The Holy Vale of Radon
Capital: Viaera(Current Capital): The official capital and seat of the Shadow Elves, hidden in a small forest called the forest of illusions, very few creatures that aren’t shadow elves are said to go insane when they come out or never come out at all. The city is often called the Hidden City.
Capital Population: 55,000
Other Major Settlements:
Draghold: Located on the only passage through the Hedes mountains in the south. It is the only thing preventing foreigners from entering the kingdom by land. It is said that it was where the God of War, Dragon stood with the united elven races and pushed the humans out of their homeland. It was also where they defend the newly created elven kingdom from a human counterattack. The God of War was killed in this great battle and the massive fortress city was built in his honor. It is said that his spirit still wanders the location of the battle, awaiting the next great invasion where it is prophesied that he will reappear. The fortress city is built in a massive and flat opening where the mountains part way. It is surrounded to the east and west by massive mountains and massive stone walls standing 50 feet high and 25 feet thick to the north and south. Much of the city is hidden by these walls, the only visible part of the city are the buildings built into the steep sides of the mountains. It is one of the few cities populated by every elven kind.
Kagomore: The official capital and seat of the Night Elves. Located in a valley with four mountains on each side, it is nearly always in shadow. Giving it the name, City of Night as the sun shines on it for only a few hours a day.
Evanin: The official capital and seat of the Tree Elves, it is named after the island of Evanin where it is located in the Forest of Giants. Many homes and buildings are built into the treetops and the ones that aren’t in the trees are so entwined with plants that they seem to be trees, some are trees that have been hollowed out. It is often called the City in the Trees.
Abener Port: The official capital and seat of the Sea Elves. The city is built on the Pusis River Delta, with the buildings on the high islands, and bridges connecting the islands. Even though there are bridges many of the sea elves don’t use them, they rather use boats or even swim. It is often called the City of Islands.
Forea: The official capital and seat of the Fire Elves. The city is built around a volcano that has been dormant for hundreds if not thousands of years. The volcanic rock has worn away and turned into nutrient rich soil that made the city prosper. The buildings of the city are seemed as black as many are built with volcanic rock or obsidian. This gives the city the name the Black City.
Holien: The official capital and seat of the High Elves. The city is built in a flat valley, it is the largest city in the entire nation. The location isn’t unique but the buildings stand the tallest of any city with beautiful architecture. It is surrounded by many minor towns and villages and farms. It is called the Beautiful City.
Population: 3,600,000
Racial demographics: 99.5% of the population are elves. That leaves slightly less than 20,000 humans, orcs, dwarves, and all other minor races living in the nation. There are six subspecies of elves and the population is estimated to be divided evenly among them. That’s about 600,000 elves per sub-species.
Social dynamics: The equality of all races is very important, without this belief the entire kingdom could collapse in civil war. Through all races are believed to be equal, elves within races are divided by social class, with the royal family on top and peasants at the bottom. Even with the social class, certain races make is very easy to climb.
Fashion: The clothing in the nation varies greatly. Tree elves wear plant woven clothing. High Elves are masters at weaving clothes and such they wear expensive looking dresses for women and trousers and such for men. Night Elves and Shadow Elves wear similar clothing, clothing that are woven from black materials and made to be easily moveable in. Fire elves wear as little clothing as possible and often it is light. Sea elves wear water resistant clothing. Most of the clothing resembles normal human clothing.
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Art: The various type of elves all have a type of unique architecture, this causes every region to seem very different.
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Educatio: All children are required to get a basic (and free) education that last 6 years from the age of 6. Through many of the richer families send their children to school for another 4 years.
Languages: The major language in the kingdom is New Aris, but Old Aris required to be taught in all schools. New Aris varies in different regions since their accent is different.
Religious beliefs: The Familiar Six, the Foreign Six, and The Lost Ones. There are currently six major elven races in the kingdom. There is believed to be six more unique elven races out there somewhere, whether its into some other land or in some other planet. The Lost Ones are gods worshipped by other nations, believed to be once elven gods that have been turned by other races. Once a year, on the 26th week, a weeklong celebration starts. Everyday is dedicated to one of the Familiar Six and the last day is to celebrate the Foreign Six and The Lost Ones. The Familiar Six and the Foreign Six (and The God of War) are believed to have two forms, their normal form resembles the elves that worship them while their war form resembles a dragon that are a color that matches their worshippers. The God of War was the only one that had one form and that was the form of the dragon, therefore he was the king of the gods until he died.
It is believed that once only gods existed in the world, each god created an elven race in their view.
All Gods(except for The Lost Ones) are believed to have two forms. During times of peace, they resemble the elf that they created long ago. During times of great need or massive war, their form transforms into that of a dragon and are said to appear in the world to help their race, they are also said to sometimes have an elven form that lets them wield weapons. They say this form is used to fight other gods.
