Ten Great Sovereigns — World Council Guide

The Ten Great Sovereigns are states officially recognized as fully independent by the World Council.

The World Council acts as the gatekeepers, determining which states receive sovereign status and the greater political representation and authority that comes with it.

Recognition is influenced by a state’s permanent population, territories, influence, international standing, and ability to maintain an established society. If all criteria are not met then they will not recognize a nation or, that nation, if recognized, will be classified as a lower class state.

The Ten Great Sovereigns are simply the ten most influential states on Kepler.

Atteria

Atteria is a homogenous Esper nation located south of Eiria and north of Delsur. It was once a province of the great Kingdom of Irie.

Characterized by ambitious aristocratics, elaborate estates, merchant cities, craftsmanship, and a strong tradition of courtly life.

Sovereign Name: The Kingdom of Atteria

Capital: Capril

Demonym: Atterian

Current Head of State: King Masamune Amano

Date Recognized

March 31, 125 XE

Political Summary

Atteria is governed by a three-body constitutional system consisting of the Crown of Atteria, the Prime Minister of Atteria, and the Congress of Aristocrats.

The Crown holds the greatest political authority in isolation. But a union of the Congress and the Prime Minister can circumnavigate royal decisions.

The Prime Minister is elected by the people and possesses less authority than the monarch but more than a Duke or Duchess.

Aristocratic titles are awarded by either the King or a majority vote from the Congress of Aristocrats.

The Congress of Aristocrats consists of noble houses that function primarily as a taxless elite capable of influencing political decisions. Unlike traditional feudal lords like in Eiria, members of the Congress do not directly own or have a right to govern their titular domains. Their influence is instead derived largely from their personal estates, wealth, titles, and political representation.

Relation to the World Council

Atteria currently has the most delegates in the World Council, with Prime Minister Giovanni Mari, as the Vice President of the World Council.

Global Treaties and Tension

In recent times King Masamune has been pushing to reunite Irie and has gotten a lot of oppositions from the Congress of Aristocrats. But between King Masamune and Eirian Emperor Yasu working together, Atteria and Eiria have never been closer to reunification.

Delsur

Delsur is the southernmost nation on the Eastern Continent. It is a highly urbanized, technologically sophisticated nation dominated by advanced cybernetics, biotechnology, artificial augmentation, and enormous corporate infrastructure.

Delsur is the center of much of Kepler’s cutting-edge technology.

Sovereign Name: The Delsuri Federation

Capital: Washington

Demonym: Delsuri

Current Head of State: Executive Chief Nova Steele

Date Recognized

July 3, 51 XE

Political Summary

Delsur is a governed by an oligarch called the Watchers. Political authority is concentrated among a powerful technological and corporate elite, with advanced technology playing a central role in the nation’s government and society.

Relation to the World Council

They formally joined the World Council six months after the event known as “The Great Blue Disappearance”. Their Head of State is the current President of the World Council.

Global Treaties and Tension

Delsur has a soft alliances with Kanata and with Uttaria, where they get all their base material to create their technology.

Eiria

Eiria is a nation populated entirely by Espers and ruled by the ancient House Amakusaye. Eiria possesses one of Kepler’s oldest continuous royal traditions and maintains a strong culture centered around nobility, martial tradition, craftsmanship, and psionic ability.

Like Atteria, Eiria was once a part of the great Kingdom of Irie, however, unlike Atteria, Eiria never left the old ways behind.

Even though the nation has adopted some newer customs and technology during Emperor Yasu’s reign its society retains many customs and institutions that have survived for centuries, and it’s people embrace the many traditions.

Eiria is located on the Eastern Continent, to the north of Atteria, and to the south of Holy Metzia.

Sovereign Name: The Kingdom of Eiria

Capital: AkiYasu

Demonym: Eirian

Current Head of State: Emperor Yasu Amakusaye De Eiria

Date Recognized

January 1, 1 XE

Political Summary

Eiria is a feudal government ruled by a constitutional monarchy by the unbroken royal bloodline of House Amakusaye. The succession of the monarchy is determined through the Serpentine Order, allowing the heir to be selected from between the men and women of the royal house.

