Empress

Empress

A largely ocean world with some major islands along it's surface with no real mountains to speak of, the highest point on it is Mount Killamanora 1,853 meters above sea level. The planet has a radius of 6,541 km and a circumference of 41,098.3 km.

## Continents/islands

### Continents

#### Camora

The central island of the planet was colonized by groups from Sh'lona in 15,000 BDoS and shares many common cultures and history with the Sh'lona including many wars both with and against those from Sh'lona

#### Farilon

Located in the east it was seen as the new world as groups traveled west from Sh'lona in 1,000 BDoS and landed in the north east and found the Farilon sub-species already occuping it. The new settlers had trouble establishing colonies for decades until they found better landing areas farther south. By 800 BDoS it was a lucrative investment and groups from Sh'lona and Camora sent large amounts of colonizers in an attempt to collect resources from the land and got into many conflicts with the native Farilon population. This would eventually lead to the Farilon war in 767 BDoS and farther conflicts down the line as the Farilon and the colonizers quickly recovered from the war.

#### Sangrilas

South west from Camora, Sangrilas is home to the Sangrila sub-species of Thental who thrived in the harsher more brutal conditions of the land. For the most part the other groups and nations left the Sangrilas alone and only employed them as Mercenaries, until Lady Cassandra employed them for the Empress Endra Sh'lona's conquest of Sh'lona in 900 BDoS. It was abandoned in 87 DoS after the Thental joined the Mass Alliance and the Sangrila withdrew from the Thantal.

#### Sh'lona

Located in the north west Sh'lona is largest populated continent on Empress and oldest lived in location with artifacts dating as far back as 300,000 BDoS. Over the long and bloody history of Sh'lona it has had many names. But was given the name Sh'lona after Empress Endra Sh'lona lead an incredible camping that managed to put the entire continent under her control. However the power of this empire would wane and by 767 BDoS the Farilon war broke apart this empire into internal conflicts as the conflict spilled over from the new world to the old.

### Islands

#### Adotha

Located west of Sangrilas this land is largely made up of the Adotha mountains and outside of some useful areas in the north is to cold for full time use of the land.

#### Adotha Archipelago

Located on the south eastern end of Sh'lona this group of islands largely plays host to the most luxurious areas found on the continent with many exotic resorts and other such tourist infrastructure. The waters are very shallow and are hard for larger cargo ships to navigate and it is famed for its collections of ship wrecks between the islands.

#### Dath islands

Located south of Sh'lona and north east of Adotha this group of islands nations has always favored a strong defensive navy and is highly protective of the sea between Sh'lona and Sangrilas. They were defeated by Lady Cassandra in 892 BDoS following her invasion of Gasoma with the Sangrila.

#### Gasoma

Located west of Sangrilas this island was fought over between the Sangrila and the Dath, the Dath maintaining control thanks to their superior navy until Lady Cassandra showed them how to construct better vessels and lead them to defeat the Dath fleet.

#### Hagimon

Located along the east coast of Sh'lona this island blocks the ocean currents from effecting the cost along this region making for stable coast line living conditions.

#### Kapris

This is the most southern island before the south ice self. It is -30C during the summer months and as cold as -70 in the winter. Outside of some research outposts the island is unused.

#### Sagris

Located just off the south eastern cost of Sangrils, outside of a few hunting villages it is to cold to use year round. When the Sangrila left in 87 DoS the island was completely abandoned. It was latter used as a logistics center for research stations on Kapris.

#### Tenlem island

Located off the south of Farilon it is the second most south island on Empress. It would have also met a similar fate to Kapris if it wasn't for the abundant iron supplies on the island that made settlement a top priority. Settlers from Uoma were employed to live on the land and maintain a strong community there to this day.

#### Uoma

Located north of Camora (and thanks to its most northern peninsula, frejorak peninsula, it is the most northern landmass. This land was home to the Uoma sub-species of Thental. Belived to have traveled there in 50,000 BDoS from Hagimon. Its isolated and cold location contributed to the specialized adaptation of the Uoma.

