Salahan Empire

**Salahan Empire** is one of the largest empires on Onixana, ruling over most of North Palakro. It was founded by Erdaritr Vellens the Immigrant and dominated the various petty kingdoms of Palakro continent.

## Race Diversity :

70% Humans: Most numerous race on Onixana.

20% Antillion:

#### 10 percent of the mix of:

Dwarves: Humanoids tall enough to reach a grown man’s waist. They are stocky and their men famous for their large beards, which they generously adorn with jewels.

Kuhal: Huge humanoid creatures, capable of withstanding a blow from troll’s fist. Some say that they are descendants of the giants.

Undead: Beings formerly of any race, now risen as unliving creatures. Most common variant is the Feral Undead, but there are sentient ones.

Gnomes: Small sized race of humanoids with large ears and great eyesight in the dark. They are often ridiculed as stunted dwarves.

Kathyrie:

## Vassal Kingdoms:

### Salahan Heartlands:

Place where Erdaritr the "Immigrant" settled, and started his kingdom, Kingdom of Salahan. After he diplomatically convinced future Imperial Vale and Stormreach to join him, he made his little kingdom into an empire. It is here, where the capital city of Rahanas lies, and the Imperial Magisterium is centered.

### The Imperial Vale:

One of the original two recruited provinces of Salahan, a land of bountiful rivers and farmland, good for grain and wine. It was ruled first by House Tuulis, cadet branch of House Vellens, but House Blackfire replaced them during the Shuffling, that occurred after the Raina took power.

### Stormreach:

The second of the two original vassal kingdoms, that were founded by Erdaritr. Given to House Volamonz, and was later given to House Grand during the Shuffling.

A land of mountains and ore veins, and the only place where Dwarves can be found in large numbers in the Empire.

### Atirnare:

First realm conqured by the Empire, once ruled by giants and Green worshiping tribes.

It has become one of the most cosmopolitan realms in the Empire, second only to the realm of the Ruby Throne in wealth. Ruled by the House of Silverwisp, then House Gudrun and later by House Valarsarn.

### Northwall:

The northernmost kingdom, a land of ice and snow, is considered a buffer region of the Empire from the wild tribes of the north. It was always ruled by House Harrlada.

### Ikor:

A kingdom in the center of the Empire, south of Heartlands, known for it’s fruit and dyes.

Once ruled by House Ikor before the conquest, then by first House Benberow until they were overtaken due to a blood feud with House Honeyholt, that now rules there.

### Valley of the Dragonbinders:

Lands filled with drakes and dragons, it´s nobles using magical horns to control the dragons and ride them into battle. The Dragonbinders tend to fight amongst each other, with no house ruling for long.

### Edessa:

Once a great desert kingdom bordering the Dreadlands, but was conquered by Salahan due to the treachery of their Queen Earia, who killed their great king Sumlin the Wise and cursed their realm. It was first ruled by the Salahan House Bayne and later during the Shuffling, the local House Tenga took power.

## Religion:

The majority of the empire worships the Tolmeacha, the Three Living Godesses as their religion, building temples in their honor.

Yet some places have resisted conversion to this religion:

Edessa still follows their traditional religion of the Sandwhispers, listening to their spirits,

Many druidic communities still worship the Green Cult,

and there are even a few Naran worshipers, whose number is slowly growing.

## Dynasties:

The Vellens Dynasty: Founding House of Salahan Empire, ruled the empire for generations.

House Orelion-Vellens: Second house, one of the Dragonbinder houses who took power over the empire.

House Vellens of Ordon: Third House, formed from the distant cousins of Argus Cornelius "the Red". Nearly wiped out by Zalahari the Vile.

## Notable Emperors:

Erdaritr "the Immigrant": Refugee from Irsiari, who founded the Salahan Empire.

Garius Scipius "the Scholar": Scholarly emperor, who researched much of the knowledge of the world and wrote several books on the subject of natural history. Co-founder of the Imperial Magisterium.

Lucius Maximus "the Avenger": Ruthless and just Emperor, who dispensed cruel justice across the Empire and conquered Edessa.

Herbus Septimus "the Hollow King": A great emperor who expanded the Empire, but became an Undying One, and was slain by his sons. During his reign, most of the Magisterial Universities were founded.

Lucius Cornelius "the Appeaser": A more of intrigue and stewardship focused Emperor, who secured a full treasury and stable country for his heir.

Magnus Maximillian "the Warrior": Military focused Emperor, known for having fairly good relations with elves of Eldarmar.

Regulus Brutus "the Winter Sun": A great warrior who drove off the Winter Host, but was later slain in personal combat with Eol Youngshadow.

Argus Cornelius "the Red": A confident steward. He took the Ruby Throne after the death of his father, despite his twin sister Raina protests for her own claim. He would rule for a few years before his sister started a brutal civil war which ended with him being burned to death, when his capital was scourged by the Dragonbinders she allied with.

Raina " the Usurper": Last trueborn Vellens Empress and twin sister of Argus. She believed herself the rightful empress, due to being born mere minutes before her brother, but this was not believed by the faction of Imperial Hands, who supported her brother.

Hugh Augustus "the Crowned Dragon": Son of Raina Vellens and the Dragonbinder Darrion. He was crowned Emperor after the death of his mother, allowing the Dragonbinders to control Salahan.

Reagar Augustus "the Young Flame": Boy Emperor of Salahan, who spent the early years of his reign under the tutelage of Kit Blackfire, who ruled as regent. He was known as a just ruler, one of the few among the Orelion bloodline.

Otar Augustus "the Foul": Tyrannical maniac, a cruel and vindictive leader, who enraged his people and buried them alive with his dragons, when they attempted to rebel. He was also considered paranoid, building many secret passages and murdering the architects to ensure the secret was known only to him.

Zalahari Augustus "the Vile": Emperor during the Silence of Nara. Ambitious and cruel, he began hunting down descendants of House Vellens to ensure his rule.

## Notable Citizens :

Kit "the Cannibal" Blackfire: Viceroy of The Imperial Vale was crazy, if just in his rule, despite the rumors that he ate the flesh of executed criminals. He was one of the Imperial Hands, and raised Emperor Reagar in his youth, ruling as his regent.

Lutarc Bayne: First Viceroy of Edessa, a fat and cruel man, but loyal to the Vellens. He gained much power for his House.

Zengir Egbertsson: Dwarf bounty hunter during the Silence of Nara.

Uthar Aneir: The open handed lord of the Tower of Lore.

Darrion Vorrelyons: Lord of Palefort and Sentinel of the South during the Silence of Nara.

## Trivia:

* It is inspired by Westeros from A Song of Ice and Fire, namely as a Empire containing multiple cultures and ruled by a family of tyrannical dragon riders.