Ethenai Republic

The Ethenai Republic stands as one of the most distinct and enigmatic nations of Thalas—a realm governed entirely by women and bound by traditions unlike any other in the Sisterworlds. Within its gleaming cities and serene coastal settlements, no men reside; the Republic’s laws strictly forbid their permanent presence. Instead, Ethenai’s society is dedicated to the cultivation of women who embody strength, grace, intellect, and fertility—qualities that they believe uphold the divine balance of life. From birth, its daughters are nurtured to grow into exemplary caretakers, diplomats, scholars, and, mainly, brides to powerful men across Thalas, carefully selected for their shared strength of body and mind. This arrangement has led outsiders to question Ethenai’s humanity, accusing it of treating women as instruments of alliance and breeding. Yet within the Republic, the right to choose one’s destiny is held sacred. Participation in these unions is entirely voluntary, and those who reject this path are not imprisoned or harmed, but rather banished—granted freedom, but stripped of citizenship and the protection of Ethenai’s laws.

Though not a nation built upon conquest, the Republic’s history is steeped in resilience and discipline. Its women are trained from youth in both diplomacy and defense, and among them are some of the most formidable female warriors in all the Sisterworlds—elegant in form, devastating in combat. The Ethenai Guard, clad in gilded armor and bearing long ceremonial spears, are said to move with the precision of dancers and the strength of storms. Their nation’s philosophy prizes beauty and intellect as weapons equal to steel, fostering a culture where femininity and power exist not in opposition, but in perfect balance. To the world beyond its shores, the Ethenai Republic is both admired and misunderstood—a nation of harmony and order, where women rule not through dominance, but through the unshakable conviction that they are the heart of civilization itself.