Keraruk

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**Keraruk** (/'ke.ɾa.ɾuk/), officially the **Kingdom of Keraruk** (Kasdior: *Kerarukl Haimruk*), is a country in the North Coast of the esthern continent, bordered by the Coast of Keraruk to the north, Vienta to the east, Cukma to the south, Tebru to the west and Akor to the northwest. Keraruk is an elective monarchy; it's capital and largest city is **Aloennütet** (/a.lo.en.nju.tet/), also known as City of the Heroes, one of the largest cities in the North Coast.

## Keraruk people

The Kera were a group of tribes living in the grasslands of the eastern continent. In their myths, a group of warriors known as "The Old Heroes" fought an army of demons, migrated to the North Coast and established the country of Keraruk.

Nowadays the erudits of Keraruk had identified this "Army of demons" with the nomadic tribes of humans known as Saberwolf Riders, a group of people that live in the Grasslands to the south of the Apoken mountains wich enslaved to the Kera during centuries.

### Etymology

Keraruk is a deformation of /'qe.doi/ "brave people" and /'ʀʊq/ "place" meaning “place of the brave people" in Kasdior, the ancestral language.

### History

The Keran People settled in the north of the eastern continent around the year 400 before this era. The myths tells the first tribes were hunter-gatherers but an army of demons came from the south and terrified the first tribes. In this time a group of warriors known as "The Old Heroes" fought the demons and liberated the people.

#### Founding of Keraruk country

Around the year 0 of this era, a group of Keran people settle in the west peninsula in the north of the continent. Under the command of Negio, Deshak Gonfgrasfür, this group established the country of Keraruk.

#### First school

Deshak Gonfgrasfür became both, the King of all Kera and the High Priest of the people. In the first week, Deshak went to the Tioneruk, the "place of gods" to talk with Delthor The Creator in order to please Negatet, goddess of knowledge. This first approach results in the finding of an ancient scroll explaning the process by which one builds and employs simple schools, temples of science dedicated to Negatet.

#### Visit of Niarorog

In the second week, Deshak Gonfgrasfür prayed to Delthor in the Tioneruk for knowledge to tame the animals around the people for work in the fields an transport them beyond their limits. That night, during the celebrations of the Tionenior Tai "Day of gods", an actual wolf teached Deshak how to tame other animals. This wolf was the incarnation of Niarorog, the Skywolf, god of nature, war, hunting and virility.

#### The Oracles

In the third week, the people started to be tired of carring with their goods and things. Deshak Galfonfafür prayed to Delthor once more for help and then, a group of two men and two women started to talk in name of Negatet, they talking like they were one, they told the King of the wheeled machine that'll give him a productive advantage: the cart. Since that day, two men and two women are dedicated to Negatet and were named: The Oracles.

#### Architectural advancements

In the fourth week, the people started to suffer from the inclement weather and realized that their houses don't protected them anymore. Deshak went to pray to Delthor for help to hear the goddess Negatet and discover a new form to build their homes. Once more, the oracles talked in name of Negatet and told the king how to build magnificent and resistant stone constructions.

#### Population explosion

In the fifth week, Deshak realized that the population increased beyond their capacity. Looking for new lands, the Oracles told him about an idea, new laws about new territories in the surroundings of the towns. With the oracles' help, they developed a system to encourage citizens to settle around newly built cities.

#### Defensive weapons

In the sixth week, Deshak heard that the farmers in the borders of the land have been attacked by wild animals. He approached to Delthor to request the knowledge to build defensive weapons. After that the people started to test some ideas for defensive technology until they got a couple of good weapon designs that will protect them against basic threats.

#### Founding "Tionefen"

The southern region of Keraruk had always been considered a holy place. The Keraruk believe that this is where the gods live and where they came from. For this reason, many people began to settle in the warmer grasslands, which led to the founding of Tionefen "House of the Gods". The new city grew rapidly and became the most important religious landmark in all of Keraruk.

#### Knowing other cultures

From the crops fields near to Tionefen, started rumors about another people living in the easth. For this reason, and after a lot of considerations, the people of Tionefen elected city's representative. After a meeting with Deshak, this representant become the new *Kerior Fel,* "The face of the Kera", the Nation's representative.

#### Exploring the sea

On the shores of Aloennütet, the capital, fishermen began to need more fish and prey. Increasing populations and advances in fishing techniques led to the need to go deeper into the ocean. Deshak Gonfgrasfür consulted the Negatet's Oracles, they were enlightened with the knowledge of the creation of small boats.

