Senic Order

The Senic Order is a country located in Southwestern Naladyel comprising most of the Orient. It is the third largest country in the world by land area at over thirteen million square kilometers. Possessing one of the longest coastlines in the world. The third largest by population with 283 million citizens.

The Order boasts the largest military force in the world at around 3 million active duty soldiers. Complemented by a reserve force of around 7 million. It is considered one of the world's super powers along with Nabaefan and Unnamed Third Power. It is also sometimes jokingly called "The Puppet Order" due the amount of "Protectorates" under Senic rule.

The Order's economy is the second largest in the world by overall GDP, and fourth by GDP per capita. The extensive coastline has allowed a massive fishing industry to crop up within the country. The central territories are home to large quantities of natural resources.

Early History
Main Articles: Early Senic History, Senic Feudal Era

The Senic people are among the oldest ethnic groups. Their early civilization arose before any other around them. Archaeological evidence suggests that these early groups were highly factionalized, territorial, and sedentary. The Earliest records are from around 6,000 years ago in Tanen House, the same region where the modern capital is located. However documents remain scarce until around 3,000 years ago when the royal houses had emerged and established themselves as governing bodies in the region. The remaining 3,000 years of history are incredibly well documented. This era is now referred to as the Senic Feudal Era, in spite of being rather peaceful.

The Continental Boom brought about by Frumaheif would bring about massive changes to Senic Royal Houses. They would trade gun powder and weapon technology for the cows brought by the explorers. Cows proved to be a significantly better pack animal to the three toed horse. Allowing for agriculture on an previously unprecedented scale. This lead into a population and economic explosion. Allowing the militaries of the royal houses to grow, and the first thoughts to unity became viable.

The Order History
Main Article: History of the Senic Order

The Senic order was proclaimed after the Unification Period by the Tanen House. After this period of war a new united entity emerged. In the immediate aftermath the country of Skivia was violently brought into the Senic Sphere of influence. Creating a cold war with the also young Nuvian Confederation Agreement. This simultaneously brought the fledgling country together, and established The Order as a regional power.

Following it's explosive entrance onto the world stage a period of rapid growth followed. Soon it became obvious that The Order was to become the world's second superpower. Using this influence it established itself as the center piece of economic practices in the south of Naladyel. Those who it could not control through economy were crushed under the might of the military. The War in the South showcased that The Order is a more than capable military power. The sheer might of the Senic Military was on full display, and the total surrender of the Falandese Empire only cements it's place as a dominant world player. Whereas the concurrent Skivian Rebellion and Skivia's integration into the Nuvian Confederation Agreement, showcased a crack in the Senic Sphere.

Governance
Main Article: Senic Monarchy

The central government consists of the Monarch and their immediate cabinet of advisers. Most power lies within the hands of the monarch, though in certain cases the advisers can overrule the say of the monarch. The old royal houses exist nominally as administrative units. With the old nobles generally having a seat as a regional bureaucrat. All real power in country has been consolidated within the central government. The central government controls the appointment of all regional government officials.

Political Divisions
Main Article: Senic Houses

There are seven regional administrations within The Senic Order. Regional administrators are appointed by the Central Government. The regional administrators are in control of most aspects of their assigned regions.

Each region maintains a separate police force independent of the Military police. The Military Police is both the police for military operations, and acts similar to a Gendarmerie. Most police duties still fall onto the regional police forces, with the military police only being used in a civil authority during exceptional situations. Cusal House has an abnormally high amount of MP activity due the high level organized crime present in the region.

Foreign Relations
Main Article: Senic Sphere

The Order is recognized as the successor state to the previous monarchies. In spite of this it did not inherit all the previous treaties held by each of these states. Though its new influence has placed it as one of the geopolitical poles.

The Senic sphere is a geopolitical phenomenon consisting of The Senic Order itself and it's many protectorates. It is not technically a single alliance, nor a single unified entity, but is generally treated as such in the politics of most countries outside the sphere. In reality it is a net of interwoven treaties and economic dependencies that have necessitated a need for closely knit political goals and cooperation.

Outside of the Sphere The Order maintains almost no relations. A cold war exists with both the Nuvian Conferdation Agreement, and Nabaefan.

Military
Main Article: Armed Forces of The Senic Order

The military is divided into the Army and Navy. Consisting of well over 3 million active personnel, and over 7 million reserve. Both branches are their respective largest in the world. All males between 17-25 must serve a two year tour in the military. Females are not required to serve during peace time, but in war time females are included in the draft. The Order's military budget is also the largest in the world, accounting for roughly 1 trillion (43%) of total expenditure.

The Order has a massive indigenous arms industry, the largest in the world, and imports virtually none of it's weapons. It is also the largest exporter of weapons accounting for nearly 40% of all weapon exports. Excluding states considered to be within the Senic Sphere this number drops considerably, to a meager 3%.

Economy
The Order's economy is almost exclusively run within it's sphere of influence. With each client state generally being dependent on The Order for at least one aspect of it's own economy. The Order is the largest exporter of military equipment, though it rarely exports equipment outside of its client states. Fishing and other food exports are another large aspect of the economy. One of the largest importers of Senic food products is in fact Nabaefan.

Income, Poverty, and Wealth
Disparity between the rich and the poor is one of the most extreme in the world. Partially due to the differences within regions. Cusal House is extremely poor by comparison to other regions. The continued existence of a high ranking nobility also helps to propagate the wealth inequality within the country. The Senic Order is generally much more wealthy than the rest of it's sphere. The top-down nature of most of the sphere's relationship with The Order means that most wealth flows inward rather than outward.

Culture
The fractured past and geographic diversity of the Senic region created a degree of regional cultural flavor. Each region still maintains some form of unique cultural aspects in spite of the unified laws and culture of the new regime.

Modern Culture
Main Articles: Senic Fashion, Senic Cuisine, Senic Traditions

Traditional clothing is largely Gothic. Women are expected to wear long frilly dresses, and men to wear formal suit jackets. Clothing also varies by occupation, for example, a politician will be expected to have more expensive and elaborate clothing, than those of a lower rank. When employed in industries such as fishing and factory work clothing will likely not be elaborate, and instead be a more functional outfit. Variation between regions also exists, however most citizens of The Order have copied the styling of the capital.

Cuisine also varies depending on the region. The coastline understandably having a seafood heavy cuisine. Cuisine in the inland regions consists largely of cash crops and livestock.

Classical Senic views on men and women can be summarized as; the man is the worker and the leader, while the woman is the thinker and the caretaker. This is not a hierarchical relationship, however. Women are generally considered the greatest scientists and have been responsible for most technologies originating from the region. However, these breakthroughs would be impossible and pointless if the men were not able to put them to practical use. The lines between these roles are also not as black and white as they may seem. It is not uncommon to see politicians with a female adviser, as they are considered to be "the thinker". Or to have a man working in the scientific field in a active role such as testing or data collection in the field.

Topography
The majority of land area in the Order is covered by temperate rainforests. It is also incredibly flat having no mountain ranges. Possessing the longest coastline bordering The Ocean and the Nuvian Straight. The northeast corner is home to a part of the Continental Steppe.

Biodiversity
The rainforests are home to a large range of species. Including several species of three toed horses, cats, and birds. The climate also allowed for the proliferation of pest insects, and other bug species.