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|Nation=Amadicia
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|Capital=[[Amador]]
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|Sigil=The Thistle and Star - a red thistle leaf laid over a six-pointed star
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|Banner=Thistle and Star on a field horizontally striped blue and gold. There are a total of three blue stripes and two gold stripes.
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|Ruler=[[Ailron]]
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|Throne=
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|Crown=
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|Palace= The [[Serenda Palace]]
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{{Author Leora}}
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Pronunciation: ah-mah-DEE-cee-ah
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==General==
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Channeling and channelers are outlawed in '''Amadicia''', and thus [[Aes Sedai]] avoid Amadicia at all costs ({{guide|30}}).
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Thieves are treated harshly. The thief is branded on his first offense, the right hand is cut off for the second and the third offense results in hanging. The penalty is the same whether the stolen items were valuable or worthless. Thieves avoid the nation as assiduously as Aes Sedai ({{guide|30}}).
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Amadician law forbids the building of walls around cities, except in Amador; the law was made at the request of and is enforced by the [[Whitecloaks]] ({{kod|12}}).
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==History==
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==Geography==
 
==Geography==
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[[image:Amadicia-on-the-map.png|500px|right|alt a map of the continent, outlining the position of Amadicia in the southwest]]
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===Relation to Previous National Borders===
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According to the maps, the land that is now Amadicia was once part of the nation of [[Aelgar]]. After the [[Trolloc Wars]], part of the nation of [[Kharendor]] occupied the land that became Amadicia.
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===Borders===
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Amadicia is south and west of the [[Mountains of Mist]] and located between [[Tarabon]] (to the northwest), [[Altara]] (to the east), and [[Ghealdan]] (to the north), with the [[River Eldar]] forming the northern and eastern border and the [[River Sharia]] the southern border ({{guide|30}}). To the southeast lies the [[Shadow Coast]] and [[Windbiter's Finger]] as well as the [[Sea of Storms]] ({{guide|2}}).
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===Geographical Features===
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;Bodies of Water
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*The [[River Eldar]]
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*The [[River Sharia]] ({{guide|2}}).
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;Hills and Mountains
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The Mountains of Mist
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;Miscellaneous
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Tall stone pillars to either side of the road mark the border between Amadicia and Tarabon ({{tfoh|8}}).
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==Government==
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===The Throne===
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Amadicia is officially ruled by the King of Amadicia but the real power lies with the Children of the Light who have their base of power, the [[Fortress of Light]], in Amador ({{guide|30}}).
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The Lord Captain Commander is the ruler in fact; he governs through military and political might ({{guide|25}}).
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Until recently, the king of Amadicia was [[Ailron]]. Ailron died fighting the Seanchan ({{Prol10}}). His replacement is unknown.
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The King resides in the Serenda Palace, located two miles from Amador and the [[Fortress of the Light]] ({{guide|30}}).
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The King makes up for his lack of real power by surrounding himself with pomp and circumstance, and a court full of nobles ({{guide|30}}).
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The King performs all ceremonial duties. Ailron, the most recent king, did have some power so long as he didn't go against the wishes of the Children ({{guide|30}}).
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===Nobility===
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By law, noblemen's houses must be built of wood, not stone (the Whitecloaks are exempt from this law). This is to ensure that rebels would not be able to hold out long against the King ({{tfoh|13}}).
  
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Amadicia is situated in the South-West bordering Altara, Ghealdan and Tarabon, with The Mountains of Mists to the North-West and The Shadow Coast to the South.
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;Noble Houses
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Each House is headed by a High Seat. ({{loc|9}})
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* House Algoran ([[Marande Algoran]], sister of the High Seat of House Algoran) ({{loc|9}})
  
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There are two major rivers running through Amadicia - The rivers Eldar and Sharle. These both flow towards Ebou Dar and the Sea.
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===Military===
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The king's soldiers wear mail, conical steel hats, and blue cloaks embroidered with the Star and Thistle ({{tfoh|13}}).
  
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Amador the Capital of Amadicia is based at the bottom of the Mountains of Mists on the road that runs from Tanchico through to Ebou Dar and Jehannah to Amador. This is where the King and the Children of Light are situated.
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The Amadician Guardians of the Gate is considered to be one of the main military groups of the last centuries (TWoRJTWoT: 26).
  
