain of facing charges of high treason. Tamasine appeared in court and was allegedly forced to abdicate from his position as Duke of Slane in favor of his heir, Albert Tamasine. Wolcroft did not appear, and following an ultimatum, the royal constabulary was ordered to arrest him come the 1st of Alvan 1538, and he was put on {{Other wiki|House_arrest|home imprisonment}} upon their arrival in the 15th of Alvan. Before Wolcroft could be tried for crimes violating the sovereign's word, he died from an overdose of sleeping pills on the 19th of Alvan, a case of suicide that was said to have been suggested onto him by Edward's constables as a "suitable alternative to humiliation".

The forced abdication of a high noble and the suicide of the Royal Chamberlain, as well as the appointment of a loyal supporter, the [[Garithos Ashford|Duke of Sensaros]], into the leadership of the Ducal Council, cemented Edward's grip over the governance of the realm. These factors ensured that the high nobility would never again attempt to openly challenge Edward's rule for the rest of his reign.

==== Political and social reforms ====

Side-by-side his efforts to weaken the high nobility, Edward also advanced the need to have a greater percentage of the population participate in the political process. Manifestation of such a desire began in the new year of 1533, when, in a speech, the king declared disagreement with the notion that the crown was infallible in all its decision , thereby indirectly stating a desire to extend decision-making in politics. He also encouraged public criticism of the crown, and shortly thereafter declared the 5th of Alvan as "Reflection Day", where for 24 hours, punishment for criticism against the royal family or complaints on Adwestene society in general were suspended.

The act had a surprisingly tremendous effect on the Adwestene populace, who submitted several complaints on a wider range of issues from high water and power costs to abuses of corruption by children of nobles to lack of support for mental health research. Edward's response was shock, but remarked that it was more of a positive development than anything else, that the people knew how to speak instead of being fearful or apprehensive of the opportunity.

The annual Reflection Days eventually became an effective venue by which the king could be informed of all the problems, mostly minor or limited to certain areas, in his realm, which he then set about fixing. It also served as a way for his subjects to further be connected and become endeared to their sovereign, so much that criticism on Edward by 1540s was nonexistent and that the reflections were more or less reports on social grievances. They were a great boost to Edward's popularity among the masses.

Desiring to create a formal channel to correspond with his subjects and, as suspected strongly by many groups, to lay out the beginning of a {{Other wiki|Constitutional_monarchy|constitutional}} monarchy, Edward decreed the creation of the Royal Convention of Adwest in 1541. The convention was a forum for anyone who wished to attend, mostly aimed for the less fortunate members of society, to discuss with the sovereign himself the troubles of the day and how they can be resolved. Though the convention eventually evolved to become a quasi-advisory body composed largely of members from the {{Other wiki|Intelligentsia|intelligentsia}}, instead of a popular assembly, it nonetheless allowed Edward greater insight on the concerns of his subjects and apply necessary solutions. For one instance, it was through the convention that Edward decreed the creation of {{Other wiki|Pension|state pensions}} to offset concerns on the official retirement age.

== Death ==

== Issue ==

[[Category:Adwest]]

Mayari

2019-08-03T15:36:43Z

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Neil Gore-Culross

2019-07-16T17:45:59Z

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Laura Jeanne Durnador

2019-07-16T17:37:57Z

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'''Laura, Crown Princess of Adwest''' is the {{Other wiki|Heir_apparent|heiress apparent}} to the Lazuli Throne of [[Adwest]]. She is the eldest child and sole daughter of [[Sophia I|Queen Sophia I]] and [[Euram Redever|Prince Consort Euram]].

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Mayari

2019-07-15T13:26:37Z

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Sophia I

2019-07-10T12:29:05Z

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'''Sophia I''' is the Queen of the [[Adwest]]. She is also the Supreme Prophet of the [[Argent Church]] and the Commander-in-Chief of the [[Grand Army of Adwest]]. She was born to the House of [[Durnador]] as the second child and only daughter of [[Edward III]] and [[Laura Valcourt|Lady Laura of Varensham]].

During her birth, she was second in line to the Adwestene throne immediately after her brother, Gregory Randolph. The murder of their father in 1565 led to the accession of her brother, upon which Sophia became {{Other wiki|Heir_presumptive|heir presumptive}}. Sophia succeeded Gregory as Adwestene monarch following the latter's deposition and exile by the newly-created [[Royal Diet of Adwest|Royal Diet]] under the leadership of the Adwestene High Nobility just a year later. On her accession, Sophia I became the 9th member of the House Durnador to sit on the Lazuli Throne and the first female monarch of Adwest since the restoration of royal rule.

Often labelled throughout the world as a {{Other wiki|Reactionary|reactionary}}, Sophia's reign marked the decline and retrogression of reforms pursued by her two predecessors in several spheres. Although she reaffirmed the absolute power of the crown by means of an Edict on Divine Autocracy, she named [[Garithos Ashford]] - then head of the Ducal Council - as [[Lord Protector of Adwest|Lord Protector]] of the Adwestene Realm. The new title represented a shift in the balance of power in domestic Adwestene politics, culminating in the eventual dominant position Ashford and several other high nobles would come to possess in government, economy, and military under Sophia.

Under her direction, the [[Adwestene Republican Insurrection]] was eradicated, after pursuing a policy of {{Other wiki|Militarization|militarization}} and economic {{Other wiki|Corporatism|corporatism}}. Outside of Adwest, Sophia I expanded Adwestene diplomatic and defense relations with several countries - namely that of [[Nerysia]], [[Drahen]], and [[Tieguo]] - and ended the cold relationship with the [[Taeunas]] Republic to its south before the outbreak of the [[Kolhar]] Civil War. Adwestene efforts to reunify her former territories also began under Sophia I.

The policy of political and economic consolidation, renewed international involvement, and {{Other wiki|Irredentism|attempts at reunification}} were collectively called the ''National Rejuvenation of the Adwestene People'' - a mantra adopted by Sophia's court.

[[Category:Adwest]]

Laura Jeanne Durnador

2019-07-10T10:20:44Z

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'''Laura, Crown Princess of Adwest''' is the {{Other wiki|Heir_apparent|heiress apparent}} to the Lazuli Throne of [[Adwest]]. She is the eldest child and sole daughter of [[Sophia I|Queen Sophia I]] and [[Euram Redever|Prince Consort Euram]].

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Edward III

2019-07-10T09:51:13Z

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| mother = [[Beatrice of Pharamond|Lady Beatrice]]
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'''Edward III''', born '''Drake Edward Durnador''' was the seventh monarch of the [[Adwest|Grand Kingdom of Adwest]]. He ascended to the throne upon the death of his father [[Tristan II]] from {{Other wiki|Cardiac_arrest|cardiac arrest}} in 1515, reigning until his {{Other wiki|Assassination|assassination}} exactly fifty years later in 1565. Edward III was the longest ruling sovereign of the House of Durnador, reigning for up to fifty years, and surpassing the twenty year reign of his great grandfather and the founder of the grand kingdom, [[Gregory III]].

Although continuing the principles of {{Other wiki|Enlightened_absolutism|enlightened absolutism}} laid forth by his predecessors, Edward III's reign was characterized by a starkly different approach to political culture in comparison to them. Cultivating an image as the "King of the Cavalry and the Masses", Edward III pursued a {{Other wiki|Populism|populist}} style of leadership which greatly endeared him to his subjects, pushing forward with, among other things, gradual political {{Other wiki|Liberalization|liberalization}} and {{Other wiki|Poverty_reduction|poverty reduction}} through various reforms.

Edward III's reign came to an end with his death during a party celebrating his {{Other wiki|Golden_jubilee|golden jubilee}}, dying from a fatal gunshot wound to his spine by a gunman suspected to be part of the Adwestene republican insurrection. He was succeeded by his {{Other wiki|Heir_apparent|heir apparent}}, Crown Prince Randolph Gregory, who adopted the {{Other wiki|Regnal_name|regnal name}} Gregory IV.

== Early Life ==

Drake Edward Durnador was born on the evening of 9 Fien 1490 in the summer residence of his mother in the rural town of Aldhurst. He was baptized into the Argent Church of Adwest at sunrise the following day, following a hasty convening of the five High Bishops who were responsible for the ceremony . He was the first child and only son of Prince Francis Tristan Durnador -who would later become King Tristan II- and Duchess [[Beatrice Falsen|Beatrice]] of [[Duchy of Pharamond|Pharamond]]. He had a younger sister who was born five years later named Emily Louise.

Before the birth of his sister, Edward was the jewel for both of his parents, who would both often dote on him and showcase him at court. He was especially popular among the more senior members of the nobility, where he would jubilantly introduce and converse with at social functions, and was also one of the most favorite descendants of [[Edward II]], his great grandfather who became king a year after his birth. He was, as Edward II remarked , a charming young man with a breath of cheerfulness and good manners.

By late 1494 however, Beatrice would once again announce a pregnancy and would give birth to another child, a female they would name Emily Louise after Beatrice's two grandmothers, the following year. Although the attention and pride that Edward received from both of his parents never disappeared at the coming of Emily Louise, it would significantly diminish and affect his relationship with them later on.

Edward was educated by a {{Other wiki|Governess|governess}} from age three up to twelve, and was subsequently enrolled at the Stenwick School, a {{Other wiki|Boarding_school|boarding high school}} that catered to the children to the Adwestene social elite. Numerous accounts from former professors claim that entering Stenwick for the first time was a "culture shock" for Edward, who would eventually come to request a weekly schedule instead of a full schedule. This allowed him to return to Balfonheim every Friday. However by his third and final year in junior high school, Edward was withdrawn from Stenwick on the grounds of safety. His grandfather, [[Tristan I]], had abdicated from the throne on 1503 following the successive murders of Queen Isabella Lloyd-Durnador, his wife; Victoria Sophie Durnador, his sister; William Durnador, one of his sons and the brother of Edward's father; and Arianne Durnador, his youngest daughter and also a sibling of Edward's father. The abdication signaled the beginning of the [[Decade of Strife]], the first ever period of open rebellion by {{Other wiki|Republicanism|pro-republican}} forces who were secretly aided by several of the ceremonial dukes who plotted to restore the power their titles carried before.

From then on Edward completed his senior high school years within the walls of Stormwind Palace in the capital, under the tutelage of several renowned educators hired by his family. It was these years that Edward would often recall as his loneliest and most somber, but it was also during this time that he formed his strong bond with his sister Emily Louise. Unable to go out even in the streets of the inner city of Balfonheim, Edward and Emily spent hours together, whether playing or studying, and from there would come to forge a strong relationship and trust in three years. Both of their loneliness was further compounded as their parents became largely preoccupied with the affairs of state; Tristan had become one of the close advisers of his brother, the king [[Arthur Durnador|Arthur]], in the conflict against the insurrection.

In 1508, Edward was sent to the Royal Academy of Oswelt to study {{Other wiki|Animal_science|animal sciences}}. As he was not the immediate candidate for the throne, he did not choose to study affairs that were commonplace for future sovereigns such as {{Other wiki|Political_science|political science}}. Instead he chose animal sciences because of his fondness for horses and, eventually, {{Other wiki|Equestrianism|equestrianism}}.

== Marriage and as Heir Apparent ==

While Edward was studying or partaking in his sport, the end of the Decade of Strife and the death of King Arthur in 1511 saw his parents propelled into a new level of power. Beatrice Falsen was no longer titular Duchess of Pharamond following the Edict of Traditional Unity which restored ducal authority and some level of autonomy. Meanwhile, Francis Tristan inherited the throne as [[Tristan II]] as all of Arthur's direct heirs had died. Tristan II despised Arthur's handling of the rebellion and blamed him for the death of both his siblings William and Arianne and his nephews and nieces, which propelled him to the Lazuli Throne. Tristan's ascension would mark the start of his behavioral changes towards his wife and children.

Tristan was crowned as Tristan II at Balfonheim on the 14th of Tolven 1511, while Edward was named Crown Prince the following day, becoming {{Other wiki|Heir_apparent|heir apparent}}.

[[Image:Anefo_911-2921_Koninklijk.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Crown Prince Edward and his mother, Queen Beatrice of Pharamond on tour of the Adwestene realm in 1511.]]

As crown prince, Edward reluctantly agreed to begin undertaking public duties throughout Adwest. The first of this was an active tour of duty in the armed forces, where he was first sent to the Royal Lanseal Military Academy for education and training for a year. In late 1512, he was enlisted into the Royal Continental Army as a command sergeant for a cavalry brigade.

Despite being enlisted in active service, Edward also regularly followed through with other official acts such as visiting the denizens of the realm, sponsoring public works, and representing his father and kingdom in international conferences. In the sidelines of his duties, Edward had been in correspondence with his childhood sweetheart, Laura Valcourt. Valcourt was a woman of a shy yet lively demeanor, who was the only daughter of a minor noble back in Pharamond. She and Edward were particularly fond of penning one another letters and would exchange up to four letters in a single week.

Eventually Edward would come to pursue her, and after two years of courting, the two were granted permission by Tristan II to marry despite the king's initial protests. The marriage did not lead to any political gains for Tristan II, who would have preferred his heir to marry Eloisa de Meisen, the youngest daughter of the then Duke of Lincrest, Feolthanos de Meisen. At court, Tristan II's dislike for Valcourt was unkempt and very open for anyone to witness, even decrying her as a "gutless wench" at one point.

