Ard Ríocht na Laoch

The Laochan flag, the white chains representing the Giants of House Saoirse , and the mountains from whence they came, and the leaves representing the human house, and the land they farm, finally the river, representing the lake and environment that brought them together.

## Demographics

### Religion

Clann na Skog

The **Ard-Ríocht** is a government founded in the year 1280, hundreds of years before the primal era. This was a time of great discovery and learning.

Today the government still is ruled by house Saoirse, some of the last remaining giants.

## Out of Character Summary of Lore

Deep underground in the north, a resounding clink is heard as the blue pickaxe sails through the air, cleanly cutting the iron out of the stone as the well experienced giant smiles at their work.

Welcome to Ard-Ríocht na Laoch (High Kingdom of Heroes)

After hundreds of years of the Giant peoples and the other people of the area avoiding each other, the giants sticking underground or high on the mountains, finally a threat rose great enough to cause these pairs to collude, with a Giant Diplomat from Clann Saoirse speaking to the other peoples and forging an alliance between the two houses which lasts to this day, despite the great evil [whose name has been lost to the annals of history] being long thought dead.

Politics The nation will be led by the triumivurate, which consists of an elected President (voted in monthly) and a representative of each of the houses.

Religious Pantheon of Three Main Gods, number 3 is holy, and you may follow any of the three gods in your own unique way

What are you waiting for? If you want to help create lore, if you want to build this small part of the world with gaelic and hellenic influences to start, ifyou like mining, farming or wish to be one of the crucial cogs in a complex political world, or if you wish to join as an ambassador of a neighbouring nation, speak to me about trade or alliances, all are welcome!

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## Natives

The native Giants of the area speak Laochan, a runic language consisting of different short words.

Other species in the area are the Northern Elves, as noted on the wiki page for elves "Elves have a strange phenotypic mutation that happens when an Elf lives in a particular region for two generations .... their inherent magical properties."

Many years ago some elves for some unknown reason immigrated to Laoch and one family of those elves has rose to fame.

### The Great Clann of Nanodel

The great Clann of Nanodel is anelven house and one of the many races that immigrated years ago into the lands of Laoch, they were offered the possibility of starting they’re own city or town, but instead they decided to locate themselves in the capital and help it grow with a thriving economy. The Clann of Nanodel if well known for it’s architecture and it’s capability of writing great manuscripts that will serve to teach future generations about it’s history.

## Founding

   After hundreds of years of the Giant peoples and the other people of the area avoiding each other, the giants sticking underground or high on the mountains, finally a threat rose great enough to cause these pairs to collude, with a Giant Diplomat from Clann Saoirse speaking to the other peoples and forging an alliance between the two houses which lasts to this day, despite the great evil [whose name has been lost to the annals of history] being long thought dead.

## Government

Laoch is an independent state where the supreme power comes down to the Ard Rí of the Giants, Ard Rí of the Cois Locha and the Representative of the People.

Either of the Ard Rí are free to act at their own discretion on external matters to the nation however, on any given internal matter, the triumvirate must discuss and decide as a group.

At any time, any person whose main home of residence is within the borders of the Ard Ríocht may request to be a candidate for representation. Their request is sent to the Ard Rí who decide whether or not to place them as a candidate. Whichever candidate with the least votes is removed, anyone who had placed them as first choice their vote is given to their second choice. And this is repeated until there is only one candidate, who serves as the Representative of the People for the following 4 weeks, choosing three councillors.

The representative choses three councillors, one for armed forces, one for religion and one for architecture. These councillors are used as delegates and help the representative.

The Ard Rí of the Giants will be passed down the lineage of Clann Saoirse, always passing to the eldest child of the current Ard Rí of the Giants, if the current Ard Rí of the Giants is without children it goes to their closest living blood relative. The current Ard Rí is the ninth Ard Rí since the first constitution, that being Geo Saoirse

The Ard Rí of the Cois Locha will be chosen upon the death of the current Ard Rí of the Cois Locha from any of the royal clanns in the nation, including Clann Saoirse.

## Historical Moments

### Gerome's Discovery of Wine.

Gerome the Giant, an ancient relative of the current Saoirse family, once ~~was smart enough to try and~~  foolishly tried to grow flowers inside of a fallen spruce tree, creating something that was wonderful in taste when he remembered it years later, and obviously took full credit for. This is the first known instance of wine in the region, later to become more well known for the blood red wine further north in Nylorn

### The Loss of the Holy Texts

Sometime around 1456 Gerome and his brother, the third Ard Rí, Geremiah Saoirse, had been tasked with the protection and guidance of the Holy Texts of the Clann of Skogg as well as the first constitution of the Laochan peoples, however this task was left to Gerome when Geremiah fell ill, leaving Gerome to trek through the wilderness where the "wise" young giant got lost, luckily safely finding his way back to Saol Nua, not however, with the holy texts which were lost to the forest and to time, not to be found for years.

### The Northwest Pact

Right at the beginning of the primal era, (1670), the Ard-Ríocht na Laoch, formed a diplomatic deal to their neighbours to the north over a dispute over the northern lake.

This deal solidified the safety of the region, as the three powers of the area declared everlasting peace and prosperity between their three powers.

It also enforced certain restrictions in order to preserve the natural landscape.

During the following year Sevroth, Zagorska and Niestra all joined the pact.

### The Dissappearance

As the first trade caravan arrives within the borders of Zagorska, following the river to the capital, Stracony, the caravan lead looks down at the map then back up, certain they are where the map marks Stracony. And after a day or two of searching, there is no sign of a settlement in the area. Deciding to continue the search unninterrupted. The lands prieviously known to be zagorskan lands. Shall now be declared laochan.

### The Exotic Visitors

    Following this on 2/2/1671 , the city of Saol Nua played host to a great visitor, inviting Mavros of Kyydrasil in for wine and mine, heading down for wine and a good fun day of hitting at rocks. After the enjoyment of the wine, Mavros promises well health and to return for the promise of trade and relations at a later date.

    On the following day, an adventurer from the north travelled going by the name of "Mar" , trading in strange foods and objects like "Sugar" and "Netherwarts" for iron, drinking and mining before agreeing to create a trade hut for later trades.

### The Heirs Leave

Sometime after, a favour was provided to Ard Ri Geo by Emperor Alyfor Xithus, Alyfor would tutor Geo's brother Draenog while he aged his last few years before becoming a full adult. As part of this Draenog moved his main residence to Nylorn.