Amiran Empire

The Amiran Empire was founded by King Darus Corlon in the year 1 AF after the unification of Amira. This event marked the start of the modern dating system: AF= After Founding and BF= Before Founding. Before conquest, Amira consisted of 5 independent kingdoms with unique peoples and history. The five kingdoms remain as core provinces of the Amiran Empire to this day. The capital city of Corlon, located on the Northern Amir River about 80km inland of the Eastern Ocean, is the largest and fastest growing city in the entire Northern Hemisphere of Aplacia. Corlon was founded by Darus Corlon in 19 BF upon his landing in Amira and is surrounded by fertile farmlands that feed the empire.

## Provinces

The Amiran Empire consists of 13 Imperial Provinces as of 245 AF. There are six core provinces of the empire whose citizens are given full Amiran citizenship.

### The Six Core Provinces

#### Corlonia

The Corlonian Province is by far the most populous and prosperous of the provinces and contains the capital, Corlon, where the governing Council assembles at the Amiran Forum. The Corlonian Provence produces 80% of the empire's food thanks to the fertile plains between the Northern and Southern Amir Rivers. Other large municipalities within the province include Larkshar, Thriens and Orthan Balusundar along the coast to the south and Ravin, Hafrow and Colins to the north. The semi-independent city of New Avángalorn, formally Amira, lies at the mouth of the conjoined Amir river and is the oldest known city in eastern Amira, though it is sparsely populated compared to its height before the landing of Darus Corlon and the Avángalornians. The Kravangian Order, a religious sect of Kanarianism, holds its seat in the township of Vaksn located 20km east of Corlon.

#### Telvor

The province immediately to the west of Corlonia is the Telvoran Province. Telvor is the youngest of the five old Kingdoms of Amira whose people are though to have migrated to the area from the Corsa Hills around 300-250 BF. The walled-city of Telvor serves as the provincial capital and is the seat of its 2 Councilors. The lands of Telvor lie mainly within Destin Park: an open expanse of land between the Fronser and Mariter Ranges of the Amiran Mountains. Three castles lie throughout Telvor which, along with the keep at Floresent, had previously guarded the entrances to Destin Park and the heart of Telvor. The largest and and arguably most beautiful of the castles is the Citadel in the Canyon where towers and structures are built into the narrow canyon walls of the South Amir River and is spanned by many ornately carved stone bridges. The Everlin Castle lies in the eastern reaches of Destin Park near Lake Destin and is separated from Corlon by a steep pass along an Imperial Roadway. The final castle of Nedor is the only Telvoran castle outside of Destin Park located in the upper reaches North Amir River valley just north of Destin Park.

#### Avan Doren

To the west of Telvor lies the province of Avan Doren, the second youngest of the former kingdoms of Amira. The Avan-Dorean peoples came out of the north from the lands of Caan and Desukov to settle the eastern Amiran Mountains around 500 BF. The lands of Avan Doren lie in Avan Park between the Mariter and Senuach Ranges, and in the upper Marado Valley. The capital city, also called Avan Doren, seats the 2 representative consuls and is known for its production of high-quality textiles derived from the wool of various animals that are herded throughout Avan Park. There are four major castles in Avan Doren: Cor Solon in the south along the South Amir River, Navista lying 40km north of Avan Doren, the largest castle Aven Dwera in the very north of Avan Park and Azéngavor, an ancient castle in the upper Marado Valley that far outdates the arrival of the Avan-Doreans.

#### Nycia

The oldest of the five kingdoms, lying west of Aven Doren, is Nycia. The Nycian Province is bounded by the Senuach Range to the east, the Suranian Range to the south, the mighty Arichiker River the the west and the Northern Mounts to the north. The Nycian peoples are though to have been present in western Amira since before the advent written language over 10,000 years ago. Its capital and largest city is Nysos which lies at the junction of the Marado and Pistola Rivers. Sitting above the walled-city of Nysos on a large mesa lies the seat of the 2 consuls in the Nyro Palace. Jutting forth from the palace is a 200 meter waterfall that rains down into the city. The Nyro Palace was the former city of the Nycian King and still houses this ancient line. Nysos is surrounded by farmlands that produce crops that feed its people and make up a major source of its trade. Six ancient castles lie throughout Nycia. Up the Pistola River from Nysos lies Orsan Rapids and Montos, two rival castles that rely mostly on farming and herding for wealth. In the upper Pistola Valley lies the castles of Pistola and Cisto Flor. Between the two castles is the Keep of Alme, which towers over 350 meters in height, guarding the passage between the two castles. A long and enduring friendship exists between Pistola and Cisto Flor and the most ancient Nycian civilization is believed to have their roots here. Upstream of Nysos on the Marado river lie the two castles of Istancia and Aradian. Just south of Aradian is a township called Salalt which contains another tall keep (the Keep of Salalt). Finally, farther up the Marado River near the border with Avan Doren lies the Order of Daulwood and the seat of the other main branch of the religious sect of Kanarianism.