Edward's marriage with and to a seemingly useless and uninfluential family was not the last bone of contention between him and his father. Emily Louise, turning 17 in 1513, had dropped out of senior high school and eloped with Albert Tamasine, the heir to the Duchy of Slane. When she was discovered, her father had her captured by the Argent Knights. Tristan, who had been dubbed as "Tristan the Mad" following several other public outcries and acts of physical punishment to members of his household and servants alike, then {{Other wiki|Caning|caned}} Emily Louise the day she was brought back to Stormwind Palace at view of the entire court.

Although many were disgusted by the Mad King's behavior, only the crown prince came to openly defend the princess, branding his father a tyrant. Edward's displeasure by that time was not a new thing, but rather a culmination of his own experiences of punishment under Tristan II, even in his young adulthood years in the Falena Royal Military Academy. In his memoirs, Edward described his father as a ''rigid soul, who had either the cane or the whip to answer for any trespass by anyone he saw below him - which was basically everyone''.

Emily Louise openly denounced her father, arguably at the encouragement of her brother, and in 1514 declared her intention to leave Adwest and settle with her lover, Albert, in [[Nyland]]. However on the afternoon of their supposed flight, Albert had her recaptured and sent back to Balfonheim; he had negotiated an agreement with Tristan II for additional mining rights for his father's company, the Tamasine Group, in the Ronan mountains in exchange for Emily Louise's return. The princess subsequently fell into an apparent state of depression with talks of Tristan II disowning her began to circulate in court; Edward was one of the most vocal voices against it, but, unlike other figures who opposed the move for fear of creating an image of disunity within the monarchy, his motivations were borne out of a desire to protect his sister's life and safety.

In Treizen 1514, Emily Louise launched what was known as the Stormwind Siege, an attempted {{Other wiki|Coup_d'etat|coup}} against the rule of her father. Several mercenaries and servants who professed loyalty to the princess, and believed by many to have been either sympathizers or members of the underground republican rebellion, entered the palace and tried to take the royal family hostage and save Emily Louise from house arrest. Edward sustained an injury to his left arm, with the bullet remaining lodged there until today, but otherwise subdued most of the attackers. The failed coup is still doubted by many as being an orchestration of the princess herself, but whether or not it was, it allowed Tristan II to gain the necessary support to do away with the princess as he saw fit.

In the early hours of the new year of 1515, Edward watched mournfully as Emily Louise was executed by {{Other wiki|Hanging|hanging}} in the courtyard of Stormwind Palace. Her body was then dumped into the Cordelian Sea, the highest dishonor in death in Adwest. Tristan II and the Argent Church had condemned her for numerous crimes against both the crown and the "moral fabric" of the state, including but not limited to treason and {{Other wiki|Sodomy|sodomy}}. Edward had previously attempted to downgrade the punishment to life imprisonment instead by pleading personally, and even attempted to persuade his sister to leave of the country with a fake passport he procured, but it was all for naught.

The rift produced between the crown prince and the king would never heal, even at the latter's death several months later into the year.

== Ascension to the Lazuli Throne ==

On the late evening of Nueva 10 1515, Tristan's body was found lifeless on the floor of his personal study by his wife Beatrice. The king, since his sanctioning of his daughter's execution, had become even more withdrawn and further irate when in the company of others. Since the beginning of Marth, he would frequently withdraw from meals, even completely refusing to eat for one day. All of this resulted in the exacerbation of his breathing problems from being a nearly three-decades long {{Other wiki|Chain_smoking|chain smoker}}, and culminated with his death. His {{Other wiki|Autopsy|autopsy}} revealed the cause of death as {{Other wiki|Cardiac_arrest|heart attack}} from a {{Other wiki|Arethosclerosis|disease}} that was only found out after his death. Tristan II always declined to get a thorough health check-up as king, insisting he was in a good condition despite the reality not being so.

Edward refused to attend the ceremonial {{Other wiki|Cremation|cremation}} of his father four days after his death, and was especially disgusted in continuing the royal tradition of bathing in the ashes of his predecessor. He was the first monarch of Adwest to completely abandon that tradition, and he managed to avoid controversy from his open display of displeasure at his father, even at his death, owing to the efforts of his mother. Beatrice was keen in revealing to the Adwestene high nobility the {{Other wiki|Domestic_violence|abuse}} she and her children suffered under Tristan, ensuring that her son's coronation would go on smoothly with the sympathies of the aristocracy.

Edward was crowned the 7th King of the Grand Kingdom of Adwest on the first day of the following month, following a grace period and after adopting the {{Other wiki|Regnal_name|regnal name}} Edward III. He inherited the Duchies of [[Ormbeck]] and [[Erithglen]] and all other titles below them in the following days.

==== Background ====

Before inheriting the throne, one of the most common tasks for Edward was to appear in public events to represent his father, who, especially during his later years, had been unable to do so. Some of his appearances include visits to orphanages, medical institutions, rural areas, and other poverty-stricken locales. It was from these exposures that many claim pushed Edward to develop an attitude of sympathy to the common man and a disillusionment with the governance of his predecessors, who he labelled as "deviants" from what was supposed to be an {{Other wiki|Enlightened_absolutism|enlightened monarchy}}.

Another factor that was claimed to influence Edward's eventual populist and reform-oriented thrust as king was his wife's and in-laws' commitment towards {{Other wiki|Charity_(practice)|charity}}. Though a minor noble family within Adwest, the Valcourts were one of the primary people involved in the [[Halnish Social Aid Foundation]], a {{Other wiki|Nonprofit_organization|nonprofit organization}} that aimed to provide safe and clean drinking water to people where it wasn't available, such as in [[Central Tambossan Republic|Tambossa]]. Edward and Laura, as crown prince and crown princess respectively, at one point even attended a {{Other wiki|Groundbreaking|groundbreaking}} ceremony in the construction of a new well sponsored by the foundation in Bagamo, Tambossa.

In his 1516 new year's address, Edward pledged that he would improve the quality of life for every one of his subjects, although during that and future addresses, no specific plan of action or area of concern was ever mentioned by him. His solutions and reforms would only come through a situational and case-by-case approach, and to some, were criticized as slow. Yet later in his life, he would reaffirm in an interview with foreign journalists and through his memoirs that he was always committed towards change, though through "gradual increments" instead of an "outright attack on the system" in order to avoid causing another civil conflict.

==== Suppression of noble power ====

Edward and his court, whose composition was largely altered as soon as he became king, adopted a number of policies aimed at combating poverty and offsetting the huge {{Other wiki|Economic_inequality|economic gap}} between the poor and rich subjects of the realm. Yet none of these were institutional in nature and only largely served as an experiment within Edward's own duchies, never to be fully recognized nationally. His plans were subsequently dismissed by the high nobility.

However instead of faltering, Edward was said to have "taken on the challenge of Colbert", referring then to the Royal Chamberlain of Adwest and then Duke of Adrudan, Colbert Wolcroft, and sought to expand his effort throughout the entire nation. To this end, he decided that the aristocracy needed to be reigned in. His first real national exercise of power happened after the Silas River Massacre of 1521, when approximately five thousand workers in a textile factory in Lincrest participating in a {{Other wiki|Strike|labor strike}} were violently dispersed by Duke Feolthanos de Meisen, leading to the deaths of some seven hundred people. The incident received extensive domestic and international coverage, mostly owing to a covert - and as the high nobility would loudly remind, illegal - investigative probe by foreign journalists, provoking outrage at home and abroad. This incentivized Edward to adopt his first decree as absolute sovereign, known as the First Edwardian Decree for 1521. The decree banned ducal security forces - the {{Other wiki|Private_army|private armies}} of the 17 Adwestene high nobles - from acting in a {{Other wiki|Law_enforcement|law enforcement}} capacity and established that no such forces may exceed five thousand personnel.

The decree was received by hostility from Feolthanos and his colleagues, and the Royal Chamberlain himself was reported to have personally threatened Edward with noncompliance and dissent. But the king refused to relent, and on the 29th of Tolven 1521, a hundred-man force from the [[Royal Adwestene Constabulary]] was deployed by the Ministry for Home Affairs to the town of Allensby in Lincrest, where the massacre took place. The textile factory where the strike originated had been under watch and occupation of Duke Feolthanos' forces, who were accused of brandishing physical punishments to the workers to keep them in check. A stand-off occurred in which the royal constables attempted to enter the factory, but were repeatedly blocked by the duke's forces, which lasted for almost a week.

[[Image:RiotPoliceUK.jpg|220px|thumb|left|Units from the Royal Adwestene Constabulary stand guard vis-à-vis the security forces of Duke Feolthanos de Meisen. The Silas River Massacre proved to be an instance demonstrating Edward's effective use of force in the face of opposition from his vassals.]]

Eventually, the tensions came to a close when a compromise was reached. Feolthanos surrendered the soldiers and officer responsible for conducting the massacre to national authorities for prosecution and the dissenting high nobles agreed to follow with the decree, in exchange for Edward raising the maximum number of ducal security forces to ten thousand personnel. It was during the announcement of the compromise that Edward started to be referred to as the "King of the Cavalry and the Masses".

In 1529, Edward removed Count Ebenezer Falkswick from his position as Finance Minister. The move was seen by the high nobility as a precursor to future attempts by Edward and the court to block the further growth of the network of corporations in various sectors where they were managing officers or majority shareholders. This was confirmed when in the following year, the Ministry of Finance provided over a billion Adwestene Lyras as subsidies to a number of agricultural {{Other wiki|Savings_bank|savings}} and {{Other wiki|Community_development_ banks|community development banks}}, both as compensation and as a means to prevent their {{Other wiki|Takeover|takeover}} by larger financial institutions such as the [[Ramsythe Banking Corporation]] - a bank primarily held by the Dohlberg family of Rivadis. The Finance Ministry implied the latter was the primary reason for the release of subsidies, as the {{Other wiki|Interest_rates|interest rates}} for larger banking organizations was extremely lower than that of the smaller banks.

Both the Ministry of Finance, under its new administrator Myravielle Carudas, and the Royal Adwestene Monetary Agency, the grand kingdom's {{Other wiki|Central_bank|central bank}}, the greatly expanded its oversight over all financial practices being undertaken by the duchies and their rulers, under Edward's direction. The dukes were given extensive autonomy in the management of local economies under Edward's uncle and his father's predecessor, King Arthur Durnador, including the ability to set and collect {{Other wiki|Tax|taxes}}. National revenue rates were therefore relatively low in comparison to ducal revenues, with some such as in the Duchy of Slane even reaching up to a 50% personal income tax. In addition, each coastal duchy controlled the entrance of {{Other wiki|Imports|foreign goods}} through their ports, and distributed these goods to the enterprises that needed them via private negotiation, effectively decentralizing the entirety of Adwest's international trade.

The situation was found to be absolutely detrimental to the pace of economic growth and national revenue collection, and once again, Edward intervened. He did not release a decree however, and instead convened the Ducal Council in order to negotiate once more. The majority of the high nobles acceded at once to transferring porting duties to the national government, however they were all adamant on ensuring that tax duties remained in ducal hands. Edward proposed that for the first five years that tax collection was transferred to the national government, an investment would be provided for the [[National Adwestene Rail Company]] to improve the locomotive system in Adwest. The proposal again was accepted by a majority of the high nobles, who had been lobbying for either the system's complete removal or complete renovation since the days of Tristan II.

But three dissented even still, and the strongheaded faction was led by the Royal Chamberlain Colbert Wolcroft as they walked out and shut down the discussion. In Septem of 1533, agents from the Ministry of Finance were harassed and forcibly sent back to Balfonheim by the security forces of the Duchy of Adrudan, Wolcroft's domain, as well as of the duchies of Slane and Fosteria, threatening to spark a conflict. The next month, the agents returned escorted by guards from both the constabulary and the armed forces. This prompted Slane and Fosteria's dukes to acquiesce to Edward's demands, in fear of sparking a conflict, although it wouldn't be until the following year when Wolcroft himself would drop his recalcitrant attitude. Edward instituted a {{Other wiki|Flat_tax|flat}} income tax of 12% throughout the nation with his success.

In 1537, a petition to explore and potentially locate mineral resources in the geophysical location of the Ronan Mountains was jointly proposed by the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Ducal Council. Though the plan was initially approved by Edward, the former backed out following an initial mapping that revealed the planned exploration location poured over from Adwest's border to the Taeunas side of the mountains. Edward ordered the geophysical exploration immediately halted, and all operations had ceased by Elva. But in the Vinytr of the same year, a diplomatic incident between Adwest and Taeunas took place when scores of Adwestene scientists, engineers, and even armed nationals were arrested and caught a mile into the Taeunasan portion of the mountain range. Their deportation and eventual interrogation pointed out that they were under the service of [[Scion Industries]], a mining company operated by members from both the House Tamasine of Slane and the House Wolcroft of Adrudan.

[[Image:Sir_Alec_Guinness_Allan_Warren_(2).jpg|200px|thumb|right|Lord Tamasine, Duke of Slane. His fall from grace and forced abdication marked the beginning of the Ducal Council's inability to oppose their liege.]]

