Egelion

Egelion, officially the Reino de Egelion (Kingdom of Egelion) is a nation located in western Keris. It shares a long western with Kizenia and is surrounded by the sea to its north, east and south. It has a population of about 100 million people. The current monarch is King Pedro Miguel de Montalivet y Nueva-Formoselle.

Etymology
The original name was "Egalion", and its

most accredited eymology comes from the ancient Enetric and Proto-Selucian aiges) that means "waves" and λέων (leon) "lion". Since the lion is associated to bravery, the name can be translated to something like "Brave nation battered by rough seas." The Enetric etymology is likely to have developed from Selucian migrations that brought the Egelonian language (a Selucian language).

In 1711 the kingdom of Egalion changed its name to Egalion to promote the idea of a fresh start for the kingdom (that had witnessed previously many wars) and to promote the idea of Egalitarianism between the regions, instead of the supremacy of Amateria.

Arcaic and Classical Egelion
The first human migrations to Keris happened around 50,000-48,000 BC. The first settlements in Egelion were found in the southern part around 45,000 BC and are believed to be from Northern Seleya and Eastern Dovani. In particular, close tied between the ancient egelonians (in Dul Kinea and Southern Amateria) have been found with inhabitants of ancient Lourenne and Kalistan. The first wave of humans were hunter gatherers and there is no record of permanent stabilization.

By 5000 BC Egelion was divided in numerous different cultures because of the many migrations from different areas. Migrations towards Egelion were facilitated by the fact that Egeliopn was on the coastal routes between Dovani, Seleya, and Artania. Four Major groups can be identified at this time. The Southeatern Civilization, comprising modern day eatern Ghadrash and Eder Gira, was mainly a fishing society and is noted for its fierceness in battle and for the belligerants of the villages; they quickly developed excellent navigational techniques. The Mountain-Plain culture of Amateria, eastern Dul Kinea, and Western Ghadrash, a civilization of mostly nomadic hunter gatherers in a tribal system. The culture of the Kinea Bay, mainly centered on agricululture and with a heavily developed agriculure. Finally, the nordic Caillean tribes were a hunter society adapted to colder temperature. The beginning of Classical Egelion came with the colonization of Selucian traders. Despite never conducting a p[roper colonization or invasion, Selucians set upcities, ports and camps and slowly spread their language and culture. Numerically, Selucians started growing in numbers, together with a decrease in ethnic Egelonians due to a number of diseases, droughts in Amateria and a long lasting war between tribes ion northern Ghadrash. Dul Kinea, facing Seleya and a number of other colonies of Selucia, was the most heavily populated by colonists, that subsequently spreaded to Amateria and to Eder Gira to gain access to the sea. Ghadrash and Caille opposed a fierce resistance and in many instances attacked Selucian outposts, rending Selucian colonization impossible.

The Selucian-Cildanian Wars put an end to Selucian support for the colonization, and in the 2nd century BC a number of gadrashi raids on the Selucian coastal outsposts forced them to enter the inland. From then on, Selucians mixed with the other tribes (except ghadrashi and Cailleans), improving vulture and techniques. This period,, denoted as Classical Egelion, saw the evolution of the Egelonian language and culture and the creation and birth of major cities. Selucians mixed uniformly, and the Egelonian culture, with its regional variants of Amaterian/Kinean/Edergira, was hence formed. Additional cultural exchanges with populations from all terra through trading routes continued since then, and this enriched the Egelonian culture. it also permitted the arrival of Selucian Hosianism around 200 CE.