#### Rango

The province of Rango, located southwest of Nycia, is the least populous of the six core provinces yet is among the most prosperous due to its location along the mouth of the main branch of the Arachiker River, the rich farmlands along its east bank, and the prosperous mines in the Suranian Mountains. Rango is bounded in the south and west by the large Naspian Sea where most of the province's trade is conducted. The people of Rango sailed in from the west from lands beyond the sea (possibly Endroseca) around 2000 BF and remains the dominant sea power of the Amiran Empire housing the most of the western navy of the empire. Along the Arachiker River lies the Castles of Suride and Port Rangar. Port Rangar lies at the mouth of the Arachiker and all trade up the river must pass through the port's control. The capital of Rango is the large walled-city of Sílfuron. The city's surrounding valley contains farmlands to feed the province yet the reason for the location of the city at the base of the Suranian Mountains is due to the proximity with five of the largest gold mines in the Amiran mountains. The final and newest castle in Rango is Beltridum which lies at the mouth of the Tursum River downsteam of Sílfuron through which all the mining trade occurs between Rango and the rest of the peoples inhabiting coasts of the Naspian Sea and the greater Western Ocean.

#### Santoro

The province of Santoro is the largest province by land of the core Amiran Provinces. Located to the South of Nycia, Avan Doren and Telvor, and east of Rango, the lands of Santoro encompass all the the vast Suranian Valley. The Suraian Mountains in the west and north along with the Angre Mountains to the east provide Santoro with rich Gold, Silver and Tin mines that give the former kingdom most of of its wealth. The peoples of Santoro have continually arrived from the southern lands dating as far back as 5000 BF. Santoro has always welcomed southern immigrants to strengthen her armies and economy which in the past helped her to fight off the often superior armies of the northern kingdoms. The Surani River flows north to south throughout the entire valley providing Santoro with fertile farmlands before emptying into the Traquian Sea near the city of Dolgara of the Dolgaran Provence. The capital of the province is Santos, a walled city in the North of the Suranian Valley on the Surani River. Also along the Surani River are the Castles of Lagarana, Parosa, Indol and Nolt's Caverns. The underground fortress of Nolt's Cavern is independent of Santoro yet acts in good faith with the province due to its reliance on her for trade. The final castle in Santoro is Savitos, located on the west-flowing Fryan River, a rich municipality long known for being a place of learned people, new technologies, and top academic institutions. Santoro also controls the booming mining town of Ellson across the Angre Mountains along the Wecran River.

### The Imperial Provinces

The remaining 7 provinces are considered Imperial Provinces that consist of lands and people conquered after the Amiran Unification (1 AF). Imperial provincials have partial citizenship rights within the Amiran Empire. However, each province is still able to elect their own councilors to send to the Amiran Council.

#### Traquia

The Traquian Province consists of the lands surrounding the Traquian Sea which were the first to fall the the burgeoning Amiran Empire in the early first century AF. Before conquest, this province held three of the six independent city states that made up the former Therafian Commonwealth. The first city to fall to the Amirans was Dolgara, a large wall-city at the mouth of Surani River. Today, Dolgara serves as a major port city overseeing trade up the Surani and out the Traquian Sea to the Eastern Ocean. The largest city of the Province, and formerly the most powerful of the Therafian city states, is the walled-city of Traquia located along the Traquian straights connecting the Broken Sea with the Traquian Sea. Traquia was such a dominant force that Aiathia Corlon, daughter and heir of Darus, moved the seat of power to nearby Nikia after the region was pacified and brought into the empire. Nikia, also a walled-city, is the smallest of the former city states, and remained mostly unharmed during conquest after a peaceful surrender following the sack of Dolgara. The Traquian province is rich with mines within the southern Angre Mountains. The mining town of Dawston was founded in 82 AF and provides the Empire with coal and tin.