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===Cities, Towns, and Villages===
  
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==The Politics of Amadicia==
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;Cities, towns, and villages in Amadicia
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* [[Abila]] (a good-sized town 40 miles south of the town of Bethal in Ghealdan) ({{tpod|9}})
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* [[Almizar]] (a town 100 miles southwest of Amador) ({{kod|12}})
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* [[Amador]] (capital; headquarters of the Children of the Light)
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* [[Bellon]] (village located 20 miles from Amador along the Gaean River) ({{tfoh|13}})
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* [[Jeramel]] (town 100 miles west of Abila) ({{wh|1}})
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* [[Mardecin]] (village 5 miles east of the Tarabon border) ({{tfoh|8}})
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* [[Sienda]] (village east of Amador) ({{tfoh|14}})
  
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Officially Amadicia is a Monarchy which in itself is not a particularly strong Nation when it comes to world politics. How ever it is the strong-hold of The Children of The Light who in themselves are a force to be reckoned with. King Ailron is a fairly weak king who it has been rumoured leaves all the major decisions to The Children, leaving plenty of time to attend to the ceremonial duties.
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==Relations and Trade==
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Amadicia does not have good relations with the [[Atha'an Miere]] ({{tgh|29}}).
  
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Thieves are treated very harshly in Amadicia. They are branded at first offence, lose their right hand for a second offense and finally executed for a third (by hanging) regardless of the value of the items stolen.
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==People and Customs==
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Women who are healers must be careful; if they cure too many people too quickly they might be accused of being Aes Sedai. For this reason, most of the healers in Amadicia are men ({{tfoh|10}}).
  
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Aes Sedai, Channelers and women who have trained at The White Tower are outlawed in Amadicia. Any who are found are turned over to the Army and/or The Children of The Light. The fear of being branded a witch is so great that there is no word for Wisdom and women who practice the healing arts do so very carefully. Male hedge doctors are much more common.
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===Feasts and Festivals===
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Festivals celebrated in [[Amadicia]] that are not celebrated by all nations include the [[Feast of Abram]], [[Bailene]], [[Feasts_and_Festivals#Genshai|Genshai]], and the [[Feasts_and_Festivals#Festival_of_Lanterns|Festival of Lanterns]] ({{guide|31}}).
  
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==Culture and Fashion==
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===Appearance, Clothing, and Dress===
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Amadicians are ruddy-faced ({{cot|9}}).
  
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Amadicians seem to be dark-haired with the women favouring long curls to their shoulders and deep bonnets with velvet bows and matching bows on their dresses. Men wear long coats to their knees. The enjoy eating salted ham and peppered beef. They also love spicy muffins, pears, blue grapes and strawberries. The Nobility ship ice and snow from the Mountains of Mist to cool their drinks and food.
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Noble men wear long colorful coats ({{guide|30}}).
  
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==The Children of The Light (Whitecloaks)==
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Noble women wear their hair long and curled ({{guide|30}}). They wear dresses in bright colors and wide-brimmed hats decorated with plumes ({{loc|9}}).
  
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Lord Captain Commander: Pedron Niall superseeded by Eamon Valda
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Servants in the Serenda Palace wear red and gold livery ({{guide|30}}).
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High Inquistior of The Hand of The Light: Rhadam Asunawa
 
  
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The Children of The Light is a militaristic organisation that is dedicated to upholding the Light. While the Hand of The Light is a non-military branch of the the Children whose Inquisitors are dedicated to unmasking Darkfriends and bringing people to the Light (whether they have strayed or not).
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Common men wear unrelieved black buttoned to the neck ({{acos|14}}).
  
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The Children are situated in the Fortress of Light and was founded in Amador in FY 1021 (during the War of the Hundred Years) but they do not owe allegiance to any country. The Lord Captain Commander officiates the Council of The Anointed which is made up of a dozen of the highest-ranking Lord Captains as well as The High Inquisitor (The leader of The Hand). They originated as a group of peace loving preachers protesting against a rise in Darkfriends but within 100 they became the organisation we know of today.
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===Food===
  
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The philosophies and principles of The Children of The Light are recorded in the book "The Way of the Light" written by the founder of The Children Lothair Mantelar.
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===Expressions===
  
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The Children consider anyone who doesn't conform to their ideals as a Darkfriend and consider all Channelers (especially Aes Sedai) to be Darkfriends.
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===Characters from Amadicia===
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{{main|Amadician Character List}}
  
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Composed of men from all nations the Children travel throughout the world. Though many fear and hate the Children, there are people who respect them and revere their philosophies. It is wise to be very wary of the Children as they are quick to raise a mob before any proof has been shown.
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===Names===
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Family names from Amadicia include: Alfara, Arene, Carnal, Lugay, Macura
  
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Latest revision as of 03:35, 13 June 2022

VAmadicia.jpg
Amadicia
Sigil The Thistle and Star - a red thistle leaf laid over a six-pointed star
Banner Thistle and Star on a field horizontally striped blue and gold. There are a total of three blue stripes and two gold stripes.
Capital Amador
Ruler Ailron
Throne
Crown
Palace The Serenda Palace


A similar entry appears in the Wheel of Time Companion, confirming the information. Other information is also included in the Companion, but we did not use it in the TarValon.Net Library.