History of Egelion
In October 2085 the Monarchy was abolished with the deposition of King Petrus Heazeroth I by proposal of the Egelion Proletariat Party, and the support of the Mutualist-Federalist Association, the Workers Action Party, the Coaltion For Moral Order, and Earth First! The period of the Egelion republics started. Its long and eventful history is discussed here:

Geography
As the rest of the continent of Keris, Egelion is characterized by mountain ranges covered by lush forests and the presence of many rivers. there are two main mountain ranges, the taller Temarian mountains than run North-South in western Amateria and Dul Kinea, and the lower Gadaros chain that runs in eastern Egelion. the area in the middle constitute the fertile plains of Amateria. Egelion is very fertile, especially around the three gulfs, the Gulf of Rozevia, that of Gira, and the Kinea Bay. The coastline between Dul Kinea and Amateria on the Gulf is protected by the mountains and mitigated by the Sea, hence the temperature is the highest in all Keris. There are also beaches and tropical lushful forests, making it an acclaimed tourist destination. another tropical destination is southern Eder Gira. The winters can get very harsh and long and snow fall heavily in many parts of the country, but they are warmer than in the rest of Keris. The coldest part of the country is the North of Caille, where glacial winds blow from the north.

Government and politics
Egelion is a constitutional monarchy where power is shared between the national government, the provincial governments and the municipal councils.

Government
The head of State is the King (El Rey). The head of Government is the Primer Ministro (Prime Minister), who heads the cabinet.

Politics and elections
Elections are held every 48 month and there are 75 seat in the Cortes Generales. Elections are for the parliament, while the Monarchy is elective. The King offers the leader of the majority the post of Primer Ministro and appoints him ceremonially. the Primer ministro in turn selects the Cabinet of Egelion. The current Prime Minister is Enrique Honorato de San Bartolomé de las Murenas.

Foreign relations
Ratifier of several treaties, Egelion is currently in no alliance. Egelion is part of the International Monarchist League. Egelion is in good siplomatic standings with its neighbors in Keris.

Administrative divisions
There are four regions in Egelion:
 * Amateria
 * Dul Kinea
 * Eder Gira
 * Ghadrash
 * Caille

Law enforcement
There is a National Police and local police departments. The Military have no control over the police. The National Police has jurisdiction over the entire country, and then each Province and major cities have their own police force.

The Judicial system is lead by the Egelion Supreme Jury (Tribunal Supremo) that has the last word in any judicial case. It is composed of 21 members chosen by an internal system and appointed by the king.

Every province has its own courts and judges, and a supreme court for internal policy.

Economy
Egelion is a prosperous country that has free market.

Agriculture is widespread in the Amateiran plains, the Edergiran coast and the Kinea Valley. A part from grains, Egelion is known for its tropical fruits that are exported throughout Keris and Terra. The mountain ranges are very apt for cattle, that provides the internal need of meat and dairy products.

Industry is mainly concentrated in the main cities, particularly in Demar Solad, Ghadrash, Caille and Eder Gira.

Demar Solad is the center of all Egelonian trade and markets.

Infrastructure
The main infrastructure is The Web, whose main component are the Egelion National Railways. A system of highways connects the main cities. Demar Solad, conveniently located in the center of Egelion, serves as main transportation hub of the country.

Demar Solad, Cape Rozevia, Villa Kinea, Ostrella, and Nordterra are the principal airports of Egelion.

Education
Two well known Universities, the University of Demar Solad and the University of Ghadrash, constitute the core of Egelian High Learning.

Each province has a public university systems with a number of satellite campuses, hence every major city hosts a university campus. A large number of private institutions also trhive together with the public system.

The Selucian Patriarchal Church has a web of private schools and seminaries, and the Egelonian bishop church owns also schools in Caille.

Demographics
Cultures within Egelion:
 * Egelian (Spanish) - 80%
 * Caillean (Catalonian) - 16%
 * Ghadrash (Hungarian) - 3%
 * Kineans - 2%
 * Others - 1%

Cailleans live mostly in the province of Caille, and Ghadrash live mostly in the province of Ghadrash. Egelians are found all over Egelion, though.