#### The Broken Lands

Referred to officially as the Typhorian Provience, the Broken lands consist of the Broken Isles, hundreds of islands scatted throughout the Broken sea, and the former city state of Bdel Kur. Bdel Kur lies in a mountainous cove at the tip of the Kurian Penninsula and the Nikian Mountains. This notoriously stubborn city state was the last to fall to the Amiran onslaught when it was sacked and pillaged in the year 51 AF. While many historic buildings and statues were destroyed, the Temple at Thent was preserved and is considered the most prominent Wonder of the Amiran Empire. Many fishing villages are scattered throughout the Broken Isles, but the major cities and townships lie on the big four islands of Dynaside, Vestlan, Estlan and Norlan. The city of Dynaside is the largest of the Broken Isles and surrendered to Amira after the fall of Nikia in 34 AF. The ports of Dura and Typhor, lying on either side of Estlan, are the major trading ports of the province. Typhor was founded by Queen Aiathia Corlon in 48 AF and is the namesake of the official provincial name.

#### Asar

The Asarian province lies on the southern side of the Nikian Mountains and consists of the lands of the upper Orandis River Valley. The only major city is Asar, which lies on Lake Asar shielded from the western frontier by a the Orandis River. The Asar pass connects the city of Asar with Traquia, Nikia and the rest of the Amiran Empire. Asar is in a state of constant military presence with Imperial legions stationed along the River Orandis protecting the kingdom from the tribes of the Carathanian Steppe to the west and of al'Ghazni and al'Mooria to the south.

#### Aiathia

The majority of the populous within the Aiathian Province reside in the city of Aiathia, the second largest city in the Amiran Empire. Formerly called Fedenne, the city was conquered by Falcor Corlon who renamed the city after his late mother in 75 AF. Aiathia is located at the mouth of the wide Platys River and is the prominent port city between Amira proper and the Ports of Astafor. The province spans the entire Platys Valley to the west and encompasses the Corsa Hills where unpacified hill tribes still pester the empire to the present day. To the south of the city of Aiathia lies the city of Falcor along the Linfana River which was founded during the siege of Aiathia by Falcor Corlon in order to cut off trade routes to the south. The final major city of the Aiathian Province in Ferillun Port on the coast of the Eastern Ocean in Feril Bay at the mouth of the Divándolar River. Ferillun Port is named after the rare mushroom Ferillun which is harvested in the nearby Ferillun Hills.

#### Malegeria and Olenias

The Malegarian Province is the conjunction of Olenias along the west-coast of narrowest section of the Amiran Isthmus, and Malegaria, who lies on the southern coast of the Naspian Sea and marks the western extent of the Amiran Empire by the Twin Rivers. At the junction of the Twin Rivers, 2 km upstream of the mouth of the Twined River, sits the port-city of Elenoy San. Elenoy San has historic connections to the Free Cities of the Therafian Commonwealth though the ethnic makeup of the city varies greatly being made up of the various peoples of the Carathanian Steepe. Different still are the peoples of Lowat in the upper Lizean Valley who are mysterious goat herders who are said to be deadly warriors yet have remained at relative peace for the past 400 years, perhaps by reputation. In Olenias lies the walled-city with the same name. Olenias was the only former Therafian City connected to the Western Ocean and is sometimes referred to as "The Door to the West". It was conquered by Queen Aiathia in 45 AF after a year long siege which starved half of the cities inhabitants to death. Olenias is connected to Dolgara and the Traquian Sea via an Imperial Roadway that crosses the safe northern reaches of Volcano Row: the series of active volcanos lying in the Axis Mountains. No peoples lie within 50 km of the spewing rock, except perhaps the Lowat People.

#### The Adobin Isles

The province of Adobin consists of 12 islands in the eastern Naspian Sea west of Rango and Olenias. The islands were conquered by Darus Corlon when the Rangarian Navy was unleashed in the year 5 AF. Less than a year later, after the fall of the single major city of Kinslik, the Adobin ISles became the first imperial Province of the Amiran Empire. The islands are sparsely populated being made mostly of inhabitable solid rock, carved up by rain and the sea. However, the largest Island of Keraklan contains tillable soil and the city of Kinslik lies on its eastern shore at the mouth of the Kerak River. The other large islands in the province include Derslan, Araklan, Dosill, Dorabanlan, Suraill, and the mystical Kranlan: an island housing the wild warrior priests of the Kruk-Kruk Religion.

#### Astafor

The Astaforian Province is the southern most province whose capital city of Tanaren was the last city conquered by the Corlonian Dynasty when it was acquired by Falcor Corlon in 76 AF immediately after the capture of Ferillun Port to the north. The Amirans refer to the province as Astafor, laying claim to the Ports of Astafor and Herac despite having only partial control of the cities of Talpo and Herac and no influence what so ever in Cretes and Medes Arch. Being at constant war with the Tajirian Empire, the Astaforian Province house the majority of the active Amiran Legions. The province contains the least amount of true Amirans with around 35,000 people living in Tanaren. The rest of the province captures the majority of the sparsely populated lands of Carin Minor.