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The Kingdom of Vale

The Beacon of Hope

Surrounded by natural boundaries, The Kingdom of Vale has long been one of the safest and most stable regions on all of Remnant. Through this stability, Vale has become a haven for culture and self expression, a place for all of mankind to live in peace and harmony.

Culture

Thanks mainly to its defensible location and the many natural boundaries surrounding it, Vale has devoted much of its long history to the exploration of things other than simple survival. It exists as a beacon for the arts, exploration of the human condition, and self-betterment through self-expression. Unsurprisingly, citizens of Vale are staunch individualists. Firm believers that it takes all sorts to make a community, their involvement in the Great War was almost entirely due to their support of self expression and the arts.

Being unique is a matter of course in Vale, with its inhabitants often going to extreme lengths to express themselves. This has lead to them being less culturally unified than the other Kingdoms, but these philosophical differences are generally accepted as a matter of course. Going hand-in-hand with this philosophy of self-expression is the belief that all peoples should be free to be different, so Vale is also generally more accepting of outsiders than the other Kingdoms as well. Being different is not immediate cause for distrust in Vale.

Personal liberty is highly emphasized in Vale's day-to-day governance. Instead of the rigid hierarchy of Atlas, the exclusive councils of Mistral, or the oligarchy of Vacuo, matters of policy, both within and without Vale, are decided through popular vote. This does mean that Vale is a lot slower than the other Kingdoms to come to a consensus on some subjects, but also results in the average Vale citizen having a more informed opinion of global events, given that they may actually be called upon to make decisions based on that knowledge. This personal involvement in governance also lends itself well to matters of charity and humanitarian efforts, with most Vale citizens feeling a personal responsibility to help those around them and better their world. 

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