Acia

Acia, formally the Acian Republic, or A.R, is a human state located in the center of Phyrria west of the claws of clouds mountains, bordering the desert. Its people are known for being some of the most friendly towards dragons, a behavior that has persisted since the times of the ancient Kingdom of Acia, a state that broke away from the third human empire some 2000 years before the scorching. Acian culture is heavily centered around dragons.
== History ==
=== Pre-Acia ===
Some 3000 years before the scorching, a peasant man was living in the run down crime ridden outskirts of a grand city, the name of which is not known. He loved his days working hard jobs, earning little pay and having to suffice on whatever scraps of food he could find and the little crumbs he could afford. The entire neighborhood he lived in was filled with run down, unsafe buildings, with the area being known to be a hotspot for criminals and thieves, with murder and bloodshed being uncommon.
After several months of hard grueling labor, he attempted to plea to the local municipality for financial assistance, as well as help in dealing with the rampant crime, but to no avail; his pleas fell on deaf ears. After several more months, he decided to buy himself a bow, arrows and quill. Having had enough, he decided to hunt his own food, and sell it cheap to local neighborhood residents. 
He made a small income, and was slowly, but surely, able to improve is status. It wasn’t the biggest improvement, but he was able to afford some new (if slightly used) furnishings for his house, clothes, and tools. Eventually, him and his neighbors would band together to deal with their own issues. If the government wouldn’t help, they would take things into their own hands.
One day, while he was out and about, he came into contact with a dragon. One of the fearsome, but often solitary, creatures he was told about by his parents. He knew they could be ferocious, but usually didn’t harm humans unless one got too close. 
‘However, something was wrong with this one…
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