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 ===== Overview =====
-Year founded:
+Year founded: 433 A.I.
 Capital: Gallen
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 ===== History =====
-One of the youngest realms of the Empire and the newest Kingdom, Wysteria is a vision of freedom, democracy, and social experimentation that has experienced much in its short time. While lacking the centuries shared by some its fellow Kingdoms, Wysteria's own history has forged a unique path and earnt a place in the annals of Imperial history.
+One of the youngest realms of the Empire and the newest Kingdom, Wysteria is a vision of freedom, democracy, and social experimentation that has experienced much in its short time. While lacking the centuries shared by some its fellow Kingdoms, Wysteria's own history has forged a unique path and earned a place in the annals of Imperial history.
 **Pre-Settlement and Founding of Wysteria**
-For much of the history of the New World, the south-eastern corner of the charted world remained subject to no legal claims and only loosely explored by the Empire's scouts. While settlements such as would become Caekka and the G.R.H.H began to appear on the fertile south-eastern coasts of the Imperial Ocean, no major settlements were undertaken far inland; apart from a failed settlement attempt in the obscure Ordet-Smi Commonwealth, the area - a den of twisting rivers and thick forest - remained home to various elusive tribes and went virtually unexplored throughout the majority of the Cycle of the Dragon.
+For much of the history of the New World, the south-eastern corner of the charted world remained subject to no legal claims and only loosely explored by the Empire's scouts. While settlements such as would become [[wiki:realms:caekka|Caekka]] and the G.R.H.H. began to appear on the fertile south-eastern coasts of the Imperial Ocean, no major settlements were undertaken far inland; apart from a failed settlement attempt in the obscure [[wiki:realms:ordetsmi|Ordet-Smi Commonwealth]], the area - a den of twisting rivers and thick forest - remained home to various elusive tribes and went virtually unexplored throughout the majority of the Cycle of the Dragon.
 In the last years of the Cycle of the Dragon, Duke of the Ertian Duchy of Laborate Nicholas I begins to discuss the possibility of setting up an independent realm in which to pursue his vision of governance and worker's relations. Ertian scouts begin examining areas of the Empire not yet claimed by burgeoning realms; the south-eastern corner is recognized as one of the few remaining isolated areas boasting a quick maritime connection to the Imperial Ocean. In the last mercannum of the Cycle of the Dragon, Nicholas receives permission from Ertian King Arjen IV and the Council of the Crowned in establishing an independent county in the south-eastern corner; a small band of majority-Ertian settlers including Count Merry accompany the Duke in the founding of the realm of Wysteria. The name is taken from the old Ertian slang //Wystful// - to express hope for the future; ground is broken in the coastal city of Gallen in the first year of the Cycle of the Phoenix.
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 Long a realm at the forefront of experiments in governance and democracy and a key player on the international legal stage, Wysteria has played a part in the Empire's greatest legal ventures and is home to some of the Mercurian Empire's most unique governmental structures.
-==== Government Structure ====
+==== Governmental Structure ====
 **The Wysterian Assembly**
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 The Labourer’s Council also administers several offices and initiatives below it. One of the best-known is the Office of the Chief Purveyor, a trusted senior official tasked with the keeping of all governmental and legal records and the custody of the legal library as well as the handling of Imperial correspondence between the Wysterian government and the international community. Appointed by the Minister of the Assembly, the position is traditionally held for many years as a sign of deep trust and respect – the position is currently occupied by Jenkins, a senior scribe to the Scrayven family for decades and Chief Purveyor for many more. This office also oversees and coordinates the Scribes of the Assembly, a broad and respected group of individuals trained in legal affairs who manage the development of legislation both within the Assembly and in the Empire’s international legal initiatives – their work includes wide-ranging contributions from laws on maritime travel to the historic modernization of the Imperial Codex.
+==== Legal Structure ====
+==== Leaders Of Wysteria ====
+**Hereditary Leaders Of Wysteria: The Scrayven Line**
+From the founding of Wysteria until the death of Nicholas II, Wysteria is ruled by the Scrayven line. This line is a continuation of the ruling line of the Ertian duchy of Laborate; prior to his death, Nicholas II decrees in his will that he shall be the last hereditary ruler of Wysteria and that the position shall be filled via election.
+  * **A.I. 429 - A.I. 482:** Nicholas Scrayven I
+Founder and Duke of Wysteria; prior to that, Duke of the Ertian duchy of Laborate. Born in Port Goldcrest, Laborate, in A.I. 398. Known as "Nicholas The Labourer" due to his personal investment in the creation of the new realm; Nicholas would often chair meetings of local labourers in order to gain perspective on the key issues facing the fledgling duchy. Notable achievements include the welcoming of international immigrants and the boosting of Wysteria's population, the establishment of diplomatic relations with the realm of Ostlond, and the creation of the Labourer's Council. Nicholas died in his sleep in A.I. 482 at age 84.
+  * **A.I. 482 - A.I. 527:** Nicholas Scrayven II
+**Labourer's Council Collective Custody Committee**
+Following the abrupt death of Nicholas II, plans for democratic reform remain in their infancy. With the realm not yet ready to
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