Kingdom of Albion

The Kingdom of Albion is a society in the Aleph Cluster, currently in control of Albion, and responsible for the infrastructure in the Cluster. It is a constitutional monarchy established in PA 0 after the Aleph Cluster broke away from the Greater Cluster and established its independence from 'petty tyrants, all interested in their own lots'.

The Kingdom's colours are a shining shade of orange or copper with a dark blue trim. Its national animal is the honey badger, suggested in jest by Gavin the Younger shortly after Albion's independence in PA 0, but finding enough support from citizens and friends to be elected the animal of choice. It symbolises 'defiance incarnate'.

The Kingdom operates as a constitutional monarchy, currently ruled by the monarch Charles Lysander II. The King oversees the lot of nine city states and sectors of Albion, the capital sector Regum, and Orbital Object Null through a series of democratically elected governors. Each governor is responsible for their sector's wellbeing through the appointment of ministers and public servants; and allotting commonwealth funding to infrastructure projects throughout the sectors.

Albion's political class and elite who have eyes on marrying into royalty often include businesspeople, entrepreneurs, career politicians, and generals. The games of politics these players take upon themselves seem like chaos to the rest of the universe, but within Albion it's defended as a tradition, with consequences for doing wrong for the kingdom and its citizens. The Kingdom prides itself on breaking away from a greater tyrant as a part of its independence; It would be for nothing if Albion was to repeat the wrongs of the past.

The people who live on Albion live in one of ten sectors. Each sector is named after their major city and given a colour for quick identification. Nine of the city states are scattered across three Albion's three continental landmasses: Wace, Nalbin, and Appolyn. The tenth city state and planetary capital is located in the ocean between Wace and Appolyn. They are listed as follows:

• Capital Sector - Regum - Where the rulership and staff of the Kingdom resides, and where the Governors of the nine sectors are summoned to meetings. This sector is considered to be where the military might of Albion is focussed, alongside governmental and monarchical power, with many living within Regum laying a claim to a noble title.
• Continent of Wace - Northeastern continent, with a chilly island chain stretching to the north pole, a grasslands host to the canyon cutting Wace in two, and a rainforest hugging the coast and facing Regum.
  • White Sector - Poyning - Located in a hollowed mountain amidst a rocky set of frozen islands, Poyning is a high-technology city, built to harness geothermal power under the icy sea to power a controlled habitat built throughout the mountain. Poyning is renowned for its scientific research and development thanks to generous governor funding, and is home to many renowned technical colleges.
  • Red Sector - Myrddin - On the banks of the wide Granger river, the city state of Myrddin flourishes in the dusty grasslands and petrified forests. The harsh lands outside the city is slowly being terraformed to create a canal which runs from the eastern side of Wace to the west, effectively splitting it in two. Life has been changing constantly here, but slowly Myrddin will become a better place to live.
  • Purple Sector - Vulgate - This cosmopolitan city is the closest City State to Regum, visible from the forested coast. Vulgate serves as the key to Wace, with a majority of the continent's trade coming through here. For this, Vulgate sells the innovations of Poyning abroad, and uses a portion of the profit for Myrddin's continued redevelopment.
• Continent of Nalbin - A curved continent to the south-west of the central ocean, host to an inland sea which is encapsulated by the continent. Kissed by beautiful sunny weather, a sandy desert, and scenic boreal plains, Nalbin is a land of opportunities.
  • Grey Sector - York - Situated in the hills of a chilly tundra, York is under the cover of a series of flexible domes, responsible for regulating the air quality, and protecting from the elements. Its primary industries are in refinery and manufacturing, with the heat of the various metallurgy processes recycled to keep the city warm. York is also home to large stretches of evergreen wilderness, with small villages of hardy people dotted throughout.
  • Gold Sector - Pendragon - Albion's primary tourism centre, Pendragon takes advantage of Nalbin's inland sea to create a controlled stretch of pristine beaches and seaside real estate. The primary attractions are the amusement parks, memorials to the great wars, entertainment production studios, and the holiday homes of famous actors. Pendragon's city limits stretch all the way down a peninsula leading into the ocean, while the coast sports to wet and sunny conditions all year around.
  • Orange Sector - Iwerddon - Rising from the ashes of an old city glassed during the old wars is the new Iwerddon. The old city along with the rest of the state was made an example of in the past, smote into a desert, and has been slowly recovering since Albion got its independence. The new Iwerddon has only been around since PA 43, and is the youngest of Albion's ten city-states. It is currently looking to rebuild, and secure food and water supplies through agriculture.
• Continent of Appolyn - tbd
  • Green Sector - Caledonia - tbd
  • Blue Sector - Insulae - tbd
  • Black Sector - Longuyon - tbd

As a subject of The Ruler of Albion, citizens are held to the following laws:

• A law-abiding citizen of Albion is entitled to move freely between the city states of Albion, and space territories and stations. They are also entitled to, within those territories:
  • Be protected from external aggression.
• A citizen of Albion living within a city-state must comply with the wishes and customs of the Governor. The Governor's word and station is only overruled by the King.
  • As a Governor of Albion, you are elected by your constituents to represent their interests and keep your sector healthy, happy, protected, and productive.

The Kingdom of Albion mints, circulates, and manages the Aleph Currency (AC). It is a decimal currency used and widely accepted throughout the Aleph Cluster, and considered the standard for negotiating trade and services.

The Kingdom of Albion shares positive relations with the Unity Protocol and Traveller, as the Units and Traveller's citizens assisted Albion's path to independence from the Greater Cluster.