Basilean Hegemony

## The Fall of Primovantor

The Grand Republic of Primovantor was the greatest civilisation not only of Man, but in all of Pannithor’s long history, covering a third of the known world dominating Elvenholme and the mightiest dwarf Holds in size, power and opulence. A full on united beniton of nations with an elected senate and headed by a High Consul, a beacon of hope against the relentless chill of Winter’s Age of Ice, the last era of the God War. The Celestians were friends to the learned scholars of Primovantor.

Even after nearly a thousand years the feats of magic and art are yet to match the previous republic.

Elves taught the Primovantians who in turn learned from them, the lands expanded by conquering them, but they were treated equally and were willing to serve and protect the Primovantor.

The High Consul initiated the ending of Winter, not seeing the fate that would unfold for their own land. By this time the God War had split the Celestians and ravaged the lands. Winter's War killed the Republic grinding the provinces north of the Dragon's Teeth to clay, the rich southlands drowned by the sea, what remained was Basliea with the twin cities of Primantor and the Golden Horn.

## The Birth of Basilea

After the God War, the Winter's War floods, the Dwarves buggered off back underground, the Elves fragmented and scattered, the men were left to fight the creatures of the Abyss, marauding orcs and goblins, and even the savage men of the steppes, alone. Teetering near extinction Humanity survived because it refused to die.

The broken remains of the Celestians, the Shining Ones rarely showed an interest.

Hegemon Bolisean’s armies were exhausted, surrounded and cut off by a far larger orc horde, a fresh charge of orcs pounding towards him, and his blade shattered.

Bolisean cried out to the Gods a final plea for his men to be saved. The Shining Ones strangely heard and The spirit of Domivar himself – the son of Mescator appeared before Bolisean, Asking for a Blood Oath, Bolisean instantly provided it. Suddenly with a thundercrack the rain stopped, blinding light flooded the battlefeild and when it receeded thousands of Elohi flew down and destroyed the Orcs.

The pact had been made in blood, the realm of Basilea was born, Bolisean becoming the first Hegemon of this new empire of men.

The last shining bastion of humanity, the centre of man’s power and learning, and the upholder of the traditions of Primovantor, in whose shadow it persists, this is Basilea.

## Basilea Today

The most powerful of all the kingdoms of Men. Basilea insists that it is the only true protector of Primovantor’s legacy.

Worshiping the Shining Ones is a part of life in Basilea with a plethora of temples and churches and lives spent devoted to prayer.

The Hegemon of Basilea is king and high priest both and is said to have a divine connection to the Shining Ones, and end forth the Elhoi from the mountain of Kolosu.

But as with all powerful states there is a sinister side, free thinking is not tolerated, "witch trials" still persist with the innocent and guilty being condemned to death by mass drowning in the Cleansing Pools.

## The People of Basilea

Pious, conceited and arrogant the Basileans have every right to be they have the gods watching over them and Elhoi fighting with them.

The Golden Horn is full of churches, and the faith holds great temporal power. For nine hundred years they have been under the guardianship of the Shining Ones, so it is ingrained into their religion. As a key position for trade routes it has become rich and powerful. Smaller than the old Primovantor, Basilea is one of the wealthiest nation states in all of Mantica, if not the whole of Pannithor

## The Armies of Basilea

The Basileans worship the Shining Ones, and large numbers of paladins, warrior monks and battle nuns are found in their armies. The angelic Elohi fly above the hosts of Basilea.

With the wealth means armour and great weapons even for the footsoldiers. Large vast armies are bolstered either on foot and on horse back by the elite Paladins, the fanatical sisterhood. Second only to the dwarven builds are their war machines.

After the flooding of the Abyss and the destruction of the Brotherhood, Basilea courted the remaining Exemplars forming the Order of the Brotherhood faction on the boarder with Tragar, with their pennants flying high over the towers of St. Victor Dupont.

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