Anira is full of different peoples and nations, but the ones we’ll concern ourselves with here are those directly involved in the outbreak of war in The Rise of a Legend. Warning: certain details may be subject to change.
The Tri-Alliance
The Tri-Alliance is a military coalition comprised of the neighbor nations Cineach, Auden, and Correthae on the Raydan continent. The alliance was first officially formed roughly two centuries before the events of TRoL, against the Rioti’ordan Domain in one of their several wars of conquest.
Cineach
Official name: Republic of Cineach
Flag: white tri-ray star ("knotted flames") on navy-blue field
Capital: Stess (population approx. 450,000)
Official language(s): Aniran, Evayan (native language)
Demonym: Cineachan(s)
Ethnic groups: 50% human, 48% Evayan (largest Evayan population [3,840,000] outside Aodh), 2% misc. races due to commerce
Population: approx. 8,000,000
Government: constitutional republic
Head of State: traditionally Cullan (literally "Chieftain," but translated to "Governor")
Legislature: traditionally bicameral Oireacht na Senans ("Council of Senators")
Overview: Cineach is one of Anira’s oldest nations, and the homeland of the original Árd Ríon, or High Queen, of Anira. So in YBK 15, the head of one of the largest clans—Meldia—brought his family and his friends’ families and their neighbors together to form a unified entity that they called Cineach. In Old Evayan, the word literally means “born of fire.” (Unfinished data draft) The race known as the Evaya is strongly tied to Cineach as their homeland, the origin of their language, art, and overall culture. Cineach has also long been recognized as a land of freedom and opportunity (as well as the breeding ground of many of the finest horses in the world. As a result, the first race of the Ríanyan Stakes is held just outside the capital Stess, the Stessian Grand Run). Cineach was formerly a constitutional monarchy, with her Rí Ruirech (lit. “Provincial King”) bowing to the High King and Queen as the direct sovereigns of Cineach, a political situation unique to that nation. However, with the fall of the High Kingdom, the last Ríon (queen) Ruirech stepped down from her throne and helped the Oireacht form the Republic of Cineach, the oldest lasting republic in Anira.
Auden
Official name: Kingdom of Auden
Flag: gold eagle with wide wingspan on russet field
Capital: Denster (pop. 500,000)
Official language(s): Aniran (Evayan fairly widespread but not official)
Demonym: Audenian(s)
Ethnic groups: 83% human, 15% Evayan, 2% misc. races due to commerce
Population: approx. 8,500,000
Government: constitutional monarchy
Head of State: King or Queen (currently Queen)
Legislature: Assemblage of Ministers
Overview: Auden is a younger nation than Cineach, having been formed out of smaller kingdoms that were fought over repeatedly in centuries gone by—however, it was in this land that the oldest human families lived before spreading out across the world. Auden is Cineach’s ethnically-closest neighbor, with a large portion of Audenians holding a strain of Cineachan blood. The nation is also ideologically closer to her neighbor than most other nations, in matters of politics, religion, and ethics. Auden has the unenviable distinction of being the only nation facing Eyráne, homeland of the Rioti’ordane, across the Kidrin River—and has long lived in fear of being the Rioti’ordan Domain’s next target for conquest. Auden is called a kingdom but is technically a small empire, with several southwestern territories.
Correthae
Official name: Realm of Correthae
Flag: silver crown with an inscription in white below the crown on a pale green field
Capital: LuMiare (population approx. 900,000)
Official language(s): Correthaen (Aniran widely spoken but not official)
Demonym: Correthaen(s)
Ethnic groups: 94.5% human, 5% Evayan, .5% misc. races due to commerce
Population: approx. 9,000,000
Government: feudal monarchy
Head of State: King or Queen (currently King)
Legislature: House of Lords
Overview: Correthae is about the same age as Auden for similar reasons, and is ethnically separate from Auden and Cineach. Correthae is the only member of the Tri-Alliance that does not hold Aniran as an official language, and is the largest nation by population. The country is one of the wealthiest northern realms, with the economy fueled by mining, artisanship, and the medieval stock market—and Correthae is also said to possess some of the finest culinary artists in Anira.
Yleka
Official name: Province of Yleka/Free State of Yleka
Flag: white star on a black field
Capital: Stalabeck
Official language(s): Ylekan, Raydan (Aniran widely spoken but not official)
Demonym: Ylekan(s)
Ethnic groups: 92% Ylekan, 2% Raydan human, 1% Zharatzhan, 5% mixed
Population: 2,600,000
Government: League of Raydan Provinces (empire)/Council of Representatives (republic)
Head of State: Kevsik of Rayda/none yet for the Free State of Yleka
Legislature: Council of Representatives
Overview: Yleka is not a member of the Tri-Alliance, but it is because of Yleka’s declaration of secession from Rayda that the coalition has been renewed. The northern nation-state is not large, but it is the only home of an entire race of humanoid people, the Ylekans. They have been under Raydan domination for centuries in payment of an old debt, but with growing tyranny from Rayda, the Ylekans have chafed more and more under their submission until now, when they are declaring their independence at last. “They are known for being hardy and industrious, and, of late, have rivaled the Rioti’ordane in their militant nature” (TRoL Glossary—Races). Yleka lies on Cineach’s northern border.
Aodh
Official name: State of Aodh
Flag: gold phoenix on a royal blue field
Capital: Dún Sairse
Official language(s): Evayan/Cineachan (Aniran widely spoken but not official)
Demonym: Aodhan(s) (also known simply as Evayans)
Ethnic groups: 94.5% Evayan, .5% human, 5% mixed
Population: 4,750,000
Government: constitutional republic
Head of State: Cullan
Legislature: Oireacht na Senans
Overview: A nation never even actually seen in TRoL, Aodh is nonetheless important, not only as the homeland of Gwilym Fire-of-Skies but as a staunch Cineachan ally. Aodh is the one nation in Anira that is strictly Evayan, and was created less than a hundred years ago in the southern deserts. Since then, Evayans from all four corners of the world have flocked to Aodh to unite under one banner, hoping to grow strong enough to be a world power in their own right in the inevitable war. Aodh’s hot desert/steppe climate is a startling contrast to the wet, temperate, green North to which most Evayans gravitate, but they endure and thrive here, nevertheless.
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