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Kingdom of Galatoi

 * Government: Monarchy.
 * Heir: Macareus Aendarus (born in 1560).
 * King: Isarnus Aendarus (1552-nowadays). Isarnus, which means "Iron" in Galatoin, is the only son of Magnurius. Since childhood, Isarnus was interested in war and fights and he later studied military science in Mauretania. Isarnus is well-respected in the military and among artists.
 * Magnurius Aendarus (1531-1552). Magnurius was the only relative to the former king of Galatoi, who passed away in 1530. He was coronated in the times of peace, and peace he promised, and peace he brought. Since then, the new dynasty shall reign: the Aendarus family.
 * Local lord is a title given by the King to the appointees who are granted almost absolute power over the region they are assigned to govern.


 * Blue Galatoi is governed directly by the King himself. It is the homeland of all the Galatoins, the most influential regon in the kingdom. Advorix is, the biggest commercial, religious and political center of Galatoi and its capital. In addition, the city of Donnius is a major naval port and also a center of slave trade in Galatoi.
 * Velitia is governed by Taurina, a wealthy slave trader, who also commisioned the reconstruction of the University of Velitia. Velitia is also a major religious and commercial centre of the region.
 * Baccuso is governed by Albus, one of the allies of Isarnus and a prominent military general, who managed to help defeat the theocratic regime there. Unfortunately, the Baccuso region was damaged the most by the Civil War as the peasants there often experience hunger close to starvation and Baccuso as a city keeps shrinking in size and importance.
 * Ghana is the most recent region incoporated directly into the kingdom as it was a tributary of Galatoi before the childless king died. Now it is governed by Agisillus, a wealthy noble, military general, and a slave trader (three-in-one). The people of this region are not fond of the King and the local lord, however their dissatisfaction is nowhere near to turn into a revolt or uprising.
 * Ballou is the second smallest region of Galatoi and little can be told about it. It is currently governed by Cassicia, the daughter of Isarnus.
 * Baoul is the smallest region of Galatoi. On the other, it is an important strategic place as it shares borders with tje kingdom of Djenne. A lot of military bases take place there and it has quite an advanced logistics system to supply the troops in times of war. It is governed by Tritos, a famous military strategist and engineer, and the best friend of Isarnus.
 * The people of Kayes are neither Galatoin, nor do they follow Ateuritism. However, Remicus, the local lord of the region, is a religious fanatic to say the least. He opresses the rights of religious minorities and forbids them to take part in trading and governing. Isarnus does not like the policies of Remicus, but he cannot find a better alternative to him.
 * Unlike, Kayes, the governor of Boke, Dannonus, was born there and respects the people of the region and their heritage, though he still aloows the construction of saturday schools there.
 * The economy of Galatoi is still devastated by the civil war and the recent conquests by the King during the 1560s although it has recovered slightly since then. On the other hand, the Atlantic Slabe Trade made it possible for slaveowners to profit and become major landowners that partially replaced the local lords that were appointed by Magnurius. In addition, during the Iron Conquests, two big goldmines were taken over by the King, so the gold trade was renewed in the region. The local lords appointed by Isarnus introduce local taxes on trade and certain goods, which further fragmentises the economic system of Galatoi.
 * Capital: Advorix
 * Demographics: The population of the kingdom is around 3 million people. The population of Blue Galatoi is approximately one million people, most of them (95%) live in rural areas.
 * Advorix is the capital and the biggest city of Galatoi. It is the commercial, political, cultural, and religious center of the region, including the slave trade. It was also the center of the Advorix Church before the civil war.
 * Although Velitia was the center of the theocratic regime that opposed the King during the Civil War and shrank in size significantly since then, it is still one of the biggest cities of Galatoi and also a major religious center of the region. In addition, since the University of Velitia has been rebuilt, Velitia managed to regain its status of scientific powerhouse of the region.
