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It had been a year since Hanna had met Astra at the University of Runestad and though they had different majors, they found that they shared a love of reading. That shared hobby brought them together time and time again between classes and over the course of a year they fell in love with one...

Country: Kingdom of Merilia Who do you cast a vote for, for AN Secretary General?: <Ragna Veierod>

While Queen Sofía had been to Esthursia before she had never been for the purpose of diplomacy and international relations. In the past Rafael, Catarina, or Alexandre managed state visits but as the current monarch the duty now fell to her which left her deep in thought. Sofía was so lost in...

Snippets of Worldbuilding, Part 6 Royal Family of Elbereth: House of Griffith (Tristan, Ceridwen) Royal Family of Alatariel: House of Wynn (Guinevere, Maeve) Royal Family of Gwynedd: House of Forrester (Brian, William) Royal Family of Ilmare: House of Rowan (Morgan, Alexander) Royal Family of...

Snippets of Worldbuilding, Part 5 During the forty-year period from 1775 to 1815 the Kingdom of Merilia experienced two parallel economic movements: an agricultural revolution and proto-industrialization. The agricultural revolution saw the creation of larger agricultural estates, the...

Snippets of Worldbuilding, Part 4 From the 10th to 16th century Merilia, or the Merilias, referred to the Crown of Elerina and the Crown of Eryri. In the 16th century the Crowns were unified as the Kingdom of Merilia. The Crown of Elerina was a dynastic union between the Kingdom of Elerina and...

Snippets of Worldbuilding, Part 3 An Update to the Courts of Merilia [Provincial Courts] Magistrates’ Court The Magistrates’ Court is the lowest judicial court and is located in each of the three hundred and thirty-nine counties. The court deals with minor civil and criminal cases and sentences...

Snippets of Worldbuilding, Part 2 The Merilian telephone numbering plan is a closed plan meaning that all telephone numbers, including the area code, have a fixed number of digits. Area codes are officially termed national destination codes. A complete telephone number consists of ten digits...

Snippets of Worldbuilding The House of Lords (upper house of the Merilian Parliament) represents the nobility of Merilia. Those who sit in the House are part time non-partisan politicians who maintain another job. Nobles who are a Marquess, Marchioness, Earl, or Earless are entitled to sit in...

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Nation Name: Merilia Federation of National Science Academies (FNSA-FASN) Is your national science academy a member of the FNSA-FASN? Yes Name of the national science academy/ies: Royal Society, Royal Society of Engineering, Royal Society of Medicine, Royal Merilian Academy, Royal Academy of...

The healthcare system of the Merilian Confederation are among the best in Eras due to a strong emphasis on preventative care to ensure a healthy population. Medicines are also stronger, and this mandates the need for prescriptions which leads to less misuse of over-the-counter drugs. Hospitals...

The Realms of Merilia are the member states of the Commonwealth of Merilia. A County Administrative Board is a Merilian Government Agency in the eighty-three counties of Merilia, led by a vice-regal governor appointed by the realm’s monarch for a five-year term. The office stretches back to...

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Federal Institutes of Technology ITC Lothlórien (Merilian: Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Cónaidhme i Lothlórien; Mercanti: Federal Institute of Technology in Lothlórien) is a public research university in the City of Lothlórien, Merilia. Founded by the Merilian Federal Government in 1848 CE with...