Salena

*No more exclusion, no more cages, no more blood supremacy. This is the Salena I promise to you.*

*- Czar Fairam*

## SALENA

Nestled within the mountains of the high north, Salena is a harsh and unforgiving place— who's traditions and past still shape their way of life.

A nation of independent people, Salena has been closed off to the rest of Parthas for almost its entire lifespan as a nation. Hidden within it lay not only a vibrant and rich culture, but secrets of ancient Gods and monsters that once roamed the land before them. Ruled over by an interesting set of individuals, the Oligarchs of Salena as well as their Czar are products of a nation that has survived and adapted through multiple tragaties instead of buckleing to them.

The history of this nation has been documented under four phases; ***The Phase of the All devouring***, ***The Phase of Rebirth***, ***The Phase of Turmol***, and ***The Interlude***.

Those who live in this nation know well that Salena has no intentions of conflict with other nations, but wholey makes up for it with its never ending battle with itself.

## Districts

The main city of Salena is separated into different districts depending on what oligarchs estate is nearest to the area. Districts, on paper, are meant to have no differences outside of

naming and architecture, though, each district attracts a different kind of person, and depending on what district a Salein is from often weighs on their social standing.

**│**IRON GATE ESTATE **│ │**THE IMMORTAL ESTATE OF THE GENERAL**│**

**│Mortoraa│ │Vyyrinaa│**

## Palebloods and Other Creatures

   Unlike their fellow nations, Salenas specific creatures can be found within every part of Parthas, only but a handful are truly tied to the reigion completely.

However, Salena is most well known for what they refer to as *Palebloods*. Usually referred to as a mix between the names "Vi'empyre", "Vay'mpire", or the more traditional "Vampire" by other clans, Palebloods are people who hold great spiritual importance to Saleins and their culture. Once people who had been consumed by Shan-Uzal and then later reclaimed their physical bodies, Palebloods bleed a variation of white to silver to a milky red. The lighter the blood, the more *"pure"* the Paleblood is, as the less pigmentation present, the closer they are viewed to the Godhood of Shan-Uzal.

Much like their patron God, Palebloods also consume life, however through the form of human blood, and less so though the methods of Shan-Uzal itself. Depending on the wealth of a Paleblood, a ***Blood Letter*** is usually employed instead of alternative methods.

Functionally immortal, Palebloods also retain power over all life forces, being one of the only creatures that can wield ***Hemomancy***, or, better known as blood magic. Most Salein Palebloods don't dabble with this magic however, all but the top elite, as three of the five Salein oligarchs can use this difficult and unruly power, with one being highly proficient.

Along with the ablility to use Hemomancy, depending on how pure the host Paleblood is, the more supernatural of abilities they can retain, the most probable is being inhuman strength.

◉│**Zhizn Beetles │◉**

## Salein Main Leaders

◉│**past: Czarina Anya│past: Czar Micholash*│*current: Czar Fairam │◉**

## Salein Oligarchs

Leaders of specific orders of society, the five Oligarchs are the top of their families, and keep political balance in what Salena deems as each pillar of truth.
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**Medicine, Spirituality, Strength, Art, and Balance**