Hapis

**Hapis** is a nation on the Continent of Geminia, bordering the Alaric and Arginic Oceans. The capital is the city of **Feneluxor**

## Prehistory

Humans first arrived on Geminia long before Hapitite Civilization was a glint in the eye of King Menefsos. Humans first migrated from Asinerica. Soon there where waves of migrations and settlement from Isacharia, Pitatia, and Anaseretica. There's even evidence of settlers from Gol itself. This however occurred over millenia as Geminia was discovered and forgotten multiple times. Being one of the few landmasses disconnected from the mega-continent Gol meant that humans only occasionally left it.
The universal savanna climate of Geminia meant settlement was universal across the continent, with a few population centers in the north due to proximity for settlement.

## Archaic Period

Upon the birth of civilization the population centers of the north slowly decayed as Isacharian raiders could easily raid along the exposed coast. Migrations occurred towards the thee center and east of the continent. The vast Alaric Ocean to the east meant it was relatively isolated.
The Arid savanna meant that power was soon concentrated in the leaders who controlled irrigation. This led to the evolution of hierarchical religious societies. Several similar cultures emerged in what is now Modern day Hapis.
They were the Ghellic, Ositian, Menaric, Rexallic, Hentric, Arcenic, and Hagytic cultures. The Hagytic culture developed writing early on and it soon spread to the other cultures. The cultures coalesced as writing brought their culture together. Hagytic influences dominated due to their creation of writing. Menaric and Rexallic culture stayed distict due to evolving a slightly different writing system.

## Early Dynastic Period

These 7 tribes soon evolved to several Kingdoms surrounding the Central Bay.
Hagytia and Arcenia were always close geographically and culturally. The Kingdom of Hagytia and the Kingdom of Arcenia were unified with the marriage of King Knettar of Hagytia and Queen Hennlya of Arcenia. Their son King Kekneyt was the first king of the Kingdom of Hagytia-Arcenia.
His grandson, King Menefsos undertook a war to conquer the remaining 6 Kingdoms of Hapis. This war was spurred by a hallucination that occurred in a failed poisoning by the King of Ghellesia. This permanently damaged King Menefsos' brain but it only became relevant later in life. Most of them fell swiftly but the Kingdoms of Ghellesia, Menaria, and Rexillis formed the alliance.
Ghellesia fell 6 years into the war, with their cities burned and massacres occurring. When Ghellesia fell, Menaria and Rexillis hunkered down and prepared for a lengthy war. They lasted 15 more years of grueling war until the King of Rexillis died of a stroke. The people of Hagytia-Arcenia took this as a sign and 1 month later Rexillis fell. The Kingdom of Menaria lasted 6 more months until their King poisoned himself when the capital was set ablaze by Hagytia-Arcenian troops. The Nobility of Menaria instantly surrendered to King Menefsos. The cowardice of the Nobility gave King Menefsos an opportunity to win the hearts and minds of the Menaric people. He publicly executed the nobility for their cowardice and told the people that while their people were still fighting in the city walls, their nobles were grovelling at his feet.

## Pre-PhroyourPhilms Period

**King Menefsos the Unifier** **(714-701 BC)** was the first and last King of Hapis. The title King was dropped by his successors for its religious connotations that no longer fit the role. The title Pharaoh was adopted by the son of Menefsos, Pharaoh Lansafet I.

**Pharaoh Lansafet I** **(701-687 BC)** was unlike his father and much more scholarly and educated. His mother raised him into a silent yet observing leader, yet still had the passion and drive of his father. Lansafet's love for architecture, and history helped him mend the wounds of unification and led to several building projects. Much art was developed at this time. He was amongst the first to be buried in a triangular pyramid instead of the earlier step pyramids. He was succeeded by Pharaoh Enkaric

**Pharaoh Enkaric (687-679 BC)** inherited the love of architecture of his father, but it was enhanced by Enkaric's love of engineering. Enkaric rebuilt the irrigation canals of Hapis, as the old system were still divided by kingdom. The new unified irrigation canals ended the pseudo-feudalism that was beginning to develop in Hapis and concentrated power in the Pharaoh.

**Pharaoh Yule I (679-677 BC)** loved the power and prestige of being a pharaoh. He commissioned many works of art dedicated to himself and his circle of peers. He died while hosting a parade in is own honor. While on an elephant he chugged a chalice of wine, but he choked on it and fell off the elephant and was trampled by it. He was an unpopular pharaoh, his death did not incur pity. Especially when the corruption of his peers became evident.

**Pharaoh Lansafet II (677-657 BC)** Despite being Yule's brother, he did make sure the corruption of Yule and his friends was brought to justice. Lansafet II was a very spiritual Pharaoh, building many temples. He built many altars on seemingly irrelevant locations but that he considered of magical significance. (See Cult of Lansafet II) He standardized the military and began the construction of a rudimentary navy. In the later years of his life he was haunted by hallucinations of his brother Yule. He died in the middle of the night of a heart attack.

**Pharaoh Issola (657-599 BC)** Being the first female Pharaoh of Hapis, upon her coronation she was immediately faced with riots in the Hentric and Ositian Provinces. This soon ballooned into 10 years of Civil War between the Pharoah Issola of Hapis and the Pharaoh Denjek of Othea. The local aristocracy felt similarly to the people in the sense that Pharaoh Issola was seen as weak and would only exacerbate regionalism. Due to only 2 provinces seceding, they were defeated in 646 BC. Pharaoh Denjek was executed, but not before a brief affair with Pharaoh Issola.

After the Civil War, Issola was dedicated to formalizing Hapis culture and using building projects across the nation to boost unity. She was a poet and author who made literature popular amongst the populace after centuries of writing being a specialized skill. She died in 599 of old age, she was buried in Othea, the people of which loved her at this point. Her lengthy, stable and artistic rule mended whatever schisms were to occur at the time.

**Pharaoh Mafetfo (599-578 BC)**

## Year 0

Pharaoh Phroyour consolidated his territory and improved morale with propaganda. He designed the flag of Hapis.