Azear

Flag of Azear (Eisen Generalismo)

Grand Vizier of Senate
Erhan Shapur

Semi-Constitutional Monarchy under Military Rule
Imperial

**Almaynshah of the Thuleans and Northern Siroites**, or more commonly referred to as to as the **Azearian Almaynshah** or simply **Azear**, is an empire located in the northern coast of the Siro Lake and is the northern most nation within the continent. It is one of the two oldest continuous empires in the world, having been founded more than a thousand years ago by the first Shah Hadeen Ar-Azear and the followers of the Ordo Fayrbird, defeating the foreign oppressor of Thuleans and conquered its main crownlands in the north.

It's zenith was reached in three different eras, during the united rule of the Azaleahic Empire in the 200 AD, under the reign of Ja'far Ar-Azear in the 600s AD and Ali Hassan Ar-Azear in the 1000s AD both with the aid of the trusted Grand Vizier, the famed and seemingly eternal Marshal of the Eisengaard, Alan Eisen.

The empire had experienced a sudden decline after centuries of instability, civil conflict, and regional separatists during the 1100-1200s AD, many against the reign of the Grand Vizier Alan Eisen, which culminated in the Second Great Civil War of Azear which weakened the empire enough that the invasion of the Teghtars which sparked the War of the Rosemen and a massive decline in Azear's holdings in the east, including the lost of the traditional capital of Azear, *Eisthar* (now Savannah) and the death of the last Ar-Azear shah. This led to a more, resilient and strict regime of the Grand Vizier Alan Eisen, who took power as regent at the behest of the Senate, and in the 1600s he fully took power as a crowned Shah where he reigned to this day.

## History

### Mythological Origins

Twas said by the priests to the masses, by parents to their children, and their parents before them, the founding of Azear coincided with the creation of the world. When the old gods, deities, clashed and struck one another, the indomitable firebird was awoken by the unbalance these now accursed deities wrought to the world. The firebird cleansed existence from their wretched reign. From their remains, the firebird forged the mortal plane, and along with those, it created the two sons, the aelfr and humans. Twas then given by the firebird, the humans the mountains and savannah plains, and the aelfr the lush forests.

This however was not the case, as the aelfr betrayed the orders of the firebird as they attacked, razed and burnt the lands of the humans. They enslaved humanity as their thralls in the mines, and fields of the aelfr’s benefit and experimentation. It was then in what is remembered as the Year of the Sword, when the humans rose up in arms under the houses of men who managed to free themselves. The humans waged total war and rebellion against the aelfr. In the last battle to decide the fate of the war, the united armies of humanity launched a grand assault into the elven forests, torching and destroying the land so much and turning them to the Dead Marshes of the northwest.

The humans’ now freed to rule the lands they have won, with the Red Amulet of the Fayrbird gifted to the ruler of man, the slayer of the last elven king, a one named Azam Ershadin.

### Founding of Azear - Ascension of Hadeen Ar-Azear

In the 5th century BC, the lands that is now Azear was ruled by a mixture of Thulean and Siroite houses, most notable among them is the house of Ar-Azear who claimed descent to Azam Ershadin. Their holding being one of the largest among them included the city of Eishtar (now Savannah), and the small town of Feira (now Hadeenisrad). The Thulean city states were aligned with one another as a league known as the Vargliga (League of Varg), while the weaker Siroite city states acted much more as vassals and pawns to the Thulean cities and the domains of Ar-Azear.

From this noble house in Eishtar was born Hadeen Ar-Azear, an ambitious and mighty warrior king, and deeply pious follower of the Ordo Fayrbird. At 18 he was crowned when his father passed away, in his funeral he swore an oath to unite the lands of the north. After counselling the High Patriarch of the Ordo Fayrbird Bahram V, who was exiled from the Holy Fire Temple of Adur Kherdan in Erdashin by the Vargliga, who saw the Patriarch as a dangerous demagogue, Hadeen declared a holy war of conquest to subjugate the Vargliga and restore the High Patriarch to Erdashin, the seat of the ordo. Many cities mostly of Siroac origin willingly joined the cause, while the main members of the Vargliga stood against Hadeen's war. Hadeen seemingly protected by divine rite of the Fayrbird, won victory after victory until the Vargliga suffered their last and worst defeat at the city of Erdashin itself, where the populace revolted and opened the gates to Hadeen's army who restored Bahram V to the seat of the Ordo.

There Bahram V as High Patriarch of the Ordo Fayrbird crowned the Hadeen Ar-Azear as Almaynshah of Thuleans and Northern Siroites. A title the mighty warrior king took with gratitude.

## Geography

The lands of modern Azear is divided into 4 Satrapies and 1 Military Territory. The eastern savannah bordering Prosperosia, housed the *de-jure* capital of Azear within the satrap of Hadeenisrad. The forested region right next to it and the region that contains Jabal Ar-Fayr is within the administration of the satrap of Althos, which acted as the de-facto capital of Azear. To its west is the satrap of Erdashin in the swamplands of the western tip of Northern Siro is the seat of the High Patriarch of the Ordo Fayrbird. South of Erdashin is the Southern Military Territory. The last satrap is in the southwest, bordering Minacko, built around the naval trading center of Kamaras.