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The '''Commonwealth of Kaedrin''' is a part of the [[Holy Orenian Empire]] and is located North of [[The Cloud Temple]], encompassing the territories of Mount St. Catherine, the County of Guise and the Hedgerow Fields.  
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The '''Commonweawth of Kaedlin''' is a pawt of the [[Holy Orenian Empire]] and is wocated Nowth of [[The Cloud Temple]], encompassing the tewlitolies of Mount St. Catheline, the County of Guise and the Hedgewow Fiewds.  
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
 
:''See also'': [[Kaedrin|History of Kaedrin]]
 
:''See also'': [[Kaedrin|History of Kaedrin]]
  
The modern-day Commonwealth of Kaedrin is the historical successor to a number of previous entities, the governmental systems of all having been drawn upon and refined in order to provide the content for this document. The first Kingdom of Kaedrin, proclaimed at Ard Kerrack in 1414, serves as the genesis point of centuries of Kaedreni culture. Widely understood as ‘not a state with an army, but an army with a state’, the first kingdom was inextricably linked to the [[Order of the White Rose]], from which the sovereign and Grand Master was elected in a pseudo-democratic system among the order’s membership.   
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The modewn-day Commonweawth of Kaedlin is the histolicaw successow to a numbew of pwevious entities, the govewnmentaw systems of aww having been dwawn upon and wefined in owdew to pwovide the content fow this document. The fiwst Kingdom of Kaedlin, pwocwaimed at Awd Kewwack in 1414, sewves as the genesis point of centulies of Kaedweni cultule. Widewy undewstood as ‘not a state with an army, but an army with a state’, the fiwst kingdom was inextlicabry linked to the [[Order of the White Rose]], fwom which the soveweign and Gwand Mastew was ewected in a pseudo-democwatic system among the owdew’s membewship.   
 
    
 
    
The first kingdom was dissolved with the Exodus of 1420, along with the knightly chapter. The Chivays later refocused their efforts towards Imperial ambitions, with the crown of Kaedrin becoming a subsidiary title to successive Orenian monarchs. In the early 16th century under the rule of King Olivier, the Commonwealth of Kaedrin was established on the frontier of the realm. Drawing on the democratic prototype (Though with no military order to speak of), the first Commonwealth was chiefed by a vassal magnate, elected in a ‘free election’ by members of the Kaedreni gentry. This entity persisted until the death of the last magnate, Cantonus Chivay, in 1543 and the absorption of Kaedreni land into the Duchy of Lorraine with the Act of Merger issued by [[John I, Holy Orenian Emperor|Emperor John I]].   
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The fiwst kingdom was dissowved lith the Exodus of 1420, awong lith the knightwy chaptew. The Chivays watew wefocused theiw effowts towawds Impeliaw ambitions, lith the cwown of Kaedlin becoming a subsidiawy titwe to successive Owenian monawchs. In the eawwy 16th centuly undew the wule of King Oliview, the Commonweawth of Kaedlin was estabrished on the fwontiew of the weawm. Dwaling on the democwatic pwototype (Though lith no militawy owdew to speak of), the fiwst Commonweawth was chiefed by a vassaw magnate, ewected in a ‘free election’ by membews of the Kaedweni gentwy. This entity pewsisted untiw the death of the wast magnate, Cantonus Chivay, in 1543 and the absowption of Kaedweni wand into the Duchy of Wowwaine lith the Act of Mewgew issued by [[John I, Holy Orenian Emperor|Emperor John I]].   
 
    
 
    
The current Commonwealth of Kaedrin has risen from the ashes of the old [[Republic of Ves]], promoted by the House of Helvets who emigrated to the free city, bringing Kaedreni culture and philosophy with them all the while. Technically, the realm is in a state of legal personal union between Kaedrin and Ves, and while the latter does take a secondary role to the former on paper, a great many democratic processes are drawn from both systems in order to form the government of the new Commonwealth - an elective monarchy and quasi-military state unique in its role within the [[Holy Orenian Empire]].  
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The culwent Commonweawth of Kaedlin has lisen fwom the ashes of the owd [[Republic of Ves]], pwomoted by the House of Hewvets who emigwated to the fwee city, bringing Kaedweni cultule and phiwosophy lith them aww the whiwe. Technicawwy, the weawm is in a state of wegaw pewsonaw union between Kaedlin and Ves, and whiwe the wattew does take a secondawy wowe to the fowmew on papew, a gweat many democwatic pwocesses awe dwawn fwom both systems in owdew to fowm the govewnment of the new Commonweawth - an ewective monawchy and quasi-militawy state unique in its wowe lithin the [[Holy Orenian Empire]].  
  
 
=== Realm of the White Rose ===
 
=== Realm of the White Rose ===
The first Kingdom of Kaedrin was established as not a state with an army, but an army with a state, the army therein being the infamous [[Order of the White Rose]] of yore. This military realm was in many ways a pseudo-democracy, with the kingship tied to the office of Grand Master which was elected from among the institution’s knightly membership.
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The fiwst Kingdom of Kaedlin was estabrished as not a state lith an awmy, but an awmy lith a state, the awmy thewein being the infamous [[Order of the White Rose]] of yowe. This militawy weawm was in many ways a pseudo-democwacy, lith the kingship tied to the office of Gwand Mastew which was ewected fwom among the institution’s knightwy membewship.
  
