Zionaren
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| Flag of Zionaren | |
| Motto: To One, To All | |
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| Region | Red Vs Blue |
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| Capital | Zionaren City |
| Official Language(s) | Common Speak |
| Leader | Chancellor-General Kito Venixer |
| Population | 5 million |
| Currency | The Komas |
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The Principality of Zionaren is a breakaway nation from The Xheng Empire. For almost three centuries it has existed independently of its former civilization.
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The Zionaren Breakup
Throughout the ages many of the citizens of the Xheng Empire were unwilling to settle for isolationism and decided to journey throughout the world. Under the decree of the Emperor, these unsettled peoples were permitted to leave, but they were forever banned from returning to the Xheng Empire. Their leader was an individual named Zionaren Venixer. He was not of any noble blood. He was a commoner but he was a magistrate in the port city of Blue Pearl. The Emperor allowed three years for the now labled "Exiles" to prepare to leave, if they were not gone by the end of the three year period, they would be imprisoned.
Zionaren wasted no time and began to raise money to build ships. Many more people than he suspected wanted to leave the Xheng Empire, nearly three million people! This was the largest mass exodus in recorded history. Nearly 1/8 of the Empire's entire population wanted to leave for a new homeland. Zionaren Venixer eventually assembled a fleet of nearly 80,000 ships, some of the largest ever constructed and departed. The journey to unknown lands was not easy. The fleet divided into four armadas of 20,000 ships each to find new places to settle, but it was extremely difficult. Many of the lands that they had come to encounter were already settled and could definitely not sustain a huge influx of population like three million exiles.
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Eventually Zionaren's own fleet reached one of the many "Banished Continents" of Xheng folklore where supposedly the gods lived and no living being was to step foot onto. However Zionaren was a practical minded individual and realized that his people could no longer sail througout the known world without food or a home. He ordered a landfall and soon the first established villages were constructed. It was with extreme fortune that the Zionaren Exiles found lush farmable land and wealth of forests for their construction. Like Xheng architecture they used wood to extremely efficient means never abusing what nature gave them. The Zionarens still kept much of their Xheng heritage as they built their cities according to Xheng city plans and kept many Xheng Legal customs. However Zionaren Venixer eventually loosened many laws that made them leave the Xheng Empire to begin with.
Zionaren sent out ships to explore neighboring lands and discovered many cultures were neraby. The other fleets had arrived back with knowledge of the surrounding states and kingdoms and soon Zionaren wanted to trade. The lush warm weather of the new "Principality of Zionaren" was perfect for rice cultivation, tea plantations and unfortunaetly, disease. The Zionarens had to devote a great deal of their effort to trading for medicines to combat these tropical diseases. They were smart enough to alert all incoming trade ships from foreign lands to conduct their trade by the means of an artificial port built out at sea, so that contact would be limited and that disease spreading would be controlled. These quarantined ports would be safe from any infections or plagues. Eventually the Zionarens themselves developed the means to combat diseases that were rich in the tropical regions and they lived well.
The Xheng Empire had kept their watch on the Zionarens but still maintained an isolationist point of view.
A new start
The construction of Zionaren city lasted a decade. The Zionarens themselves put great effort into the creation of their new base of operations. 3 million Zionarens arrived at the new port capital. Stretching out as far as they could to take advantage of unoccupied territory the Zionarens stretched the principality far. The establishment of 20 district provinces was formed. To govern each province, a Chancellor was elected by popular vote, and his ministers were appointed to govern each province. Overall rule needed to be established. At popular support, Zionaren Venixer had established himself as the first Chancellor-General to oversee all the other Chancellors. From Zionaren City he created another cabinet that was delegated direct responsibilities over the other provinces in some cases, and other cases the provinces had more authority.
A similar system was used in the Xheng Empire but in the case of the Zionaren Principality, it was far more effective and fair. The Chancellors of the provinces were given direct ministerial responsibilities in the capital on top of being overseers of their provinces. Thus the Chancellor-General's authority was similar to that of a President in a republic. The Chancellor-General had to face the reality that the Principality almost had no military to speak of. Its safety relied heavily on the generocity of its neighbors. The Zionarens themselves opposed the concept of a military for a long time prefering to live in peace and were pacifists. The result of their lack of violence lead to a rise in crime from insurgents in other nations exploiting the Zionaren resources.
New Government
The new government of the Zionarens kept many features similar to those of the other Principalities and the Xheng Empire. Like the Empire the Zionarens divided their territory up into twenty district provinces. Each district province would be lead by a Chancellor, and under him would be elected members of his cabinet. On top of having to deal with provincial matters, every Provincial Chancellor was also responsible for a certain ministry appointed to him by the Chancellor-General, who was the leader of the entire Principality Government. This system kept the Chancellors loyal and at the same time provided equal footing when dealing with regional issues.
The new government also was elected. Every official elected on a basis of 10 year terms. The current Chancellor-General Kito Venixer has ruled for 90 years, approaching his 10th consecutive term in office.
Zionaren Culture
The evolution of their own culture occured rather rapidly. It took place on the journey from the Xheng Empire. The Zionarens enjoy music. Their favorite and most popular instruemtnts are voice, harp and flute. It is little surprise that the music of the Zionarens is known throughout the world and many flock to their principality to hear the concerts they put on.
Like their liberal cousins the Xhengs, the Zionarens are a very cheerful and welcoming people, but unlike the Xhengs, the Zionarens extend their kindness to everyone. The cheerful moods of the Zionarens is famous.
Similar to Xheng culture, the Zionarens are very liberal. They base their ideas and lifestyle on the preservation of peace above all else. Almost pacifists, Zionarens discourage violence but know that if violence is the only remaining method to resolve an issue then they will use it.
The Zionaren way of life is simple. Because they now do not need to farm, they rely on airponics and hydroponics technology to cultivate food. With their technology and dependence on nature they live in well kept homes and peace.
Zionarens are fond of tea. There are more than 500 different types of tea that they enjoy. They are also very fond of food which is expected from them. Experts at cooking and unrivaled chefs often they have won favor from other nations with banquets. With their expertise in music and dancing the Zionarens are one of the few nations in the world who really can throw a party.
The International Community
Due to their physical apperances many foreign diplomats fail to take the Zionarens seriously. However in 300 years of leadership, Chancellor-General Kito Venixer is more than able to challenge anyone in the diplomatic field in experience and expertise. The Principality recently been accepted into the United Nations but is careful to make any full commitment to it.
The Principality recently was considering holding an international summit for all nations in the region to negociate a cooperative trade and defense pact.