Both Raminas Tamasine IV and Colbert Wolcroft were summoned to provide a reasonable explanation for the action, on the pain of facing charges of high treason. Tamasine appeared in court and was allegedly forced to abdicate from his position as Duke of Slane in favor of his heir, Albert Tamasine. Wolcroft did not appear, and following an ultimatum, the royal constabulary was ordered to arrest him come the 1st of Alvan 1538, and he was put on {{Other wiki|House_arrest|home imprisonment}} upon their arrival in the 15th of Alvan. Before Wolcroft could be tried for crimes violating the sovereign's word, he died from an overdose of sleeping pills on the 19th of Alvan, a case of suicide that was said to have been suggested onto him by Edward's constables as a "suitable alternative to humiliation".

The forced abdication of a high noble and the suicide of the Royal Chamberlain, as well as the appointment of a loyal supporter, the [[Garithos Ashford|Duke of Sensaros]], into the leadership of the Ducal Council, cemented Edward's grip over the governance of the realm. These factors ensured that the high nobility would never again attempt to openly challenge Edward's rule for the rest of his reign.

==== Political and social reforms ====

Side-by-side his efforts to weaken the high nobility, Edward also advanced the need to have a greater percentage of the population participate in the political process. Manifestation of such a desire began in the new year of 1533, when, in a speech, the king declared disagreement with the notion that the crown was infallible in all its decision , thereby indirectly stating a desire to extend decision-making in politics. He also encouraged public criticism of the crown, and shortly thereafter declared the 5th of Alvan as "Reflection Day", where for 24 hours, punishment for criticism against the royal family or complaints on Adwestene society in general were suspended.

The act had a surprisingly tremendous effect on the Adwestene populace, who submitted several complaints on a wider range of issues from high water and power costs to abuses of corruption by children of nobles to lack of support for mental health research. Edward's response was shock, but remarked that it was more of a positive development than anything else, that the people knew how to speak instead of being fearful or apprehensive of the opportunity.

The annual Reflection Days eventually became an effective venue by which the king could be informed of all the problems, mostly minor or limited to certain areas, in his realm, which he then set about fixing. It also served as a way for his subjects to further be connected and become endeared to their sovereign, so much that criticism on Edward by 1540s was nonexistent and that the reflections were more or less reports on social grievances. They were a great boost to Edward's popularity among the masses.

Desiring to create a formal channel to correspond with his subjects and, as suspected strongly by many groups, to lay out the beginning of a {{Other wiki|Constitutional_monarchy|constitutional}} monarchy, Edward decreed the creation of the Royal Convention of Adwest in 1541. The convention was a forum for anyone who wished to attend, mostly aimed for the less fortunate members of society, to discuss with the sovereign himself the troubles of the day and how they can be resolved. Though the convention eventually evolved to become a quasi-advisory body composed largely of members from the {{Other wiki|Intelligentsia|intelligentsia}}, instead of a popular assembly, it nonetheless allowed Edward greater insight on the concerns of his subjects and apply necessary solutions. For one instance, it was through the convention that Edward decreed the creation of {{Other wiki|Pension|state pensions}} to offset concerns on the official retirement age.

== Death ==

== Issue ==

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Garithos Ashford

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| monarch = [[Sophia I]]
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'''Charles Garithos Hannibal Dirkson Ashford, Duke of Sensaros''', styled '''Lord Ashford''', is an [[Adwest|Adwestene]] {{Other wiki|Aristocracy|aristocrat}} who was the second Lord Protector of the Adwestene realm and the [X] Duke of Sensaros. In the former role, he is the top adviser of Queen [[Sophia I]] in all affairs concerning the governance of Adwest, domestic or otherwise. However many outside observers have noted that, in comparison to his predecessor, his influence extended way beyond his capacity as an adviser. Some have even suggested that he actually held {{Other wiki|Éminence_grise|greater influence}} over his nominal liege, especially with regards to {{Other wiki|Economy|economic management}} and {{Other wiki|Foreign_affairs|foreign affairs}}.

== Early Life ==

Garithos was born on 8 Dein 1502 at the ancestral home of his family, Wedel Castle in [[Fendragon]]. He was the youngest child and second son of Lord Javier II, Duke of Sensaros, by his second wife, the famous {{Other wiki|Ballet_dancer|ballerina}} Lady Helga Clarisse Dirkson, who was the daughter of a countess herself. He was baptized in Balfonheim into the [[Argent Church]]. His father was deeply conservative, and Garithos accordingly grew up in an austere environment under him. Garithos, however, had the most recalcitrant and headstrong personality when compared to his older siblings Robert and Camille.

During his birth, the [[Decade of Strife]] had already begun, and so he and the rest of his family spent approximately seven years living in Balfonheim. Javier II feared an attack on his wife and any of his children, as his first wife Annette had died at the hands of republicans; he and the House Ashford were particularly marked by republican rebels as loyalists to the crown, and so were considered prime targets. Although internal disturbances in Adwest ended by 1511, Garithos spent his high school years in Balfonheim when he entered the Stenwick School in 1514. This extended stay was due to the appointment of his father as Minister of Finance by [[Tristan II of Adwest|Tristan II]] a year before. This was the time when Garithos would be under the close scrutiny of his father, whereas his mother and siblings had already returned to Fendragon.

Largely known as and referred to by peers as Charles, Garithos would begin using his second name during his senior high school years as a way to distinguish himself. Within the nobility of Adwest, Garithos became known as a promiscuous womanizer and loudmouthed party boy who did not attend his classes. This was to the anger of Javier II, when "Garithos" and even the family name began to be associated with perversion and other "reprehensible habits" because of his son. Javier II eventually had to resign from his post in 1518 due to both the increasing humiliation and his declining health, bringing his youngest son back with him to Fendragon.

Upon returning to the seat of the Duchy of Sensaros, Garithos was entered to Blackstone University to complete his senior high school years. In 1520, his elder brother and the heir to the duchy, Robert, was involved in an {{Other wiki|Incest|incestuous}} scandal with a first cousin. Javier's response of covering up the incident and letting his eldest son to go without punishment greatly antagonized Garithos to Robert, viewing him as unworthy to become the next patriarch of the House of Ashford. His hostility incentivized him to increase his efforts in his studies and improve his public conduct, to gain the favor of his father and to have himself named as heir - one clause on the Edict of Traditional Unity that was declared after the [[Decade of Strife]] allowed for the high nobility to choose their heirs when there were two sons or more. He graduated from high school in 1521 and then obtained his bachelors in {{Other wiki|Economics}} in 1525.

== Struggle for Power ==

== As Duke of Sensaros and Royal Chamberlain ==

== Lord Protector of Sophia I, the National Rejuvenation ==

== Titles ==

== Personal Life ==

[[Category:Adwest]]

Sophia I

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| successor = [[Laura Jeanne Durnador|Crown Princess Laura]]
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* [[Neil Gore-Culross|The Count of Laxenhive]]
* [[Lancelot Halnish|The Count of Reinick]]
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'''Sophia I''' is the Queen of the [[Adwest]]. She is also the Supreme Prophet of the [[Argent Church]] and the Commander-in-Chief of the [[Grand Army of Adwest]]. She was born to the House of [[Durnador]] as the second child and only daughter of [[Edward III]] and [[Laura Valcourt|Lady Laura of Varensham]].

During her birth, she was second in line to the Adwestene throne immediately after her brother, Gregory Randolph. The murder of their father in 1565 led to the accession of her brother, upon which Sophia became {{Other wiki|Heir_presumptive|heir presumptive}}. Sophia succeeded Gregory as Adwestene monarch following the latter's deposition and exile by the newly-created [[Royal Diet of Adwest|Royal Diet]] under the leadership of the Adwestene High Nobility just a year later. On her accession, Sophia I became the 9th member of the House Durnador to sit on the Lazuli Throne and the first female monarch of Adwest since the restoration of royal rule.

Often labelled throughout the world as a {{Other wiki|Reactionary|reactionary}}, Sophia's reign marked the decline and retrogression of reforms pursued by her two predecessors in several spheres. Although she reaffirmed the absolute power of the crown by means of an Edict on Divine Autocracy, she named [[Garithos Ashford]] - then head of the Ducal Council - as [[Lord Protector of Adwest|Lord Protector]] of the Adwestene Realm. The new title represented a shift in the balance of power in domestic Adwestene politics, culminating in the eventual dominant position Ashford and several other high nobles would come to possess in government, economy, and military under Sophia.

Under her direction, the [[Adwestene Republican Insurrection]] was eradicated, after pursuing a policy of {{Other wiki|Militarization|militarization}} and economic {{Other wiki|Corporatism|corporatism}}. Outside of Adwest, Sophia I expanded Adwestene diplomatic and defense relations with several countries - namely that of [[Nerysia]], [[Drahen]], and [[Tieguo]] - and ended the cold relationship with the [[Taeunas]] Republic to its south before the outbreak of the [[Kolhar]] Civil War. Adwestene efforts to reunify her former territories also began under Sophia I.

The policy of political and economic consolidation, renewed international involvement, and {{Other wiki|Irredentism|attempts at reunification}} were collectively called the ''National Rejuvenation of the Adwestene People'' - a mantra adopted by Sophia's court.

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'''Adwest''', formally known as the '''Grand Kingdom of Adwest''', is a {{Other wiki|Sovereign_state|sovereign state}} located in [[Kvaenna]]. It lies on the southeast of the continent's mainland and includes a number of small islands off the coast. It shares land borders with [[Goldecia]] and [[Solhaven]] to the north, [[Taeunas]] to the south, and [[Cynas]] and [[Sindar-Astrasia]] to the west. Its coastline faces the Cordelian Sea, or internationally known as the Adwestene Sea. The country has a total land area of 275,399 square kilometers. The capital of Adwest is [[Balfonheim]] and its most populous city is [[Gregminster]]. It is the 30th-most populous country in the world, with a population of nearly 67 million.

It is an {{Other wiki|Absolute_monarchy|absolute monarchy}} under the rule of the royal house of [[Durnador]], which has been in power since the formation of the Grand Kingdom in 1464. The monarch - currently Queen [[Sophia I]] - shares executive and legislative functions with the [[Royal Court]] and judicial authority with the [[Argent Church]], the country's {{Other wiki|State_religion|national church}}. A [[Royal Diet]] as a third organ of government also exists, but largely serves secondary roles. Finally, a group of nineteen {{Other wiki|Landed_nobility|landed nobles}} known as the [[High Nobility of Adwest|High Nobility]] also exercise national and local political power and serve as key advisers of the monarch in the governance of the realm.

The Adwestene state has been in continuous existence since the 1st century, with the creation of the [[First Kingdom of Adwest|First Kingdom]]. Under the rule of the Goselinus line, the First Kingdom embarked on a series of conquests and succeeded in unifying southern Kvaenna under its banner. This is often termed the Adwestene Imperial Age. The First Kingdom and its rulers were eventually deposed in the late 12th century by an alliance of the aristocracy and other political forces, paving the way for the formation of the [[United Provinces of Adwest|United Provinces]]. The new state was a loose {{Other wiki|Confederation|confederacy}} of the dominions of the former kingdom, ruled collectively by the powerful lords who lead the coup against the Goselinus kings. It was during this time that several changes arrived in Adwestene society, including the {{Other wiki|Industrialization|industrial revolution}}, the growth of Avalsyanism, and the increase of interaction with states outside the continent.

In 1332, the Detectatian people {{Other wiki|Secession|seceded}} from the the United Provinces and formed the Republic of Detectatia. The rest of the United Provinces viewed the secession with hostility, having lost the major trading port of Ayand in what was then western Adwest. Despite these sentiments, they were unable to reclaim the island as the country began to suffer internal strife. This heralded the beginning of Adwestene decline as the {{Other wiki|Hegemony|hegemon}} of Kvaenna. This regression culminated with the bloody {{Other wiki|Revolution|revolution}} by the De Danaan people in the southern part of the United Provinces, where reformist nobles were slaughtered by their people and went on to form what is now the Republic of Taeunas. What remained of the United Provinces after several bouts of secession eventually fell into civil war in 1462. Two years later, the Durnador line triumphed in subduing their adversaries and grabbed power by restoring the monarchy. Since then, it has been operating under the principles of {{Other wiki|Enlightened_absolutism|enlightened absolutism}}. It has continued to face challenges which include friction with the nobility and the threats posed by an underground republican rebellion. Despite these hardships, the Adwestene monarchy has managed to restore much of the peace and prosperity of the Grand Kingdom, sometimes at difficult costs, and has reemerged at the helm of a united political leadership intent on restoring the old empire.

Adwest is a {{Other wiki|Developed_country|developed country}} with the 15th-largest economy by {{Other wiki|Purchasing_power_parity|purchasing power parity}}. It has a {{Other wiki|World_Bank_high-income_economy|high-income economy}} and ranks highly on the {{Other wiki|Human_Development_Index|Human Development Index}}. Nonetheless, Adwest also has one of the largest {{Other wiki|Distribution_of_wealth|wealth gaps}} throughout the world, consistently scoring high on the {{Other wiki|Gini_coefficient|Gini coefficient}}.

