#fantasy nations

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Nations on Sanghia: Deutoria

This is the first installment of a daily/weekly reveal of Alsahra’s many nations. So I figure I'll start with the insatiable theocratic empire of Deutoria, as it's the largest nation on the continent of Sanghia. Expext more in the days/weeks to come! To see find them, search the tags Tales from Alsahra and Nations of Alsahra. So, without further ado, here we go:

 Deutoria: Current Ruler- Supreme Pontiff Lucius XIV

The human supremacist, theocratic empire of Deutoria was founded in the year 669 A.C.[1] by Supreme Pontiff Lucius XI of the Holy Deulic Church and Princess Edna. Being the eldest heir of the late-Torin monarchy, Edna relinquished power to the Church following King Edwyn’s untimely death. After the Supreme Pontiff dissolved the monarchy, he established Deulicism as the national religion and invigorated national pride through perceived exceptionalism. Within a decade, heresy had become treason punishable by either death or forced labor (dependent on the severity of the offence), and the Church’s Divine Legion completely absorbed and grew beyond Torin’s former military.

  Fueled by free labor, national and religious pride, and an army of zealots, Deutoria began its expansion. Before Lucius XI died in 709 A.C., his theocracy had already conquered Varah and Ippos, two of the small countries that once lined the north/northeastern coasts of Sanghia. Succeeded in both title and mission, Supreme Pontiff Callixtus III, and each Pontiff that followed, continued the crusade to the point Deutoria became the largest nation in Alsahra. However, for the last one hundred years, the nation’s growth has slowed to a crawl by the Belantiir Desert in the south, the Vuhn’dahar Mountains in the west, and each of their resident nations.

Now, in the year 1069 A.C. and under the rule of Supreme Pontiff Lucius XIV, Deutoria remains the primary superpower on Sanghia, boasting both large, affluent cities and smaller, homely rural towns/communities. Life for a rich human believer is perfect, while life for a poor human/non-human believer is significantly less-so, and the non-believing non-humans are cast out, executed, or forced into slavery.

[1]A.C. denotes the time period after the Great Collapse

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Nations on Sanghia: Rovai

 Rovai:  Current Rulers- Shah Sayyid and members of The Chamber.

Second largest power on Sanghia, Rovai is a capitalist, democratic republic[2] within the Belantiir Desert and the primary force in the war against Deutorian expansion. An opulent jewel of the arid sand-sea, its heart rests along the southwestern coast and its territory extends out into much of the desert. While its wealth, and penchant for affluent flair, shines brilliantly among golden dunes and cerulean seas, it glares over its flaws. Chief among them, the detached, half-hearted leadership on domestic concerns from both The Chamber[3] and Shah[4] Sayyid, growing economic disparity, and a seedy criminal underworld. Yet, despite these interior issues, the vastly diverse population do live free and in (relative) racial equity. Though there is a slight human majority, much of the nation is made up of both immigrants and refugee families who fled the Deutorian conquests. Their cities range from progressive and affluent to cutthroat and frenetic, while the settlements outside the city are either impoverished from lack of resources from the capital of Medina, lawless from lack of proper guards, or thriving rural communities built around military outposts.

Hardened by the natural ferocity of their homeland, and aided by the Belantiir’s chaotic landscape, the Sandsea Serpents[5] have successfully repelled most Deutorian attempts into the desert for the last one hundred years. Though, even with such advantages, Rovai stands against endless waves from a vastly larger military. To stand a chance long-term, Rovai entered a tremulous alliance with their southern neighbor-nation, Nake’Pira. With funding, resources, and occasional reinforcements from the typically reclusive Ko’atl, the two nations have remained independent to this day.

[2] Founded in 720 A.C. when Shah Rahma dissolved the power of the dynasty to the Merchant’s Union to establish a democratic state.

[3] Elected legislative branch of government. Began as a union of merchant guilds.

[4] Head of the royal family, primarily a figurehead, as they can only act under direction from The Chamber. Commands the military (when authorized) and settles disputes in legislation.

[5] Name for Rovai’s army. Soldiers are often called “Serpents”.

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Nations on Sanghia: Nake'Pira

Nake’Pira: Current Ruler- Drah’harak Tiaman and his Court

Though more has been learned in the thirty years since their alliance with Rovai, Nake’Pira is still a nation with many secrets. Shrouded in the jungled oasis covering the southernmost tip of the continent and protected by a 100ft wall of flaming stone, few have ever set eyes on the nation. Reports and rumors suggest they pride themselves on culture and tradition, electing to wear slightly updated versions of ancestral garb and maintaining their spiritual customs. Worshipers of the legendary celestial dragon, Tira’Kah[6], Nake’Piran’s place profound importance on the stars and the world’s place among them.

Arguably the oldest civilization still alive today, it is said much of their history has been spent studying and mapping the heavens from their tall temple pyramids. On the field of battle, they have been described as ferocious and efficient beyond compare, and in trade they exude shrewd solemnity and mutual respect until such courtesies are not shown to them.

[6] Tira’Kah is said to have visited and mated with the earth of Alsahra, conceiving the first Ko’atl, aka Dragonkin.