| Sunrise Empire Ideas | |
|---|---|
| 传统 | |
| Yearly Corruption -0.15% Diplomatic Reputation +1 | |
| 野心 | |
| Administrative Efficiency +10% | |
| 理念 | |
| First Unifier of Haless | |
| Core Creation Cost -25% | |
| Erlak Szel Dazal | |
| Stabiluty Cost Modifier -10% National Unrest -1 | |
| Sunrise Legions | |
| Infantry Fire +0.10 | |
| Equals Beneath the Rising Sun | |
| Heretic and Heathen provinces do not give any penalties. | |
| Rezan Zimhar | |
| Governing Capacity +10% | |
| Monks of the Weaving Palm | |
| Shock Damage Dealt +10% | |
| We All Lift Together | |
| Production Efficiency +20% | |
The Sunrise Empire was a theoretical empire that was first mentioned by Hiderion Tonanzuir, The ruler of the township of Azkare during the Age of Greentide, and afterwards was often the topic of fictional writers who wished for a greater unity between the people of Haless. The concept of the Sunrise Empire was to unite the people of Haless under the benevolent rule of the Sunrise Elves, which would serve as arbiters between the diverse populations that inhabit Haless. All cultures and religions of Halessi origin would be welcome and have equal opportunity in politics, each group was represented with a or several seats in the Sunrise Convocation. It was less open to cultures and religions it saw as foreign, most notably The Jadd and Ravelianism. It would stretch from the Serpenstine Mountains to the Ringlet Sea; From the Ocean of the Lost to the Paravimvata.
The Sunrise Empire was an attempt at reviving the ideals of the Sunrise Emperor, Jaerel Jaherzuir. Unlike his father Jaher, Jaerel sought to seek not just conquest but unity and prosperity. Hiderion tried to emulate this throughout his reign of Azkare, but never got close to being as successful as his idealized empire, likely due to a combination of two factors: Hiderion had no access to the Phoenix Legions or any similar military force like his predecessors, and the legacy of Jaher left a mark on Haless, leading to most of it's people having an innate distrust of any Elves.
Criticism[]
Many members of the Order of Chroniclers criticize the concept of the Sunrise Empire, claiming that it is ignorant of the history of Haless, and merely tries to apply the concept of the Phoenix Empire on the continent of Haless. The main points of criticism are as follows:
- Since the departure of the Phoenix Legions from Haless, there was only a minor population of Elves scattered throughout Haless(Mainly centered in Azkare and Arawkelin), which would not nearly provide a large enough pool of skilled governors and judges to populate the administration of the empire.
- There has never been an empire in all of history that has managed to unite all of Haless under one banner, and the ones that came close (Namely, the Harimraj and the Phoenix Empire) All had a large force of elite troops to aid in the subjugation of an entire continent. Azkare, or any other nation with Sunrise Elves for that matter, simply did not have the numbers to achieve this.
- The People of Haless do not share any form of tradition, shared experience, culture, or religion that might provide a sense of unity, argueably the only such thing that they have is the invasion of Jaher, which would be a factor against the existence of the Sunrise Empire. To argue that such a large empire could be kept together, simply because they are ruled by what most of the population would see as foreign conquerors, is simply absurd.