Endroseca

Endroseca is the land near the equator on the west coast of continental Aplacia. Endroseca also refers to the kingdom of the same name consisting of four supremely defended walled-cities along with the far away castle of Fal'Sunta which guards the entry into Endroseca from the east and north, lying on a bend of the Lafidi River. There are myriad of small villages and farms throughout the land, mostly along the three rivers, which feed and fuel the Kingdom. Currently ruled by King Hared Harati, the kingdom has been ruled by the Harati line for the past 150 years after the violent usurpation of the ancient Krithanirian line of Kings who descend from the ancient Endro-Skathians.

The economy of the Kingdom relies on sea trade, fishing and oils from the unique fruits that grow in the area. Endroseca boasts arguably the best Navy in the Western Ocean, rivaled only by the Rangar of Amira. Raids and military expeditions against Abrahvihn and Amira to the north and against the far away southern lands keep the navy and military sharp and their reputation fresh in the minds of all on the Western Ocean.

Three of the main cities lie on the sea, while the fourth, Gaunta, lies up the slow-flowing Juforani River. The largest city of Lanagal lies at the mouth of the Juforani in the Bay of Daza and is the home of the famous Gladiators, imported from all across Aplacia, who fight in the legendary Ciruleam Arena. To the west, on the island of Farzal lies the city of the same name. Farzal is the oldest city in the kingdom founded before even the Grafidis arrived to the area. The last city of Maurti lies far to the west at the mouth of the Stravi River. Maurti is the center of the food-oil trade for all of Aplacia making it the wealthiest and most influential of the cities in Endroseca. There is no capital of Endroseca as the King owns decadent palaces in each of the four main cities and travels between them frequently, never spending more than two years at each location. This is done to quell any possible uprising or rebellion that may foment in one of the cities due to the many rich ambitious families that exist across the kingdom.

### The Skathian Kings

The first Skathian King of Endroseca was Moga (18th Century B.F.) who established Skathian power in Serutsydon, and the Stravi Valley. The Endro-Skathians extended their supremacy over Southern Endroseca, conquering the Endro-Cryrians and other local kingdoms. The Endro-Skathians were apparently subjugated by the Yuzhian Empire, by either Yuhula Yadphises or Yanishka. Yet the Skathians continued to govern as Satraps (provincial governors), forming the Northern Satraps (in modern Endroseca) and the Western Satraps (in modern Thralandir). The power of the Skathian rulers started to decline in the 17th century B.F. after the Endro-Skathians were defeated by the Emperor of Dal Ragir, Gatumpurtra Satikiri. Edro-Skathian rule in the lands west of the Blurovian Rise ceased with the last Western Satrap Rudashima III.

The invasion of the Endroseca and the surrounding regions by the Skathian tribes from Western Navana, often referred to as the Skathian invasion, played a significant part in the history of Endroseca, Thralandir and other nearby lands. In fact, the Endro-Skathian war is just one chapter in the events triggered by the nomadic flight of the Western Navanans from conflict with tribes such as the Xongnu Peoples of the Carathanian Steppe in the 17th century B.F., which had lasting effects on Shinzawar, Gustang, Endroseca as well as far-off Amira in the north, and more nearby to the east in Arde Tajiri.

Ancient Amiran historians includian Torian and Daudus Flomery have mentioned that the ancient Skathians ("Skathi") were nomadic people. However, Bronca, in his detailed study of Flomery's Chapter 4, states: "The land of the Skathi belongs to nomads, they have no towns but dwell in forests and caves".

The ancient Skathians were related to the Arascids (who founded the Arascid Empire). The Skathains from Skatha in central Navana defeated and killed the Arascid King Marates II in 1826 B.F. The Endro-Skathians established themselves in Endroseca around 1788 B.F., during the end of the reign of Krithanir the Great of the Arascid Empire.