 * Baccuso is one of the oldest cities in the history of Galatoi, thus an important political center, but also a major naval port.
 * Saminia is one of the major commercial and political centers in the region, rivaling with Advorix.
 * The location of Donnius made it the biggest naval port of Galatoi and it is home to thousands of sailors. It is also a center of slave trade in Galatoi.
 * Religions:
 * Ateuritism is the main religion of Galatoi, which has been the integral part of this country for centuries. However, as a result of the recent Civil War, the influence of the Church in the society has been significantly reduced by the King and the nobility. The regions of Alluci (where the tribes that would become Galatoi moved before Valcanor separated them) and Lutetia (around Paris, the ancient original home of the would-be Galatoi) are considered to be the holy sites of Ateuritism, and thousands of people go there on a piligrimage. There is one supreme God, called Vallus (which is the documented name of a chieftain, who led the Gaulic migrating tribes to their new home after they were separated by the original Kingdom of Valcanor.) It is believed that he created 9 other gods to maintain the balance of the world. But 3 of them went on an evil path and another 3 chose to stay between good and evil and not take a side. This led on an axis based on Law-Chaos and Good-Evil being created for the gods:
 * Good bloc: Atregtius (Lawful Good, God of Justice and Righteousness), Sedia (Neutral Good, Goddess of Practicality and Regulation), Butiro (Chaotic Good, God of Freedom and Self-Defense).
 * Neutral bloc: Vicana (Lawful Neutral, Goddess of Order and Settling), Leuceni (True Neutral, God of Instinct and Apathy), Albic (Chaotic Neutral, God of Individuality and Debauchery).
 * Evil bloc: Trita (Lawful Evil, Goddess of Extortion and Hierarchy), Maglubix (Neutral Evil, God of Greed and Ambition), Sacrovirus (Chaotic Evil, God of Senseless Destruction and Chronic Slaughter)
 * Both Arzham and Christianity have presence in several regions of Galatoi, but their influence in the society is nowehere near the one of Ateuritism.
 * There are hundreds, if not thousands local pagan religions across the country and despite each having a small following, they make up a big portion of population in general. Since the introduction of Satuday schools and the relative success of Inquisition, Ateuritism slowly spreads there, absorbing one village after another.
 * Military: 15'000 troops, a big share of them are slaves. Cavalry is also present but in small numbers. Isarnus opened the very first professional military academy in Advorix in 1554, similar to the one in Mauretania where he studied military science.
 * Events:
 * Homoeroticism: Homoeroticism has become noticeable in Galatoin mythology and art. Artists, writers and poets use characters in their works of art to express a variety of feelings and situations and male deities of Ateuritism are paired in stories. In different regions, different pairs were used, which caused tensions between worshippers from different regions of Galatoi. However, in 1569, the Advorix Church published the "Velitia Edicts", in which allows the usage of certain "pairings", officialy declaring them canon (such as LeuTius, Leuceni, God of Instinct and Apathy + Atregtius, God of Justice and Righteousness), and forbids the usage of many other "pairings" (such as LeuVirus, Leuceni, God of Instinct and Apathy + Sacravirus, God of Senseless Destruction).
 * Atlantic Slave Trade: Since the Atlantic Slave Trade emerged, the slaveowners in Galatoi now have access to the markets in the Americas as a source of new profit. As the economy was severely ruined as a result of the Civil War and further conquests by the King, the new social class of major landowners who profited from the slave trade with Europeans (Agoustans, mostly) emerged. In fact, they became so powerful, that they managed to put enough pressure on the King to sign certain trade agreements with Agousta. On the other, it also means that a much bigger standing army can be maintained and the royal treasury can be filled to secure the stable position of the kingdom.
 * Saturday Schools: across the country, simple educational facilites commonly called "Saturday schools" (because they work only on Saturdays). At saturday schools children and teens are taught how to read and the basics of writing, but most importantly, they are taught Ateuritism.