#### Valora

Off the north west of northern Sh'lona Valora is a cold island that was used as a bastion for the Cassandra family when they ruled over the regions north of the East Valora mountain range. Lady Cassandra was born on this island.

#### Yumora archipelago

North of Farilon is the Ymora archipelago named after the cartographer who mapped the region Region Yumora these islands range in size from just small enough for a house to be on to bigger then Uoma. Mount Killamanora, the largest mountain on Empress, is located among these islands.

#### Zum'om

Located just off the west side of Farilon this island was once a part of the land but rising water from the last ice age split it off making it an island.

#### Zuonith island chain

A volcanic island range located between Sangrilas and Farilon these islands are noted for their beauty and tropical climate. They have long been fought over for the exotic foods that can be grown there.

## Races originating from Empress

### Thental

#### Thental sub species:

* Farilon
* Sangrila
* Sh'lona

* Uoma

## Unique features

Empress is an ocean world with islands and mid sized continents. Most of the internals of the islands are savannas however due to most plants absorbing moister through their leafs and blocking any moister from going farther, making the inner regions of the continents dry savannas with little but grasslands taking it up. As such the Thental species was forced to live on the edge of the islands and develop hunter/gather parties to go into the dense jungles and fend off the many creatures that dwell in it.

## Major conflicts occurring on Empress

### Sh'lona's conquest (900 BDoS - 872 BDoS)

Largely lead up Lady Cassandra but planned and funded by empress Endra Sh'lona this massive war saw the uniting of the Sh'lona and Sangrila to take all regions west of Camora under her banner. The war was largely overseen by her knight commander supreme: Lady Cassandra. Her efforts would make her legendary and her fam out burned Endra Sh'lona long after both of them.

### Farilon war (767 BDoS - 749 BDoS)

As the various nations from Sh'lona fought over the resource rich land of Farilon they attempted to undercut one another. This would break out into all out war over Farilon in early July 767 BDoS. Just four years later the various nations controlling these proxy wars in Farilon declared war on one another leading to 18 years of hellish war. This would fracture all the major powers into desperate nation states that couldn't afford to keep the conflict going.

### War of the wolf emperor (217 BDoS - 189 BDoS)

As the nations of Empress began to heal from the brutal Farilon war different powers began to rise, largely on Farilon thanks to its abundant natural resources. Amongst them the long thought lost descendent of Endra Sh'lona found their way into the spot light. Emperor Wolf Sh'lona lead an effort to unite Farilon by alliance or war, once those nations were under his control he turned his attention to Camora and Sh'lona, alling himself with the Sangrila once more and using their strength to bring them under his control. By the time victory was on the horizon Wolf was betrayed by his supporters back in Farilon and was assassinated on 189 BDoS. A tenues peace was established between Farilon and the other nations.

### The last war of Empress (83 BDoS - 76 BDoS)

After the quick retreat of the Farilon forces from Sh'lona the nations began to argue over land territory and small conflicts began to open as groups with military claims fought groups with ancestral claims. Groups from Camora attempted to leverage these conflicts to their advantage by selling weapons with their quicker economic recovery from the war of the wolf emperor. Farilon attempted to say out of these conflicts however when the Zuonith island chain was attacked by disparate groups looking to take advantage of Farilon's isolationism. Farilon allied with the Sangrila once more and attempted to settle the war in Sh'lona but found themselves at odds with Camora and soon all nations were pulled into a web of alliances and politics as the world plunged into war. It was only ended after the occupation of Farilon by Sh'lona forces, pushing empress Fora Masima to the throne in 75 BDoS. However she died without an heir 20 years later the empire quickly went through a dozen short lived emperess's, each one naming the world after themselves, it was decided to transition the empire into a more republic style government (numerous nations had republic style governments before the war).