Tower Cult

The Cult of the Eternal Tower, or simply the Tower Cult, is a nation in South America, specifically located in much of Venezuela.

History:
The Tower Cult was established as a result of the dissolution of Maracaibo. King BigVinny and Prime Minister blz wanted to isolate and focus on themselves, and were tired of dealing with internal issues, so they released Santa Catarina, believing that the Catarinese people were ready to go out on their own without a distant power controlling them. According to Vinny, these internal issues were making management of the nation much more difficult than it should have been. Concerned about being dragged into some kind of war, blz and Vinny recognized Eternal Tower, a large obsidian skyscraper, as their saving grace, which on one occasion prevented a war between Maracaibo and Rome. These circumstances brought up the idea of reforming the remnants of Maracaibo into a theocratic society that worshipped the Tower as its god. They would decide the name of the new nation to be the Tower Cult, or officially the Cult of the Eternal Tower.

Politics
As expected from the name, the Cult of the Eternal Tower is a religious cult. It is officially theocratic, with blz being the head of state and holding the title of Prophet of the Tower. As the theocratic nature implies, the Tower Cult considers the true leader of their nation to be the Eternal Tower itself, and blz is a messenger of the Tower. Anything that Prophet blz says is considered to be a direct order from the Tower.

Beliefs
The Tower Cultists see the Eternal Tower as a powerful deity that the people must serve and care for in exchange for its protection against external foes. They acknowledge that the Eternal Tower was an effective tool in deterring a war from the Romans, so as a result, it should be worshipped for its protection.

The Tower, according to the Cultists, uses supernatural abilities to protect its creators. Its most notable ability is that it can predict catastrophic events that may endanger the Tower's realm, and that it can place a curse on anything that the Tower deems a threat. The Cultists believe that the Romans were cursed by the Tower, which not only brainwashed the leaders into signing a non-aggression pact with Maracaibo, but also directly caused the Roman Republic to succumb to decay and fragmentation, as seen with the Roman Civil War.

Currently, a religious text outlining the history of the Cult is being written by Vinny in collaboration with blz. It is called the Doctrine of the Eternal Tower, and will contain the origin of the Tower Cult, as well as the Ten Decrees, modeled after the Ten Commandments, which outlines the basic ideals and laws of the Cult.