Myra

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The Aristocratic Bureaucracy of Myra, or simply Myra is a nation created in anticipation for the launch of CivMC. Created and organized by AvaniSpades. Myra is an aristocratic bureaucracy with a focus on building and economic advancement. It plans to cater towards a newfriend-friendly play style, serving as a place for newfriends to learn more about Civ and it's mechanisms. At start of the world Myra plans to work on establishing their capital city Cyrus in a mesa biome, along with the recruitment of new players, serving as their first home on civ.

Pre-Launch
As of May 6, 2022, Myra was created, after much talk and anticipation weeks prior from its founder. On May 10th, the first draft of the nation's Constitution was created, which is currently undergoing review. There's also a national discord, not yet open to the public, with the only way to obtain an invite is by direct messaging the nation's founder through discord.

Etymology
The name Myra was chosen after being suggested to the nation's founder, and used as a placeholder until it caught on and was adopted as the official name of the nation. The name of the nation's capital city Cyrus was chosen due to the name meaning sun in Persia, and after Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Achaemenid Empire. A notable quote from the Wikipedia page for Cyrus the Great reads, "the empire created by Cyrus was the largest the world had yet seen".

Government and Politics
The government consists of a bureaucratic council, with a heirarchal arrangement setting a the chain of command. The head of the council is dubbed the Head of State, with 5 additional council members. These council members will be chosen to serve as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Military, Minister of Internal Affairs, Minister of Infrastructure, and the Minister of Justice. The Head of State assumes the right to fulfill any and all Ministers positions, should there be a demonstrated need to do so. Ministers have the authority to act as stand-ins for any other Minister, in the case of the Head of State and the Minister of which is supposed to serve, are both unable to do so.

Culture
Similar to the practice of Sabaism popularized by South Arbians (Sabaeans), Myrians center their worship around spiritual entities. Through the practice of astrotheology, their culture revolves around the worship of the cosmos, viewing the sun and moon as deities, of whom watch over all who inhabit the Earth, keeping it in balance. As the sun is viewed as a symbol of good luck, fortune and spirituality, many rituals and sacrifices are made in attempts to appease the sun deity, and quell the moon deity, which is a symbol of death, illness, and misfortune. As the sun rises, good fortune is brought along with warmth and light. The sun is viewed as a physical embodiment of the deity it represents, and when it sets, the deity’s protection over us resides as well. As the moon rises, the Earth grows cold, dark and uninhabitable. The moon is seen as the physical embodiment of death, sickness, and mortal ailments. It serves as a yin and yang, the interconnected duality of night and day, as one can not be observed without the existence of the other.

Founders of Myra
AvaniSpades

Foreign Relations
As of May 11, 2022, Myra is not officially aligned with any parties, nations, or entities.