Our encyclopaedia is vast and detailed. That's why this page was designed to give you the basic lay of the land for the Assyrian nation. On this page you'll find key terminologies, basic political, climate and economic information and the land census, with links to all current in-play and open characters within Assyria. Most of the information below will also direct you to other pages where you can read up on the topic in more detail. If this handy overview is still not getting you where you need to go, please don't hesitate to contact a member of our staff team on site or on our Discord server. Table of Contents LIST ONCE CONFIRMED Maps and Aesthetic MAP ONCE CONFIRMED
INSERT SAMPLE VISUALS FROM VISUALS PAGE General Climate INSERT FROM LAND PAGE Method of Rule INSERT FROM LAW PAGE Social Tolerance Assyria is a proud and defiant nation with limited tolerance for difference. They respect tradition and the social protocols that have survived the trials of history. They are particularly intolerant of homosexual activities and have very strong gender norms, keeping women far from state or military matters. Characters who identify as minorities and are looking for stories of conflict and growth may find a home in this land but, for a more tolerant acceptance, should look elsewhere.

The land of Mitanni has only recently been annexed into the Assyrian empire. However, their close geography and shared history mean that their religion, ethics and social norms were already in sync with the Assyrian ideals. The biggest disruption between these lands are divided monarchial loyalty (to the Mitanni or Assyrian kings) and national identity (whether Assyrian or Mitanni).

The list of terms below are taken from different, Assyria-specific pages of our encyclopaedia and copied here for your convenience.

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Forms of Address Using the correct form of address is highly important in Assyria. It helps keep the immersion of our roleplay era intact but is also sacred to the characters in-play. Honour and respect are huge parts of their social network and getting an address wrong could have catastrophic results.

Whilst there is no golden rule on when it is acceptable for a character to slip into informal address, a good rule of thumb is the measurement of two social ranks. The Ranks below are listed in order. If your character is just one or two ranks lower than the person they are addressing, it may be suitable for them to use an informal mode of address. Any lower and you are safer sticking with the formal.

Lugal (Male Monarch)	Formal: Your Excellency Informal: Your Majesty
Nin'Sēgallu (Female Monarch)	Formal: Your Excellence Informal: Your Majesty
Ninngu (Queen)	Formal: Your Excellence Informal: Your Majesty
First-BornTartēnu (Prince)	Formal: Your Majesty Informal: Your Royal Highness
Tartēnu (Prince)	Formal: Your Royal Highness Informal: Prince First-Name or My Lord
Non-ReigningLugal / Ninngu	Formal: Your Royal Highness Informal: My Lord / Lady
Amiira (Princess)	Formal: Your Royal Highness Informal: Princess First-Name or My Lady Permission must be granted (by her accompanying guardian male) before another man can speak directly to a princess.
Angal (Head ofHouse)	Formal: Lord Angal Informal: Lord Family-Name
Royal Concubine	Formal: Lady First-Name Informal: My Lady As concubines are property, permission must be granted (by the man) before another man can speak directly to his concubine.
Extended Royal	Formal: Lord / Lady First-Name Informal: My Lord / My Lady
General	Formal: General First-Name Informal: Commander / Sir
Nobility	Formal: Lord / Lady First-Name Informal: My Lord / My Lady
Master Sergeant	Formal: Master Sergeant First-Name Informal: Commander / Sir
Sergeant	Formal: Sergeant First-Name Informal: Serge / Sir
Horse Master	Formal: Horse Master First-Name Informal: Serge / Sir
High Priest	Formal: Your Honourable Grace Informal: Your Grace
High Priestess	Formal: Your Honourable Grace Informal: Your Grace
Priest	Formal: Your Grace Informal: Honourable Sir / Priest First-Name
Priestess	Formal: Your Grace Informal: Honourable Lady / Priestess First-Name
Between Priests and Priestesses	Formal: Your Grace Informal: Honourable Brother-Sister / Priest(ess) First-Name
Common Peerage	Formal: 'Sir' (male), 'Ma'am' or 'Mistress' (older woman) or 'Miss' (younger woman). Informal: Character's Name

Below is a quick overview of the open canons, wanted ads and in-play characters in Assyria lands: specifically, the characters who currently occupy positions of power and which roles are still open to be filled by original characters.

Ruling Powers Assyria is an absolute monarchy. Laws are made and governed by the Lugal. These decisions can be swayed, persuaded, bribed, negotiated or blackmailed in particular directions by the Council of Advisors, composed of the eleven leaders, (or Angals) of the Assyrian Houses but the final decision and power always rests with the Lugal (king).

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Mitanni is technically a part of the Assyrian Nation. However, they were an independent empire prior to their annexation. When the conflict between Mitanni and Assyria finally ended nearly six years ago, the peace treaty dictated that the Mitanni lands could be ruled independently within their borders but must bow to the authority of the Assyrian king when matters concerning the Syrians were at play. The Mitanni leader is therefore a Lugal (king) of his own lands but holds the inferior seat of Angal or Advisor in the Council of the Assyrian Lugal. There is no longer a Council / Senate within Mitanni itself. Immediate Royal Family 'Immediate royal family' includes all living parents, children, spouses, or siblings of the current monarch (the Lugal). Those born to the extended royal lines grow up to become the nobilities of the Assyria Court (see below) and are not addressed as royal, despite being royal-blooded. The following are listed by order of descendance (male first), not age. Royal and Noble Families The only 'royal' houses of Assyria are the rulers of the entire nation: Kushiq, and the ruling house of the Mitanni municipality: Tyareh. All other houses (or Bêlu's) in Assyria are only noble because they possess royal bloodlines but everyone within those houses is treated as having equal rank regardless of whether they were born to the house or married into it. All members of the Bêlus are classified as nobility. Nobles who possess royal blood are given no 'Prince' or 'Princess' title - they are simply referred to as Lord or Lady, as appropriate.
Provincial Leaders Each province in Assyria is led by a noble family. The head of that family is the Angal and leader of the province and has a seat on the Council of Advisors. Below is a table copied from our World Contribution page. Any provinces that are indicated as 'Open' can be claimed by new characters if a member wishes to create a new Bêlu (Noble House).

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Military Leaders Assyria's army is privatised. Each Master Sergeant in the land leads his own sargon of men, usually numbered (such as the 6th Sargon). Different sargons, depending on the lands the Master Sergeant trains them on, will have different specialties: charioteers, cavalry, archery, siege engines or infantry. Assyria is one of the few nations in Aeipathy who have cavalry as part of their military forces. Master Sergeants have several Sergeants under their command, leading teams within the sargon and will often have one to three Horse Masters depending on the scale of their chariots and cavalry teams. Master Sergeants are subservient only to the Lugal, who is legally Commander-in-Chief of his own forces and more likely to go to war at the head of his armies than most other nations.

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Full Peerage The entire populace of Assyria includes royals, nobles and common folk from across Assyria and Mitanni. All open canons, open wanteds and in-play characters, from all classes of life, are listed below. The list also includes Legacy characters. These characters are deceased in our current timeline but open for past roleplay. Find their stories in our Historical Timeline.