Bryn Shander
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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 [[The Planet Mars|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 territories are the Principality of Bryn Shander in the arctic, and the Principalities of Forodren Annon and Forodren Cormandor in Haven.
Population
- Population: 8,918,000,000
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 Principality of Forodren Annon in Haven.
- Fifth is Princess Cassandra Mizuno, a human fighter in the service of Torm. She rules the Principality of Forodren Cormandor in Haven, and has close ties with Princess Amastacia.
- Sixth is Prince Markov Johari, a human who like Princess Xiloscient, grew up making his living at the expense of those more fortunate than himself. He rules the Principality of Bryn Shander in the Arctic.
- The final princess is Princess Etna Moroboshi, a half-fiend succubus with arcane talents similar to that of Prince Xiloscient. She rules the Principality of Axis in the asteroid belt.
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.
