Aquilonis

NOTICE: This page is undergoing major reconstruction to fit new map and lore. Please excuse the mess it appears to be in until it is finished.Aquilonis is the central northern continent of Qirsyllviar, and the eastern half of the larger continent known as Geminos.
To the west it connects with Soligaia by land, eastward it is separated from the lands of Fuso by the Tozai Sea.
A continent of mixed idelogical values with all forms of government and various cultures, religions, races and ethnic groups, the north central region of the continent is mostly dominated by republics of various types while the most of the rest of the continent is monarchical.
==Sovereign States==
===Holy Kingdom of Altınşahil===
The Holy Kingdom of Altınşahil (𐰀𐰡𐰃𐰤𐱁𐰀𐰏𐰃𐰞) is a Synkratic ‎Araziyerli monarchical nation in southern Aquilonis, controlling shoreland and the island of Bereket (𐰋𐰅𐰺𐰅𐰚𐰅𐱅). It borders Mübarek to the northeast, and Işıkarazi to the east.
Altınşahil holds sovereignty over the vast majority of Kutsal Topraklar (𐰚𐱇𐰽𐰀𐰠 𐱃𐰆𐰯𐰺𐰀𐰚𐰠𐰀𐰼), the Araziyerli name for the Septifidelic Holy Land of Aquilonis. Outlying lands of Kutsal Topraklar extend into Işıkarazi and Mübarek. Before and after the kingdom's actual founding, Altınşahil was the site of most of the battles of the Crusades.
===Sultanate of Ardalnar ===
The Sultanate of Ardalnar (أرضالنار) is a Ikaj monarchical nation occupying the Hamed Peninsula in southeastern Aquilonis. It borders with Raghua to the south and Bialidrak to the west. It is ruled by the Al-Shamal clan of the Jayida dynasty; said dynasty also rules Bialidrak and Raghua through other clans.
===Kingdom of Arkka Uralia===
===Sultanate of Asilgüç‎===
The Sultanate of Asilgüç‎ (هثیلگوچ‎) is a Bahith Araziyerli monarchical nation in southern Aquilonis. It borders Mübarek to the east, Hylar to the north, Xsassa to the northeast and east, and Kemet to the southeast. It also shares maritime borders with Zion to the southwest.
Winding through the middle of the country is the Altın Nehir (التین ڭاهیر/Golden River), which originates from Lake Glingaer in Hylar.
====History====
Asilgüç‎ was once the eastern half of a now-defunct empire of known as Büyük Güney Ulus (بویوق غونهی ولوس), which became divided between Septifidelity and Al-Haqiqa as a result of the Crusades. As the crusades continued, Büyük Güney Ulus became divided between east and west until it ceased to exist, with the Shaqiq (Al-Haqiqa followers) forming the Sultanate of Asilgüç‎.
===Republic of Avatron===
The Republic of Avatron is a corporation-ruled republican city-state in western Aquilonis, at the end of the Avatilaro Peninsula. It borders Avolcraz to the northwest, and Czi'kolgyar to the south.
Run like a business rather than a traditional polity, one of the more unique aspects of Avatron is that the constitution allows foreigners to be elected to the highest office of the country, so long as they swear by oath to renounce all ties to their former country and put Avatron first.
===Empire of Avolcraz===
The Empire of Avolcraz is a large monarchical state in central Aquilonis, bordering Doks, Bartariya, Zelzhar and Velda to the north, Avatron to the extreme east, Czi'kolgyar to the east, Rondar to the extreme southeast, Ongor Diruna to the south, and Wylltirion to the west.
===Sultanate of Awal===
The Sultanate of Awal (أوال‎) is a Ikaj archipelagic state in the southern Tozai Sea in southeastern Aquilonis, occupying the archipelago of the same name. It shares maritime borders with Ardalnar to the west and Marjan to the north.
Ruled by the Qidsi dynasty, a dynasty descended from the last Khalifa of Muqadas, and thus related to the Arsacid dynasty currently ruling Xsassa.
===Sultanate of Bialidrak===
The Sultanate of Bialidrak (بيالِدْراك) is a powerful Ikaj monarchical nation in southeast Aquilonis, occupying the northern Great Dhahabi Desert. It borders Xsassa to the west and south and Ardalnar and Raghua to the east.
One of several successor states of the former Muqadas Khalifat, it is currently under the rule of the Al-Zayani clan of the Jayida dynasty, which also rules Raghua and Ardalnar through other clans. Bialidrak is one of the most powerful nations in Great Dhahabi Desert, second only to Xsassa.
Bialidrak considers itself the successor state to the ancient Muqadas Khalifat, a claim often disputed with Xsassa.
===Cajar Federation===
The Cajar Federation is a high elven federated presidential republic on northwestern Aquilonis. It borders Kyrallisica, its similarly high elven neighbor, and Merzlota to the north, Obyn and Koelba to the east, and the Thiriolaos United Kingdom of Wylltirion to the south. Across the Gulf of Tiere to the south, it shares maritime borders with Drakyncia to the southwest.
Cajar was once territory of Merzlota before breaking away as part of Kyrallisica during the Kyrallisican War. Later, Cajar broke away itself as a result of civil war.
===Republic of Kyrallisica===
The Republic of Kyrallisica is a landlocked high elven republican state in northwestern Aquilonis. It borders Merzlota to the north, and the similarly high elven Cajar Federation to the south. Kyrallisica was once sovereign territory of Merzlota before seceding as a result of the Kyrallisican War.
===Confederation of Czi'kolgyar===
The Confederation of Czi'kolgyar, also known as the Czi'kolgyese Alliance, is an elective magician's republic in western Aquilonis. Czi'kolgyar borders Avatron to the northeast, Avolcraz to the north and northwest, Rondar to the west, and Hylar to the southwest and south.
Like Glagolita in Soligaia, and Xsassa in the south, Czi'kolgyar is a nation of magic, the difference is that Czi'kolgyar is made up of thirty magic nations.
Czi'kolgyar was once known as the Sorcerer's Republic of Rioclyier, founded by the Enneamagi, until a conflict in the wake of their deaths, known to history as the Great War of Magic, resulted in the republic's complete collapse. The states that emerged from the conflict went on to compete for land, power, and advancement in magical knowledge for almost a thousand years, until finally, roughly one thousand years before modern day, a major political breakthrough resulted in the unification of the many states into a single nation.
At first, it was a simple alliance between three states, but over the course of roughly twenty years, the other states joined in the pact, one by one, until they found common ground and a single government was formed. Czi'kolgyar has dominated the region ever since, but not always peacefully, as disputes between states have erupted into multi-sided civil wars more than once. Twice the republic has fallen apart into separate states/alliances, and it was only careful political maneuvering that kept the nation from falling apart permanently.
===Knights' Republic of Drakyncia===
The Knights' Republic of Drakyncia is a stratocratic republican nation occupying the Heartstone Peninsula on the south side of the Gulf of Tiere in western Aquilonis, on the eastern shores of the Great Meadhan Sea. It borders Talmyrnia to the south and Wylltirion to the southeast. It also shares a maritime border with high elven state of Cajar across the gulf to the north.
====History ====
Modern Drakyncia was originally founded in 4005PGZ as a unification of city-states in the suthern region of Heartstone, hegemonically led by the Kingdom of Colrin in opposition to the unification of Wylltirion, viewing the latter's creation as a threat to their security. While the new unified kingdom started out promising, the first ruler proved tyrannical, getting drunk on his newfound power and sought to expand his kingdom in all directions, almost starting a war he couldn't win with Wylltirion. After several years of oppression, in 4012PGZ the three most powerful and influential guilds of knightly orders, which served as the de facto military of Drakyncia in the absence of an organized one; the Knights of the Crimson Brotherhood, the Divine Dragon Alliance and the Drakyncia Liberty Force, rebelled and overthrew the tyrannical king.
Once in power, they abolished the short-lived monarchy and established a republic, with the leaders of each guild at the head, becoming one of the first nations of Aquilonis to reject monarchy. Since then, the guilds have run Drakyncia with fairness and chivalry, while continuing to protect the nation from invaders, and keeping smaller less influential guilds in check. Over time the rest of the city-states of the region joined the republic until Drakyncia reached it's modern zenith.
====Government ====
Though nominally a republic, Drakyncia is a nation run by the army, but democracy is still a crucal part of the system. Elections are held to determine which guilds shall serve on the non-permanent seats of the council. The actual representatives of the member guilds of the council are then chosen by another election within the guilds. But the overall leaders of guilds themselves are chosen on ability rather than being elected by the population. 
Drakyncia hosts many military orders, but twenty-one administrate Drakyncia from its ruling council. The three founding guilds of the republic maintain permanent seats while eighteen less influential guilds serve fixed terms, elected to the non-permanent seats via a nationwide election every five years.
Each seat on the council carries an office (referred to as a consulate and the holders consuls) and therefore a certain position and responsibility in the government, and so the guilds tend to run for a specific consulship depending on their focus or philosophy; however, to prevent any one guild from trying to become too influential, a guild can only run for and hold one consulship. The guilds that gets the most votes for a specific non-permanent seat gets it for the next five years. The terms are renewable, and several guilds are so popular that they have won many consecutive elections and served on the non-permanent seats, and the connected consulships, for several terms many times (Rykardiac's Archaic Book of Records puts the record at twelve consecutive terms). Only the three permanent members of the council hold their consulships permanently.
The council itself is chaired by a Consul-General, a first among equals that rotates in a specific order among the consulates who has no powers over and above the other consuls and continues to head the assigned consulate. The Consul-General is also the first to sign laws and international treaties into effect.
The council usually requires at least a two thirds vote (fourteen out of twenty-one, excluding abstentions, which count as votes for assent) for any motion to carry into law; only a handful of motions – i.e. a declaration of war – require a full unanimous vote. Additionally, to prevent any one guild from becoming the "ruler" of the council, the consul-generalship rotates between council members monthly (using the Solramese Calendar) on the 10th of every month. While necessary, most foreign lawmakers see it as overkill, because, as mentioned before, the consul-general has no powers over and above the others.
Consulates of the Council 	Consulates of the Council 	Consulates of the Council
Consulate of Justice 	Consulate of the Armies & Navies and Air Forces 	Consulate of Religion
Responsible for administering the judicial system and the general court system, including the appointment of justicars to head up the higher courts. 
Held permanently by the Knights of the Crimson Brotherhood.	Oversees the standing army, navy and air force of the republic, aside for the contributing knightly orders.
There has been some debate among scholars as to how powerful this Consulate is, whith some theorizing that this consulate's responsibilites give it the power to overthrow the nation if it so chise.
Held permanently by the Drakyncia Liberty Force.	Drakyncia has no offical religion, neither legally or de facto. Thus the Consulate of Religion is respobsible for mediating relations between various religious authorities and their asherents to prevent religious strife.
Held permanently by the Divine Dragon Alliance.
Consulate of the Treasury 	Consulate of Commerce 	Consulate of Foreign Affairs
Oversees the finances of the Republic in cooperation with the Architecture & Construction and Taxation Consulates. 	Oversees and regulates trade within the nation and between the Republic and other nations, as well as the country's imports and exports. 	Responsible for overseeing foreign relations, including appointing and hosting of ambassadors to and from foreign nations.
They also negotiate international treaties, which are then brough to the council to be signed into effect.
Consulate of War 	Consulate of State 	Consulate of Ceremonies
Oversees the execution of military campaigns in times of war, working alongside the Armies & Navy Consulate. 	Oversees the administrative divisions of the state. 	Oversees the organization of public events like festivals and award ceremonies of every level, as well as the inauguration ceremonies of the council members into office.
Consulate of Disasters 	Consulate of Taxation 	Consulate of Internal Affairs
Oversees the provisions of relief to areas affected by any kind of disaster, natural or not. 	Overseeing, administering, enforcing and collecting taxes in cooperation with the Treasury Consulate. It also works with the Commerce Consulate to regulate and enforce trade tariffs.	Responsible for policing all guilds of the state, including those belonging to the member-guilds of the council.
Consulate of Architecture & Construction 	Consulate of Corrections 	Consulate of Education
Oversees construction projects of all scales around the nation. 	Enforces all levels of the prison system of Drakyncia. 	Handles administration of all levels of education across the nation.
Consulate of the Praetorians 	Consulate of Transportation 	Consulate of Migration
Responsible for maintaining law and order within the republic.
Administrates various branches of the Praetorians, the knightly order that serves as the national law enforcement force responsible for maintaining law and order on the streets of cities and towns.	Responsible for regulating transportation.
Works with shipping and trade companies, and the Consulate of Commerce, to ensure safe passage within the republic and within territorial waters.	Oversees all peoples entering and leaving the country. Works with the Consulates of Commerce and Transportation to enforce customs and prevent smuggling.
Consulate of the Land 	Consulate of the Sea 	Consulate of the Sky
Responsible for ensuring safe land travel and regulating land-based transport and trade in tendem with the Consulates of Commerce and Transporation.	Responsible for ensuring safe sea travel and regulating maritime transport and trade in tendem with the Consulates of Commerce and Transporation. 	Responsible for ensuring safe air travel and regulating aerial transport and trade in tendem with the Consulates of Commerce and Transporation.
None of the members of the council guilds, permanent and non-permanent, are restricted to the borders of Drakyncia, and members are free to go wherever and do whatever they please, even outside the country (of course that doesn't include crimes; members of orders currently sitting on the council are punished more severely for their transgressions than they would be if their guild wasn't currently on the council); but when duty calls, such as war or a national emergency, all members of the orders sitting on the council are called home to fulfill their obligations to their country. Knightly orders that aren't currently members of the council are exempt from this obligation, but they tend to answer the call regardless.
===Kingdom of Galiara===
The Kingdom of Galiara is a high elf-ruled monarchical nation occupying the peninsula of the same name in northern Aquilonis. It solely borders Novaryus to the south.
===Republic of Gargantia===
The Republic of Gargantia is an multi-island republican state in the Tozai Sea, occupying the archipelago of the same name, roughly two hundred miles east of the coast of Czi'kolgyar. The main islands are Amigrace, the southwestern island; Lodichymbir, the northern island; and Garkuglyr, the eastern island. It shares maritime borders with no nation.
===Imperial City of Garvis===
The Imperial City of Garvis is a small landlocked enclave city-state within Soleil's borders ruled by gargoyles, a race that turns to stone when they fall asleep and become flesh again when they wake up. Centered around the city of Garvis and run by the Garvis clan, Garvis was once known as the Empire of Garvis, or the Garvine Empire, which spanned from the tip of the Vieillesse Peninsula to the heart of northern Aquilonis at its height.
The Empire ceased to exist when the ruling clan was put under a spell that placed them in an eternal stone sleep within and around Castle Garvis, leaving the empire without leaders. A power struggle between rival gargoyle clans, normally kept in check by the ruling Garvis clan, soon erupted into a series of civil wars that tore the empire apart in less than a generation. A racial war with other sentient races of Aquilonis also contributed to the nation's destruction.
Over two thousand years after the empire fell, the Garvis clan sleeping within Castle Garvis was awakened amidst a battle for the castle during the Great Northern Aquilonis War. In gratitude for breaking the spell, the clan then aided in the defeat of Umdar, and the renegade House of Adhemar, on the condition they be granted independence. Since the war's conclusion, Garvis has been working with Soleil to rebuild itself, albeit in a much smaller territory.
The city of Garvis itself sits on the narrowest point of the Caillou River, a major waterway that that separates part of southwestern Soleil from the rest of the peninsula. Because of its position, Garvis has served as a major trading center since before the era of the Garvine Empire.
===Emirate of Ghad===
