Cumulus Empire

The Cumulus Empire is the most populated and economically prosperous kingdom in Eeccess. The empire has more cities, academies, and chapels than the other two kingdoms combined. Once stretching all the way north to Crystal Bay, the Cumulus Empire now ends at River Kier.

Since there are so many cities in the empire, the government allows cities to rule themselves. However, if any city begins to get too powerful or behave to independently, the empire will intervene.

The empire was created during the Empyrean Ascendency Era (EAE), but many outside of Eeccess equate the kingdom to one with no history or knowledge of the world. Since its creation, the Cumulus Empire never wanted to be isolationist, they were forced. After centuries of talks with other nations, the Cumulus Empire finally broke through and aligned with the Sunsu people in 450 SM. According to Savants, the empire is, “young, fertile, and pure” bringing great interest to other nations around the world.

The Cumulus Empire holds four lakes; Lake Stratus, Xylene’s Oasis, Star Pond, and the Nephele Waters. River Grey and Lamya Creek flow through the Cumulus Empire.

The Cumulus Empire is extremely religious with the government working closely with the Chapel of the Clouds. It is said that every generation Axone delivers the kingdom's twin guardians to guide them to greatness - the Empress and the High Priestess.

The empire’s capital city is Contrails, located on the Southern Shores of Eeccess. The city is known for its tall sandstone buildings “reaching the clouds”.

The city of Nephele is the empire’s religious city where the main Chapel of the Clouds is located. During the Festival of the Constellations in the Pink Moon, the city is filled with believers from all over the world and it is usually a joyous occasion.

Howard is a small city off the Greenland Coast where the Modification of Clouds temple is located. This religious sect is the only one that openly disagrees with the Chapel of the Clouds. After years of negotiation with the empire, the Modification Academia opened. The city has flourished, bringing forward thinkers into the institution. This recent expansion has brought the city under the empire’s radar.

The city of Stratos is located in the Stratos Fields off the Gulf of Kyti’s coast. The city of Cirrus is located in the Cirrus Desert where the River Grey splits into Lamya Creek.

Alto, Nimbus, and Empyris are sister cities located in Sedah’s Grove. These cities are in close alliance with each other, allowing the city's population to triple in the last century. Before the Eodunni invasion, the empire’s attention was on the sister cities as the cities secretly planned to disband from the empire. Now with Sedah’s Grove in danger of being the next target, the cities, and the empire are working together.

Varsha is a city island located in the Gulf of Kyti. Originally the city was a small fishing village that traded regularly with Stratos. After the discovery of black diamonds in the holy Obsidian Hills, the city expanded, quickly taking over the entire island. Varsha has become completely dependent on the diamonds, forcing the city to build around the Hills. Most of the population are poor miners who live in small neighborhoods close to the mine entrances around the city. In recent years, fighting over the diamond mines has caused an increase in gang violence, bringing the attention of the empire.

In 497 SM, the Eodunn Kingdom began to take land at Crystal Bay, starting a war with the Cumulus Empire. So far, only the city of Modove has been captured but the Eodunni’s progression westward has recently paused. In the last few years, the Cumulus Empire strengthened not only its military but its relationship with the Free People of Beldurra (FBP). The empire is hoping this initiative will help change the tide of the war soon.