The Familiar Six
The Lord of Fire, Kore(Opposite is Posuis): Worshipped by the Fire Elves
The Lad7 of Nature, Jnue(Opposite is Riena): Worshipped by the Tree Elves
The Lord of the Sea, Posuis(Opposite is Kore): Worshipped by the Sea Elves
The Lord of Death, Kroeil(Opposite is Pa): Worshipped by the Night Elves
The Lady of Hope, Leiga(Opposite is Viave): Worshipped by the High Elves
The Lord of the Shadows, Waka(Opposite is Aopol): Worshipped by the Shadow Elves
The Foreign Six
The Lord of the Sky, Xu(Opposite is Hedes):
The Lady of the Far North(Opposite is Jnue), Riena:
The Lord of the Light(Opposite is Waka) Aopol:
The Lady of the Despair, Viave(Opposite is Leiga):
The Lord of Life, Pa(Opposite is Kroeil):
The Lord of Riches (and the Underground), Hedes(Opposite is Xu):
The Lost Ones(All gods that are worshipped by other races)
The God of Fire, Karo: Worshipped in the Empire of Rozarria
Decreased Gods:
God of War(Protection, Peace, Safety, and King of the Gods), Dragon: Not worshipped due to being decreased but honored and celebrated by the entire population. He was the former king of the gods till his end.
Gods of Old: Various gods that have faded from the world as their worshippers dwindled or they were killed by other gods. These gods are all from before the time of the current gods.
The Lord of Beyond, Unkow: The father of the gods, he is said to be a cruel god that controlled time and space. His children fought a great war with him and the Gods of Old. It is said that many of the younger gods died in this great war and even more died to kill him.
The Goddess of Creation, Gaie: Mother of all gods, she supported her children in the Great War and was killed by her husband for it.
Gods can represent different things, for example, The Lady of the north can represent wind.
Type of Government: Feudal Oligarchy. The current head of each race meet often to discuss the issues of the kingdom but many times they govern their regions separately. There are still lesser houses under each of the major houses. The capital switches every 100 years.
Influence and relations: The Church of the Twelve have a strong influence in nearly every nation even if it is forbidden. They also have a strong religious influence on many elves.
Important People
High Priest Spero: Many say that he is the true king of the nation as his influence is nearly greater than the Royal Council. He has a long temper but is quick to crush his foes under his heel and guides his followers so far that they are sometimes called extremist. He is very cunning and devious.
King Vero of the Shadow Elves: He doesn’t address his people but they don’t mind as many of the reforms he has passed has caused the shadow elves region to flourish. He is only seen by the council and can be described as secretive.
Queen Ariena of the High Elves: Having only accepted the role as leader of the high elves through blood, she is often called dim-witted and easily steered behind her back. The council of the high elves actually runs the high elves region
King Krago of the Shadow Elves: The most warlike of the leaders, he is always pushing for war against the enemies of the nation.
King Fure of the Fire Elves:Don’t let his name steer you in the wrong direction, he is actually a caring person and barely has a temper.
Queen Derieas of the Sea Elves: She is loved and admired by her people, possibly the smartest and most caring leader in the kingdom.
Queen Reiana of the Tree Elves: Not much is known about her, she is often in her room and only leaves for council meetings and emergencies.
Trading and tax: Outside trade is encouraged as it is believed that the kingdom would meet one of the foreign elven races through trade. The royal families each enforce their own taxes on the lesser houses and people.
Major industries: The major industry in the kingdom is mining. The land is rich in precious metals and gems. There are also craftsmen in many cities and ships are often built and sold by the sea elves.
Major Associations: The Church of the Twelve. The largest religious organization, it has a wide influence in and outside the kingdom. They believe in spreading the religion of the Familiar Six, finding the Foreign Six, and destroying other gods by destroying their base of worshippers. Through converting citizens of the kingdom forcefully is forbidden.
Currency: There is no official currency in the kingdom so the Cesian Roi is used.
Military - The kingdom has a small standing army called the United Elven Forces. It only includes archers and swordsmen from each of the regions as the lesser houses train and provide the knights, siege weapons, and all other weaponry during times of war. Men who work in the UEF are required to work in the countryside in the fields in times of peace, receiving a small pay. The current standing army numbers 7,000 while it is possible to raise a force of 70,000 in times of need.
Landscape: The land on the southern border is mountainous and contains the Hedes Mountain range. The land to the east where the fire elves live are a mix of desert and rich forests that formed around dormant volcanos. The region to the west where the sea elves reign are full of wetlands and swamps, while the lands of the night elves to the north are full of swamps and decaying forests. The central plains located in the middle of the kingdom are owned by the high elves and located just east of this region are a collection of mountains.
Wildlife: The wildlife is diverse, nearly every species in the world are contained somewhere in the kingdom.
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Strengths: The kingdom is wealthy for a kingdom its size and has a strong influence on the outside world. The people are also very united and can support themselves easily
Weaknesses: The kingdom has a weak military force and laws in place to prevent the deforestation and the destruction of natural landmarks prevents the population to grow over a certain limit.
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