Nation name: Eastrise Republic
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Race: Humans, Dwarves, Elves
Type of government: Constitutional Monarchy
Faction: League of Ingria
Ruler: King Gomgurn Blueaxe “The Warrior” IV(Dwarven Monarchy Head) Prime Minister Thorir Flameheart
Capital: Mount Tormanos
History: The Central Peaks and the Southern Tips have been homes to the largest dwarven tribes on the continent for many years. The dominant tribes were the Silveraxes of the Central Peaks, they were constantly fought with the Bluefires in the Southern Tips. If the two tribes had united early they would have been powerful enough to conquer the surrounding grasslands and plains with ease. Even so, they were dwarves that had built massive, beautiful cities that were beyond elven, human or any other beings imagination. The cities ranged from existing on the sides of the steepest mountains in the mountain ranges to deep underground. But many of these cities soon faded to myth and legend to the other races and soon the younger generations of the tribes themselves. The reason for the disappearance of history is a bit of history itself, The War, there was no name that could describe the destruction and chaos so it was just called the war. After decades of uneasy peace between the two tribes, the two leaders that held that peace suddenly died mysterious deaths. Before the kings could even be buried, massive forces were drawn up from conquered tribes by the new kings, each of the armies numbered fifty thousand and were marched across the rough terrain and they met of the small human held passage of Grimneck. The passage was the one thing that separated the two tribes.and their mountain ranges, the humans that didn’t flee were offered a chance to surrender by each army, having no choice, they chose their death wish. The humans stood no chance against the dwarves and were crushed along with much of the fortress by the combined forces of nearly a hundred thousand dwarves. The battle was a stalemate but the Silveraxe army marched past the Bluefires into the Southern Tips, insteading of following them, the Bluefires marched into the Central Peaks. Both regions were defenseless and the Battle of Grimneck was the only battle fought between the two armies. The majority of the war was the destruction of cities, slaughter of civilians, and the looting of ancient treasures by each army. After nearly two years, the armies made no progress in the war, entire mountains had been destroyed but that only left a scar in the land, both regions were severely diminished in population, their economies were wrecked, and many patches of land were rubble or just uninhabitable. Fortunately the two kings had each been killed in one of the many revolts by the civilian population. The heirs being more sensible than their fathers called for a stalemate and met alone at the sight of their first and only battle, the Passage of Grimneck. There the Treaty of Final Peace was signed and the two families were intertwined by marriage but to ensure that their families would never fight each other again, they agreed to give the power to the people and gave up their power. The treaty was signed at the first light of dawn as the sun rose from the east, a sign of a new start and such the new republic was named Eastrise. It took many years to recover from the war and even longer to become a presence in the local region as the humans and elves to the east had established a kingdom for themselves and soon had the humans and elves to the west, they had even been joined by a few dwarves that had been refugees from the war. Eastrise once recovered quickly marched to the river lands of the east, they met little resistance as the years the dwarves had been recovering, the humans and elves had been spent bickering until they had erupted into civil war. There was still a few patches of land in the mountain ranges controlled by Westfell to the west and minor tribes to the south.
Administration: Official law makes all the races equal but the law itself is not enforced. Slavery is banned but it doesn’t protect humans and elves from low pay and large work. Dwarves are unofficially the the highest class. The humans and elves conquered long ago provide the much needed food to the dwarves. The Dwarven royal family has no power over any of the political issues but the kings and princes are usually trained in the military arts and often obtain high ranks in the army. The king and queen also control the high judicial court, deciding important matters. The political issues are decided by a people elected leader or prime minister and a council of fifty also elected by the people. The council consist of the four region leaders, twenty sub region leaders, and twenty-five city leaders. The final spot is held by the king, among 49. The Royal Family holds no political power but adding to their military power, they also run two of the largest companies in the kingdom, The Central Mining and Metal Manufacturing Organization(CMMO) and The Southern Gem Production Company(SGPC). The other major businesses include the human led Riverland Inc which provides much of the food for the kingdom. The other company is The Equal Order of the Eastern People, a mercenary company that is often said to have more equal rights than the kingdom itself, they sell themselves to whoever can pay them for their services but rarely betray their original payers as the price for betrayal is at least ten times the original price.
The religion of the kingdom is mainly the Faith of The Five. The Faith of The Five is a collection of Five gods that watch over the beings that exist in the land. It is said that once every thousand years a new god would lead the council and a new race would rule the world. It is currently believed that the Elven God currently leads the the council of gods but won’t give control of it to the next god, the Dwarf God.
The Five Gods
Aton: Elven God, God of Youth
Inos: Dwarf God, God of Mountains
Eparae: Human Goddess, Goddess of Strength
Hoana: Green Goddess(Goblins, Orcs, Trolls, anything with greenskin), Goddess of Animals
Edea: Foreign Goddess(Any race that isnt above), Goddess of Dawn
Military: The Blueaxe Warriors: Several units of highly skilled Dwarfs armed with weapons from axes to hammers to swords.
The Silver Army: The largest military force numbering around 20,000 Dwarfs
The Blue Fleet: The Official navy of the kingdom, it contains a number of ships and sailors.