Theilon

The Deific Reign of Theilon, less commonly the Unified Theocracy of Thylia, was a totalitarian direct theocracy that spanned the whole Thylian hemisphere during the Theilic Age. Ruled by the divine Triumvirate of Thaugon, Ilma, and Valarn, its center of rule was the eponymous airborne utopian metropolis of Theilon. The borders of the theocracy were the Twilight along the surface of the planet and the Aerosphere upwards. The Deific Reign ended in the Draconic War and the destruction of the city of Theilon. It was effectively succeeded by the Teiliwaani Empire.

The totalitarian government of Theilon was supported by the Akasha System, a metaphysical engineering structure that projected a nationwide field of divine influence. Those within the Akasha would feel religious devotion towards the Triumvirate as well have their potential limited based on their standing: those with a menial role would have their subjective conciousness limited to things necessary for their daily existence. Moreover, the distorted mental projections the human and duagar races were subjected to would form numerous subdeities, who continue to be worshiped by the now free races. Also, as a result of this regulation of potential and free will, a great technological disparity appeared in the theocracy; while the elite possessed fabulously advanced magical technology, the common people lived in primitive villages. The reign was physically enforced by a mechanical army known as Automachae.

In the aftermath of the Draconic War, the capital city was sucked into a spacetime hole and the gods of Theilon disappeared. The supporting structures of the city remain as high-technology ruins, where Automachae and artifacts continue to be unearthed. The Akasha System continues to provide clergies with divine power.

In the Azure District of Teiliwaan, a nation dubbed New Theilon has emerged, led by the enigmatic Quantum Pope. The nation claims that Theilon was never destroyed and the Draconic War was merely a malfunction of the Akasha System, after which the Deific Reign continued under the leadership of the Quantum Pope. True to its inspiration, New Theilon uses a hijacked section of the Akasha System to dominate all who enter.