== History ==

=== Ancient Settlements ===

=== The First Kingdom and Fragmentation ===

=== New Era and the United Provinces ===

=== Royal Consolidation and the Decade of Strife ===

[[File:Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Gregory III Durnador, the first King of the restored Adwestene monarchy after the Civil War of 1462]]

=== Contemporary History ===

== Politics ==

Adwest is a {{Other wiki|Unitary_state|unitary}} {{Other wiki|Absolute_monarchy|absolute monarchy}} by {{Other wiki|Primogeniture|equal primogeniture}}. The country does not have a constitution, and neither political parties nor elections exist. The monarchy as an institution is recognized as infallible and omniscient. Under the House Durnador, which introduced {{Other wiki|Enlightened_absolutism|enlightened absolutism}} to Adwest during the restoration of the monarchy, this absolute power has ebbed and flowed but been maintained. Recent kings of Adwest such as [[Edward III]] and [[Gregory IV]] have made clear their intentions and have even instituted actions to transform the monarchy, although these efforts have been reversed by [[Sophia I]].

Opposition to royal rule comes primarily from two sources, and these are the Adwestene {{Other wiki|Nobility|nobility}} and forces that advocate for {{Other wiki|Republicanism|republicanism}}. The former is recognized as being the traditional enemy of the crown, having historically been in the position to effectively challenge it. A key element that makes the nobility oppose royal rule is the degree of {{Other wiki|Centralization|centralization}} in Adwest, which led to their revolt in what was known as the Decade of Strife during the opening of the 16th century. The end of the revolt saw the victory of the crown, but also resulted in the restoration of {{Other wiki|Duchy|duchies}} as an administrative unit and, subsequently, the creation of the Ducal Council as an advisory organ of government. The Ducal Council expanded the influence of the [[High Nobility of Adwest|High Nobility]] in national affairs.

Although the political authority of the dukes and duchesses remain tied to the monarchy, there has been no major revolt since, and the nobility and crown retain an amicable relationship. By contrast, a republican {{Other wiki|Rebellion|insurrection}} that began ever since the restoration of the monarchy continues to persevere today. Although weakened throughout the years and forced into {{Other wiki|Guerrilla_warfare|hiding}}, the republican insurrection remains the largest continuing threat to the monarchy as it continues to bear arms and carry out strings of violent {{Other wiki|Terrorism|terrorist}} attacks throughout the country on occasion.

In the absence of democracy, politics in Adwest revolves around the crown and the nobility. A precarious balance exists between the two, as the monarchy is de facto obligated to consider the opinions, interests, and advice of the Ducal Council in his decisions. The nobility possess considerable clout in their respective domains, holding not only traditional political influence dating from medieval times but also economic and social power. In turn, they are required to swear fealty to the monarchy as part of their obligation. The oath of loyalty of the nobility has changed evolved the declaration of {{Other wiki|Suzerainty|suzerainty}} during the period of the first kingdom during ancient times to one of "absolute loyalty", ensuring strict obligation to follow royal prerogative. In practice however, the monarch allows the nobility a certain degree of authority and liberty in many areas of concern. This exertion of freedom has grown specifically in recent years.

Outside of the upper strata, participation in the political process is severely limited, although efforts by the late [[Edward III]] and his successor have helped to alleviate this a bit. The Consultation Reforms of 1541 allowed for the creation of a Royal Convention, a non-binding organ of government that allowed not only the nobility to consult the affairs of the realm with the crown but also the middle and lower classes, especially {{Other wiki|Professional|professionals}} and members of the {{Other wiki|Intelligentsia|intelligentsia}}. The Royal Convention was merged with the Ducal Council form the Royal Diet with the Declaration on Royal Consent in 1567, which granted it some powers.

=== Governance ===

As an absolute monarchy, ultimate political authority resides in the sovereign of Adwest. [[Sophia I|Sophia I Durnador]], the current Grand Queen of Adwest, serves as both the {{Other wiki|Head_of_state|head of state}} and {{Other wiki|Head_of_government|government}}, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of Adwest. In her capacity as chief administrator of the Adwestene Realm, the sovereign is assisted by several bodies and individuals. Some of these are empowered by the sovereign to exercise power and make decisions on their behalf, while others serve secondary or advisory functions.

The first of these bodies is known as the Royal Court, which serves as the ''de facto'' {{Other wiki|Executive_(government)|executive}} branch of the government under the sovereign. The Royal Court, however, not only has the power to enforce the laws but also create them. The Royal Court, since 1567, has been led and overseen by the Lord Protector, who formally serves as the top adviser of the sovereign in all matters of state.

Adwest has a quasi-legislative body known as the Royal Diet. A {{Other wiki|Bicameralism|bicameral}} body, the Royal Diet was formed out of an amalgamation between the Ducal Council, the council of all members of the Adwestene High Nobility, and the Royal Convention, an assembly of the populace that was called by the sovereign for consultation in certain affairs. The Ducal Council serves as the upper house, while the Royal Convention is the lower house. The Royal Diet is not an elected body. Seats in the Ducal Council are hereditary, whereas all six hundred members of the Royal Convention are appointed by the sovereign every eight years.

The Royal Diet does not have lawmaking power in the normal sense of the word. Instead, the Royal Diet as a collective assembly serves to scrutinize laws and policies declared by the Royal Court and, by extension, the Crown. It in the absence of lawmaking powers, it instead has several remedial powers which were deliberately granted to it in order to curb royal influence - including the power to dethrone a sitting sovereign and the {{Other wiki|Power_of_the_purse|power of the purse}}.

=== Legal System ===

The creation, interpretation, and enforcement of law in Adwest is held by two bodies; the [[Royal Court of Adwest|Royal Court]] and the [[Argent Church]]. In his capacity as the head of the church, as well as being as the absolute leader of the secular state, the monarch still remains the chief arbiter in all legal and judicial matters, formally {{Other wiki|Rule_by_decree|ruling by decree}}.

The members of the Royal Court, in particular those who control the executive agencies, have the power to pass {{Other wiki|Statute|statutes}} that carry the full force of law and that would otherwise be passed by a legislative body. Each agency of the court is aided by a bureaucracy that is responsible for research and compilation of information relevant to a specific area of legislation. All royal statutes require the approval of the monarch and are {{Other wiki|Code_(law)|codified}} by the Ministry for Home Affairs.

The Ministry for Home Affairs of the court basically serves as the "keeper" of laws, and is conferred with the power to detain criminals, in addition to codifying legislative acts. However, the power of criminal prosecution falls solely on the Argent Church. This has been the case since the passage of the Edict of Greater Moral Imperative in 1465. The Argent Church possesses {{Other wiki|Judiciary|judicial}} authority and runs not only the court system, which is paralleled with the hierarchy of ecclesiastical dioceses, but also penitentiary facilities.

Although laws of all nature are written and passed by the secular Royal Court, the interpretation and subsequent enforcement of these laws by the ecclesiastical authorities in the Argent Church is more often than not applied with a different understanding. The Argent Church, for the most part, has a very strong influence on the creation of laws dictating social relationships, enforcing a very {{Other wiki|Social_conservatism|conservative}} approach in both the lawmaking process and its prosecution of offenders.

The justice system in Adwest relies on the antithesis of the {{Other wiki|Presumption_of_innocence|principle of presumption of innocence}}, with all accused criminals being guilty until proven innocent. The defense of an accused person falls on a group of individuals convened by the ecclesiastical judge, in the absence of a qualified attorney.

Adwestene justice is often condemned for being harsh and "ultra-puritanical". A myriad of {{Other wiki|Capital_punishment|capital}} and {{Other wiki|Corporal_punishment|physical}} punishments imposed by the ecclesiastical courts including {{Other wiki|Beheading|beheading}}, {{Other wiki|Stoning|stoning}}, {{Other wiki|Crucifixion|crucifixion}}, {{Other wiki|Amputation|amputation}}, and {{Other wiki|lashing}} have been an object of international criticism for years.

=== Foreign Relations ===

The {{Other wiki|Foreign_relations|international relations}} of Adwest is centered on its {{Other wiki|National_security|national security}} interests and its goals for {{Other wiki|Irredentism|reunification}} with formerly Adwestene territories. This twofold view was implemented with the ascension of the "Rejuvenated Leadership" in the persons of [[Sophia I]], who led the country towards the promotion and improvement of Adwestene diplomatic connections, and her Lord Prtector [[Garithos Ashford]], who was responsible for forming the modern Adwestene {{Other wiki|Foreign_policy|foreign policy}} into what has been coined as the {{Other wiki|Big_Stick_ideology|Velvet Glove doctrine}}.

The Velvet Glove doctrine was a great movement away from the {{Other wiki|Country_neutrality_(international_relations)|non-aligned}} and {{Other wiki|Non-interventionism|non-interventionist}} stance that was promulgated by the leaders of the Grand Kingdom since its formation in 1464. The reason for Adwest's lack of participation in international affairs until Ashford's ascension was because of domestic instability. This situation having been changed come the late 15th century, Adwest was maneuvered by its new leaders to be begin reasserting its global influence. The contrast between the past and the new policy is highlighted by the doctrine's call for proactive action, mainly through {{Other wiki|Diplomacy|diplomacy}} and through {{Other wiki|War|war}} if necessary, on the part of Adwest in order to reclaim and ensure its status as one of the {{Other wiki|Great_power|great powers}} and secure the safety of its people, frontiers, and monarchy.

In practice, the doctrine was conceived as a means of dealing with Adwest's neighbors within [[Kvaenna]], particularly to the west and the north, which were formerly parts of the Adwestene realm. The doctrine was borne out of a desire from the Crown and High Nobility to reunify several former territories of the United Provinces of Adwest under Adwestene rule. This was to be done through peaceful means, but considering the use of force if peaceful {{Other wiki|Annexation|annexation}} was not possible.

Within the region, Adwest shares an alliance with [[Arrenland]] and [[South Kolhar]], as well considerable trading relations with many of its neighbors. But the Adwestene policy of territorial reunification and its role in the protection of the Fascist regime in Kolhar has been met with opposition from several neighbors, particularly [[Taeunas]] and [[Goldecia]]. The Royal Court of Adwest denounced this "meddling" in response, citing the creation of the [[Kvaennan Treaty Organization|KTO]] and the [[Kvaenann Economic Community]] as "attempts to isolate and threaten to Adwest."

Although Kvaenna remains the immediate concern in its foreign affairs, Adwest is active in various international engagements on many levels throughout the world. In particular, Adwest has developed significant relations and trade with [[Nerysia]], [[Lomarre]], and [[Oslanburg]] in [[Brigidna]]; [[Mordvania]] in Marzanna; [[Drahen]] in Skathia; and [[Akitsu]] and [[Tieguo]] in Ostara.

=== Military ===

The armed forces of the Grand Kingdom -officially known as the [[Grand Army of Adwest]]- are the {{Other wiki|Military|military}} and {{Other wiki|Paramilitary|paramilitary}} forces of Adwest, under the sovereign of the kingdom to whom all servicemen are required to swear allegiance. The armed forces consists of the [[Royal Continental Army]], the [[Royal Sea Force]], the [[Royal Air Fleet]], and two auxiliary paramilitary forces known as the [[Royal Adwestene Constabulary]] and the Order of the Argent Knights.

The constabulary is basically a {{Other wiki|Gendarmerie|military police force}} that serves as a general purpose police force. It has a component for {{Other wiki|Police|policing}} and another component for {{Other wiki|Special_operations|non-conventional threats}} such as terrorism and revolution. Although technically a part of the armed forces and subject to administrative oversight by the Ministry of War, the Royal Adwestene Constabulary is operationally attached to and under the authority of the Ministry for Home Affairs. The constabulary has a total strength of about eighty thousand personnel. On the other hand, the Order of the Argent Knights refers to the armed wing of the Argent Church of Adwest. Numbering at about twenty thousand personnel and having been in continuous existence since the formation of the first Adwestene state, the order serves as the {{Other wiki|Royal_guard|royal guard}} of the sovereign of Adwest. Adwest has two {{Other wiki|Intelligence_agency|intelligence agencies}}, the Directorate for External Strategy which reports to the Ministry of War and the Directorate for Internal Security which reports to the Ministry for Home Affairs.

The Grand Army of Adwest is largely a professional force. {{Other wiki|Conscription|Conscription}} was abolished back in 1501 but was returned by royal decree in 1584 as part of an effort of enlargement. Historically a ground-centric force, the need for the Grand Army to maintain a sizable {{Other wiki|Standing_army|standing army}} for the security of its borders against both domestic and outside dangers has been fed by the large number of young men and women who volunteer to join the armed forces, with the legal age for military service being fifteen.

Adwest spends about 4.5% of its GDP on military expenditures annually, mostly going to {{Other wiki|Research_and_development|research and development}}. Adwest has a robust domestic {{Other wiki|Arms_industry|arms manufacturing industry}}, although arms export is heavily regulated by the Adwestene government. Aside from this, the Grand Army also maintains an extensive arsenal of {{Other wiki|Biological_weapons|biological weapons}} in the form of nerve and blood agents.