#### **Negatet's petition**

One night, Deshak, King of All Keraruk, had a dream. In this dream he saw a mountain full of candles. There was a priest of Negatet light the candles, but there were so much candles and the priest was going so slow that in a moment Negatet talked and said: "The knowledge of the people is a light in the middle of the darkness of the world, wild winds are going to blow away the culture if the people don't enlight the nations" Then a strong wind blew out the candles, no one remain enlighten and the whole mountain collapsed killing the priest. The Oracles heard the dream of the King and after a week praying to Negatet, they got an answer, they will start to especialize the education in the schools for the most advanced students. In this way, Keraruk founded it's first high school.

#### Expedition to the Wastelands

One day the Oracles of Negatet told to Deshak Gonfgrasfür, King of Keraruk, one vision they had:

> *"There was a fight in the heavens, the Gods fought against one of them.* *The offender was Abendragen, God of Mischief, Chaos and Mercants.* *Abendreh has stolen part of the power of the Gods, the magic, The New Force.* *Abendreh has left the heavens and descendant to Delthoria. In two nights, He will give us part of this power."*
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And that happened... Two days latter an intense light glared in the sky and some of the monks of Abendreh were blessed with the New Power, the magic of Delthoria. Looking for knowledge, a scientific expedition was sent to the south, to the ruins of ancient civilizations. At the south of Vienta, near of the border, in the unhabitant province of "Reversed" and more to the south, in the north region of the Wastelands there are sites of interest, both were the destination of this expedition.

The expedition went to Akas Üpes, Vienta, on their way into the steppe south of Vienta. They explained the purpose of the expedition, Word of this also came to the ear of the crown prince of Vienta, Pikönen Otarï Tulï, who was staying in the city at the time for his studies. In a burst of youthful vigour and excitement he immediately declared his participation in this mission. The next day he departed south with the expedition as well as a handful of his own men.

The expedition was well equipped, and hired local guides from isolated tribes where they could to ensure their safe passage through difficult terrain. Despite their preparations, disaster nearly befell the expedition multiple times due to weather, bad luck, and the petty wars of one remote village against another.

Finally though, the expedition came upon the remains of an ancient civilization. One that built finely decorated but sturdy structures from a hard dark grey stone. The linguist in the expedition (who had also had the responsibility of attempting to communicate with the local people they had met along the way) was able to decipher that these ruins had belonged to the “Ikenekaj”, and that they possessed advanced construction techniques that were evident in the design of their ancient buildings.

Unfortunately they were attacked by tribespeople who accused them of having angered the spirits by entering the ancient ruins. The crown prince had stepped forward and tried to appease the locals. His courage and goodhearted explanations fell on deaf [or simply not understanding?] ears. He was shot down by the angry mob. The expedition group could escape the battle that broke out afterwards. Luckily they managed to save the prince‘s body, lest his spirit would have had to wander restlessly from these foreign lands to come back to haunt his people.

Despite the death of the prince, the expedition went back with new techniques of building and the knowledge of new form to use the local flora to heal diseases. The Negatet's monks started to develope this finding and the healers around the country started to win the race against death.

### Government

Keraruk is an elective monarchy conformed by a council of provinces' leaders, town representatives and the King and Hight Priest of all Kera. Every town in each province have a group of leaders, this leaders are elected by the people on the town or voluntarily serve like representants. Every 5 years this group of leaders, a group of the smartests Negatet's monks and intellectual citizens, select a Province's leader. These leaders are part of the Council of Provinces, a group of the most important leader in Keraruk. These leaders discuss all the decisions to be made, they interpretate all the words of the Negatet's Voices and have to aprove all the war declarations. The Council also chooses the new King from among its members, this king must prove to be one of the most intelligent people in the country and must prove his loyalty to Negatet and the Kera people.

#### Ruler

The leader of the Keraruk is both, the King and the High Priest, he is who talks to the gods in the Tioneruk and do the gods will. He is one of the smartest man in the Council and is a very skilled warrior.

The oficial title of the ruler of Keraruk is: Kles Neltot, Kerarukenior Haim, "Hight Priest, King of all Keraruk". Negio, Deshak Gonfgrasfür, Deshak, the Wise is the today's ruler of Keraruk.

### Race

Keraruk people are a humanoid species of primates called Kera or Gera. The most unusual features of the Keraruk people are their red skin, it can comes from a pink skin to a blood red tone. They have white hair, mostly in their heads, like humans but it's very common for males to have facial hair.

They have irises of different colors: yellow, brown, black and red with a dark sclera.

Some members of the species have yellow stripes along their body, especially in the back, arms and legs, but sometimes in the face too.