Kingdom of Drakoria

The Sigil of The Kingdom of Drakoria: The Circle represents Unity, the Sun represents power and grace, the Black in the center is for order and the 5 red stones represent The Five Primarchs.

## History

### Preceded by

Okari Tribes Confederation of Drakoria Republic of Drakoria

## Demographics

### Religion

Church of The Five Primarchs

The **Kingdom of Drakoria** is a nation in north west Grimur. The nation is made up of dark wood forests and small marshes with the main bulk of the population living in what is called the Karrsvartur Hills. The west of the Nation has access to the ocean through Okariia Bay (named after the original inhabitants of the nation) and in the east, the border ends at what citizens call The Aurfjall Mountains. The Kingdom is made out of a variety of races and nationalities being one of the biggest multicultural nations in Grimur. The state religion is the Church of The Five Primarchs.

## Etimology

***Drako*** means *Chieftan* in the Okari language. (*Drakoria* meaning *of The Chieftans)* Though as time has progressed the "of Drakoria" has been adopted as the de facto name of the Kingdom.

## Calendar

The Kingdom follows what is called **The Drakorian Calendar**. The Calendar was made by the self-proclaimed Hár Drako' Drakoria, Alistair Graxx in order to tighten his grip on the people's lives even more during his mad rule and such the calendar started in the year 0 when The Kingdom was proclaimed and Alistair crowned. The years after year 0 are noted with A.K (After the Kingdom) and before year 0 with B.K (Before the Kingdom) Even though the government has changed since then, The Calendar was not change as to not confuse the people even more.

As of 29/10/2021 the year is **72 A.K**.

## History

About 1500 years ago in the area now known as the Karrsvartur Hills (Black Marsh Hills), five tribes ruled over the land, Fagaria, Aparia, Daros, Kirona and Raskonia. The tribes were constantly battling each other for power and resources.

In the year 198 B.K the tribes faced what would be the most disastrous war they partook in, **Drako Razba** as it was called or War of The Chieftans. The war lasted almost 150 years and ended in a stalemate. Because of the war the entire region was destabilized and many of the neighboring powers sought to invade and take over the lands, like the Giant clanns of the north, most notably Clann Na Akl led by Blood Queen Yaka Akl, one of the most controversial figures in Laochan history.

The Okari people and the Chieftans were tired of bloodshed, many lives have been lost in the past years and no one wanted more blood to be spilled, so in the years that followed, the tribes, in a desperate attempt to stabilize the region and defend themselves from invaders, decided that the best course of action was to form a new state, a state controlled by a council formed out of the five Tribe Leaders. Even though this wasn't an easy task, the decision was helped by the increasing ideas of an United Okari State and such in the year 31 B.K the unification was declared and The Confederation of Drakoria was formed with Karramida as its capital. This decision proved vital in combating the Giant menace of the north, thankfully because of this Blood Queen Yaka was pushed back off Drakorian lands.

### The Confederation

The Confederation lasted 23 years and was one of the most important eras in the history of Drakoria. In the time of the Council, many reforms had been passed as well as new political institutions established such as The Supreme Court of Drakoria and The Parliament.

Economically the country grew exponentially and the crisis that followed after the war was dealt with. Marble and Iron mines were found deep into the Aurfjall Mountains and the country finally opened their borders to the rest of the world. Trading became one of the most important factors in the growth of the nation, with many companies opening their headquarters in Karramida, because of this an influx of immigrants settled in Drakoria and made it one of the most culturally diverse hubs in Grimur. The native Okari population, even though still existing was now a minority among the citizens of the nation.

Even though the country was evolving technologically and economically, politically, the country was in turmoil.

### The Republic

The Country had one big flaw, it was rooted it the old tribal ways, as such only the Council had any real power. The Council was formed out of the Chieftans of the old Okari tribes, those people still controlled their respective holds with almost the same mindset as before.

The nation was at a crossroads. The people had to choose between the effective, oppressive and backward government or a new one in line with the wishes of the people. One of the most important members of this movement was Alistair Graxx, a renown writer and military theorist who founded The Scarlet Spear, a democratic and nationalist organization, who had many former members of the military in its ranks, that wanted to transform the country into a republic, the organization later transforming into what is now called the Inquisition.

