Principality of Amidonia

The Principality of Amidonia was a  nation situated in eastern Landia before being annexed by the Elfrieden Kingdom  to form the United Kingdom of Elfrieden & Amidonia more commonly known as the Kingdom of Freidonia. Before its annexation the principality was s militarist dictatorship under the Amidonian royal family who extensively used anti-Elfrieden propaganda to build support for excessive military spending. Its capital city is Van. Its previous ruler was Gaius Amidonia, and for a brief period later, his son Julius Amidonia.

Geography and History
Amidonia was described as a small, mountainous country with its main source of income from its mining industry. Due to a war with Elfrieden Kingdom 50 years prior to signing the Mankind Declaration Treaty, Amidonia lost half of its original territory, including its valuable farming lands. As a result, the country was in a constant state of food shortages. This problem was compounded by the fact that the ruler followed a 'military first' policy and spent all available funds on strengthening the army, rather than on food, the economy, and infrastructure. Its only protection was the Mankind Declaration Treaty, which prevented the other countries from invading it.

With the rebellion of Georg Carmine and Castor Vargas, Gaius thought it was an excellent opportunity to invade Elfrieden and take back the lands that formerly belonged to Amidonia. This proved to be a grave error in judgement, as the Amidonian Army was stalled at Altomura, and the Elfrieden forces took the capital city of Van. With Gaius killed during the war and his son unable to govern the country effectively, the entire principality became wracked with numerous riots and rebellions. With the revolt of the people of Van and the re-occupation of the city by Elfrieden, Julius was forced into exile. Following his exile, the country was invaded by the Republic of Turgis and the Orthodox Papal State of Lunaria, though both these forces later withdrew.

With the Grand Chaos Empire unable to react due to the flaw in the Mankind Declaration Treaty, the Principality of Amidonia was annexed and merged with the Elfrieden Kingdom, becoming the Kingdom of Friedonia, in order to keep it safe from the invaders.

Politics
Prior to its annexation, the government was seen as a dictatorship with a 'military-first' attitude. After losing half of its lands to Elfrieden in the prior war, Amidonia was too small to be seen as a kingdom and was ruled by a prince, rather than a king. All forms of entertainment, fashion or even basic freedoms were highly restricted or nonexistent as they are considered as the ideals of weaklings and loose morality. All funds were either used to strengthen the military or for propaganda against Elfrieden.

Economy
After losing its farm-able lands to Elfrieden, the main source of income came from its mineral deposits and mining industry. Food was imported and was deemed as expensive. As a result, the country was in constant food shortage. Other industries such as textiles and manufactured goods had little to no chance of thriving. It was only due to the efforts of Princess Roroa Amidonia, that the overall economy had not collapsed prior to the One Week War. It is noted that the southern region of Amidonia did have a small economy in manufacturing wool products such as carpets. Ironically, Roroa would hide in one of these carpets when her grandfather Herman Neumann presented her as a bride to Kazuya.

After the One Week War, Amidonia would be forced to pay massive war reparations equal to 30% of its yearly income, over the course of 10 years. This was to prevent the nation from rebuilding its military and attacking again. This debt was wiped out after the country was annexed and Roroa Amidonia became the 3rd Queen Consort to Kazuya.

Military
As a militaristic nation Amidonia gave priority to the military. However due to being a smaller nation the total military strength of Amidonia was only around 50,000 and only had 500 wyvern riders. As a result of the disastrous One Week War, Amidonia lost much of its manpower through battlefield casualties and desertions. The remnants of the Amidonian military were absorbed into Freidonia's National Defense Force after the unification of Amidonia and Elfrieden.

Known Members

 * Gaius Amidonia (Supreme commander/Crown Prince - deceased)
 * Julius Amidonia (Supreme commander/Crown Prince - exiled)
 * Margarita Wonder (Female General of Van's garrison)
 * Herman Neumann (General of Nelva's garrison)