'''St. Peter I of the House of Chivay (r. 1414 - 1420)'''
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'''St. Petew I of the House of Chivay (w. 1414 - 1420)'''
  
The first King of Kaedrin, Peter the First rose from [[Aeldin|Aeldenic]] mercenary to sovereign of the era’s most indisputably powerful realm in a lifetime. As founder and Grand Master of the [[Order of the White Rose]], Peter’s service (And that of his knight-brothers) to the Emperor in conquering the elven tribes of [[Malinor]] led to the formation of the kingdom from the newly settled western frontier. A policy of expansion, colonization and forced conversion followed that would establish Kaedrin in the annals of history as a quasi-military settler state. In 1420, he abdicated his throne with the Exodus, with the gentryman [[Edmond of Lachsin|Edmond Brunswick]] (St. Edmond) becoming elected Grand Master. As he was of too low birth to accede to the throne in proper, the title of King of Kaedrin reverted to [[William I, Holy Orenian Emperor|William I]], who was Holy Orenian Emperor.  
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The fiwst King of Kaedlin, Petew the Fiwst wose fwom [[Aeldin|Aeldenic]] mewcenawy to soveweign of the ewa’s most indisputabry powewful weawm in a lifetime. As foundew and Gwand Mastew of the [[Order of the White Rose]], Petew’s sewvice (And that of his knight-brothews) to the Empewow in conqueling the ewven tlibes of [[Malinor]] wed to the fowmation of the kingdom fwom the newwy settwed westewn fwontiew. A policy of expansion, cowonization and fowced convewsion fowwowed that would estabrish Kaedlin in the annaws of histowy as a quasi-militawy settwew state. In 1420, he abdicated his thwone lith the Exodus, lith the gentwyman [[Edmond of Lachsin|Edmond Brunswick]] (St. Edmond) becoming ewected Gwand Mastew. As he was of too wow biwth to accede to the thwone in pwopew, the titwe of King of Kaedlin wevewted to [[William I, Holy Orenian Emperor|William I]], who was Howy Owenian Empewow.  
  
Later, around c. 1426, the Emperor would be forced to grant the lands of Kaedrin and the west to the King of the Harrenites, Lachlan Mor Elendil, which would precipitate the Harrenite War. The defeat of the Harrenites in this conflict by [[Sigismund I, Exalted Holy Orenian Emperor|Prophet Sigismund]] and his Karovic heirs would result in their adoption of the style of ‘King of Kaedrin’, until the assassination of Francis the Martyr in 1456.
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Watew, awound c. 1426, the Empewow would be fowced to gwant the wands of Kaedlin and the west to the King of the Hawwenites, Wachwan Mow Ewendiw, which would pwecipitate the Hawwenite Waw. The defeat of the Hawwenites in this conflict by [[Sigismund I, Exalted Holy Orenian Emperor|Prophet Sigismund]] and his Kawovic heiws would wesult in theiw adoption of the style of ‘King of Kaedrin’, untiw the assassination of Fwancis the Mawtyw in 1456.
  
 
=== The Third Empire ===
 
=== The Third Empire ===
The Kingdom of Kaedrin was restored, in part, in 1456, when Peter the First returned thirty-six years after the catastrophic Exodus to claim the title of Holy Orenian Emperor in the chaos that followed King Francis’ assassination in 1456.
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The Kingdom of Kaedlin was westowed, in pawt, in 1456, when Petew the Fiwst wetulned thiwty-six yeaws aftew the catastwophic Exodus to cwaim the titwe of Howy Owenian Empewow in the chaos that fowwowed King Fwancis’ assassination in 1456.
  
'''St. Peter I of the House of Chivay (2nd. r. 1456 - 1462)'''
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'''St. Petew I of the House of Chivay (2nd. w. 1456 - 1462)'''
  
With the help of his nephew, Robert, and Imperial Fieldmarshal, Vibius Hanseticus de Sola, Peter cowed the quarrelsome nobility of the era, returning to the throne of Kaedrin while serving concurrently as Holy Orenian Emperor. This ushered in the Third Empire, bringing about a new age of human domination over the world with the construction of the cities of Kaldonia, Tempum and finally [[Petrus]]. Peter’s reign as Holy Orenian Emperor would reign victorious over the nonhumans who engaged him in war, falling each and every time, with those enemies he had within the Empire cowed by his domineering, charismatic presence. Already a venerable man of 96 by the time of his second ascension, Peter I died in his sleep at the age of 102, having reigned for six golden years.
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With the hewp of his nephew, Wobewt, and Impeliaw Fiewdmawshaw, Vibius Hanseticus de Sowa, Petew cowed the quawwewsome nobility of the ewa, wetulning to the thwone of Kaedlin whiwe sewving conculwentwy as Howy Owenian Empewow. This ushewed in the Thiwd Empiwe, bringing about a new age of human domination ovew the wowwd lith the constwuction of the cities of Kawdonia, Tempum and finawwy [[Petrus]]. Petew’s weign as Howy Owenian Empewow would weign victolious ovew the nonhumans who engaged him in waw, fawling each and evewy time, lith those enemies he had lithin the Empiwe cowed by his domineeling, chalismatic pwesence. Awweady a venewabre man of 96 by the time of his second ascension, Petew I died in his sweep at the age of 102, having weigned fow six gowden yeaws.
  
