Ethernia was once a powerful empire, it was also a pioneer in robot technology and airship travel, it may have seemed to anyone that nothing could bring down such a powerful nation, and yet here we find ourselves

It all started when emperor Xintos IV passed down a series of reforms that brought power away from the house of representatives into the hands of the rich elite such as the nobles and the emperor himself

The house of representatives, already having a hard time getting along with the emperor, fled into the second largest city and declared secession, supported by the lizard and furryfolk in the north, creating a new Presidential republic lead by the head of the house of representatives: Maximus Kintos

After the first year of fighting, the lizard and furryfolk in the north seceded themselves from the Republic created by the house of representatives, they created the Confederation of Independent States and after a brief confrontation, they established peaceful relations with the Republic, only targeting the Empire which still had influence on the north. They're ruled by a congress which has members from all races and the leader and founding mother is: Countess Axias of Serenum

In the eastern lands of the empire, past the Durrany river, the Durrany people (yes, what creativity) rebelled against the empire, creating a commune of their own, and although they have been displaced of their mainland, they remain an active fighting force in the civil war, fighting both the Republic and the Empire they are ruled by a council of generals, with none of them having enough power to call themselves leader

The empire is in a dire situation, their legitimacy struggles after several foreign countries recognized either the Republic or the commune, their situation got worse after the whole royal family got assassinated except for the young princess Galeana, which was too young to be coronated. Because of this, General Pontios, the most prominent general of the imperial forces took over, and not wanting to lose any power he extended the legal coronation age by two years, securing his power for the time being

In the southeast, the Union of the Avenum Sea, a military organization comprising various countries, has set up an occupation zone, it is small, but it's safe from all the conflict, it's safety has prompted it to be a place where hordes of refugees arrive at a daily basis