The History of Vasilias Vol. III: The Seven Kingdoms of Vasilias

The History of Vasilias is a series of books on Vasilias and other important figures in the mythology written by a halfling named Thernio Fimbledon. Thernio was himself not a highly religious individual, preferring instead to try and do unbiased studies of different religions. Though The History of Vasilias is a long series, spanning several volumes, some of them have been, unfortunately, lost to time. After the Mallus there were several volumes lost such as Volumes III (The Seven Kingdoms), VI (Forms of Worship), and the fabled final volume, added much later by another scholar, Volume IX (Last Words and Destruction). The fabled Volume IX was written immediately after The Mallus, but do to the utter chaos of the time, the transcript was lost and the volume never printed.

The Book itself is a fine looking red book with a purple piece of fine fabric attached to the seam to act as a book mark. There are gold straps on the spine of the book, acting as decorative set-pieces, and the front of the book has the symbol of Vasilias engraved in brown. The symbol, of course, is two Hands, One in a closed fist holding a mighty scepter, the other lower and open giving grain.

## Contents

### Introduction

*By this point in our study, we all know the tale. Vasilias spread his seed on the earth's fertile bosom and raised from dirt and rock the First Seven Kingdoms of Men. Along the way, a few of these crops were spoilt and destroyed; growing into the 'godless' Kongers. However, before further studying the God of Men, we should see what effect his command had on his people.*

*Each of the Seven Kingdoms spread out across the wide world and took their fathers words to heart; the only exception being Vassoans. Despite this one kingdom, every other one did indeed, as Vasilias commanded: 'Go out and make your mark.'*

### !. Vassoans

*The Vassoans reside still in their aboriginal City-State: Great Vassos. Great Vassos was erected in the fields of Creation, after the birth of the Vassoans. The creation of their city is a most favored myth; Vassoans, the first of Vasilias' crops, and the almighty father together erected the walls of the city. Subsequently, they constructed Vasilias' ziggurat and throne room, and Vasilias took the throne as the rightful king of man. From here he ruled over the great city throughout the entirety of the Golden Age of Mortals, all the while sowing and reaping the other 6 Kingdoms of Man.*

*The Great City of Vassos was founded in the northern-most reaches of what can be called 'Central Congeria.' The Vassoans, believing themselves to be the chosen crop of their God, never left their religious homeland. They, instead of leaving to make their mark, felt they had already made their mark; their mark as their God's chosen people, and so they remained in the city that symbolized this fact through it's creation story.*

*The Vassoans see Vasilias as one that is like them- that is; they see themselves made in his divine image. They, being the first chosen Men, see themselves as sharing his divine aspect. Thus, in their myths, Vasilias has the goals, ambition, and emotions of a human. Further, being in his very city, Vasilias often engaged personally into the affairs of Vassoan Men and Women.*

*The Vassoans primarily celebrate their God through prayer, upholding ancient traditions which were started by Vasilias himself, and holy observance of the sacred city and his ancient throne room.*

### II. Xonconcuans

*The Xonconcuans were the second of Vasilias' crops, and they are a short and stocky breed. The Xonconcuans have skin colors ranging from dark to light brown and have dark, coarse, straight hair. The Xonconcuans, it was said, while they were growing, were distrubed by an Orcish deity. Ogladag, Orcish God of Brutality, came while the seeds were still barely grown, and used his terrible orcish war cry to scare the saplings back into their seeds. According to the Xonconuans, this cry did not dishearten them; but rather Vasilias anticipated the trickery of other Gods and imbued the Xonconcuans with the blessing of confidence. They grew and sprouted quickly; and though their growth was stunted by this early budding, the might of them combined was able to drive off Ogladag who ran off swearing revenge as Vaslias' thundrous laughter filled the air from the top of his ziggurat.*

*After this, the Xonconcuans set out from Vassos to make their mark on the world. They left Congeria and traveled to the lands of Roxstead; the home land of the orcs. It is uncertain whether they did this as an act of aggression towards Ogladag or because of their certainty in their ability to exterminate Orks in battle. In either case, the move towards Ork lands where Ogladag was an important religious figure caused tensions to quickly rise between the two groups. As a result. even their capitol city of Tirothetital is a rather small one, hidden amongst the dense rainforests of the region. A staple of every major Xonconcuan city is the ziggurat, which they make sure to construct in every city as a place of religious worship. They build these of course, in accordance with the first ziggurart erected at Vassos.*

*These ziggurats are the scene of their ritual sacrifices in the name of Vasilias; their view of him particularly grim. Unlike Vassoans, who see Vasilias as benevolent, the Xonconcuans see Vasilias as an angry and spiteful God. Their earliest memory of having to fend off Ogladag symbolized something important to them: if they were not strong enough, and did not preform their duty to Vasilias well, they could be killed. Because of this, they regularly practice sacrifice to keep him satisfied; similarly they often make war with Orks for the glory of their God.*

