Despite appearances, Feylanor was a Kingdom founded by a woman that claimed the region as her own. She named herself sovereign Queen through orderly and justified acts to ultimately unify the people with the faith that she chose for them. Heirs that followed idealized Her rule and strengthen the concepts of Faith and Law, making themselves viewed similarly. As important as the Church had become, it was still appropriately governed by a single woman, appointed by the King and almost as powerful as him. As best the people can remember, their first ruler shares the name of the Capital City.
Tortha was established by the estranged brother of the Second King of Hyspiria. A proud and egotistical man that was named Tortha, managed to convince a fourth of the Kingdom of Hyspiria to join him when he left. As the King of Tortha and its namesake, he fought Hyspiria without success or gain. The Kingdom of Tortha began fighting and conquering settlements and peoples much smaller than them and making slaves to support the Kingdom. Soon Vasena's merchants reached Tortha and trade became profitable to the point of excess. As the First King of Tortha died, his son took rule and found a much more efficient and cruel vision of his father's Kingdom. The New King, Vetalan, pushed Hyspiria's borders away with every prisoner taken as a slave or an executed example. King Vetalan's Rule was ended in an uprising that took his head. The next ruler and most every one after him though, took his example and even made statues of him on palace grounds. It became effective to rule that all people be citizens, slaves, or corpses. Everything else was for the Kingdom of Tortha or against it.
Nycenia broke away from Hyspira because they were persecuted for their ethnicity and Religious Beliefs. Beliefs that Hyspiria later adopted and allowed anyway. Their hate of Hyspiria became direct hate and motivation to stockpile and manufacture weapons. Fighting to maintain their newly founded Kingdom became expensive and an arms race with the Hyspirians to their North. The First King of Nycenia died shortly after their migration to the area. The Second King made a purpose of improved defense. Each ruler after became more dedicate to defending and arming the Kingdom until they had no superior in the field. Their weapons and armor were not enough when their tactics, strategies, soldiers, and leaderships failed on the battlefield. Giving Nycenia a very long history of losing and regaining control of their Kingdom. Nycenia struggles to keep its hatred toward Hyspiria silent so that they may destroy it when the time is right.
The Kourmar have inhabited the same region of the World for as long as they can trace back. They were at first, numerous tribes that lived in the same desolate region. Barely surviving the Winters at war with each other they built what ships they could and sailed up river. Every tribe that had left to settle in warmer regions, had returned to Kourmar with the wealth of the World. The area amassed wealth and arms to the point that the tribes of Kourmar, unified to become the Kingdom of Kourmar. The man that proved himself strongest, Higfal, crowned himself the first of countless Kings. Raiding became the agenda, Boats became faster, soldiers better armed, and Kourmar's enemies quickly became fortified and armed. Society did not advance far after that but their Ships, and ability to strike settlements without warning and take everything only continued to improve. In more recent times, even an alliance with Tortha was forged in blood and tribute and still remained dangerously uncertain. The only Kingdom that the Kourmar showed respect in any form for has been Nycenia. Several unsuccessful attacks against Nycenia finally resulted in enough wonder over the weapons that they used, to begin purchasing them. The two Kingdoms found acceptable terms in exchanging newly developed weapons for gold and a subtle cease fire. A cease fire that the other Kingdoms were largely unaware of.
Vasenans were at first a group of nomadic people that wandered the Northern regions of the world. Their beliefs and practices were no different from when they first wandered the deserts, burying their dead at the base of mountains. Overly familiar with the land and now having difficulty with grave robbers, the leaders settled over the graves of their ancestors to remain guard. Settlements were agreed to be temporary among the people until Temples were built by the Shamans of the groups. Tending to the Temples, the Shamans became Priests that the dominant leaders listened well to. Vasena was declared a Kingdom in short time and the people ceased their wandering. More Temples were built by the King's suggestion and the Mining began by accident when new Burial Chambers were being excavated. All Kings and Priests by Law, have descended from Priests and Kings before them.
Second Oldest Kingdom Next To Vasena. Vasena and Hyspiria were the only civilized Kingdoms for centuries. Tolerances between them ended when Tortha was established and contact became unnecessary. The populations of Tortha and Nycenia trace from Hyspiria though their governing structures and lineages are their own. Hyspiria's control of Nycenia and Tortha was less military and more blood ties as many rulers were from Hyspirian lineage. Feylanor was easily controlled by an overwhelming number of armies at each side of it's borders. By the nature of it's people, society and governing Tortha eventually turned against Hyspiria to gain a 'Caput Mundi' Vetalan City. Nycenia took a more subtle route against it's religious/ethnic oppressions while maintaining alliance with Hypiria, Nycenians took any approach possible to sabotage Hyspiria and strengthen it's enemies. Hyspirians claim to be the first to organize the wandering peoples among the world. Within their organization of wandering tribes or peoples they started to make hierarchies and distinctions of class very soon after. The King simply became the most assertive and aggressive one of the group.
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