Kingdom of Order

Overview
The Kingdom of Order is a nation occupying the northern Hablands.

Its capital city is New Babylon, on the nation's western coast.

Geography
The Kingdom is the largest known nation on Sigma, and arguably the most powerful. It is bordered in the north by the Cloudshoulder Mountains, to the east by the Great Dividing River and the Sundering Lake, to the south by the Western Divided River and Posiah Bay, and to the west by the Silanu Sea.

Heraldry
Its emblem is a golden mace encircled by a jewelled crown, and its flag bears that emblem on a field of navy blue.

Officers of almost all the Orders in the Kingdom wear at least partially blue uniforms.

Organisation
The Kingdom is a rigidly hierarchical absolute monarchy, with a compartmentalised society composed of many 'Orders'. Each Order is intended to fulfil a role within the kingdom, but all answer to the ultimate authority of the monarch and his Sarral (Royal) Order.

Royal Order
Known ceremonially as the Eseru Sarral, this order represents the limitless power of the king and his household within the kingdom.

March Order
Known ceremonially as the Eseru Sadah, the Order of March is concerned primarily with logistics.

Battle Order
Known ceremonially as the Eseru Anuntum, the Order of Battle makes up the bulk of the Kingdom's armed forces.

Order of the Eye
Known ceremonially as the Eseru Katamarum, and informally as the Secret Eye, this Order is a secret police force.

Order of Servitude
Known ceremonially as the Eseru Wardatim, the Order of Servitude is the organisation that is held responsible for the disposition and regulation of all slaves and serfs within the Kingdom.

Order of the Watch
This Order is responsible for maintaining order and keeping the peace in much of the Kingdom. It has its headquarters in New Babylon.

Language
The official state language of the Kingdom of Order is Orderist Akkadi. Despite this, Akkadi is taught only to those in the highest echelons of Orderist society. Many place-names and other proper nouns in the Kingdom and beyond are comprised of Akkadi components, however.

The majority of the population in fact speak a language called English - though this language bears almost no resemblance to the English spoken on 21st-century Earth, and on Sigma the name 'English' has come to mean simply 'common tongue'.

Currency
The official currency of the Kingdom of Order is the Ziqlu, which is primarily traded in coins minted in electrum.