#imaginaryworld

Capital: Calei City

General Overview

Calei is a nation which prides itself on the wit and resilience of the human kind. Calei's citizens steadfast belief in the human kind has brought the nation wealth and power beyond the belief of even the most wealthiest individuals. After the Great war which killed off all the other human nations, Calei remains as the last pillar of human kind. Calei earns most of its wealth from its large scale ore and gem mining and refinery operations. Still scarred from the Great War, Calei retains a mostly neutral relations with other nations, despite their perceived neutral stance, most citizens from Calei hate other races due to their *actions during the Great war.

*Most non-human scholars disagree on the almost complete extinction of the human race as it is a well known fact that to those that don't reside in Calei, that the Calein Royal Family instigated the Great war by blocking aid to Fetta after a devastating tsunami which killed thousands of Fettia citizens right after the "mysterious" assassination of their 489th President, Reif Bo. However all non-human scholars agree that the eradication of the human was an awful avoidable tragedy fueled by greed and hatred for the human race.

Government System

Calei is an absolutist monarchy and has been for almost millennia. The longevity of the monarchy has brought the Calein Royal Family great power and influence across Calei. Due to this influence many citizens of Calei tend to not question the contentious and problematic actions of the Royal family. In a previous time, the Calei monarchy was once not absolute. The Calei royal family once held several advisors and representatives of the federal states until the rise of King Drient, known for his economic policies which brought Calei into its current age of great prosperity, at the cost of several hundred innocent lives.

Diplomatic Relations - Simplified

Lumoria - Neutral, however in constant positive trade relations.

Leineen - Neutral

Fetta - Estranged but Neutral, constant trade interactions.

Lunora - Neutral, however in constant positive trade relations.

Brovano - Estranged but Neutral

Froshhelm - Ally

Mewl - Neutral

Sten Valter - Neutral

Lattice Archipelago - Ally

Currency

Calei does not have a specific name for their currency instead they just have Gold Coins, Silver Plumes and Copper Shodds.

1 Gold Coin = 5 Silver Plumes

1 Silver Plume = 10 Copper Shodds

For one Gold coin you would need 50 Copper Shodds*.

Due to the rapid industrialization of Calei during King Drient's reign, Calei has become a major mining and refining powerhouse, providing Calei with millions of gold coins in their reserves each year. Due to Calei's specific focus on refinery, Calei has maintained a monopoly on refined metals and materials because of this, any nation interested in further technological advancement must either establish their own refineries or import the materials directly from Calei.

*The conversions of this currency used to be a lot cheaper:

1 Gold Coin = 2 Silver Plumes

1 Silver Plume = 2 Copper Shodds

The conversions were changed during King Drient's reign in an effort to keep the poor, poor, and prevent them from revolting and overthrowing the throne. This change was disguised as an effort to "help" with rising inflation from the constant loans which King Drient took out to further his mining and refinery endeavors.

Types of Magic Used

Elemental magic is barely used within Calei. The only type of magic widely used within Calei is Alchemy.

Main Exports

Calei's main exports include:-

Raw and Refined Metals

Seafood Products

Raw and Refined Gems

Coal

Wheat

Mechanical Machinery and Devices

Religious Beliefs

Calei, similar to Lumoria, does not have a national religion or deity. Although there are small towns with local gods and Deities, this only makes up a small portion of the population. However, there is a growing number of both followers of 'Mi' and of 'Null' emerging within the nation.

Characters Residing in Calei

Damien Trusle

Elias Loraine

Flait Caterson

Story in caption. Week 8 - Pink Oyster (#funguary week 4) This week, we delved into a very humid part of the hidden fungal valley. The scientists presented me another fungus, named ‘pink oyster’ mushroom. But I suppose the name ‘flamingo mushroom’ would be more opportune! Like many of its brethren, the fungus grows on wood, especially small shrubs and sticks. Its micells grow all over and into the wood, devouring it slowly. But once the food source begins to dwindle, this fungus not only develops the most charming pink fruit bodies, it also takes control of the surviving dead sticks. By contracting in an astonishingly coordinated way while using the wood as a skeleton, the fungus leaves its former home, stalking through the wood in search of new feeding grounds. To the uninformed observer, this intriguing fungal creature really appears like a small pink flamingo slowly stalking through the wood! Its slow and charmingly awkward movements ensure optimal disposal and spread of the spores. And when the fungus finally gets caught in an impenetrable shrub, unable to move further, the micell will start spreading again and explore this new feeding ground. Amazing! Yet, as much as I love this valley, it’s time to move on. I encountered a competing research team on our way back and received a most tempting invitation.

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the creation of imaginary spaces is critically necessary work e9Art 

in my dreams I am running

running like I did when I was a kid

running free

nothing weighing me down

no sexuality

no humanity

just movement

and force

sipping through the sky

running towards the stars

jumping up clouds

as if they were my stairway

reaching ever higher

hoping to be lighter

light enough to drift away

as leaf on the wind

but then I was up

and I hurt

and running is

a forgotten memory

again