Aurean-Ishga Empire
Government Type:
Originally an absolute Triarchy, later morphed into a parliamentary Triarchy and then a parliamentary Tetrarchy as the war went on
Official Language:
English (referred to in-universe as Human)
Religions:
Various pantheons all devoted to technically the same Gods
Calendar:
Gregorian (referred to in-universe as the Human Calendar)
National Holidays:
New Year's Day (Januray 1): General festivities to bring in the New Year
Light and Shadow Day (January 12): Commemorates the day Cydbwysedd became the first Man of Light and Shadow
Arturia Day (January 15): Commemorates the day The Pendragon was slain and Arturian independence was restored
Weasel Day (January 18): Commemorates the birthday of Weasel, the first Southern Tetrarch
Ryu 97 New Year (Usually late January or early February, depends on their zodiac): A festival originating on Ryu 97 to bring in the new year; it started out as a planet holiday exclusive to Ryu 97, but we thought it was a fun holiday so we just made it a national thing
Aurea Day (March 23): Commemorates the day the Aurean Alliance forced all Tatian Forces on Aurea to surrender
Arturius Day (April 4): Commemorates the birthday of Arturius, the first Eastern Tetrarch
Beth Day (August 8): Commemorates the birthday of Beth, the first Western Tetrarch
Alliance Day (May 16): Commemorates the day that Michael signed the Alliance Charter, forming the Aurean Alliance
Ishgabangaloodoo Day (October 9): Commemorates the day the Battle of the Ishga Skies was won
Michael Day (December 16): Commemorates the birthday of Michael, the first Northern Tetrarch
Paxica Day (December 29): Commemorates the day Weasel defeated Tate and won The War
Election Day (December 30): Election day was made a holiday to maximize voter turnout and get people politically engaged
Capitals:
Ishgabangaloodoo (Northern), Arturia (Eastern), Aurea (Southern), Paxica (Western), Aurea (Supreme)
Currency:
Galactic Credits (1 Galactic Credit is worth about 0.76 US Dollars)
Heads of State:
Northern, Eastern, Southern, and Western Ministers (De Jure), Council of the Four Monarchs (Ceremonial)
Constitution:
Aurean-Ishga-Arturian Charter (Signed 21 AR), later replaced by Aurean-Ishga-Arturian-Paxican Charter (Signed 21 AR)
Branches of Government:
-Executive: Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Ministers; Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Tetrarchs
-Legislative: Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Parliaments; Supreme Parliament
-Judicial: Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Supreme Courts, Ultimate Court
National Animals:
Golden Retriever (North), Dragon (East), Sand Worm (South), Bison (West)
Motto:
You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.
Military:
-Aurean Navy
Ships by size (descending order)
-Flagship
-Large Transports
-Cruisers/Destroyers (Used interchangeably)
-Medium Transports
-Frigates
-Corvettes
-Small Transports
-Mobile Artillery
-Fighters and Bombers
-Dromons
-Aurean Army
Organization (descending order)
-Army (3 companies)
-Company (10 legions)
-Legion (10 cohorts)
-Cohort (6 centuries; except the 1st cohort in a legion, which has 12 centuries)
-Century (10 squads)
-Squad (8 men)
-Ishga Navy
Ships by size (descending order)
-Flagship
-Transports
-Battleships
-Frigates
-Ground Assault Ships
-Corvettes
-Mobile Artillery
-Fighters and Bombers
-Ishga Army
Organization (descending order)
-Army (3 companies)
-Company (10 legions)
-Legion (10 cohorts)
-Cohort (6 centuries; except the 1st cohort in a legion, which has 12 centuries)
-Century (10 squads)
-Squad (8 men)
-Arturian Army
Organization (descending order)
-Army (3 companies)
-Company (10 legions)
-Legion (10 cohorts)
-Cohort (6 centuries; except the 1st cohort in a legion, which has 12 centuries)
-Century (10 squads)
-Squad (8 men)
-Arturian Navy (Did not exist until the last 3 months of the war)
Ships by size (descending order)
-Flagship
-Transports
-Cruisers/Destroyers (Used interchangeably)
-Frigates
-Corvettes
-Mobile Artillery
-Fighters and Bombers
-Paxican Navy (Did not exist until after the end of the war)
Ships by size (descending order)
-Flagship
-Dreadnoughts
-Transports
-Cruisers/Destroyers (Used interchangeably)
-Frigates
-Corvettes
-Mobile Artillery
-Fighters and Bombers
-Paxican Army (Did not exist until after the end of the war)
Organization (descending order)
-Army (3 companies)
-Company (10 legions)
-Legion (10 cohorts)
-Cohort (6 centuries; except the 1st cohort in a legion, which has 12 centuries)
-Century (10 squads)
-Squad (8 men)
-Planets within the empire are free to develop their own militaries as long as their primary allegiance is to the Aurean-Ishga Empire