== Geography ==

== Administrative Divisions ==

The tiers of government that comprise the administration of the Adwestene state has largely been developed throughout its history, with four distinct tiers arising during the past reincarnations of the Grand Kingdom. At the highest level resides the {{Other wiki|National_government|national government}} which, Adwest being a {{Other wiki|Unitary_state|unitary}} state, possesses supreme authority over its subordinate entities. The national government is headed by the sovereign of Adwest and comprises the Royal Court, the Royal Diet, and the Argent Church.

{{Other wiki|Devolution}} has been undertaken in order to grant wider autonomy to the second tier of government in several areas. Eighteen duchies comprise this second tier, with each duchy referring to a certain geographic and political entity developed since the First Kingdom of Adwest. Each duchy is represented nationally through the upper house of the Royal Diet - the Ducal Council . Duchies are ruled by hereditary dukes, who have powers in areas such as {{Other wiki|Tax|taxes}}, {{Other wiki|Legislation|legislation}}, and {{Other wiki|Public_service|public services}}.

Below each duchy lies a certain number of counties which comprise the third tier of government. Each county is basically a collection of {{Other wiki|Barony|baronies}} and {{Other wiki|Municipality|municipalities}} in a geographic area. The counts of a duchy, who by convention have strong influence over the government units directly below them, form the Assembly of Vassals, the primary subordinates and confidants of a duke or duchess in matters of {{Other wiki|Local_government|local governance}} and development. Like duchies, counties are ruled by hereditary counts, who are members of the Lower Nobility alongside barons.

The lowest tier of government is divided into two parts; a barony and a municipality. Baronies refer to traditional domains of members of the Lower Nobility. Although they are taxable entities, baronies as a local government unit may not have political jurisdiction over groups of people save for those residing in it. There are some baronies however that also comprise a town or a village, making them similar to a municipality. The only difference being the title of their administrator. The municipalities are divided into three types according to their population. A municipality with a million or more residents is a City, one with a hundred thousand or more is a Township, and one with a thousand or more is a village. Anything less is incorporated into the nearest unit. Municipalities are headed by Lord Mayors appointed by their Count, usually a member of the {{Other wiki|Bourgeoisie|bourgeoisie}} class. There are about a thousand municipalities and baronies in Adwest today.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Administrative Unit !! Holder !! Population
|-
| [[Image:Blason commune fr Gramat 2.svg|30px]] Duchy of Pharamond || Henry IV Falsen, Duke|| 6,881,072
|-
| [[Image:Blason abbé de Parc Philippe Ier.svg|30px]] Duchy of Ormbeck || Sophia I Durnador, Duchess || 5,236,108
|-
| [[Image:Blason commune fr Saint-Felix.svg|30px]] Duchy of Sensaros || Claire Ashford, Duchess || 5,100,523
|-
| [[Image:Blason famille fr Tréléon.svg|30px]] Duchy of Larstat || Lysa Arryn, Duchess || 4,894,728
|-
| [[Image:Coa Norway Town Aurskog-Høland.svg|30px]] Duchy of Lotharia || Tancred Barton, Duke || 4,704,100
|-
| [[Image:Blason corporation fr Serruriers, selliers, couteliers, armuriers, taillandiers et maréchaux de Clamecy.svg|30px]] Duchy of Slane || Albert II Tamasine, Duke || 4,592,117
|-
| [[Image:Blason famille fr ESCOTAIS (des).svg|30px]] Duchy of Rivadis || Eugene Bertram Dohlberg, Duke || 4,578,900
|-
| [[Image:Elie-lefevbre blason.png|30px]] Duchy of Lincrest || Roderick de Meisen, Duke || 4,200,926
|-
| [[Image:Blason dauphine fr Auvergne.png|30px]] Duchy of Maleroy || Charles XI Windamier, Duke || 4,043,141
|-
| [[Image:Blason ville fr Linghem (Pas-de-Calais).svg|30px]] Duchy of Cerathien || Jeremius Percival, Duke || 3,270,946
|-
| [[Image:Blason de la Famille d'Escoussans.png|30px]] Duchy of Aldenbarrow || Elanor II Feralius, Duchess || 3,178,221
|-
| [[Image:VanderCamere.svg|30px]] Duchy of Fosteria || Robert III Halnish, Duke || 3,188,073
|-
| [[Image:Blason ville ca Saint-Calixte (Québec).svg|30px]] Duchy of Isengard || Borwind II Zerase, Duke || 3,139,969
|-
| [[Image:Blason fam fr Hardy du Plessis.svg|30px]] Duchy of Eris || William IV Dohlberg, Duke || 3,115,243
|-
| [[Image:Blason famille fr Toulcouet.svg|30px]] Duchy of Erithglen || Sophia I Durnador, Duchess || 2,255,950
|-
| [[Image:Blason famille fr Dupont de Dinechin v1.svg|30px]] Duchy of Adrudan || Alistair II Wolcroft, Duke || 2,991,650
|-
| [[Image:Boyd Coat of Arms.svg|30px]] Duchy of Tenover || George V Atreides, Duke || 2,480,132
|-
| [[Image:Blason famille fr Roulleaux.svg|30px]] Duchy of Phellustead || Stephen Falsen, Duke || 1,669,712
|-
| [[Image:Armoiries du royaume de Bavière (1809).svg|30px]] Duchy of Brent || Godfrey VIII Grenseal, Duke || 1,500,200
|-
| [[Image:Coat of arms of Charles II de Bade.svg|30px]] Duchy of Rogenmoore || Hugo IV de Meisen, Duke || 1,740,006
|-
| [[Image:Blason fam fr Gigeou.svg|30px]] Duchy of the Cordelian Islands || Hugh X Falsen, Duke || 1,014,140
|}

== Economy ==

Adwest has a {{Other wiki|Developed_country|well-developed}} and {{Other wiki|World_Bank_high-income_economy|high-income}} economy backed by a {{Other wiki|Skilled_labor|skilled}} labor force and significant {{Other wiki|Natural_resources|natural resources}}. It is a leader in several industries such as {{Other wiki|Chemical_industry|chemicals}} and {{Other wiki|Petrochemicals|petrochemicals}}, {{Other wiki|Mining|mining}} and {{Other wiki|Metallurgy|metallurgy}}, {{Other wiki|Telecommunication|telecommunications}}, {{Other wiki|Pharmaceutical_industry|pharmaceutics}} and {{Other wiki|Biotechnology|biotechnology}}, and {{Other wiki|Retail|retail}}.

It has the 16th largest economy by measure of {{Other wiki|Purchasing_power_parity|purchasing power}} and the 24th by measure of {{Other wiki|Per_capita_income|per capita income}}. Since 1512, stronger domestic consumption and increased trade have bolstered economic growth in Adwest. Greater political stability and the implementation of {{Other wiki|Fiscal_conservatism|fiscally conservative}} policies also helped to increase economic output, with average GDP growth between 1512 to 1522 being 5.3%, compared to a meager 0.9% in preceding years. Recent figures portray GDP growth remains stable, if a bit slowed, with the adoption of new economic policies, at an average of 2.1%.

Although historically a practitioner of {{Other wiki|Market_economy|free market}} principles, the Adwestene economy had undergone a {{Other wiki|Dirigisme|transformation}} under the National Rejuvenation program that began under Sophia I in 1566. Several small companies in certain sectors have been merged together to form new {{Other wiki|State_enterprise|crown corporations}} supervised by the government, while a handful of {{Other wiki|Corporate_welfare|business benefits}} were introduced in order to support existing corporations in Adwest. Both moves have been taken in the interests of consolidation and in order to promote a clique of {{Other wiki|National_champions|commercial and industrial organizations}} that would direct economic activity for the advantage of both the state and commercial interests.

{{Other wiki|Labor_unions|Labor unions}} and other movements of organized labor are banned in Adwest, while a {{Other wiki|Minimum_wage|minimum wage}} is formally non-existent. Instead, {{Other wiki|Labor_relations|labor relations}} is managed in the framework of {{Other wiki|Corporatism|corporatism}}. State mechanisms at the national level, in particular the Royal Commission on Professional and Industrial Cooperation, are utilized in order to negotiate labor contracts and resolve disputes between workers and employers, ensuring a {{Other wiki|Class_collaboration|harmonious}} and productive relationship between them. Adwest has a flat personal income tax of 10%.

Adwest has significant volumes of {{Other wiki|International_trade|trade}} with numerous nations, although it has so far refrained from signing a complete free trade agreement. The Adwestene government practices a policy of "selective protectionism" in order to safeguard its dominant major corporations, and has allowed only for a handful of foreign corporations and companies to enter the Adwestene market. Adwest maintains a comprehensive list on sectors where foreign investment is prohibited, limited, and allowed. Adwest's top trading partners include [[Arrenland]], [[Taeunas]], [[Oslanburg]], [[Tieguo]], and [[Drahen]]. Its primary exports are made up of industrial and agricultural raw materials, while its top imports include electronic devices, transportation equipment, and luxury goods.

Although internationally accused of having the highest wealth gap and for promoting {{Other wiki|Wealth_concentration|wealth concentration}}, there are no formal statistics to the amount of poverty in Adwest as it does not release its data for the public. This has only recently changed with the publication economic journals by the court for the purpose of attracting foreign investment. But even this is restricted in what information is released to the public. The state discourages calling attention to poverty and related issues, and has suppressed any attempts to compile data on the matter by journalists.

=== Communications ===

{{Other wiki|Telecommunication|Telecommunications}} in Adwest is largely a {{Other wiki|Monopoly|monopoly}} under the Integrated Telecommunications Company of the Grenseal Group, a major conglomerate owned and operated privately by the Grenseal family of Brent. The ITC was first formed in Septem 1566 when Optima, the Grenseal Group's {{Other wiki|Mobile_phone|mobile phone}} manufacturing subsidiary, was merged with several private companies that provided mobile and landline services, most notably the Verux Telecom Services Company, in order to streamline the linking of communication systems. The new company, called the Integrated Cellular and Telephone Company, was bought by the government. In Alvan 1568, the ICTC became the ITC following its merger with the Adwestene Royal Internet Corporation, a longstanding crown corporation formed in 1523 that pioneered {{Other wiki|Fiber-optic_communication|fiber-optics}} and became Adwest's first commercial {{Other wiki|Internet_service_provider|ISP}} in 1537. The ITC was {{Other wiki|Privatization|privatized}} and sold back to the Grenseal Group the same year.

The ITC operates a network of some 26 {{Other wiki|Communications_satellite|communication satellites}} that it uses for its internet, mobile phone, and landline services, as well as for commercial use by domestic and foreign broadcasting groups.

{{Other wiki|Asymmetric_digital_subscriber_line|ADSL}} and {{Other wiki|WiMAX}} coverage form the bulk of the ITC's internet services, although it also has {{Other wiki|Very-high-bit-rate_digital_subscriber_line|VDSL}} for more well-off customers. Despite the ITC's advanced development of internet services, the extremely high costs of its basic services and the lack of further interest in its early {{Other wiki|Ethernet}} program has led to a tremendous decline in internet subscription. To offset the issue, the Adwestene governmet and the ITC invited several foreign telecom companies to discuss the creation of a nationwide {{Other wiki|Broadband|broadband}} for the general populace. As of 1569, average internet speed in Adwest is 8.4 Mbps, while internet users were numbered at approximately 17 million people.

Mobile services have been comparatively cheaper and easier to obtain. More than half of the total population has a cellular device, due in part to the lack of any state regulations on the mobile phone industry which has allowed a number of foreign mobile manufacturers to tap the Adwestene market and compete with ITC's line of Optima phones.

The {{Other wiki|Broadcasting|broadcasting}} industry and {{Other wiki|Mass_media|mass media}} in Adwest are regulated and overseen by the Ministry of Information. The ministry itself operates a number of media outlets which are among the largest and most consumed in Adwest, such as the Sentinel ({{Other wiki|Newspaper}}) and the IGA Network ({{Other wiki|Television_station|Television}}).

There are two other major television companies in Adwest, both of which are private, and these are Clayton Network and AJS-NBS. Both companies provide nonstop content daily and also offer cable television. About 90% of all Adwestene households have a colored television set, which was introduced in Adwest in 1521, while average television viewing time was at 4 hours a day. There are about 300 television stations in Adwest, with about 8 being foreign stations sanctioned by the information ministry. {{Other wiki|Radio}} is also popular in Adwest, with about 400 radio stations throughout the country, with 340 {{Other wiki|AM_broadcasting|AM}} and 60 {{Other wiki|FM_broadcasting|FM}}.

Telegram and {{Other wiki|Mail|postal}} services are offered by the Ministry of Information, with the ease of such services being used more often by those without access to electronic telegraphy systems.

The role of the media is defined by mandate of the first king of the Grand Kingdom as being a "force that educates and inspires national unity". Consequently, most popular grievances go unreported in Adwest. In addition to a ban on probes and criticism on the royal family and the aristocracy, any media deemed pornographic, violent, heretical to the Argent Church, or generally perceived to be dangerous is suppressed by the Ministry of Information. This has led to a widespread pervasiveness of {{Other wiki|Self-censorship|self-censorship}} by Adwestene broadcasters.

