THE KINGDOM OF RENAKU
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"Ren" translates to "clean" or "pure," and "Aku" could be associated with "Ak" meaning "white." The name of the nation is taken from the snow capped mountains that dominate part of the nation from where it is believed the nation originated. It is believed the Renaku "civilisation" began from the unification of several hill tribes who seemingly began unifying in the centuries that ended the Ice Age. It is at this time that it is believed a ceremonial centre was constructed at Çördük and today this stands as the capital of the nation. The nation has two definite identities. The hills feature hundreds of tribes arranged into a system of Beylik's which are like extended family groups. The second is the more modern plains which feature modern cities with smatterings of historic cities dated to the 5th Century BC when the nation began to establish itself first as a series of small Kingdoms before finally united in the 10th Century.
Today the nation is a monarchy with several, rather ineffective, checks and balances on the monarchs power.
Natural Resources
coal, iron ore, copper, chromium, antimony, mercury, gold, barite, borate, celestite (strontium), emery, feldspar, limestone, magnesite, marble, perlite, pumice, pyrites (sulfur), clay, arable land, hydropower
Land Use
agricultural land: 49.7%
arable land: 26.7%
permanent crops: 4%
permanent pasture: 19%
forest: 14.9%
other: 35.4%
Population: 92,823,221
Nationality- Renakuan
Ethnic Groups - Renakuan 50%, Hill Tribes 35%, 15% Other
Languages - Renakuan (official language (Turkish), there are around 30 other tribal languages that are extremely similar allowing many of the people to understand the vast majority of each others.
Religions - Field Gods (62%), Tribal Faiths (25%) 13% others
Government
The nation is run by the monarch supported by a King's Council. There are however a series of agreements that act as a small level check and balanace on their power. The King's Council must approve all changes to taxation and should 2/3 of the Council oppose legislation from the King then it is blocked. In addition there is the Beylik Divan which is a council made up of the various leaders, known as Masters, of the various hill tribes. The Beylik Divan has the power to veto infastructure projects within the hills they oversee.
The Kings Council is made up of 61 individuals. The King appoints 30, the people elect 31.
Laws are passed in the following manner.
1. The King issues a Partial Decree. This is then discussed by the Beylik Divan and the Kings Council and each may give feedback on it with suggestions for amendments. The King is then free to utilise or ignore the proposals.
2. The King arranges a reading of the Decree before the Kings Council either the King or his appointed individual must answer questions put to them by the Council who then vote for it.
3. Should 2/3 of the Council oppose the Decree then it must be either amended or scrapped. Should it not be opposed it then becomes law.
4. Once every two weeks the King attends a meeting where the Kings Council and five delegates from the Beylik Divan may present proposals for new laws. Should the King approve of them he takes over the process as stated above.
In terms of the passing of the crown it must pass down the male bloodline and passes in order of children, siblings, cousins, uncles etc.
The Current King is Timur III of the Peynirci dynasty.
RELIGION OF RENAKU
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The people of Renaku follow a faith that could best be described as a folk faith. In its simplest form the faith believes that there are spiritual beings that control almost every aspect of nature and our interactions with it. There is no hierarchy of the Gods as that is for each person to determine, for example a farmer is more likely to devote their worship to a God of fertility and farming while a sailor is likely to pray to Gods associated with storms and water.
The faith also varies from the people living in the lowlands to those in the hill tribes. In the lowlands people have an individual connection to the Gods and can pick and choose what they worship and when. In the hills however each tribe tends to adopt a deity as the most significant. This is often based on some folklore story that ties the God or Goddess to that particular area or tribe. As such most villages will have a sacred site dedicated purely to that divine individual.
In terms of worship people pray to the Gods in different manners based upon what kind of God they are. Broadly speaking Gods fall into one of three categories
1. Creative - These are Gods that are responsible for the creation of the cosmos as well as things such as fertility and farming.
2. Maintaining - These are Gods that are protective in some manner such as Gods of the Ocean would protect you on a voyage.
3. Destructive - These are Gods that cause damage or end life. Such examples include God of Storms and the God of Disease.
There can be more than one God for each role, for example there is a God of Storms and a God of Thunder as well as a seperate God of Lightening, as a result people believe that the three Gods will work together to achieve their aims. This is used as an example for humanity to co-operate.
The faithful also believe that all Gods of other faiths are valid and are just an avatar of the Gods followed in Renaku.
The largest place of worship is the Grand Lodge of the Gods which can be found in the capital city of Çördük. This features a large open marble plaza which is often used for large scale worship on special times of the years (These tend to coincide with the Equinox's) as well as royal occasions. A long gallery runs down both the East and West flanks which features sacred statues of all the Gods. The Priesthood maintains these and each is ritually washed each day and on days important to that God offerings left. In addition on the behest of the King other rituals can take place. The main lodge however features a special place where three statues stand. These are known as the "Royal Gods" and the reigning monarch on his coronation picks three Gods, one from each category, to watch over his rule. While these can be changed periodically this is very rare.