Ori Islands

==Overview ==
The Kingdom of the Ori Islands encompassed three large islands southwest of Kisaya. A King presided over the islands from their palace in the Golden City on the largest island - Ori Senata. Two viceroys were appointed by the king to govern the smaller islands of Ori Sao and Ori Sotu. Though appointed, these viceroys were often members of a noble family, with sons succeeding their fathers.
The Royal Family of the Ori Islands was the House of Seong. Traditionally members of the House of Nang and the House of Kung were appointed to rule Ori Sao and Ori Sotu respectively.
==History ==
Long ago, the Kingdom of Ori ruled on the island of the same name (later Senata). As the Empire of Iso grew on mainland Kisaya, Ori claimed the neighbouring islands of Sao and Sotu. In response, Iso invaded the islands and war was declared. The conflict came to an end with the agreement to split the islands with Ori taking Sao and Iso taking Sotu. The Ori Kingdom of Senata and Sao was formed as Iso Sotu was absorbed into the growing empire.
In time the empire fell and Iso Sotu declared its independance. For two generations the island struggled to sustain itself as the Ori Kingdom thrived. Begrudgingly Sotu agreed to join the Kingdom and the Kingdom of the Ori Islands was formed.
Owing to their military and island status, the Ori Islands were never a part of the Horishi Empire. The Ori wished to avoid becoming reliant on trade with the empire and so looked to the Continent and Bolassoa to trade more heavily with. Following the collapse of the empire, the Ori Islands agreed to join the Kisaya Union, a political union with aims to rebuild the strong relations between the various independent realms of Kisaya. The newfound connections and increased trade with the mainland saw a strong economic rise for the Ori Islands.
By 301 AG, tensions were rising across the kingdom with a growing secession movement from Ori Sotu threatening the stability of the kingdom.
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