Skugirland

The flag of Skigurland, depicting a black lion and the Skiguran Red Cross

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**Skugirland**, officially the **Kyngdom of Skugirland**, is a city-state in the Nataq Plains. The Skigurish kingdom is recognized as the successor state to the Holy Kingdom of Beinlandi due to the first settlers of Skugirland being Beinlandish refugees fleeing their Kingdom's demise. The current Kyng is Kyng Henry Brooke.

## Etymology

The name *Skugirland* is a combination of 2 words in the Skugirish language, *Skugir* being the name of the people and *land* combining to mean “land of the Skugir.”

## History

### Pre-History

Before the city of Skugirland existed, its noble founders lived in the Holy Kingdom of Beinlandi, a land far away and forgotten to time. These founders belonged to the primary culture of Beinlandi, the Skóguran People, a great merchant people who recently abandoned their semi-nomadic lifestyle. For centuries the Beinlandish Kingdom flourished and prospered, and unfortunately, their demise would be sudden and abrupt, silencing the realm forever. Witnesses described what could only be explained as the "rage of Daudin", in which a plague fell upon the Kingdom, wiping out most of the population within months. Then, fire began to rain from the sky, demolishing homes and cities, and in widespread panic, the Kingdom descended into chaos.

A group of 3,000 Skóguran, abandoned their home, believing it to be cursed. They embarked on ships and sailed for months, not stopping for resupplying or for any storm. 1,000 Skóguran died on this voyage. At the end of their sea voyage, a storm caused the ships to beach themselves and be wrecked beyond repair. The 2,000 Skóguran that remained looked around at their surroundings and came to the conclusion that they discovered virgin land, previously unknown to the rest of their world's cartographers. Still fearing that Daudin's rage would follow them there, they followed a river inland, and it is at the fork of that river that they would start a settlement.

### Early History

The settlement of 2,000 Skóguran passively existed, a quiet and sad life compared to the life of their glorious home and kingdom. Decades passed, and the isolation of their settlement led to a cultural divergence between them and culture of their ancestors. Noticing no change, they still went on calling themselves the name of their ancestors, but unknowingly in a different language than their ancestors spoke, this word being Skigurish.

### Establishment of the City

The settlement existed for years, growing at a sluggish rate before a formal government was established. The elected Mayor of the settlement was William Brooke I. William Brooke would then dictate what the government would be singlehandedly, and this government would remain the precedent until the present day. William declared, "A council shal be formed made up of representatives of the city. These representatives shal be the voices of oure peple and will be held accountable for al ymprovements made to the city and for mayntaynyng an acceptable standard of livyng. I eek announce that as Mayor, I will be the leadyng authority of the city. I will dictate what shal and shal not be commenced and I have the power to call a meetyng of the City Council."

### A New Kyngdom

For years after Mayor William, the title of Mayor was passed down in a hereditary manner, leading to Mayor Henry Brooke. After years of building up the city of Skugirland from a mere settlement into a proper city, Henry believed that the city and himself earned well deserved prestige. Henry would then go on to declare "I, Henry Brooke, by the will of Dawdin, hereby decree that we Skigurish men, descendants of the great Skóguran Peple, deserve a newe state to bylong to. For manie years oure settlement hath prospered and expanded far byyond the expectations of oure noble forefathers, and it ys by cause of this that I doon announce the foundyng of oure newe kyngdom, the Kyngdom of Skugirland. As the man who hath declared oure birth as a kyngdom, I will soon be coronated and request that manie of ye attend this coronation. May Dawdin bystowe His grace and power upon us al."*.* This royal decree was one of the most defining moments of Skiguirish history due to it being responsible for the forming of the new Kyngdom of Skugirland.

## Geography

### Physical Geography

The Kyngdom of Skugirland is located on the (insert river) in the eastern part of the Nataq Plains. It is very flat and green and has little to no trees around it.

## Government and Politics

### Law and Judiciary

Skugirland's government is bound by a constitution, in this constitution it details the rights of citizens, the Kyng, and the Parlement.

## Demographics

### Religion

The official religion of the Kyngdom of Skugirland is Newe Dawdinism, a reformed version of the now dead religion, Daudinism. In Newe Dawdinism, it embraces the old traditions and the Bone King Dawdin, just as Daudinism did before, but it has also introduced new traditions that are practiced among the followers.

### Language

The official language of the Kyngdom of Skugirland is Skugirish, a descendant of the now dead Skóguran language of the Skóguran People. It no longer uses runes in its written form and it has become very distinct from his mother language.

### Race

The primary race of the Kyngdom of Skugirland is the human race, of which the primary culture is Skigurish, the descendants of the Skóguran People.

## Culture

### Media

#### Literature

The Skigurish are a people who value their language, encouraging that children should attend churches to be taught how to read and write by the Clergie. Due to this, the Skigurish people are known for their written media, their poems, their stories, and their epics, all detailing Skigurish life and fantasies that capture the reader's imagination.

#### Music

The Skigurish aren't known especially for their music, many songs that are known are the songs that are sung in pubs and brothels, but a widely known Skigurish song by all of the nation is the National Anthem of Skigurland, Heresy Is Fallen.

*"Hail the day so long expected, Hail the year of full release. Skugirland's walls are nowe erected, And hire watchmen publish peace. Through Dawdin's wide domynion, Hear the trumpet loudly roar, Heresy ys fallen to rise no more. Al hire merchants stand with wonder, What ys this that comes to pass: Murm’ryng liketh the distant thunder, Cryyng, “oh alas, alas.” Swell the sound, ye kyngs and nobles, Priest and peple, rich and poor; Heresy ys fallen to rise no more. Blowe the trumpet yn the river, Dawdin shal come a second tyme; Rulyng with a bone of yron Al who nowe as foes combyne. Heretic garments we’ve rejected, And oure fellowship ys o’er, Heresy ys fallen to rise no more."*