Cinderbreathe

The Cinderbreathe Empire is a major Faction in Overgrowth's Therium-2 campaign, occupying the northside of Preuwyn.

## Origins

In the year 115, Lugaru was under the threat of overpopulation. The contained and small nature of the island, along with the agriculture-based rabbit society, forced Lugarians to explore beyond the sea surrounding them, where they found the continent of Preuwyn and were greeted and taken in by the natives - the Cinderbreathe tribe - despite protest from a few tribal members.
The Lugarian immigrants quickly overtook the natives in number, and eventually colonized most of Preuwyn, dismissing the tribe as lesser and dubbing them "Cinderbloods", before taking the title of 'Cinderbreathe' for themselves, forming the Cinderbreathe Empire.

## in Therium-2

     The Cinderbreathe Empire occupies the northern region of Preuwyn, with the Empry as its capital. The only other known Cinderian cities are Javerhold and Ouruin. It borders the Arlissian Collective at the Arimedean Passage, where Collinpeak is located.

The Cinderbreathe Empire is led by a High Council consisting of seven roles, of which four are known - Military Marshal (Commander Ano), Lord Treasurer (Commander Elke), Supreme Chancellor (High Commander Iren/Inel), and Foreign Minister (Commander Oren). Aditionally, there are two members of the High Council (Ashfur and Adal) whose roles are unknown, and one member who remains unnamed. The general population is kept away from politics, leaving only the High Council and those close to its members to know how it operates, its objectives, goals, and plans.

The Cinderbreathe employ their own calendar system.

**Press "expand" to see a full explanation of the calendar system.**

**The Cinderbreathe Calendar**

*The Cinderbreathe's officials need a system to track each day of every year, so they created a calendar. While most citizens of the Cinderbreathe City only keep track of the current month, the officials keep records by writing down the day of each month.*
The Empire, however, does not have a system for time: everyone simply says 'sunrise', 'afternoon', 'nighttime', etc.
*There are five days per week. Thudar, Wurdar, Sadar, Tondar, and Reidar. Breaks off of work are usually allocated to Reidar.*

**The Seasons**

*There are four seasons: Spur (Spring), Sail (Summer), She (Fall), Wick (Winter). Each season is split in halves: Helm, and Doth. The two names are combined: Spurdoth is the second half of Spring, and Shehelm is the first half of Fall.*

*Spur is celebrated throughout the city, as a symbol of luck and happiness. As the snow melts and the sun starts shining again, the rabbits are all filled with hope: they've survived another winter. There's not much left after Wick, so the rabbits make do with what they have to make celebrations.*

*Sail is when the city thrives, as it becomes a bustling bazaar filled with heat and fresh fruits. There are two festivals held for trade in both Helm and Doth among the citizens and other species: cats from the Arliss come to sell jewelry and Dogs strike deals for their iron wares and weapons. There's never that much to be sold, though, as most of the trade from the foreign caravans is saved for the much more wealthy and pompous Arliss Empire.*

*She marks the extreme amounts of work to prepare for Wick: the guard force is half working on actual guard duty, the other half working construction in whereever necessary. As celebration cools down, so does the air.*

*In Wick, the celebration dies. Because the Cinderbreathe are so far north, the winter is colder and harsher than it is to the Arliss Empire, who live in the South-East. Most Guards are extremely busy cutting firewood, harvesting food and melting water to keep the city and Empry's citizens alive. Because of the barebones guard enforcement, bounty hunters replace the officials and crime becomes more rampant. Thieves can take anything that's left out in the open, and a bounty hunter will almost always be your best bet for justice.*

*Therium-2 takes place in the 41st of Spurhelm, 672. The Cinderbreathe Empire have devoted resources into extending into the Therium, while recovery from Wick takes a backseat. Most of the snow has melted, and the sun is rising once again, but the air is still cold...*

**The Calendar Format**

*You'll be able to see a calendar like this in some outposts, where the Cinderbreathe are planning to stay for much longer. Areas like these are clearly important: only officials check which day it is.*

*Every single day, a mark is made above the day of each week (white dot). If the mark is vertical ( | ), that means a day in Helm has passed. If the mark is vertical and horizontal (✝), then a day in both Helm and Doth has passed.*

*The order of the lines signify which month has passed: first it's Spur, then Sail, then She, then Wick.*

*On this calendar, you can see it's the 43rd of Spurhelm (on a Sadar).*

Due to overpopulation, the Empire is forced to seek grounds to build a new city, and as the Therium is discovered by an expedition teamplaceholder; needs verification, it is chosen to be the location for this new Cinderian settlement.

1. ↑ Wolfire Discord, #therium\_funfacts, "#30: Cinderblood Origins"
2. ↑ Therium-2 Campaign, Empry level.
3. ↑ Therium-2 Campaign, E-A4-A2 level.
4. ↑ Therium-2 ModDB Devlog, "The Cinderbreathe Calendar", https://www.moddb.com/mods/therium-2/news/the-cinderbreathe-calendar