The Republic of Klax is one of the oldest continuous political entities in the north-east of Anarkand, and its history is defined not by conquest, but by fracture, survival through belief, and the long shadow of choices made early in the planet’s recorded eras. Despite later confusion in popular history, the Republic of Klax is the original Klax, the direct inheritor of the land, culture, and institutions that existed before schism reshaped the region.


In the first and second eras, Klax was a unified nation built upon layered belief systems that blended early science, proto-theology, and cosmic observation. Its people believed that knowledge itself was sacred, and that understanding the universe was a form of worship. This philosophy allowed Klax to grow quickly, attracting scholars, mystics, engineers, and explorers from across Anarkand.


However, as the population grew, interpretation of doctrine fractured. Two dominant belief movements emerged. One held that the universe was ordered and knowable, governed by principles that could be understood and eventually mastered. The other believed the universe was vast, unknowable, and dangerous, and that humility and strict spiritual obedience were the only safeguards against annihilation.


By the early 3rd era, ideological division became unavoidable. Civil unrest escalated into open conflict, not over land or power, but over the nature of existence itself. This period culminated in what later histories would call the Klaxian Korala.


The faction advocating inquiry, exploration, and adaptive belief retained control of the original capital, infrastructure, and governing councils. They formalised themselves as the Republic of Klax, declaring that belief must evolve alongside understanding, and that no single doctrine could claim absolute truth.


Those who rejected this view broke away, establishing a separate state founded on rigid theology. This breakaway nation would later evolve, collapse, and ultimately reform into what became Polaris, but at the time it was simply known as the Theocratic Klax.



The schism alone would have scarred the land for generations, but the arrival of Syyn, the otherworldly entity of immense power, transformed division into catastrophe. Syyn’s assault was not targeted. It was indiscriminate, devastating cities, belief centres, and civilian populations on both sides of the divide.


For the Republic of Klax, this event became proof of its core philosophy: the universe was vast, hostile, and beyond simplistic explanation. Survival required adaptation, cooperation, and preparedness rather than blind faith.


The Republic survived by decentralising authority, dispersing populations, and investing heavily in early warning systems and scientific research. The theocratic state to the south survived differently, doubling down on belief and ritual. The ideological gulf widened permanently.


In the eras that followed, the Republic of Klax became cautious and inward-looking. While other nations expanded, formed alliances, and pursued dominance, Klax focused on stability, education, and internal cohesion. It rejected imperial ambition, believing that unchecked expansion invited cosmic attention and disaster.


This philosophy shaped Klaxian culture. Children were taught multiple interpretations of history. Religious practice was permitted but never mandated. Scientific discovery was encouraged, but always paired with ethical restraint.


The Polaris Question

When lights appeared in the skies during the 10th era and the Terra Lunis arrived, it was the separatists of Klax that sent emissaries north-east. Their prior encounters with Syyn had taught them that fear without understanding led only to ruin.


Their long engagement with the Terra Lunis people eventually led to reconciliation with their estranged kin in the republic. The shared realisation that belief systems had once blinded them to greater truths allowed both sides to step back from dogma.


From this reconciliation, Polaris was formed as a new nation, a union born from healing rather than inheritance. The Republic of Klax stood alongside Polaris from then on.