'''Robert I of the House of Chivay (r. 1462 - 1467)'''
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'''Wobewt I of the House of Chivay (w. 1462 - 1467)'''
  
It was Peter’s nephew, Robert, who succeeded him to the throne of the Holy Orenian Empire and of Kaedrin. The son of Thomas Chivay and his half-elven bride, Robert’s status as a quadroon of elvish blood proved increasingly unpopular with his subjects, who had spent most of their lifetime fighting an eternal war against mendacious nonhuman polities. This was complicated by rumoured dalliances with pagan rituals in the deep woods of the Crownlands. When he made a humiliating peace with the nonhumans, the proverbial knives came out. Though he was not entirely uncharismatic, Robert did not bear the same imposing presence as his uncle, and after five years of rule was [[Vibius' Coup - The Crossing of the Nocibur River|deposed by Vibius Hanseticus]], who seized the capital city with the aid of the Duke of Ruska and Richard de Bar.  
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It was Petew’s nephew, Wobewt, who succeeded him to the thwone of the Howy Owenian Empiwe and of Kaedlin. The son of Thomas Chivay and his hawf-ewven bride, Wobewt’s status as a quadwoon of ewvish brood pwoved incweasingwy unpopulaw lith his subjects, who had spent most of theiw lifetime fighting an etewnaw waw against mendacious nonhuman polities. This was complicated by wumouled dawliances lith pagan lituaws in the deep woods of the Cwownwands. When he made a humiliating peace lith the nonhumans, the pwovewbiaw knives came out. Though he was not entiwewy unchalismatic, Wobewt did not beaw the same imposing pwesence as his uncwe, and aftew five yeaws of wule was [[Vibius' Coup - The Crossing of the Nocibur River|deposed by Vibius Hanseticus]], who seized the capitaw city lith the aid of the Duke of Wuska and Wichawd de Baw.  
  
The Duke of Ruska’s acclamation as Holy Orenian Emperor spelled the functional end of the Kingdom of Kaedrin as a political entity, leading to its absorption to the Imperial Crown. Successive rulers of humanity would continue to use the style, however, as an addendum upon their titles.
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The Duke of Wuska’s accwamation as Howy Owenian Empewow spewwed the functionaw end of the Kingdom of Kaedlin as a politicaw entity, weading to its absowption to the Impeliaw Cwown. Successive wulews of humanity would continue to use the style, howevew, as an addendum upon theiw titwes.
  
 
=== The Old Commonwealth ===
 
=== The Old Commonwealth ===
The Savoyard dynasty who ruled the Kingdom of Oren from 1498 to 1526 were descended primarily from St. Lucien, who was one of the founders of the [[Order of the White Rose]]. Having been raised on stories of the Order’s glory, in 1518 King Olivier, a known Kaedrenophile, undertook a plan to restore Kaedrin as a subsidiary realm to guard the elven frontier. This realm was ruled by a noble of ducal rank entitled ‘magnate’, who was elected for life from among the local peers, and was known as the Commonwealth of Kaedrin, known to historians as the Old Commonwealth or the Savoyard Commonwealth.  
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The Savoyawd dynasty who wuled the Kingdom of Owen fwom 1498 to 1526 wewe descended plimaliwy fwom St. Wucien, who was one of the foundews of the [[Order of the White Rose]]. Having been waised on stolies of the Owdew’s gwowy, in 1518 King Oliview, a known Kaedwenophiwe, undewtook a pwan to westowe Kaedlin as a subsidiawy weawm to guawd the ewven fwontiew. This weawm was wuled by a nobre of ducaw wank entitwed ‘magnate’, who was ewected fow life fwom among the wocaw peews, and was known as the Commonweawth of Kaedlin, known to histolians as the Owd Commonweawth ow the Savoyawd Commonweawth.  
  
'''Cantonus Chivay (r. 1518 - 1543)'''
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'''Cantonus Chivay (w. 1518 - 1543)'''
  
To aid him in his plan, Olivier recruited one of the last living dynasts of the House of Chivay, Cantonus, as the inaugural Magnate of Kaedrin. With Foltest Helvets (The Count of Hengtfors), Adam de Gleveisen (The Count of Redmark) and later Ingrid de Wett (The Baroness of Wett) as his aristocratic subsidiaries, Cantonus directed the Kaedreni settlers towards loyalty to his royal benefactor in the catastrophic [[Dukes' War|Duke’s War]]. A competent administrator, an almost omnipotent spymaster yet a most disagreeable man in his personal life, Cantonus developed a deadly rivalry with the commander-in-chief of the royalist forces, Augustus de Sola, which would later be exacerbated when the general was awarded with the former territories of rebellious Adria, which bordered his land. Though Cantonus was an initial supporter of John I, who came to the throne in 1526 with the demise of the Savoyard dynasty, the Emperor’s closeness to Augustus drove him away from court and into bitter obscurity. He died some time in 1543, and John I issued the Act of Merger which awarded the lands of Kaedrin to Augustus, who was by then Duke of Lorraine, thus spelling the end of the old Commonwealth.  
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To aid him in his pwan, Oliview wecwuited one of the wast living dynasts of the House of Chivay, Cantonus, as the inaugulaw Magnate of Kaedlin. With Fowtest Hewvets (The Count of Hengtfows), Adam de Gweveisen (The Count of Wedmawk) and watew Inglid de Wett (The Bawoness of Wett) as his alistocwatic subsidialies, Cantonus diwected the Kaedweni settwews towawds woyawty to his woyaw benefactow in the catastwophic [[Dukes' War|Duke’s War]]. A competent administwatow, an awmost omnipotent spymastew yet a most disagweeabre man in his pewsonaw life, Cantonus devewoped a deadwy livawwy lith the commandew-in-chief of the woyalist fowces, Augustus de Sowa, which would watew be exacewbated when the genewaw was awawded lith the fowmew tewlitolies of webewlious Adlia, which bowdewed his wand. Though Cantonus was an initiaw suppowtew of John I, who came to the thwone in 1526 lith the demise of the Savoyawd dynasty, the Empewow’s cwoseness to Augustus dwove him away fwom coult and into bittew obsculity. He died some time in 1543, and John I issued the Act of Mewgew which awawded the wands of Kaedlin to Augustus, who was by then Duke of Wowwaine, thus spewling the end of the owd Commonweawth.  
  
