Welkos

The Upper Welkossian Lands

Welkos, the name of a region and also its most prominent Kingdom. Located in the southeastern Hreelcii Isles, Welkos is mostly separated from the rest of the isles except sea routes and harsh mountain passages. Notably, the local Akua and the Itztli (or Kitz'lae as is the local tongue) are in a heavy state of warfare for dominance and survival.

## History

The first settlements in Welkos were not made by the Kitz'lae alone, other notable races being the Uthmari, the suhrvuj, and the Ethlako. According to the histories of Welkos, there was no peace between the different peoples of the region. The suhrvuj endlessly attacked the cities and towns of all, even as there was no peace between the Uthmari and the Ethlako. The Kitz'lae were not united in this time and often fought for great kings of the Uthmari and the Ethlako when they were not defending their lands against the suhrvuj.

This changes with the legendary figure of Vos'cana, a Kitz'lae who briefly united the people of the Kitz'lae and destroyed the cities of the Ethlako, scattering their people into the earth, and forced the Uthmari and any Kitz'lae who did not obey his mandates into the harsh mountain lands.

Vos'cana and his son Renar'cana would drive the suhrvuj from the lands of Welkos and secure their Kingdom from outside.

This Kingdom fell apart shortly after Renar'cana's death, although the dominance of the Kitz'lae in the region had been well established.

### Recent History

Roughly a century prior a child of the Royal families of Wek-Nor and Wek-Phon came to power in Wek-Nor. He eventually formulated a three divided army formation. Kitzon- the amalgams of the rebel Kitz'lae and Uthmari in the mountains, Janus Soldiers- Socerer Soldiers of the Kitz'lae, and Su'krava- Bronze Helmeted Heavy Infantry. Which he led to conquer most of Welkos becoming the first Renabussan or King-Priest of Welkos.

### Social Hierachy

At the top of Welkossian society is the Renabussan or King-Priest, bellow him are the Renarribs and Renarracs (Princes and Princesses), then the head priests of the cult of the six worldly gods in each city, from there the army commanders and landowners and other people of wealth. Then the Kitzon Princes. After that are the craftspeople, then the farmers and other commoners including the Kitzon, and then criminals and suhrvuj.

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## Religion

Religion in Welkos itself is a well-developed topic. Principally one can describe the belief system of Welkos as a Dualistic Polytheism, typically organized into several Henotheistic cults and a lay clergy that is more generalized.

### Worldview

Welkossian religion divides the gods, and subsequently all living things into two groups. Those aligned with what is good, with the King of the Gods, and with the cosmic force named "Lae'nat". Lae'nat is a sense of cosmic order pervading and forming all things. Fundamentally Lae'nat is the basis for everything, the world, the mind, magic and is even connected with the gods. Lae'nat is considered deeply connected with the idea of 'mana' in magic, and in many schools of thought in Welkos, the two are not distinguishable concepts, they are too infinitely and esoterically connected to ever be separated in a mortal mind in any accurate sense, at least according to those of Welkos.

The Other group is aligned with what is evil, with Vuj'ar and with the suhrvuj. This is also generalized and extended to oceans and anything relating to deep waters in of themselves. Fundamentally, Vuj'ar and evil is opposite to Lae'nat, the ultimate end of Vuj'ar to destroy the world, and all those in it in his endless pursuit.

### Deities

There are six principal deities in the Welkossian Pantheon, although others may be represented in certain regions and tolerated to an extent there. The six however are those elevated by the state as the principal deities of the world at large.

#### The Great Kitz'lae Father

Identified as the creator of the world, the King of the Gods, God of Order, Magic, and Good. Creator and Father to the Kitz’lae through his first born the Ek’lae. The Ek’lae were wise but were cut down by the dark forces of Vuj’ar, the Kitz’lae Father saw this and in his wisdom protected the eggs of the Ek’lae and all their beauty, infusing them with great holy powers to make the Kitz’lae in their endless struggle against the suhrvuj and evil

#### Vuj'ar

Identified as the creator of evil, progenitor of the suhrvuj, God of Oceans, Chaos, Evil and Despair. Evil set loose upon the world only the good gods managed to stop his reign of terror by banishing him to below the surface of Galbar, he escapes to influence the world through his devilrous leakage into the oceans. Seeks to covet the sun and moon and become the lord of all creation, is reviled by all other gods.

#### The Great Kitz’lae Mother

Wife of the Great Kitz’lae Father, Queen of the Good Gods, Goddess of Family, the Sun, Birth, Beauty, and Love. Mother to the goddess Sirkl.

#### Vasj’casa

Sister of the Great Kitz’lae Father, Keeper of the Dead, Goddess of the Moon and Envy. Keeper of the Moon which houses all dead people ever who live far far away in safety for when the Great Kitz’lae Father will come lead them to Galbar to kill Vuj’ar once and for all. Envious of The Great Kitz’lae Mother and shows up even during The Mother’s part of the day (moon appearing during day) and hides away when she does not receive the praise of her sister-in-law (phases of the moon). Is sometimes depicted as being sought after by Vuj’ar, which she of course rejects endlessly. Sometimes depicted as being scaleless with connection to the other races of the isles.

#### Kakas

Brother of The Great Kitz’lae Mother, God of War and Order, known for being as important and intensely ‘interested’ in Vasj’casa. Sometimes depicted as the Husband of Vasj’casa (or other consort of lesser importance), and the father of the Kitzon Mountain People. While Important, is often portrayed as taking himself too seriously and thus a bit of a humorous character.

#### Sirkl

Divine Daughter of The Great Kitz’lae Father and Mother, (In the far western regions she is the sole mother of the Ek’lae), Goddess of Wisdom, Knowledge, Civilization, Dreams, and Thought.