Komorebi Archipelago



Komorebi is an archipelagic sovereign state in East Asia. The actual number of islands that consist of the archipelago is unknown, as there are Unplottable islands and even islands enclosed within folded space, but the official count is around 40 islands with 7 major islands. The state is divided into 5 principalities: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter and the Mainland.

Etymology
" 木漏れ日 (komorebi):

sunlight streaming through the trees."

Compound of 木 (ko, “tree”, ancient combining form of modern 木 ki) +‎ 漏れ (more, “leaking, coming through”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 漏れる moreru, “to leak, to come through”) +‎ 日 (hi, “sun; sunlight”).

History
For the timeline, go here.

Geography


The Komorebi Archipelago is officially stated to have over 40 islands nestled in the waters between China, the Korean Peninsula and the Japanese Archipelago. It has seven major islands, six of which surround the Mainland. Several smaller islands are dotted all across the archipelago. As a purely Magical country, it has islands which are Magical in nature, such as Unplottable islands, hidden islands and even floating islands. The elusiveness of the Unplottable and hidden islands make it impossible to determine the actual island count of the archipelago.

Climate
Due to the presence of the legendary beasts in each principality, the Komorebi Archipelago's climate is highly unique. Each of the Principalities, with the exception of the Holy Center, experience only one season year-round (e.g. eternal spring for the Principality of Blooming Spring).

Government
All the governments of each of Komorebi's principalities are absolute monarchies practicing absolute primogeniture. The principalities all have their own constitutions as well, however, they are required to have the same basic framework as Komorebi Archipelago's own archipelago-wide constitutions with some exceptions based on the culture of each Principality's mother country.

The head of state and head of government for the archipelago is the High Monarch of the Komorebi Islands, inherited by the eldest child of the House of Yi that rules over the Mainland. The High Monarch can only exercise their full power if the matter at hand involves two or more principalities, or the archipelago as a whole.

For the rest of the principalities, their heads of state and government are as follows:
 * Principality of Blooming Spring — Ruler of the Amethyst Gardens, inherited by the eldest child of the House of Wi
 * Principality of Glowing Summer — Ruler of the Sun Sanctuary, inherited by the eldest child of the Kuze dynasty
 * Principality of Blessed Autumn — Ruler of the Golden Peak, inherited by the eldest child of the House of Wang
 * Principality of Shimmering Winter — Ruler of the Jade City, inherited by the eldest child of the Wu dynasty
 * Principality of the Holy Center — Ruler of the Central Pavilion, inherited by the eldest child of the House of Yi