The Emirate of Ghad (غض) is a Ikaj island nation in southeastern Aquilonis. It shares maritime borders with Ardalnar to the south and Marjan to the east.
===Empire of Hagerachini===
The Empire of Hagerachini (ሀገራችን) is a large multi-island nation off the southeastern coast of Aquilonis, occupying an island cluster known to the locals as Yebeti Desetochi (የቤት ደሴቶች), and solely sharing maritime borders with Kemet to the west.
===Domain of the Huzkhaz Tribes===
The Domain of the Huzkhaz Tribes is a landlocked wood elven society in central-south Aquilonis, taking up the central portion of the Great Urwaldi Forest. It borders its fellow wood elf state, Korokiri, to the north, the high elven Empire of Hylar to the east, and the lizardfolk kingdom of Xzandor to the south and west.
Huzkhaz is divided into seven chiefdoms headed by a hereditary Suyrik, whom represent their domain on the Tribal Council when it meets once a month. Annually, one of the seven Suyriks is elected Hoka-Suyrik to oversee the day-to-day running of their nation.
Huzkhaz was once a suzerainty of Hylar along with Korokiri. Alongside Korokiri, Huzkhaz managed to reverse this fate by successfully repelling Hylar when they invaded due to their Declaration of Independence. After the was, Huzkhaz became a willing suzerainty of more powerful Korokiri.
===Empire of Hylar===
The Empire of Hylar is a high elf-ruled empire occupying a large area in southern Aquilonis, one of three in Aquilonis; the others being Cajar & Kyrallisica. It borders wood elf states of Korokiri and Huzkhaz, along with the lizardfolk kingdom of Xzandor to the west, the Orc Empire to the southwest, Mübarek and Asilgüç‎ to the south, Xsassa and Bialidrak to the southeast, Czi'kolgyar to the northeast, and the dwarven kingdom of Ongor Diruna to the north.
Hylar once held the wood elf states, Huzkhaz and Korokiri, as suzerainties, but lost them when their invasion to reclaim and fully annex them following their declarations of independence failed. It also once held sovereignty of the
Kingdom of New Hylar in Tarak before the New Hylarene Revolution resulted in the kingdom's independence.
The most iconic features of Hylar are the seven Great Lakes. Lake Ri (on the shores of which the capital sits), Lake Annun, Lake Gil, Lake Celebren, Lake Ir, Lake Glingaer, and Lake Iaur. These glacier-carved lakes, allegedly formed during the last Ice Age, are filled by a series of rivers, along with seasonal rains, originating from the eastern glaciers of the Ildsno Mountains to the north, forming the Col Basin, the largest drainage basin in Aquilonis.
====History====
Currently ruled by House Celeblas of the the Alpharod dynasty, the Empire of Hylar, founded in 3723ʟᴇ (3021ᴀᴄᴢ), is one of the dominate powers in southern Aquilonis. Famous for having masterful politicians, Hylar managed to become the dominant power in southern Aquilonis through a combination of diplomacy and conquest over a period of two thousand years.
==== Politics & Governance====
===Serene Kingdom of Işıkarazi===
The Serene Kingdom of Işıkarazi (𐰃𐱁𐰶𐰀𐰺𐰀𐰔𐰃) is an ‎Araziyerli monarchical nation in the southwest corner of Aquilonis, on the western shores of the Great Meadhan Sea. It borders Talmyrnia and the Orc Empire to the north, and Mübarek and Altınşahil to the east.
===Kingdom of Izokyraz===
===Holy City of Al-Jawhar===
The Holy City of Al-Jawhar (الجوهر) is a small religious city-state in southeast Aquilonis. It borders Raghua to the north, Bialidrak to the west, and Xsassa to the south.
A holy city and the modern center of Al-Haqiqa faith, dominated mainly by Taqlidiun Al-Haqiqa but welcomes all sects, Al-Jawhar is the site of annual Bahith pilgrimage.
===Empire of Kemet===
The Empire of Kemet (𓆎𓅓𓊖) is a monarchical nation occupying the Island of Nubia, which is home to the Black Desert, in southern Aquilonis. Across the Nubian Channel to the north, it shares maritime borders with its Asilgüç‎ to the northwest Xsassa to the north, to the whom it is constantly at odds with, and Hagerachini to the east.
Currently ruled by the 33rd dynasty, also known as the Memphis dynasty, it is one of the oldest empires of Aquilonis, but there have been several instances where Kemet's sovereignty has been threatened due to being such a heavily contested region.
Kemet was originally many independent tribes and small kingdoms fighting for land and power. It wasn't until the Wars of Misaphris the Great, roughly around the same time as the Fall of Zedylria, that the entire island was united under one ruler for the first time, with Misaphris the Great as the first Pharaoh.
At its height, before the Rise of the Muqadas Khalifat, Kemet ruled not only the entire island of Nubia, but much of southeastern Aquilonis. Many of the structures and temples built during that era still dot the landscapes of the Great Dhahabi Desert. However, when the Muqadas Khalifat came to be, constant war eventually forced Kemet back to the island from whence it came. Even when the Muqadas Khalifat broke up, Kemet was unable to take advantage of the instability to reassert dominance over its former mainland territories.
Aside for the many pyramids and other monuments that dot the landscapes, the most iconic feature of Kemet and the Island of Nubia is the Iteru River. Aside from scattered oases, the Iteru River is the lifeline that makes advanced civilization on the Island of Nubia possible, as most settlements lie on the banks. The main source of the river is Lake Aljalid, a large mountain lake that rests halfway up the slopes of the mountain of the same name in eastern Nubia. Mount Aljalid is also the tallest peak on the island.
The water flows out of the lake via a waterfall and flows westward before turning north, and then turning south until it flows into the Gulf of Nephthys via the Iteru River Delta. During spring and summer, the snows of the mountain melt more gradually, flooding the lake and in turn causing the river to flood as well as strengthening the currents. During autumn and winter, the snows melt less so, and so the river is lower and more calm.
===Kingdom of the Korokiri Tribe===
The Kingdom of the Korokiri Tribe is a landlocked wood elven society in central Aquilonis, occupying up the northern portion of the Great Urwaldi Forest. It borders the lizardfolk kingdom of Xzandor, to the west, the dwarven kingdom of Ongor Diruna to the north, the high elven Empire of Hylar, to the east, and Huzkhaz to the south.
Once a suzerainty of Hylar along with Huzkhaz, Korokiri, alongside Huzhkaz managed to reverse this fate by successfully repelling Hylar when they invaded due to their Declaration of Independence. After the war, as the more powerful state, Korokiri took Huzkhaz as a willing suzerainty.
===Republic of Lune===
The Republic of Lune is a presidential island republic at the mouth of the Bay of Pokitaru, occupying the island of the same name and a few smaller others. It shares maritime borders with Soleil to the north and Morgania to the south.
The island was originally ruled by several native clans before Soleil invaded and conquered it, but during the Salrinoan Revolutionary Wars, Lune took inspiration and vied for independence through more peaceful means, and became independent as a republic. Lune has since enjoyed full diplomatic and trade relations with Soleil.
===Emirate of Marjan===
The Emirate of Marjan (مرجان) is a Ikaj island nation in southeastern Aquilonis. It shares maritime borders with Ghad to the west, Ardalnar to the southwest, and Awal to the south.
===Empire of Merzlota===
In northwestern Aquilonis is the is the western half of the Empire of Merzlota (ⰏⰅⰓⰈⰎⰑⰕⰀ), the eponymous nation of the Merzla people, which occupies "arch" of Geminos, the regions historically known as Zedylria, stretching into northeastern Soligaia. It is also known as the Tsardom of Merzlota or the Merzlotskij Empire The Aquiline side of Merzlota borders Novaryus, Kirvon and Hovar to the east, the high elven states of Cajar and Kyrallisica to the south, and the dwarven kingdoms of Arkka Uralia, Z'ngkhar and Izokyraz to the north.
Mostly tundra, grassland and taiga, with a several mountains, Merzlota is known for being inhospitable during winters, making travel and commerce difficult, at least to those who don't know how to traverse the wilderness. However, the Merzlotskij are quite at home in these lands, and make use of it to their advantage in times of peace or war.
Near the center of Merzlota, is the Snezhok river. The Snezhok (ⰔⰐⰅⰆⰑⰍ) runs from the eastern territorial edge of Kitezh, splits into two directions before rejoining again, and branches in two directions again until it empties into the Gulf of Lednike (ⰎⰅⰄⰐⰋⰍⰅ) at three separate points – as the western branch of the lower river branches out in two directions again. The Snezhok is generally considered the official divide between Soligaia and Aquilonis.
Currently ruled by House Stroganov of the Rurik dynasty, Merzlota doesn't have much power or sway in Aquilonis like it does in Soligaia, and is constantly struggling to hold on to its lands, much of which broke away into independent states in the last few centuries.
===Grand Duchy of Morgania ===
The Grand Duchy of Morgania is a small island nation at the entrance of the Bay of Pokitaru, occupying the island of the same name. It shares maritime borders with Lune to the north, Avolcraz to the south, and Potiryuka to the northwest. Morgania is known for its practice in dark magic and the fact has given it a nasty reputation in the international community and magic users in general.
Morgania was originally an Avolcrazi colonized territory, founded by Morganof Hardkrak, before a civil war in Avolcraz forced the then tyrannical ruling family from power. The said ruling family, the House of Robynight, and their loyal followers fled Avolcraz to Morgania and declared an independent Grand Duchy. Since the new Avolcrazi government was simply satisfied to have the tyrants out of the empire, they let the land go. The descendants of the House of Robynight have ruled Morgania ever since, and remains in a cold war with Avolcraz.
===Empire of Mübarek===
The Empire of Mübarek (𐰢𐰇𐰋𐰀𐰺𐰅𐰴‎) is a Septifidelic Araziyerli monarchical nation in southern Aquilonis, occupying lands of mostly lush greenery in the west and the western end of the Great Dhahabi Desert in the east. Near the center of the country, separating is lush west and arid east, is a vast fork-shaped canyon known as Siyah Çatal (𐰽𐰃𐰭𐰀𐰏 𐰲𐰀𐱃𐰀𐰞‎) Canyon – through which the Kırmızı (𐰶𐰺𐰢𐰃𐰔𐰃) and Sarı (𐰽𐰀𐰺𐰃‎) rivers run until the Kırmızı, the western river, merges into the Sarı – which also extends into the borders of Hylar. The canyon is home to the largest and most well known communities of Dark Elves anywhere on Qirsyllviar.
Mübarek borders Hylar to the north, the Orc Empire to the northwest, Işıkarazi to the west, Altınşahil to the southwest, and Asilgüç‎ to the east. To the south it shares maritime borders with Zion to the southeast.
====History====
Parts of Mübarek, mostly the center and east, were once the western half of a now-defunt empire of known as Büyük Güney Ulus (𐰋𐰇𐰭𐰜 𐰏𐰇𐰤𐰅𐰃 𐰆𐰠𐰆𐰾‎‎), which became divided between Septifidelity and Al-Haqiqa as a result of the Crusades. As the crusades continued, Büyük Güney Ulus became divided between east and west, with the Septifideles forming the Empire of Mübarek out of the western territories.
=== Kingdom of Ongor Diruna===
The Kingdom of Ongor Diruna is an independent dwarven kingdom in central Aquilonis. It occupies most of the half-volcanic half-glacial mountain range known as the Ildsno Mountains, bordering the high elven empire of Hylar to the south, Czi'kolgyar and Rondar to the extreme east, Avolcraz to the north, Wylltirion to the northwest, the lizardfolk kingdom of Xzandor to the west, and the wood elven kingdom of Korokiri to the southwest.
The Ildsno Mountains are mostly hot and volcanic on the west side, while the east side is mostly cold and snowy with glaciers. The highest peaks are Mount Vulkan (17,759ft), where the capital is situated, and Mount Isfjell (17,734ft), located toward the east the mountain range within the borders of Hylar.
===Orc Empire===
The Orc Empire is a landlocked polity in southern Aquilonis. It borders the lizardfolk kingdom of Xzandor to the north, Hylar to the east, Mübarek and Işıkarazi to the south, and Talmyrnia to the west.
The Orc Empire is the only state on Qirsyllviar ruled by the violent reaving and raping race of Orcs. Ruled by the few Orcs smart enough to form their own form of government and community, their empire remains in a perpetual state of war with their neighbors, due to being unable to go a few days without shedding blood.
===Kingdom of Raghua===
The Kingdom of Raghua (رغوة) is a Ikaj monarchical state in southeastern Aquilonis in the eastern Great Dhahabi Desert. Raghua borders Bialidrak to the west, Xsassa to the south, Al-Jawhar to the southeast, and Ardalnar to the north. It is ruled by the Dhuki clan of the Jayida dynasty, which also rules Bialidrak and Natataea through other clans.
===Magic City of Rondar===
The Magic City of Rondar – formerly called Maldrazik – is a city-state in central Aquilonis. It borders the Empire of Avolcraz to the northwest, Czi'kolgyar to the east and the dwarven kingdom of Ongor Diruna to the southwest. It is a city of magic run by the Order of Rondar, a Magician's Order that practices elemental magic. It was originally run by a branch of the Cult of Chaos, the tyrannical Cult of Maldrazell, a cult of Dark Magic users who worship the Chaotic Dark God Maldrazell, before the Order of Rondar wrested control from them and sent the church into exile.
Long ago, the Order of Rondar was responsible for maintaining peace between the magic and non-magic communities of Avolcraz, but when a citizen of what was then the City of Maldrazik came to them for help, they launched a campaign to liberate the city. After they seized control of the city from the cult, they installed themselves as the ruling government and renamed the city after their order.
Since attaining power over the city, it has had a history of neutrality, but will occasionally send envoys to ensure peace in the region, and is more than capable of defending itself. Even Avolcraz doesn't dare threaten its sovereignty.
===Salrinoan States===
===Kingdom of Soleil ===
The Kingdom of Soleil is a monarchical nation on the Vieillesse Peninsula, the northeastern peninsula of Aquilonis. It borders Novaryus, Oros, Florena and Stygar to the west, and Lirgal to the southwest. Within its borders is the Gargoyle-ruled enclave, the Imperial City of Garvis, which was restored to independence during the Great Northern Aquilonis War, after being defunct for nearly two millenniums while the Garvis clan slumbered in stone. Off the southern coast it shares maritime borders with its former colony, Lune.
Most of Soleil's western borders is taken up by a mountain rage known as the L'Muraille Mountains, which runs south from the northernmost point of the Novari-Solelian border, before coming to an end in northwestern Lirgal. The highest point of the L'Muraille Mountains is Mount Neige, located near the border with Novarias and Oros, which, at 29,029ft, is also the highest mountain on Qirsyllviar. This natural fortification, which is home to a number of dwarven cities and Dark Elf communities, has only three known passable routes, most notably the Jayou Pass, and has kept western invaders at bay since before the era of the Garvine Empire.
The L'Muraille is also the source of the Caillou River, a major waterway that that separates part of southwestern Soleil from the rest of the peninsula. On the narrowest point of the river sits the city of Garvis, the capital of the gargoyle-ruled state of the same name. Because of its position, Garvis has served as a major trading center since before the era of the Garvine Empire, as all land-based trade routes in and out of southwestern Soleil go through there.
====History ====
An unnatural creation dating back over a thousand years, Soleil was first founded by Gallian exiles following a civil war in Gallia. These exiles were initially the thousands of people that were part of the Gallian Rebel Army, along with the women and children that followed them, including their direct families. History tells they were sentenced to mass execution for their insurrection. Historians debate the exact number, but it is often estimated that over a fifty-thousand people were sentenced. However, before the sentence was carries out, a powerful mage, known to history as Corneille l'Sorcier, cast a mass relocation spell that sent them far away from Gallia. With no intended destination known, the Gallian authorities viewed them as little more than exiles sent through into void.
The destination of Corneille's relocation spell turned out to be a plain in the northern part of the peninsula the kingdom now occupies. However, the spell was so powerful that it drained his life force, killing him. The exiles, honoring Corneille l'Sorcier for his sacrifice and saving theirs, saw this as a chance for a new start and settled into the new land, founding the city now known as L'Aurore. A couple generations later, following the conquest of an aggressive neighboring city-state, they eventually founded the Kingdom of Soleil, with their town leader, Jean Pierre-Julien d'Gascoigne, known to history as Jean I of House Gascoigne, grandson of the leader of exiles and former rebels, as their first king. Thus the first dynasty of Soleil was founded.
