Aquila

The Aquilan Crownlands (J'Aquila Coratebas) or Aquila (Uh-Kee-Luh), is a trade-oriented theocratic nation in Sirius governed by the Seraph Monarch from the Caelius Family and the Lunar Council. The nation has a rich and sacred history built upon the Lunite religion and peaceful cooperation after the War of A Thousand Moons. Aquilanic is one of two official languages of Aquila, the other being the highly mysterious Runic Seraphi.

Historical Unification
Once long ago, the god of the Moon, Azurah, commanded the heavenly Seraph Matanic to take mortal form and descend to the Lower Realm (Minuteba) in order to organize and lead the scattered Aquilan Trade Families to prosperity and harmony. Many of the Families realized the Seraphs' true purpose and helped them lead the fight against the remaining Families who worshipped the malevolent sun god Arak, who promised them unlimited wealth and power.

After many long years of brutal fighting, the Seraphs and the "Five Families" won the glorious War of A Thousand Moons, and united the scattered Aquilan Trade Family into the Aquilan Crownlands. Over 500 years have now passed, but the Seraph still remain on the Lunar Throne and their Caelius Family holds unwavering political and religious force in the Crownlands. Together with the Five Families, the Crownlands have expanded and prospered peacefully and preached their lessons of peace and prosperity across the world so that the War of A Thousand Moons will never repeat again.

The Lunar Council Crisis and Current Situation
Over the last 100 years Aquila was in a state of decline although in the past 10 years Aquila is on the rise again. Events outside of the Crownlands led to instability throughout Sirius, this in turn reduced international trade. This impacted the prosperity of the Crownlands greatly and resulted in the abandoning of all trade posts. Furthermore a great plague swept through the populace which also killed all members of the Five Families. The origins of the plague are unknown to this day.

Historically members of the Lunar Council are selected from the Five Families, however with no-one to fill their spots the other lesser trade families of Aquila try to claim the mantle of one of the Five Families to earn a spot on the Council. For a time the Lunar Council was without a member for 20 years. The Seraph solved this by giving spots to individuals who proved themselves while they wait for the squabbling trade families to prove themselves as successors to the Five Families. The Lunar Council today is an advisory body helping the Seraph to govern the crownlands and suggest courses of action for the nation. Council members may lose their seat if there is a decline in their status and power or if they convert to another religion.

The Regent of Aquila and the Ascension of the Seraph
For many years now the Seraph has heard Azurah calling them home. At the most recent lunar council meetings the Seraph told their councilors that their soul could no longer be sustained in the mortal realm and they must return to the higher space. The Seraph expressed their great thanks to the Aquilan people and promises to continue to help them prosper. The councilors looked round in shock as a white light shot out from the Seraph’s light. The Seraph’s body remains, it is alive and speaks in incomprehensible murmurs. The council appointed Alexander Rustanov to serve as Regent for the Seraph in lower realm matters.

The Regent has the same power in Aquila as the Seraph.

Under the reign of Alexander Rustanov the nation has been running smoothly, he plans to greatly expand Azuris and has joined the SSE, he has many agreements with other nation's like trade agreements, alliances and etc.

Lunism
Lunism is the official state religion of the Aquilan Crownlands. Although Lunism is not an intense religion, the Seraph enacted a limited amount of religious laws in order to safeguard the nation.

1. Worship of or communication with Arach is forbidden and will be met with the harshest of punishments.

2. Proselytizing of other religions within the Aquilan Crownlands is forbidden, although small places of worship may be established to allow people of other faiths to practice.

3. All government officials at any level must be active Lunites.

4. The will of the Caelius Seraph is final.