Empire Of The Arrow

## Geography

The Empire Of The Arrow was a nation located on the northern part of the western continent. It consisted of dense forests and mountains to the south, while the north consisted mostly of farmland and lush forests. The overall climate in the area was temperate although it was a bit warmer to the south. It had acces to the Sapphire sea to the east (the ocean between the continents) and the Great ocean to the north and west.

## Cities & Trade

Most of the settlements were located in the north and east, with the south-west being a more untamed land where traditional hill tribes resided. The biggest city of the empire, Bowport was also the capitol of the empire. It was located in the north east, the city had acces to the Sapphire sea making it an important trade port for the empire. The biggest cities where located to the south of Bowport bordering the Sapphire sea. The empire traded a lot with the western cities of Nomek and Tenzen being their biggest trade partner. The Empire Of The Arrow traded mostly in raw materials such as ores and food supplies although they sold their fair share of weapons. The north of the nation had most of the farms and the mines where located in the south where conflict often arisen between the miners and the hill tribes.

## Culture

The culture in the empire was largely based on horses and the bow and arrow, that's also where the empire got it's name. The bow and arrow had been used in the area for centuries, people believe it were the nomadic tribes that lived in the area who were the ones that initially invented the bow and arrow. Before the empire the land was ruled by dozens of different nomadic horse tribes who roamed the land and fought petty wars with each other. The empire formed after the chief of one of these tribes conquered all of the northern tribes in the area, after agriculture was introduced from the Fertile Lands Of Rotlan the nation quickly rose to be the strongest nation in the north, all of the nomadic tribes joined the empire either willingly, or by conquest. The hill tribes that existed to the south of the area near the mountains where annexed into the empire although most of these tribes till this dat keep a level of autonomy. The chief of this tribe was a wood elf called Rallion Bluethorn. After his death his oldest son took over and a monarchy was established that lasted until after the water came.

## Technology

The Empire Of The Arrow pioneered the technology of warfare, their traditional weapon, the longbow slowly transformed trough the ages reaching it's peak not long before the water came. Despite their technological advancement in warfare they rarely fought in wars only in minor conflicts with Corelion in the south and the local hill tribes.

## After the water came

The Empire Of The Arrow was one of the hardest hit areas in isles. A giant mountain range formed in the middle of the nation, cutting the north-west off from any rain that comes from the west. The north-west was slowly scorched in the following years with most of the population fleeing for other countries, the capitol Bowport was in the middle of the area now named The Scorched Lands. The emperor at the time refused to leave his homeland, nobody knows what happened to him, although this is explained in many legends. The hill tribes in the south were mostly wiped out by the mountains sinking into the sea and the many earthquakes that followed suit.

The east of the country was hit with heavy tsunamis when the water came, the few people that lived in the area where killed and it stayed mostly unpopulated until New Dulinshire was founded.

The South was almost completely swallowed up by the ocean with the mountains sinking into the ocean and the land being flooded. A pass was formed in the south of the country now forming an accessible route to the south of the western continent.