At least seven other nations and kingdoms, along with several city-states, were already occupying various parts of the Vieillesse Peninsula by the time the exiles arrived, eventually sparking the flames of war and conquest that would burn for at least three centuries. Once word of Soleil's founding reached Soligaia, and Gallia in particular, the population of Soleil, as well as the Gallique population of the Vieillesse Peninsula, received a sharp increase due to a period of mass migration to Soleil by various means; this event is termed the "Gallique Invasion" by the formerly dominant Salrins. Modern Soleillien scholars and historians don't dispute it, and so the event has been permanently recorded in history by this name. After several periods of war and peace in which Soleil steadily rose to dominance, the Kingdom of Soleil eventually emerged as the sole power, building a large and prosperous nation over many generations. Because of Soleil's origins, Soleil is often nicknamed "Kingdom of the Exiles." Soleil is currently ruled by House Lafayette of the Honneur dynasty, the fifth overall dynasty to rule Soleil.
The dynasties to rule Soleil since it's inauguration were, in order:
Name 	Flag 	Tenure 	Tenure 	Ruling Houses 	Ruling Houses 	Ruling Houses 	Ruling Houses 	Ruling Houses 	Ruling Houses 	Ruling Houses
Name 	Flag 	Tenure 	Tenure 	Name 	Race 	Ethnicity 	Tenure 	Tenure 	First Ruler 	Last ruler
Gascoigne 	 	0 – 356DE 	356yrs 	Gascoigne 	Human 	Gallique 	0 – 356DE 	356yrs 	Jean I (Jean Pierre-Julien d'Gascoigne) 	Jean XI (Jean Éric-Anicet d'Gascoigne)
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Puissance 	 	358 – 481DE 	123yrs 	Molyneux 	Human 	Gallique 	358 – 411DE 	53yrs 	Narcisse I (Narcisse Ariane d'Molyneux) 	
Puissance 	 	358 – 481DE 	123yrs 	 	 	 	411 – 481DE 	70yrs 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sorcellerie 	 	481 – 878DE 	397yrs 	Sortilège 	Human 	Gallique 	481 – 627DE 	146yrs 	Hector I (Hector Envoûté d'Sortilège) 	Lancelot III (Lancelot Octavien d'Sortilège)
Sorcellerie 	 	481 – 878DE 	397yrs 	Éclairage 	Human 	Gallique 	627 – 878DE 	251yrs 	 	
Took power in the aftermath of the Mage Rebellion, a magician's rebellion in response to the long-term persecution of magicians under the Puissance dynasty. The dynasty's reign ended with the murder of King Hadrien I (Hadrien Christian d'Éclairage) in the Girardon–Vizard Coup. 	Took power in the aftermath of the Mage Rebellion, a magician's rebellion in response to the long-term persecution of magicians under the Puissance dynasty. The dynasty's reign ended with the murder of King Hadrien I (Hadrien Christian d'Éclairage) in the Girardon–Vizard Coup. 	Took power in the aftermath of the Mage Rebellion, a magician's rebellion in response to the long-term persecution of magicians under the Puissance dynasty. The dynasty's reign ended with the murder of King Hadrien I (Hadrien Christian d'Éclairage) in the Girardon–Vizard Coup. 	Took power in the aftermath of the Mage Rebellion, a magician's rebellion in response to the long-term persecution of magicians under the Puissance dynasty. The dynasty's reign ended with the murder of King Hadrien I (Hadrien Christian d'Éclairage) in the Girardon–Vizard Coup. 	Took power in the aftermath of the Mage Rebellion, a magician's rebellion in response to the long-term persecution of magicians under the Puissance dynasty. The dynasty's reign ended with the murder of King Hadrien I (Hadrien Christian d'Éclairage) in the Girardon–Vizard Coup. 	Took power in the aftermath of the Mage Rebellion, a magician's rebellion in response to the long-term persecution of magicians under the Puissance dynasty. The dynasty's reign ended with the murder of King Hadrien I (Hadrien Christian d'Éclairage) in the Girardon–Vizard Coup. 	Took power in the aftermath of the Mage Rebellion, a magician's rebellion in response to the long-term persecution of magicians under the Puissance dynasty. The dynasty's reign ended with the murder of King Hadrien I (Hadrien Christian d'Éclairage) in the Girardon–Vizard Coup. 	Took power in the aftermath of the Mage Rebellion, a magician's rebellion in response to the long-term persecution of magicians under the Puissance dynasty. The dynasty's reign ended with the murder of King Hadrien I (Hadrien Christian d'Éclairage) in the Girardon–Vizard Coup. 	Took power in the aftermath of the Mage Rebellion, a magician's rebellion in response to the long-term persecution of magicians under the Puissance dynasty. The dynasty's reign ended with the murder of King Hadrien I (Hadrien Christian d'Éclairage) in the Girardon–Vizard Coup. 	Took power in the aftermath of the Mage Rebellion, a magician's rebellion in response to the long-term persecution of magicians under the Puissance dynasty. The dynasty's reign ended with the murder of King Hadrien I (Hadrien Christian d'Éclairage) in the Girardon–Vizard Coup. 	Took power in the aftermath of the Mage Rebellion, a magician's rebellion in response to the long-term persecution of magicians under the Puissance dynasty. The dynasty's reign ended with the murder of King Hadrien I (Hadrien Christian d'Éclairage) in the Girardon–Vizard Coup.
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sauterelle 	 	878 – 977DE 	88yrs 	Girardon 	Human 	Gallique 	878 – 977DE 	88yrs 	Lancelot VII (Lancelot Michael d'Girardon) 	Narcisse II (Narcisse Bijou-Lucie d'Girardon)
Came to power as a result of a peace marriage between renegade noble families, House Girardon and House Vizard, whom seized power in the Girardon–Vizard Coup following the murder of King Hadrien I, the last monarch of the Sorcellerie dynasty. House Girardon's claim to power was through a – since revealed – false pedigree that claimed they were descended from House Gascoigne.	Came to power as a result of a peace marriage between renegade noble families, House Girardon and House Vizard, whom seized power in the Girardon–Vizard Coup following the murder of King Hadrien I, the last monarch of the Sorcellerie dynasty. House Girardon's claim to power was through a – since revealed – false pedigree that claimed they were descended from House Gascoigne.	Came to power as a result of a peace marriage between renegade noble families, House Girardon and House Vizard, whom seized power in the Girardon–Vizard Coup following the murder of King Hadrien I, the last monarch of the Sorcellerie dynasty. House Girardon's claim to power was through a – since revealed – false pedigree that claimed they were descended from House Gascoigne.	Came to power as a result of a peace marriage between renegade noble families, House Girardon and House Vizard, whom seized power in the Girardon–Vizard Coup following the murder of King Hadrien I, the last monarch of the Sorcellerie dynasty. House Girardon's claim to power was through a – since revealed – false pedigree that claimed they were descended from House Gascoigne.	Came to power as a result of a peace marriage between renegade noble families, House Girardon and House Vizard, whom seized power in the Girardon–Vizard Coup following the murder of King Hadrien I, the last monarch of the Sorcellerie dynasty. House Girardon's claim to power was through a – since revealed – false pedigree that claimed they were descended from House Gascoigne.	Came to power as a result of a peace marriage between renegade noble families, House Girardon and House Vizard, whom seized power in the Girardon–Vizard Coup following the murder of King Hadrien I, the last monarch of the Sorcellerie dynasty. House Girardon's claim to power was through a – since revealed – false pedigree that claimed they were descended from House Gascoigne.	Came to power as a result of a peace marriage between renegade noble families, House Girardon and House Vizard, whom seized power in the Girardon–Vizard Coup following the murder of King Hadrien I, the last monarch of the Sorcellerie dynasty. House Girardon's claim to power was through a – since revealed – false pedigree that claimed they were descended from House Gascoigne.	Came to power as a result of a peace marriage between renegade noble families, House Girardon and House Vizard, whom seized power in the Girardon–Vizard Coup following the murder of King Hadrien I, the last monarch of the Sorcellerie dynasty. House Girardon's claim to power was through a – since revealed – false pedigree that claimed they were descended from House Gascoigne.	Came to power as a result of a peace marriage between renegade noble families, House Girardon and House Vizard, whom seized power in the Girardon–Vizard Coup following the murder of King Hadrien I, the last monarch of the Sorcellerie dynasty. House Girardon's claim to power was through a – since revealed – false pedigree that claimed they were descended from House Gascoigne.	Came to power as a result of a peace marriage between renegade noble families, House Girardon and House Vizard, whom seized power in the Girardon–Vizard Coup following the murder of King Hadrien I, the last monarch of the Sorcellerie dynasty. House Girardon's claim to power was through a – since revealed – false pedigree that claimed they were descended from House Gascoigne.	Came to power as a result of a peace marriage between renegade noble families, House Girardon and House Vizard, whom seized power in the Girardon–Vizard Coup following the murder of King Hadrien I, the last monarch of the Sorcellerie dynasty. House Girardon's claim to power was through a – since revealed – false pedigree that claimed they were descended from House Gascoigne.
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Honneur 	 	977DE – incum 	n/a 	Lafayette 	Human 	Gallique 	977DE – incum 	 	Gaspard I (Gaspard Henri-Ivo d'Lafayette) 	n/a
Ruled by House Lafayette, which came to power by marriage to the last heir of the Sauterelle dynasty. 
Named for the now-disbanded House Honneur, which was rendered legally extinct at least a century before House Lafayette took power, when the last male heir died without issue and his only sister married into another house. 	Ruled by House Lafayette, which came to power by marriage to the last heir of the Sauterelle dynasty. 
Named for the now-disbanded House Honneur, which was rendered legally extinct at least a century before House Lafayette took power, when the last male heir died without issue and his only sister married into another house. 	Ruled by House Lafayette, which came to power by marriage to the last heir of the Sauterelle dynasty. 
Named for the now-disbanded House Honneur, which was rendered legally extinct at least a century before House Lafayette took power, when the last male heir died without issue and his only sister married into another house. 	Ruled by House Lafayette, which came to power by marriage to the last heir of the Sauterelle dynasty. 
Named for the now-disbanded House Honneur, which was rendered legally extinct at least a century before House Lafayette took power, when the last male heir died without issue and his only sister married into another house. 	Ruled by House Lafayette, which came to power by marriage to the last heir of the Sauterelle dynasty. 
Named for the now-disbanded House Honneur, which was rendered legally extinct at least a century before House Lafayette took power, when the last male heir died without issue and his only sister married into another house. 	Ruled by House Lafayette, which came to power by marriage to the last heir of the Sauterelle dynasty. 
Named for the now-disbanded House Honneur, which was rendered legally extinct at least a century before House Lafayette took power, when the last male heir died without issue and his only sister married into another house. 	Ruled by House Lafayette, which came to power by marriage to the last heir of the Sauterelle dynasty. 
Named for the now-disbanded House Honneur, which was rendered legally extinct at least a century before House Lafayette took power, when the last male heir died without issue and his only sister married into another house. 	Ruled by House Lafayette, which came to power by marriage to the last heir of the Sauterelle dynasty. 
Named for the now-disbanded House Honneur, which was rendered legally extinct at least a century before House Lafayette took power, when the last male heir died without issue and his only sister married into another house. 	Ruled by House Lafayette, which came to power by marriage to the last heir of the Sauterelle dynasty. 
Named for the now-disbanded House Honneur, which was rendered legally extinct at least a century before House Lafayette took power, when the last male heir died without issue and his only sister married into another house. 	Ruled by House Lafayette, which came to power by marriage to the last heir of the Sauterelle dynasty. 
Named for the now-disbanded House Honneur, which was rendered legally extinct at least a century before House Lafayette took power, when the last male heir died without issue and his only sister married into another house. 	Ruled by House Lafayette, which came to power by marriage to the last heir of the Sauterelle dynasty. 
Named for the now-disbanded House Honneur, which was rendered legally extinct at least a century before House Lafayette took power, when the last male heir died without issue and his only sister married into another house.
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
====Foreign Relations====
Soleil has long been a close friend and ally of the Empire of Yamatai of Fuso, and is one half of the Soleillien-Yamato Alliance. This wasn't always so; four centuries after the founding of Soleil, and one century after Yamatai's Age of Conquest, Yamatai established a colony on the end of the peninsula, and expansion of that colony was viewed as a threat to Soleillien expansion. After a ferocious war, which saw territorial control being pushed back and forth several times, Soleil fully expelled Yamatai from the mainland and period of hot & cold relations ensued for several decades.
Relations changed drastically between Soleil and Yamatai when they found a common enemy in the invading forces of the Arslan-ruled Lin dynasty of Tianchao in the Second Arslan Invasion of Fuso. Just when Yamatai seemed on the brink of defeat, the armies of Soleil under House Sortilège of the Sorcellerie dynasty, the newly inaugurated royal house at the time, set sail for Fuso into intervene on the side of Yamatai and fought side-by-side to see the enemy defeated. The victory resulted in feeling of unity and friendship between the western and eastern peoples, and a permanent alliance was formed. This alliance, along with the friendship and camaraderie between the two countries, has endured ever since, regardless of the change in dynasties in Soleil thrice since then.
Becuase of this special relationship, Soleil enjoys bountiful trade with Yamatai's Marlakese territories, and by extension the rest of Marlakcor, by being allowed to pass straight through Fuso's many channels via Yamato waters instead of being forced to go all the way around Fuso to reach the eastern continent.
====Major Noble Houses====
Major noble Houses of Soleil include those listed here;
House 	Flag 	Race 	Ethnicity 	Words
Adhemar 	 	Human 	Gallique 	Empower the Soul
----Habiliter l'âme
The current line of House Adhemar is a cadet branch of the now-extinct line that was extinguished following its defeat in the Soleillien Civil War. The new line doen't have the same level of standing as the former line as a result of its actions.
House Adhemar orignally made its fortune in trade and banking until they were able to secure enough influence to be named a noble house. It was during the time of Germain d'Adhemar, the usurper of the Soleillien throne during the Great Northern Aquilonis War and the Soleillien Civil War and the last head of the now-extinct line, that House Adhemar lost much of it's prestige and respectability.	The current line of House Adhemar is a cadet branch of the now-extinct line that was extinguished following its defeat in the Soleillien Civil War. The new line doen't have the same level of standing as the former line as a result of its actions.
House Adhemar orignally made its fortune in trade and banking until they were able to secure enough influence to be named a noble house. It was during the time of Germain d'Adhemar, the usurper of the Soleillien throne during the Great Northern Aquilonis War and the Soleillien Civil War and the last head of the now-extinct line, that House Adhemar lost much of it's prestige and respectability.	The current line of House Adhemar is a cadet branch of the now-extinct line that was extinguished following its defeat in the Soleillien Civil War. The new line doen't have the same level of standing as the former line as a result of its actions.
House Adhemar orignally made its fortune in trade and banking until they were able to secure enough influence to be named a noble house. It was during the time of Germain d'Adhemar, the usurper of the Soleillien throne during the Great Northern Aquilonis War and the Soleillien Civil War and the last head of the now-extinct line, that House Adhemar lost much of it's prestige and respectability.	The current line of House Adhemar is a cadet branch of the now-extinct line that was extinguished following its defeat in the Soleillien Civil War. The new line doen't have the same level of standing as the former line as a result of its actions.
House Adhemar orignally made its fortune in trade and banking until they were able to secure enough influence to be named a noble house. It was during the time of Germain d'Adhemar, the usurper of the Soleillien throne during the Great Northern Aquilonis War and the Soleillien Civil War and the last head of the now-extinct line, that House Adhemar lost much of it's prestige and respectability.	The current line of House Adhemar is a cadet branch of the now-extinct line that was extinguished following its defeat in the Soleillien Civil War. The new line doen't have the same level of standing as the former line as a result of its actions.
House Adhemar orignally made its fortune in trade and banking until they were able to secure enough influence to be named a noble house. It was during the time of Germain d'Adhemar, the usurper of the Soleillien throne during the Great Northern Aquilonis War and the Soleillien Civil War and the last head of the now-extinct line, that House Adhemar lost much of it's prestige and respectability.
 	 	 	 	