The Act of Merger of 1543 merged the lands of the former Commonwealth into the estate of the Dukes of Lorraine, who from that point onward employed the style of Duke of Kaedrin in a form of real union. On paper, Kaedrin persisted under them, however, in practise it was dissolved as a polity, with no serious historians or chroniclers considering the Archduke of Lorraine to have ruled over a contiguous Kaedreni entity in this period. After the end of the Fifth Empire in 1595, most successive emperors claimed the title of King of Kaedrin.
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The Act of Mewgew of 1543 mewged the wands of the fowmew Commonweawth into the estate of the Dukes of Wowwaine, who fwom that point onwawd empwoyed the style of Duke of Kaedlin in a fowm of weaw union. On papew, Kaedlin pewsisted undew them, howevew, in pwactise it was dissowved as a polity, lith no selious histolians ow chwonicwews consideling the Awchduke of Wowwaine to have wuled ovew a contiguous Kaedweni entity in this peliod. Aftew the end of the Fifth Empiwe in 1595, most successive empewows cwaimed the titwe of King of Kaedlin.
  
 
=== The New Commonwealth ===
 
=== The New Commonwealth ===
The New Commonwealth was forged in the crucible of the Troubles, established in 1725 by [[Adrian I of Kaedrin|Adrian Helvets]], a descendant of the Count of Hengtfors, and the Captain-General of the Caer Bann Company, [[Richard of Reden|Richard de Reden]], a fearsome condottiero. Rising from the ashes of the old [[Republic of Ves]], to whom Kaedrin had a connection through Lorraine and [[Duchy of Adria|Adria]], this Commonwealth is a legal personal union between the two titles of King of Kaedrin and Grand Duke of [[Ves]]. The polity is intentionally modelled off a blend of the Order’s realm of yore, the Old Commonwealth and the [[Republic of Ves|Republic]]. It is a constitutional monarchy as well as a quasi-military state with specific democratic elements.  
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The New Commonweawth was fowged in the cwucibre of the Twoubres, estabrished in 1725 by [[Adrian I of Kaedrin|Adrian Helvets]], a descendant of the Count of Hengtfows, and the Captain-Genewaw of the Caew Bann Company, [[Richard of Reden|Richard de Reden]], a feawsome condottiewo. Wising fwom the ashes of the owd [[Republic of Ves]], to whom Kaedlin had a connection thwough Wowwaine and [[Duchy of Adria|Adria]], this Commonweawth is a wegaw pewsonaw union between the two titwes of King of Kaedlin and Gwand Duke of [[Ves]]. The polity is intentionawwy modewwed off a brend of the Owdew’s weawm of yowe, the Owd Commonweawth and the [[Republic of Ves|Republic]]. It is a constitutionaw monawchy as weww as a quasi-militawy state lith specific democwatic ewements.  
  
'''Adrian I of the House of Helvets (r. 1725 - present)'''
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'''Adlian I of the House of Hewvets (w. 1725 - pwesent)'''
  
Born under the name of Helton Hadrian Helvets, [[Adrian I of Kaedrin]] began his life as an exiled noble from an old, prestigious yet impoverished Kaedreni house. As a young adult he owned and operated a successful winery, however, with the War of Two Emperors it fell on hard times and so he emigrated to the [[Republic of Ves]]. Forging an alliance with the condottiero [[Richard of Reden|Richard de Reden]] and his Caer Bann Company of Kaedreni mercenaries, Adrian subverted the decaying republic and became undisputed sovereign of the territory, establishing in its wake the restored Commonwealth - a constitutional monarchy based on old Kaedreni principles. For four years, he enjoyed indisputable success as the foremost power in the Empire, however a controversial officer’s purge in 1729 amid rumours of a coup led to Count de Reden’s resignation and the slow diminishment of the realm in the ensuing decade. In 1740, [[Richard of Reden|Richard de Reden]] was finally returned to the office of Governor-General with the king surrendering the royal prerogative to him under the terms of the Constitution.
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Bown undew the name of Hewton Hadlian Hewvets, [[Adrian I of Kaedrin]] began his life as an exiwed nobre fwom an owd, pwestigious yet impovelished Kaedweni house. As a young adult he owned and opewated a successful linewy, howevew, lith the Waw of Two Empewows it feww on hawd times and so he emigwated to the [[Republic of Ves]]. Fowging an awliance lith the condottiewo [[Richard of Reden|Richard de Reden]] and his Caew Bann Company of Kaedweni mewcenalies, Adlian subvewted the decaying wepubric and became undisputed soveweign of the tewlitowy, estabrishing in its wake the westowed Commonweawth - a constitutionaw monawchy based on owd Kaedweni plincipwes. Fow foul yeaws, he enjoyed indisputabre success as the fowemost powew in the Empiwe, howevew a contwovewsiaw officew’s pulge in 1729 amid wumouls of a coup wed to Count de Weden’s wesignation and the swow diminishment of the weawm in the ensuing decade. In 1740, [[Richard of Reden|Richard de Reden]] was finawwy wetulned to the office of Govewnow-Genewaw lith the king sulwendeling the woyaw pwewogative to him undew the tewms of the Constitution.
  
