Kingdom of Tokapeshket

The **Kingdom of Tokapeshket**, officially **Krigac Tokapeshket**, is the largest and only Krigac state. Its heartland can be found at the confluence of the Elgira and Vera rivers, where both feed into the Jaast Sound.

Tokapeshket is an absolute monarchy led by a Madh-Lajmëtar. It is bordered to the north by Weistat, to its east lies a vast woodland, its south meets the borderlands of both Bourgandy and Cenkriry, and its west is comprised of the Jaast Sound, Nord See, and the nation of Droyadha. Tokapeshket borders the most nations of any country in the entire archipelago. Its capital is Novarr.

## History

### Early History

The lands currently comprising Tokapeshket have experienced human habitation since atleast 4500 BCE, with further evidence concluding that permanent settlement occurred by 3000 BCE.

### Medieval Period

During the medieval period, and all the way into the early modern period, scarce texts survive from within Tokapeshket itself describing its people and history, ostensibly due to a litany of other nations annexing the “Peshket river tribes”, their land changing hands between rulers and warlords.

It is during this period that Krigism entered Tokapeshket. By 1400 CE, a contemporary historian noted that “… the Peshket people soon became a lantern of the Krigac faith in the region….” With the Peshket nobility and common people united by a popular faith, Peshket unity was inevitable.

By 1600 CE, Tokapeshket was under the control of “Infidel Warlords”.

### 19th century

The modern Peshket state emerged in the 19th century as the warlord dynasties were defeated and in 1843, Krigac Tokapeshket came into being under a popular king, landed gentry and serfdom.

### 20th Century

Tokapeshket entered the 20th century in debt and in need of financial independence. Edoin III, it’s king at the time, was aware of this and spearheaded rapid expansion into resource rich regions, discovering one of the largest oil reserves on an island in the early 1910s, forming relations with nations such as Abistan and Lachlann, and improving upon the country’s navy and military.

In 1911, Tokapeshket annexed Bourgand land that came to be known as “The Lane”, which spurred on the First Tokapeshket-Bourgand War, closely followed by the Druri War in 1913, both of which were unanimous Peshket victories. This short period of Peshket victory is threatened by the 1914 Socialist War.

### Environment & Geography

Tokapeshket is an incredibly forested, flat nation. Modern estimates indicate that Tokapeshket has 14 outlying islands. Tokapeshket also has some of the largest rivers in the archipelago flowing through it.

## Krigism

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**Krigism** is a southern desert-originated monotheistic religion, centered around the eponymous god known as "Kriguz". Disciples of the faith are known as **Krigacs** (Kreh-gahks).

Krigacs are bound to two main tenets: Generosity and labor. Its believed that this arises from the religion's origins as a "merchant-born-religion." Texts of Krigism regularly make allusions to lanterns, the seas, labor, and mercantilism. Krigacs do not believe in some traditional gender roles: Women are generally allowed to hold office, own land, and serve in the armed forces.

## Military

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The Peshket military is known as the "Peshket Royal Army", which is comprised of Land, Air, and Sea components. By 1910, units did not wear patches identifying them apart from other units. Civilian-formed regiments have been known as "*Regional Self-Defense Militia" during times of war.*

## Politics

Tokapeshket is led by an absolute monarchy. The king was Edoin III.