Bannister 	 	Human 	Gallique 	Bow to the Dragons
----Inclinez-vous aux Dragons
House Bannister worships a pagan dragon god, who's name is lost to time, instead of the nationally worshipped Swyll'zhor & Ny'kith.
The current line of House Bannister is a cadet branch of the now-extinct line that was extinguished following its defeat in the Soleillien Civil War. Said extinct line was an ally of the now extinct line of House Adhemar that lost the same war. The new line doen't have the same level of standing as the former line as a result of its actions.	House Bannister worships a pagan dragon god, who's name is lost to time, instead of the nationally worshipped Swyll'zhor & Ny'kith.
The current line of House Bannister is a cadet branch of the now-extinct line that was extinguished following its defeat in the Soleillien Civil War. Said extinct line was an ally of the now extinct line of House Adhemar that lost the same war. The new line doen't have the same level of standing as the former line as a result of its actions.	House Bannister worships a pagan dragon god, who's name is lost to time, instead of the nationally worshipped Swyll'zhor & Ny'kith.
The current line of House Bannister is a cadet branch of the now-extinct line that was extinguished following its defeat in the Soleillien Civil War. Said extinct line was an ally of the now extinct line of House Adhemar that lost the same war. The new line doen't have the same level of standing as the former line as a result of its actions.	House Bannister worships a pagan dragon god, who's name is lost to time, instead of the nationally worshipped Swyll'zhor & Ny'kith.
The current line of House Bannister is a cadet branch of the now-extinct line that was extinguished following its defeat in the Soleillien Civil War. Said extinct line was an ally of the now extinct line of House Adhemar that lost the same war. The new line doen't have the same level of standing as the former line as a result of its actions.	House Bannister worships a pagan dragon god, who's name is lost to time, instead of the nationally worshipped Swyll'zhor & Ny'kith.
The current line of House Bannister is a cadet branch of the now-extinct line that was extinguished following its defeat in the Soleillien Civil War. Said extinct line was an ally of the now extinct line of House Adhemar that lost the same war. The new line doen't have the same level of standing as the former line as a result of its actions.
 	 	 	 	
