(Under Construction) The Aelian States, a theocracy under the paramount leadership of the Patriarch of Pustile, consists of the states of [[PM/State of Pustile|Pustile]], [[PM/State of Merilet|Merilet]], [[PM/State of West Merilet|West Merilet]], [[PM/State of the Tramontane|The Tramontane]], [[PM/Grand Duchy of Fenhom|The Grand Duchy of Fenhom]], [[PM/State of Derile|Derile]], [[PM/State of Pernane|Pernane]], [[PM/State of Chotile|Chotile]], and [[PM/State of Molet|Molet]]. The government of the Aelian states also controls the [[PM/Nearer Conquests|Nearer Conquests]], taken from continental states not supporting the [[PM/Presently Guided Temple|Presently Guided Temple]] and the [[PM/Aelian Conquests|Aelian Conquests]], taken from polytheistic peoples in the East. The [[PM/Free Tramontane|Free Tramontane]] was formerly part of the Aelian State of the Tramontane, but it separated from that state during the Second Aelian War, with support from the enemies of the Illuminant. [[attachment:nw_continent.png|{{attachment:nw_continent.png| Map of the West of the Northern Continent, including the Aelian States | width=350px }}]]