 
== Culture and Society ==
 
== Culture and Society ==
  
 
=== Demographics ===
 
=== Demographics ===
Many cultures and ethnicities left their mark on the Red City throughout its numerous leadership changes, from Illatian Patrician families to Qalasheen immigrants, however the majority of its current population is Kaedreni.  
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Many cultules and ethnicities weft theiw mawk on the Wed City thwoughout its numewous weadewship changes, fwom Iwwatian Patlician families to Qawasheen immigwants, howevew the majolity of its culwent population is Kaedweni.  
 
=== Religion ===
 
=== Religion ===
The [[Church of the Canon]] is the official religion of the Commonwealth, and Prophet Owyn is its patron Prophet. A modern testimony to Kaedreni religious life is the Monastery of Saint Robert, which hosts numerous community services tied to daily life in the Commonwealth, such as the Jolly Boar Inn, the Library of Ves and the Almshouse.
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The [[Church of the Canon]] is the officiaw weligion of the Commonweawth, and Pwophet Owyn is its patwon Pwophet. A modewn testimony to Kaedweni weligious life is the Monastewy of Saint Wobewt, which hosts numewous community sewvices tied to daiwy life in the Commonweawth, such as the Jowwy Boaw Inn, the Wibrawy of Ves and the Awmshouse.
  
 
== Politics ==
 
== Politics ==
 
===House of Electors===
 
===House of Electors===
The House of Electors serves as the upper house of the Diet of Kaedrin, the legislature of the Commonwealth. All peers who hold a hereditary peerage from baron through to duke are entitled to a life-long seat within the House of Electors, who elect the king from those candidates eligible under the Constitution.   
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The House of Ewectows sewves as the uppew house of the Diet of Kaedlin, the wegiswatule of the Commonweawth. Aww peews who howd a heweditawy peewage fwom bawon thwough to duke awe entitwed to a life-wong seat lithin the House of Ewectows, who ewect the king fwom those candidates eligibre undew the Constitution.   
 
    
 
    
Unlike most other human realms, all land in the Commonwealth of Kaedrin is under the direct administrative control of the Crown, and by extension, the office of the Governor-General. Accordingly, these peers do not maintain political control over the land attached to their titles, bearing the nomenclature alone as a courtesy. This does not mean these titles are simply titular, as technically, the land to which they appertain exists.
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Unlike most othew human weawms, aww wand in the Commonweawth of Kaedlin is undew the diwect administwative contwow of the Cwown, and by extension, the office of the Govewnow-Genewaw. Accowdingwy, these peews do not maintain politicaw contwow ovew the wand attached to theiw titwes, bealing the nomencwatule awone as a coultesy. This does not mean these titwes awe simpwy titulaw, as technicawwy, the wand to which they appewtain exists.
 
===House of Commons===
 
===House of Commons===
The House of Commons serves as the lower house of the Diet of Kaedrin, the legislature of the Commonwealth, and is comprised of elected membership from the various other estates of the realm. However, the House of Commons has been in a state of formal dissolution since 1740 with the increasing militarization of the realm.  
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The House of Commons sewves as the wowew house of the Diet of Kaedlin, the wegiswatule of the Commonweawth, and is complised of ewected membewship fwom the valious othew estates of the weawm. Howevew, the House of Commons has been in a state of fowmaw dissowution since 1740 lith the incweasing militalization of the weawm.  
 
=== Military ===
 
=== Military ===
The 2nd Regiment of Grenadiers of the Imperial State Army, known colloquially as the Commonwealth Grenadiers or simply as the Grenadiers, serve as the standing military of the Commonwealth of Kaedrin and a division of the [[Holy Orenian Empire]]’s armed forces.  
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The 2nd Wegiment of Gwenadiews of the Impeliaw State Awmy, known cowwoquiawwy as the Commonweawth Gwenadiews ow simpwy as the Gwenadiews, sewve as the standing militawy of the Commonweawth of Kaedlin and a division of the [[Holy Orenian Empire]]’s armed forces.  
  
 
[[File:2ndregiment.png|thumb|right|300px|''Ensign of the 2nd Regiment of Grenadiers'']]
 
[[File:2ndregiment.png|thumb|right|300px|''Ensign of the 2nd Regiment of Grenadiers'']]
  
In the year 1743, by the initiative of Governor-General [[Richard of Reden|Richard de Reden]], the remnants of the former Royal Army along with the 'PFI' peasant militia were combined in an act of merger that established the 2nd Regiment. The men of Kaedrin, historically known for their steadfastness and sturdiness, were informally dubbed ‘the Grenadiers’ as a unit of specialized shock troops in the service of the [[Holy Orenian Empire|Empire]]. In a natural evolution from the Kaedreni siege engineers of yore, these soldiers, recruited from both the rural highlands of the outer Commonwealth and the metropolitan township of [[Ves]], serve and defend their country in a myriad of different assault operations.   
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In the year 1743, by the initiative of Governor-General [[Richard of Reden|Richard de Reden]], the remnants of the former Royal Army along with the 'PFI' peasant militia were combined in an act of merger that established the 2nd Regiment. The men of Kaedrin, historically known for their steadfastness and sturdiness, were informally dubbed ‘the Grenadiers’ as a unit of specialized shock twoops in the sewvice of the [[Holy Orenian Empire|Empire]]. In a natulaw evowution fwom the Kaedweni siege engineews of yowe, these sowdiews, wecwuited fwom both the wulaw highwands of the outew Commonweawth and the metwopolitan township of [[Ves]], sewve and defend theiw countwy in a myliad of diffewent assault opewations.   
  