In the year 8 B.K, Alistair and his group organized a series of raids on government buildings and called for the people to: Rise against the "relics" that rule the land. A revolution has commenced, the government was overthrown and the Chieftans killed. The Republic of Drakoria was proclaimed and Alistair ,with the support of the people, was made President of The Republic.

As President, Alistair made and enormous amount of changes to the government, abolishing the Parliament and creating an Advisory Council formed out of five people, The Patriarch of The Five Primarchs, The Arhidurg Galduria, The Marshal of Drakoria, The Grand Inquisitor and the head of the council who was The Executor. The Old tribal lands were made provinces and the governorship was given to the Council members.

### Long live The King!

Alistair in his prime was a beacon of liberty, an advocate for free speech and equality, but as time passed he became obsessed with control, transforming into the exact opposite of what he vouched for. The Republic reigned for 8 years until Alistair consumed by his obsession, in a defiant move, crowned himself Hár Drako' Drakoria (High King of Drakoria), returning to the old oppressive ways of the old government and amplifying them tenfold. The people had no say in this, Alistair had the backing of the Church and the Military, and the country was thrown into a Dark Age.

Alistair died in the year 34 A.K at the age of 74, followed by his son Dervinium Graxx was crowned King, the madness did not stop, like father like son, Dervinium tightened his grip on the nation and continued what his father started. However he made a grave mistake.

Unlike his father Dervinium was no intellectual, he was paranoid, cruel and unfit to rule by many standards. He removed all his Councilors, killed them and appointed new ones several times, because of this, the Church, the Army and the Inquisition withdraw their support. The Executor that Dervinium appointed was Argus Exarium-Altra, a young nobleman who was educated in all field of state. Argus with his fellow councilors plotted to kill the Mad King and make the Council rule again. In the year 70 A.K in a trip to the Capital of Daros, Orash, The King was assaulted by the Inquisition members, as the guards stood there, Dervinium watched his life play out before him. The short lived Graxx dynasty was no more.

### New Beginnings

The Council rebuilt the entire political landscape almost from scratch. Enacted new laws regarding free speech and equality, created a pension system for the elderly and reinstated the Parliament under the form of The Senate of Drakoria. Combining authority and liberty in a way never seen before in the history of the nation.

In the year 72 A.K Drakoria allied themselves with The Empire of Nylorn and the Ard Ríocht na Laoch, later that year forming an union with the latter, creating the Nation of Laoch Saol (Hetja Soare in okari language). The 2 states would still maintain full autonomy in their respective areas, but would act as one militarily and diplomatically. This decision was an easy one to take, the two countries while completely different race wise, shared many similarities in culture and most importantly in religion.

The Kingdom of Drakoria is the first nation to find and own a wand due to an expedition led by Argus Exarium and Zent von Damenor, in 73 A.K, in the newly found Nether Dimension. The wand is protected 24/7 and is held in a vault under The Cathedral of The Five Primarchs in Karramida. Only the Council and a few individuals have access to the vault and its contents. The wand is expected to be moved in the future in the Archives of The Order of The Golden Rose.

## State Institutions

### Religion

The religion of Drakoria originates from an older and bigger church of Laoch Saol, that is now split into two separate organizations: **The Church of The Five Primarchs** and **The Three Point Circle**. Both of them are identical with the only difference being certain names and the fact that The Church of The Five Primarchs worships the ancestors while its Laochan counterpart focuses more on the worshiping of the divine. Both churches have good relations with one another and use their temples concomitantly, the heads and hierarchies of the religions are otherwise separate.

The Kingdom has The Church of The Five Primarchs as the state imposed religion. While other beliefs are not illegal, temples and sanctuaries must be made to honor The Five Primarchs.

The Church worships among other important figures, the five ancient founding fathers of the Okari tribes, called Primarchs, each representing a virtue and a sin, **Nothrrim of Aparia** represents Diligence and Greed, **Derumos of Fagaria** represents Compassion and Lust, **Igrax of Daros** represents Patience and Wrath, **Parths of Kirona** represents Bravery and Arrogance and **Egor of Raskonia** represents Honesty and Cowardice.

The Church is divided into provincials which are regional divisions that are lead by a High Priest. The provincials can get from states to even nations depending on the number of practitioners or the size of the respective area.

