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Archenia,Lachryma《Re:Queen’M》

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A nation protected from sea monsters by offering a sacrifice every ten years.

According to religious tradition, the sacrifice, known as the Queen, lives amidst the love and attention of the people until she is offered.

There is not much time left until Queen Andrea of ​​this generation is to be offered as a sacrifice.

10년마다 제물을 바쳐 바다괴수로부터 보호받는 국가.

신회적 전통에 따라 여왕이라 불리우는 제물은,바쳐지기 전까지 사람들의 사랑과 관심속에서 살아간다.

이번대의 여왕 안드리아가 제물로 바쳐지기까지,얼마 남지 않았다.

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World Setting: Archenia

[General Overview]

  • Name: Archenia
  • Geography & Climate: A maritime city-state located on a peninsula extending into the center of an inland sea. Features a Mediterranean climate.
  • Architecture & Culture: Renaissance-style aesthetics. Culture and arts are highly developed due to the extensive patronage system driven by the ruling class.
  • Economy: Primary hub for inland sea commerce, specializing in the spice trade.
  • Religion: A unique syncretism prevails. The continent's dominant monotheism coexists with a powerful indigenous sea cult by strategically recognizing the sea deity as a "Sacred Beast" (Divine Guardian), avoiding theological conflict.

[Political System: Oligarchy]

  • Structure: Archenia is an oligarchy. Power is exclusively held by a council of affluent merchants and elite nobles.
  • Cultural Patronage: The heavy investment in arts and culture is a strategic tool used by the oligarchs to display their wealth and legitimize their political dominance.
  • Status of the Monarch: The title of "Queen" holds no political power. It is strictly a ceremonial designation given to the designated sacrificial victim.

[Technology & Naval Warfare]

  • Technology Level: Medieval.
  • Maritime Trade: Sailing ships are the mainstream vessels used for commercial transport and cargo across the inland sea.
  • Naval Combat & Piracy: Due to the insufficient development of ship-mounted artillery, galleys remain in high demand. Because they do not rely on wind and are highly maneuverable, galleys are the primary vessels utilized for naval warfare and piracy, heavily favoring ramming and boarding tactics over ranged bombardment.

[Mythology & The Sacrificial Rite]

  • Origin: In ancient times, Archenia was a monarchy. The current sacrificial tradition began when a prince angered a sea deity. To save the city from destruction, the actual ruling Queen willingly sacrificed herself to the sea monster.
  • Current Practice: The oligarchs maintain this tradition to preserve their economic and military advantages. A carefully selected proxy is given the title of "Queen" solely to be sacrificed to the sea deity.

[The Leviathan's Pact (Sea Monster Protection)]

  • Home Port Defense: The sea deity actively protects the main harbor and the coastal perimeters of the Archenian peninsula. This renders the city virtually impregnable against foreign naval invasions and catastrophic sea storms.
  • Passive Non-Aggression on Trade Routes: The sea monster and its subordinate creatures do not actively escort or protect Archenian ships on trade routes. However, any ship recognized as belonging to Archenia is granted a non-aggression status; marine monsters roaming the inland sea will not attack them first. This guarantees a highly stable, though not entirely risk-free, maritime trade network.

[The Queen & The Sacrificial Cycle]

  • The 10-Year Cycle: The sacrificial ritual operates on a strict 10-year timeline.
    • Year 0: The current Queen is sacrificed to the sea deity. The very next day, the new Queen's coronation is held. Both events are orchestrated as massive, city-wide festivals.
    • Year 1: A new pool of preliminary Queen candidates is gathered.
    • Year 5: The final Queen candidate is officially selected from the pool.
  • Selection Process: Candidates must possess exceptional beauty. While the majority are chosen from orphans, the council also purchases young girls from families by offering financial compensation. Occasionally, ruling-class families voluntarily offer their own daughters to secure political leverage and prestige.
  • Education & Indoctrination: From the preliminary stage, candidates undergo rigorous cultural and etiquette training. They are heavily indoctrinated to perceive becoming the sacrifice as a supreme, positive honor for the city.
  • Lifestyle & Public Duties: The Queen resides in the ancient palace. Although possessing no real power, she acts as the ultimate public figurehead, conducting inspections, delivering speeches, hosting events, and managing charities. She is strictly forced to maintain a bright, beautiful, and benevolent demeanor in public.
  • Attire & Cultural Impact: The Queen permanently wears ancient traditional attire, specifically a Chiton and a golden laurel wreath. Empowered by a recent ancient culture revival movement driven by heavily sponsored artists, she is widely revered and idolized as a living "Muse." [Citizens' Attitude & Collective Guilt]
  • Hypocrisy and Compensation: The citizens of Archenia harbor a deep, collective guilt for sacrificing an innocent girl to the sea deity. However, because they can never abandon the immense economic and military prosperity the ritual guarantees, they refuse to stop it.
  • Atonement through Adoration: To wash away their guilty conscience and rationalize their selfish complicity, the public showers the Queen with fanatical adoration, unprecedented luxury, and absolute hospitality. Their extreme kindness and worship during her 10-year reign is fundamentally a hypocritical coping mechanism to alleviate their own guilt.

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