Relation to the World Council

Eiria was among the first four Sovereign Nations of the World Council.

Global Treaties and Tension

They have a soft treaty with Holy Metzia who they share mutual ownership of Irie-Town with.

Holy Metzia

Holy Metzia is an Esper theocracy founded on Cartaism, the worship of Sir Magna Carta, one of the founders of the World Council. Their religion is deeply intertwined with fate, prophecy, ancient traditions, and the supernatural.

Once famous for incantation-loving adventurers and explorers, it retains a strong mystical identity despite becoming increasingly isolated and pragmatic.

It is located north of Eiria, swallowed by the Alsummer Zone.

Sovereign Name: The Cartaist Theocracy of Metzia

Capital: Taured

Demonym: Metzian

Current Head of State: Divine Oracle Increase Mather III

Date Recognized

September 5, 109 XE

Political Summary

Holy Metzia is a theocracy controlled by the Divine Order, with the Divine Oracle serving as the head of state. Religious authority and political authority are deeply intertwined within the nation.

Relation to the World Council

The Divine Order of Holy Metzia strongly believed that Sir Magna Carta was originally Metzian and therefore his artifact, The Book of Canonization, that is in the World Council’s possession should be a national treasure of Holy Metzia.

Global Treaties and Tension

They have a soft treaty with Eiria over the mutual ownership of Irie-Town.

Many Cartaist believe that Sir Magna Carta was a reincarnation of the Goddess Lalume which many Lalumists find blasphemous.

Hordad

Hordad is a predominantly Strigoi nation known for its strong communities, civic participation, social institutions, and emphasis on ordinary citizens and essential workers. It has a comparatively egalitarian cultural identity.

It is the westernmost nation entirely confined to the Everfall Zone

Sovereign Name: The Hordic Republic

Capital: Nyhavn

Demonym: Hordic

Current Head of State: Prime Minister Alexandria Lindstrom

Date Recognized

August 6, 26 XE

Political Summary

Hordad is governed through a direct democracy. Citizens elect the head of state while also retaining the ability to directly vote on government policies.

Relation to the World Council

Hordad is the only Sovereign nation that has never had a single head of state be elected President or Vice President of the World Council, even though they had many qualified individuals throughout the years.

Global Treaties and Tension

Even though they are a very open and welcoming Strigoi nation, many Normans and even Espers avoid travel there out of fear.

Hordad has a relatively small national police force and no national army. Because of this, they have joined the “Horeslavlyn Block”—an alliance of the three international states (Hordad, Jureslavia and Evelyn) with large Lalumist and Strigoi population—so should the day come when the World Council ceases to exist they can still protect and defend themselves.

Jureslavia

Jureslavia is one of the oldest countries on Kepler and the birthplace of Lalumism. It is the southernmost nation on the Western Continent.

It is a homogenous nation of Srigois strongly shaped by Lalumist traditions, communal institutions, guild culture, and religious customs.

Its cities and communities tend to emphasize craftsmanship, ceremony, and collective identity.

Sovereign Name: The Lalumist Republic of Jureslavia

Capital: Istria

Demonym: Jureslavic

Current Head of State: Archon Milica Paole

Date Recognized

January 1, 1 XE

Political Summary

Jureslavia is governed by a clergy of Lalumist leaders who select the Archon as the head of state.

The individual selected is generally regarded as the person with the greatest expertise, worthiness, or divine favor. This divine favor is commonly referred to as the “Blessing” of the Goddess Lalume.

Relation to the World Council

Jureslavia was among the first four Sovereign Nations of the World Council.

Global Treaties and Tension

Jureslavia has an alliance with Hordad and Evelyn, and a treaty clause in which they promise to protect the nations (Hordad and Evelyn) in a scenario where the World Council falls or is otherwise unable to do so.

Kanata

Kanata is an extremely resource-deprived nation that uses imported technology, information and intelligence to bridge the gap between themselves and their fellow sovereigns.

It is located at the center of the All-Season-Zone and has a predominantly Norman population.

