Zegor
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| Motto: All Glory to the Great God-Emperor Zegor | |
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| Region | Forgotten Holy Realm |
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| Capital | The Holy City |
| Official Language(s) | Zegorna |
| Leader | The God-Emperor Zegor |
| Population | < 100 million |
| Currency | Eden |
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History of Zegor
The god Zegor first appeared a century ago, attracting worshippers with His permissive, even libertine doctrine. As the Church of Zegor became more visible, certain less-tolerant nations began persecuting Zegor’s faithful. To protect them, Zegor exerted his divine power, causing an archipelago to appear in the seas of the Forgotten Holy Realm, and declared that these islands would henceforth be the Holy Empire of Zegor, a safe haven and holy land for all who worshipped Him.
Government of Zegor
The Holy Empire of Zegor is a theocracy in the truest sense of the word. There is no distinction between Church and State - all matters both political and religious are decided by the clergy, in accordance with the principles laid forth by the God-Emperor Zegor. Naturally, all such decisions can be overridden by higher levels of the Church heirarchy, and ultimately by Zegor himself. Zegor takes a highly active role in the governance of His nation, acting as Head of State, Chief Executive, Supreme Jurist, and sole legislator.
While the Church and State are the same, Zegor does require that all His clergy clearly differentiate between religious and political issues. His reasoning is that decisions on religious issues affect all his worshippers in whatever land they reside, while political decisions affect even those few within the Holy Empire who do not worship Him (mostly visitors).
One of the most visible effects of this distinction is in the judicial arena. Zegor has separate legal procedures to adjudicate violations of political laws (crimes) and religious laws (sins). Someone accused of a crime is entitled to a jury of his peers, presided over by a judge (although the judge is necessarily a cleric), with the presumption of innocence, the right to a fair defense, and many of the other legal rights found in progressive democratic nations. Ecclesiastical trials, however, are presided over by a panel of three to five clerics, and the accused must defend himself.