Capdeville 	 	Human 	Gallique-Ikaj 	
House Capdeville is of Gallique-Ikaj ethnicity (Ikajiun: Kabdyfil/كابديفيل), descended from a Gallique noblewoman and Ikaj nobleman who took the name of the town they married in as their own. 	House Capdeville is of Gallique-Ikaj ethnicity (Ikajiun: Kabdyfil/كابديفيل), descended from a Gallique noblewoman and Ikaj nobleman who took the name of the town they married in as their own. 	House Capdeville is of Gallique-Ikaj ethnicity (Ikajiun: Kabdyfil/كابديفيل), descended from a Gallique noblewoman and Ikaj nobleman who took the name of the town they married in as their own. 	House Capdeville is of Gallique-Ikaj ethnicity (Ikajiun: Kabdyfil/كابديفيل), descended from a Gallique noblewoman and Ikaj nobleman who took the name of the town they married in as their own. 	House Capdeville is of Gallique-Ikaj ethnicity (Ikajiun: Kabdyfil/كابديفيل), descended from a Gallique noblewoman and Ikaj nobleman who took the name of the town they married in as their own.
 	 	 	 	
Girardon 	 	Human 	Gallique 	
Members of a branch of House Giradon that is now-extinct in the male line were the previous rulers of the Soleillien throne as part of the now-defunct Sauterelle dynasty. The current recognized House Girardon is a cadet branch of the former royal line. 	Members of a branch of House Giradon that is now-extinct in the male line were the previous rulers of the Soleillien throne as part of the now-defunct Sauterelle dynasty. The current recognized House Girardon is a cadet branch of the former royal line. 	Members of a branch of House Giradon that is now-extinct in the male line were the previous rulers of the Soleillien throne as part of the now-defunct Sauterelle dynasty. The current recognized House Girardon is a cadet branch of the former royal line. 	Members of a branch of House Giradon that is now-extinct in the male line were the previous rulers of the Soleillien throne as part of the now-defunct Sauterelle dynasty. The current recognized House Girardon is a cadet branch of the former royal line. 	Members of a branch of House Giradon that is now-extinct in the male line were the previous rulers of the Soleillien throne as part of the now-defunct Sauterelle dynasty. The current recognized House Girardon is a cadet branch of the former royal line.
 	 	 	 	
Gascoigne 	 	Human 	Gallique 	
The current House Gascoigne is a distant cadet branch of the now-extinct line that once ruled Soleil. The current line is descended from Fabrice Jean-François d'Gascoigne, the younger brother of King Jean XI (Jean Éric-Anicet d'Gascoigne), the final ruler of the Gascoigne dynasty, the first dynasty of Soleil.	The current House Gascoigne is a distant cadet branch of the now-extinct line that once ruled Soleil. The current line is descended from Fabrice Jean-François d'Gascoigne, the younger brother of King Jean XI (Jean Éric-Anicet d'Gascoigne), the final ruler of the Gascoigne dynasty, the first dynasty of Soleil.	The current House Gascoigne is a distant cadet branch of the now-extinct line that once ruled Soleil. The current line is descended from Fabrice Jean-François d'Gascoigne, the younger brother of King Jean XI (Jean Éric-Anicet d'Gascoigne), the final ruler of the Gascoigne dynasty, the first dynasty of Soleil.	The current House Gascoigne is a distant cadet branch of the now-extinct line that once ruled Soleil. The current line is descended from Fabrice Jean-François d'Gascoigne, the younger brother of King Jean XI (Jean Éric-Anicet d'Gascoigne), the final ruler of the Gascoigne dynasty, the first dynasty of Soleil.	The current House Gascoigne is a distant cadet branch of the now-extinct line that once ruled Soleil. The current line is descended from Fabrice Jean-François d'Gascoigne, the younger brother of King Jean XI (Jean Éric-Anicet d'Gascoigne), the final ruler of the Gascoigne dynasty, the first dynasty of Soleil.
 	 	 	 	
Lafayette 	 	Human 	Gallique 	Loyalty, Generosity, Intelligence, Virtue
----Loyauté, Générosité, Intelligence, Vertu
House Lafayette is the current Royal House, and one of three major houses that are part of the larger Honneur dynasty descended from the now-disbanded House Honneur. House Lafayette rose to prominence and power by virtue of generosity and to the throne through marriage.
In 977DE (4410PGZ), Gaspard Henri-Ivo d'Lafayette (aka Gaspard I), heir to a cadet branch of House Lafayette of the time, married Queen Narcisse Bijou-Lucie d'Girardon (aka Narcisse II), the last heir and princess from the main line House Girardon of the Sauterelle dynasty, the previous ruling dynasty of Soleil.
There are two main families of House Lafayette: House Lafayette of Les Bois, the ancient seat of House Honneur; and House Lafayette of Licorne, the current royal house, which was established with the marriage of King Gaspard and Queen Narcisse. 
Since the establishment of the royal branch there has been constant dispute over which branch is the parent line, this is in part due to the fact that Gaspard's brother, Théodore Abraham d'Lafayette, was the elder brother. This has earned both lines the nicknames House Licorne and House Les Bois respectively, after their seats of power. Most argue that the royal house is the parent line due to holding sovereignty over the realm, while more traditionalists argue that that the line of Théodore d'Lafayette is due to being the elder of King Gaspard. This dispute remains unresolved to this day.	House Lafayette is the current Royal House, and one of three major houses that are part of the larger Honneur dynasty descended from the now-disbanded House Honneur. House Lafayette rose to prominence and power by virtue of generosity and to the throne through marriage.
In 977DE (4410PGZ), Gaspard Henri-Ivo d'Lafayette (aka Gaspard I), heir to a cadet branch of House Lafayette of the time, married Queen Narcisse Bijou-Lucie d'Girardon (aka Narcisse II), the last heir and princess from the main line House Girardon of the Sauterelle dynasty, the previous ruling dynasty of Soleil.
There are two main families of House Lafayette: House Lafayette of Les Bois, the ancient seat of House Honneur; and House Lafayette of Licorne, the current royal house, which was established with the marriage of King Gaspard and Queen Narcisse. 
Since the establishment of the royal branch there has been constant dispute over which branch is the parent line, this is in part due to the fact that Gaspard's brother, Théodore Abraham d'Lafayette, was the elder brother. This has earned both lines the nicknames House Licorne and House Les Bois respectively, after their seats of power. Most argue that the royal house is the parent line due to holding sovereignty over the realm, while more traditionalists argue that that the line of Théodore d'Lafayette is due to being the elder of King Gaspard. This dispute remains unresolved to this day.	House Lafayette is the current Royal House, and one of three major houses that are part of the larger Honneur dynasty descended from the now-disbanded House Honneur. House Lafayette rose to prominence and power by virtue of generosity and to the throne through marriage.
In 977DE (4410PGZ), Gaspard Henri-Ivo d'Lafayette (aka Gaspard I), heir to a cadet branch of House Lafayette of the time, married Queen Narcisse Bijou-Lucie d'Girardon (aka Narcisse II), the last heir and princess from the main line House Girardon of the Sauterelle dynasty, the previous ruling dynasty of Soleil.
There are two main families of House Lafayette: House Lafayette of Les Bois, the ancient seat of House Honneur; and House Lafayette of Licorne, the current royal house, which was established with the marriage of King Gaspard and Queen Narcisse. 
Since the establishment of the royal branch there has been constant dispute over which branch is the parent line, this is in part due to the fact that Gaspard's brother, Théodore Abraham d'Lafayette, was the elder brother. This has earned both lines the nicknames House Licorne and House Les Bois respectively, after their seats of power. Most argue that the royal house is the parent line due to holding sovereignty over the realm, while more traditionalists argue that that the line of Théodore d'Lafayette is due to being the elder of King Gaspard. This dispute remains unresolved to this day.	House Lafayette is the current Royal House, and one of three major houses that are part of the larger Honneur dynasty descended from the now-disbanded House Honneur. House Lafayette rose to prominence and power by virtue of generosity and to the throne through marriage.
In 977DE (4410PGZ), Gaspard Henri-Ivo d'Lafayette (aka Gaspard I), heir to a cadet branch of House Lafayette of the time, married Queen Narcisse Bijou-Lucie d'Girardon (aka Narcisse II), the last heir and princess from the main line House Girardon of the Sauterelle dynasty, the previous ruling dynasty of Soleil.
There are two main families of House Lafayette: House Lafayette of Les Bois, the ancient seat of House Honneur; and House Lafayette of Licorne, the current royal house, which was established with the marriage of King Gaspard and Queen Narcisse. 
Since the establishment of the royal branch there has been constant dispute over which branch is the parent line, this is in part due to the fact that Gaspard's brother, Théodore Abraham d'Lafayette, was the elder brother. This has earned both lines the nicknames House Licorne and House Les Bois respectively, after their seats of power. Most argue that the royal house is the parent line due to holding sovereignty over the realm, while more traditionalists argue that that the line of Théodore d'Lafayette is due to being the elder of King Gaspard. This dispute remains unresolved to this day.	House Lafayette is the current Royal House, and one of three major houses that are part of the larger Honneur dynasty descended from the now-disbanded House Honneur. House Lafayette rose to prominence and power by virtue of generosity and to the throne through marriage.
In 977DE (4410PGZ), Gaspard Henri-Ivo d'Lafayette (aka Gaspard I), heir to a cadet branch of House Lafayette of the time, married Queen Narcisse Bijou-Lucie d'Girardon (aka Narcisse II), the last heir and princess from the main line House Girardon of the Sauterelle dynasty, the previous ruling dynasty of Soleil.
There are two main families of House Lafayette: House Lafayette of Les Bois, the ancient seat of House Honneur; and House Lafayette of Licorne, the current royal house, which was established with the marriage of King Gaspard and Queen Narcisse. 
Since the establishment of the royal branch there has been constant dispute over which branch is the parent line, this is in part due to the fact that Gaspard's brother, Théodore Abraham d'Lafayette, was the elder brother. This has earned both lines the nicknames House Licorne and House Les Bois respectively, after their seats of power. Most argue that the royal house is the parent line due to holding sovereignty over the realm, while more traditionalists argue that that the line of Théodore d'Lafayette is due to being the elder of King Gaspard. This dispute remains unresolved to this day.
 	 	 	 	
Legendre 	 	Human 	Gallique 	Secure Your Legacy
----Sécurisez votre Héritage
House Legendre tried to usurp the throne in the wake of House Adhemar's defeat in the Soleillien Civil War, but was quickly forced to give up power when the head of house's followers turned on her to bring peace back to the land. 	House Legendre tried to usurp the throne in the wake of House Adhemar's defeat in the Soleillien Civil War, but was quickly forced to give up power when the head of house's followers turned on her to bring peace back to the land. 	House Legendre tried to usurp the throne in the wake of House Adhemar's defeat in the Soleillien Civil War, but was quickly forced to give up power when the head of house's followers turned on her to bring peace back to the land. 	House Legendre tried to usurp the throne in the wake of House Adhemar's defeat in the Soleillien Civil War, but was quickly forced to give up power when the head of house's followers turned on her to bring peace back to the land. 	House Legendre tried to usurp the throne in the wake of House Adhemar's defeat in the Soleillien Civil War, but was quickly forced to give up power when the head of house's followers turned on her to bring peace back to the land.
 	 	 	 	
