Alicantian Empire

The Alicantian Empire is a theocratic imperial state in the Aenea in Teresis.

Scholars generally agree the empire was established in the year 302 by Saint Valentus. Since then, the empire has launched numerous religious wars in the Aenea and lands beyond, seeking to unify the human world under the Lucianus.

Politics

Alicante is a theocracy -- i.e., the church and state are one and the same. The government is the Sanctuary. The Sanctuary's central legislative body is the Grand Chamber.

The highest-ranking position in the Sanctuary is the Oracle, believed by Lucians to be a girl granted the Gift by the Goddess. The Oracle has a body of advisors called the Cere.

The head of the Grand Chamber is the Matria -- a pope-like figure.