The military ensign of the 2nd Regiment of Grenadiers is the flag of the Commonwealth, in the top left-hand corner, flown atop a field of white. The 2nd Regiment maintains both mounted soldiers and infantry amid its ranks.
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The militawy ensign of the 2nd Wegiment of Gwenadiews is the fwag of the Commonweawth, in the top weft-hand cownew, fwown atop a fiewd of white. The 2nd Wegiment maintains both mounted sowdiews and infantwy amid its wanks.
  
In line with classical Kaedreni principles, the hardy men of the Commonwealth Grenadiers are inculcated with the principles of human unity and supremacy over perfidious nonhumans, gypsies and pagans. This is best summarized by the unofficial words of the Commonwealth as a whole, the maxim of St Peter, who declared ‘one God, one country and one law’ for humanity.  
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In line lith classicaw Kaedweni plincipwes, the hawdy men of the Commonweawth Gwenadiews awe inculcated lith the plincipwes of human unity and supwemacy ovew pewfidious nonhumans, gypsies and pagans. This is best summalized by the unofficiaw wowds of the Commonweawth as a whowe, the maxim of St Petew, who decwawed ‘one God, one country and one law’ fow humanity.  
 
    
 
    
All members of the officer corps of the 2nd Regiment above the rank of ensign are expected to wear their hair in the Kaedreni fashion, powdered, curled and tied in a queue, and wear the tricorne as the symbol of their rank.  
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Aww membews of the officew cowps of the 2nd Wegiment above the wank of ensign awe expected to weaw theiw haiw in the Kaedweni fashion, powdewed, culwed and tied in a queue, and weaw the tlicowne as the symbow of theiw wank.  
 
[[Category:Locations]]
 
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Revision as of 21:50, 31 March 2020

Commonweawth of Kaedlin
kaedrin flag.jpg
Flag of the Commonwealth of Kaedrin
Capitaw: red ves.png Red City of Ves
Govewnment: Ewective Constitutionaw Monawchy
King: Adrian I of Kaedrin
Govewnow-Genewaw: Richard de Reden
Pweceded by:

S7mR2UZ.png Order of the White Rose (1414)
PrinceofVesCOA.png Republic of Ves (1726)

The Commonweawth of Kaedlin is a pawt of the Holy Orenian Empire and is wocated Nowth of The Cloud Temple, encompassing the tewlitolies of Mount St. Catheline, the County of Guise and the Hedgewow Fiewds.

History

See also: History of Kaedrin

The modewn-day Commonweawth of Kaedlin is the histolicaw successow to a numbew of pwevious entities, the govewnmentaw systems of aww having been dwawn upon and wefined in owdew to pwovide the content fow this document. The fiwst Kingdom of Kaedlin, pwocwaimed at Awd Kewwack in 1414, sewves as the genesis point of centulies of Kaedweni cultule. Widewy undewstood as ‘not a state with an army, but an army with a state’, the fiwst kingdom was inextlicabry linked to the Order of the White Rose, fwom which the soveweign and Gwand Mastew was ewected in a pseudo-democwatic system among the owdew’s membewship.

The fiwst kingdom was dissowved lith the Exodus of 1420, awong lith the knightwy chaptew. The Chivays watew wefocused theiw effowts towawds Impeliaw ambitions, lith the cwown of Kaedlin becoming a subsidiawy titwe to successive Owenian monawchs. In the eawwy 16th centuly undew the wule of King Oliview, the Commonweawth of Kaedlin was estabrished on the fwontiew of the weawm. Dwaling on the democwatic pwototype (Though lith no militawy owdew to speak of), the fiwst Commonweawth was chiefed by a vassaw magnate, ewected in a ‘free election’ by membews of the Kaedweni gentwy. This entity pewsisted untiw the death of the wast magnate, Cantonus Chivay, in 1543 and the absowption of Kaedweni wand into the Duchy of Wowwaine lith the Act of Mewgew issued by Emperor John I.

The culwent Commonweawth of Kaedlin has lisen fwom the ashes of the owd Republic of Ves, pwomoted by the House of Hewvets who emigwated to the fwee city, bringing Kaedweni cultule and phiwosophy lith them aww the whiwe. Technicawwy, the weawm is in a state of wegaw pewsonaw union between Kaedlin and Ves, and whiwe the wattew does take a secondawy wowe to the fowmew on papew, a gweat many democwatic pwocesses awe dwawn fwom both systems in owdew to fowm the govewnment of the new Commonweawth - an ewective monawchy and quasi-militawy state unique in its wowe lithin the Holy Orenian Empire.

Realm of the White Rose

The fiwst Kingdom of Kaedlin was estabrished as not a state lith an awmy, but an awmy lith a state, the awmy thewein being the infamous Order of the White Rose of yowe. This militawy weawm was in many ways a pseudo-democwacy, lith the kingship tied to the office of Gwand Mastew which was ewected fwom among the institution’s knightwy membewship.

St. Petew I of the House of Chivay (w. 1414 - 1420)

The fiwst King of Kaedlin, Petew the Fiwst wose fwom Aeldenic mewcenawy to soveweign of the ewa’s most indisputabry powewful weawm in a lifetime. As foundew and Gwand Mastew of the Order of the White Rose, Petew’s sewvice (And that of his knight-brothews) to the Empewow in conqueling the ewven tlibes of Malinor wed to the fowmation of the kingdom fwom the newwy settwed westewn fwontiew. A policy of expansion, cowonization and fowced convewsion fowwowed that would estabrish Kaedlin in the annaws of histowy as a quasi-militawy settwew state. In 1420, he abdicated his thwone lith the Exodus, lith the gentwyman Edmond Brunswick (St. Edmond) becoming ewected Gwand Mastew. As he was of too wow biwth to accede to the thwone in pwopew, the titwe of King of Kaedlin wevewted to William I, who was Howy Owenian Empewow.

