Kingdom of Arkania

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**The Kingdom of Arkania** is a realm in the north-west inhabited by the Akka'i people and ruled by King Arkkon II. The kingdom is known to be highly dipolmatic and only gets military active if threatened. The name Arkania means "Land of the Akka'i"

## Politics

The government of Arkania is the feudal-monarchy, meaning that the king lends his land to other nobles who then govern their fief (mostly) on their own. After the "Rebellion of the East" the ruler of Arkania King Arkkon II. didn't get military active since then and remains calm and diplomacy-focused. Arkania uses their forces mostly to defend their realm rather than expand their borders or pillage foreign villages. Arkanias only enemys are the raiding Svukangs. The Kingdom maintains a good relationship with the Duchy of Pontavaux and sees the Pontavines as friends of Arkania, altough they follow a different religion.

The inheritance law of the kingdom is the Agnatic-Cognatic Gavelkind, meaning that after the demise or abdication of a current ruler the land gets divided among their children. The eldest inherits the primary title. Women can only inherit if there are no eligible males.

### Fiefs

The kingdom holds seven villages, four castles and one town and is divied into four countys. There are also two monasterys within the realm of Arkania, but these are part of the Candela Church, overseen by the high-priest of Arkania and do not belong to the kingdom, making them independent. The Kingdom of Arkania holds following fiefs:

* Town of Eldalya
* Castle Stonefort
* Castle Durak Azul
* Castle Dračí tvrz
* Castle Moria
* The village of Krnov
* The village of Ishir
* The village of Myndir
* The village of Altera
* The village of Enduria
* The village of Decorus
* The village of Illudor

## Culture

The most dominant culture of the kingdom are the Akka'i who are also referred as Arkanians. But they're not the only culture within the realm of Arkania. There are some minority cultures as well, like the second largest culture within the kingdom, the Ustjero. While every king of Arkania has been an arkanian, some nobles under the banner of King Arkkon II. are Ustjero.

### Faith

The state religion of the Kingdom of Arkania is Lucrezianism. The kingdom is also a member of the Candela Church which is represented by the high-priest of Arkania. While most of the inhabitens and rulers of the kingdom follow the lucrezian faith, there is still a pagan and radunists minority within Arkania which fears persecution by the church.

## History

It isn't clear when the kingdom has been established. But legends say that in the Forgotten Past, the Akka'i were divided into multiple tribes in the west of the known world. One of these tribes was governed by the tyrant Jafron who ruled with an iron fist, even tough being a coward and losing every time the tribe tried to defend their settlements from hostile aggressors. At some time, the well known and beloved farmer Arkkon uprised against Jafron and defeated him in battle. The people of the tribe then declared Arkkon as their new chief, who then ceated the house of Arkkonid. He then used his power to conquer the other Akka'i tribes and uniting them under one banner, establishing the Kingdom of Arkania.

In the year 466 a.f.C King Athis III. came in first contact with missionaries of the Candela Church. At the time, the Akka'i followed their own pagan faith and didn't care about organized religion. But in the same year, the kingdom fought a war against a hostile ustjero tribe and the King awaited a great battle. Athis. III feared to lose the war and let his realm getting pillaged by the ustjero tribe, until a lucrezian missionary came to him and said that he has to pray to Lucrezian "for strenght, luck and condition" in battle. Athis III. was so desperate that he really prayed to Lucrezian before the battle, but still awaited a great loss. But it didn't turned out that way. Despite his fear, the arkanians claimed a great victory on this day and crushed the tribe once and for all at the "Battle of Ishir." King Athis III. was sure that this has been the work of Lucrezian and converted to Lucrezianism, laying ground for the faith and the church to establish themself in Arkania and convert the people to the Lucrezianism.

In 888 a.f.C the kingdom was against threatened by multiple raiding ustjero tribes. King Talon "Ironheart" wasn't scared however but instead saw this as a oppertunity to expand the borders of his kingdom. With his army, he deafeated every ustjero tribe in the west and conquered their settlements until there was only one left, lead by Chief Václav. The war against Václav was long and tedious and Václav even managed to defeat King Talon "Ironheart" in a personal battle, cutting out his right eyeball. But still, Václav knew he couldn't win against such a great army. But King Talon "Ironheart" was so impressed by the courage and capability, that he offerd Václav to spare him and his tribe if he bends the knee. Václav accepted and reccieved the nobilty title of a count as well as his former tribe as a fief by King Talon, putting an end to the "Usjero Wars"

After the end of the war, not every Ustjero was happy to be part of the Kingdom of Arkania and wanted to become independent again. After the demise of King Killiath and Prince Harkon in the year 997 a.f.C, the usjero farmer Tomáš gatherd a group of angry ustjero tribesman and began to rebell against the kingdom. The new King Arkkon II. then gathered and army to deafeat the rebels and turn them down. At the "Battle of Krnov" the army of King Arkkon II. managed to defeat the rebels and kill Tomáš in action, but with great losses on the arkanian side. After that, the ustjero haven't rebelled ever since.