Jerminas

Duhir, capital of South Jerminas

North Jerminas and South Jerminas "The Boot"

> "The Great Incursion nearly tore apart creation itself. It is undoubtedly the most important event this world has ever experienced, and for some reason even there in Duhir there is no memory as if the event, as if it erased itself from history."
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> - Elina, historian

Jerminas is a rocky coastal nation located on a peninsula within the region of Tanaria. Jerminas has recently split into North and South Jerminas. Duhir the old capital of the Empire of Duvan’ku and the grounds of the Great Incursion now serves as the capital of South Jerminas. Jerminas is mostly known for its dark history however in modern times it is often overlooked.

## History

South Jerminas was one of the first nations to develop agriculture and become a proper civilization. In the Era of Ancients the Kingdom of Jerminas researched the natural magic that was being used by sorcerer kings and tyrannical wandering monsters and invented very early magecraft. The Kingdom of Jerminas gain mastery over a power thought to be a natural phenomena and the power of the kingdom quickly became so great that no other countries could even compare. The Kingdom of Jerminas exploited their advantage and created the Empire of Duvan’ku conquering all of their neighboring kingdoms. The Empire of Duvan’ku was gaining a massive portion of their military might from an enigmatic being known as Ozaros who seemed very pleased by the bloodshed the Empire was inflicting. At the height of the Empire’s power it directly controlled nearly half of Alterus turning kingdoms too far from their reach into puppet states. The remaining independent nations allied together forming the Eastern Alliance but it would have only delayed the inevitable. Just before total world domination Ozaros began the process of ascending into a formless spiritual being of infinite power called a Zodiarch. This process destroyed Alterus’ planar integrity causing the world to become dream-like. It isn't entirely clear what happened during this time because with reality being like a dream, details quickly slipped away. It was speculated that Ozaros was using Alterus as an egg to ascend and if he succeeded the Alterus would have been destroyed. This event is referred to as The Incursion and it seen as one of the most important points in Alterus’ history. After the fall of the Empire of Duvan’ku Jerminas was in shambles and the Kingdoms of Tanaria all invaded destroying everything related to the Old Empire. Jerminas was a bystander of the Great Tanarian War as it was too weak to participate. In the Era of Dreams the kingdom of Jerminas split into the Kingdoms of North and South Jerminas as north Jerminas didn’t want to be associated with the the Empire of Duvan’ku as the capital lies in South Jerminas.

## Culture

    The Incursion was the greatest calamity the world of Alterus had ever known. Jerminas was where this worldspread catastrophe occurred and the destruction it wrought is still present. The Kingdom of Jerminas’ history as the Empire of Duvan’ku has been clouded as a result and even though the Incursion was in the Era of Beasts the people of Jerminas still on occasion get struck with amnesia sometimes temporary sometimes not.

After the fall of the Old Empire the kings and people faced great discimination as Jerminas was populated by the elite of the world spanning empire which although true many commoners faced unjustly harsh treatments when travelling abroad. This discrimination has lessened in recent history but their are still those who do not trust the people of Jerminas.

    Jerminas found itself destroyed by The Incursion, without any allies, with a population filled with those who have lost their minds. As a result people of Jerminas were desperate and easily taken advantage of by con men, pyramid schemers and criminals. Although the kingdom has gotten back on its feet since then Jerminas’ cities remain nests of exploitation.

## Locations

Duhir interiorThe Undercity of DuhirDuhir, the forgotten cityStatues of the Duvan'ku's forgotten emperors