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   * Believing themselves to be destined, Eunomians traditionally adhered to an expansionist policy.
   * The Ordained at the time of [[:the_ananke_conference|the Ananke conference]], Ordained Oreteus, had started to steer the nation towards peace and reconciliation.
-  * In the aftermath of the Ananke conference, Eunomian relations with Selas devolved into an ongoing cold war.
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 The expansionism came to an end during the reign of Ordained Oreteus. Unlike his predecessors, he had a vision of peace. This shift caused controversy amongst scholars, and more so in the military. Hushed dissent existed even amongst the royalties. But the vision of the Ordained is the Order that must be followed. Seeing the Ananke conference as an excellent opportunity to reshape Eunomia’s diplomatic relationship with others, especially Selas, their long-lost kin, Oreteus sent out a large team of delegates; amongst them was his own daughter, Princess Eusenia.
-A mild scandal erupted when Eusenia was accused of plotting her own assassination in order to bring about war with Selas: although the Princess denied all claims, the questions and rumours persisted and, undoubtedly, hampered the young guide’s political career.
+A mild scandal erupted when Eusenia was accused of plotting her own assassination in order to bring about war with Selas, but Eusenia handled it surprisingly well, taking the opportunity to denouce those who would attempt to sow discord. Her calm yet positive outlook gained her a significant amount of popularity and credibility as a Guide.
-In 1265, Ordained Oresteus passed the throne onto his son, Prince Ilias, with the support of the Visionary Council. However, in a somewhat unusual move, Guide Acantha remained a significant political figure, rallying support from various factions. Her broad support base meant that she was able to force a number of concessions from the Ordained, largely encouraging a more aggressive policy towards Selas.
+In the following years, Eusenia became known as something of a radical. Working with Visionary Despina, a prodigiously talented and startlingly young member of the Visionary Council, she pushed for greater caste fluidity, eventually resulting in the creation of the Iridescent Provinces, test cases for a new, fluid form of castes. At the same time, she encouraged more openness and freedom of speech, even among the lower castes.
-Initially, Acantha had a lot of support for the so called ‘Determinist’ faction, whose adherence towards the Eternal Order demanded a strict condemnation of time travel. It is known that the faction were able to gain some concessions, including development of anti-time-travel technology, but they fell out of favour following the rise to prominence of Visionary Despina, also known by her pseudonym Enduring Light, whose eloquent theological speeches swayed many to believe that time travel could be an integral part of the Eternal Order.
+While these changes were broadly supported by the Guides and members of the Visionary Council, they were seen by many as too radical. The opening up of theological debate led to the development of mysticism and specific cults, notably including the Cult of Fluidity, who preached an understanding of the Eternal Order based on fluidity and the ultimate incomprehensibility of reality. Guides Ilias and Eusenia attempt to reason with the cult for over a year, before a group of traditionalists, frustrated both by the cults and the new Iridescent Provinces, take up arms against the Cult of Fluidity without prompting from above.
-Several years into his reign, Ilias adopted a young Visionary called Faustina, with the approval of the Visionary council, in a move some suspected was to lock Acantha out of ordainedship. However, as any future Ordained must be confirmed by the council before taking on the role, Faustina’s ascension is by no means guaranteed. Some have questioned the wisdom of the decision to have so many politically prominent Guides active at the same time, but they have only done so in hushed tones.
+This prompted the Guides to step in themselves. Guide Acantha took the lead of a military operation to crush both rebellions, successfully quelling both the traditionalists and the Cult. In the following investigations, it was found that Visionary Despina was at the head of the Cult of Fluidity. Some have theorised that Despina’s closeness with Eusenia is the reason that, rather than being made casteless as a matter of course, the Cult were instead ordered to join the Iridescent provinces or leave the planet. In the end, many chose to leave the planet on specially built missionary ships to spread the word of the Eternal Order throughout the galaxy.
-Diplomacy between Eunomia and Selas was attempted for after years, but the strained negotiations regarding repercussions of the events that took place on the Ananke and the treatment of the Selasi Reunificationists eventually broke down, resulting in a Selasi-Eunomian arms race and gradually intensifying cold war.
