Duscador

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Duscador at its greatest extent c. 650 A.S

**Duscador**, officially **The Eternal Presidium of Duscador**, is a sovereign nation whose territories encompass the south and southwest lands of Truyea, from Neverun in the west to the Candar Line in the east. Duscador is one of the three great nations of Truyea, bordered to the northeast by the Empire of Sevicia and the Kingdom of Erenna to the northwest, and also shares a sea border with the island of Manos to the east. Comprised of a majority Duscadorian population, Duscador was founded in 602 A.S in the aftermath of the Tamar Wars. By 620 A.S, Duscador had annexed most of the fractured territory that once belonged to the Roni, and through a series of successive wars against both Erenna and Sevicia, expanded its borders to both the north and the west. Duscador reached its greatest extent under Presidian Gorigo Marca in 650 A.S, becoming the dominant power in the region.

Though a number of offensive wars against the Sevician Empire proved ultimately unsuccessful, Duscador remains one of the three primary powers in Truyea. With a population of almost 40 million people, Duscador is home to an extremely diverse people, owing to its long history of tribal wars in the region and it strategic importance as a global centre of trade on the southern coast. Its capital city, Manalpa, is known for its syrup and for its tree sap, harvested from its vast forests, and for its trademark alcoholic beverage, morn. The official state-sanctioned language is Duscadorian, though a not-insignificant number of people speak Southern Tamar, and more than fifty tribal languages are spoken, primarily within the southern regions.

Duscador is considered a strategic fortress due to the narrow nature of its northern region access to the rest of the continent, which historically has proven to make land invasions notoriously difficult. Since its founding a thousand years ago, Manalpa has never been besieged or sacked, though it was briefly abandoned during the Great Famine of 204 A.S. Duscador uses the Duscadorian *dram,* a small round copper coin usually minted with the sixteen-pointed star of Duscador, as its official currency, though often trades are conducted with bartered goods or paper transactions instead. Duscador uses the Tamerian calendar - a twelve-month year with three seasons, Tullena, Mandera, and Saturna.

Duscador is a constitutional monarchy, ruled by a Presidian and governed by a Council of 120 members. Similar to Imperial Sevicia, Duscadorian monarchy is not hereditary; Presidians rule on a six-year term and are elected by a vote by the members of the Council. There is no constitutional term limit, though no Presidian has ever reigned for more than 21 years, in four terms. The current Presidian is Aigo Tayne, in his third term.

Duscadorian climate is known for being hot, but dry. Temperatures in the long months of Mandera soar, especially in the southern coastal regions and the smaller deserts in the western reaches. Its great forests see an array of colours each year and are places of great beauty known the world over. Duscador receives an insignificant amount of snowfall each year, mostly concentrated in the northernmost parts of the country. Despite its heat, the months of Tullena provide ample rainfall for crop growth year round, and Duscador is a net exporter of food goods. The dry and hot coastal city of Jeba is a trade hub for the continent, known for its vast harbours and constant arrivals, as is Tyno to the southeast. Naturally occurring phenomena like earthquakes are extremely rare, though the island of Rosh, to the east, is known for its volcanic activity.