Molyneux 	 	Human 	Gallique 	The People Come First
----Le Peuple Avant Tout
House Molyneux is a family known for its charitableness, and regularly hosts campaigns and fundraisers to support all sorts of nationwide causes meant to improve the lives of the citizens from all walks of life, from the royal family to lowly serfs.
The current House Molyneux is technically a cadet branch descended from a now-extinct line that once held the Soleillien throne during the Puissance dynasty.	House Molyneux is a family known for its charitableness, and regularly hosts campaigns and fundraisers to support all sorts of nationwide causes meant to improve the lives of the citizens from all walks of life, from the royal family to lowly serfs.
The current House Molyneux is technically a cadet branch descended from a now-extinct line that once held the Soleillien throne during the Puissance dynasty.	House Molyneux is a family known for its charitableness, and regularly hosts campaigns and fundraisers to support all sorts of nationwide causes meant to improve the lives of the citizens from all walks of life, from the royal family to lowly serfs.
The current House Molyneux is technically a cadet branch descended from a now-extinct line that once held the Soleillien throne during the Puissance dynasty.	House Molyneux is a family known for its charitableness, and regularly hosts campaigns and fundraisers to support all sorts of nationwide causes meant to improve the lives of the citizens from all walks of life, from the royal family to lowly serfs.
The current House Molyneux is technically a cadet branch descended from a now-extinct line that once held the Soleillien throne during the Puissance dynasty.	House Molyneux is a family known for its charitableness, and regularly hosts campaigns and fundraisers to support all sorts of nationwide causes meant to improve the lives of the citizens from all walks of life, from the royal family to lowly serfs.
The current House Molyneux is technically a cadet branch descended from a now-extinct line that once held the Soleillien throne during the Puissance dynasty.
 	 	 	 	
Nakajima中島 	 	Human 	Genjin-Gallique 	Anata no Konpon ni Chujitsuあなたの根本に忠実実
----Fidèle à Vos Racines
----Faithful to Your Roots
House Nakajima is a noble family of Genjin origin (as well as a cadet branch of the main Nakajima clan in Yamatai) and so worships the Genjin gods instead of the nationally worshipped Swyll'zhor & Ny'kith. House Nakajima claims descent from Keiken no Hoshi-Tenno (敬虔の星天皇), but this has been disputed since before the house's founding.
House Nakajima's lands lie on the eastern end of the peninsula, encompassing mostly the former Yamato colony.
House Nakajima did not particpate on any side of the GNAW or the Soleillien Civil War, as they were driven from their lands before they could muster any resistance, taking refuge in Markaidya. Their lands were restored when ordered was restored.	House Nakajima is a noble family of Genjin origin (as well as a cadet branch of the main Nakajima clan in Yamatai) and so worships the Genjin gods instead of the nationally worshipped Swyll'zhor & Ny'kith. House Nakajima claims descent from Keiken no Hoshi-Tenno (敬虔の星天皇), but this has been disputed since before the house's founding.
House Nakajima's lands lie on the eastern end of the peninsula, encompassing mostly the former Yamato colony.
House Nakajima did not particpate on any side of the GNAW or the Soleillien Civil War, as they were driven from their lands before they could muster any resistance, taking refuge in Markaidya. Their lands were restored when ordered was restored.	House Nakajima is a noble family of Genjin origin (as well as a cadet branch of the main Nakajima clan in Yamatai) and so worships the Genjin gods instead of the nationally worshipped Swyll'zhor & Ny'kith. House Nakajima claims descent from Keiken no Hoshi-Tenno (敬虔の星天皇), but this has been disputed since before the house's founding.
House Nakajima's lands lie on the eastern end of the peninsula, encompassing mostly the former Yamato colony.
House Nakajima did not particpate on any side of the GNAW or the Soleillien Civil War, as they were driven from their lands before they could muster any resistance, taking refuge in Markaidya. Their lands were restored when ordered was restored.	House Nakajima is a noble family of Genjin origin (as well as a cadet branch of the main Nakajima clan in Yamatai) and so worships the Genjin gods instead of the nationally worshipped Swyll'zhor & Ny'kith. House Nakajima claims descent from Keiken no Hoshi-Tenno (敬虔の星天皇), but this has been disputed since before the house's founding.
House Nakajima's lands lie on the eastern end of the peninsula, encompassing mostly the former Yamato colony.
House Nakajima did not particpate on any side of the GNAW or the Soleillien Civil War, as they were driven from their lands before they could muster any resistance, taking refuge in Markaidya. Their lands were restored when ordered was restored.	House Nakajima is a noble family of Genjin origin (as well as a cadet branch of the main Nakajima clan in Yamatai) and so worships the Genjin gods instead of the nationally worshipped Swyll'zhor & Ny'kith. House Nakajima claims descent from Keiken no Hoshi-Tenno (敬虔の星天皇), but this has been disputed since before the house's founding.
House Nakajima's lands lie on the eastern end of the peninsula, encompassing mostly the former Yamato colony.
House Nakajima did not particpate on any side of the GNAW or the Soleillien Civil War, as they were driven from their lands before they could muster any resistance, taking refuge in Markaidya. Their lands were restored when ordered was restored.
 	 	 	 	
Ory 	 	Human 	Gallique 	Soar on the Wings of Freedom
----Envolez-vous sur les Ailes de la liberté
House Ory is one of three major houses that are part of the larger Honneur dynasty descended from the now-disbanded House Honneur.
One of the founders of the Knights of the Golden Wing, was a descendant of the founder of House Ory. 	House Ory is one of three major houses that are part of the larger Honneur dynasty descended from the now-disbanded House Honneur.
One of the founders of the Knights of the Golden Wing, was a descendant of the founder of House Ory. 	House Ory is one of three major houses that are part of the larger Honneur dynasty descended from the now-disbanded House Honneur.
One of the founders of the Knights of the Golden Wing, was a descendant of the founder of House Ory. 	House Ory is one of three major houses that are part of the larger Honneur dynasty descended from the now-disbanded House Honneur.
One of the founders of the Knights of the Golden Wing, was a descendant of the founder of House Ory. 	House Ory is one of three major houses that are part of the larger Honneur dynasty descended from the now-disbanded House Honneur.
One of the founders of the Knights of the Golden Wing, was a descendant of the founder of House Ory.
 	 	 	 	
Ouvrard 	 	Human 	Gallique 	Honor Your Ancestors
----Honorez Vos Ancêtres
House Ouvrard made its fortune through winemaking and ownership of various wineries, and is the founder and owner of Ouvrard Wineries, an international wine company.
Through its wine company, House Ouvrard is the primary producer of sunwine, a Soleillien national specialty. 	House Ouvrard made its fortune through winemaking and ownership of various wineries, and is the founder and owner of Ouvrard Wineries, an international wine company.
Through its wine company, House Ouvrard is the primary producer of sunwine, a Soleillien national specialty. 	House Ouvrard made its fortune through winemaking and ownership of various wineries, and is the founder and owner of Ouvrard Wineries, an international wine company.
Through its wine company, House Ouvrard is the primary producer of sunwine, a Soleillien national specialty. 	House Ouvrard made its fortune through winemaking and ownership of various wineries, and is the founder and owner of Ouvrard Wineries, an international wine company.
Through its wine company, House Ouvrard is the primary producer of sunwine, a Soleillien national specialty. 	House Ouvrard made its fortune through winemaking and ownership of various wineries, and is the founder and owner of Ouvrard Wineries, an international wine company.
Through its wine company, House Ouvrard is the primary producer of sunwine, a Soleillien national specialty.
 	 	 	 	
Penombre 	 	Zyroite Vampire 	Gallique 	
One of four known vampire noble houses of Soleil. 	One of four known vampire noble houses of Soleil. 	One of four known vampire noble houses of Soleil. 	One of four known vampire noble houses of Soleil. 	One of four known vampire noble houses of Soleil.
 	 	 	 	
Rajchman 	 	Faun 	 	Respect the Gods
----Respectez les Dieux
The main family of House Rajchman pledges faith to old faunish gods instead of the nationally worshiped Swyllzhor. 	The main family of House Rajchman pledges faith to old faunish gods instead of the nationally worshiped Swyllzhor. 	The main family of House Rajchman pledges faith to old faunish gods instead of the nationally worshiped Swyllzhor. 	The main family of House Rajchman pledges faith to old faunish gods instead of the nationally worshiped Swyllzhor. 	The main family of House Rajchman pledges faith to old faunish gods instead of the nationally worshiped Swyllzhor.
 	 	 	 	
Sylvestre 	 	Human 	Gallique 	Honor, Chivalry, Family
----Honneur, Chevalerie, Famille
House Sylvestre is one of three major houses that are part of the larger Honneur dynasty descended from the now-disbanded House Honneur.
House Sylvester also trains some of the best swordsmen in the Vieillesse Peninsula. Their renown is such that the ranks of the Soleillien armies are filled with members and retainers of House Sylvestre. It's hard to find any swordsman that hasn't been trained by them.	House Sylvestre is one of three major houses that are part of the larger Honneur dynasty descended from the now-disbanded House Honneur.
House Sylvester also trains some of the best swordsmen in the Vieillesse Peninsula. Their renown is such that the ranks of the Soleillien armies are filled with members and retainers of House Sylvestre. It's hard to find any swordsman that hasn't been trained by them.	House Sylvestre is one of three major houses that are part of the larger Honneur dynasty descended from the now-disbanded House Honneur.
House Sylvester also trains some of the best swordsmen in the Vieillesse Peninsula. Their renown is such that the ranks of the Soleillien armies are filled with members and retainers of House Sylvestre. It's hard to find any swordsman that hasn't been trained by them.	House Sylvestre is one of three major houses that are part of the larger Honneur dynasty descended from the now-disbanded House Honneur.
House Sylvester also trains some of the best swordsmen in the Vieillesse Peninsula. Their renown is such that the ranks of the Soleillien armies are filled with members and retainers of House Sylvestre. It's hard to find any swordsman that hasn't been trained by them.	House Sylvestre is one of three major houses that are part of the larger Honneur dynasty descended from the now-disbanded House Honneur.
House Sylvester also trains some of the best swordsmen in the Vieillesse Peninsula. Their renown is such that the ranks of the Soleillien armies are filled with members and retainers of House Sylvestre. It's hard to find any swordsman that hasn't been trained by them.
 	 	 	 	
Taur 	 	Elf 	High Elf 	
A house descended from the last ruler of the Kingdom of Ruyal, a pre-Gallique Invasion high elven kingdom that once dominated a patch of land along the L'Muraille Mountains in northeastern Soleil. 	A house descended from the last ruler of the Kingdom of Ruyal, a pre-Gallique Invasion high elven kingdom that once dominated a patch of land along the L'Muraille Mountains in northeastern Soleil. 	A house descended from the last ruler of the Kingdom of Ruyal, a pre-Gallique Invasion high elven kingdom that once dominated a patch of land along the L'Muraille Mountains in northeastern Soleil. 	A house descended from the last ruler of the Kingdom of Ruyal, a pre-Gallique Invasion high elven kingdom that once dominated a patch of land along the L'Muraille Mountains in northeastern Soleil. 	A house descended from the last ruler of the Kingdom of Ruyal, a pre-Gallique Invasion high elven kingdom that once dominated a patch of land along the L'Muraille Mountains in northeastern Soleil.
 	 	 	 	
Tyrell 	 	Centaur 	 	Knighthood is a Privilege
----La Chevalerie est un Privilège
The Tyrells are a Centaurian noble house with many generations in knighthood. 	The Tyrells are a Centaurian noble house with many generations in knighthood. 	The Tyrells are a Centaurian noble house with many generations in knighthood. 	The Tyrells are a Centaurian noble house with many generations in knighthood. 	The Tyrells are a Centaurian noble house with many generations in knighthood.
 	 	 	 	
Valliere 	 	Human 	Gallique 	True Magic is in Your Heart
----La Vraie Magie est dans Votre cœur
House Valliere is the last known major house descended from the Sorcellerie dynasty, the third dynasty to rule Soleil.
The Vallieres are a house of mages who boast some of the best magic-users in Soleil. They are also the administrators of Saint Fleur's Academy of Magic. 	House Valliere is the last known major house descended from the Sorcellerie dynasty, the third dynasty to rule Soleil.
The Vallieres are a house of mages who boast some of the best magic-users in Soleil. They are also the administrators of Saint Fleur's Academy of Magic. 	House Valliere is the last known major house descended from the Sorcellerie dynasty, the third dynasty to rule Soleil.
The Vallieres are a house of mages who boast some of the best magic-users in Soleil. They are also the administrators of Saint Fleur's Academy of Magic. 	House Valliere is the last known major house descended from the Sorcellerie dynasty, the third dynasty to rule Soleil.
The Vallieres are a house of mages who boast some of the best magic-users in Soleil. They are also the administrators of Saint Fleur's Academy of Magic. 	House Valliere is the last known major house descended from the Sorcellerie dynasty, the third dynasty to rule Soleil.
The Vallieres are a house of mages who boast some of the best magic-users in Soleil. They are also the administrators of Saint Fleur's Academy of Magic.
 	 	 	 	