 =====Eunomia now=====
-//"We are the light in the darkness, the guide of the stray. We open our arms to all who would join us, to long lost brethrens and new found friends..."//\\
+In the years since the Cult left, Eunomia has remained largely peaceful, and the marks left by civil unrest have started to fade. The Iridescent Provinces appear to be a successful experiment, though the results of the test won’t be known for at least another fifty years - enough time for a generation to have grown up knowing nothing but. In the meantime, more provinces are being designated Iridescent and the freedom of movement into them has proven popular.
-- A sermon\\
-Physically speaking, Eunomia has not suffered much from the ongoing hostile relations with Selas: the planet has not been the direct target of much external attack. While there has been significant political and theological debate among the Visionary caste regarding the true nature of the eternal order, this has never led to conflict more significant than the odd subtle assassination.
+Ordained Oresteus has remained in power for the past thirty years, and has now begun speaking of stepping down in favour of a new ordained. It is generally assumed that this will be one of his three children, but the question of whether he and the Council will nominate Ilias, Acantha or Eusenia is very much a live one. The question of succession joins many of the questions that Eunomia has, now that things are more up for debate, and the future seems, for the first time, somewhat uncertain.
-However, the revelation of chemical weapon stocks, increasingly harsh diplomatic policies and occasional outbursts of civil strife have locked Eunomia into a cold war with Selas. Eunomia now also harbours a number of Selasi Reunificationists who fled persecution on their own planet. Although the Eunomians have used these Selasi as evidence of their reasonable policies, in reality the Selasi occupy an extremely uneasy position, as they do not fit into Eunomia’s strict caste system.
+While Eunomia and Selas have remained hostile towards each other, the fact that the Eunomians were busy dealing with problems in domestic politics has meant that their foreign policy with Selas has been somewhat neglected, with the exception of a few propaganda missions. The planet does harbour a number of Selasi Reunificationists who fled persecution on their own planet and came to Eunomia, where home were found for them in the Iridescent Provinces. Many have proved their talents and moved into the Visionary caste.
-=====The people of Eunomia=====
+=====The People of Eunomia=====
-//We are all instruments of the Eternal Order. Some are shaped to rule. Some are sharpened for war.//\\
+//We are all instruments of the Eternal Order. Some are suited to rule, some are suited for war. Only time and trust can show us what the Order has in store.//
-- Teachings of Visionary Nava
+ -- Teachings of the Visionaries
-Every member of the Eunomian society belongs to a caste. Having only a first name, their caste titles serve as effective surnames. There are officially four castes in Eunomia, with the Casteless forming the fifth. Officially, the castes are equal; however, in practice, some are more equal than others. Decades of civil war have slightly confused the position of the castes, but as the government claws its way back into stability, they are making an effort to shepherd the caste boundaries back to their traditional places.
+Every member of Eunomian society belongs to a caste. This caste dictates their role in society, and may change over time based on the individual’s talents and skills. All children are assigned the ‘Potential’ caste at birth, and then assigned one of the other four castes once their natural inclinations are uncovered. Potential is also the caste assigned to those who feel their current caste no longer works for them, or those who have lost their way in the Eternal Order.
-Universally enforced education (conditioning) starts from birth. There is no fluidity between castes.\\
+Eunomians do not have surnames; where international diplomacy requires one, Eunomians will use their caste title. Education is universal and mandated, initially very general with specialisation once the child’s caste is determined. While there is no prohibition on intercaste relations, old habits die hard and they are often frowned upon by society.
 The castes are as follow:\\
 **Guide** - Royalty\\
-The Guides are born and raised to rule. The Ordained would normally select an heir from the Guides before passing. In the rare cases that no heir would be named, the Council would select one instead.\\
+The Guides rule over Eunomia from the highest position. The Guides have historically belonged to one family, but when the current generation pass away it is assumed that the next generation will be elevated from the current selection of Visionaries, to guide Eunomian society forwards.\\
 The colour of attire for Guides on formal occasions is white.
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 The colour of attire for Realizers on formal occasions is dark-red.\\
-**Potential** – Casteless Outcast\\
+**Potential** - Casteless\\
-The Potential are removed from society - sometimes temporarily, sometimes permanently. These are criminals, dissenters, etc, people who have failed to realise their full potentials for the good of the society. Only upon their potentials being realised //correctly// would they be allowed to return to society.\\
+The Potential are those who have the potential to become any of the other castes - hence the name. For this reason, this is the caste to which most children belong, but also those who have lost their way within the Eternal Order. \\
+The colour of attire for Potentials on formal occasions is iridescence.

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