The Hierarchy of the Church is as follows;

* Acolyte (Kirem) - Helps maintain temples and acts as a supervisor or missionary.
* Blessed Brother (Bildkr Fre) - Helps Priests with rituals.
* Priest (Kaplan) - Lead and perform rituals.
* High Priest (Hár Kaplan) - Are tasked with administrating and leading provincials as well as performing rituals in the Cathedrals.
* Patriarch (Stóroce) - The Patriarch is the leader of The Church and as such he is in control of the entire religious hierarchy and business.

The Patriarch is elected upon death, resignation or removal by the Assembly of High Priests from their ranks.

**The Patriarch** is the leader of The Church, with a permanent seat in the Council. The Patriarch is the ruler of the Province of Raskonia.

### The Inquisition

The Inquisition is what some would describe as the Secret Police, an organization that was formed out of The Scarlet Spear party when The Republic was proclaimed. Their main job is to provide security for The Council and persons of interest, as well as investigating any potential threat to the government and the welfare of the people. The Inquisition is also responsible for many high profile assassinations, one of which is the Assassination of the Mad King Dervinium Graxx by the order of The Council.

Upon death, resignation or removal, The Grand Inquisitor will be elected by the Board of Electors. The Electors are the institutional council of The Inquisition and is made up of 7 members. The Electors are veteran Inquisitors that have demonstrated that they are capable and efficient. (They are appointed by The Grand Council). In order for the Grand Inquisitor to be elected he must have had a prior position in the military or to have been an Inquisitor before.

**The Grand Inquisitor** is the leader of the organization and has a permanent seat in the Council, as well as being the ruler of the Province of Kirona.

### Military

The Army of Drakoria consists of five legions, one in each province all controlled directly by The Council through The Marshal of Drakoria. Individually councilors do not have any military power apart from small 100 men battalions for protection.

The Marshal is elected upon death, resignation or removal by the Committee of Generals. In order for him to be elected he must be a member of the Army.

**The Marshal** has a permanent seat in the council and is the ruler of the province of Fagaria.

In recent years the Army of Drakoria has been merged with that of Laoch, and now the Kingdom has a mere protection force of 40.000 soldiers while the true army is under the control of The Triumvirate of Laoch Saol.

### The Order of The Golden Rose

The Order of The Golden Rose is a very secretive organization, its task is to experiment and study new and old forms of magic. They work closely with the Inquisition and Military, students of The Order being gifted in the magical arts and being valuable warriors.

The Order has been primarily ruled by the "*Damenor*" dynasty, gifted individuals of elven ancestry, their title being that of **Ahidurg Galduria** (Archduke of Magic). The order for 100 years has been ruled by Archduke Lor'bhemaer until about 200 years ago when he mysteriously disappeared. His son Zent von Damenor took his place as the leader of The Order.

The Order has remained unchanged since the tribal era of Drakoria, they have been neutral in the turmoil that followed *Drako Razba* until Zent decided that it was time for The Order to enter the world of politics, with the idea of promoting magic and magical practices in Grimur. When Alistair came into power the Order has been granted the province of Aparia as a base of operation and Zent was appointed as councilor in The Advisory Council.

The Arhidurg Galduria cannot be removed from the Council by vote because it is a hereditary title of the von Damenor dynasty.

### The Office of The Grand Executor

The Grand Executor is the main decision maker of the Council, since the position was established the role was that of a second ruler among the President/King. In current times The Executor has the same powers as a King would have but some of his decisions can be overruled by the rest of The Council. With his vast power he is unable to be removed from The Council but he cannot remove his fellow Councilors either. The current Grand Executor is Argus Exarium, leader of the Council and ruler of the province of Daros.

The Executor is elected by the Senate upon death or resignation. He is elected from a pool of candidates with political and administrative experience, the candidates must make a speech before the Senate when presenting their ideas prior to the election.

## Government

***The Grand Council*** is the main ruling force in the Kingdom. The Councilors are also acting as Governors in their respective areas and as Religious leaders, being viewed as representatives of The Five Primarchs. Even though the Senate makes the laws, The Council is also able to do the same but they usually choose to focus on the executive part of the government instead.

Councilors are life-time positions and are elected by separate institutional councils and approved by the Senate (The Executor is directly elected by the Senate upon death). The only way to remove a Councilor is by an unanimous vote within the Council, the only exceptions being the Executor and the Arhidurg Galduria which are unable to be removed by vote and they stay until resignation or death.

