Cevaire (Civilizations: The Dawn)

The Realm of Cevaire is a country located in the west of Æcasium. The country is governed by a monarchy, where a single individual is invested with the powers and resonsibilities of managing the nation. Cevaire was founded in the year 1 by chieftain Harvin Agosoeli of the Cevai tribe (sometimes spelled Harbin Agosiela). King Harvin is the current monarch of Cevaire.

Topography
The country is located in the varied region of the western reaches of the continent. To the south exists the Ceva River. To the north is the Delois river. In between are forested highlands and the occasional mountain, however, most of the truly mountainous terrain lie more to the east, outside of Cevairean borders. Inside the borders, most of the flat, arable lands are along the two aformentioned rivers. This is where most of the population resides as well.

Climate
The climate of Cevaire is mostly temperate. Rainfail occurs frequently, watering the various forests, marshes, and swamps of northern and southern Cevaire. During the winter, most coastal areas experience moderate temperature drops, while those areas inland experience a much more drastic temperature drop, especially in places of higher elevations.

Early Years
Cevaire was founded as the one of the earliest nations on the continent, second to that of Thalassia. The country was created as a consolidation of the four tribes existing in the area. They are, as listed by general powerfulness at the time, the Cevai, Ayoran, Adelari, and Derarri. Before Cevairean consolidation, all the tribes were a primarily despotic monarchy, having a Chieftain rule over them. Consolidation began when Chief Harvin Agosoeli of Cevai was able to forge a royal union with the Chief of the Ayoran tribe, Oltimania of Ayoran. The Cevairean-Ayoranese League was then formed. After a few years, the League went into conflict with the two northerly tribes of the Adelari and Derarri, in the Northern Conquest. Tensions between the two regions had already existed for centuries, so the Cevairean and Ayoranese people were quite enthuasitic to war against their northern enemies. After eight years of concisive victories and successes, the League was able to capture the last Adelarion fortress at the mouth of the Dellois River. The north was conquered.

The League then enforced their culture upon the new land. Adelarion and Derarrite valued ideals like ancestor worship, parental reverence, and the want for a tribe governed by an oligarchy. In short, the peoples of these tribes held their parents, particularly their paternal figures, in high prestige. On the other hand, The Cevairean and Ayoranese valued monarchial systems of governance and political equality within their realms. Because of this, the two tribes evolved a quite unique way of managing the household and country. Both men and women were expected to contribute to society by any means available, such as hunting, fishing, farming, and running households. Young girls and boys were taught to hunt and fish at an early age. Farming would be later taught in the teenage years. When a woman became pregnant, which was encouraged, she was expected to do as much work as she felt comfortable, which included tilling fields, setting traps, and managing the household. However, as evidenced from a very early stage of the tribes, pregnant women were discouraged from hunting in fear of her and her child's health. Once the baby was delivered, the mother was also expected to breast feed for some time. After about a few years, the fathers were expected to assist in taking care of the children while the mother resumed frequent hunting and farming. After generations, this process soon became a cycle: A woman got pregnant and slowed her activities. She then gave birth and helped raise the child for a few years, from which she then shared raising the baby with the father or older sibling while she resumed her activities along with the other villagers. A few years later, mostly six or seven, she would become pregnant again. By the time a woman was fifty years old, she would have had at least four children and a relatively healthy lifestyle.

Because of this lifestyle, the Cevaireans and Ayoranese looked at men and women as equals, both personally and politically. Although women had the burden of going through pregnancy, they soon become adept at giving birth and becoming deeply involved in their societies while remaining fertile and healthy. During the Northern Conquest, where armies were first truly used, there was a near equal ratio of men to women involved as soldiers, nurses, commanders, and messengers.

Politically, the want for sons as strong, male leaders was non existent. The two tribes evolved a system of Absolute Primogeniture, where the first born child of the reigning chief would be next in line, regardless of sex. If the chief had no children, then the throne would pass to the elder brother or sister of the chief, or their oldest sons or daughters.

When the Realm of Cevaire was founded two years after the Northern Conquest, absolute primogeniture become a part of the monarchy. Harvin became the King, and Oltimania become the Queen. While later monarchs of Cevaire ruled as single sovereigns, the early monarchs, like Harvin and Oltimania, shared power equally. Harvin dealt with matters surrounding his native Ceva, now a province of the realm, and Oltimania governed Ayoran, also a province. The two then split power between the conquered Adelari and Derarri lands. Harvin governed Adelari, and Oltimania governed Derarri.

Three years later, Oltimania gave birth to a boy, whom she named Harvinos, in name of her husband. Two years after that, she gave birth to a girl, whom she named Bedencia.

Soon after the births of the royal children, a line of succesion was created. Harvinos become the heir to the throne. Queen Oltimania then issued a decree laying out titles for royal children.


 * First born child: Heirate of Cevaire


 * Second born child: High Prince of Ceva


 * Third born child: Prince of Ayoran


 * Fourth born child: Durate of Adelari


 * Fifth born child: Durate of Derarri


 * Sixth born child:  Conte of Dellois


 * Seventh born child: Conte of Gabraldi


 * Eighth born child: Deci of Claroso


 * Ninth born child: Deci of Oroseille


 * Tenth born child: Ledi of Aborri

The titles were genderless, as set out by the Queen. However, on certain occasions Bedencia was called ''Princess. ''

The decree was soon published, and Harvinos became the Heirate and Bedencia became the ''Grand Prince. ''The family of four then moved into the royal palace in the central plains of Ceva.

Government
Cevaire is an absolute monarchy, where the King or Queen make sole decisions on matters of country management and control. A small cabinet of twenty five advisors, the Royal Council, meet with the monarch every week to discuss matters of state. While a smaller council set out for the monarch, called the Privy Council, handled day to day management, it was all overseen by the monarch, who heavily influenced the council.

Current Line of Succession

 * King Harvin - Queen Oltimania


 * 1) Heirate Harvinos
 * 2) Grand Prince Bedencia