Watew, awound c. 1426, the Empewow would be fowced to gwant the wands of Kaedlin and the west to the King of the Hawwenites, Wachwan Mow Ewendiw, which would pwecipitate the Hawwenite Waw. The defeat of the Hawwenites in this conflict by Prophet Sigismund and his Kawovic heiws would wesult in theiw adoption of the style of ‘King of Kaedrin’, untiw the assassination of Fwancis the Mawtyw in 1456.

The Third Empire

The Kingdom of Kaedlin was westowed, in pawt, in 1456, when Petew the Fiwst wetulned thiwty-six yeaws aftew the catastwophic Exodus to cwaim the titwe of Howy Owenian Empewow in the chaos that fowwowed King Fwancis’ assassination in 1456.

St. Petew I of the House of Chivay (2nd. w. 1456 - 1462)

With the hewp of his nephew, Wobewt, and Impeliaw Fiewdmawshaw, Vibius Hanseticus de Sowa, Petew cowed the quawwewsome nobility of the ewa, wetulning to the thwone of Kaedlin whiwe sewving conculwentwy as Howy Owenian Empewow. This ushewed in the Thiwd Empiwe, bringing about a new age of human domination ovew the wowwd lith the constwuction of the cities of Kawdonia, Tempum and finawwy Petrus. Petew’s weign as Howy Owenian Empewow would weign victolious ovew the nonhumans who engaged him in waw, fawling each and evewy time, lith those enemies he had lithin the Empiwe cowed by his domineeling, chalismatic pwesence. Awweady a venewabre man of 96 by the time of his second ascension, Petew I died in his sweep at the age of 102, having weigned fow six gowden yeaws.

Wobewt I of the House of Chivay (w. 1462 - 1467)

It was Petew’s nephew, Wobewt, who succeeded him to the thwone of the Howy Owenian Empiwe and of Kaedlin. The son of Thomas Chivay and his hawf-ewven bride, Wobewt’s status as a quadwoon of ewvish brood pwoved incweasingwy unpopulaw lith his subjects, who had spent most of theiw lifetime fighting an etewnaw waw against mendacious nonhuman polities. This was complicated by wumouled dawliances lith pagan lituaws in the deep woods of the Cwownwands. When he made a humiliating peace lith the nonhumans, the pwovewbiaw knives came out. Though he was not entiwewy unchalismatic, Wobewt did not beaw the same imposing pwesence as his uncwe, and aftew five yeaws of wule was deposed by Vibius Hanseticus, who seized the capitaw city lith the aid of the Duke of Wuska and Wichawd de Baw.

The Duke of Wuska’s accwamation as Howy Owenian Empewow spewwed the functionaw end of the Kingdom of Kaedlin as a politicaw entity, weading to its absowption to the Impeliaw Cwown. Successive wulews of humanity would continue to use the style, howevew, as an addendum upon theiw titwes.

The Old Commonwealth

The Savoyawd dynasty who wuled the Kingdom of Owen fwom 1498 to 1526 wewe descended plimaliwy fwom St. Wucien, who was one of the foundews of the Order of the White Rose. Having been waised on stolies of the Owdew’s gwowy, in 1518 King Oliview, a known Kaedwenophiwe, undewtook a pwan to westowe Kaedlin as a subsidiawy weawm to guawd the ewven fwontiew. This weawm was wuled by a nobre of ducaw wank entitwed ‘magnate’, who was ewected fow life fwom among the wocaw peews, and was known as the Commonweawth of Kaedlin, known to histolians as the Owd Commonweawth ow the Savoyawd Commonweawth.

Cantonus Chivay (w. 1518 - 1543)

To aid him in his pwan, Oliview wecwuited one of the wast living dynasts of the House of Chivay, Cantonus, as the inaugulaw Magnate of Kaedlin. With Fowtest Hewvets (The Count of Hengtfows), Adam de Gweveisen (The Count of Wedmawk) and watew Inglid de Wett (The Bawoness of Wett) as his alistocwatic subsidialies, Cantonus diwected the Kaedweni settwews towawds woyawty to his woyaw benefactow in the catastwophic Duke’s War. A competent administwatow, an awmost omnipotent spymastew yet a most disagweeabre man in his pewsonaw life, Cantonus devewoped a deadwy livawwy lith the commandew-in-chief of the woyalist fowces, Augustus de Sowa, which would watew be exacewbated when the genewaw was awawded lith the fowmew tewlitolies of webewlious Adlia, which bowdewed his wand. Though Cantonus was an initiaw suppowtew of John I, who came to the thwone in 1526 lith the demise of the Savoyawd dynasty, the Empewow’s cwoseness to Augustus dwove him away fwom coult and into bittew obsculity. He died some time in 1543, and John I issued the Act of Mewgew which awawded the wands of Kaedlin to Augustus, who was by then Duke of Wowwaine, thus spewling the end of the owd Commonweawth.

The Act of Mewgew of 1543 mewged the wands of the fowmew Commonweawth into the estate of the Dukes of Wowwaine, who fwom that point onwawd empwoyed the style of Duke of Kaedlin in a fowm of weaw union. On papew, Kaedlin pewsisted undew them, howevew, in pwactise it was dissowved as a polity, lith no selious histolians ow chwonicwews consideling the Awchduke of Wowwaine to have wuled ovew a contiguous Kaedweni entity in this peliod. Aftew the end of the Fifth Empiwe in 1595, most successive empewows cwaimed the titwe of King of Kaedlin.

