Morsil

Morsil is the most populous district in the **Eoralian Empire** and is currently ruled by **Hemoran Veindel** and his family. It is located in the center of the empire and borders the **Daethic Ocean**, the **Bay of Kings**, and the **Abysin Sea**. It touches all other districts in the empire and its capital is **PLACEHOLDER**. It has a moderate climate, expansive plains, and many cliffside beaches.

## History

**Origins:**

The nation of Morsil was founded in 2402 of the Era of Arcana by **Ikoar Veindel I** when he won a war against the nation of **Zitrulea**. For the following centuries, Morsil was very bloodthirsty and started many skirmishes with the surrounding nations. The most notable battles that Morsil experienced were the Assault of the Bay, Battle of the Twin Rivers, the Gurnalian Massacre, and the Battle of Maçi.

**The Panic of Redgate:**

One winter night in the town of **Redgate** during 2417 EOA, three children went missing. The town began searching for them, but could not find them. After days of looking, one man accused Zelia Faringray, a local tiefling witch, of kidnapping and killing the children with her wicked magic. A search of Faringray's home lead to nothing, but desperate to find a culprit, the town convicted the witch and put her to death. In the following months, 17 more people were accused and executed for "practicing dark magics," some of whom were simply wizards or even clerics. The most famous of the executed were Driande LePonde, Callah Uwin, and Qzera and Edinor Knight. The citizens of Redgate also gathered magical books and items or anything else that they deemed to contain "dark magics" and either burned or buried them deep beneath the town. The accusations and panic began to waver two years later in 2419 EOA and today many historians believe this to be an episode of mass hysteria and that the executed were not guilty.

**The Primordial Hunt:**

Long ago in the Era of the Primordials, artifacts of extreme power were forged from the blood of Primordial entities. In 46 EOS, one such artifact called the **Fatesworn Sword** was uncovered. This discovery ignited a desire throughout Morsil to find other artifacts to become rich and powerful. Many people went on mining and dungeoneering expeditions in hope of finding something. This birthed a generation of adventurers and archaeologists although not much was found. A few primeval objects were found, however, such as the **Ring of Wishes**, **Eye of Erimatha**, and the **Traveler's Respite**.

**Ikoar Veindel IX:**

**Ikoar Veindel** **IX** was born in 345 EOS and became King of Morsil at age 39. He was pacifistic and diplomatic in nature. The people who had grown tired of the death and fear that came with war supported and loved Ikoar IX. When he convinced **Khiira** to join them to become **Eoralia**, a large festival was held in the streets of **PLACEHOLDER** with song and food from both of the former nations. The new empress was invited to **Veindel Palace** and that night there was a firework show. This day is now celebrated as the national holiday called the Union Festival where Eoralians celebrate the cultures of all of the former nations by trying new foods and dancing in the streets..

**The Assassination of High Emperor Antiphonus Veindel:**

**Antiphonus Veindel** was High Emperor from the years 7-12 of the Era of Ivory and entered power at the age of 29, rather young for an emperor. He had seized power after his father **Asmarian** unexpectedly died of a unknown illness. Antiphonus was rather inexperienced when it came to governance, but he came in with many strong ideals and moral beliefs. Up until this point, Eoralia had been a very tolerant and appeasing nation which is how it managed to combine four nations to one, but Antiphonus wasn't as diplomatic. He began to fight against religions that he viewed as more heretical, such as infernal, abyssal, and draconic faiths. While this did rustle the feathers of members of these faiths, the majority of the populous supported Antiphonus in this venture. However, a radical member of a now outlawed draconic faith would not stand for this. **Xy Zovian** would spend the next few years plotting the assassination of the High Emperor. They would eventually enlist the aid of their partner **Hapthi Zovian** to help them infiltrate the Veindel Palace where Xy would disguise themselves as a guard before using a poisoned dagger to kill Antiphonus Veindel. In the following days, Xy and Hapthi would both be caught and arrested trying to flee to the west. The two of them were swiftly thrown into the **Black Garden Prison** to rot away for the rest of their lives. Once news reached the public, the anti-draconic sentiment would drastically increase which would lead to the hatred for everything draconic in Eoralia that would be prevalent for the next thousand years.

**The Draconic Purge:**

Although there was no official declaration of war, dragons and draconic cults were hunted out by the empire's armies. The height of the purge lasted from 12 to 198 EOI and during this period, mass hysteria and suspicion flooded the streets. Citizens accused their neighbors of being dragon worshipers and, in some extreme cases, sometimes even of being dragons in disguise. Two of the most motivated dragon hunters were Antiphonus' two children, **Byron** and **Amaryllis Veindel**. Together, the two of them slayed the red dragon Tyradyreth and took his horns as trophies which are at display in the **Hall of Shattered Scales**. The Morsilic army became very skilled at dragon hunting and even allowed many emperors and empresses to allegedly deal the finishing blows on the dragons. Other prominent dragonslayers were **Nikori Derinred** and **Idalyn Dawnstar**.

**The Disappearance of the Lily in Red:**

**Lilian Veindel** was the middle child of High Emperor **Rimilion Veindel**. Her beauty and grace was well known amongst the empire. Four weeks before she was to be married to a man named Eryan Mycina, she mysteriously disappeared. One of the last people to see her was her personal maid, Colette. She states that Lily was dressed in a bright red overcoat and looked distressed. She was frantically searching through drawers and under cushions in her room. When she noticed Colette's approach, she regained her composure and just said that she had lost something, but did not need assistance. A few hours later, a gardener noticed a figure dressed in bright red wandering through the garden. It is believed that this was Lily. The next morning she was nowhere to be found, and since that night in 277 EOI, she was never seen again. There was no note or blood, no hint as to where she may have gone. This was a national travesty and the High Emperor's family was never the same. In the years since, many have come forward claiming to be the missing daughter, however, none of them had much proof and it is believed that they were simply pretending.

## Culture

**Food:**

Traditional Morsilic cuisine often contains lamb and goat. Strawberries are often in desserts and lemonade and firewhiskey are popular drinks.

**Music, Art, and Literature:**

The music of Morsil is often short and typically performed solo. They are poetic and rhyming in nature, and they serve to tell of the world's beauties and sorrows.

There were a few Morsilics that were inspired by the Dyonian Renaissance to create such paintings as *The Falling Star, Birth of Valor*, and *Caged Canary Behind the Sun*.

The most famous author from Morsil was Thaben Cassida. He wrote many old war epics such as *The Day the Sun Stood Still* and *Memories of Blood*.

**Marriage and Funeral Traditions:**

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