Lythanast

The Commonwealth of the Free Cities of Lythanast', commonly just Lythanast, is a state on the Isle of Lythan, located off the south-western coast of Isaevi.
Less of a state, and more a loose coalition of all the cities upon the island, Lythanast is populated by the Lythani people, a race of tall, grey skinned farmers and pastoralists. 
The people of Lythan were one of the first to be subjugated by the First Isaevi Imperium, and the fertile lands were used to feed the vast empire in its hayday. However, the people were treated woefully, and when the Casorian Empire came, took the first opportunity they had to swear fealty to the newcomers. In return, they were rewarded with significant autonomy in local matters, and were exempt from conscription into the Legions - Lythani culture is overwhelmingly pacifist.
Lythanast is a land of rolling grassland and fertile farms. As such, it is one of the most densely populated areas in all of Oryndiil, capable of feeding a massive population with ease. It is also home to the only solely vegetarian people on the planet; the eating of meat is considered a huge taboo in Lythani culture, and all animals are treated with respect and reverance.
Following independence from the Casorian Empire, the island was invaded by the renewed Isaevi Imperium. The invasion was fended off by a family of landholders known as the Huacaltpictli. After the invasion, the Huacaltpictli were overwhelmingly chosen as the first Kings of a united Lythani nation, and continue to rule to this day. However, the Kings wield no political power, and merely act as figureheads - representatives of the state, and a figure behind which everyone can unite behind. Lythanast is a very decentralised state, and as such, political power lies in the hands of the cities. A Lord-Mayor (known in the Lythani tongue as the Toteotzin) is elected in each city, freely, and by all adult citizens, male or female. The Toteotzin assemble every year to elect, from amongst themselves, an overall leader, who can help coordinate policy. This Prime Minister, or Tlotihuali, also holds little power, and acts more as a mouthpiece for all the Toteotzin than a leader in his or her own right. 
The Lythani people follow a religion unique to all of Oryndiil. Rather than placing trust in a God, they follow a mysterious figure known as He Who Watches, a figure who, despite the ominous name, is said to guide and protect the Lythani from pain, misery and suffering. Stories tell of a local man who rallied together his city in the face of the oppression of the Isaevi, encouraging them to peacefully rebel against them by refusing to serve as servants and slaves. For this, he was brutally executed by the Isaevi authorities. However, he is said to have come back as a ghostly shade, and gave advice and protection to the Lythani from then on.
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