Egyország

(pronounced 'EDGE-or-sag')

Not all countries embrace fate as deeply as others. In fact, some argue that fate is nothing but a tool of oppression, exemplified in institutions like the monarchy of Coreinodel and the Narrator's Guild. As a nation, Egyország prides itself on not shaping its governance around fate, and particularly in focusing on the practical day-to-day of life, an aspect of political administration that falls to the wayside in long-term fate-based planning.

For that reason, oracles, fate-readers, and especially those who claim to have miracle drugs for fates are outlawed in Egyország. Curiosity into your own fate is considered taboo, as it betrays an inegalitarian urge to discriminate amongst people on spurious grounds. Those with very obvious physical Manifestations of their fates may find themselves somewhat maligned in the country, with some individuals in other nations even claiming to be refugees from Egyország—although the Párt will deny any such claims.

Egyország is managed by its government, and its ruling party, the Párt. There is little opposition, and the parties that do compete with the Párt often work together harmoniously in office. This is held up as one of many shining examples of the efficiency with which the nation is run, attributed in great part to the lack of interest in fate as a determiner of the nation’s political trajectory.

Though rumours of organised resistance are always abound, the Párt advises you do not engage in gossip-mongering of this sort. There are always those who will try to disrupt perfectly good systems. The Párt will not hesitate to use punishments such as exile in these cases—the continued harmony of Egyország, the only place unpolluted with concerns about fate, depends upon it.

Egyország is a bureaucratic democracy on the cusp of an industrial revolution. The nation relies on the export of its technical innovations for a great degree of its income; however, its diplomatic relations tend to be somewhat strained. Egyország believes itself to be the most developed country of the world, and this often bleeds into the attitude of its people, making for occasionally stilted political dynamics.

But the nation is not as united as it would like to seem. Although the state is strong, groups that attempt to challenge the oppressive control of the Párt crop up fairly often. They are often just as quickly quashed. Even so, the tight control of travel, the censorship of communications, and the social oppression of fates does not go unnoticed by its citizens. Perhaps the election of Fate will bring something new to Egyország.

You might have connections to a high-ranking military officer, a bureaucrat, or perhaps even the leader of a resistance group from this nation.