Chikara

## Kingdom Of Chikara

As implied before, Chikara is known vastly for its beautiful scenery and uniquely built constructions. Most of the buildings seen are used for more ceremonial purposes such as praying, initiations, or the blessing of children. Others are simply homes for the people of the kingdom or other establishments. Their plants, most commonly the cherry blossoms, are see almost everywhere the land stretches and they have become a special species of plant to inhabit the land. Because of the plants inability to grow near other species of plants, they are usually stretched out and are seen mostly around the entrance, homes, and borders of the land. Chikara is also known for their delicious dishes and their way of preserving food- which is surprisingly very popular among other kingdoms. Their secret methods of freeze-drying, fermentation, and smoking gives their food such a vast amount of different flavors. Opting those who have yet to try their dishes to trade before the cold seasons set in. Foods like noodles, smoked meats, and fermented and pickled vegetables are the most high in demand for trades since they last longer than the typical foods. Crops that are grown during the warmer months, such as rice or grain, are sold previously before the cold starts to set in- which is why their paddy fields and farms are a lot less bare when the winter time rolls around. Fish and meat are the hardest to preserve since they are prone to rotting or getting freezer burn. But that's when smoking and freeze drying come in handy.

## History Of The Land

Chikara was built upon the idea of safety, when both elves and dwarves were being attacked from prejudiced views, they were seen as threats that needed to be dealt with. Oni’s who were born as natural warriors watched as chaos ensued and as they built Chikara they built it with safety in mind hence the four towers that watch over their expansive fields. At the time, Chikara had a neighbor which was backed up to the coast, it was where the prejudice was the worst and a short war had erupted out after a dispute at each other's border, it was bloodshed and with the other mystical beings help it was a breeze. Afterward, many kingdoms reconciled with the mystical beings, it was a great reminder of why they were called mystical. For the following years, Oni developed, its agriculture enhanced heavily but was always hindered by winter like many other kingdoms, however, with the discovery of ore’s another market opened for them. Soon, Chikara became a bustling economy full of merchants coming in and out, a few decades passed and they experienced a renaissance, art, architecture, and literature became a prominent part of Oni culture; though with this bloodshed appeared as influential figures appeared each etching for power, a power struggle eventually happened, though in the last decade it was quickly dealt with. In short, Chikara possesses a history that one should study upon.

## Chikaras Royalty

Royalty within Chikara is very similar to others; one difference however is that it has similarity to autocracy. The ruler of Chikara more known as Shogun has absolute rule over his land, then comes his children and the other higher ranked members of the Empire, he can revoke ones authority, execute any whom he rebukes his words, and a multitude of other things; However, even with this so-called absolute rule he is always balanced by the Ritsuko Clan, he has control of the economy, while they have control of the military. The two always balance each-other out. The current leader is a very territorial one, one misunderstanding can evoke war, fortunately, his successor is much wiser and extremely well for his age he wishes to develop a new-trade and is working closely with the his subjects in Chikara. Chikara’s military strength is very confusing to classify; their true strength is yet to be known, even the shogun, the leader of the army strength is unknown. Fortunately, we can estimate their strength and we have a good understanding of their weaponry. Chikara’s warriors usually retain a Katana and Karuta, some possess a naginata but are usually used for females. Their soldiers amount to about 600,000 active soldiers spread over key-points. They have about 200,000 soldiers in reserve, some are centered near or around Azumanto, others are placed at the ports. The fact is, Chikara has strategically placed their soldiers to cover their flanks and are near enough to rush to aid. The Ritsuko clan also assist the army and they are said to much stronger than any of the current warriors there.

## Economy Of Chikara

Throughout the centuries of Chikara’s land being established, they have not gone through a suffering when it comes to trade, the inhabitants of the land have safely convicted a way of having steady flow , Chikara discovered they had a mine filled of rare metals which would only increase in demand as of late. Chikara’s economy may not be blooming like other kingdoms but it's steadily increasing, with subjugations and more and more ambitious adventurers looking to carve their name upon the world. The friendliest partner they have currently is The Righteous Kingdom of Nozar, they usually purchase a bulk of their metal and even are willing to send their own men to escort the cargo, most of the ore’s go to workshops to be turned into weapons and armour. Though there is another kingdom they trade with, Slokar’s Mystic Kingdom, they demand ore’s quite as much as Nozar. Since many of the ore’s are easily enchantabled, they use them in their mage staff and it’s quite in demand among it’s nobles. What Chikara attains in return is flour, spices, and other ore’s that are rather rare within their own domain.

## Landscape Of Chikara

About 80 percent of the land in Chikara is considered ‘mountainous’. Although not particularly high, the hills and mountains of the interior are steep and are not, therefore, considered habitable or suitable for cultivation. The young rocks are eroded by many short, steep and fast-flowing streams and rivers, the longest of which tend to flow towards larger bodies of water. Abundant precipitation and the generally mild temperatures throughout most of the country have produced a lush vegetation cover and, despite the mountainous terrain and generally poor soils, have made it possible to raise a variety of crops. In terms of buildings well there’s no such thing as a small house in Chikara, due to the large size of the Oni people houses are usually spacious and even small villages look like smaller kingdoms because of this.