=== Energy ===

The Grand Kingdom was the world's eleventh-largest consumer of energy and the thirteenth-largest producer by 1570. Adwest's energy production and distribution relies on both the public and private sector, represented by the Ministry of Energy and the Tyrus Alliance respectively. The Tyrus Alliance controls the energy monopoly of Adwest, and works with the government in order to attain adequate supply and deliver it all over the country. This was part of the economic consolidation effort brought about by the government in recent years, with the tandem being given two goals to complete before 1600, in a policy known as the New Century Energy Advancement Program.

The two goals, attain "near-complete energy independence" and reduce {{Other wiki|Greenhouse_gases|greenhouse gas}} emissions, was to be achieved by shifting about 70% of all energy production from {{Other wiki|Coal|coal}}, {{Other wiki|Oil|oil}}, and {{Other wiki|Natural_gas|natural gas}} to alternative energy sources.

About half of Adwest's oil had been imported or produced in foreign countries, specifically in Skathia and eastern Brigidna in 1562. Meanwhile, both the domestic oil and natural gas reserves were dangerously close to depletion by 1564. The increase of coal plants was not deemed as a proper solution despite the continued abundance of the country's coal reserves. Combined, these factors led the government to pursue alternative energy sources. Particular emphasis is given on {{Other wiki|Hydropower|hydropower}}, {{Other wiki|Geothermal_power|geothermal power}}, and {{Other wiki|Wind_power|wind power}}. Focus into these new sources is exemplified by the planned construction of several new offshore wind farms in coastal Adwest and extensive public-private development of {{Other wiki|Wave_power|wave}} and {{Other wiki|Tidal_power|tidal}} power.

As the guide for national energy and environmental policies, the New Century Energy Advancement Program also advised two additional goals that have not been formally adopted yet. The first was to build a fossil fuel free civilian vehicle fleet by pouring research into the use of {{Other wiki|Biofuel|biofuels}}, and the second was to triple energy distributed by {{Other wiki|District_energy|decentralized energy}} nationwide.

Per capita consumption of {{Other wiki|Energy|energy}} in the Grand Kingdom stood at 35.40 MWh in 1570, exhibiting progressive increases since the last decade. In the same year, total electricity used was 319.2 TWh, almost double the increase from 1550. Demand for electricity in 1570 was 35.5 GW on average, although peak demand reached up to 60.830 GW.

=== Transportation ===

== Demographics ==

== Culture ==

[[Category:Adwest]]
[[Category:Sioran countries]]

List of Presidents of Mayari

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== First Republic ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" style="width:30px;" rowspan="1"|Overall No.
! scope="col" style="width:30px;" rowspan="1"|No. in Era
! scope="col" style="width:80px;" text-align:center;" rowspan="1"|Portrait
! scope="col" style="width:200px;" rowspan="1"|Name
! scope="col" style="width:80px;" rowspan="1"|Tenure
! scope="col" style="width:250px;" rowspan="1"|Party
! scope="col" style="width:200px;" rowspan="1"|Vice President
|-
|1
|1
|style="text-align: center;" |[[File:Senator_Lorenzo_Teves.jpg|80px]]
|[[Abelardo Ricarte y Muñoz]]
|1472-1478
|Independiente y Progreso {{small|(Independence and Progress Party)}}
|Don Joaquin Bautista
|-
|2
|2
|style="text-align: center;" |[[File:Senator_Jose_J._Roy.jpg|80px]]
|[[Carlos Diáz|Carlos Sisante Diáz]]
|1478-1478
|Independiente y Progreso {{small|(Independence and Progress Party)}}
|Bartolome Herrera
|-
|3
|3
|
|[[Bartolome Herrera]]
|1484-1486
|Independiente y Progreso {{small|(Independence and Progress Party)}}
|Paulino Bjergsen
|-
|4
|4
|
|[[Paulino Bjergsen]]
|1486-1490; 1490-1496
|Independiente y Progreso {{small|1486-1490}} 
Socialist Action Party {{small|1490-1496}}
| Ulrik Lucero Alonde
|-
|5
|5
|
|[[Felix Valmorido y Morayta]]
|1496-1498
|National Party
|Nestor Ling
|}

== Rule by the Council for the Defense of the Motherland ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" style="width:30px;" rowspan="1"|Overall No.
! scope="col" style="width:30px;" rowspan="1"|No. in Era
! scope="col" style="width:80px;" text-align:center;" rowspan="1"|Portrait
! scope="col" style="width:200px;" rowspan="1"|Name
! scope="col" style="width:80px;" rowspan="1"|Tenure
! scope="col" style="width:250px;" rowspan="1"|Party
! scope="col" style="width:200px;" rowspan="1"|Vice President
|-
|6
|1
|
|[[Esteban Brams]]
|1498-1517
|None
|None
|-
|7
|2
|
|[[Andrei Martin Gatchalian]]
|1517-1520
|None
|None
|}

== Second Republic ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" style="width:30px;" rowspan="1"|Overall No.
! scope="col" style="width:30px;" rowspan="1"|No. in Era
! scope="col" style="width:80px;" text-align:center;" rowspan="1"|Portrait
! scope="col" style="width:200px;" rowspan="1"|Name
! scope="col" style="width:80px;" rowspan="1"|Tenure
! scope="col" style="width:250px;" rowspan="1"|Party
! scope="col" style="width:200px;" rowspan="1"|Vice President
|-
|8
|1
|
|[[Wilfred Lee]]
|1520-1526
|Socialist Action Party
|Orsus Enrique Zuñiga
|-
|9
|2
|
|[[Simeon Basingat]]
|1526-1532
|National Party
|Jacob Vestergaard
|-
|10
|3
|
|[[Leonardo de la Guardia]]
|1532-1538
|Socialist Action Party
|Orsus Enrique Zuñiga
|-
|11
|4
|
|[[Orsus Zuñiga|Orsus Enrique Zuñiga]]
|1538-1544
|Socialist Action Party
|Pen Beltran
|-
|12
|5
|
|[[Helen Gwenevere Ople]]
|1544-1550
|Green Movement of Mayari
|Simplicio Dagohoy
|-
|13
|6
|
|[[Lucas Montejo]]
|1550-1556
|Kalayaan {{small|(Freedom Party)}}
|Boyett de los Reyes
|-
|14
|7
|
|[[Raul Frederico Giray]]
|1556-1562
|Kalayaan {{small|(Freedom Party)}}
|Kenneth Colmenares
|-
|15
|8
|
|[[Lucas Montejo]]
|1562-1568
|Kalayaan {{small|(Freedom Party)}}
|Evelyn Holmström-Ragasa
|-
|16
|9
|style="text-align: center;" |[[File:DepEd_Secretary_Leonor_Magtolis_Briones.jpg|100px]]
|[[Evelyn Holmström-Ragasa]]
|1568-1574
|National Party
|Miguel Fontejon
|-
|17
|10
|
|[[Jacqueline Sagaysay]]
|1574-1580
|Kalayaan {{small|(Freedom Party)}}
|Jose Falker
|-
|18
|11
|style="text-align: center;" |[[File:Vicente Sotto III (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|[[Alberto Hidalgo|Alberto Fuentes Hidalgo]]
|1580-1586
|Kalayaan {{small|(Freedom Party)}}
|Rafael Cardenas
|-
|19
|12
|style="text-align: center;" |[[File:Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile.jpg|100px]]
|[[Vidar Brams|Vidar Agustin Brams]]
|1586-Present
|Kalayaan {{small|(Freedom Party)}}
|Timothy Castor Palacios
|}

[[Category:Mayari]]

Adwest

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'''Adwest''', formally known as the '''Grand Kingdom of Adwest''', is a {{Other wiki|Sovereign_state|sovereign state}} located in [[Kvaenna]]. It lies on the southeast of the continent's mainland and includes a number of small islands off the coast. It shares land borders with [[Goldecia]] and [[Solhaven]] to the north, [[Taeunas]] to the south, and [[Cynas]] and [[Sindar-Astrasia]] to the west.
Its coastline faces the Cordelian Sea. The country has a total land area of 275,399 square kilometers. The capital of Adwest is [[Balfonheim]] and its most populous city is [[Gregminster]]. It is the 35th-most populous country in the world, with a population of more than 60 million.

The country possesses an {{Other wiki|Absolute_monarchy|absolute monarchy}} under the House [[Durnador]], which has been in power since the birth of the Grand Kingdom in 1464. The monarch - currently Queen [[Sophia I]] - shares executive and legislative functions with the [[Royal Court]] while judicial authority to the Argent Church, the country's {{Other wiki|State_religion|state religion}}. A Royal Diet as a third organ of government also exists, but largely serves secondary roles. Finally, a group of twenty one {{Other wiki|Landed_nobility|landed nobles}} known as the [[High Nobility of Adwest|High Nobility]] also exercise national and local political power and serve as key advisers of the monarch in the governance of the realm.

The Adwestene state has been in continuous existence since the 1st century, with the creation of the [[First Kingdom of Adwest|First Kingdom]]. Under the rule of the Goselinus line, the First Kingdom embarked on a series of conquests and succeeded in unifying southern Kvaenna under its banner. This is often termed the Adwestene Imperial Age. The First Kingdom and its rulers were eventually deposed in the late 12th century by an alliance of the aristocracy and other political forces, paving the way the way for the formation of the [[United Provinces of Adwest|United Provinces]]. The new state was a loose {{Other wiki|Confederation|confederacy}} of the dominions of the former kingdom, ruled collectively by the powerful lords who lead the coup against the Goselinus line. It was during this time that several changes arrived in Adwestene society, including the {{Other wiki|Industrialization|industrial revolution}}, the growth of Avalsyanism, and the increase of interaction with states outside the continent.

In 1332, the Detectatian people {{Other wiki|Secession|seceded}} from the the United Provinces and formed the Republic of Detectatia. Although technically legal, the rest of the United Provinces viewed the secession with hostility, having lost the major trading port of Ayand. Despite these sentiments, they were unable to reclaim the island as the country began to suffer internal strife. This heralded the beginning of Adwestene decline as the {{Other wiki|Hegemony|hegemon}} of Kvaenna. This regression culminated with the bloody {{Other wiki|Revolution|revolution}} by the De Danaan people in the southern part of the United Provinces, where reformist nobles were slaughtered by their people who went on to form what is now the Republic of Taeunas. What remained of the United Provinces after several bouts of secession eventually fell into civil war in 1462. Two years later, the Durnador line triumphed in subduing their adversaries and grabbed power by restoring the monarchy. Since then, it has been operating under the principles of {{Other wiki|Enlightened_absolutism|enlightened absolutism}}. It has continued to face challenges which include friction with the nobility and the threats posed by an underground republican rebellion. Despite these hardships, the Adwestene monarchy has managed to restore much of the peace and prosperity of the Grand Kingdom, sometimes at difficult costs.

Adwest is a {{Other wiki|Developed_country|developed country}} with the 18th-largest economy by {{Other wiki|Purchasing_power_parity|purchasing power parity}}. It has a {{Other wiki|World_Bank_high-income_economy|high-income economy}} and ranks highly on the {{Other wiki|Human_Development_Index|Human Development Index}}. In the {{Other wiki|Gini_coefficient|Gini coefficient}}, Adwest scores as one of the top nations with a significant {{Other wiki|Economic_inequality|wealth gap}}.

== History ==

=== Ancient Settlements ===

=== The First Kingdom and Fragmentation ===

=== New Era and the United Provinces ===

=== Royal Consolidation and the Decade of Strife ===

[[File:Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Gregory III Durnador, the first King of the restored Adwestene monarchy after the Civil War of 1462]]

=== Contemporary History ===

== Politics ==

Adwest is a {{Other wiki|Unitary_state|unitary}} {{Other wiki|Absolute_monarchy|absolute monarchy}} by {{Other wiki|Primogeniture|equal primogeniture}}. The country does not have a constitution, and neither political parties nor elections exist. The monarchy as an institution is recognized as infallible and omniscient. Under the House Durnador, which introduced {{Other wiki|Enlightened_absolutism|enlightened absolutism}} to Adwest during the restoration of the monarchy, this absolute power has ebbed and flowed but been maintained. Recent kings of Adwest such as [[Edward III]] and [[Gregory IV]] have made clear their intentions and have even instituted actions to transform the monarchy, although these efforts have been reversed by [[Sophia I]].

Opposition to royal rule comes primarily from two sources, and these are the Adwestene {{Other wiki|Nobility|nobility}} and forces that advocate for {{Other wiki|Republicanism|republicanism}}. The former is recognized as being the traditional enemy of the crown, having historically been in the position to effectively challenge it. A key element that makes the nobility oppose royal rule is the degree of {{Other wiki|Centralization|centralization}} in Adwest, which led to their revolt in what was known as the Decade of Strife during the opening of the 16th century. The end of the revolt saw the victory of the crown, but also resulted in the restoration of {{Other wiki|Duchy|duchies}} as an administrative unit and, subsequently, the creation of the Ducal Council as an advisory organ of government. The Ducal Council expanded the influence of the [[High Nobility of Adwest|High Nobility]] in national affairs.

Although the political authority of the dukes and duchesses remain tied to the monarchy, there has been no major revolt since, and the nobility and crown retain an amicable relationship. By contrast, a republican {{Other wiki|Rebellion|insurrection}} that began ever since the restoration of the monarchy continues to persevere today. Although weakened throughout the years and forced into {{Other wiki|Guerrilla_warfare|hiding}}, the republican insurrection remains the largest continuing threat to the monarchy as it continues to bear arms and carry out strings of violent {{Other wiki|Terrorism|terrorist}} attacks throughout the country on occasion.

