An-kenjara

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The Domination of An-Kenjara

An-kenjara
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Flag of An-kenjara
Motto: For Queen and Convocation
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Region Middle Earth
Capital Kenjara
Official Language(s) English
Leader Her Serene Majesty Queen Eliandrine III
Population c. 4.5 billion
Currency Kenjar 
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Little is now remembered of the foundation of An-Kenjara. From time immemorial, the nation has been governed by an unbroken line of female monarchs, though nowadays the Queen's power, noteworthy still, is second to that of the faction-riddled Convocation of the Lords of An-Kenjara. The Convocation consists of representatives of An-Kenjara's noble houses and is dominated by two broad groupings, respectively of a traditionalist and a progressive outlook.

An-Kenjara is known for its palatial casinos, in which children and adults alike can be found staking their hard-earned pocket-money and wages on the chance to join the nation's rich. Convocation has for some time pursued a laissez-faire commercial policy, and this is reflected in the nation's low wages and in the dominance of large corporations, often headed by the same nobles who exercise the most power in Convocation.

The Domination affords considerable rights and freedoms to its citizens, although only those from the nobility may stand for election. In practice, however, it is possible for the successful to buy their way into the nobility; commercial success, therefore, can yield political influence. All of the Queen's subjects are required to vote in the quinquennial Convocational elections, which are held by secret ballot. This encourages the nobility to pursue policies which afford their constituents broad freedoms and the chance to succeed. Hard work is rewarded, but there is no social safety-net for the slothful, and only charitable hand-outs for those who are unable to work.

Queen and Convocation are at one in their attitude towards enforcement of An-Kenjaran law: criminals are given long sentences and, in exceptional circumstances, the death penalty is used. Torture, likewise, is permitted in exceptional circumstances where it is essential that information be extracted from prisoners.