Sovereign Name: Kanata

Capital: Orange

Demonym: Kanatanese

Current Head of State: Executive Chief Linnea Robbespierre

Date Recognized

May 27, 157 XE

Political Summary

Kanata is governed by a technocratic government led by the Executive Chief. The nation places significant authority in technological expertise, specialized administration, and the control and exchange of information.

Relation to the World Council

Prior to Teranua, Kanata held the status of being the last recognized nation by the World Council

Global Treaties and Tension

Kanata has a soft economic alliances with Delsur where they get all their technology from.

Sang

Sang is a homogenous nation of Strigois. It is located on the Western Continent, north of Jureslavia.

It is infamously known as the Blood Empire for it’s past civil wars and aggressive imperial doctrine.

Sovereign Name: Sang

Capital: Petuda

Demonym: Sanguine

Current Head of State: Kaiser Zoltan Von Kiss

Date Recognized

January 1, 1 XE

Political Summary

Sang is governed by a Kaiser or Kaiserin as the nation’s head of state, alongside five Dukes or Duchesses who govern the five provinces of Sang.

These provincial rulers traditionally belong to the five Great Houses of Sang:

House von Dracula
House von Karnstein
House von Kiss
House von Millavir
House von Petofi

Sang operates a petition system in which individuals can submit requests directly to the ruler of their province. Almost anything can become legal if permission is granted. Permission from the national head of state is not necessarily required, although a higher authority can reverse an approval if they possess the power to enforce their decision.

Relation to the World Council

Sang was among the first four Sovereign Nations of the World Council.

Duke Vladimir von Millavir of Sang is the General of the World Council’s Continental Border Assault Regiment

Global Treaties and Tension

The entire world has looked at Sang differently since the Petofi Purge.

Teranua

Teranua is an isolated and heavily industrialized Norman nation historically associated with steam technology, scientific research, engineering, and its enormous Hematic Research Institute. It has a starkly different cultural identity from the predominantly psion nations.

Teranua had always met all the criteria to be one of the great sovereign but they rejected it until they grew too fearful of the Sanguine to refuse the privilege.

It is located on the Western Continent to the north of Jureslavia, and east of Sang.

Sovereign Name: The People’s Republic of Teranua

Capital: Dempsey

Demonym: Teranuan

Current Head of State: King Gareth Carrington

Date Recognized

December 27, 225 XE

Political Summary

Under King Carrington, Teranua was transformed into a fascist police state. The regime outlawed art and mandated employment, with workers receiving rations rather than conventional monetary wages.

Before Carrington’s rule, Teranua was an isolated command economy that maintained freedom of the arts and openly welcomed scientists from across the globe to its flagship institution, the Hematic Research Institute.

Relation to the World Council

The government of Teranua have kept the existence of Psinecraft hidden from its popular for centuries.

Global Treaties and Tension

Teranua’s government and C-BAR have had a lot of skirmishes over the decades they’ve been apart of the World Council. The border guards of Teranua tend to overstep in their bid to “Keep everyone inside in and keep everyone outside out.”

Teranua has never won in an altercation with C-BAR but the World Council respect their sovereignty enough to let them keep Psinecraft a secret and rule however they wish.

Uttaria

Uttaria is a massive, technologically advanced and highly cosmopolitan nation known for its sprawling cities, consumer culture, tourism, food production, and enormous variety of goods.

It is located on the northern coast of Eastern Continent with Delsur to it’s south and Holy Metzia to it’s west.

Uttaria is the biggest, most populous, and most diverse nation on Kepler.

Sovereign Name: The United States of Uttaria

Capital: Kanria

Demonym: Uttarian

Current Head of State: Chancellor Luke Alexander-Walker

Date Recognized

January 1, 1 XE

Political Summary

Uttaria is a republic state governed through a capitalist political and economic system. Its government places significant emphasis on technological advancement, commerce, private enterprise, and international cooperation.

Relation to the World Council

Uttaria was among the first four Sovereign Nations of the World Council. The Council uses their currency as the global standard.