Okari Kingdom

The Kingdom of Okar, or the Okari Kingdom, was an ancient civilisation whose seat of power was the city of Okar (now modern day Waysouth).
A militaristic nation which was one of the first to exercise conscription, Okar was known for its expansionist tendencies, as epitomised by its campaigns against the Prydowan Kingdom.
The kingdom was highly centralised, with the capital being unrivalled in terms of scale, splendour and power at its height. Modern historians suggest on this basis that Okar may be the "Niqqos" of Ankhari legend. This centralisation ultimately worked against them, as when the city was destroyed in 1135 BGE, the empire rapidly fell apart. 
In the ensuing anarchy, warlords, many of whom had been soldiers of the Okari army, seized regional control, and what had previously been only mere frontier towns and colonies of the kingdom slowly developed into new powers. Many of these "Holds" grew to consume their smaller neighbours in the subsequent centuries, becoming the Mayorates which ultimately united to form the Lesser Kingdom. 
At its height, the Okari kingdom covered a sizeable territory which stretched as far north as modern Pembleton, then known as Penabar ga Zennar (the "hold of the lake by the river"), or Penbar, and as east as Carnbrae. However, during the creation of the Coltar sewers, archaeological traces including pottery shards, jewellery and clay tablets written in Okari dialects suggest either Okari settlement further east than originally assumed, or close cultural interactions. 
Trade across the northern holdings of the Okari kingdom was largely conducted via the Zen (formerly Zennar) river, with the majority of settlements lining the river, and boats travelling south from the river to the capital along the coast. 
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