Author: Leora Oldessroth

Pronunciation: ah-mah-DEE-cee-ah

General

Channeling and channelers are outlawed in Amadicia, and thus Aes Sedai avoid Amadicia at all costs (TWoRJTWoT, Ch. 30).

Thieves are treated harshly. The thief is branded on his first offense, the right hand is cut off for the second and the third offense results in hanging. The penalty is the same whether the stolen items were valuable or worthless. Thieves avoid the nation as assiduously as Aes Sedai (TWoRJTWoT, Ch. 30).

Amadician law forbids the building of walls around cities, except in Amador; the law was made at the request of and is enforced by the Whitecloaks (KoD, Ch. 12).

History

An entry appears in the Wheel of Time Companion for this article but no information is available in the main story arc.


Geography

alt a map of the continent, outlining the position of Amadicia in the southwest

Relation to Previous National Borders

According to the maps, the land that is now Amadicia was once part of the nation of Aelgar. After the Trolloc Wars, part of the nation of Kharendor occupied the land that became Amadicia.

Borders

Amadicia is south and west of the Mountains of Mist and located between Tarabon (to the northwest), Altara (to the east), and Ghealdan (to the north), with the River Eldar forming the northern and eastern border and the River Sharia the southern border (TWoRJTWoT, Ch. 30). To the southeast lies the Shadow Coast and Windbiter's Finger as well as the Sea of Storms (TWoRJTWoT, Ch. 2).

Geographical Features

Bodies of Water
Hills and Mountains

The Mountains of Mist

Miscellaneous

Tall stone pillars to either side of the road mark the border between Amadicia and Tarabon (TFoH, Ch. 8).

Government

The Throne

Amadicia is officially ruled by the King of Amadicia but the real power lies with the Children of the Light who have their base of power, the Fortress of Light, in Amador (TWoRJTWoT, Ch. 30).

The Lord Captain Commander is the ruler in fact; he governs through military and political might (TWoRJTWoT, Ch. 25).

Until recently, the king of Amadicia was Ailron. Ailron died fighting the Seanchan (CoT, Prologue). His replacement is unknown.

The King resides in the Serenda Palace, located two miles from Amador and the Fortress of the Light (TWoRJTWoT, Ch. 30).

The King makes up for his lack of real power by surrounding himself with pomp and circumstance, and a court full of nobles (TWoRJTWoT, Ch. 30).

The King performs all ceremonial duties. Ailron, the most recent king, did have some power so long as he didn't go against the wishes of the Children (TWoRJTWoT, Ch. 30).

Nobility

By law, noblemen's houses must be built of wood, not stone (the Whitecloaks are exempt from this law). This is to ensure that rebels would not be able to hold out long against the King (TFoH, Ch. 13).

Noble Houses

Each House is headed by a High Seat. (LoC, Ch. 9)

Military

The king's soldiers wear mail, conical steel hats, and blue cloaks embroidered with the Star and Thistle (TFoH, Ch. 13).

The Amadician Guardians of the Gate is considered to be one of the main military groups of the last centuries (TWoRJTWoT: 26).

Cities, Towns, and Villages

Cities, towns, and villages in Amadicia

Relations and Trade

Amadicia does not have good relations with the Atha'an Miere (TGH, Ch. 29).

People and Customs

Women who are healers must be careful; if they cure too many people too quickly they might be accused of being Aes Sedai. For this reason, most of the healers in Amadicia are men (TFoH, Ch. 10).

Feasts and Festivals

Festivals celebrated in Amadicia that are not celebrated by all nations include the Feast of Abram, Bailene, Genshai, and the Festival of Lanterns (TWoRJTWoT, Ch. 31).

Appearance, Clothing, and Dress

Amadicians are ruddy-faced (CoT, Ch. 9).

Noble men wear long colorful coats (TWoRJTWoT, Ch. 30).

Noble women wear their hair long and curled (TWoRJTWoT, Ch. 30). They wear dresses in bright colors and wide-brimmed hats decorated with plumes (LoC, Ch. 9).

Servants in the Serenda Palace wear red and gold livery (TWoRJTWoT, Ch. 30).

Common men wear unrelieved black buttoned to the neck (ACoS, Ch. 14).

Food

Expressions

Characters from Amadicia

Main article: Amadician Character List

Names

Family names from Amadicia include: Alfara, Arene, Carnal, Lugay, Macura

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