There are many minor noble houses in Soleil with little to no political, military or economic influence, whether holding hereditary land or are simply residential, but can still influence the realm, or parts of it, when need be.
====Special Regions====
=====Kingdom of Qirlok Trezka=====
The Kingdom of Qirlok Trezka is a non-sovereign dwarven kingdom within the borders of Soleil, inhabiting the Moonfire Mountains, the mountain range that stretches from the shores off the southwest coast of Clairiere Island to the center of Soleil in the rough shape of a half-crescent. The highest Mountain is Mount Gold-Iron (15,654ft). The boundaries of Qirlok Trezka coincide with the recognized limits of the mountain range.
Unlike the other known dwarven kingdoms on Qirsyllviar, Qirlok Trezka is not independent. In exchange for a yearly tribute, the kingdom retains its autonomy while recognizing Soleillien sovereignty over the mountains they call home.
=== United Empire of Talmyrnia===
The United Empire of Talmyrnia, also known as the Talmyri Empire, is a feudal quasi-federated monarchical state in western Aquilonis on the eastern shores of the Great Meadhan Sea, and is also the name for the region in which it occupies. It borders Drakyncia to the northwest, Wylltirion to the northeast, the dwarven kingdom of Ongor Diruna, the lizardfolk kingdom of Xzandor to the east, the Orc Empire to the southeast, and Işıkarazi to the south.
Talmyrnia is an ancient multiracial and multicultural nation going back to the era of the Zedylrian Empire. The current Talmyrnia known today is the fourth incarnation of a united sovereign Talmyri nation. The current empire is at only about five hundred years old, so while it isn't the oldest continuous nation in Aquilonis, its culture certainly is. Talmyrnia is filled with many races that normally wouldn't fit in elsewhere; though it is constantly at odds with both Xzandor and the Orc Empire, and inhabitants of both countries face some relatively minor discrimination in Talmyrnia.
It is also at odds with Wylltirion regarding territory, but regardless aided the kingdom in protecting its sovereignty during the Great Northern Aquilonis War (although not for altruistic reasons – the main motivation for the military intervention was to keep Umdar from setting its sights on Talmyri lands). Talmyrnia also helped the Nekcrozi power of Arcadia win its independence from Albion during the Arcadian War for Independence. Talmyrnia is also in a longstanding alliance with Drakyncia for security.
Talmyrnia is politically divided into twenty-one individual provinces in a feudal quasi-federation; The Thronelands, the capital territory under the direct control of the emperor (oftentimes known as Orskaydd after the capital) and twenty other regions designated as "kingdoms," which enjoy a great deal of autonomy from the throne.
====History====
The current Talmyrnia was originally thirty Talmyri kingdoms existing independently (the Thronelands had yet to be formed), occasionally fighting for land, power and hegemony or forging alliances with each other. The current empire and government was formed as a result of a period of war known known to history as the Alfrydion's War of Unification (c. 3992 – 4017PGZ), which resulted all the kingdoms being united under a single banner and government for the fourth time after a one-millennium interregnum. However, as a result of further civil wars, ten of the kingdoms were partitioned or annexed and the number of kingdoms was reduced to twenty.
====Politics & Governance====
While each kingdom has its own king as head of one of the Great Houses of Talmyrnia, the realm is ruled as a whole from the Thronelands by the emperor. Each ruling house in each kingdom, including the Thronelands directly under the emperor, has a large number of vassal houses serving it, most of whom in turn have smaller vassals under them, extending all the way down to farmers and landed knights. Each Great House rules over its kingdom and is responsible for collecting taxes and, in times of war, raising troops to fight for the emperor. Otherwise they are largely left to operate autonomously to simplify the bureaucracy and governance of the empire.
The Twenty Kingdoms, aside for the Thronelands, are;
Kingdom 	Kingdom 	Ruling House 	Ruling House 	Ruling House
Name 	Capital 	Name 	Race 	Words
Arlok 	Skylarke 	Iolaire 	Human 	Look to the Sky
Arlok 	Arlock is centered on a small group of mountains, and the castle where House Iolaire rules is at the highest elevation compared to the rest of the castles in the empire. 	Arlock is centered on a small group of mountains, and the castle where House Iolaire rules is at the highest elevation compared to the rest of the castles in the empire. 	Arlock is centered on a small group of mountains, and the castle where House Iolaire rules is at the highest elevation compared to the rest of the castles in the empire. 	Arlock is centered on a small group of mountains, and the castle where House Iolaire rules is at the highest elevation compared to the rest of the castles in the empire.
Barkyrac 	Rungard 	Fluss 	Human 	
Barkyrac 	A wide river runs through the middle of Barkyrac and acts as a natural fortification. 	A wide river runs through the middle of Barkyrac and acts as a natural fortification. 	A wide river runs through the middle of Barkyrac and acts as a natural fortification. 	A wide river runs through the middle of Barkyrac and acts as a natural fortification.
Corogdo 	New Alfrydion 	Gondjir 	Human 	Peace in Unity
Corogdo 	Alfrydion Kalgaric, the emperor who unified Talmyrnia into its current form, was from Corogdo; though his line of House Kalgaric has since gone extinct in the paternal line and been replaced by House Gondjir as the kingdom's ruling house.
House Kalgaric still exists though the line of Eralyari Kalgaric, the niece of the last king of Corogdo of House Kalgaric. The members of the current house still claim to be the rightful heirs to the kingship, but all attempts to reclaim the title, including at least three known wars, have ended in failure.	Alfrydion Kalgaric, the emperor who unified Talmyrnia into its current form, was from Corogdo; though his line of House Kalgaric has since gone extinct in the paternal line and been replaced by House Gondjir as the kingdom's ruling house.
House Kalgaric still exists though the line of Eralyari Kalgaric, the niece of the last king of Corogdo of House Kalgaric. The members of the current house still claim to be the rightful heirs to the kingship, but all attempts to reclaim the title, including at least three known wars, have ended in failure.	Alfrydion Kalgaric, the emperor who unified Talmyrnia into its current form, was from Corogdo; though his line of House Kalgaric has since gone extinct in the paternal line and been replaced by House Gondjir as the kingdom's ruling house.
House Kalgaric still exists though the line of Eralyari Kalgaric, the niece of the last king of Corogdo of House Kalgaric. The members of the current house still claim to be the rightful heirs to the kingship, but all attempts to reclaim the title, including at least three known wars, have ended in failure.	Alfrydion Kalgaric, the emperor who unified Talmyrnia into its current form, was from Corogdo; though his line of House Kalgaric has since gone extinct in the paternal line and been replaced by House Gondjir as the kingdom's ruling house.
House Kalgaric still exists though the line of Eralyari Kalgaric, the niece of the last king of Corogdo of House Kalgaric. The members of the current house still claim to be the rightful heirs to the kingship, but all attempts to reclaim the title, including at least three known wars, have ended in failure.
Darloc 	Ungir 	Vali 	Faun 	Honor & Valor
Darloc 	House Vali is the only ruling Faunish noble house in Talmyrnia. 	House Vali is the only ruling Faunish noble house in Talmyrnia. 	House Vali is the only ruling Faunish noble house in Talmyrnia. 	House Vali is the only ruling Faunish noble house in Talmyrnia.
Fiao 	Olwin 	Nachtvogel 	Zyroite Vampire 	The World is Brightest in the Dark
Fiao 	Fiao is the smallest kingdom by total land area.
House Nachtvogel is the only ruling vampire noble house in Talmyrnia.
Fiao was originally the northwestern territory of Salkayro before seceding as a result of civil war. Even today, Salkayro still claims Fiao as part of its soveriegn territory.	Fiao is the smallest kingdom by total land area.
House Nachtvogel is the only ruling vampire noble house in Talmyrnia.
Fiao was originally the northwestern territory of Salkayro before seceding as a result of civil war. Even today, Salkayro still claims Fiao as part of its soveriegn territory.	Fiao is the smallest kingdom by total land area.
House Nachtvogel is the only ruling vampire noble house in Talmyrnia.
Fiao was originally the northwestern territory of Salkayro before seceding as a result of civil war. Even today, Salkayro still claims Fiao as part of its soveriegn territory.	Fiao is the smallest kingdom by total land area.
House Nachtvogel is the only ruling vampire noble house in Talmyrnia.
Fiao was originally the northwestern territory of Salkayro before seceding as a result of civil war. Even today, Salkayro still claims Fiao as part of its soveriegn territory.
Gyrnvir 	Grisslynd 	Slythirio 	Lizardfolk 	Ambition is Limitless
Gyrnvir 	House Grisslynd is the only ruling lizardfolk noble house in Talmyrnia. 	House Grisslynd is the only ruling lizardfolk noble house in Talmyrnia. 	House Grisslynd is the only ruling lizardfolk noble house in Talmyrnia. 	House Grisslynd is the only ruling lizardfolk noble house in Talmyrnia.
H'rath Island 	Morjell 	Bjorn 	Human 	Loyalty, Honor, Strength
H'rath Island 	Three centuries before unification, House Bjorn was founded by Ostliger invaders, whom supplanted now-extinct House Coedwig as the ruling house. 	Three centuries before unification, House Bjorn was founded by Ostliger invaders, whom supplanted now-extinct House Coedwig as the ruling house. 	Three centuries before unification, House Bjorn was founded by Ostliger invaders, whom supplanted now-extinct House Coedwig as the ruling house. 	Three centuries before unification, House Bjorn was founded by Ostliger invaders, whom supplanted now-extinct House Coedwig as the ruling house.
Hardraig 	Damdar 	Slayvia 	Human 	
Hardraig 	 	 	 	
The Korio Islands 	Jykwako 	Saltstone 	Human 	Respect the Waves
The Korio Islands 	The Korio Isles hosts the imperial navy and breeds the best seamen in western Aquilonis.
The Korio Isles host one of the three largest near-land merpeople colonies in the Great Meadhan Sea.
The Korio Isles were the last kingdom to be conquered by Alfrydion, the first emperor of the current empire.	The Korio Isles hosts the imperial navy and breeds the best seamen in western Aquilonis.
The Korio Isles host one of the three largest near-land merpeople colonies in the Great Meadhan Sea.
The Korio Isles were the last kingdom to be conquered by Alfrydion, the first emperor of the current empire.	The Korio Isles hosts the imperial navy and breeds the best seamen in western Aquilonis.
The Korio Isles host one of the three largest near-land merpeople colonies in the Great Meadhan Sea.
The Korio Isles were the last kingdom to be conquered by Alfrydion, the first emperor of the current empire.	The Korio Isles hosts the imperial navy and breeds the best seamen in western Aquilonis.
The Korio Isles host one of the three largest near-land merpeople colonies in the Great Meadhan Sea.
The Korio Isles were the last kingdom to be conquered by Alfrydion, the first emperor of the current empire.
Kyrokia 	Cystryke 	Adeiladwr 	Dwarf 	Build your Future with your own Hands
Kyrokia 	House Adeiladwr is the only ruling Dwarven noble house in Talmyrnia.
They unofficially serve as the guardsmen that protect Talmyrnia from Orcish raiders. 	House Adeiladwr is the only ruling Dwarven noble house in Talmyrnia.
They unofficially serve as the guardsmen that protect Talmyrnia from Orcish raiders. 	House Adeiladwr is the only ruling Dwarven noble house in Talmyrnia.
They unofficially serve as the guardsmen that protect Talmyrnia from Orcish raiders. 	House Adeiladwr is the only ruling Dwarven noble house in Talmyrnia.
They unofficially serve as the guardsmen that protect Talmyrnia from Orcish raiders.
Larristal 	Longhall 	Larristal 	Human 	Forever Loyal, Noble, & Brave
Larristal 	House Cathfawr has been elected to the imperial throne more times than any other house.
Larristal is a traditional rival of Talgary. 	House Cathfawr has been elected to the imperial throne more times than any other house.
Larristal is a traditional rival of Talgary. 	House Cathfawr has been elected to the imperial throne more times than any other house.
Larristal is a traditional rival of Talgary. 	House Cathfawr has been elected to the imperial throne more times than any other house.
Larristal is a traditional rival of Talgary.
The Lortoi Islands	Shelldom 	Clypeus 	Human 	We are Shields