### III. Pautomese

*The pautomese were the third crop of Vasilias; it is said that the fields of creation were overgrown still with the previous harvest when the pautomese began to grow. However, the snaking roots, big trees, and rows of crops did not stunt their growth; rather, they grew through the overgrowth. When finally they sprouted, and after leaving to make their mark, they seemed to migrate mostly to Reylea. Being accustomed to surviving in the overgrowth, the ancient forests seemed to attract them.*

*They reside mainly in the woods of Reylea now; living quite simply. They do not have any grand capitols like the Xonconcuans or Vassoans, but rather inhabit small tribal communities housed in wooden longhouses. They are masters of stealth, hunting, and guerilla warfare; their population generally demands they be so. That is not to say there are not bigger communities in the part of Reylea they call 'Pautomeia,' simply that it is rarer than amongst some of their human brethren.*

*The Pautomese, of course, still worship the God Vasilias as 'The Great Creator,' and similarly to Vassoans they have quite a benevolent view of their God. Along this, the general culture of Pautoemia shows that the Pautomese have a particularly strong veneration for all the Gods of creation, valuing Mitera and Vorn near as equally as they value Vasilias. They primarily worship their God through the upholding of his ideals, which they spread and pass to their children using tales and stories passed down for generations. They particularly defend their lands of Pautomeia as a sacred spot designated for them by The Gods of Creation and the will of Vasilias.*

### IV. Svakingr

*The Svakingr, the fourth of Vasilias' crops, was said to have been sown at the beginning of the cold season. The rest of the Gods laughed mockingly as the Vassoans toiled in the cold fields, trying to entice the plants from the frozen ground. While they tried to get the plants to grow, the orcish followers of Ogladag came to the walls of the Fields. While the Vassoans tended to the fields, Vasilias grew tired of the Orcish God and his subjects. He himself raised from the great throne and met the Orcs at the the mighty Walls. He uttered a celestial spell so powerful it reinforced the Walls, and made them nigh on impregnable to anyone who was evil or not human. Meanwhile, to the marvel of every celestial onlooker, the seed of Vasilias sprouted even in the hard winter months, when the mortal farmer can nary harvest a single crop from the ground. This large and hardy people became the Svakingr.*

*The Svakingr, after their departure from the Fields of Creation, traveled far to the cold lands of the north, inhabiting the northern most islands off the coast of Ji'Senna. They are known through the regions as traders of exotic goods; they plunder and loot mysterious lands further North and bring strange and valuable artifacts and materials to the elves of Ji'Senna. It is rumored that this mysterious people that war with the Svakingr live far beyond The Great Sea of Ice, and can only be reached by Svakingr Icebreaker ships.*

*Their worship of Vasilias celebrates him as a mighty warrior God. Thei earliest memories of the God are him swarmed by countless orcs, speaking in an ancient tongue the words of blessing unto the Wall. As a result, their view of Vasilias and his pantheon is highly focused on their warrior and kingly aspects; among the most highly venerated to the Svakingr is Munkir and his army of Holy Knights. Their culture values heroism and honor above all else, they are crafty warriors and cunning merchants, and their naval prowess is nearly unsurpassed.*

### V. Darmans

*The fifth crop of Vasilias was seeded and grown during the fair spring months. The Fields were alive with animals, plants, and people. Now the Fields and the lands within the Walls of Vasilias were populated by all sorts of diverse humans from each of the previous crops. When the Darmans sprouted, they came into a living, vibrant, and fertile lands.*

*The Darmans grew attached to the lands that they came from, so easy and peaceful was life there that when they set out to accomplish the task set out for them by Vasilias, they decided to travel not so far. They inhabited the lands in and around northern Central Congeria. The Darmans constructed magnificent temples that could house entire cities within them, and if the city was not housed by the temple, then there was surely one in the center of the city. The Darmans also frequently built monastaries and temples in remote locations to start devout religious organizations.*

*Due to their peaceful genesis, the Darmans have developed a very loving view of their God, and see him as generally benevolent. In fact, they tend to interpret the world itself as benevolent and divine. Everything good, to them, has it's origin in their interpretation of Vasilias: The Thousand-Faced Being, Vas. They think that there is only one true Divine, and all other deities and Gods are mere personifications of this God. With this worldview, every other religion is more or less correct, they just worship a different face of Vas. They also recognize the lesser God of Vasilias as just one of this beings many faces, thus they call him Vas. Darmans are among the most pious Kingdoms of the Seven, and remain detached from most politics of the world preferring to remain focused on the divine.*