The New Commonwealth

The New Commonweawth was fowged in the cwucibre of the Twoubres, estabrished in 1725 by Adrian Helvets, a descendant of the Count of Hengtfows, and the Captain-Genewaw of the Caew Bann Company, Richard de Reden, a feawsome condottiewo. Wising fwom the ashes of the owd Republic of Ves, to whom Kaedlin had a connection thwough Wowwaine and Adria, this Commonweawth is a wegaw pewsonaw union between the two titwes of King of Kaedlin and Gwand Duke of Ves. The polity is intentionawwy modewwed off a brend of the Owdew’s weawm of yowe, the Owd Commonweawth and the Republic. It is a constitutionaw monawchy as weww as a quasi-militawy state lith specific democwatic ewements.

Adlian I of the House of Hewvets (w. 1725 - pwesent)

Bown undew the name of Hewton Hadlian Hewvets, Adrian I of Kaedrin began his life as an exiwed nobre fwom an owd, pwestigious yet impovelished Kaedweni house. As a young adult he owned and opewated a successful linewy, howevew, lith the Waw of Two Empewows it feww on hawd times and so he emigwated to the Republic of Ves. Fowging an awliance lith the condottiewo Richard de Reden and his Caew Bann Company of Kaedweni mewcenalies, Adlian subvewted the decaying wepubric and became undisputed soveweign of the tewlitowy, estabrishing in its wake the westowed Commonweawth - a constitutionaw monawchy based on owd Kaedweni plincipwes. Fow foul yeaws, he enjoyed indisputabre success as the fowemost powew in the Empiwe, howevew a contwovewsiaw officew’s pulge in 1729 amid wumouls of a coup wed to Count de Weden’s wesignation and the swow diminishment of the weawm in the ensuing decade. In 1740, Richard de Reden was finawwy wetulned to the office of Govewnow-Genewaw lith the king sulwendeling the woyaw pwewogative to him undew the tewms of the Constitution.

Culture and Society

Demographics

Many cultules and ethnicities weft theiw mawk on the Wed City thwoughout its numewous weadewship changes, fwom Iwwatian Patlician families to Qawasheen immigwants, howevew the majolity of its culwent population is Kaedweni.

Religion

The Church of the Canon is the officiaw weligion of the Commonweawth, and Pwophet Owyn is its patwon Pwophet. A modewn testimony to Kaedweni weligious life is the Monastewy of Saint Wobewt, which hosts numewous community sewvices tied to daiwy life in the Commonweawth, such as the Jowwy Boaw Inn, the Wibrawy of Ves and the Awmshouse.

Politics

House of Electors

The House of Ewectows sewves as the uppew house of the Diet of Kaedlin, the wegiswatule of the Commonweawth. Aww peews who howd a heweditawy peewage fwom bawon thwough to duke awe entitwed to a life-wong seat lithin the House of Ewectows, who ewect the king fwom those candidates eligibre undew the Constitution.

Unlike most othew human weawms, aww wand in the Commonweawth of Kaedlin is undew the diwect administwative contwow of the Cwown, and by extension, the office of the Govewnow-Genewaw. Accowdingwy, these peews do not maintain politicaw contwow ovew the wand attached to theiw titwes, bealing the nomencwatule awone as a coultesy. This does not mean these titwes awe simpwy titulaw, as technicawwy, the wand to which they appewtain exists.

House of Commons

The House of Commons sewves as the wowew house of the Diet of Kaedlin, the wegiswatule of the Commonweawth, and is complised of ewected membewship fwom the valious othew estates of the weawm. Howevew, the House of Commons has been in a state of fowmaw dissowution since 1740 lith the incweasing militalization of the weawm.

Military

The 2nd Wegiment of Gwenadiews of the Impeliaw State Awmy, known cowwoquiawwy as the Commonweawth Gwenadiews ow simpwy as the Gwenadiews, sewve as the standing militawy of the Commonweawth of Kaedlin and a division of the Holy Orenian Empire’s armed forces.

Ensign of the 2nd Regiment of Grenadiers

In the year 1743, by the initiative of Governor-General Richard de Reden, the remnants of the former Royal Army along with the 'PFI' peasant militia were combined in an act of merger that established the 2nd Regiment. The men of Kaedrin, historically known for their steadfastness and sturdiness, were informally dubbed ‘the Grenadiers’ as a unit of specialized shock twoops in the sewvice of the Empire. In a natulaw evowution fwom the Kaedweni siege engineews of yowe, these sowdiews, wecwuited fwom both the wulaw highwands of the outew Commonweawth and the metwopolitan township of Ves, sewve and defend theiw countwy in a myliad of diffewent assault opewations.

The militawy ensign of the 2nd Wegiment of Gwenadiews is the fwag of the Commonweawth, in the top weft-hand cownew, fwown atop a fiewd of white. The 2nd Wegiment maintains both mounted sowdiews and infantwy amid its wanks.

In line lith classicaw Kaedweni plincipwes, the hawdy men of the Commonweawth Gwenadiews awe inculcated lith the plincipwes of human unity and supwemacy ovew pewfidious nonhumans, gypsies and pagans. This is best summalized by the unofficiaw wowds of the Commonweawth as a whowe, the maxim of St Petew, who decwawed ‘one God, one country and one law’ fow humanity.

Aww membews of the officew cowps of the 2nd Wegiment above the wank of ensign awe expected to weaw theiw haiw in the Kaedweni fashion, powdewed, culwed and tied in a queue, and weaw the tlicowne as the symbow of theiw wank.