Erdenbrautic Empire

"'Praise the Will!'"- The nationalistic chant of the Empire

The Erdenbrautic Empire is the current governing body of the geographical region of the Northern Lands recognised as Erdenbraut, adopting an imperial political structure with elements of the preceding Northern Republic interspersed within. The Empire is ruled by the autocratic empress Hildegard II, advised by her two Consuls. The Senate stills stands as a remnant of the Northern Republic, although the establishment of the Empire has greatly diminished their political influence and diversity, with the vast majority of seats being filled by adherents of the Will of Quintas.

In the five years following its establishment in 780, Second Era, the Erdenbrautic Empire has engaged in the most aggressive and transparently imperialistic geopolitical actions in centuries, namely the occupation of Cuateria and Solettura, the invasion of Fjormingr and the abolition of its own representative democracy found in the former Northern Republic.

Fall of the Republic
The gradual decline of the Northern Republic had been drawn out over centuries, exacerbated by the increasing influence of Artamir and the conquest of Osmun. Though the Republic had been in decline since the Reign of Guoldrata and the conclusion of the War of Mkuai, the general consensus among historians is that the Republic had accelerated towards collapse following the invasion of Mornegat by Hyaludian forces, commanded by Osmun. The seizure of the Erdenbrautic ancestral homeland...