Araducia

Araducia is a nation located in the southern regions of the Skylessian mainland. It is bordered by Alimond, the Wilds, and the Northern Territories to the north, Sk'harrah to the northeast, and Marcellus to the west, and the Azgarthi Archipelago and the island of Valhassa to the south.

An empire founded on the basis of military strength, Araducia is a significant political and military power on Skylessia, and considered one of the nations on the continent most ready for a war or demon attack. The assassination of Emperor Soren Wuen in 170 A.D. has splintered Araducia's government, sending it into a political succession crisis dividing the nation amongst its three heirs. The succession process remains unresolved as of 177 A.D.

History
The end of the royal line instigated a power struggle as Alacia's nobility fought for leadership of the nation in the absence of a legitimate successor. The series of civil wars weakened the nation's ability to defend itself from an Arad'uuni invasion from the west, which saw the subjugation of the Alacian capital of Rynas in a year Vel will tell me soon.

At around 59 A.D. the warlord House of Avoret, which has always controlled the central northern border, which borders the Bandit Lands, started construction on a great fortification between Araducia and the Wilds. It was completed in 158 A.D. The emperor himself attended the ceremony, and it was he who graciously dubbed them the Great Gates of Avoret.

Emperor Saoru Wuen was assassinated in 170 A.D. Not having appointed a successor, Araducia fell into political turmoil. Legally, Prince Gaen, Princess Roneria, and Prince Rao are legitimate successors to the throne. However, the power struggles amongst them and Araducia's warlords have complicated the succession process, and no successor has been formally recognized.

Government
The government of Araducia abides by a militaristic empire, established by the first Wuen warlords that founded the empire. Supreme authority and jurisdiction fall under the authority of the emperor, and order and decrees are enforced by martial law and military force. The Araducian armed forces answers to the emperor, but its day-to-day operations fall under the jurisdiction of provincial warlords appointed by the emperor, acting as a form of aristocracy in Araducia.

As of the death of Emperor Saoru Wuen in 170 A.D., Araducia is in a state of crisis over imperial succession. An ongoing political conflict over the succession process has fractured the country into three major power blocs amongst the legitimate successors, Prince Gaen, Princess Roneria, and Prince Rao.