The Lortoi Islands	The armies of the Lortoi Isles are renowned for their expertise in defensive warfare. They are also well known for voluntarily being on the front line of any army called to war.	The armies of the Lortoi Isles are renowned for their expertise in defensive warfare. They are also well known for voluntarily being on the front line of any army called to war.	The armies of the Lortoi Isles are renowned for their expertise in defensive warfare. They are also well known for voluntarily being on the front line of any army called to war.	The armies of the Lortoi Isles are renowned for their expertise in defensive warfare. They are also well known for voluntarily being on the front line of any army called to war.
Miryor 	Ocaoka 	Fiyrice 	Human 	
Miryor 	 	 	 	
Olgrad 	Dyazik 	Equiferi 	Centaur 	You're Your Own Master
Olgrad 	Olgrad boasts some of the best horsemen and cavalry in Aquilonis.
House Equiferi is the only ruling centaurian noble house in Talmyrnia. 	Olgrad boasts some of the best horsemen and cavalry in Aquilonis.
House Equiferi is the only ruling centaurian noble house in Talmyrnia. 	Olgrad boasts some of the best horsemen and cavalry in Aquilonis.
House Equiferi is the only ruling centaurian noble house in Talmyrnia. 	Olgrad boasts some of the best horsemen and cavalry in Aquilonis.
House Equiferi is the only ruling centaurian noble house in Talmyrnia.
Qiric 	Nomjor 	Eryn 	High Elf 	The Forest is our Home
Qiric 	House Eryn is the only ruling high elven noble house in Talmyrnia.
The founders of House Eryn were originally wood elves before their decendants turned high elves.
Qiric is heavily forested and sits on the border with the Lizardfolk state of Xzandor, which makes most people view house Eryn as somewhere between high elf and wood elf.	House Eryn is the only ruling high elven noble house in Talmyrnia.
The founders of House Eryn were originally wood elves before their decendants turned high elves.
Qiric is heavily forested and sits on the border with the Lizardfolk state of Xzandor, which makes most people view house Eryn as somewhere between high elf and wood elf.	House Eryn is the only ruling high elven noble house in Talmyrnia.
The founders of House Eryn were originally wood elves before their decendants turned high elves.
Qiric is heavily forested and sits on the border with the Lizardfolk state of Xzandor, which makes most people view house Eryn as somewhere between high elf and wood elf.	House Eryn is the only ruling high elven noble house in Talmyrnia.
The founders of House Eryn were originally wood elves before their decendants turned high elves.
Qiric is heavily forested and sits on the border with the Lizardfolk state of Xzandor, which makes most people view house Eryn as somewhere between high elf and wood elf.
Romyarth 	Springdam 	Uirgulta 	Human 	
Romyarth 	 	 	 	
Salkayro 	Nonkon 	Ungark 	Human 	Heroes are Born & Made
Salkayro 	Salkayro is host to the Order of the Hart, one of the most powerful military orders of knights in Talmyrnia. 	Salkayro is host to the Order of the Hart, one of the most powerful military orders of knights in Talmyrnia. 	Salkayro is host to the Order of the Hart, one of the most powerful military orders of knights in Talmyrnia. 	Salkayro is host to the Order of the Hart, one of the most powerful military orders of knights in Talmyrnia.
Talgary 	Firelake 	Talgary 	Human 	Fire is Life
Talgary 	Talgary is renowned for their beast tamers (particularly dragons).
House Hydrapyr has taken the imperial throne through war twice since the formation of the current empire.
Talgary is a traditional rival of Larristal.	Talgary is renowned for their beast tamers (particularly dragons).
House Hydrapyr has taken the imperial throne through war twice since the formation of the current empire.
Talgary is a traditional rival of Larristal.	Talgary is renowned for their beast tamers (particularly dragons).
House Hydrapyr has taken the imperial throne through war twice since the formation of the current empire.
Talgary is a traditional rival of Larristal.	Talgary is renowned for their beast tamers (particularly dragons).
House Hydrapyr has taken the imperial throne through war twice since the formation of the current empire.
Talgary is a traditional rival of Larristal.
Yornu 	Snodow 	Blaidd 	Wolf Thirithrope 	We Are One
Yornu 	House Blaidd is the only ruling Thirithrope noble house in Talmyrnia. 	House Blaidd is the only ruling Thirithrope noble house in Talmyrnia. 	House Blaidd is the only ruling Thirithrope noble house in Talmyrnia. 	House Blaidd is the only ruling Thirithrope noble house in Talmyrnia.
Zorru 	Wudforn 	Tarandrus 	Human 	Stand Tall, Stand Strong
Zorru 	 	 	 	
The current method in which the emperor is succeeded as the ruler of the nation is by election, rather than handing the imperial throne down heir to heir. When the emperor dies or abdicates, the next ruler is elected to the Imperial Throne from the current heads of the Great Houses of Talmyrnia, the kings of Talmyrnia's twenty kingdoms outside the capital territory (this is, naturally, a choice, and it's not unheard of for one or more of the monarchs to abstain from participating in the election). The emperor is elected by majority vote from the populace, but actually voting in the election is a choice. When the next elected emperor/empress accedes to the Imperial Throne, the kingship of his/her kingdom is succeeded by the next heir in line.
This method of passing power is not perfect, and disputes over the electoral results have led to civil war more than once. And since the Great Houses have many vassals beneath them, and tend to view titles as a matter of inheritance, as any feudal lord would, civil war for inheritance of titles, or right to titles, is a relatively common occurrence. There are also times when emperorship is disputed to the point of civil war, usually due to an ongoing dispute over who is the rightful head of the house and its throne. The Imperial Throne has also been passed on without election on several occasions; usually from a successful civil war against a tyrannical emperor, thus leading to the ousting of the current reigning house.
The legislature of the empire is the bicameral senate. Aside for certain "special senators" – those representing the Thronelands or other types – each kingdom sends 15 senators to represent them in the Chamber of Lords, bringing the number of people in the upper house of the senate to well over 300. Representation in the Hall of Delegates, the lower house of the senate, is determined by population via a nationwide census done every fifteen years.
===United Kingdom of Wylltirion===
The United Kingdom of Wylltirion, formally known as the United Kingdom of Blaidiard, Lewparth and Heligpren, and also known as the Thiriolaos Tripartite, is a confederated triumvirate monarchy consisting of three Thirithrope-ruled states, the Blaidiard Crowned Republic, the High Dominion of Lewparth, and the Principality of Heligpren in western Aquilonis, in a region traditionally known by the country's common name, "Wylltirion."
It borders the high elven state of Cajar to the north, Koelba, Sharak and Doks to the east, Avolcraz to the southeast, the dwarven kingdom of Ongor Diruna and the lizardfolk kingdom of Xzandor to the south, Talmyrnia to the west, and Drakyncia to the northwest. It is almost entirely landlocked, except for the tip of the Gulf of Tiere in the northwest.
====History====
Once three separate countries that were the closest of friends and allies with one another, yet with very different political views that kept them apart for one reason or another, a war with the current incarnation of the United Empire of Talmyrnia threatened to destroy them. After a year of fighting a losing war, an agreement, and a common enemy, made them see the strength of unity. The war ended with the Talmyri Invasion repelled and the three nations becoming one.
==== Government====
Being a union of three countries, it has no one single sovereign; instead the sovereigns of the three kingdoms share equal authority of the realm entire. Each kingdom retains its own legislature and government autonomously while being subordinate to the tricameral Parliament of the Tripartite as a sort of "one country, three systems" polity.
The Parliament itself is located in Calcraid, the city that is the capital of the zone of the same name. Calcraid is a condominium under joint sovereingty of all three nations, and it is for this reasonm it seves as the legislative capital of Wylltirion. The zone was established as part of the constitution that established the current government.
At the head of the Tripartite government is the three-person council, the United Triumvirate, the individual rulers of the three nations that make up the United Kingdom of Wylltirion. While maintaining autonomy from one another, and none of the three nations have any right to interfere in each others' politics, the leaders meet up at least twice a year to address issues and legislation that effect the whole of the kingdoms. They normaly meet in the spring and autumn, but may meet at any time for any reason. Any motion that passes through each house of the parliament requires all three rulers to agree to it for the motion to carry the full weight of law.
Below the Triumvirate is the Parliament of the Tripartite. The first house is the Senate, where each of the three kingdoms is represented by fifteen senators each. The second house is the Chamber of Lords, where the nobility of each kingdom is represented. The third is the Chamber of Commons, where the working class of each kingdom is represented. Lastly is the Chamber of Provincial Delegates, where the largest subdivisions of each kingdom are represented.
=====Blaidiard Crowned Republic=====
The Blaidiard Crowned Republic is a hereditary democratic monarchy. The head of state is the king, a hereditary position with limited power, and the main legislature is the Parliament.
=====High Dominion of Lewparth=====
The High Dominion of Lewparth is a stratocratic state that is legally republican but is a monarchy in practice. The head of state is the Despotate, a de facto hereditary position with near absolute power.
=====Principality of Heligpren=====
The Principality of Heligpren is a hereditary monarchy. The head of state is the Prince and the main legislature is the high council.
===Empire of Xsassa===
The Empire of Xsassa (خساسا), is an empire of magic in southeastern Aquilonis, controlling great swaths of the Dhahabi region. On the mainland, it borders Asilgüç‎ the west, Hylar to the northwest, and Bialidrak, Raghua and Al-Jawhar to the north. Across the Nubian Channel to the south, Xsassa shares maritime borders with Kemet.
Ruled by the Arsacid dynasty, Xsassa is politically divided into three provinces, called satrapies (sing. satrapy), each ruled by an appointed satrap: The mainland satrapies are Sophene (the northern satrapy), Parthia (the central satrapy, which also hosts the capital), and Safavid (the eastern satrapy). Every single satrapy was once and independent state for several centuries following the collapse of the Muqadas Khalifat, before being conquered by Xsassa.
As the conqueror of much of the former Khalifat, Xsassa considers itself the successor state to the ancient Muqadas Khalifat, a claim often disputed with Bialidrak.
===Kingdom of Xzandor ===
The Kingdom of Xzandor is a landlocked monarchical lizardfolk state western Aquilonis, occupying the western portion of the Great Urwaldi Forest and beyond. It borders Wylltirion to the north, the dwarven kingdom of Ongor Diruna to the northeast, Korokiri and Huzkhaz to the east, Hylar to the southeast, the Orc Empire to the south, and Talmyrnia to the west.
One of two independent lizardfolk states, the other being the more powerful and prominent Xotilic Empire, it has a long history of raiding, reaving, and pillaging of nearby lands before turning into a more docile state.
=== Kingdom of Zion===
The Kingdom of Zion (ציון) is a monarchical island nation in southern Aquilonis. It shares maritime borders with Mübarek and Asilgüç to the northwest and northeast respectively, and Kemet to the east. The birthplace of Shevshelt faith, it was originally the capital territory of the Elohim Empire before said empire fell apart when its last ruler died without an heir; it is considered the successor state of Elohim.
===Kingdom of Z'ngkhar===
==Constituent Territories==
===Viceroyalty of the Uther Islands (Albion)===
The Uther Islands are an archipelagic territory of Albion, occupying the archipelago of the same name in the Grand Line, sharing maritime borders solely with no nation. The ‎Araziyerli kingdom of Işıkarazi and the Talmyrnian Empire have both coveted ownership of the archipelago for ages, but Albion has thwarted all attempts to invade or provoke rebellion.
==Notes & Trivia==
*The demonym for people from Aquilonis is "Aquiline".
*The northwestern lands of Aquilonis are cut off because it extends into Soligaia as part of the larger continent "Geminos."
*The reason Fuso is greyed out is becuase it isn't part of the continent. It's just the areas of that are farthest west of Marlakcor and closest to Aqulonis.
*Soleil was founded during the final century of the Fourteen Kingdoms Period of Yamatai, which precipitated the Two Hundred Years' War in Yamatai. Thus its foundation date is somewhere in the mid or late 3500's-PGZ; the exact date is uncertain.
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