Dragon Kingdom

**Dragon Kingdom** (竜王国, *Ryūōkoku*?) is an human nation known for their draconic rulers and an almost non-existent military power.

## Culture

It seems that the Dragon Kingdom is in a dire financial crisis, due to heavy reliance on foreign military aid to protect their country's borders and the increased expenditure on their military in fending off the invading beastmen.

## Military Strength

Because of constant attacks from the Beastman Country and having to rely on the Slane Theocracy and Baharuth Empire for military aid to fend them off, it can be assumed that Dragon Kingdom's own military strength is in very bad shape. It likely does not have the funds to build up a good military, because they have to pay ransom to the other nations in return for their aid. Starting by the fact that there is a big difference in the basic strength of humans and beastmen, next to the continuous attacks and the big military spend, all those factors make it difficult for the government to increase the power of their armies.

However when Aqua Oriculus was able to stop the Beastmen Country from invading the Kingdom, both the Theocracy and the Empire withdrawn whatever military force they have, which weakened the Kingdom even more so. At this point, it was agreed upon by the Dragon Council to rectify and train soldiers for the military, seeking even citizens or even adventurers to see if they will become soldiers.

## Foreign Relations

The Dragon Kingdom was heavily dependent on other countries for its defense and protection as the country is unable to fund a decent military of its own. Fortunately, all the other human nations recognized that the Dragon Kingdom is the only obstacle that keeps the advancing beastmen at bay. In addition, the Queen personally enlists the local adventurers to support defending the kingdom.

### Slane Theocracy

The Dragon Kingdom paid tribute to the Slane Theocracy each year in order for the Theocracy to dispatch troops against the Beastman Country. With financial backing, they would usually lend military aid to the Dragon Kingdom when dealing with the demi-human invasion. However since Aqua Oriculus diplomatic efforts that halted the Beastmen attacks, the Theocracy no longer supports the Dragon Kingdom.

### Baharuth Empire

The Baharuth Empire is a neighboring state of the Dragon Kingdom, though relations between the two powers seem sour due to its emperor having a personal dislike towards the Kingdom's monarch. Though it does send military aid, albeit with reluctance, not out of charity but as a necessity. In fact, the Dragon Kingdom's existence is what's keeping the Beastman Country from invading the Empire's territory. However since Aqua Oriculus diplomatic efforts that halted the Beastmen attacks, the Theocracy no longer supports the Dragon Kingdom, with additional fears from Draudillon Oriculus that the Empire invade themselves in order to have it a under ruled occupation.

### Re-Estize Kingdom

The relationship between the two kingdoms are not known as they had little to no contact. According to the current Dragon Queen, they are neutral with the Re-Estize Kingdom.

### Beastman Country

Currently the Beastman Country and the Dragon Kingdom is currently in open hostile warfare. It was the kind of situation where the Beastman native to the Beastman Country are attacking, conquering, sacking and abducting the Dragon Kingdom's territory, cities, villages and towns in order to obtain the human populace of the Kingdom. This invasion was initiated by the Beastmen who seek to capture humans as a stable food source. Formally the Dragon Kingdom is having immense difficulty fending off the Beastmen due to the superior racial advantages the Beastmen possess in comparison to their human armies. Because of that situation not in their favor, it forced the Dragon Kingdom to rely on foreign aid from other human nations to fend them off along with Adamantite Adventurers. So far, the Beastmen Country have successfully conquered three cities of the Dragon Kingdom and are holding numerous flesh banquets where they gorge on their abundant acquired human flesh. In a way, their overall advancement was said to have put the Dragon Kingdom in a dire state.

However thanks to Aqua Oriculus diplomatic efforts, the Beastmen Country ceased hostile actions against the Kingdom, even returning their three captured cities and the people they capturede, but no reparations to the family whose members were killed, forcing the royal to pay any reparations required by law.

## Trivia

* There are around thirty generals in the frontline.
* The Beastmen periodically raid the Dragon Kingdom for food (humans).
* The Beastmen have already conquered multiple cities from the Dragon Kingdom and eaten the humans in those cities.