Civia



Civia (Naearinorian: Cyvia), officially the Grand Duchy of Civia (Naearinorian: Vaersan Lycarsaer ver Cyvia), is a nation in Syvanirastir. It possesses some minor overseas territories, located primarily in Altrefi. It is one of the more influential nations in Syvanirastir, keeping a power-balance in the North-East as part of the Anvil Trinity together with Retania and Staevir.

Civia is one of the more religious nations in Syvanirastir, though not the most so. Unlike many Syvans, the majority of Civian people whom are religious and follow a traditional Syvan religion choose to draw strength from beliefs relating to the Red Star rather than the traditional Black Star, as indicated by a number of parts of their society, such as the Red Council, the Red Cross on the Civian flag and the Temple of Minarys Raelans, which is largely painted red and is decorated a number of red banners and artifacts, including one of only ten original copies of the Red Banner, the Red Star alternative of the Black Banner, the flag of the former Ebon Sovereignty of Cyvanirastir.

When Civia gained it's independence following the collapse of the Ebon Sovereignty and the First High Kingdom of Arkasia, it soon became one of the founding members of the United Arkasian Realms and, centuries later, eagerly joined High King Arcadius IV Doomer's Arkasian Confederation which replaced it. During the intervening centuries, Civia joined Arkasia in the Arkasian Crusades, supplying it with forces of the Red Militia and a significant portion of the Red Knights during each individual conflict.