Religions in Egelion:


 * Selucian Patriarchial Church (Catholic) 92%


 * Egelian Bishopal (Anglican) 5%

Egelion has a storied history of religious extremism, the most recent chapter being when in 3597 the Virreinato began a crusade to end the Solduni faith. As a result, the vast majority of Egelians are now Hosians, if a bit reluctant. There currently are less than 100 practitioners of Solduni.
 * Other 3%

Religion
The main religion is the Patriarchal Church in Egelion, that is part of the Selucian Patriarchal Church. The administrative ecclesiastical divisions are as follows:
 * Archdiocese of Midmont, primacy of Egelion
 * Diocese of Egleburg
 * Archidocese of Demar Solad
 * Diocese of Jaqburg
 * Diocese of Ostrella
 * Archdiocese of Cape Rozevia
 * Diocese of South Harbour
 * Diocese of Cape Franco
 * Diocese of Sunshores-Port Liberty
 * Archdiocese of Kineaville
 * Diocese of New Kines
 * Diocese of Libertaria
 * Archdiocese of Boriansburg
 * Diocese of Bell Harbour
 * Diocese of Clearshores
 * Archdiocese of Northmoor, primacy of Caille
 * Diocese of Phalsefaux
 * Diocese of Nordland

Solduni religion was founded by the Partido Unido de los Trabajadores in 3377. It was then eradicated during the Virreinato.

The Egelian Bishopal Church is found mostly in Caille and harbored refugees from the persecute Free Church. It is comprised of only one diocese, the Archdioceses of Egelion.

Culture
The main culture is the Egelonian culture and its language is Egelonian. Egelonian derives mainly from the mixture of Selucian cultures and languages with Amaterian and Kinean, that were very similar to eachother from the beginning, with heavy influences from Giran culture. All of these numbers are relitively low because sons of mixed marriages were usually assigned to the Egelonian culture. Hence, people of minority descent are more common than those listed officially as minorities and there is a distinction between Egelonians and members of "pure" cultures.

Small communities of pure Amaterians and Kineans can be found in the mountains in the north, close to the border with New Endralon; infact, these languages share similarities with Kizenian, the language spoken in the southern part of New Endralon. The Giran culture and language was very different from the Amaterian-Kinean group, but over time it was assimilated and fused to form Egelian. Pure Giran communities can be found in Eder Gira, especially towards the border with Ghadrash.

Caillean is a very different language and culture and it is spoken only in Caille, where in many parts it is the first language of the majority of the population. It is a noticeable minority in the country comprising 80% of Caillean population and 16% of the total population of Egelion. The Caillean language is spoken virtually by anyone in caille, with over 90% of the population being bilingual, and around 10% speaking Caillean only.

The Ghadrash culture and language, that derived from a vaguely know "Eastern culture" (from whom Giran came also) has remained independent and now forms a well distinct minority, even if very small since it comprises only about 13% of the population of Ghadrash and about 3% of the total population of Egelion. ghadrashi tend to inhabit the south and the cities, while Egelonians inhabit the west. The Ghadrashi language is spoke by 60% of people in Ghadrash, with most being bilingual.

Names of Egelion

 * Kingdom of Egelion (1711 - 2085)
 * Democratic Commonwealth of Egelion ( 2085 - 2146 )
 * Republic of Egelion ( 2146 - 2396 )
 * People's Republic of Egelion ( 2396 - 2431)
 * Republic of Egelion ( 2431 - 2713 )
 * Családi Nemzet Egelion ( 2713 - 2764 )
 * Republic of Egelion (2764 -2873)
 * Federal Republic of Egelion ( April 2873 - 3397 )
 * Reino Revolucionario Tenebroso de Egelion ( 3397 - 3406 )
 * Federal Republic of Egelion ( July 3406 - 3452 )
 * Imperio de Egelion ( November 3452 -3487 )
 * El Protectorado de la Compañía de Egelion ( August 3487 - November 3492 )
 * Republica de Egelion ( November 3492 - June 3498
 * Coronada Republica de Egelion ( June 3498 - 3599 )
 * Virreinato de Egelion ( 3599 - 3680)
 * Republica Federal de Egalion (3681 - 3767)
 * Reino de Egelion (3767 - 3792)
 * República de Egelion (3792 - 3808)
 * Reino de Egelion (3808 - current)

Notable Parties

 * Communist Party of Egelion (2390 - April 2604)
 * Partido Monárquico