In the absence of democracy, politics in Adwest revolves around the crown and the nobility. A precarious balance exists between the two, as the monarchy is de facto obligated to consider the opinions, interests, and advice of the Ducal Council in his decisions. The nobility possess considerable clout in their respective domains, holding not only traditional political influence dating from medieval times but also economic and social power. In turn, they are required to swear fealty to the monarchy as part of their obligation. The oath of loyalty of the nobility has changed evolved the declaration of {{Other wiki|Suzerainty|suzerainty}} during the period of the first kingdom during ancient times to one of "absolute loyalty", ensuring strict obligation to follow royal prerogative. In practice however, the monarch allows the nobility a certain degree of authority and liberty in many areas of concern. This exertion of freedom has grown specifically in recent years.

Outside of the upper strata, participation in the political process is severely limited, although efforts by the late [[Edward III]] and his successor have helped to alleviate this a bit. The Consultation Reforms of 1541 allowed for the creation of a Royal Convention, a non-binding organ of government that allowed not only the nobility to consult the affairs of the realm with the crown but also the middle and lower classes, especially {{Other wiki|Professional|professionals}} and members of the {{Other wiki|Intelligentsia|intelligentsia}}. The Royal Convention was merged with the Ducal Council form the Royal Diet with the Declaration on Royal Consent in 1567, which granted it some powers.

=== Governance ===

As an absolute monarchy, ultimate political authority resides in the sovereign of Adwest. [[Sophia I|Sophia I Durnador]], the current Grand Queen of Adwest, serves as both the {{Other wiki|Head_of_state|head of state}} and {{Other wiki|Head_of_government|government}}, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of Adwest. In her capacity as chief administrator of the Adwestene Realm, the sovereign is assisted by several bodies and individuals. Some of these are empowered by the sovereign to exercise power and make decisions on their behalf, while others serve secondary or advisory functions.

The first of these bodies is known as the Royal Court, which serves as the ''de facto'' {{Other wiki|Executive_(government)|executive}} branch of the government under the sovereign. The Royal Court, however, not only has the power to enforce the laws but also create them. The Royal Court, since 1567, has been led and overseen by the Lord Protector, who formally serves as the top adviser of the sovereign in all matters of state.

Adwest has a quasi-legislative body known as the Royal Diet. A {{Other wiki|Bicameralism|bicameral}} body, the Royal Diet was formed out of an amalgamation between the Ducal Council, the council of all members of the Adwestene High Nobility, and the Royal Convention, an assembly of the populace that was called by the sovereign for consultation in certain affairs. The Ducal Council serves as the upper house, while the Royal Convention is the lower house. The Royal Diet is not an elected body. Seats in the Ducal Council are hereditary, whereas all six hundred members of the Royal Convention are appointed by the sovereign every eight years.

The Royal Diet does not have lawmaking power in the normal sense of the word. Instead, the Royal Diet as a collective assembly serves to scrutinize laws and policies declared by the Royal Court and, by extension, the Crown. It in the absence of lawmaking powers, it instead has several remedial powers which were deliberately granted to it in order to curb royal influence - including the power to dethrone a sitting sovereign and the {{Other wiki|Power_of_the_purse|power of the purse}}.

=== Legal System ===

The creation, interpretation, and enforcement of law in Adwest is held by two bodies; the [[Royal Court of Adwest|Royal Court]] and the [[Argent Church]]. In his capacity as the head of the church, as well as being as the absolute leader of the secular state, the monarch still remains the chief arbiter in all legal and judicial matters, formally {{Other wiki|Rule_by_decree|ruling by decree}}.

The members of the Royal Court, in particular those who control the executive agencies, have the power to pass {{Other wiki|Statute|statutes}} that carry the full force of law and that would otherwise be passed by a legislative body. Each agency of the court is aided by a bureaucracy that is responsible for research and compilation of information relevant to a specific area of legislation. All royal statutes require the approval of the monarch and are {{Other wiki|Code_(law)|codified}} by the Ministry for Home Affairs.

The Ministry for Home Affairs of the court basically serves as the "keeper" of laws, and is conferred with the power to detain criminals, in addition to codifying legislative acts. However, the power of criminal prosecution falls solely on the Argent Church. This has been the case since the passage of the Edict of Greater Moral Imperative in 1465. The Argent Church possesses {{Other wiki|Judiciary|judicial}} authority and runs not only the court system, which is paralleled with the hierarchy of ecclesiastical dioceses, but also penitentiary facilities.

Although laws of all nature are written and passed by the secular Royal Court, the interpretation and subsequent enforcement of these laws by the ecclesiastical authorities in the Argent Church is more often than not applied with a different understanding. The Argent Church, for the most part, has a very strong influence on the creation of laws dictating social relationships, enforcing a very {{Other wiki|Social_conservatism|conservative}} approach in both the lawmaking process and its prosecution of offenders.

The justice system in Adwest relies on the antithesis of the {{Other wiki|Presumption_of_innocence|principle of presumption of innocence}}, with all accused criminals being guilty until proven innocent. The defense of an accused person falls on a group of individuals convened by the ecclesiastical judge, in the absence of a qualified attorney.

Adwestene justice is often condemned for being harsh and "ultra-puritanical". A myriad of {{Other wiki|Capital_punishment|capital}} and {{Other wiki|Corporal_punishment|physical}} punishments imposed by the ecclesiastical courts including {{Other wiki|Beheading|beheading}}, {{Other wiki|Stoning|stoning}}, {{Other wiki|Crucifixion|crucifixion}}, {{Other wiki|Amputation|amputation}}, and {{Other wiki|lashing}} have been an object of international criticism for years.

=== Foreign Relations ===

The {{Other wiki|Foreign_relations|international relations}} of Adwest is centered on its {{Other wiki|National_security|national security}} interests and its goals for {{Other wiki|Irredentism|reunification}} with formerly Adwestene territories. This twofold view was implemented with the ascension of the "Rejuvenated Leadership" in the persons of [[Sophia I]], who led the country towards the promotion and improvement of Adwestene diplomatic connections, and her Lord Prtector [[Garithos Ashford]], who was responsible for forming the modern Adwestene {{Other wiki|Foreign_policy|foreign policy}} into what has been coined as the {{Other wiki|Big_Stick_ideology|Velvet Glove doctrine}}.

The Velvet Glove doctrine was a great movement away from the {{Other wiki|Country_neutrality_(international_relations)|non-aligned}} and {{Other wiki|Non-interventionism|non-interventionist}} stance that was promulgated by the leaders of the Grand Kingdom since its formation in 1464. The reason for Adwest's lack of participation in international affairs until Ashford's ascension was because of domestic instability. This situation having been changed come the late 15th century, Adwest was maneuvered by its new leaders to be begin reasserting its global influence. The contrast between the past and the new policy is highlighted by the doctrine's call for proactive action, mainly through {{Other wiki|Diplomacy|diplomacy}} and through {{Other wiki|War|war}} if necessary, on the part of Adwest in order to reclaim and ensure its status as one of the {{Other wiki|Great_power|great powers}} and secure the safety of its people, frontiers, and monarchy.

In practice, the doctrine was conceived as a means of dealing with Adwest's neighbors within [[Kvaenna]], particularly to the west and the north, which were formerly parts of the Adwestene realm. The doctrine was borne out of a desire from the Crown and High Nobility to reunify several former territories of the United Provinces of Adwest under Adwestene rule. This was to be done through peaceful means, but considering the use of force if peaceful {{Other wiki|Annexation|annexation}} was not possible.

Within the region, Adwest shares an alliance with [[Arrenland]] and [[South Kolhar]], as well considerable trading relations with many of its neighbors. But the Adwestene policy of territorial reunification and its role in the protection of the Fascist regime in Kolhar has been met with opposition from several neighbors, particularly [[Taeunas]] and [[Goldecia]]. The Royal Court of Adwest denounced this "meddling" in response, citing the creation of the [[Kvaennan Treaty Organization|KTO]] and the [[Kvaenann Economic Community]] as "attempts to isolate and threaten to Adwest."

Although Kvaenna remains the immediate concern in its foreign affairs, Adwest is active in various international engagements on many levels throughout the world. In particular, Adwest has developed significant relations and trade with [[Nerysia]], [[Lomarre]], and [[Oslanburg]] in [[Brigidna]]; [[Mordvania]] in Marzanna; [[Drahen]] in Skathia; and [[Akitsu]] and [[Tieguo]] in Ostara.

=== Military ===

The armed forces of the Grand Kingdom -officially known as the [[Grand Army of Adwest]]- are the {{Other wiki|Military|military}} and {{Other wiki|Paramilitary|paramilitary}} forces of Adwest, under the sovereign of the kingdom to whom all servicemen are required to swear allegiance. The armed forces consists of the [[Royal Continental Army]], the [[Royal Sea Force]], the [[Royal Air Fleet]], and two auxiliary paramilitary forces known as the [[Royal Adwestene Constabulary]] and the Order of the Argent Knights.

The constabulary is basically a {{Other wiki|Gendarmerie|military police force}} that serves as a general purpose police force. It has a component for {{Other wiki|Police|policing}} and another component for {{Other wiki|Special_operations|non-conventional threats}} such as terrorism and revolution. Although technically a part of the armed forces and subject to administrative oversight by the Ministry of War, the Royal Adwestene Constabulary is operationally attached to and under the authority of the Ministry for Home Affairs. The constabulary has a total strength of about eighty thousand personnel. On the other hand, the Order of the Argent Knights refers to the armed wing of the Argent Church of Adwest. Numbering at about twenty thousand personnel and having been in continuous existence since the formation of the first Adwestene state, the order serves as the {{Other wiki|Royal_guard|royal guard}} of the sovereign of Adwest. Adwest has two {{Other wiki|Intelligence_agency|intelligence agencies}}, the Directorate for External Strategy which reports to the Ministry of War and the Directorate for Internal Security which reports to the Ministry for Home Affairs.

The Grand Army of Adwest is largely a professional force. {{Other wiki|Conscription|Conscription}} was abolished back in 1501 but was returned by royal decree in 1584 as part of an effort of enlargement. Historically a ground-centric force, the need for the Grand Army to maintain a sizable {{Other wiki|Standing_army|standing army}} for the security of its borders against both domestic and outside dangers has been fed by the large number of young men and women who volunteer to join the armed forces, with the legal age for military service being fifteen.

Adwest spends about 4.5% of its GDP on military expenditures annually, mostly going to {{Other wiki|Research_and_development|research and development}}. Adwest has a robust domestic {{Other wiki|Arms_industry|arms manufacturing industry}}, although arms export is heavily regulated by the Adwestene government. Aside from this, the Grand Army also maintains an extensive arsenal of {{Other wiki|Biological_weapons|biological weapons}} in the form of nerve and blood agents.

== Geography ==

== Administrative Divisions ==

The tiers of government that comprise the administration of the Adwestene state has largely been developed throughout its history, with four distinct tiers arising during the past reincarnations of the Grand Kingdom. At the highest level resides the {{Other wiki|National_government|national government}} which, Adwest being a {{Other wiki|Unitary_state|unitary}} state, possesses supreme authority over its subordinate entities. The national government is headed by the sovereign of Adwest and comprises the Royal Court, the Royal Diet, and the Argent Church.

{{Other wiki|Devolution}} has been undertaken in order to grant wider autonomy to the second tier of government in several areas. Eighteen duchies comprise this second tier, with each duchy referring to a certain geographic and political entity developed since the First Kingdom of Adwest. Each duchy is represented nationally through the upper house of the Royal Diet - the Ducal Council . Duchies are ruled by hereditary dukes, who have powers in areas such as {{Other wiki|Tax|taxes}}, {{Other wiki|Legislation|legislation}}, and {{Other wiki|Public_service|public services}}.

Below each duchy lies a certain number of counties which comprise the third tier of government. Each county is basically a collection of {{Other wiki|Barony|baronies}} and {{Other wiki|Municipality|municipalities}} in a geographic area. The counts of a duchy, who by convention have strong influence over the government units directly below them, form the Assembly of Vassals, the primary subordinates and confidants of a duke or duchess in matters of {{Other wiki|Local_government|local governance}} and development. Like duchies, counties are ruled by hereditary counts, who are members of the Lower Nobility alongside barons.

