Holy Empire of the Ritterlund (Rit-er-lund)

In terms of who answers to who, The Kaisar answers to none other than Ritter himself, and is considered to be the highest title a mortal can achieve. The Kaisar is only seen once a year in a public apearence, and is not the direct ruler of Ritterlund.   The direct ruler of Ritterlund is an elected president, answering only to the Kaisar himself, The president is responsible for passing laws and approving or denying major decisions of the other main leaders of Ritterlund.   Second to the president is the Archbishop, Who heads the main faith of Ritter and his people, The Archbishop is also the one to anoint clerics and ritter(holy knights).   Third in power is the Minister of Information, whose main task is to keep Ritterlund in the know while not letting other know what they know. The Minister of Information position other than those two tasks if relatively unknown, as it is better security that way.   Four in power is the Minister of Defense, whose main role is that of internal military security, and external military force.   Fifth resides with Section Governors, Who are the heads of each section within Ritterlund, it is the governors job to be the connection to the government from the people, Including kings and lords.   Sixth resides in the kings of the outland Ritterlund, Who maintain order of the lands through lords and local laws while acting as a local government for the people of Ritterlund outside of the inland city and settlements.   Seventh are the lords, being bestowed the title of lord comes with lands taxable under their king, It is a lords duty to rule their land and people in such a way to keep order.   Eighth is the title of Edler which is inherited upon birth or bestowed upon exceptional military service. Edler becomes a title within a name with an added "von" as an example "John Edler von Doe". Edler tend to be village leaders, or land owners under a lord or king, But some also use this title as a credit to a business they might run.   Ninth are the free citizens who have purchased themselves from Ritterlund and no longer owe a birth debt, this gives them freedom of ownership which lets them purchase licenses, buildings, lands, and the ability to construct structures and legally own them.   Tenth and final is that of the citizens who make up the majority of Ritterlund, These people have yet to pay the birth debt which indentures them to the Ritterlund. They may never fully own anything themselves as any of their belongings can be requisitioned by an Edler or higher. Citizens can rent vehicles or buildings and pay fees for them, but can not be license to operate certain vehicles, the actual owner who is renting out to the citizen is only required to be licensed and give a rental form to be used as a temporary license which directs blame to the owner should anything happen.

Ritterlund believes in unity, honor, justice, and currency. Being a Rit is associated with being ambitious, outgoing, selfish, hot headed, expansionists, and understanding. Currency is what makes the world turn in the eyes of a Rit, But honor is not something a true Rit would ever compromise, no matter the wealth to be gained. Rits are known for taking choice pieces of other cultures and implementing them into their own, such as holidays and inventions while also seeding their own culture all throughout the six lands

Ritterlund aims to unite the six lands under the Kaisar using a bank and credit system to give even the lowest of men the power to purchase should he work hard or smart enough.

Ritterlund has a stranglehold on the sixth land,Ritter, with a very dense city population in its center with many less dense settlements scattered throughout that are ran by Ritterlunds kings.

Ritterlund was originally formed by native humans and slowly secured the Central/Ritter over the years, They have also colonized many of the floating islands off the coast of their land.

Ritter is the true God of Ritterlund, and while it is permitted to worship any of the Gods, It is illegal to place Ritter below them.   Government and Religion are one and the same with religion taking precedence over state, which allows Ritter(man) to forgo trials and administer punishment to criminals in any way they see fit.

Ritterlund is the worlds superpower in all fields, Which has cause the six lands to agree to most of their demands, such as the creation of the Six Seats where each leader of the six lands meets to discuss global politics each month. The world views Ritterlund with jealousy and believes they should not be in such a position of power being from the youngest land of Deiro and often aid from them believing its their duty to be charitable to the "less fortunate lands".

Ritterlund is the trade capitol of the world with its central location and man made canal giving easy acess to the east and west, this has given them the largest trade dock in the world. On top of a water dock, They also invented airship trade which allows express delivery to all six lands with ease. Airships while fast can not carry as much cargo as a sea ship and so the water dock is where most trade is conducted.

Inland Rit's make use of the many public schools and academies within the city sections, But Outland Rits make due with texts books from the city, homeschooling, or being tutored by a private teacher