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[[Wikipedia:Monotheism|Monotheism]] simply does not exist in Bryn Shander, primarily because of the militant clergy of the various gods, combined with a govenment that is openly hostile to monotheism and tends to look the other way when monotheists come to Bryn Shander and get killed. | [[Wikipedia:Monotheism|Monotheism]] simply does not exist in Bryn Shander, primarily because of the militant clergy of the various gods, combined with a govenment that is openly hostile to monotheism and tends to look the other way when monotheists come to Bryn Shander and get killed. | ||
| − | [[Wikipedia:Atheism|Atheism]] is not discouraged, but the fact that the gods have been known to make personal visits and grant their faithful spells tends to kill any arguements than one could make for atheism in Bryn Shander. Though of course, it is seemingly possible to gain spells using this system as a sufficiently motivated atheist, as they seemingly work on belief, not necesserily requiring a diety. | + | [[Wikipedia:Atheism|Atheism]] is not discouraged, but the fact that the gods have been known to make personal visits and grant their faithful spells tends to kill any arguements than one could make for atheism in Bryn Shander. Though of course, it is seemingly possible to gain spells using this system (essentially shared as it is with several other nations) as a sufficiently motivated atheist (or more likely, humanist), as they seemingly work on belief, not necesserily requiring a diety. |
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Overview
Bryn Shander is a large, technologicly advanced nation with most of it's population living in orbital colonies, with most orbiting L2, at Side 3, though many orbit the asteroid Mathilde in orbit over Mars and the asteroid Axis in the asteroid belt.
Other sizable, but much smaller populations live in the asteroids Axis, Solomon, A Baoa Qu, Pezun, and Mathilde, which act as fortresses to protect Bryn Shander's colonies. About 30 million people also live in the Lunar city of Granada, in the Tsiolkovsky Crater.
Bryn Shander's terrestrial territory are the Principality of Bryn Shander in the arctic, her extra-Solar territory is made up of the star system of Forodren Annon.
Population
- Population: 11,545,000,000
Government
Bryn Shander's government is an absolute, though enlightened monarchy, ruled by King Damien Nightbane of Shar. Although King Nightbane is the high priest of his religion and one of his goddess' chosen, Bryn Shander's government is avowedly secular. To manage his territories, King Nightbane has bestowed power on seven of his closest friends, granting them the titles of prince and princess.
- The first and most powerful of the princes is Prince Aseroth Xiloscient, a powerful Fey'ri sorcerer who commands the nation's space forces.
- Next is Aseroth's sister, Princess Kiari Xiloscient. She is also Fey'ri, although she was trained in theifly arts rather than arcane ones, and holds the god Mask in high regard. Kiari rules Bryn Shander's Martian holdings, the orbital Principality of Mathilde.
- Third on the list is Prince Cain Darklight of Velsharoon, who like King Nightbane, is a human and the high priest and chosen of his deity. Prince Darklight commands Bryn Shander's Earth forces.
- The fourth is Princess Season Amastacia, a half-elven bard in the service of the goddess Mielikki. She rules the star system that makes up the Principality of Forodren Annon.
- Fifth is Princess Cassandra Mizuno, a human fighter in the service of Torm. She rules the planet of Forodren Cormandor in the Forodren Annon system, and has close ties with Princess Amastacia.
- Sixth is Prince Artemis Bonaduce, a human who like Princess Xiloscient, grew up making his living at the expense of those more fortunate than himself, though through acts of piracy rather than outright theft. He rules the Principality of Principality of Axis in the asteroid belt.
- The final princess is Princess Mitsune Kato, a foxgirl of Arctic Fox descent. She rules the Principality of Bryn Shander in the Arctic, and is known for brutal acts of violence with a large titanium mallet.
Bryn Shander spends most of it's budget on the enviroment, law and order, and defense. As such, most would consider the nation a police state, although the populace are afforded extensive civil rights and economic freedoms. Any attempts to change the government, however, are considered treason, and dealt with accordingly.
Bryn Shander has an odd mix of socialist and libertarian policies, with a massive public sector, public transportation system, and free healthcare system, as well as lack of many common restrictions of personal freedoms, non-enviromental economic regulations, and weapon laws. In fact, Bryn Shander's citizens are expected to have weapons and know how to use them, with an emphasis on melee weapons.
Culture
Overview
Bryn Shander's culture is an odd mix of advanced futuristic technology and ancient medieval technology, all mixed together with a heavy dose of arcane arts and divine devotion.
Religion
Religion in Bryn Shander is highly integrated into the nation's culture, with nearly everyone proclaiming faith in a patron deity. The most common deities worshipped come from the Faerunian pantheon and the Seldarine, though the Olympic, Asgardian, and to a slightly lesser extent, the Phaeronic pantheons are also widely worshipped.
Monotheism simply does not exist in Bryn Shander, primarily because of the militant clergy of the various gods, combined with a govenment that is openly hostile to monotheism and tends to look the other way when monotheists come to Bryn Shander and get killed.
Atheism is not discouraged, but the fact that the gods have been known to make personal visits and grant their faithful spells tends to kill any arguements than one could make for atheism in Bryn Shander. Though of course, it is seemingly possible to gain spells using this system (essentially shared as it is with several other nations) as a sufficiently motivated atheist (or more likely, humanist), as they seemingly work on belief, not necesserily requiring a diety.
Enviroment
Bryn Shanderians as a whole tend to be very protective of their enviroment, a fact that is reflected in the government's strict enviromental laws. One reason for this fact is that two thirds of the population has Elven blood. Another reason stems from the fact that the vast majority of the population lives in enclosed colonies that have a limited atmosphere.
As such, Bryn Shander's enviroment is one of the most prestine in the known world, with it's citizens enjoying clean air, water, and soil. This is achieved in a number of ways.
- All land vehicles in Bryn Shander must produce zero emissions. Any vehicle that does not meet this requirement is not allowed inside the nation. Period.
- Cities have absolutely no urban sprawl, with all expansion inside the city walls. Cities may expand as far as they need vertically or underground, but they may not under any circumstancs expand past the walls.
- All highways are underground. No land vehicles may travel on above ground roads. The only exception is for vehicles drawn by animals.
- The nation has a massive public transportation system, with the cities serviced by underground maglevs, above ground monorails, and an extensive bus network.
- Simple and efficient fusion reactors make producing energy clean and cheap, removing the need for polluting industry equipment.
Foreign Policy
Bryn Shander maintains a somewhat strict isolationist foreign policy, rarely interacting with anyone but it's neighbors and allies. So far, this polict has kept the nation out of conflict, with the only recent examples being a short but intense battle over Tiburon held Shen-Zhou against New Haven during the Hogsweatian-Tiburonese War, which ended when ZMI placed it's ships between the Bryn Shander and New Haven forces. This interference resulted in a conference abord the ZMI flagship where Prince Xiloscient and Commander Donaldson, the XO of the New Haven flagship agreed to a cease fire, but not before New Haven nearly lost both of it's Island Class Motherships, with James Newman's brother dying on the New Haven flagship. A short time later, King Nightbane, New Haven's President James Newman, and representatives from ZMI met in Ocanthus at Castle Elyssium, and cemented the cease fire with the formation of the Concordat of Hermes.
Later, when the Concordat collapsed, New Haven and Bryn Shander salvaged what they could and formed the Hermes Alliance.