The lowest tier of government is divided into two parts; a barony and a municipality. Baronies refer to traditional domains of members of the Lower Nobility. Although they are taxable entities, baronies as a local government unit may not have political jurisdiction over groups of people save for those residing in it. There are some baronies however that also comprise a town or a village, making them similar to a municipality. The only difference being the title of their administrator. The municipalities are divided into three types according to their population. A municipality with a million or more residents is a City, one with a hundred thousand or more is a Township, and one with a thousand or more is a village. Anything less is incorporated into the nearest unit. Municipalities are headed by Lord Mayors appointed by their Count, usually a member of the {{Other wiki|Bourgeoisie|bourgeoisie}} class. There are about a thousand municipalities and baronies in Adwest today.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Administrative Unit !! Holder !! Population
|-
| [[Image:Blason commune fr Gramat 2.svg|30px]] Duchy of Pharamond || Henry IV Falsen, Duke|| 6,881,072
|-
| [[Image:Blason abbé de Parc Philippe Ier.svg|30px]] Duchy of Ormbeck || Sophia I Durnador, Duchess || 5,236,108
|-
| [[Image:Blason commune fr Saint-Felix.svg|30px]] Duchy of Sensaros || Claire Ashford, Duchess || 5,100,523
|-
| [[Image:Blason famille fr Tréléon.svg|30px]] Duchy of Larstat || Lysa Arryn, Duchess || 4,894,728
|-
| [[Image:Coa Norway Town Aurskog-Høland.svg|30px]] Duchy of Lotharia || Tancred Barton, Duke || 4,704,100
|-
| [[Image:Blason corporation fr Serruriers, selliers, couteliers, armuriers, taillandiers et maréchaux de Clamecy.svg|30px]] Duchy of Slane || Albert II Tamasine, Duke || 4,592,117
|-
| [[Image:Blason famille fr ESCOTAIS (des).svg|30px]] Duchy of Rivadis || Eugene Bertram Dohlberg, Duke || 4,578,900
|-
| [[Image:Elie-lefevbre blason.png|30px]] Duchy of Lincrest || Roderick de Meisen, Duke || 4,200,926
|-
| [[Image:Blason dauphine fr Auvergne.png|30px]] Duchy of Maleroy || Charles XI Windamier, Duke || 4,043,141
|-
| [[Image:Blason ville fr Linghem (Pas-de-Calais).svg|30px]] Duchy of Cerathien || Jeremius Percival, Duke || 3,270,946
|-
| [[Image:Blason de la Famille d'Escoussans.png|30px]] Duchy of Aldenbarrow || Elanor II Feralius, Duchess || 3,178,221
|-
| [[Image:VanderCamere.svg|30px]] Duchy of Fosteria || Robert III Halnish, Duke || 3,188,073
|-
| [[Image:Blason ville ca Saint-Calixte (Québec).svg|30px]] Duchy of Isengard || Borwind II Zerase, Duke || 3,139,969
|-
| [[Image:Blason fam fr Hardy du Plessis.svg|30px]] Duchy of Eris || William IV Dohlberg, Duke || 3,115,243
|-
| [[Image:Blason famille fr Toulcouet.svg|30px]] Duchy of Erithglen || Sophia I Durnador, Duchess || 2,255,950
|-
| [[Image:Blason famille fr Dupont de Dinechin v1.svg|30px]] Duchy of Adrudan || Alistair II Wolcroft, Duke || 2,991,650
|-
| [[Image:Boyd Coat of Arms.svg|30px]] Duchy of Tenover || George V Atreides, Duke || 2,480,132
|-
| [[Image:Blason famille fr Roulleaux.svg|30px]] Duchy of Phellustead || Stephen Falsen, Duke || 1,669,712
|-
| [[Image:Armoiries du royaume de Bavière (1809).svg|30px]] Duchy of Brent || Godfrey VIII Grenseal, Duke || 1,500,200
|-
| [[Image:Coat of arms of Charles II de Bade.svg|30px]] Duchy of Rogenmoore || Hugo IV de Meisen, Duke || 1,740,006
|-
| [[Image:Blason fam fr Gigeou.svg|30px]] Duchy of the Cordelian Islands || Hugh X Falsen, Duke || 1,014,140
|}

== Economy ==

Adwest has a {{Other wiki|Developed_country|well-developed}} and {{Other wiki|World_Bank_high-income_economy|high-income}} economy backed by a {{Other wiki|Skilled_labor|skilled}} labor force and significant {{Other wiki|Natural_resources|natural resources}}. It is a leader in several industries such as {{Other wiki|Chemical_industry|chemicals}} and {{Other wiki|Petrochemicals|petrochemicals}}, {{Other wiki|Mining|mining}} and {{Other wiki|Metallurgy|metallurgy}}, {{Other wiki|Telecommunication|telecommunications}}, {{Other wiki|Pharmaceutical_industry|pharmaceutics}} and {{Other wiki|Biotechnology|biotechnology}}, and {{Other wiki|Retail|retail}}.

It has the 16th largest economy by measure of {{Other wiki|Purchasing_power_parity|purchasing power}} and the 24th by measure of {{Other wiki|Per_capita_income|per capita income}}. Since 1512, stronger domestic consumption and increased trade have bolstered economic growth in Adwest. Greater political stability and the implementation of {{Other wiki|Fiscal_conservatism|fiscally conservative}} policies also helped to increase economic output, with average GDP growth between 1512 to 1522 being 5.3%, compared to a meager 0.9% in preceding years. Recent figures portray GDP growth remains stable, if a bit slowed, with the adoption of new economic policies, at an average of 2.1%.

Although historically a practitioner of {{Other wiki|Market_economy|free market}} principles, the Adwestene economy had undergone a {{Other wiki|Dirigisme|transformation}} under the National Rejuvenation program that began under Sophia I in 1566. Several small companies in certain sectors have been merged together to form new {{Other wiki|State_enterprise|crown corporations}} supervised by the government, while a handful of {{Other wiki|Corporate_welfare|business benefits}} were introduced in order to support existing corporations in Adwest. Both moves have been taken in the interests of consolidation and in order to promote a clique of {{Other wiki|National_champions|commercial and industrial organizations}} that would direct economic activity for the advantage of both the state and commercial interests.

{{Other wiki|Labor_unions|Labor unions}} and other movements of organized labor are banned in Adwest, while a {{Other wiki|Minimum_wage|minimum wage}} is formally non-existent. Instead, {{Other wiki|Labor_relations|labor relations}} is managed in the framework of {{Other wiki|Corporatism|corporatism}}. State mechanisms at the national level, in particular the Royal Commission on Professional and Industrial Cooperation, are utilized in order to negotiate labor contracts and resolve disputes between workers and employers, ensuring a {{Other wiki|Class_collaboration|harmonious}} and productive relationship between them. Adwest has a flat personal income tax of 10%.

Adwest has significant volumes of {{Other wiki|International_trade|trade}} with numerous nations, although it has so far refrained from signing a complete free trade agreement. The Adwestene government practices a policy of "selective protectionism" in order to safeguard its dominant major corporations, and has allowed only for a handful of foreign corporations and companies to enter the Adwestene market. Adwest maintains a comprehensive list on sectors where foreign investment is prohibited, limited, and allowed. Adwest's top trading partners include [[Arrenland]], [[Taeunas]], [[Oslanburg]], [[Tieguo]], and [[Drahen]]. Its primary exports are made up of industrial and agricultural raw materials, while its top imports include electronic devices, transportation equipment, and luxury goods.

Although internationally accused of having the highest wealth gap and for promoting {{Other wiki|Wealth_concentration|wealth concentration}}, there are no formal statistics to the amount of poverty in Adwest as it does not release its data for the public. This has only recently changed with the publication economic journals by the court for the purpose of attracting foreign investment. But even this is restricted in what information is released to the public. The state discourages calling attention to poverty and related issues, and has suppressed any attempts to compile data on the matter by journalists.

=== Communications ===

{{Other wiki|Telecommunication|Telecommunications}} in Adwest is largely a {{Other wiki|Monopoly|monopoly}} under the Integrated Telecommunications Company of the Grenseal Group, a major conglomerate owned and operated privately by the Grenseal family of Brent. The ITC was first formed in Septem 1566 when Optima, the Grenseal Group's {{Other wiki|Mobile_phone|mobile phone}} manufacturing subsidiary, was merged with several private companies that provided mobile and landline services, most notably the Verux Telecom Services Company, in order to streamline the linking of communication systems. The new company, called the Integrated Cellular and Telephone Company, was bought by the government. In Alvan 1568, the ICTC became the ITC following its merger with the Adwestene Royal Internet Corporation, a longstanding crown corporation formed in 1523 that pioneered {{Other wiki|Fiber-optic_communication|fiber-optics}} and became Adwest's first commercial {{Other wiki|Internet_service_provider|ISP}} in 1537. The ITC was {{Other wiki|Privatization|privatized}} and sold back to the Grenseal Group the same year.

The ITC operates a network of some 26 {{Other wiki|Communications_satellite|communication satellites}} that it uses for its internet, mobile phone, and landline services, as well as for commercial use by domestic and foreign broadcasting groups.

{{Other wiki|Asymmetric_digital_subscriber_line|ADSL}} and {{Other wiki|WiMAX}} coverage form the bulk of the ITC's internet services, although it also has {{Other wiki|Very-high-bit-rate_digital_subscriber_line|VDSL}} for more well-off customers. Despite the ITC's advanced development of internet services, the extremely high costs of its basic services and the lack of further interest in its early {{Other wiki|Ethernet}} program has led to a tremendous decline in internet subscription. To offset the issue, the Adwestene governmet and the ITC invited several foreign telecom companies to discuss the creation of a nationwide {{Other wiki|Broadband|broadband}} for the general populace. As of 1569, average internet speed in Adwest is 8.4 Mbps, while internet users were numbered at approximately 17 million people.

Mobile services have been comparatively cheaper and easier to obtain. More than half of the total population has a cellular device, due in part to the lack of any state regulations on the mobile phone industry which has allowed a number of foreign mobile manufacturers to tap the Adwestene market and compete with ITC's line of Optima phones.

The {{Other wiki|Broadcasting|broadcasting}} industry and {{Other wiki|Mass_media|mass media}} in Adwest are regulated and overseen by the Ministry of Information. The ministry itself operates a number of media outlets which are among the largest and most consumed in Adwest, such as the Sentinel ({{Other wiki|Newspaper}}) and the IGA Network ({{Other wiki|Television_station|Television}}).

There are two other major television companies in Adwest, both of which are private, and these are Clayton Network and AJS-NBS. Both companies provide nonstop content daily and also offer cable television. About 90% of all Adwestene households have a colored television set, which was introduced in Adwest in 1521, while average television viewing time was at 4 hours a day. There are about 300 television stations in Adwest, with about 8 being foreign stations sanctioned by the information ministry. {{Other wiki|Radio}} is also popular in Adwest, with about 400 radio stations throughout the country, with 340 {{Other wiki|AM_broadcasting|AM}} and 60 {{Other wiki|FM_broadcasting|FM}}.

Telegram and {{Other wiki|Mail|postal}} services are offered by the Ministry of Information, with the ease of such services being used more often by those without access to electronic telegraphy systems.

The role of the media is defined by mandate of the first king of the Grand Kingdom as being a "force that educates and inspires national unity". Consequently, most popular grievances go unreported in Adwest. In addition to a ban on probes and criticism on the royal family and the aristocracy, any media deemed pornographic, violent, heretical to the Argent Church, or generally perceived to be dangerous is suppressed by the Ministry of Information. This has led to a widespread pervasiveness of {{Other wiki|Self-censorship|self-censorship}} by Adwestene broadcasters.

=== Energy ===

The Grand Kingdom was the world's eleventh-largest consumer of energy and the thirteenth-largest producer by 1570. Adwest's energy production and distribution relies on both the public and private sector, represented by the Ministry of Energy and the Tyrus Alliance respectively. The Tyrus Alliance controls the energy monopoly of Adwest, and works with the government in order to attain adequate supply and deliver it all over the country. This was part of the economic consolidation effort brought about by the government in recent years, with the tandem being given two goals to complete before 1600, in a policy known as the New Century Energy Advancement Program.

The two goals, attain "near-complete energy independence" and reduce {{Other wiki|Greenhouse_gases|greenhouse gas}} emissions, was to be achieved by shifting about 70% of all energy production from {{Other wiki|Coal|coal}}, {{Other wiki|Oil|oil}}, and {{Other wiki|Natural_gas|natural gas}} to alternative energy sources.

About half of Adwest's oil had been imported or produced in foreign countries, specifically in Skathia and eastern Brigidna in 1562. Meanwhile, both the domestic oil and natural gas reserves were dangerously close to depletion by 1564. The increase of coal plants was not deemed as a proper solution despite the continued abundance of the country's coal reserves. Combined, these factors led the government to pursue alternative energy sources. Particular emphasis is given on {{Other wiki|Hydropower|hydropower}}, {{Other wiki|Geothermal_power|geothermal power}}, and {{Other wiki|Wind_power|wind power}}. Focus into these new sources is exemplified by the planned construction of several new offshore wind farms in coastal Adwest and extensive public-private development of {{Other wiki|Wave_power|wave}} and {{Other wiki|Tidal_power|tidal}} power.

As the guide for national energy and environmental policies, the New Century Energy Advancement Program also advised two additional goals that have not been formally adopted yet. The first was to build a fossil fuel free civilian vehicle fleet by pouring research into the use of {{Other wiki|Biofuel|biofuels}}, and the second was to triple energy distributed by {{Other wiki|District_energy|decentralized energy}} nationwide.

Per capita consumption of {{Other wiki|Energy|energy}} in the Grand Kingdom stood at 35.40 MWh in 1570, exhibiting progressive increases since the last decade. In the same year, total electricity used was 319.2 TWh, almost double the increase from 1550. Demand for electricity in 1570 was 35.5 GW on average, although peak demand reached up to 60.830 GW.

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== Culture ==

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