A decaying bureaucratic nation located on the continent of Avistan, on the northern coast of the Inner Sea. A once-powerful empire that has fallen from its former glory. Calls its rulers by a long string of titles, but chiefly Grand Prince or Grand Princess.
Every year, during the Grand Day of Exaltation, a commoner is raised to the ranks of nobility.
The nation apparently experienced a civil war during the year of 4718 after the Emperor murdered a hundred senators on the Grand Day of Exultation.
First Reference: Act I Interlude
Other Notable References: Chapter 90, Chapter 136, Chapter 141, Chapter 153, Chapter 172