Kassic Empire

The Kassic Empire is a Zeth nation ruled by a dictatorial Emperor. It has a population of half a billion.

Culture
Kassic society is based on supression of the poorer citizens and empowerment of the nobility and Emperor. 96% of the nation's wealth is controlled by 3% of its population.

Serfs are unable to get an education, use public transport, or become nobles (unless they demonstrate great heroism in battle). Unless they join the army, they are stuck in villages, following inherited trades.

Education
The nobility are educated in Imperial Academies by educational Orders of Monks. Between the ages of five and thirteen, they will live in an Academy and be taught various subjects, depending on the Academy. Most educational material is imported from the Republic of Xelass or the Coalition of People's Republics.

Entertainment
The rich are able to purchase televisions and buy access to Xelassian channels. They also may employ dancers, comedians, and other performing individuals.

Art
Travelling artists wonder from noble to noble and seek employment, to become the official artist of that man and create paintings for them. A good painting is seen as a status symbol, and the best artists are jealously guarded by their employers.

Religion
The main religion of the Empire is Taeranism. This is a polytheistic religion with an emphasis on a happy afterlife and the nobility being favoured by the gods. The leader of the pantheon is Onnu, god of the sky and stars. He is accompanied by many others.

Language
The nobility of the Empire all speak Aisish, as it is seen as the superior tongue to the dialects of the serfs. The peasantry speak several closely-related languages.

Economy
Each noble owns a castle and a large area of land surrounding it. The castle is surrounded by a village, and contains the village's armouries. The most powerful nobles own portions of the land around the mountains, which have been converted into uranium and thorium mines. Settlements of miners have built up at these locations. The nobles will then sell the ore to the other nations.

Military
All male subjects of the Empire able to hold a gun are expected to join the army if their lord calls them to, but usually each noble maintains a small and professional standing army. Weapons and vehicles are bought from the other nations and kept in the armouries by the nobles.

A total of around 40,000 professional soldiers are within the Empire. If full mobilisation occurred, an army of two hundred million could be assembled.