Members of The Council:

* **Executor**: Argus Exarium (Shadowrunner235)
* **Arhidurg Galduria**: Zent von Damenor (ZenT52)
* **Patriarch of The Five Primarchs**: Rasky Aldovim (raSKY\_Chan)
* **Grand Inquisitor**: Vacant
* **Marshal of Drakoria**: Vacant

***The Senate*** is one of the most important parts of the government being the voice of the people, the legislative branch of the state. The Senate is made up of a multitude of political parties, senators being democratically elected. *The Primus* is the leader of the Senate and is the link between the Council and the people, he is elected by the Senate, from the senators. The main job of the Senate is to create and suggest laws to The Council and to elect Councilors when needed. The Council then will decide if they will enact or not the laws.

Drakoria is a Kingdom and as such it has a ***King*** (*Hár Drako' Drakoria* in okari) but ,since the assassination of Dervinium, the throne sits empty. With the new reforms brought by the current Council, Drakoria does not need a King in order to function properly and in the case that a King would ever be crowned, it would have little to no power inside the country and would merely be a figurehead, representing the nation at certain events.

Former High Kings of Drakoria:

* Alistair Graxx, Reigned: 8 B.K-0 A.K as **President**, 0 A.K-34 A.K as **King**
* Dervinium Graxx, Reigned: 34 A.K-70 A.K

## Geography and Demographics

The Nation is formed out of **Five Provinces** and 1 Federal District. The Provinces are ruled as mentioned above by their respective councilor, while the federal district is ruled by The Council as a whole.

**The Federal District/City** is the Capital of the nation, Karramida, which was chosen as the capital because of the high population, historical importance and strategic position it holds being situated on the Hettusuli Peninsula (Spearhead Peninsula), colloquially referred to as the Karramida Peninsula. The city is the largest city in the nation with a population of 567.000 and the largest trade hub in the region.

Other important cities include:

* -*Orash*, capital of Daros, a city build in the mountains, that contains the largest iron mines in the Kingdom. It is the second official residence of The Executor of Drakoria.
* -*Altra*, capital of Fagaria, situated in the Zagorskan Plains, administrated by the Exarium family for over 300 years. The most prolific city agriculturally, where almost 30% of the nation's food is grown. It is the de facto headquarters of the Drakorian Army.
* -*Karrsdom*, capital of Kirona, it is a very important city in terms of strategic importance being situated on the Drekisvartur Peninsula. The city hosts the headquarters of The Inquisition and is where The Grand Inquisitor has its official residence.
* -*Galdurhar*, capital of Aparia, is situated in the southern part of the province and is a very important coastal city. The city officially hosts the headquarters of The Order of The Golden Rose and The National Drakorian University, that teaches everything from architecture to military strategy and magic. The Dean of The University is the Arhidurg Galduria.
* -*The Holy City of Primor*, capital of Raskonia and seat of The Church of The Five Primarchs. The city is the main importer and exporter of clay in the nation as well as being the birthplace of the Church. being founded in 1488 B.K after the split with the greater Laochan Religion. The city is, after Karramida, the biggest pilgrimage location in Drakoria. Primor is the official residence of The Patriarch.

Drakoria is quite a hilly nation and encompasses a wide array of geographical features and biomes:

* -In the east the Aurfjall Mountains, known for their beauty, strategic importance and because of the deep marble and iron mines.
* -In the west the Okariia Bay offers access to the Ocean and is where most of the trade is being made.
* -In the north the Zagorskan Plains are where the main agricultural industry is located
* -From the north to the south, the Karrsvartur Hills continue as much as the eye can see.

The nation is made out of a great amount of races and nationalities. Humans and Elves are the biggest percentage of the population, most of them arriving by boat with the hopes of making a fortune due to the immense number of trade happening in the area. The largest minorities are the Giants, some being native in the northern part of the Aurfjall Mountains, and the Okari, who are the original inhabitants of the land. There have been rumors of some Vampyrs inhabiting remote locations of The Kingdom, but there is no evidence of that.

### The Sigil

When the Confederation was created, the Drako opted for a sigil to represent the Okari tribes rather than a flag. This decision has remained a constant in history and the sigil was never changed in appearance. Many Drakorians within the Senate as well as The Council are discussing ways of implementing a national flag to further centralise the nation.

Recently the sigil has made an appearance in the flag of the newly formed Laoch Saol.