The Great Unification: Difference between revisions
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== The day of handover (“The Great Unification” ceremony) == | == The day of handover (“The Great Unification” ceremony) == | ||
On the formal '''handover day'''—the event most closely associated with the term “The Great Unification”—the '''Presidium of Directionland''' transferred authority to the new '''Parliament of Directionland''' at a public ceremony in the square before the St. Stylinson chamber. In attendance were the '''Imperial Family''' and the '''royal family of Gandry''', along with the first cohort of '''[[Imperial Senator|Senators]]''' and '''[[Member of Parliament|Members of Parliament]]''' elected in the initial '''[[Imperial Election]]'''. During the proceedings, the Emperor appointed the first '''Supreme Judges'''; the '''flag of Directionland''' was ceremonially presented to the first '''Chancellor''', '''[[Chancellor Daric Thalbor|Daric Thalbor]]''', and raised above the building; and the Emperor swore his oath, taking the style:<blockquote>'''“Emperor Ethian IV, Emperor of Directionland, | On the formal '''handover day'''—the event most closely associated with the term “The Great Unification”—the '''Presidium of Directionland''' transferred authority to the new '''Parliament of Directionland''' at a public ceremony in the square before the St. Stylinson chamber. In attendance were the '''Imperial Family''' and the '''royal family of Gandry''', along with the first cohort of '''[[Imperial Senator|Senators]]''' and '''[[Member of Parliament|Members of Parliament]]''' elected in the initial '''[[Imperial Election]]'''. During the proceedings, the Emperor appointed the first '''Supreme Judges'''; the '''flag of Directionland''' was ceremonially presented to the first '''Chancellor''', '''[[Chancellor Daric Thalbor|Daric Thalbor]]''', and raised above the building; and the Emperor swore his oath, taking the style:<blockquote>'''“Emperor Ethian IV, ''Emperor of Directionland, Eternal King of St. Stylinson, Gandry, and the Divine Province, Defender of the Faith, and Protector of the Realm.''”'''</blockquote>The '''imperial uniforms''' (formal and field) were unveiled, and the national anthem, '''“Our Sacred Land,”''' received its '''first public performance'''—the song is attested as having been '''written shortly''' '''before the Great Unification,''' but was later rewritten several times as the Empire 'settled'. | ||
== Implementation and reform == | == Implementation and reform == | ||
Following unification, the empire '''minted a single currency''', the '''Gref''' (old Ruulden for “gold”), replacing local coinages; over time this standardized as simply '''“Gold"''', and the Imperial Mint later officially renamed the currency to [[Directian Crown]]. Provinces were established with '''[[Provincial Premier|Provincial Premiers]]''', who sit as '''[[Imperial Senator|Senators]]''' to guarantee geographic representation. Financial and material support for the integration phase is recorded from several historic polities—'''[[Gandry]]''' (money), '''[[Simonville]]''' (money and food), and '''[[St. Niam]]''' (material support despite poverty)—reflecting a broad-based commitment to the new order. | Following unification, the empire '''minted a single currency''', the '''Gref''' (old Ruulden for “gold”), replacing local coinages; over time this standardized as simply '''“Gold"''', and the Imperial Mint later officially renamed the currency to [[Directian Crown]]. Provinces were established with '''[[Provincial Premier|Provincial Premiers]]''', who sit as '''[[Imperial Senator|Senators]]''' to guarantee geographic representation. Financial and material support for the integration phase is recorded from several historic polities—'''[[Gandry]]''' (money), '''[[Simonville]]''' (money and food), and '''[[St. Niam]]''' (material support despite poverty)—reflecting a broad-based commitment to the new order. | ||